Gadget

How many tablets are sold in India? The answer largely varies. There could be anywhere between 1 lakh tablets to half a million tablets, though half a million seems a little far fetched. We can never get the exact sales figures, but we…

LG Optimus Pro and Motorola Fire are two Android 2.3 powered phones released in the last two days. The phones share similar launch dates and whole lot of other things too. Both the phones have the same form factor of touch + type with a 2.8…

We have seen close to 50 tablet launches in India, and I see that one after the other seems to fail on at least one thing or the other. Though we provide commentary on tablets which these companies work hard to bring to market, it is sad to…

Tablet is still a recent phenomenon in India. It all started with Olivepad which was later followed by the launch of Samsung Galaxy Tab and iPad. Tablet hasn’t reached the mass market product status and the entry of Reliance and Airtel…

Should tablets have a keyboard? – That’s a burning question in the tablet world. Not actually as the burning question in the tablet world is, would there be a worthy opponent for iPad ever. But keyboards for tablets is doing the rounds…

An apple a day keeps the doctor away; and the recession too – if you’re one of its valued STAKEHOLDERS. Of course, not the orchard apples that I am speaking over here; but the performance of the Apple Inc from US which has just toppled oil…

Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has manufactured a tablet PC which costs Rs. 3000 and is completely Made in India in BEL’s plant in Bangalore. The amazing thing about this tablet is, it was designed, manufactured and 2000 sample tablets were…

Right To Information Act (RTI) of India has released an Android app. I only have one word : WOW. RTIIndia.org, the website has garnered 2.25 lakh members in 4 years and RTI wants to reach out to more members with its Android app. Going the…

“EKA” is the fastest computer in India, developed by Computational Research Laboratories (CRL), wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. On a global front there is nothing much to write about, as India has been falling rapidly over the years…

Froyo is good, Gingerbread is better. That’s how software upgrades typically work. Google is trying to tackle the fragmentation problem by collaborating with manufacturers and bringing in a 18-month window to roll out upgrades. Two years…

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…

Indian security agencies have just one more thing to do before they crack Blackberry and Nokia’s email server problem. An iPhone app! Tiger Text is an iPhone app which is getting Indian security agencies attention. Tiger Text is a cunning…

Android is open and that’s the reason why people are flocking to it. That is a general statement people make these days. As true as it may sound, not much truth is there to that statement. I have discussed it in detail in my earlier post.…

Did you know that first tablet computer came into existence more than 24 years ago? Infact, not one but 2 portable computers (now called tablets) were launched way back in 1987! Obviously they were not real fancy as the tablets today – but…

Tablets are emerging as a very important product category in India. A very good indication of this is Apple’s launch of iPad 2 in India. When Apple enters the Indian market, then we know we have a winner. As per the BS article, India’s…

Projector phone still looks like a dream, but we already have four phones launched with that capability. There is no dearth of innovation in the thought to pack things into one single mobile phone. Intex, TechBerry and Spice have launched…

GPS means global positioning system and is the Xerox of navigation system. I haven’t heard of any alternatives to this system. Until now. Apparently GPS is the American way of doing things. And there is a Russian way, Chinese way and an…

India is warming up to tablets. The sales are at 8000 units per month, but that will only pick up when two things happen – hardware prices fall and so does the data plans. Hardware prices have a wide range right now. The cheapest can go for…

The craze for projector phones is anything but over. If you are following world cup closely then you might have come across a strange yet good advertisement for a Spice phone. Called as Spice Popkorn, this phone provides a project option of…

India has been a dumping ground (this phrase has become such a cliché) for Apple – Whether it was iPhone’s or iPad’s. Indians have officially received  these much sought after gadgets when the world was close to getting their next…