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    Review of Dell Inspiron 5520

    by  • April 24, 2013 • 0 Comments

    Buying a laptop is not easy. Practically every well-known manufacturer peddles it’s products in India; at very competitive prices too. What makes it even more complicated is the plethora of models which are essentially just cosmetic makeover. A friend of mine picked up a Dell Inspiron 5520 Laptop (Thailand model) through some friend and...

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    Rooting the Karbonn A9+ and Karbonn A21

    by  • January 8, 2013 • 52 Comments

    Karbonn A9+ and Karbonn A21 Side by Side

    The Karbonn A9+ and Karbonn A21 are part of Karbonn’s Duple series mobile phones. Hardware and Software configuration-wise, they are nearly identical as they both sport a Qualcomm 1.2GHz Dual Core CPU, Adreno 203 GPU, 384MB RAM, 512MB ROM (to store apps), 2GB Internal Memory and Micro-SD Slot for expandable memory up-to 32GB. Both...

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    Tikona Login Issues with OpenDNS, Google DNS

    by  • December 13, 2012 • 0 Comments

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    If like me, you prefer OpenDNS or Google DNS over your ISP’s default DNS, you are not alone and you are doing the right thing. Pre-configured DNS settings available with OpenDNS Family Shield can drastically reduce adult/sexual content from reaching your computer and can also be used to control your children’s online activity. Google...

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    LG USB Deviations

    by  • November 26, 2012 • 0 Comments

    LG Data Cables are incompatible with other brands

    I have been struggling for a while to connect my Karbonn A21 Android phone to the computer using a Standard USB-B Mini cable. The phone just would not get detected no matter how much I tinkered with the settings on the computer and the phone. Mahender Lala, a tech-geek friend from Mumbai was visiting...

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    Review of Karbonn A21

    by  • November 22, 2012 • 24 Comments

    Inside the Karbonn A21

    This probably is the shortest review on my blog. Simple reason being the phone’s similarity to it’s sibling – the Karbonn A9+, which has been reviewed extensively on this blog. Display The principal difference between the A21 and the A9+ is the larger screen on the A21. While the A9+ display measures 52 mm...

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    Review of Karbonn A9+

    by  • November 18, 2012 • 85 Comments

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    “You are a fool”. That generally is the exclamation my closest friends utter, when they discover that I have purchased yet another gadget from a company of unknown lineage. My Nokia / Samsung / Motorola / Apple / Blackberry friends let me know, without mincing any words, how  productive they are on their phones....

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    Computer CPU Selector

    by  • September 1, 2012 • 2 Comments

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    Buying a computer; be it a desktop or a laptop, can be challenging. Apart from the obvious factors such as Look & Feel, Size, Weight, Price, Freebies, there’s the confusion about what is the performance of the CPU we are buying and how does it stack up against the computer that we know we...

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    Review of Sony T Series 13.3″ Ultrabook

    by  • August 20, 2012 • 1 Comment

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    Officially launched in June 2012 in India, Sony’s ultrabook offerings can be easily mistaken to be their regular products. Traditionally, Sony’s offerings have been light & slim notebooks either covered in aluminum or textured plastic. Sony had taken the initiative of launching thin/lightweight products decades before Intel woke-up and coined the term ‘Ultrabook’. I...

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    Airtel GPRS is a Rip-Off

    by  • June 11, 2012 • 0 Comments

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    Got royally burned by Airtel GPRS. For starters, anyone who has an Airtel SIM in their mobile phone, automatically receives Airtel GPRS Settings and they are saved as ‘Mobile Office’. Practically all phones sold today are in the category of Smart-Phones, even the budget Chinese origin ones. The phones also come packed with applications...

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    Download Nokia Map Data for India

    by  • June 10, 2012 • 8 Comments

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    If like me, you are a fan of GPS and find reassurance in it’s ability to help you find your location and directions anywhere in the world, you will most certainly want your GPS device to report some map data and not just coordinates. Fortunately, Nokia Maps is not only an excellent application that...

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    Basic Photography Terms

    by  • May 20, 2012 • 0 Comments

    Article explains the 5 basic concepts of ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture Value, Drive Mode and Exposure Mode so that the reader has better understanding of the fundamentals of technical aspects of photography.

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