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Technology

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro launched – Pack Speed, Wireless Charging and Top rate Camera

OnePlus is launching its OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro phones today at a launch event. This is the first-ever full 5G lineup from the company. The author has the OnePlus 7 Pro Maclaren which is amazing in its own right. The new versions, specifically the OnePlus 8 Pro is

Desh Kapoor

14 Apr 20 3 min read

Technology

My Smartphone Journey: From Donut to Lollipop!

Way back late in 2007 I had this excellent Nokia phone – the Nokia Classic 3110. It was a black phone with the QWERTY keyboard and a nice bright screen. The two features I loved were – the camera and the music functionality. In those small cell phones of yonder, these were

Desh Kapoor

17 Mar 15 2 min read

Technology

Half of Instagram’s 100 mn users now use Android!

The power of Android phones vs iPhones (and others) is visible from how Android powered phones have made Instagram so pervasive. Instagram recently said in its blog post [http://blog.instagram.com/post/47035276788/instagram-for-android-one-year-later-one-year] that half of all the Instagram’s 100 mn users are using Android. > One year

Desh Kapoor

04 Apr 13 2 min read

Technology

Samsung launches a new mobile OS: Tizen

As Firefox enters the market for smartphones OS, there are more entering the fray as well. Now, Samsung has come out with Tizen. LG recently bought WebOS from HP as well, albeit purportedly for their TVs. Tizen builds on MeeGo and LiMo to create a new experience OS for Mobile.

Desh Kapoor

28 Feb 13 2 min read

Technology

Firefox OS signs up with a formidable list of Global carriers for the New Mobile OS entrant

Firefox has arrived to disrupt the party of the two major technology giants – Google (Android) and Apple (iOS) – with a new OS for the mobile world. Interestingly a lot of telecom providers are signing up for Mozilla’s new offering. > Firefox OS, the new, HTML5-friendly mobile OS from Mozilla [http:

Desh Kapoor

24 Feb 13 3 min read

China

China beats US to become World’s Largest Smart Device Market

China has over-taken US as the largest Smart Device market in the world! What that means is that the future entrants in the market will have to have a “China Model of Smart Device”. > Just days into the Chinese New Year (Year of the “Snake” for anyone keeping track), China

Desh Kapoor

18 Feb 13 1 min read

Technology

Samsung to launch Wifi-enabled, Android based Fridge and Washing Machine with built-in Evernote app

Samsung is coming out with a fridge with a built-in Android tablet and an internet-connected washing machine, by the end of the year. The fridge will have Android tablets which will help people keep track of ingredients, order groceries and act as baby monitors using built-in cameras. The fridge – T9000

Desh Kapoor

06 Feb 13 1 min read

Technology

Android Tablets have almost caught up with iPad; 50% Android devices from US; Kindle Fire most popular

Android has made big gains in the Tablet area and is breathing down the neck of iPad and is likely to overtake Apple sometime this year – 2013! > Android tablets have nearly caught up to iPad devices as the world’s most popular tablet platform, and some project that they may

Desh Kapoor

28 Jan 13 2 min read

Technology

Android vs iPhone’s iOS is Windows vs Mac OS all over again!

iPhone was the first real smartphone in the world and extremely user friendly. The Geeks and the tech-lovers have until now been swooning over every new version. Those who love the breakaway technical excellence know that iPhones have been the winners. But, recently Android has gained 75% market share [http:

Desh Kapoor

23 Jan 13 2 min read

Technology

Firefox OS Phones coming soon: Developer preview versions to be available by Feb

The OS market for mobiles is really heating up. Because that is where the real prize is in future. We talked about Ubuntu [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/now-you-can-convert-your-android-phone-into-a-pc-using-ubuntu-for-android/] , a few weeks back. Ubuntu is an OS that is built to integrate all the platforms. Currently although, Android is

Desh Kapoor

22 Jan 13 3 min read

Technology

Now you can convert your Android Phone into a PC using “Ubuntu for Android”

It is out there in a big way, but it hasn’t really caught the popular/layman-woman’s mind as say, Android and iOS have. But Ubuntu seems to be a rather interesting play in convergence of all the computing platforms. It is open source and free and extremely convergent.

Desh Kapoor

02 Jan 13 2 min read

Business

70 percent of phones sold in China are Chinese-branded, Samsung and Apple losing out

The smartphones sales in China is soaring. Specifically the Android based phones. But there is a catch! 70 percent of phones sold in China are Chinese-branded. China is increasingly turning away from Samsung and Apple, and instead embracing very low-cost Android phones by Chinese companies such as Xiaomi, HUAWEI or

Desh Kapoor

30 Dec 12 2 min read

Technology

Now, why the heck did Google make iPhone the Best Smartphone on Planet by releasing the Maps??

We all know that Google Maps are back on iPhone. With a bang. Here is the issue. Google just bought Motorola to get a footprint in the mobile phones market. It has Android as its spearhead OS. Google’s direct competitor is Apple and iPhone. The main drawback with iPhone

Desh Kapoor

14 Dec 12 2 min read

Technology

Windows real share of Total Computing OS is only 20%!

Thank you! Thanks, Goldman Sachs for saying something that I have been saying for long. Computing has to be viewed by including smartphones as well! Because you know what?Tomorrow’ Computers will be based on Today’s Smartphones and NOT on today’s PC! The sooner the hardware and software

Desh Kapoor

13 Dec 12 3 min read

Technology

Google Maps on iPhone: A Hit, savior of Aussies stuck in sand or just “directionless”?

Finally, iPhone gets Google Maps as native app and not a web wrap-around. These maps now have all the necessary features like traffic, turn-by-turn navigation, transit directions, walking directions, satellite view, street view, indoor photos, Zagat restaurant reviews and even some integration with your Google Profile. Obviously, the Apple maps

Desh Kapoor

13 Dec 12 3 min read

Technology

Is Google already testing its Android 5.0 version Key Lime Pie?

Google’s 4.2 version of Android Jelly Beans has just become official, and it is already getting ready to unveil its next version – 5.0 Key Lime Pie. In fact the rumor is that [http://www.androidauthority.com/android-5-0-0-key-lime-pie-running-sony-lt30i-apparently-spotted-nenamark-benchmarks-132570/] one device may be testing it as we speak: Sony

Desh Kapoor

28 Nov 12 1 min read

Technology

Android is the Clear King of the Smartphones Market

Here are two tables [http://marketingland.com/september-smartphone-market-once-again-the-apple-android-show-25778?utm_source=pluspost&utm_medium=plus&utm_campaign=stream] which tell the story of smartphones market share – specially in case of Operating systems. This assumes importance since Microsoft has come out with its new Operating System called Windows 8. Many proclaim it

Desh Kapoor

02 Nov 12 1 min read

Creative

Lenovo launches 5 Android based Smartphones in India prices between Rs. 6,499 to Rs 28,499

Lenovo is the number 2 smartphone company in China with a market share of 11.2%. It is now launching its products in India. Given its legacy of IBM PCs, Lenovo has now fashioned it into this “4 screen” strategy to be ready for the post-PC era. It will focus

Desh Kapoor

02 Nov 12 1 min read

News

India’s $45 tablet – Aakash – succeeds commercially

The low cost tablet from the Indian Government seems to have been a rather unusual success. In just two weeks of the launch, the sales topped 1.4 million units [http://www.zdnet.com/news/indias-47-aakash-tablet-tops-14-million-sales-in-two-weeks/6335693?tag=search-results-rivers;item0] ! Now, the tablet is being used by Universities for their

Desh Kapoor

31 Jan 12 1 min read

Business

Android versus iPhone – Getting Google right

The future of computing is heavily dependent on the present and near term of the phone world. And in this space, it seems that Android is the one which is leading the space in terms of how many phones are adapting the operating system. But is Google really a winner

Desh Kapoor

18 Feb 11 2 min read

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