Yahoo launches personalized magazine app Livestand for iPad

Yahoo has launched a new personalized living magazine app, Livestand for iPad that offers news and stories with images and video from 100  publications, including, ABC News, Forbes, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! Finance and more. You can also personalize the news and some of your basic needs such as weather, stocks, horoscope, and TV.

Nokia Lumia 800 unboxing

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZpUgHDtY_Y A week after the Nokia Lumia 800 was announced, and less than a week after Nokia World 2011 ended, Nokia has begun sending samples of the Nokia Lumia 800 to the press. This is an impressive turnaround compared to previous years. In addition to that Nokia has also announced that the Lumia 800 will … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 800 unboxing”

iOnRoad app for Android – Augmented Driving and Real-time collision detection for your Car

iOnRoad Augmented Driving app for Android uses the smartphone’s native camera and sensors to detect vehicles in front of the vehicle, alerting drivers when they are in danger. The VisualRadar, maps objects in front of the driver in realtime, calculating the user’s current speed using native sensor. It also shows audio-visual warning pops up to … Continue reading “iOnRoad app for Android – Augmented Driving and Real-time collision detection for your Car”

Nokia Kinetic concept phone with flexible display hands-on

Nokia is demoing a concept phone with flexible display at Nokia World 2011 in London. The Nokia Kinetic by Nokia Research division works by bending and twisting the device in each corner in order to register input. The Nokia Kinetic is a landscape device with two working applications, Music and Pictures, no doubt created as … Continue reading “Nokia Kinetic concept phone with flexible display hands-on”

Nokia Lumia 710 hands-on

It’s Nokia World 2011 and all eyes seems to be on Nokia’s new Windows Phone 7.5 flagship, the Lumia 800. But based on my conversations with other tech journalists here, many believe the real show stealer is the understated Nokia Lumia 710. Read on to find out why.

Nokia Asha 300 hands-on

The Nokia Asha 300 is one of four new Nokia Asha series featurephones announced today at Nokia World 2011 in London. The Asha 300 is almost identical in featureset to the Asha 303, except apart for a QWERTY keyboard, the Asha 300 comes with a traditional 12-key numerical pad and a portrait touchscreen.

Nokia Asha 200 : Dual SIM , QWERTY enabled S40 device announced

The Nokia Asha 200 is a dual SIM enabled device which allows for Easy Swap ie it is possible to change the SIM card without turning off the device. You also get shortcuts for social networking , email , IM , Orkut and Flickr amongst others. The phone can support upto 32GB microSD cards allowing … Continue reading “Nokia Asha 200 : Dual SIM , QWERTY enabled S40 device announced”

Lava Mobiles launches LAVA S12 Android Phone

Lava mobiles has launched their first Android Smartphone, the LAVA S12 that is powered by Android 2.2 (Froyo). It is a sleek phone which is 13.5mm thick and has matte leather finish with rounded top and bottom edges. The hard keys and edges  have metallic silver finish. It features  600MHz  Qualcomm processor and has 3D home screen UI … Continue reading “Lava Mobiles launches LAVA S12 Android Phone”

Motorola RAZR hands-on

This morning I had the chance to play with Motorola’s newest Android smartphone – the RAZR. The impossibly slim smartphone is the thinnest I have ever held. At 7.1mm thickness, the RAZR best the Galaxy S2 by a full 1.4mm. The RAZR’s specs are typical of what to expect from a late 2011 smartphone. Beneath … Continue reading “Motorola RAZR hands-on”

Promotional videos released for Motorola RAZR

The promotional videos for the Motorola RAZR, the latest phone on the block, have been released. Apart from being the ‘thinnest smartphone ever made’, most of the hype is about inclusion of the Gorilla Glass and its Kevlar coating which means it is practically impervious to screen scratches.

Idea 3G now in Jammu and Kashmir

Idea Cellular has launched their 3G services in Jammu and Kashmir. Idea 3G services would be available in Srinagar and Udhampur, to start with and would be rolled out to other regions soon.  Idea 3G subscribers could enjoy high-speed Internet Browsing, Video conferencing, Mobile TV and Video on demand.

Nokia N9 Review – a Swipetastic Device from Finland

It’s been a week since I picked up my (test-) Nokia N9 from the kind of folks of Grayling, an agency for Nokia Austria in Vienna. Of course, I was not too anxious to get it in my hands as soon as possible, i just wanted to save them some money for the delivery 😉 In … Continue reading “Nokia N9 Review – a Swipetastic Device from Finland”