Today we got a chance to play around with the LG Optimus GT540, an entry-level Android smartphone priced at approximately Rs 12,500. Though we spent just a few minutes with it, we definitely liked what we saw. Right from the brushed metal finish to the comfortable 109 x 54.5 x 12.7 mm dimensions, things just [...]

This is going to bring a sentimental tear to the eyes of all techies who were around in the seventies when Mr Spielberg had stunned the world with his film on a shark with a taste for human flesh which terrorises a small town. Well, now a game based on that film – and even [...]

And finally the Spice Internet Tablet Mi700 (thank God it ain’t called the Spicepad or the Spicetab!). Without much ado, let’s just put it this way – it is the same device as the Olivepad! So hit the break below and check out the Spice Mi700 or the Olivepad…

Samsung has added two new phones to its popular Galaxy series of smartphones – the Galaxy 3 (i5801) and the Galaxy 5 (i5503). This latest smartphone-duo by Samsung is priced reasonably at Rs 12,300 and Rs 10,200 respectively.

The new pair sports Samsung’s TouchWiz 3.0 UI and is based on Android 2.1, just like their elder [...]

Someone is certainly stealing Nokia’s thunder before its Nokia World event scheduled to be held in London in September. After some sexy shots of the C7, today it is the 4.0-inch toting, QWERTY keypad packing N9. We have been hearing about the N9 for a long time now and have even confused it with the [...]

Along with the Mi300, Spice today also announced the Mi410 that will be available later this year. The Mi410 will run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset that features a 1 GHz processor. It currently runs Android 2.1 but we hear that by the time it is launched, it will run on Android 2.2. The Mi410 has a 4.1-inch display (probably at 480×800 pixel WVGA resolution) and a 5.0 MP camera. We got hold of a very early stage prototype for our video preview. Hit the break below to check it out…

As we had reported earlier, Spice today launched its first Android smartphone, the Mi300. Priced at Rs 9,990, it has a 3.2 inch HVGA display, Wi-Fi, A-GPS and runs on Qualcomm’s MSM 7227 chipset. Currently, it runs Android 1.6 but an Android 2.1 roll-out will commence within the next three weeks. The Mi300 is available only from Spice Hotspot retail stores for the next one month. Hit the break below to check out the first-ever hands on video of the phone.

Facebook today announced a new feature called Places that would enable users to ‘check in’ at different places and share their location with friends. The feature will work on the Facebook app for iPhone or by visiting touch.facebook.com on any mobile browser that supports HTML5. The feature is currently available only in the US, but [...]

Protective case maker, Otterbox, has launched a new case for the iPhone 4. Branded under its Commuter series, this case has three layers – a screen protector, a silicone covering and finally a sturdy plastic cover. We have used the company’s Commuter series cases for the iPhone 3GS, the Nokia E72 and the BlackBerry Curve [...]

T-Mobile’s teaser site for the HSPA+ capable G2 does not reveal much but if you read between the lines, you can easily guess some of the specifications of the upcoming superphone. The biggest advantage of the G2 will be its ability to surf the Internet at lightning fast speeds (T-Mobile claims up to 14.4 Mbps). [...]