Pocket-friendly: Best smartphones under Rs. 20,000

The Samsung Omnia W is a great Windows  Phone available at under Rs 20,000.  The operating system is sure to impress  even the hardest of critics.  Plus, the phone is very snappy to use. These days, every other day we hear about a company releasing a premium smartphone. We all enjoy reading about them, using them and aspire to own them. But the truth is, not all of us can afford to spend upwards of Rs.30,000 on these phones. In fact, for most people, Rs.20,000 is the most that  they would ever spend on a mobile phone.  Fortunately for such people, there is no shortage of good smartphones under this price barrier. Today, we shall be looking at some of the mid-range smartphones that you...

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HTC Mobile Widgets

Personalizing Your Home Screen: Widgets Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on your Home screen. A wide selection of widgets is available, such as Bookmarks, Calendar, Messages, Music, Photo album, Twitter, and more. Some of the widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience. You can rearrange, remove, or add more widgets as you please. Adding a widget If you are not on the Home screen, press HOME. Tap the + button on the lower-right corner of the Home screen. In the Add to Home options menu, tap HTC widget. (You can also select Android widget.) Tap to select a widget from the list of HTC widgets. Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs...

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Top 5 Android phones under Rs 20,000

There aren't many options in the Rs 20,000 bracket this time. Within the limited choices that we have, here are some of the best. There was a time when there were many choices at just below Rs 20,000, but now the best devices are either more expensive or way cheaper. However, here are the five devices in this range that make for a good buy: LG Optimus Black (Rs 19,500) This is the best Android phone in the Rs 20,000 bracket, and we said so last month as well. LG Optimus Black has a thin, elegant and clean design, and comes with a 5 megapixel camera, 4 inch in-plane switching display, and the capability to record 720 pixels video as well. It has a gyroscope key for motion control, and WiFi direct to enable different...

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Sony NEX-F3 and A37 cameras hands-on and sample shots

Sony's newest NEX and DSLR have already graced these pages -- albeit in decidedly unofficial fashion -- but the time has come for this duo of shooters to be revealed to the world with the blessing of their maker. In case you didn't catch the earlier leaks, the NEX-F3 is the replacement for the much-beloved NEX-C3 as the entry-level ILC from Sony, while the A37 slots in the same place in the company's Alpha DSLR lineup. Sony's also rolling out fresh glass for each this July, in the form of an E-mount 18-200mm, F3.5-6.3 zoom lens for $850, and an 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 A-mount telephoto unit that'll set you back $500. Both the NEX-F3 and A37 will come with kit 18-55mm lenses and cost $600 when they go on sale in June, which makes them quite competitively...

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Flickr launches prettified 'liquid' layout, brings high-resolution eye candy to the forefront

After refreshing the uploading tool (and throwing in some better editing functions), Flickr's decided to work on its looks. Its latest design update will now show a high-resolution version directly from a picture's main page. The size will also adjust itself to the resolution and size of your screen -- that's the fluid part of it -- avoid any nasty upscaling business. Hit up your own Flickr gallery to see the new design in action and expect more changes in the near future -- the developers are promising more to come. The Ver...

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Upcoming Mozilla Marketplace lacks Linux support; open-source fix in the works

Back in March, Mozilla outlined plans to further integrate web apps into Firefox to complement its upcoming Marketplace. And while the web store will launch with Windows and OS X compatibility, the browser has -- at least for the time being -- snubbed Linux. Given that Firefox is the default browser for most Linux distros, the community behind that OS is none too pleased. Though Mozilla execs have expressed their desire to add Linux support eventually, community contributors are already working on a patch to add compatibility for GNOME desktop. How's that for taking matters into your own han...

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Updated Hyundai app brings remote control to your Blue Link fleet

Hyundai Sonata and Veloster owners have had some level of remote access for a year now, but the latest version of the Blue Link app does even more. Along with remote start, door lock / unlock and control of the horn and lights, you can now run vehicle diagnostics, send POIs across from your phone for later in-dash navigation, and even locate and manage multiple Blue Link-equipped cars. Sound complicated? Not if you run a cab firm, or if you check out the twelve new instructional videos on Hyundai's YouTube channel below. HYUNDAI LAUNCHES ALL-NEW BLUE LINK® MOBILE APPLICATION - INDUSTRY LEADING FEATURES AND UNMATCHED FUNCTIONALITY Blue Link® Mobile Application Offers Refreshed User Interface and New Features COSTA MESA, May 15, 2012...

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