The game of one-upmanship between Motorola and Apple just got more intense than ever. This, thanks to the latest Motorola advertisement proclaiming that the Droid X is able to make calls without a ‘bulky phone jacket’- a direct dig at Apple’s much publicized solution for the iPhone 4 ‘Antennagate’.
When the problems with the iPhone 4 antenna had first come to light, it was Motorola which made a cheeky ad claiming that the Droid X can be held ‘any way you like’ without causing a drop in the signal. Soon after, Apple hit back with a video on its website clearly demonstrating that the iPhone 4 is not the only device to suffer from ‘death grip’ blues. Continue reading…
The new Magic Trackpad has been unveiled by Apple and by the looks, its here to change the way you interact with computers. This magical trackpad is larger than the one which ships with MacBooks. Not only that, but this is a standalone device, which you can also use with your desktop PC.
The fact is that more people use laptops than desktops and if you use an Apple notebook, you are probably accustomed to using the trackpad. So now, you can take the same experience to desktop computing as well. Continue reading…
Microsoft today posted a video to their blog and YouTube account detailing the new features coming to the next version of the flagship Office product for the Mac platform.
Office:Mac 2011 is set to include a host of new features, and will change the look and functionality of the current offering from Redmond, in the hopes of making the productivity suite more user-friendly and efficient. Continue reading…
Looks like this season you can expect a lot more from the web browser Firefox, with the version 4.2 released days after the Firefox 4 beta 1 was made available. You get support for 23 new languages and a lot more app tabs than the earlier version.
Firefox has cemented its place among the top web browsers along with the Internet Explorer and the Google Chrome. So this spate of new and improved versions of the browser is really no surprise. But the surprise lies in discovering what’s new each time! Continue reading…
Droid incredible made its way into the market from the Taiwan-based handset vendor HTC Corporation with Google’s Android 2.1 platform. So far the smartphone lives upto its expectation with a snappier and overpowered response UI. And xda-developers wants to take this to the new level by leaking out instructions on how to upgrade HTC Droid Incredible to Android 2.2 Froyo.
Although the rumors flying around the web is that HTC droid incredible — along with droid and droid X — will have an official Android 2.2 a.k.a Froyo update on August 6th. Continue reading…
It hasn’t yet been two weeks since the launch of the Motorola Droid X and the frenzy over the phone is at an all new level. Of course with amazing features such as WiFi hotspot, this had to happen. And this remarkable integration in a smart phone, is something which even the iPhone 4 lacks!
For those who are not in the know, the hotspot WiFi feature of the Motorola Droid X allows you set up a wireless internet hotspot, similar to the ones you use at malls and cafes. Though it will not provide as fast a browsing experience as a DSL cable or T1 hot spot, but the network created is private nonetheless. Continue reading…
Another unexpected announcement from PayPal (for Indians): You’ll not be able to request Electronic fund transfer from your PayPal account starting July 29, 2010.
I’ve put this BIG news in one plain sentence, I know, but I am out of words to explain this news in any better way. This is simply unacceptable. And with India known as an IT super power house where part of people make their living with online money, this will create a havoc among Indian PayPal users. Continue reading…
Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs during a press conference last week that aimed to tackle the issue about the iPhone 4 antenna and signal problems that has been plaguing many iPhone users made claims that it wasn’t only the iPhone 4 that were having signal problems but other smartphones as well like RIM (Blackberry), HTC and even Samsung.
Apple supported this claim by providing test results that showed the Samsung Omnia II, HTC Droid Eris and the Blackberry Bold 9700 all losing their signals when held in a particular way. Now, HTC, Samsung & RIM hit back on this claims by Apple. Continue reading…