It is being reported that zunes all around the world are sick. The issue? Dec 31st of a leap year. Apparently, if you own a zune, you aren’t allowed go to the last day of a leap year or else it will die. To use it, you will have to use a time machine to [...]
The iPhone dev team released the iPhone 3G unlock aka YellowSnOw on the new year. The initial version had a few hiccups for some users. However, they have released a new version which seems to be working fine for most users. The steps are broadly classified as:
Jailbreak your iPhone
Install YellowSnOw from Cydia or Installer
Run it
Turn [...]
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The much anticipated touchscreen phone from Nokia - the 5800 XpressMusic aka “Nokia Tube” is about to be launched in India soon. The phone is being touted as the iPhone killer with the following key features:
3.2” Touch Screen Display
Surround Sound
8 GB Memory
High Resolution 3.2 MP Camera with flash
200 preloaded songs
The features do sound promising, however, [...]
The iPhone camera is great. But it can be much better if there was a flash. The camera takes great pictures in ample light conditions. However, it fails when it comes to low light scenes.
The folks at Snapture (awesome camera replacement app for iPhone) have developed a prototype SnaptureFlash add on for jailbroken iPhones. This [...]
Tired of using touch screen controls for games? Missing the buttons to control the character in yoru favourite iPhone game? Check out iControlPad.
This cool device fits around your jailbroken iPhone and adds control buttons which you can use to play games. Here is what the creators have to say:
Emulators and games just not really working well [...]
It all started when an iPhone case manufacturer XSKN posted details of a new case for iPhone Nano on their website. They also posted the following picture which further led to spreading of rumor on all the tech sites:
Apparently, they are now taking online orders for the case. This is probably a one of a kind [...]
Create super cool videos from the photos in your iPhone using this new app from Animoto.
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Below are my experiences at two of the mega consumer electronics stores in India. One of them also includes a short trip to Sony World. Hopefully this will help you choose where to go next time you are out to buy any electronics item.
Scenario 1:
I wanted to buy NFS Most Wanted game DVD for Xbox [...]
According to Sony’s New Zealand website, Sony is about to revolutionize the way we look at laptops. This is probably a hype for the much anticipated launch of Sony Vaio Netbooks.
Here is what the wesite has to say:
No word on what they might be upto. We can only wait and watch :(.
[Via Gizmodo]
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Xbox 360 is one of the few things that Microsoft has done right. And with the awesome NXE, its kind of a must have for serious as well as casual gamers.
There are mainly 3 barriers to entry for Indian gamers to get into the Xbox arena:
High entry price
High priced games
Not everyone has a high definition [...]
There are rumors floating around that the ADAG owned BigFlix movie rental service in India is going to start game rentals soon.
According to an employee at one of the BigFlix stores, the service will be combined with the current movie rentals service and there will be no extra charge to rent games. Users can log [...]
Its finally here. iphone-dev folks have cracked the iPhone 3G baseband. This means that we can now unlock iPhone 3G and use them with any network in the world. Of course this will void your warranty and will also be considered illegal in some countries where you bought the phone under contract.
Here is an excerpt [...]
Apparently, the folks in Beijing are too happy with the free wifi test runs during the mammoth Olympics of 2008. They are now gonna roll out the free wi-fi service all over Beijing and will cover it completely by 2011.
According to the Beijing Business Today, the plans for free Wi-Fi are being extended:
by 2011 [...]
