Mercury Launches Maestro, Tabla Handsets

Mercury has introduced 2 new mobile phones - Maestro and Tabla - in the entry-level segment. Music lovers who like to use their phone as a portable music player they will be happy to know that Maestro packs has a Yamaha Amplifier, while the Tabla promises that it has 3D Surround Sound quality. Both the phones will be available for less then 3000 rupees only ; the Maestro will cost Rs. 2990, while the Tabla will cost Rs. 2800.  The...

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Micromax Andro A60 previewed in India

Yesterday, we reported about Micromax to unveil its 1st Android phone - Andro. Now concrete details about Micromax Andro smartphone running Google Android 2.1 Eclair update come from Micromax Delhi Bloggers Meet. Micromax Andro A60 is a full touch-screen smartphone that will feature 2.8-inch touch screen. Sporting a 600MHz CPU this Android smartphone will be available in India starting next month for a price of less than Rs. 8000. We ll...

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Sony Intros Ultra-Chic Colorful Walkman E-series

Finally Sony has launched an ultra-stylish range of E-series Walkman media players. They support a 2.0-inch QVGA LCD screen, which allow you to view album artworks and videos. The E-series features 5 of Sony's proprietary sound technologies such as Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE) to create more natural tones, closer to the original recording. These support a new and easier user interface so that users would have no problems in navigation...

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Nokia X5 Arrives in India; Priced at Rs. 10,499

After Five months its unveiling, the Nokia X5 is finally out now . The X5 slider phone looks like a cross between a Nokia E series smartphone and an XpressMusic handset. Nokia X5 is on sale for Rs. 10,499. It supports a 5 megapixel camera with LED Flash, 2.36 inch QVGA display and a slide out QWERTY keypad. With an internal memory of 200 MB and bundled 2 GB microSD memory card. The phone supports dedicated music keys, and comes...

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Indians:Call US/Canada Free till 2010 End in Gmail

When I woke today morning i checked my Gmail, only to be pleasantly surprised by a "Call Phone" option right at the top of my Google Talk chat window. I clicked it, accepted the Terms and Conditions and was presented with a num-pad; much like the one you'd find in VOIP services like Skype. While I was almost about to yawningly say, "You can now make international calls via your Gmail for cheaper than using regular telephones...yada yada...", this...

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Pictures of Destroyed Apple Items

If you’re an Apple hater, this collection of photos of destroyed Apple items is for you. It is, ostensibly, art , but you just know that this is basically trolling. I’m sure some artsy images of a ceramic chicken sliced to pieces probably wouldn’t get the same traction this collection does.An artist named Paul Fairchild took this series of 12 photos and they’re available “en grand format,” according Fubiz.n...

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Macs, iOS devices to do Wireless Presentations?

For people having their heads spinning over the title and sub-title of this story, let's begin right with the basics. AirPlay is a simplified jargon for the technology that allows transmitting audio-visual content from a Mac or an iOS device (like the iPhone or iPad) to the Apple TV. Apple TV is a small box that connects to a television via HDMI and streams content over the Internet or stored locally using Wi-fi.  Now, Keynote is an application...

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Facebook Might Launch Project Titan to Jab Gmail

Facebook has reportedly sent out invitations for a special invite-only event to be held on November 15 at St. Regis Yerba Buena Terrace in San Franscisco, US. Michael Arrington, founder and co-editor of TechCrunch is betting that Facebook will unveil a new web-based email client codenamed Project Titan at this event. Internally, Project Titan is referred as "Gmail Killer" and is said to bring email address backed by @facebook.com domain...

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Samsung Wave S8500 Now a Collector's Trophy?

At the end of September this year, it was reported that Samsung is running out of those ultra-cheerful Super AMOLED displays they had dazzled us with in the Samsung Wave. The Wave was Sammy's first phone to sport their Bada Operating System, and with the kind of features and performance it gave, it was surprising how the phone was sold at a reasonable Rs. 17,500. So, the buzz was that Samsung was running short of Super AMOLED displays...

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Apple releases iTunes 10.1 with iOS 4.2 support

Apple has released iTunes 10.1 software update for Mac OS X and Windows platforms. This new version of iTunes brings support for iOS 4.2 update and the new wireless streaming feature - AirPlay. Announced at the Sept 1 event, the new AirPlay features allows streaming music, photos and videos to an Apple TV wirelessly. However, there's no update or mention about the highly anticipated iOS 4.2 update for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad...

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Tata DOCOMO 3G Tariff Plans Announced

Tata DoCoMo had launched third-generation GSM telephony services dubbed as 3G Live in India last week. Now, the company has revealed the tariff details for Basic 3G Plans, Data Plans and even Voice+Data plans for consumers in nine Indian circles.  Telecom Talk has put up the tariff plans for TATA DoCoMo's 3G Life services.  Tata Docomo 3G services are available in all the nine circles where it has the 3G license-Karnataka,...

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Pre-order Kinect From India

With the international launch of Kinect, gamers here can now pre-order the Kinect system and combos from the Microsoft India store. A call to Microsoft India confirmed that the Kinect system will be available locally by the end of this calendar year. For those who wish to secure the motion controller on the release day itself can now pre-order it for Rs.9,990. Also available on pre-order are Xbox 360 250GB with Kinect for Rs. 31,980...

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Apple Sued for Updates making Phones Unusable

Every time Apple releases a major iOS update, older iPhone and iPod touch owners get disappointed. One such disgruntled person - Bianca Wofford from San Diego has filed a class action lawsuit against Apple for false advertising, unfair and deceptive business practices by encouraging iPhone 3G users to download iOS 4. Apparently, Wofford stated in the suit that the iOS 4 software update "rendered the iPhone 3G devices virtually unusable, constantly...

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Are these 3G Tablets Digging our Wallets Deeper?

Tablet computers have never made this big a noise since the iPad launch this year. Most tablets including Apple's shiny 10-inch device or even Samsung's Galaxy Tab (which we recently checked out) come with Wi-Fi for connecting to the net when you're around a hotspot. Many also have 3G for Internet accessibility anywhere you go. Now, something that many may tend to overlook are the recurring charges for the latter. This is more relevant to people...

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