18 Aug 2013

Has Android Helped Narendra Modi

When Google launched Android OS for smart devices like Mobile or Tablet around 5 years back even they would have not thought of this. Major part of social media success has come because of Android OS. It has given power to biggies like FB and many others to reach the common man. Success of startups like whatsapp can be largely attributed to Android OS. News like Narendra Modi saving 15000 Gujrathis in Uttarakhand flood reaches each and every corner of country within no time. FB, Whatsapp, Twitter and god knows what all applications spread this news in seconds to millions of peoples. I doubt whether this really happened but it definitely shows the power of mobile apps and their reach.

20 Apr 2013

Hike... Really!!!



In cricket, it was felt that after Sachin Tendulkar, his clone will come and Sehwag fulfilled everybody's wish. So in mobile apps after whatsapp’s success it was almost inevitable that something alike should come in market. So I was not surprised when I received a SMS inviting me to join 'Hike' from one of my friends. So I decided to join Hike.

30 Jan 2013

Will Qwerty become Blackberry's USP?


One of my friend wanted my advice while buying his new phone (thanks to gadgetdost people have started believing in me when it comes to gadgets). So he gave me his requirements, first - no blackberry and second - preferably with qwerty keyboard and last and most important it should be a smart phone. I initially thought it will be half an hour’s job, and I started my R&D. What came out was really surprising. So let’s see what all I’ve found in this search...

13 Jan 2013

Have Nokia and Microsoft missed the Bus


So finally the much talked and hyped launch of Nokia Lumia Series handsets was done just two days back. Call it rumors or news, it was in media since September 2012. So mathematically it is late by almost 5 months, but i think they really missed the opportunity to get back to their position in the mobile market. Everyone was almost certain that Nokia will launch their much awaited Lumia series (packed with Windows 8 OS) during the time of Apple Samsung war, to get the ground. So they started talking about it at that time but were not able to deliver. And by the time they got it in the market, Samsung and Apple both ceased fire and got back to their positions. So now it will be very difficult for Nokia to get into market and reach the top.

25 Dec 2012

Convert your Smart phone into a Wireless Router


Merry Xmas to All...

Okie, so here I am, to fulfill the promise that I made two articles back. I talked about converting your smart phone into a wireless router, so that you can use your mobile internet and share it on your laptop or tablet or even on other phone. So now if you are on move, you don’t have to worry. Simply set your mobile phone in a way that it works like a wireless router and use this to connect to the internet on any of your other devices. The only requirement is that your phone has to be having the Android 2.3 or later version OS or iPhone 4 or later. Menu name and screen may differ with different versions but you should find similar options to activate this. So are you ready to set this up?

11 Dec 2012

iTunes – What’s so special about it?

Apple has launched iTunes in India last week, almost after 10 years of its launch in the US. So what can you get from iTunes? Why has Apple taken so much time to launch this service in India? What’s so special about it? And it has launched it in India after countries like Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, etc. These are the few questions that you might be having in your mind. So let me try to answer them one by one.

30 Nov 2012

What for whom

As we are going ahead in this fast moving gadget world, we are almost getting one new gadget per month. Every time any new gadget gets launched, we feel that it is perfect for my use and I should buy it. If you don’t feel this then there’s definitely something wrong with the marketing of that gadget. So I thought of writing this article so that it can help you in your decision making for the new gadget that you buy. In this article I will not talk about any particular brand or device but I have grouped the devices in more generic terms like smart phones, tablet, laptop, etc and I’ve categorized users, based on the requirements for gadget. So while you continue reading this article, try to recollect your requirements.