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Nokia

MeeGo 1.1 Arrives for Nokia N900. Can Dual Boot

October 29, 2010 0 Rahul S

So, if you thought folks over at Nokia were sitting tight brooding over Symbian^3, here’s some info to prove you wrong. The team of developers working for MeeGo has announced the release of the first dual boot supporting version of…

Android

Xperia X10 Android 2.1 Update Delayed Further [Update, False Alarm]

October 27, 2010 11 Rahul S

Update: The link which we have referred to is actually a month old as realized by us quite a bit later.  Actually, the story was first reported by Phonescoop (who have since then pulled the post). We came to know of…

Android

Accord @Pad claims to run Android 1.7, has iPad’s looks and icons – yours for Rs 9,990!

October 26, 2010 1 Nimish

It has been raining tablets in the Indian market of late, with just about everyone and their grandmother announcing tablets that they claim are the coolest things since sliced bread. Some of these claims (Olive, Samsung, and LG) have merit,…

Nokia

Review: Nokia C6 – good phone, bad timing?

October 25, 2010 10 Nimish

There are times in your life when you come across devices that seem undone by just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. And this is exactly the feeling we got about the recently launched Nokia C6, or…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

Apple

Limera1n Jailbreak Tool for iOS 4.1 Arrives

October 10, 2010 0 Rahul S

After discovering a new Bootrom exploit and working for over six months, Geohot has released his limera1n to jailbreak iOS 4.1 and iOS 3.2.2 based devices. The release of comes just a day before the release of greenpois0n by the…

Android

Adobe Air Comes to Android

October 8, 2010 0 Rahul S

While Apple is yet to get over with its differences with Adobe, Android seems to be the one who is making hay when the sun shines- well, literally! As promised back at the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona, Adobe has…

Android

Forget Froyo, Sony E Xperia X10 users to get Android 2.1 in October end!

September 24, 2010 1 Mr Spock

The update saga of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 range of phones continues unabated. There had been a lot of surprise when Sony Ericsson had launched the X10 phones (the X10, the X10 mini and the X10 mini pro) running…

Featured

Competing Horsepower? The weird smartphone race

September 8, 2010 0 Annkur

The world is in a weird race today. Steve Jobs comes and sells millions of a device that has no Adobe Flash support, has no camera flash for 3 years, just got multitasking and has a closed platform. Heck you…

BlackBerry

Want to update your BlackBerry Bold 9000 to OS 5.0 in India? Here’s how!

August 29, 2010 1 Mr Spock

It may already have a successor, but for many users (us included) the BlackBerry Bold 9000 remains one of the best smartphones to have ever emerged from the RIM stable, blame it on that lovely display, the spacious keypad, and…

eReaders & Tablets

Someone should make a Chrome OS tablet, NOW

August 19, 2010 3 Annkur

Yes we have heard the rumors, seen the demo and we have heard the latest Verizon Google Tablet rumors but given the fact that all of this remains either a prospect or plain rumor, we know what is needed. Microsoft…

Android

Experience Chrome to Phone on Android 2.1

August 16, 2010 2 Gaurav N

Follow this post and experience Chrome to Phone functionality on Android 2.1, which allows users to send links from not only Chrome desktop browser to Android device but from Firefox and Internet Explorer as well. These days, every time I…

Reviews

Frustrations of a carrier lock! (read: AT&T woes)

August 5, 2010 0 Annkur

  For years, I have read US based bloggers cry about the carrier locks and frustrating limitations on the use of smartphones, but I happen to get it much more clear on my first visit to US. So I land…

Apple

The wait is over: iPhone 4 unlocked with latest Ultrasn0w

August 4, 2010 0 Annkur

It’s a busy week for iPhone hackers. While the Jailbreakme.com hack to jailbreak all iPod touch, iPhones and iPad is going strong and working for us pretty well;

Apple

That was easy! iPhone 4 Jailbreak

August 3, 2010 0 Annkur

The Jailbreakme hack is out to open up our iPhone 4 (or for that matter most iDevices running the iOS 3.x and 4.x). Apparently this hack uses a security hole in the iOS browsers PDF viewer and manages to install…

Android

Use 3D Gallery on your HTC Hero (Android 2.1)

August 2, 2010 0 Gaurav N

Have you been missing the 3D Gallery features on your updated HTC Hero (Android 2.1)? Follow this post and get 3D Gallery up and running on your beloved Android device. With Android 2.1 Update to HTC Hero, I found the…

Concept / Educative

Indian Government shows a $35 tablet, readying a $10 one!

July 23, 2010 1 Nimish

Yes, you read that heading right. The Indian Government is evidently working on a tablet that will cost about as much as a low-end phone – around Rs 1500 ($35 approx). And that is not all, efforts are on to trim the price further to an unbelieved Rs 500 ($10 approx). According to…

First look

Hands on With The Samsung GalaxyS & Wave S8500

July 4, 2010 2 Annkur

Now this was one exciting weekend with an opportunity to go hands on with the Samsung Galaxy S and the BADA OS powered WAVE. Both these handsets are just launching in India and Samsung claims these to be their first…

Android

HTC Hero Android 2.1 Update Demystified (India)

June 30, 2010 11 Gaurav N

Just as we expected last weekend HTC Hero update to Android 2.1 (éclair) was released in India. Following post presents the detail about what is included in this update and which features HTC Hero users found missing. I was eagerly…

Android

Nvidia Promises Tablets With Tegra 2, Flash Player 10.1 & Android 2.2!

June 24, 2010 0 Annkur

Adobe has just announced the general availability of Flash Player 10.1 and the flood of Flash enabled mobile devices that was expected in 2H 2010 officially gets a green light. We have seen a few crude prototypes of Android based…

eReaders & Tablets

Is Nokia testing a MeeGo tablet?

June 21, 2010 0 Annkur

Digitimes has just sparked off rumors of an ARM based Nokia tablet that is being prepared for a Q4 launch. Last we noted a Nokia tablet rumor, it was a analyst claim on a Windows 7 thing. The claim this…

First look

Infibeam gets its own hardware again, mobiles it is!

June 21, 2010 1 Annkur

While this isn’t as big as a surprise as the Infibeam Pi was, this certainly is an attempt by Infibeam to cash in on the booming mobile market along with other new entrants like Micromax, Karbonn, Wynncom etc. The entire…

Apple

New Mac mini unveiled – not mini in power, this

June 15, 2010 0 Nimish

The E3 event might be cornering most of the headlines but that doth not mean that the rest of the tech world has gone to sleep. Apple, for one, certainly is in no mood to let the world’s premier gaming…

Nokia

OG Review: Nokia N900

June 14, 2010 3 Tushar

For Nokia, it really is a case of it being the best of times, and the worst of times. Think about it – one the one hand, it has the sheer installed base of its phones, more so in a…

Android

Sony Ericsson bats bravely for Android 1.6

June 4, 2010 2 Nimish

It is not every day that a cellphone manufacturer sets out its stall to defend an older operating system. Well, that is exactly what Sony Ericsson did at a press briefing (or discussion, as they preferred to call it) in…

Android

WeTab gets delayed until September

May 29, 2010 1 Swapnil

We know that what was supposed to be WePad is now changed to WeTab and the tablet which was about to reach the German customers by the end of June has now been pushed back by several months. Amazon has…

First look

OG Review: Micromax Q7 EzPAD

May 26, 2010 207 Mayur

After the success of earlier models viz, the Q3 and the Q5 in the ezpad series; Micromax is out with yet another QWERTY phone, Micro max Q7 ezpad. Micromax has made an attempt to come close to the brilliant smart…

Site Announcements

Motion Computing Announces Core i7 Rugged Tablets

May 22, 2010 0 Swapnil

Alright, so this is a bit weird, no one has done this before, and it looks like Motion Computing will embed Intel’s Core i5 and i7 in tow of their new upcoming tablets. This is exceptionally good initiative, and they…

Android

FroYo’s on Android menu, but will manufacturers serve it?

May 22, 2010 4 Nimish

The fact that Google would be revealing the latest version of Android at its I/O Conference at San Francisco was a foregone conclusion. So when the wraps were officially taken off Android 2.2, codenamed FroYo, there was appreciative applause, but…

Android

Google Android 2.2 Froyo Officially Announced

May 21, 2010 0 Swapnil

Just a few days back we told you that there is a very strong chance that Google may announce the Android 2.2 Froyo this week, and guess what! It is finally out! After months of rumors and leaks the Froyo…

Launch Pad

Samsung Champ is the World’s Cheapest Touchscreen Phone

May 20, 2010 3 Mayur

Samsung is all set to launch another low budget phone, it is called the Samsung Champ and it is supposed to be the worlds cheapest touchscreen phone. Unlike the Samsung  Corby, which was previously targeted towards the low budget market…

Apple

Multitasking officially comes to iPhone OS 4.0

April 8, 2010 0 Annkur

Amongst other things, Multitasking is one of the things that Steve Jobs just unveiled for the iPhone OS 4.0. The pain point that Steve pointed out is that multitasking drains battery life, reduces performance and makes the experience sluggish. Quite…

Apple

iPad launch round-up

April 4, 2010 0 Annkur

The iPad mania is here and my RSS feeds are flooded with iPad mentions. While the 7 ways and 15 things about iPad kinda posts will flow in dozens now, here are some quick bits from the iPad launch I…

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…

eReaders & Tablets

Asus Eee PC T101MT tablet gets previewed before release

March 1, 2010 1 Annkur

Asus made an impact in the industry with the Eee PC and they seem to be gearing up to ride the tablets wave we are seeing this year. The yet to be officially Eee PC T101MT (teaser video seen before) seems to have leaked out been and previewed early, and hands…