Cooler Master launches Cosmos II Ultra Tower in India, at Rs. 19,999
Cooler Master has launched the Cosmos II Ultra Tower in India, priced at Rs. 19,999 (with 1-year warranty). Supposed to commemorate 20 years of Cooler Master’s existence, the cabinet recently won the Red Dot Design 2012 award.
Modelled on a “supercar’s” wind-contoured curves, the Cooler Master Cosmos II’s high-grade aluminium chassis is reinforced with steel, air intake-like snap-on meshes are placed along curves, and to complete the car effect, the sides of the ca [...]
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Benchmarked: Tablets above Rs. 20,000
Monday, April 09, 2012 5:42 PM
The more expensive the tablet, the more confusing it is to decide which one to plonk the cash for. Benchmarks aren’t always the best judge of how the product performs in real life, but do go some way in giving an idea of how the basic performance of the tablet is, and how it stacks up against rivals with similar, or very different hardware.
In this comparison, you will notice that certain benchmarks do not run on the Apple iPad models, due to the different OS.
We’ve benchmarked the [...]
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OCZ launches Vertex 4 SATA 6Gbps SSDs in India, starting Rs. 14,900
Monday, April 09, 2012 4:53 PM
OCZ has launched its Vertex 4 SATA III SSD series in India, featuring the company’s advanced Indilinx Everest 2 controller platform. According to OCZ, the fourth-generation SSD Vertex 4 delivers the industry’s highest input/output operations per second (IOPS) performance for SATA-based drives. The Vertex 4 SSD will be available through OCZ’s Indian channel partners in 128GB/256GB/512GB capacities. OCZ Vertex4 128GB SSD is priced at an MOP of Rs. 14,900.
The 2.5-inch OCZ Verte [...]
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Bharti Airtel to launch 4G services in Kolkata tomorrow
Monday, April 09, 2012 4:20 PM
Airtel is likely to launch Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) services based on 4G technology in Kolkata tomorrow. According to reports, Union minister Kapil Sibal is going to inaugurate the 4G services in the city.
"The company has requested Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal to launch the service. He is expected to be there tomorrow," TOI quotes a source as saying.
Reports of Airtel launching the 4G services come days after Bharti Airtel CEO Sanjay Kapoor confirmed the company will be bring [...]
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RIM may drop price of BlackBerry handsets in India again
Monday, April 09, 2012 2:55 PM
Research in Motion (RIM) recently cut prices of its select devices including the PlayBook tablet, BlackBerry Curve 8520, Curve 9380, Curve 9360 and the Torch 9860. The company, facing a stiff competition from Apple's iPhone and Android-based smartphones in the international market, is now aiming to tap the Indian market. The BlackBerry makers believe the price reduction will help boost sales by 25-30 per cent in India. To consolidate its position in the competitive Indian market, RIM may slash p [...]
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HTC One X and One V officially launched in India
Monday, April 09, 2012 1:02 PM
HTC has officially launched the HTC One X and One V in India, giving them MRPs of Rs. 42,999 and Rs. 19,999 respectively, though, MOPs are expected to be at roughly Rs. 37,899 and Rs. 18,299.
For now, the HTC One S, which should fall between the HTC One X and One V in terms of pricing and specifications, is still expected to arrive only by May. For more details about the One S’ specifications, refer to our previous coverage.
The HTC One series all run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, f [...]
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Sony launches VPL-VW1000ES 4K projector in India for Rs. 13,99,900
Monday, April 09, 2012 11:20 AM
Sony has launched its VPL-VW1000ES projector in India which the company claims to be world’s first 4K projector.
Sony’s flagship VPL-VW1000ES employs a new SXRD 4K panel, producing device contrast and 2,000 ANSI-lumens of brightness. When combined with Sony's Iris3 technology, the projector can achieve an incredible 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast. Featuring such incredible resolutions, it can produce screen sizes of up to 200-inches (diagonally) for awe-inspiring cinematic viewing in [...]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 price drops to Rs. 28,500
Monday, April 09, 2012 10:57 AM
Samsung has slashed price of its Galaxy Tab 680 (7.7) tablet by Rs. 6,000. The device, launched in February this year, is now selling for Rs. 28,500 at online retail store, Flipkart. Vodafone India has listed the Samsung Galaxy Tab 680 (7.7) at Rs. 26,149.
Specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 include a 7.7-inch SuperAMOLED Plus display with a 1280x800 pixels resolution, a dual-core 1.4GHz Exynos processor, Mali 400 GPU, 1GB of RAM, as well as 3G (HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps), Wi-F [...]
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Google doodle celebrates Eadweard J. Muybridge's 182th birthday
Monday, April 09, 2012 10:48 AM
Google doodle is back. This time Google's colourful logo devolves into a series of galloping horse images, to commemorate the 182nd birthday of legendary British photographer Eadweard J. Muybridge. Credited for the zoopraxiscope in 1879, Muybridge was the first person to use the stop-motion projection display to prove that all four of a horses’ hoofs leave the ground while running. In fact, the doodle attempts to revisit Muybridge's "The Horse in Motion", a film strip-style coll [...]
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Flashback Central: How to find, protect against, and eliminate scary Apple malware
Sunday, April 08, 2012 12:27 PM
t's been quite a week for Mac owners. And that's all thanks to Flashback, a drive-by-download attack that requires absolutely no input by users in order to install itself on one's Apple system. Visit a malicious website and that's it: The code exploits a vulnerability in your Java runtime and begins to install other software components designed to yoink your login credentials and pass them off to a remote Internet servers.
Unpleasant, eh?
Protecting yourself against Flashback is a relat [...]
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Google's Project Glass is really really great...for porn
Sunday, April 08, 2012 12:27 PM
The so-called Google glasses were seen in the wild. Or were they? And what would they really be used for if they did exist? Nothing you could tell your mom.
Big breaking news today, if you can actually call this a news story.
Apparently Robert Scoble took a picture of Sergey Brin wearing the fabulous heads-up display within a pair of sunglasses – the Google Glasses!
Now I hate to be the first one to call bullcrap...but BULLCRAP!
If you want to see what a farce this " Project Glass [...]
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Benchmarked: Android tablets under Rs. 15,000
Saturday, April 07, 2012 10:58 AM
For someone spending money on a budget Android tablet, the choice is quite wide, but there is no real clear winner on what to buy. For those amongst you who rely on benchmarks as a crucial criterion in a buying decision, the series of graphs below pitting the tablets against one another in multiple benchmarks should help.
Also, do note that certain tablets did not get any score in the Peacekeeper benchmark. The reason for that is, despite multiple attempts, the browser kept crashing during the [...]
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Intex Avatar 3D Review
Saturday, April 07, 2012 9:10 AM
The 3D revolution is one that has been pushed down our throat rather than a gradual acceptance. Now companies have started pushing 3D on small screen devices. HTC and LG have launched smartphones with glasses free 3D capabilities i.e. the HTC EVO 3D and the LG Optimus 3D. These smartphones however are premium priced and the 3D effects aren’t the best.
Today we have with us a budget phone from Intex that boasts of 3D effects with the help of traditional red and cyan colour separation glass [...]
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Binary Domain Review (PS3)
Friday, April 06, 2012 7:42 PM
Third person shooters are dime a dozen with just a few games such as the Gears of War and Resident Evil series standing tall in the crowd. Sticking to the tried and tested cover based shooting mixed with a few vehicle chase sequences thrown in, does Binary Domain have what it takes to leave a lasting impression or are you better off investing your money elsewhere?
Story
The story of the game is pretty straightforward. There is a conspiracy brewing between two organizat [...]
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HTC Rhyme Review
Friday, April 06, 2012 3:21 PM
Smartphones today have become more of a style statement along with housing some impressive power under the hood. We have devices like the iPhone 4S, Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Motorola Razr that are not only eye catchers with their design, but boast of some amazing power under the hood as well.
Today we have with us the HTC Rhyme. A smartphone that has some really impressive and stylish looks, funky and unique accessories and boasts of a single-core processor in a day and age ruled by the dual-c [...]
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10 best free games for your Android smartphone
Friday, April 06, 2012 8:28 AM
You have just picked up a brand new Android smartphone and are planning to fill the storage space up to the brim with apps. Undoubtedly, some of these apps are going to be games. It’s a well-known fact that the Google Play store is flooded with a plethora of free games and it's very difficult for new comers to distinguish awesome games from such a large library.
The Google Play Store is updated daily with new apps, but the game we are listing here have an evergreen value to them. These ar [...]
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