Category Archives: Design

HTC One- Review

HTC is making its biggest bet for survival this year with the new HTC One that started shipping last week (in the US). I finally got my hands on the HTC One a few days ago. This is my comprehensive review of the device after 2 days of use. Background In light of rapidly eroding …

April 25, 2013 – 11:32 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Android, Design, iphone OS, Mobile OS, Product Development | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)

Facebook Home- First impressions

Facebook recently announced its latest and arguably biggest mobile initiative in the form of Facebook Home. I had a chance to install the service on a Galaxy S3 Android handset and here are my first impressions What is Facebook Home? Facebook Home is an Android launcher which replaced the traditional Android home screen with a Facebook …

April 16, 2013 – 11:02 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Android, Design, Facebook, Google+, Marketing, Mobile OS, Social Networks | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Microsoft Surface tablet: The Good and the not so good.

Almost five months after the launch of the Surface tablet, I finally had a chance to spend quality time with it. In the past, my time with the device was limited to less than 30 minutes which didnt constitute enough to write about it. I have had a device with me for a few hours …

February 26, 2013 – 11:38 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Design, Marketing, microsoft mobile platform, Mobile OS, Product Development, Tablets, Windows Phone | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Would you buy an iWatch?

The rumor mills are grinding rapidly. Over the weekend, NYTimes  and WSJ reported that Apple was testing an iWatch concept internally. Bloomberg picked up on it and added some embellishments. The tech blogosphere [1][2] has been on an overdrive speculating on the iWatch. Going with the flow, this article speculates the existence of one such …

February 11, 2013 – 10:44 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Design, Next Big Thing, personal lifestyle gadgets, Product Development, Wearable Computing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Putting technology to work for you: Personal Fitness Trackers

One of the new initiatives for this tech blog for 2013 is to offer long form articles on specific lifestyle areas where technology is taking major strides. These devices and/or services are relatively affordable, simple to use and for the right person, can potentially offer a dramatic improvement in the lifestyle area. These are by …

January 27, 2013 – 1:05 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Design, Product Development, Tools | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

From pen and paper to the screen: Taking written text to the digital form

This blog post comes after a brief break- one that best explains the topic of this post. I have recently fallen in love with pen and paper- all over again. More specifically, I am besotted with fountain pens and high quality paper. I recently wrote a post about this new found love for all things …

November 4, 2012 – 11:41 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Design, General, Product Development, Tools | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)

First Impressions: Moving from Windows 7 to Windows 8

I am a technology junkie. I cant wait to see, experience and play with the latest and greatest technology has to offer. So it is that part of me that preordered a Windows 8 Pro upgrade copy on Amazon a few weeks ago. I must confess that of all the active devices in our house (and there …

October 28, 2012 – 10:25 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Design, General, Product Development | Tagged , , , , | Comments (4)

The iPad Mini and the (new) new iPad

Apple announced a bunch of product refreshes today and one completely new product at a special event at the California Theatre in San Jose, CA. Coming very shortly in the heels of the annual September event where they announced the new iPhone 5, updates to iPod Touch and iPod Nano, this event was expected to be all …

October 23, 2012 – 11:43 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Design, Education, iphone OS, Mobile OS, Next Big Thing, Tablets | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off

Microsoft’s pricing strategy for Surface tablet

When Microsoft announced its Surface tablet, it caught the technorati by surprise. And Microsoft appeared to bring its A game to the table. The tablet looked interesting especially with the keyboard cover. Windows 8 itself looked promising on the tablet form factor and there was a good deal of expectation on Microsoft to deliver a …

October 16, 2012 – 11:19 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Design, Mobile OS, Next Big Thing, Product Development, Tablets, Windows Phone | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

iPhone 5

After a year, Apple announced the next iPhone to a receptive audience in the Yerba Buena Center in downtown San Francisco today. The new iPhone, known as iPhone 5 is a major upgrade to the 4S. I had speculated about the features of the new iPhone a few weeks ago and am happy to report that quite …

September 12, 2012 – 12:35 pm | By prabhu | Posted in Design, iphone OS, Mobile OS, Product Development | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)