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Review Toshiba Kirabook

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:49:38 GMT

Last year, Apple added a visually stunning option to its MacBooks: screens with ultra-high resolution. These "Retina" displays reveal four times as much detail as any Windows laptop screen until now. Toshiba just released a new laptop line with a Retina-level display.

Review BlackBerry Z10

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:11:48 GMT

The Z10 is the first phone from BlackBerry running on the new BlackBerry 10 platform. The company, heretofore known as RIM, is putting all its might behind the new platform and the devices.

Galaxy S4 is a good phone not a great one reviewers

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:56:55 GMT

Samsung's newest Galaxy S4 smartphone is just a revamped version of its top-selling S3 phone with a bigger screen and a few software gimmicks. Samsung Galaxy S4 will be launched in India on Friday at Rs 41,500.

Galaxy S4 decent but filled with gimmicks

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:56:59 GMT

Samsung's new Galaxy S4 smartphone is an excellent device from a hardware standpoint. Measuring 5 inches diagonally, the screen is slightly larger than that on its predecessor, the Galaxy S III.

Review Sennheiser Momentum

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:27:48 GMT

The Momentum areSennheiser’s premium range of mobile headphones. I say mobile headphones because not only are these optimized to work with the relatively weak output of mobile devices but they also come with in-line controls designed to work with your iPhone and iPad.

Review HTC Butterfly

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:06:57 GMT

HTC’s been having some tough times lately. While one of the major manufacturer of Android devices, the company is having a hard time enjoying the same amount of success as its key rival Samsung, who, other than Apple, is the only other company in the mobile segment making any appreciable amount of profit.

Review HTC One

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:01:08 GMT

Ready for the battle of the phones? This year's crop of high-end smartphones is starting to emerge, like bear cubs crawling out of their burrows, sniffing the spring air. First out is the HTC One, a handsome, powerful animal that should do well this year.

Review Google laptop impressive but not for all

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:32:34 GMT

Google's first high-end laptop, the Chromebook Pixel, is an impressive machine. It feels light and comfortable in my hands and on my lap. Its high-resolution display makes photos look sharp and video come to life.

Review Acer Iconia W510

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:39:47 GMT

The Iconia W510 is Acer’s latest tablet based on the Windows operating system. The tablet runs on the full-fledged Windows 8 OS instead of the ARM-based Windows RT, which means you can also run legacy x86 applications on the tablet.

Review Samsung Galaxy S 4

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:04:35 GMT

The Galaxy S 4, Samsung's latest and greatest, has a cute feature we'll probably see in a lot of phones soon: You can shoot both yourself and your surroundings at the same time, using the front- and back-mounted cameras. It's a bit like having a two-camera film crew follow you around. Eye-to-eye: S4 hits on Apple’s hometurf

Review HTC 8X

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:14:59 GMT

HTC and Microsoft go a long way back when the company used to exclusively make smartphones running Windows Mobile. Naturally, then, when Microsoft released Windows Phone, HTC was onboard with some really neat devices at launch.

Z10 good but not unique

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:03:03 GMT

The youngest kid from Blackberry’s stable is easy to use and has great features, though a high price may play spoilsport, Vivek Sinha reviews BlackBerry's Z10. HT Verdict

Sony Portable USBs charging cumbersome

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:50:19 GMT

The portable charger from Sony is supposed to make charging easier while you’re on the go.

Review Spice Stellar Pad

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:36:01 GMT

Spice Stellar Pad Mi 1010 embarks on the new adventure not in the entry level budget segment but in the 10 inch capacitive touchscreen tablet market. This is not a tab for the entry level segment but for those are ready to shell out a few little more.

Smartphone disruptors

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:14:12 GMT

They say that using quotes and phrases when you’re giving a speech makes you sound witty, articulate and even intelligent. Thus, I use them very liberally right in my opening on the rare occasion when somebody makes a major mistake and invites me to give a talk. Rajiv Makhni writes...

Review Stylish headphones get popular

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:05:59 GMT

Most people consume their music while on the go these days - in cars, while jogging, in between smartphone calls or while working at a desk. Thousands of our favorite songs are just a playlist away.

Review-HTC-8X-totally-worth-it

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:04:14 GMT

The top-of-the-line model from HTC offers direct competition to Nokia’s 920. With a sleeker build, and a lighter body, the design is more attractive than the 920, which is a tad bulky.

Review-LG-Optimus-Vu-P895

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:39:17 GMT

The success of the Galaxy Note has spurred a lot of manufacturers to come up with smartphones with massive touchscreen displays. Although Samsung was hardly the first to do this (that honor goes to the ill-fated Dell Streak), it was the first device that became popular. So now we suddenly have plenty of smartphones with 5-inch and above displays.

BlackBerry-Z10-cool-phone-but-can-it-save-its-company

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:36:39 GMT

Are you ashamed to have a BlackBerry? It's not exactly a status symbol any more, at least not in the US, after it got left in the dust by the iPhone. Now, there's a new BlackBerry that wants to get back into the cool club: the Z10.

The-phablet-fancy

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:21:04 GMT

With tablet computer boom, the customer got exposed to the convenience of big screens and to the possibilities of work-on-the-go devices that could handle presentations, spreadsheets, documents et al, without the need to boot up the laptop. HT reports.

Review-Nintendo-s-TVii-tops-button-laden-remotes

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:55:35 GMT

Nintendo's TV-watching tool for the new Wii U game console beats my regular remote control hands down.

Nokia-Lumia-920-Hands-On

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 11:08:18 GMT

Nokia finally unveiled their flagship smartphone, the Lumia 920, in India. 'Although the phone is still not out on shelves, Nokia allowed us to spend some quality time with the handset to test its new PureView camera with optical image stabilization.’. Here are some of our initial impressions of the Lumia 920.

Review-2-giant-phones-decent-but-not-for-size

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:02:25 GMT

Over the past few years, smartphones have gradually gotten bigger and tablet computers have gotten smaller. So it should come as no surprise that devices in between are starting to emerge.

Review-Samsung-ATIV-Smart-PC

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:33:19 GMT

Technology is getting savvier, smaller and sleeker by the day. What can be termed as wish today in the wishlist of gizmos and gadgets and before you know it some company has turned that into a product.

Review: Nintendo Wii U

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:57:44 GMT

When Nintendo first broached the idea of multiple-screen video games in 2004, many critics were skeptical that players could focus on two images at once. Yet the handheld DS, blending one touch-sensitive screen with a slightly larger video display, became a runaway hit.