Author: Chirag

  • 1st Annual Indian Comic Con in Feb, Get Your Costumes Ready!

    The San Diego Comic Con is one of the most loved conventions for geeky people worldwide. It gives them the chance to talk with their favorite comic creators, buy exclusive merchandise and collectibles and get sneak previews of the upcoming movies based on their favorite comic book characters. I’ve always wondered why we never had…

  • Motorola Atrix 4G: A Laptop And Phone Hybrid [Seriously?]

    We’ve seen literally 100s of tablets and phone announcements in last 2 days. Most of them are just different companies matching up to the already announced Tegra 2 phones and Android Tablets and some falling behind. But Motorola seems to have something interesting in their line-up. The Motorola Atrix 4G apparently is a hybrid between…

  • Samsung Infuse 4G: 4.5″ Screen & The Thinnest Android Yet

    It’s CES time and we expect a gazillion gadgets to be launched. We have decided to cover only the ones that we find interesting. Here is one that fits the boat – Samsung Infuse 4G. Samsung Infuse 4G, announced by AT&T, is being touted as the thinnest Android Phone ever. But what I found rather…

  • How Kids Are Spending Money Through iPhone In-App Popups

    Some time back Apple announced the innovative way to buy accessories and add-on game content from right inside the Apps on your iPhone. This means that a downloaded game/app can show you a pop-up that allows you to buy, say additional weapons, for some price. The problem is that nowadays a lot of kids are…

  • Chinese Seller Earns Over $2,000,000 A Month On Ebay!

    Ever considered selling stuff on eBay? Here is some inspiration for you. A seller in China is reportedly earning over 2 million US Dollars a month from selling stuff on eBay. The seller sells stuff mostly to foreign markets. His challenges amongst others include the language barrier, import/export custom laws and shipping. [via MICGadget]

  • 750 Million Photos Uploaded To Facebook On New Year Weekend

    Randi Zuckerberg, Facebook’s marketing Director and Mark Zuckerberg‘s sister, tweeted that users around the world uploaded a whopping 750 million photos to Facebook over the New Years’s Eve weekend! To give you a context, in July more than 100 million photos were uploaded every day, so the weekend was definitely higher than normal but not surprising.…

  • Windows 7 Reaches 20% Market Share; Snow Leopard 3%

    According to these Hitslink statistics, the market share of Windows 7 is now over 20% of the devices online worldwide. Windows XP still rules with over 56% and even Vista is at third with 12.11%. Overall, Microsoft Windows still has over 90% share of the world’s computing devices. Snow Leopard follows with a meagre 3.11% and Apple’s…

  • Blackberry Playbook Browser Demo Video Is Oh-So-Nice

    This is the third browser demo video in continuation so I’ll keep the talking to minimal. Blackberry has released the second detailed browser demo video for their upcoming Playbook. The first one got us excited but we had issues with the size of the Playbook as compared to the iPad. But this time it’s only…

  • Opera Announces Browser For Tablets; Shows Slick Demo

    I am loving all the browser demos on different Android devices showing up today. This is one area where I find Android to be lacking seriously. No matter what you say, Chrome Mobile is nowhere near the experience and convenience of Mobile Safari. And don’t you dare name alternatives. I hate all of them too.…

  • LG Optimus 2X Beats iPhone 4 In Browser Speed Test [Android]

    Finally there is a browser comparison video where someone beats the iPhone 4! The winner is the much talked about LG Optimus 2x, the first dual core Android phone to be announced. The video isn’t much detailed but it’s apparent that the faster processor on the LG phone makes browsing much faster than on the…