Author: Swaroop

  • How to set the Home and Work Location in Google Now Accurately.

    Google Maps allows us to select a Home and Work location for quick use to determine Directions and for use in Google Now too . Here’s how to set the location. Open Google Maps on your Android or iOS device Click on the “Person” icon on the top right You’ll be displayed a screen to…

  • Google silently launches "See Inside" in India

    I was browsing for restaurants earlier this week and saw that Google has started adding "See Inside" in India too. Despite setbacks to Google from providing a real Street View for Indian cities, Google has managed to innovate. “See Inside” is a Street View for inside restaurants, shops and other establishments. There are already tons…

  • How To Get Back Google Maps Experience on iOS6 (iPhone/iPad)

    Apple dug it’s own hole by replacing the much Beautiful Google Maps with its crappy Apple Maps (powered by TomTom) on iOS6 – There I said it. The sheer disaster is very obvious from the tweets all over the world. Some of the non-techies woke up with a surprise with the features that they lost…

  • Google Maps Live Traffic Info Now Available for India (Also on Android and iOS)

    Well, I am not really breaking any news here. Just for those folks who might’ve missed this. Google Maps now shows Live traffic information. This is a sign of relief for Indian users who were only relying on Waze at the moment. The traffic data isn’t too accurate at the moment. But as we all…

  • FirstLook: Lumia 920, 820 Windows Phones, Nokia Hopes For A Comeback

    This month’s all about technology launches.. Windows Phone 8, Windows 8, Nokia’s Lumia Phones, Samsung ATIV WP8 Phones, iPhone 5, Amazon Kindle Fire 2, Apple iPhone 5, Apple iPad Mini (still rumored), iOS6. Nokia announced it’s much awaited flagship Windows Phone 8 phones – the Lumia 920 and 820. Just like the Apple iPhone 4S,…

  • ZAPstore – No Fuss Instant Discounts On Gadgets (Review)

    With new online shopping websites spawning up every week, do we need another one? Yes, we’re in the middle of online shopping/ecommerce evolution in India. More choice promotes competition among the sellers to offer discounted products with a good shopping experience. That makes the consumer a winner (of course these companies make good profits too).…

  • Dear Google, Y U Spam My Search Results?

    I use Google search a gazillion times a day and love how Google search evolved over the years.. ahem.. Social Search. While I am totally fine with the idea of Search "Featured Ads" as Google’s primary source of money, I am not okay with them tweaking the actual search results for money.

  • Get NFS Undercover for iPhone FREE (India AppStore Only)

    Grab your copy of NFS Undercover for your iOS device from the India AppStore before the EA Mobile deal expires. It’s definitely a game you don’t want to miss. The game is really fun. But don’t expect any new tracks/cars though, the last update to the game was 2 years back in 2009. [Via EAMobile…

  • Hacked Siri Can Even Turn Off Your Thermostat

    Siri is one of the most useful and advertised features of iPhone 4S. Siri offers interactive conversations with applications like weather, email, SMS and more. Although this feature is officially only available on the iPhone 4S, jailbreak enthusiasts have been successful at porting Siri to the iPhone 3GS/4 and iPod Touch. Applidium, a french mobile…

  • Aircel and Airtel Start Pre-order for iPhone 4S today, Price it Insanely High

    As promised, Aircel and Airtel have started pre-order for the iPhone 4S today – 18th November 2011. The prices come as a surprise/shock to all Apple Fans who were expecting it to be priced <40,000 INR.