Author: Shashank Bhardwaj

Nokia has finally stepped into the Android smartphone arena (ironically, right after it was acquired by Microsoft). Nokia’s new devices – the Normandy X, X+ and XL, run a slightly older version of Android – 4.1.2 Jellybean – and have no access to any of Google’s services – Play Store, Games, Hangouts, Gmail etc. However, like with any other Android device – root it and the possibilities are endless (here’s why). Put in a custom ROM, get Google services, boost your battery life, do practically anything you wish to. Follow this simple guide to rooting, and you’re good to go.…

So the final season of Breaking Bad just ended. Anyone else feeling purposeless in life? We know that feel, bros. But it’s not the end of the world yet. Even if you haven’t seen Breaking Bad, There are many more TV shows to ruin your productivity with. Take Dexter for example – the crime thriller has boasted of a loyal audience for a long time, one better only by Game of Thrones. While shows like Californication may carry the flag of the adult dramedy genre, Sherlock holds it own as one of the most intelligent shows on television. So which…

Earlier, we covered the first in this two-part series of the 10 Most Unique Phones from Nokia. If you haven’t seen #6 to #10 yet, check them out here. If you’re a returning visitor, check out some really unusual looking phones by Nokia! #5 – N90 The first phone in the N-series, the N90 had two displays on either side of its body. It also had a unique camcorder look (that was replicated in the N93). #4 – 3650 Released in 2003, the Nokia 3650 was among the first Nokia phones with a camera. It came with a dazzling 3.4 MB…

So Google Glass is out. So what? It’s just another one of those many revolutionary products from Google right? Over the years, Google has indulged in almost every product category and given us products making our lives infinitely easier. It’s nothing new. We’ve come to expect such stuff from a ‘search engine’ company. Google has given us Android, it has given us Glass, and it’s going to be giving us a lot more. There’s always something cooking at Google’s secretive “X Lab” – the place (whose location is unknown) where path-breaking inventions – like Glass – are designed. What else…

While it was king, Nokia made an astounding number of unusual Nokia phones – of all sizes and colors. While some of them were iconic and went on to become the most popular handsets of their time, others were simply too weird. There was the iconic Nokia 6600, of course, famously dubbed the Nokia egg phone. But there was a lot more to Nokia than just its egg shaped phone. The 10 most unusual and unique phones designed by Nokia include models like the Nokia 7610 with its asymmetric design, the gaming-oriented N-Gage, the keyboard-centric 6800, the stylish 7370, and…

Loved for its open-world gameplay, hated for its adult and controversial content (or maybe not), the Grand Theft Auto series has developed a cult following all over the world. The series has influenced the gaming industry (Saints Row, for example), and its customers too (6 New York teens were arrested for carjacking in 2008, inspired by GTA IV). Also Read: GTA VI is Coming Let’s revisit the previous editions of this enthralling game series. GTA (1997) Released in 1997, the first GTA game was titled Race’n’Chase and was almost cancelled due to production issues. Fortunately, it was both renamed and released (for…

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 1984 was? How would you react if your friends told you they didn’t read Neuromancer? Here’s a list of the best geeky novels you absolutely should read, and make sure your friends do too. #5 – 1984 – George Orwell: Published in 1949 but set in 1984, in the…