Author: Chirag

  • Umeox Apollo: A Rugged, Solar-Powered Android Phone For $100

    While the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was studded with mobile phone announcements from Samsung, HTC, Sony and LG, there was a tiny company which not many took notice of. While browsing my old archives I stumbled upon this gem of a phone that doesn’t seem to have a single reason due to which you…

  • AXIS Bank Lets You Trade From Anywhere, Even An iPod Classic [LOL]

    So I got this email from AXIS Bank today advertising their online trading platform called AXIS Direct. What caught my attention was a picture of iPod Classic (the old non-touch plain vanilla one). I thought that maybe they are giving away free iPods!

  • There Is A Clone For Everything On Internet [In China]

    From Facebook to Twitter to Instagram to Flipboard. There is a clone for everything in China.

  • A Journey of Upgrades from Windows 1.0 to Windows 7 [Video]

    Ever thought what will happen if you install Windows 1.0 and then upgrade it through the series of Windows releases right upto Windows 7? If you asked me before, I’d say it just won’t work. But actually, it does! TheRasteri did the same and uploaded the video of the experiment on YouTube. One of the…

  • Scary Malware In Android Market Takes Over Your Android Device

    All these days people have been cursing Apple’s app review policy and saying that Google’s Android Market is open and better. Well, here is a slap on the face of the open Android market. The publisher Myournet has been publishing scary malware apps that root your phone and steal your data. According to Android Police, the…

  • What Not To Expect From iPad 2?

    Tomorrow Apple will announce the iPad 2. Everyone is busy predicting how it will improve upon the first generation model and how Apple will try to match the army of Android tablets that all feature cutting edge hardware. We also did our bit and compiled a rumor list sometime back. But I’ve been thinking that…

  • Zynga Launches Prepaid Game Cards In India

    We heard before that Zynga is all set to target the 1 billion (and increasing) Indian population and is exploring new payment options. Looks like they have finally settled on one. Reportedly, Zynga’s Game cards will start selling in 6 countries across Asia namely, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines.

  • Honeycomb Has Entered The Building [Google’s Building 44]

    Every Android release comes with 2 things. First is a sweet name based on a dessert, and second is a statue/figure based on that name in the Android team’s building (Building 44 at Google). While, it’s a bit late, Honeycomb has finally arrived. Awesome installation video ahead!

  • “BlackHole RAT” Is A New Beta Trojan For Mac OS X [Yes, Beta]

    Are you missing all those Trojans ever since you moved from Windows to Mac? Do you secretly want unexpected things to happen to your Mac like they did on Windows? Well, someone is working on that. And he says, “I know, most people think Macs can’t be infected, but look, you ARE Infected!” Sophos reported…