Broadband Access is Yet to Reach 700 Million People Across the World

A recent study conducted by Huawei India in partnership with Ernst & Young has found that 700 million people across the world do not have access to broadband. Several factors such as lack of awareness, cost barriers and lack of relevant content in rural areas is believed to have contributed for this mammoth figure. 

The report is titled as “Connected Possibilities; Innovation, Integration and Inclusiveness”. The study revealed that only 5% of the broadband connections are established in the rural areas in comparison to 31% of total mobile phones.

The report also revealed that about 75% of the total broadband subscribers are residing in the top 30 cities in the world. It also stated that 60% of the total users belong to top ten metros and tier-1 cities. India fared the lowest among the broadband users in BRIC countries which includes Brazil, Russia, China and India. Out of these countries, India is positioned at the lowest position in terms of Internet and PC penetration.

HTC 8X vs Nokia Lumia 920 Are you ready for fight....?

HTC stole a march from Nokia, when the Taiwanese phone manufacturer unveiled its Windows Phone 8 handsets at a special media event in New York. HTC 8X and 8S will hit the retail shelves only in November, after the official release of the Microsoft next-gen Windows Phone 8 OS.

At the same time, they very likely share common features with the newly launched Nokia Lumia WP8 range – Nokia Lumia 920, 820. It seems the big fight fight is going to be between the superiors, that is, HTC 8X and Nokia Lumia 920.

So what will it be? HTC 8X or Nokia Lumia 920? Which WP8 Appllo handset is it going to be for you? Gizbot has come up with a spec comparison between the two smartphones and how they will stack up against each other in the Windows war. 

Design: Both the smartphones are uni-bodied and well crafted as far as designing is concerned, however, 8X is slimmer and lighter than the Lumia 920.

HTC 8X carries a dimension of 132.35 x 66.2 x 10.12 mm, weighing at 130 grams and Lumia 920 boasts a dimension of 130.3 x 70.8 x 10.7 mm and a weight of around 185 grams.

Great 7 IOS Apps to Help You Stay Fit and Healthy

Health is one of the key concerns of today’s generation. Keeping oneself fit is the primary agenda. One wouldn’t want to sit back without ‘sweating it out’. Long gone are the days when you had to hire a professional to help you to keep fit. Technology has changed everything. The latest iOS apps redefine the meaning of ‘training hard’ to keep fit. These apps act as a coach, trainer and friend, and help you through different exercises and routines. They also help you in controlling your diet and drinks. To top it, the give you incentives for doing it correctly! Presenting a list of seven apps that would help you burn your calories and help you stay fit.

1. iTriage: One of the most popular apps in the App Store, this is an excellent app to keep track of your fitness and daily routine. The app is a combination of various unique features and lets you save information under various heads like My Appointments, Health Records, etc. The app also lets you check symptoms of various diseases and the users can check for medication and procedures involved.

Facebook adds a new Event for Timeline, 'Expecting a Baby'

In Facebook The new life event for Timeline allows expectant parents to share their baby's due date and also choose gender, whether it is a boy or a girl.Moreover, Facebook users can also include details who is other parent, location and a story about the birth. There is also an option to add photos. Your announcements will appear in the Celebrations section, located in the upper-right corner where birthdays appear.“Life Events are easy and expressive ways to mark significant moments in your life such as getting married, buying a house or traveling to new places. If you choose to, you can now share that you are expecting a baby with your friends on Facebook,” says the social networking website in a blog post.

TDK's new ST700 headphone

One of the technological advancements that TDK claims for the ST700 is that they were developed by its Audio Research Lab to create pure sound that doesn’t display any signs of artificial tuning. According to TDK these headphones offer true sound.TDK has provided ST700 with a matte-rubber finish around the ear cups and over the adjustable headband. A rotary metallic piece is at the centre of each of the ear cups. From the ear cups comes a thick cable that connects to a really stiff extension cable of 30 inches. The thickness of the cable ensures that it doesn’t get tangled easily. But some reviewers also claim that the thickness actually makes it harder to manipulate. Specifically, TDK claims that ST700 does away with distorted sound by not cranking the bass or resorting to any such tricks.TDK’s on-ear high fidelity ST700 headphones live up to the company’s reputation for quality audio products. They offer great audio performance though reviewers suggest it could get a tad uncomfortable during long hours of use.The foldable TDK ST700 headphones come with:

• Soft-touch ear cups,
• 40mm drivers,
• Extension cable with a length of 0.79m and 6.3mm, and
• 3.5mm adapters

Survey reveals, price is the biggest barrier for 3G services adoption in India

After much deliberation, the 3G auctions concluded in May 2010, the first private 3G service began their rollout by Q1 2011. It’s been nearly one and half years since the 3G services began their proliferation of the Indian mobile data market, with a slowly growing infrastructure accompanied by a steady drop in prices.

Our poll was conducted to gauge just how well 3G services have penetrated the Indian market, and finding out what were the primary reasons that consumers shied away from them. We asked you, ‘Are you using mobile 3G services in India?’

533 readers, or 34 percent of the respondents, said ‘Yes.’ This figure also contains those readers who use 3G services, but are not necessarily happy with them. Of the 1579 poll takers, only 91, or 6% said ‘No, I don’t need 3G.’

The highest number of votes (704) was cast by readers (44%) who chose the option ‘No, it’s too expensive right now,’ plainly indicating that a large portion of the demographic for 3G services finds them unaffordable. About 16% of the votes, cast by 251 readers, chose “No, the 3G coverage in India is awful,” indicating that the telecom operators have a long way to go, at least in public perception, before they can provide comprehensive 3G cover across the major portions of the country.

Top 5 Best Selling Triple SIM Phones

When it comes to Indian consumers, they are considered to be more practical and they always opt for a device upgrade, when it is a ‘value for money. ‘ May be, that is the reason why dual-SIM smartphones are earning high sales figures for their respective manufacturers and they sell more in India as compared to any other country in the world.
Hence, analyzing the consumer buying behavior, the consumer goods manufacturers have introduced budget friendly Triple SIM handset lineups trying to cater the needs of their customers more efficiently.
Well, if you are also the one, who goes with the ‘value for money’ mantra instead of flaunting expensive handsets, then here is list the Top 5 hottest selling Triple SIM mobile phones in India at a much affordable price range.
Flip through the pages and find out which one will suit you.

Intex I Buddy tablet Available for Pre-Order

A latest addition to the steadily growing entry level tablet segment is Intex I Buddy tablet. The device comes from the brains of Intex Technologies, a leading computer hardware and mobile manufacturer in India.
The new tablet is a successor to Intex’s best seller product Intex I Tab. Intex I Buddy tablet is available for pre-order at Infibeam.com for an attractive price tag of Rs. 6,490.Infibeam is providing free home delivery and cash on delivery facility for the tablet. Purchasers of this tablet will get a complementary MID Keyboard case worth Rs. 2,590.
Intex I Buddy tablet follows a sleek design with 9mm thickness and is extremely lightweight at 316 grams. The device features a 7 inch capacitive touchscreen which supports a resolution of 800 x 400 pixels. The tablet sports a 1GHz single core processor along with a 512 MB DDR3 RAM. Graphics is powered by Mali 400 GPU which clocks at 350 MHz. A front camera of 0.3 Mega pixels is included for occasional video chatting.

Sony to Launch PlayStation Mobile

Sony is all set to introduce its PlayStation Mobile for users of selected Android devices. For those who do not know, PlayStation is currently aiming to link up with a new gaming platform aimed at mobile devices called PlayStation Mobile. 

The launch of the device will also witness the release of approximately 30 new PlayStation resembling titles for Android users. The device users will be provided with a PSN ID, similar to that of PlayStation Games in PC. Further, the users will also have to download games from Sony’s PlayStation Store. 

Sony has kept in place strict regulations for using their PlayStation services. Most important among is that it is available only to android devices having Sony’s PlayStation Certified License Program. This makes the PlayStation Mobile applicable for most of users having Sony’s mobile brands. 

Other list of Android devices currently certified by Sony’s PlayStation Certified License Program includes HTC One smartphones lineup including HTC One X and HTC One V etc. Recently smartphone brands such as WikiPad and Asus have also signed up with Sony for PlayStation Mobile which they expect has the ability to attract a huge base of users from the gaming community. Asus Transformer Pad is most likely to be the one to receive it first.

Now Google adds support for Hindi, Chinese and Russian in Google Docs

In a recent development, Google has added extended support for Hindi, Russian and Chinese languages in Google Docs with the launch of its new text input tool . With this new text input tool, users across India, China and Russia can from now on type in their own native language. Google team was quoted as saying, “Depending on the language you’re typing in, the tool will allow you to input text using the phonetic spelling of a word or using a virtual keyboard that mirrors your physical keyboard.”

The new text input tool is designed to provide users with a wide range of word choices within a list. A user can choose a word from the given list by tapping on it. Users can navigate through the list with their keyboard arrows. A word can be selected by choosing the ‘Enter’ button. The preferred word can be selected also by typing the number provided next to the word in the list.

Another major improvement in the text input tool is the presence of a virtual keyboard which will appear on the screen. This feature allows users to enter the preferred characters with ease. The text input tool can be activated especially in two ways.

• One of the method to activate the text input tool is by tapping on its icon
• For users having a Mac computer, tap ‘Cmd+Shift+K’
• For users having a PC, tap ‘Ctrl + Shift + K’ for activating the text input tool

The new text input tool also allows users to set up a physical keyboard capable of mirroring the virtual keyboard. This feature allows users for typing the non-Latin characters with ease. The introduction of the three new phonetic input methods is expected to provide more ease of use for native users of India, China and Russia.