Games are the most downloaded category for any smartphone OS. With the proliferation of tablets and the availability of cheap Android phones, mobile gaming as a category will be looked at with renewed interest. The overall gaming pie was $67 bn in 2010. Mobile gaming was 15% of this or $10.4 billion. Gaming spend will […] Read more
Here’s the new anthem for MySpace : “I’m bringing sexy back, Yeah”. Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears old boyfriend and Cameron Diaz’s current boyfriend has a new designation : “I’m CEO too, bitch” Guess who’s getting the first copy of Timberlake’s new business card? Mark Zuckerberg. Ok, now I’m being incepted. Where’s my totem? Right now […] Read more
Nokia X7 and HTC Flyer a smartphone and a tablet were launched in India. Nokia X7, Symbian Anna powered phone is priced at Rs. 22,000. HTC Flyer, the first Android tablet from HTC, is priced at Rs. 39890. When compared with iPad 2, HTC Flyer is competitively priced. Nokia X7 Nokia X7 comes with a […] Read more
Turntable.fm a new web-based social music service, which got everybody talking, has shut its access to non-US residents. It so happens that a new service comes in a while and gets you all excited about it. Turntable is one such service. I am not sure which little service got me excited the most, before Turntable. […] Read more
![China the second largest iPhone app market, Japan the most lucrative in Asia [Distimo]](https://thegadgetfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/distimo4_thumb.jpg)
Asia is the new center of the world and the tech reports are focusing on that as well. Distimo has released a report on iPhone app usage across Asia. China is the second biggest market for iPhone apps after the US. Distimo has mapped the download volumes of the top 300 applications across the world […] Read more
Jaipan, a company which recently entered into India’s mobile market has come up with a tablet PC, quietly. Jaipan JAVASpad series has one 7-inch and one 8-inch screen tablets. The cost isn’t mentioned anywhere. Both the tablets run VIA 800MHz processor and Android 2.2 OS. JAVASpad – Super Slim JAVASpad Super Slim runs a 800 […] Read more
![Nokia’s obituary is premature [infographic]](https://thegadgetfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/nokianotdead_thumb1-337x1024.jpg)
Nokia has just launched a spectacular piece of hardware with Nokia N9 and critics have hardly registered it. The phone’s good but as per many, it’s a niche product. Nokia N9 runs Meego, and not Mango which is a No-Go for quite a few. The Meego part might be true and Nokia losing its smartphone […] Read more
How does one compete with iPad2? The simplest way is to go spec by spec for the most part, and go one better for at least one spec. That’s what Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has done. It is the world’s thinnest tablet with a thickness of 8.6 mm. Never mind it has beaten iPad by […] Read more
![Huawei announces Feature-packed Android 3.2 powered Media Pad [tablet launch]](https://thegadgetfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/image_thumb1.png)
Its raining tablets here…ain’t it? Everyone is jumping the bandwagon. The latest is Huawei, the Chinese electronics manufacturer, today announced in Singapore launch of its Media Pad tablet. And it looks like the Media Pad does pack a punch! Huawei calls this tablet world’s smartest, slimmest, lightest, and affordable tablet in its class. Interestingly, this […] Read more
India’s mobile market is a little too predictable right now. Almost all the major mobile manufacturers have ventured into the tablet space. Videocon is the latest to enter the tablet space with a 7-inch tablet powered by Android 2.3. The specs, pricing and launch date aren’t out yet. It’s raining tablets in India with the […] Read more
India gadget world is xooming with sensation’s and flyers. While HTC is dominating India’s smartphone market with a new phone launch every other week, Motorola and RIM are flaunting their new tablet toys, hoping to see if they get some sales going. The down-but-not-out Nokia is launching dual SIM phones and business phones to see […] Read more
Huawei is all set to create an appetite for tablets in India. Indian market is all about utility and Huawei has recognized this. It is attempting to move tablets from a secondary/tertiary device to a primary device. For that to happen, tablets should provide a value proposition in both the cost and the content that […] Read more
Alright, you ready for this. I am sure you are. Because you have already seen a similar charade. Remember the $35 tablet PC by the Indian HRD ministry? Yeah that kind of thing is back. But this time it’s coming from Wipro. $30 iPad seems possible as per Wipro. I know surprising. But you have […] Read more
Nokia has entered into a patent license agreement with Apple. According to this both Nokia and Apple will withdraw all their complaints against each other. Apple will be paying Nokia royalties. Looks like this is the season for loyalties. HTC is already paying royalties to Microsoft for using Android, making Microsoft a big mobile winner. […] Read more
What phone does Aamir Khan use? You know what, that’s a great question. A question for which we might not find the answer easily. But we can make some intelligent guesses. My guess is Aamir Khan is using a Android powered phone, and probably the one of the few celebrities (NTR from Telugu movie uses […] Read more
Before we talk about what is needed, let me take this opportunity to tell you about us. TheGadgetFan is a blog started on Oct 10, 2010. 80% of the content is focused on India gadget scene. From the start, the blog has a seen a hockey-stickish kind of growth and we are at a point […] Read more
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