Android

Fastest Texting Ever Guinness record by Samsung Omnia II (Video)

March 23, 2010 0 Tassavur

We have heard about people testing messages really fast, but this one supposedly has taken the Guinness world record. Samsung Omnia II bundled with the super fast Swype feature has just swiped the old record by a margin of complete…

green energy

Turn Green the Ford way; switch off your computers!!!

March 23, 2010 0 Tassavur

We here at OG love to promote green energy or any actions taken to save energy in any form. I personally believe its time we all work towards saving the planet, whether you are an individual or a corporation. Well…

Concept / Educative

Now Play table Tennis with your hands: Courtesy Brodmann Blades (Video)

March 23, 2010 0 Tassavur

Ever tried your hand at playing Ping Pong (or Table Tennis as we know it). Most of us usually find it difficult to adjust our wrist positions so that we can comfortably switch from the forehand to the backhand or…

Market Watch

A-Data picks Ingram Micro as Indian partner

March 22, 2010 0 Annkur

The intensely competitive and already crowded memory module market is all set to get a new entrant. A-Data is making an officially entry in India partnering with IngramMicro. AData would offer pretty much a complete range of memory products like…

Apple

Jailbreak attempts: testimony of iPhone’s popularity!

March 22, 2010 0 Annkur

Ever since the Apple iPhone released back in 2007, the cat & mouse game between hackers and Apple began. While Apple believed in controlling the entire ecosystem around the iPhone and being a firewall to any 3rd party application, feature…

Gaming

We have played GOW3, and it rocks!

March 21, 2010 0 Nimish

It has been a few hours since we let the PS3 gamepad slip from our clammy, sweating hands and we must confess that we are still stunned, with blurred vision and buzzing ears. Yep, that is the kind of impact…

iPhone

How to use your iPhone on 4G!

March 21, 2010 2 Annkur

The iPhone 4G is certainly a few more months away but how about using your iPhone 2G, 3G or 3GS on a 4G network? Well Sprint is exactly advertising this service here.

Concept / Educative

Will you use the briefcase laptop?

March 20, 2010 0 Annkur

Playing By Heart concept by Zhang Shouze sure gives you the 21st century businessman the most relevant briefcase in today’s world. With cloud computing taking over work & smartphones getting smarter at-least I don’t see too many people carrying with…

smartphones

Palm: new ad and survival guide

March 20, 2010 0 Annkur

When I penned down “the going ahead for Palm”, I had a feeling that it’s a little incomplete.  Still waiting for a hands-on with the WebOS and reminiscing my days with the Treo 650 (heck, I bought 3 of those…

Android

Marvell Moby Tablet for $99!!!

March 19, 2010 2 Tassavur

While Apple’s iPad is just around the corner with a launch date of  3rd April, Marvell has come up with a tablet priced at a staggering $99. Whats so staggering about the price is that this tabled called the Marvell…

eReaders & Tablets

Poll: What makes a better Icecream plate?

March 19, 2010 16 Annkur

We had a chance to go hands on with the Tegra 250 powered Notion Ink Adam yesterday, and it turned out to be more than just a good tablet PC.  The dummy shown to us was a concept design from…

Apple

Bharti Aritel confirms 3GS deal with Apple (iPhone India)

March 19, 2010 1 Annkur

Finally, there is some official word on when the iPhone 3GS launching in India. Reuters report that Airtel has confirmed a deal with Apple Inc to sell the iPhone 3GS in India. Delayed for several months now, the 3GS was…

Market Watch

The going ahead for Palm

March 19, 2010 0 Annkur

Palm isn’t doing particularly well, even though it has an impressive product with the WebOS. Last quarter they sold just over 400,000 smartphones and lost $22 million. With a refreshed Palm Pre / Pixi and new carriers going live, Palm…

Humour

See You Later, Navigator!

March 19, 2010 1 Nimish

It might be becoming a part of our lives slowly and steadily, but that does not stop us from taking a light-hearted poke at GPS and its foibles “Hi! All set for the trip?” “You bet. I am looking forward…

First look

Review: Videocon V1675 (Update: nothing better than a Chinese knockoff)

March 16, 2010 87 Annkur

Videocon IMO would need to brand itself harder to be a cellphone player. Nothing wrong with manufacturing phones, but the only problem is that no on expects you to pull out a Videocon from your pocket. That aside, the V1675…

Entertainment

God of War 3: Will Kratos turn it on once more?

March 15, 2010 0 Nimish

The God of War (GOW) series reaches its climax in a few hours with the Spartan warrior Kratos invading Olympus, the abode of the Greek Gods. Just in case you have been on a planet where gaming has been banned,…

Notebook / Laptops

Dell Vostro V13 in pictures

March 15, 2010 3 Annkur

Perhaps a little late, but I got my hands on the Dell Vostro v13 recently. Here is the picture gallery:

eReaders & Tablets

Notion Ink’s Adam hands-on (well almost), launches Q3

March 15, 2010 25 Annkur

Having traveled to Hyderabad last week for the HeadStart – ITsAP startup showcase, we happened to run into Hyderabad based Notion Ink who were one of the startups selected for an onstage demo and exhibition at the event. We met…

Samsung

Is Samsung overplaying its Corby hand?

March 15, 2010 2 Nimish

It started out as a low-cost touchscreen device and is now spiraling into a rather vast family that has everything from total touchscreen to non-touchscreen and touchscreen-QWERTY avatars. Samsung’s Corby might have boosted the company’s handset sales and redefined what…

Apple

iPhone 3GS launching in India tomorrow? Is it too late?

March 13, 2010 1 Annkur

The wait for iPhone 3GSs official unveiling in India has been way too long and event the most die hard Apple fans that I know have given up and purchased a 3GS from the grey market already. However we now…

Concept / Educative

FERVOUR 2010: THE GREEN EFFORT

March 12, 2010 0 Tassavur

The IEEE fest of Student Branch of BVCOE, FERVOUR, is organized on an annual basis. This extravaganza witnesses some truly eye catching events and is held on a large and magnanimous scale. With a wide spectrum of activities, the fest…

First look

OG Review: LG Cookie Pop / Pep GD510

March 11, 2010 30 Annkur

LG is out with a refresh to its successful touchscreen series Cookie. Its amazing to see how companies like Samsung and LG have seen a great market in the low end touchscreen market after the iPhone came and swept the…

Android

Show us the Xperia X10, Sony Ericsson!

March 11, 2010 0 Nimish

As this is Oscar week, we will just start this post with an instance from Jerry Maguire in which football star Rod Tidwell tells his agent Jerry Maguireto shut up and “show him the money!” Well, we can understand how…

Apple

Steve Ballmer: 2007 vs 2010

March 9, 2010 0 Annkur

Name: Steve Ballmer Designation: CEO, Microsoft What he did in 2007: Laughed at the Apple iPhone. Quoted saying: “the most expensive phone in the world” – “doesn’t appeal to business customers.” and 2010: ‘Apple’s done a very nice job that…

eReaders & Tablets

Ezy 3G Tablet comes at $680, Win7, Multi-touch ++

March 9, 2010 1 Annkur

Cashing in on the tablets rush we are seeing this year, here is another entrant from Malaysia. Costing $680 the Ezy tablet features Windows 7, multitouch magic, USB ports, 250GB HDD, 3G and 2GB RAM.

Future WIP

Verizon 4G test gives 12Mbps to 50Mpbs download speeds

March 9, 2010 0 Annkur

Yes, I know that we are still waiting for the 3G license auctions in India, but here is a cheer from Verizon (US). Testing their LTE / 4G network, Verizon has released promising numbers of data transfer speeds over the…

Apple

iPhone all set to overtake Blackberry in 2011

March 9, 2010 0 Annkur

  Blackberry remains the highest selling smartphone in the US, thanks to the plethora of business handsets it has to offer. One company that is fast catching up (and currently in no 2 position) is the Apple iPhone. Analyst prediction…

Concept / Educative

Loved Ironman or Jetsons? Then try Jetlev!

March 8, 2010 0 Annkur

Love Iron Man? Or for that matter Jetsons and the whole action of flying around with Jetpacks? Well then here is Jetlev Flyer that brings you the experience of flying like none other. 9 years in development and here is…

Concept / Educative

Waterpebble: checks the water wastage

March 8, 2010 0 Annkur

Waterpebble is a unique tiny gadget that monitors the amount of water you consume during a shower and helps you save water. The tiny pebble shaped gizmo placed below your shower checks the water outflow via the plughole. Using your…

Launch Pad

Bluetooth 4.0 specs out, ready to hit markets by year end

March 7, 2010 0 Annkur

The Bluetooth SIG has started to push the next version i.e. Bluetooth 4.0 already. While we are still seeing numbered devices offering Bluetooth 3.0 being announced, Bluetooth 4. 0 is said to be ready for a year end launch. The…

Concept / Educative

Align several mobile phones to make one large screen (patent)

March 7, 2010 0 Annkur

Yes weird as it sounds and geeky for sure! The idea of combining several cellphone displays by just placing them next to each other is certainly impressive and Motoorla is on it (the only problem is I don’t see a…

Tech Industry News

Gesture search for Android introduced, looks impressive

March 5, 2010 1 Annkur

… Scrolling through contacts or typing the name on the touchscreen qwerty is surely a slow process and one of the frustrations I have with the iPhone (btw which is otherwise a wonderful gadget). Google’s gesture search for the Android…

Android

DSP presents landline phone powered by Android OS

March 4, 2010 1 Annkur

Debuting at CeBIT is the DSP Multimedia Handset that saves you some embarrassment for ditching mobiles in favor of a landline. The DSP Multimedia Home phone sports a 3.5? touch screen and runs the Google Android OS ! Yes you…

First look

Western Digital introduces My Passport Studio drives

March 3, 2010 0 Tassavur

WD has introduced its new My Passport Studio portable drives which features its new super fast FireWare 800 interface and a highly innovative customizable e-label(Gosh! I always wanted one on my portable drives. Thanks WD. You are such a savior).…

First look

Asus Eee PC 1001PQ & 1201PN at CeBIT 2010

March 3, 2010 0 Annkur

 Asus has outed a number of gadgets at CeBIT 2010 and here are two of the EEE PC models showcased there. The EEE PC 1001PQ and 1201PN throws new life to the Eee line up. While the 1001PQ is a…

Android

Apple lawsuit targets Android, Google backs HTC

March 3, 2010 0 Annkur

There were multiple rumors that a strong reason (or perhaps the only) for Google not integrating multi-touch (pinch to zoom that is) in the US release of Android phones (until now) was a lawsuit threat from Apple. Apple holds patents…

Humour

God’s Computer – OG Photo of the month

March 2, 2010 0 Annkur

The computer that GOD holds. We used to call this a remote control a decade back, and guess we would soon call it his mobile 😛  

Apple

Smartphone wars: Apple sues HTC over patents

March 2, 2010 0 Annkur

Apple isn’t content with just counter-suing Nokia over patents, Cupertino has actually gone ahead and filed a suit against HTC for infringing 20 of its patents. While nothing is very clear as of now and just as the Nokia vs…

First look

Video: Microsoft Mobile Surface demoed

March 2, 2010 0 Annkur

Slashgear is featuring a stylish Microsoft Mobile Surface video that shows a mobile controlled with a camera + projector surface that lets you interact with the system in a unique way. The demo shows a drum being played by tapping…

Humour

LOL: Why Bill Gates retired :P

March 2, 2010 0 Annkur

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