Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Convert your TV into an Android tablet

There are a lot of options that convert your TV into an Android device without the need to change anything inside the TV. Here are the options available in India. We have had a wave of low cost tablet PCs and Android smartphones, now it seems that the time for micro PCs based on Android is coming up. These devices use a TV screen or computer monitor as display. The pricing currently starts at $48 (Rs 2,500) but unfortunately the prices in...

Monday, July 30, 2012

Facebook phone gets a dislike before launch: Study

Despite the hype and hoopla, most people are not enthusiastic about Facebook phone, according to a recent study. In the survey conducted by Greenlight, a UK-based digital marketing agency, half of the people quizzed said they would not switch to Facebook phone if the social network makes one. It is to be remembered that just two days back, Facebook's chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg dismissed reports that Facebook is making any...

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Mobile Phone - They are not just Phones , 5 Most Expensive Mobile Phones, Talk About Super Villains!

Browsing through reviews of the numerous luxury smartphones which have recently become available, you notice a certain word repeated often: INSANE. It seems there is no cap on the level of luxury and the corresponding price demanded for bespoke handsets, even though many of them offer less functionality than their conventional counterparts. Strong demand from abroad has meant that while UK retail sales figures have been in slight decline since...

Raspberry Pi – A Delicious $25 Computer

Raspberry Pi - A credit-card sized computer has sold out after it’s soft release at the end of February, and the demand for this new device just keeps on rising! A British organisation is behind the new Raspberry Pi, and there are hopes that this tiny PC will make computing accessible to everybody. 10,000 units went on sale from the 29th of February 2012, and the demand reached a rate of 700 per second. Like...

Cheapest Android ICS tablets in India under Rs 10K

Unlike Aakash tablet, these are available for the common man who is price conscious. It looks like ages when a company called DataWind started a new trend in the tablet space in India. In September 2011, it unveiled Aakash, which was hailed as the cheapest tablet of the world at Rs 2,500, and redefined the meaning of an affordable device. Aakash has still not reached the hands of the common man who had ordered it or had shown an interest...

Acer to launch Windows Phone 8 device next year

Acer will launch a new Windows Phone 8 phone globally in the second half of next year. Global computer device and mobile device manufacturer, Acer had tough luck with the Windows Phone 7.5 with just one device - the Acer Allegro, which was launched by the company last year back but is yet to be made available in many countries. But Acer seems to be counting on the upcoming Windows Phone 8 to bring things back on track for them. According to...

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

MTS offers unlimited access to social networking sites

MTS has launched a new unlimited Social Media Plan which not just allows unlimited access to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn but also offers 6 GB for other sites for Rs 647. MTS has launched a new 'Unlimited Social Media' plan for its MBlaze customers. The plan will offer unlimited access to social networking sites i.e. Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn though its MBlaze data card service. The offer, which is available for both new and existing...

Adobe Reader for Android gets add text tool

The new Add Text tool allows adding text as well as annotations and file organiser improves the file management. Adobe has released an update for its Reader app meant for Google Android based devices. The Adobe Reader update brings a new text adding feature with the Add Text tool. Besides that, you can now fill up PDF (portable document format) based forms after applying the new update. The Adobe Reader is the official Portable Document Reader...

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on Xperia devices

Although ten months off the original launch plans, Sony Xperia gets Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light game exclusively. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, an action packed game, is now available exclusively for Sony Xperia devices. Sony had announced the exclusive partnership with Square Enix, the developers of the game, back in October last year, and has now finally released the game. The game has been optimised for delivering...