Priyanka Joshi And Sapna Agarwal In Mumbai

Stories by Priyanka Joshi And Sapna Agarwal In Mumbai

Samsung ready to take on Blackberry

Samsung ready to take on Blackberry

Rediff.com   12 Dec 2007

Samsung India, which claims to be number two in India, is planning to get into Blackberry's shoes. The company is expected to officially announce the launch of two handsets, one a touchscreen and another slider phone, in the business phone segment.

A big fan of iPod and iPhone

A big fan of iPod and iPhone

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2007

Having graduated from the days when his Windows machine gave up mid-presentation, Ajay Adiseshann, managing director and founder, PayMate, has found true love in Apple iPod and iPhone.

Canon vs Kodak : What's on offer

Canon vs Kodak : What's on offer

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2007

Canon's Digital IXUS series - the premium-priced ultra-compacts - and now, the current models in the PowerShot S-series for the "family" are bound to give Kodak, Nikon, Fuji and Pentax products a tough time this season.

Are you ready for Second Life?

Are you ready for Second Life?

Rediff.com   4 Dec 2007

If real life isn't good enough, try reincarnation into a Second Life.

How Nokia India is transforming itself

How Nokia India is transforming itself

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2007

The cellphone giant is slowly turning into an Internet services firm.

Gaming in India set to grow 72% by 2010

Gaming in India set to grow 72% by 2010

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2007

A gaming summit is being organised by IAMAI in Mumbai today.

Mobiles of future? Check these models

Mobiles of future? Check these models

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2007

There's no end to what designers can do to mobile phones. Here's a look at some unique phones that are likely to hit the market next year, and do their owners proud.

Mobiles that offer great entertainment

Mobiles that offer great entertainment

Rediff.com   23 Nov 2007

The latest N-Series launch from Nokia - the N81 - is an entertainment powerhouse.

'Four or five new Blackberry models in 2008'

'Four or five new Blackberry models in 2008'

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2007

Gregory Wade, vice-president (customer accounts), RIM, spoke to Business Standard about how the company is planning to fight the challenges as rivals offer similar devices across price segments.

Don't bite the smishing bait

Don't bite the smishing bait

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2007

Messaging services are becoming increasingly vulnerable to fraudulent attacks called smishing

Tough job for Adobe's Indian boss

Tough job for Adobe's Indian boss

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2007

As Adobe inches towards the $3 billion revenue mark, a new Indian-born CEO, Shantanu Narayen, replaces Bruce Chizen. He will be joining Adobe's board of directors on December 1 this year.

Stylish notebooks for you!

Stylish notebooks for you!

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2007

Sony has added an Vaio CR - Apple MacBook-like notebook - to its Vaio line of notebooks. It promises to be functional, faster and more appealing than its predecessors.

Computer keyboards: Aesthetically yours

Computer keyboards: Aesthetically yours

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2007

People tend to be less finicky about keyboards. However, they do expect the keyboard layout to be simple; besides, the keys to be smooth and respond well to the strokes. Keyboards like the Microsoft Entertainment Desktop 7000 is aimed at users of home theatres or Media Centre PCs.

Beware of 'worm' in e-greetings!

Beware of 'worm' in e-greetings!

Rediff.com   9 Nov 2007

Cyber crooks have recently been sending millions of fake online greeting cards, hoping that the receivers will click on these links and infect their computers with password-stealing viruses.

Buying a PC? Cellphone? Consult your child

Buying a PC? Cellphone? Consult your child

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2007

Notably, tech-savvy South Indian youngsters show a greater desire for features like Bluetooth, memory card and the Internet whereas children in the rest of the country show interest in camera, games and ring tones. Around 18 per cent of the parents surveyed turned to their children for information on computers.

Gaming spawns a new breed of professionals

Gaming spawns a new breed of professionals

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2007

The Indian gaming market may touch Rs 180 cr by 2008. Take the case of Kabeer Ghengis who works as a game developer in a Hyderabad-based animation outsourcing company. He joined straight out of college and after one year at work, draws a salary of Rs 35,000.

Check these for stress-free printing experience

Check these for stress-free printing experience

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2007

Machines like the IP 1880 and HP A516 are ideal for home and outdoor use.

Downloading video clips can hurt you

Downloading video clips can hurt you

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2007

The next time you download a video clip from YouTube or any other video-hosting website, you could possibly be downloading a malicious code along with the clip that could infect your computer, take unauthorised control, and steal financial or other information from it.As the popularity of flash media file formats continues to increase, hackers can now corrupt PCs once the user has downloaded a media file onto the machine, or through video files when played on a media player.

Mobile companies take market by design

Mobile companies take market by design

Rediff.com   9 Oct 2007

Phone manufacturers, like car companies, are capitalising on the latest trends and working with cool designers as the market for designer phones is big, and getting bigger. Of the 180 million mobile subscribers, young consumers are estimated to account for around 60 per cent (108 million units). It is this consumer group that the mobile vendors are planning to lure with premium, designer or special edition mobile phones, this season.

Smartphone prices on a slide

Smartphone prices on a slide

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2007

Typically used by businesses or users as email devices, smartphones are more data-centric and have a suite of productivity tools like Word, PDF viewer, voice to text converter and a PC-like web browser.