Sunday, January 22, 2012: We are back with our weekly Top 10 tech stories round-up. With evolving technology and new announcements made almost everyday, we have compiled the top 10 features of the week for a quick recap. Check out the top 10 picks of this week.
Notion Ink's Adam II Revealed
Bengaluru-based Notion Ink has teamed up with Texas Instruments (TI) for its second-generation Adam II Android tablet. Adam II will be using TI's OMAP44xx processor along with other components like Wi-Link 7.0 and Phoenix Audio Power Amplifiers. The device will also sport a customised version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) OS. Read more...
Aakash: A Historical Mistake By Indian Govt?
After reviewing the world's cheapest tablet PC, Aakash, Syed Firdaus Ashraf of Rediff.com wrote, “Here's my advice: (excuse me the scream but) DON'T BUY AKASH TABLET. Period.” A similar verdict was given by Jaimon Joseph of CNN-IBN, who said, “For the price it is being offered at, the Aakash is probably great value for money. But the question is, is it the best our students deserve. I think not.” Prasanto K Roy echoed similar emotions on BBC, “Probably the biggest challenge for the Aakash will be to keep up with the times. That's what killed the Simputer - other than apps, by the time they tweak it and test it, portable computers will have jumped a generation.” Read more...
Nokia Lumia 900 Vs Samsung Galaxy S II
Nokia Lumia 900, the upcoming Windows phone from Nokia, has not yet arrived in the market but still its competitors are ready to pounce on it. The latest horse in the smartphone race has found its closest competitor named Samsung Galaxy S II. Comparisons between the two smartphones have already begun. Here is a lowdown on the tech specs of the two smartphones. Read more...
Apple Co-Founder Wozniak Prefers Android To iPhone
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak likes Android smartphones better that his company's iPhone. Despite the fact that Google's Android is the biggest competitor of Apple, Wozniak admits that the open source platform is better in many ways. According to a Daily Beast report, Wozniak says that Android scores better than iPhone in certain situations like voice commands and GPS. He adds, “I have a lower success rate with Siri than I do with the voice built into the Android, and that bothers me. I’ll be saying, over and over again in my car, 'Call the Lark Creek Steak House,' and I can’t get it done. Then I pick up my Android, say the same thing, and it's done. Plus I get navigation. Android is way ahead on that.” Read more...
DataWind Clarifies 5 Major Issues Related To Aakash
Not many days back, DataWind was flying high on the success of Aakash but things changed overnight. The company is facing a tough time as it seems to have lost 'support' from the Government. DataWind now not only has the challenge to complete the order of 100,000 pieces of Aakash but has to supply the upgraded devices as well. The company seems to have lost government's confidence because as it has violated the contract condition of providing the tablets first to the government before selling it in open market. The Government of India is now planning to bring the upgraded version of the device from the other manufacturers, which can be a major dent in DataWind's reputation. Read more...
Now, Make Free Calls From iOS, Android Devices
If you feel voice calling is expensive for you despite the low tariff rates provided by the telecom network providers, here is some good news. Sweden-based freephoo has announced the launch of its mobile VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) application in India. With the help of the application, users will be able to make free calls from their iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android-based devices using the WiFi or 3G network. Read more...
HTC Android Phones Get Native Screenshot Capability
Now, users of HTC devices would not need to root their devices to capture native screen shots. The latest update on HTC's Android smartphones adorn the devices with native screenshot capability. The company has announced the Android 2.3.5 and Sense 3.0 updates for its smartphones including the native screenshot feature. HTC has been updating the software of HTC Incredible S, Desire S, Desire HD and other phones in the last few weeks. Read more...
Know Why Android Handsets Come With Big Screens!
Android smartphones adorn big screens (bigger than iPhone). Apple’s iPhone comes with an 8.9-cm (3.5-inch) screen while Android handsets have gone gigantic in the past two years. When you talk of an Android handset, a 10.9-cm (4.3-inch) is considered to be standard. Here are two theories which give good explanation as to why Android screens are big and no OEM or users are unhappy with the bigger screen size of their Android devices. Read more...
Access Wikipedia Offline With Chrome Extension
Here is a way to make Wikipedia available offline, simply by using a Chrome extension. By using this extension, users of Wikipedia will have something productive to do while going offline. This application saves and downloads a copy of nearly all of the textual content of the English Wikipedia locally so that it can be accessed without Internet connectivity. It downloads and saves a compressed dump file and an index, 14MB for the small version and 1GB for the larger one (you can select which one from the settings). Read more...
Review: Nokia 701
The digit seven seems to have got the fancy of Finland-based mobile phone maker Nokia. One after another, phones from Nokia carry the title such as C7, 701, Lumia 710. But when we talk about the Nokia 701, the second Symbian Belle-based smartphone after Nokia 700, it bears a striking resemblance with the C7. However, when it comes to offering a decent smartphone experience, it leaps much ahead than its Symbian Anna predecessor, the 700. Read more...
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