ABOUT Shashank Bhardwaj
Shashank is a Computer Science undergrad in India. Apart from being a tech fanatic, he can also hold endless discussions on The Dark Knight trilogy. Follow his blog on Yaabot.com
Eric Schmidt is a very important man. As Chairman of Google, he’s influencing some, or the other aspect of your daily life in an irreplaceable way. Gmail, Google Maps, an Android Device, and of course, Google Search. Some way or the other – you’re using a Google product. Soon, in the future, you could be…
Viber, the cross-platform messaging and voIP app, has rolled out too many goodies all at once. The app now supports video calling. A new update pushed recently sports a new UI on its Android version. Viber Media has made significant changes to the look and feel of the app. Even better – it’s now available…
HTC’s latest flagship – the One, is a beautiful phone. At the same time, it is also a very expensive phone. With retail prices of the device hovering around the $600 mark, not everyone can buy the One. Plus, not everyone wants monstrously powerful phones. For many, a decent processor is good enough. Fortunately for…
Ever wondered how a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack would look like? Here’s a visual interpretation – created by developed Ludovic Fauvet. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNjdBSoIa8k] VideoLAN, the team that makes our beloved VLC player, had its site attacked by an equally beloved method of attack – DDoS, last month. The converging pulses represents traffic,…
As part of Microsoft’s “switch” campaign, with the ailing company always pointing out exaggerated flaws in iOS and Android, and urging users to “switch to Windows Phone”, Microsoft has released yet another advert that features guests fighting over their devices at a wedding. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19vR1GldRI] The advert depicts a wedding, where a guest seems…
Serial leaker evleaks has done it again. A black-boxed Motorola device, said to be on its way to AT&T, has been leaked online. Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently said that he had seen some of the ongoing development at Motorola and described their upcoming products as “very impressive”. He refused to comment on any of…
Tony Stark’s Iron Man is among the most likeable superheroes. Like Bruce Wayne’s Batman, Iron Man has the money, and he has the gadgets. But Tony Stark also happens to have a personality which pleases everybody. With Robert Downey delivering the goods, it’s a pleasure to watch the billionaire – with all his extravagance and…
So far, Apple has consciously stayed out of the budget market segment and marketed the iPhone, or in fact, all its products as premium high-end devices. Lately, however, the internet has been abuzz with multiple analysts and sources claiming Apple’s strategy might just have changed. Apple is expected to launch TWO versions of the iPhone…
All of our handsets allow us to lock our device with a system-wide password. In the case of Android, there’s slightly more customizability – we get patterns and even facial recognition. But a common problem across all platforms is that we can’t lock specific apps on our device. Many times, the purpose of a lock-code…
Android users can no longer claim bragging rights for being the exclusive platform for Google Now. Google has just released an update to its Search app on iOS which brings Google Now to its iOS users. Google Now – Google’s Answer to Siri The update is available on both the iPhone and iPad, with the…
Frankly, this is embarrassing. Maybe the Galaxy S4 is jinxed – no one seems to be able to launch it right. Samsung’s New York launch event was bad, no doubt. It was criticized for being strongly sexist in nature, but it didn’t end there. The Galaxy S4’s Mumbai launch takes bad advertising to a whole…
Smartphones just seem to be getting slimmer and slimmer. Thickness levels have dipped below the 7mm mark, and now with the launch of the Huawei Ascend P6 U06, we’re almost going to reach 6mm slimness. Huawei’s latest device has just received approval from China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center MIIT. At just 6.18mm thick, it is…
It’s been 2.5 years since Jobs left Apple, but the tech giant is still remembered because of him more than anything else. From the Macintosh, the iPod and iTunes, to the iPhone and iPad, there is no denying Steve Jobs has left a permanent impact on the way we live life. Many wonder if Apple…
A lot of stuff has been sent into space. There of course have been humans in space. There have even been dogs in space. But what about smartphones? Those too! NASA just launched 3 HTC Nexus One smartphones into space! The three HTC devices were sent to space by NASA as part of a low…
There have been many occasions when I’ve felt like disowning my friends when I realize they haven’t seen The Dark Knight trilogy. Some movies just have to be seen. For many other geeks, some novels just have to be read. How have you felt when your buddy told you he or she didn’t know what…