Large screens have proven to be very popular with customers, and smartphone OEMs are cashing on this trend big time. It’s interesting to see that not only the top draw global OEMs are making strides in this space, but also many smaller ones as well. Obviously, there is an armada of Chinese OEMs out there, but let’s not forget our local vendors. They are doing a good job undoubtedly as Micromax has proven with the Canvas HD. Spice too is another player in this space, and it has the Stellar Pinnacle which s...

Yes, you read that right. Often I find myself in a conundrum on the iPhone because of the lackadaisical nature of the built-in music player because of the lack of equalization controls on the iPhone. Yes, you get a crippled set of EQ setting buried in the vast depths of the setting menu, but that’s about it. And if you happen use the standard Apple earphones then good luck, because the sound will not be what audiophiles expect it to be. On the other hand if you download a third-party music player that does ...

Last year, LG was the first company to enter the dual-core game but things are different this year as its flagship the Optimus 4X HD comes after stalwarts like the Galaxy S III and the HTC One X. The challenge for the Optimus 4X HD is not only to become a successful device, but also to make sure the company’s products are more well respected in this highly competitive market. While, it sure seems like the Optimus 4X HD has all the ingredients of a superphone, its success is definitely not guaranteed. Let’...

As far as security suits go, Symantec’s Norton 360 suite sits at the top the ladder. Historically, Norton has always had a very-very large user base thanks to a legion of OEM pre-installations, but often it was criticized for slowing down Windows hardware, yet in the last few years, the company reinvented its core underlying architecture, to make its security software lighter, nimbler and more powerful than ever. Norton 360 version 6.0 for the year 2012 is the culmination of the best Symantec consumer softw...

As we reported yesterday, Angry Birds Space is now available for download and causal gamers all around the world can fling their favorite bird in space. Frankly, Angry Birds Space is a very different game from its predecessors. Gone is the mindless flinging of birds, Space brings a completely new gameplay to the table and perhaps that is the game’s biggest draw. We have taken a very close look at the game, in fact we have already completed around 55 levels on Android, though have also tested it on the M...

As the dust settles and people start to consider the idea of mainstream computing in a pure Metro environment we took the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and used it in a more traditional way – with a keyboard and mouse – and not touch. The way the new Metro UI and the updated desktop interact with the keyboard and mouse interface is crucial to 90 percent of the Windows user base as it the most familiar way of interacting with ones content and the most known way of getting work done. While BGR Classic has alre...

These days deciding which smartphone to buy is not the easiest thing in the world. There is no shortage of choice and there are numerous platforms offering varied user experiences. Perhaps, Google’s Android OS is the most widely available platform as it is available in devices starting from around Rs 6,000 to devices obscenely priced north of Rs 30,000 . The lion’s share of the market is still dominated by the low-end, but the mid-segment, the sub Rs 17,000 price bracket is the most prominent one and in t...

With the Lumia series Nokia is trying to breath new life into its fledging smartphone portfolio. Windows Phone is a hip and slick new platform but it lacks mindshare and with Nokia’s world wide appeal chances are the world will warm up to Microsoft’s Metro UI, so on the face of it, this is a marriage made in heaven. The first two fruits of this marriage are the Nokia Lumia 800, which we have already reviewed, and the more mass market Lumia 710, which attempts to tempt the masses with some Metro style ...