Gaming

Kinect Pre-Order On: Rs 9,990 stand-alone, Rs 22,990 with 4GB Xbox 360 (India)

October 23, 2010 2 Nimish

Microsoft’s revolutionary “no controller” motion controlling system, Kinect, is now available for pre order in India. And with it, we finally have the prices. According to the Microsoft website, the Kinect will be available for Rs 9,990 stand alone and…

Gaming

Microsoft launches 4GB Xbox 360 for Rs 14,990, Arcade version now for Rs 11,990

October 23, 2010 0 Nimish

The console wars are well and truly on and Microsoft has decided to hammer the opposition where it truly hurts – on the price front. While Sony has been upping the PS3 storage without trying to add too much to…

Apple

Apple Won’t Ship Macs Preinstalled with Adobe Flash

October 23, 2010 0 Rahul S

The Apple vs Adobe fight has entered the next level with Apple officially announcing that it won’t ship its future Macbooks with Adobe’s flash installed. While Apple has stopped short of banning Flash altogether from Mac (which would have been…

eReaders & Tablets

HP Slate Goes Corporate, Launches For USD 800

October 22, 2010 0 Rahul S

Remember the HP Slate? The tablet first seen at CES 2010 with Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer proudly showing it off with a smile on his face as if he has owned Apple for ever! 9 months and 6 million iPads…

Android

Google Updates YouTube App For Android

October 22, 2010 0 Rahul S

All you video freaks using Android phones rejoice! Google has released a new version of its standalone YouTube for Android application that is likely to improve your Video viewing experience on your handset. As for the features on the app,…

Android

Acer Liquid Metal Leaked Along with a Mystery Tablet & Tall Friend

October 22, 2010 0 Rahul S

Folks over at Droid Sans have managed to scoop pictures of Acer’s soon to be released Android handset, the Liquid Metal. The phone is set to be released in the UK by the end of this month and boasts of…

Google

Stanford Faculty and Staff Homes get Google Fibre i.e. 1Gbps speeds!

October 21, 2010 1 Annkur

We had reported sometime earlier about a crazy Google initiative to test out 1Gbps connectivity. Google Fibre is officially set to hit a target audience of 50000 – 500000 (for its experiment) after Google actually zeros down on the location,…

Nokia

Nokia officially puts 2011 label on MeeGo, Weds Symbian via Qt

October 21, 2010 2 Annkur

Nokia is sure banking influential on MeeGo to save it in the super smart phone category and after looking at the N8 we are sure that Symbian isn’t going to server them extensively. After rumors from Intel commenting about MeeGo’s…

Palm

Why you should not go out and rate the Palm Pre 2

October 21, 2010 2 Annkur

Yes we are the same people who go out and compare every new smart phone out there with the Androids and iPhones and make no exceptions in the cut throat competition that exists in the smart phone space. However, it…

Apps

Opera releases Opera 11 alpha, adds extensions

October 21, 2010 0 Nimish

The browser wars seem to be in terms of pre-final versions this time. We have already had the beta version of IE9 and Firefox 4 and joining them today is the alpha version of Opera 11. We have always considered…

Android

Garmin-Asus launches A10 Android phone with Advanced Navigation for Rs 18,990

October 21, 2010 0 Nimish

Garmin-Asus might not have exactly set the markets on fire with their offerings so far, but we have a feeling that things could change with the A10 which it launched today.

Apple

Apple Announces OS X Lion

October 20, 2010 1 Rahul S

Apart from the MacBook Air, Apple has also taken covers of its latest OS X version, the OS X Lion, the eight iteration of the same. It seems, with this update, OS X has gotten even closer to its cousin…

Apple

Apple Shrinks The MacBook Air. 11.6 Screen $999 Price Tag

October 20, 2010 0 Rahul S

At the Back to The Mac event, Apple has taken covers of the new MacBook Air. They have managed to shrink the already tiny 13.3 inch MacBook Air to a version that has an even smaller 11.6 screen pushing it…

Nokia

Six Reasons why we think the Nokia E5 rocks!

October 20, 2010 1 Nimish

The Nokia N8 might have grabbed all the headlines with its dazzling specs and camera, but we feel that the Nokia E5 is going to be every bit as much of a winner in the market for the Big N.…

eReaders & Tablets

The Case In Favor of a 7″ Tablet!

October 20, 2010 2 Annkur

I often refer to my iPad review and that’s not to go back and say that I didn’t like the iPad but the same thing that we debated over on the Gizmos Podcast (Tablets special). Is there a real market…

Micromax

Micromax Qube X550: Review

October 20, 2010 11 Rahul S

Micromax Mobiles might have started off as a small time player in India, but they are now amongst the top five mobile phone makers in the country – by no means, a small feat. Micromax has had quite a few…

First look

Palm Pre 2, webOS 2 Officially Announced

October 19, 2010 2 Rahul S

After being acquired by HP, it was expected that Palm would come up with a successor to the Original Palm Pre in rather quick time. However, it seems HP had a lot of work to do at Palm before they…

Nokia

[Editorial] The market responds: Nokia N8 already selling at Rs 22,000

October 19, 2010 22 Annkur

We know that prices of most products tend to dip in the long run, but by any standards, the fall in the price of the Nokia N8 has been nothing short of spectacular. The N8 had been launched with a…

Launch Pad

Sony Ericsson Brings 16 Megapixel Cameraphone To Japan

October 19, 2010 0 Rahul S

Operators in Japan are known for releasing weird looking phones that usually don’t work anywhere else on the planet. Other things Japanese phones are famous for being their specs. While we in the rest of the planet do have some…

Featured

OG Podcast #6: Nokia N8, Torch, SE X8, Tablets & more!

October 19, 2010 0 Annkur

Now this is a classic case of geeks getting on a call with a clear aim to wind up as a mini podcast discussing the launch of Nokia N8 and Blackberry Torch in India and we go on to discuss…

Apple

Steve Jobs Hits Back At Google, RIM

October 19, 2010 0 Rahul S

Choosing to remain silent for over the course of the entire year, Apple CEO Steve Jobs chose the occasion of its Q4 2010 Financial results to get back at competition. In a very untypical manner, Steve Jobs made a surprise…

Apple

An iPhone that costs almost EIGHT MILLION dollars!

October 18, 2010 0 Nimish

All right, we went and broke the editorial style sheet rule that states that thou shall not use all capitals in a heading, but truth be told, we could not actually help it. We always knew that the iPhone 4…

Apps

Symbian ^3 gets JoikuSpot, converts your phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot

October 18, 2010 0 Nimish

One of the most handy apps for the Symbian platform, JoikuSpot, has been released for the latest version of Symbian, Symbian ^3.

Tech Industry News

India Adds 12 Million New GSM Subscribers in September

October 18, 2010 0 Rahul S

According to a new COAI report, the month of September has seen the mobile subscriber base (GSM) in India rise by 12.4 million users. The total number of GSM subscribers in the country now is estimated to be 494 million,…

Samsung

Samsung’s Omnia HD Becomes First Symbian Phone To Be Overclocked

October 18, 2010 1 Rahul S

When it was launched back in 2009, it was the most feature packed handset money could buy. We are talking about the Samsung i8910 Omnia HD which back in 2009 boasted of mind boggling specs. It had an 8 megapixel…

Android

The second Android tablet from Samsung, SMT-i9100

October 18, 2010 0 Annkur

While they wait for Samsung Galaxy Tab (P9000) tablet is still to hit our desk, it seems that we are seeing a second Android tablet from Samsung. This one being a low end version without the Touchwiz UI and currently…

Nokia

OG Unwraps the Nokia C6 (Quick review)

October 16, 2010 2 Nimish

When was the last time we saw so many handsets from Nokia in such a short span of time, and each of them appealing to different audiences? We have already seen the N8 and the E5, with the former targeting…

Android

Samsung releases Android 2.2 upgrade for Galaxy S

October 15, 2010 1 Nimish

After a lot of talk and speculation, it is finally here. Samsung has officially released the Android 2.2 upgrade package for its bestselling Samsung Galaxy S smart phone. The device, which has been one of the hottest selling smart phones…

Apple

iPad Deal, Early Signs of a Verizon iPhone? Early 2011?

October 14, 2010 2 Annkur

Earlier today we heard about Verizon and Apple coming together to sell the iPad across 2000 retail outlets that Verizon has in the US. These would be WiFi iPads sold along with MiFi 2200 hotspot connection from Verizon. But if…

Apple

iPhone 4 India Launch Imminent?

October 14, 2010 3 Rahul S

Looks like the wait for the iPhone 4 in India are about to end. There are many signs that seem to be pointing towards this fact. It was just earlier today that our friends over at Techknots reported that the…

Android

Opera Mobile To Get Android Version By November

October 14, 2010 0 Rahul S

All you Android users out there, rejoice! Browsing on your Android phone is already “up there” thanks to the flash support (on Froyo) – but are there an issue in having another browser option for your phone? No, right? That…

Launch Pad

OG hands-on with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (Unboxing)

October 14, 2010 1 Nimish

We have got our hands on the latest Android handset from Sony Ericsson, the Xperia X8. Yes, it runs Android 1.6, but at Rs 13,990, a 3 inch touchscreen and 3.2 MP camera is not too serious a deal, especially…

Nokia

Nokia Announces the C5-03

October 14, 2010 0 Rahul S

Continuing its phone launching spree, Nokia has announced the addition of yet another model to its C-Series family. The latest release is the C5-03 which happens to be a mid range handset boasting of a touch screen display.  

Nokia

N900 Will Dual Boot To Meego

October 14, 2010 0 Rahul S

If you have been hesitant to buy the N900 because you thought you’d be better off buying a MeeGo device when they are launched sometime in 2011, worry not! The MeeGo team for N900 is working on an update to…

Micromax

Guess who inspired Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Ad

October 13, 2010 1 Annkur

We saw the plethora of smartphones running Windows Phone 7 being released by Microsoft and a concept that interests me. One thing that actually made me think seriously of Microsoft’s WP7 approach is their ads. And here is what I…

Android

Videocon Launches New Android Handset in India

October 13, 2010 3 Rahul S

Homegrown phone maker Videocon mobiles has just launched it’s Android handset in India. Called the Zeus, the phone, at least going by the specs looks interesting. Let’s now see what the phone has on offer for you. The Zeus comes…

Tech Industry News

Nvidia Launches The GT 430

October 13, 2010 0 Rahul S

NVIDIA has announced the launch of it newest Fermi class GPU, the GT 430. The card is targeted at casual gamers and HTPC users who want decent graphics power to enjoy games at decent framerates.

Featured

Nokia N8 Review Part 3: Competition and Conclusion

October 11, 2010 20 Mr Spock

Even as the N8 gets ready to be officially unveiled in India,  here we are with the final part of our epic Nokia N8 review. We have looked at what the phone looks like, what it has to offer and…

HTC

Windows Phone 7 Arrives. 10 New Handsets Made Official

October 11, 2010 1 Rahul S

Microsoft has officially launched its next generation smart phone operating system, Windows Phone 7. As many as 10 new handsets made by a horde of manufacturers are in the fray vying your attention. The new handsets include ones from Samsung,…

Microsoft

Samsung Omnia 7 Press Shots Out. Already

October 11, 2010 0 Rahul S

Looks like Samsung can’t wait to release their Windows Phone 7 handsets! What else could explain Samsung Russia posting images and spec details of the Omnia 7 (GT-I8700) on their website long before the commencement of the event where these…