Research In Motion is trying hard to set the Playbook sales in motion. In what looks like a desperate move to clear inventory and move on, RIM has slashed the Playbook prices by 50%. A 16 GB Blackberry Playbook is now available for Rs. 13490. It was Rs. 27990 before the drop. Blackberry Playbook (32GB) is […] Read more
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Mobile devices of all kinds have increased our mobility. If hunching out on a computer and typing away on the keyboard brings in repetitive stress injury (RSI), our beloved mobile devices bring in a host of health problems. Just like any other screen, mobile screen is dangerous too. Looking at it for longer periods will cause […] Read more
Aakash Tablet is now out for online orders. The student version costs Rs. 2500 and will be shipped to you in a week. There seems to be only one payment mode which is Cash on Delivery. For you to get your Aakash Tablet, all you need to do is fill in a ultra simple form […] Read more
Just when I was about to conclude that the 7-inch tablets are dead on arrival, Apple throws a curve ball. As per rumors, of which we have plenty about Apple, there is a 7.85 inch iPad in the works and the rumorists have baptized the new contraption as iPad Mini. iPad Mini would be cheaper […] Read more
Micromax is drawing its advertising inspiration from Kurukshetra. There is a famous story in Kurukshetra where a famous one liner was used by Pandavas (“Ashwaddama hataha….. Kunjaraha” ) to kill Drona. What Pandavas did was they emphasized on Ashwaddama, who is Drona’s son. They later de-emphasized on kunjaraha, which means an elephant by the name of Ashwaddam was killed and not Drona’s son. Drona […] Read more
This is unexpected. Micromax which went into a hibernation mode after the launch of its Superfone has now come up with a lighter version of the superfone. Micromax Superfone Lite A75 is Micromax’s latest Android phone which runs on Android 2.3 and costs just Rs. 8999. Micromax Superfone Lite A75 comes with a 650 MHz processor and sports a 3.75 inch […] Read more
Samsung which would be the first to cash in on any new OS craze has gotten its Windows phone ready for an India launch. Though we are not sure when, Samsung’s Windows Mango phone, Samsung Omnia W now has a landing page on Flipkart. The price isn’t out yet but the rumors are point to […] Read more
Beetel has launched its new tablet Beetel Magiq Glide for Rs. 11999. Beetel Magiq Glide sports a 7-inch capacitive touch screen and a 1 GHz processor. From what I could glean, Beetel Magiq Glide is a better version of Beetel Magiq. Beetel had an explosive entry into the tablet market when it launched Beetel Magiq for Rs. 8999. Beetel Magiq’s launch preceded Reliance 3G […] Read more
Google has finally launched its long rumored, most awaited, news app called Google Currents. This app would directly compete with other news recommendation/personalization apps like Flipboard, Zite, and Editions. News recommendation and personalization is not a virgin market but it isn’t matured either. This is what Google Currents is trying to fill in. Google has tied […] Read more
Touch screen is so ubiquitous that almost all the devices from Microwaves and refrigerators to computers want it. What’s stopping a Ultrabook, the new form factor which you will hear a lot in 2012, from getting one? As per Digitimes, Ultrabook makers are experimenting with touch screens on Ultrabooks and LCD panel suppliers are already delivering […] Read more
Android’s latest operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich, is Android’s best work so far. We have compiled a list of all the possible devices which will be getting Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade. Few announcements and few hacks in the last two days and we have few more to add to that list. Notion Ink Adam Where […] Read more
Apple which is known for infringing trademarks and dealing with them later now faces a costly trademark challenge. Apple has to pay $1.6bn to Proview Technology (Shenzen) to retain (or rather buy) its brand of iPad and continue selling in the mainland. By far, this could be the costliest trademark losses/purchases Apple has ever made. Proview Technology isn’t some brand […] Read more
Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710 might not be the only Windows Phones available from Nokia. There’s a Nokia 900 and Nokia Champagne lurking and these are spotted accessing Times of India app, as spotted by Ubergizmo. Nokia Lumia 900 might be sporting a 4.3 inch screen and that’s what we know so far about these […] Read more
Android market has passed the 10 billion app downloads. That’s a billion folks. It had hit the 1 billion app download mark in July 2010 and took less than 16 months to grow 10 fold. The market is now clocking one billion app downloads per month. An impressive growth for a mobile operating system which […] Read more
Nokia Lumia 800, a Nokia phone powered by Windows, has generated quite a buzz. So much so that it figures in the top Google searches from India when the nation is too busy bashing Kapil Sibal, devouring Silk Smitha and singing Kolaveri Di. So what’s the price of this buzzing new Nokia phone? Nokia doesn’t yet reveal it. Flipkart […] Read more
Samsung made a bold attempt with its Samsung Galaxy Note by placing it in between a tablet and a smartphone with its 5.3 inch screen. Samsung also showed us a bendable smartphone, and then we have seen a paper phone which can bend it like Beckham. Now Samsung has gone a little further to show […] Read more
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