Category: News

  • Nokia 5800 XpressMusic aka Tube Pre bookings now open in India

    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…

  • Camera Flash for iPhone

    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.…

  • iControlPad for jailbroken iPhones

    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…

  • Xbox 360 Christmas offer in India

    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…

  • iPhone 3G unlocked

    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…

  • Beijing to be World’s Largest Wi-Fi City by 2011

    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…

  • How Nokia tests for durability

    I’ve always appreciated how durable those plasticky Nokia phones are. I appreciated that even more when I broke my iPhone while playing iBaseball 🙂 Now after watching the Nokia Labs tour video by AAS guys, I’ve become even more of a fan of the build quality of Nokia’s phones. A few facts to get you…

  • iPhone firmware 2.2 update available now

    The latest iPhone firmware update 2.2 is out now. Its a 246 MB download and if you have the latest iTunes installed, it should prompt you to download and install it the next time you tether your iPhone. Here is a quick list of new features in 2.2: Google Maps Street View Public transit and…

  • Themes for Gmail

    Gmail is getting better and better. This one is gonna blow you away – Themes. There were a few unofficial scripts available which let you do the same, but this is totally official and super cool. Plus the initial collection is awesome. Check it out: As usual, they are slowly rolling out to all the…

  • Google iPhone voice recognition app

    Google has launched a cool app for the iPhone which has voice recognition built in.