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Looks like BSNL has "fixed" it, my connection is back to 512 Kbps after 2 months of 1 Mbps.

I don't use voice, in most cases it is slower than touch. Especially with deep-pinning in Windows Phone it is usually much faster to touch in from the Start screen. But the Indian localization is definitely well done, it recognizes and even speaks with Indian accents. I have tried using speech...

They released 3 iPads in 2012. It's not impossible, and it's the only way to defend against the Android assault where there's a new device released every day with a huge amount of choice. It has happened before, with Windows steamrolling Macintosh to near irrelevance in the 90s.

That is actually a backside tile. If you were in a country where the Xbox Music services worked the primary front tile would be visuals of the artist and the like. In fact, the lock screen could show information about the artist too. In India it is just a gradient. There might be some way to...

I second the HTC 8S recommendation. A friend got one, and this is the best looking phone right now, bar none. It feels great in hand too. I'm not kidding, this phone is just awesome to look at and hold, and this coming from a HTC 8X user which I previously thought was the best designed phone...

Both Nokia Maps and Bing Maps work offline as the backend is the same (Navteq). Maybe sabby is right, they preloaded the Indian maps. Or maybe it downloaded over Wifi while you were checking it out earlier? I use 3G/H+ all the time (on 8X). Usually I get through one and a half days of moderate...

I think the app situation on Windows Phone has been heavily and unfairly misrepresented by reviewers who are predominantly Android or iOS users. Yes, there's definitely way more choice on those platforms, you won't find niche apps, and you may not find familiar names but alternatives, but in...

Congrats! I kind of assumed Nokia Music wouldn't work in India but that's a major selling point. In the US there are many streaming services, so it is not a big deal but in India it most definitely is. As for the pricing, they simply don't have enough supply. Even at 38k it is starting to sell...

Finally got to check out the Lumia 920 this morning. This thing feels awesome in hand, like a luxury product, a Rolls Royce of smartphones. I think this is the only phone on the market that gives you the confidence to throw around without a case. A lot has been said about its bulk, but the truth...

This happens almost every year for some Indian movie. Indians are delusional about the quality of movies in their own country.

Clarification: I was testing some older files (from 2005?) with an old version of Xvid in AVI container. Maybe the newer MPEG4 based Xvid works, I don't know. Or maybe there was some other incompatibility with the files I tested.

Like I said in the other thread, it's unfortunate but simple economics. Nokia's mistake was greatly underestimating demand, but then they simply don't have the supply chain might of Apple or Samsung to stock up millions in inventory, so maybe they had no choice at all. Given the situation that...

This is awesome. Complete subversion of the keynote formula.

Firstly, WP8 doesn't work with Zune, a dead giveaway that this is an old list from WP7 era. But yes, there's no support for Divx even in WP8. Most of issues on the list are so trivial, irrelevant or obscure (to me) I haven't even noticed after 1 month of use. As far as I can remember, 4, 7, 8...

As always with the app situation, what matters is what apps you use personally. iPad definitely has more tablet specific apps than Android, but matters not unless there are specific apps you need exclusively available on iPad. As for the apps you mention, not only are they tablet optimized on...

That works, but doing so breaks other things, like buying apps from Store. What is funny is that in the Me tile Check In, it accurately finds all the locations Local Scout would were it enabled. It's just an oversight they have to fix. Same with Music Search and other similar features. Hopefully...

You know what powers Nokia Maps? Navteq. That's the same company that pioneered data for dedicated GPS units by the likes of Garmin. If I am not mistaken, Navteq has 3x-4x the data of Google Maps. In India it recognizes all the by-lanes and gullies which don't exist on Google Maps. The...

iPhone 5 and Nexus 4 are anomalies, one has religious brand value, the other is subsidized by an advertising company (not in India though). Also, "build and quality" is subjective. S3's chassis may be called "cheap" but let's think of the advantages - it is very slim and light (for its size) and...

Microsoft has totally conceded the budget market to Google. No one can compete with an advertising company on price. Now if you want super cheap tablets, smartphones or even PCs, you have to go for Android or Chrome OS. So, Android is the new Windows as it was in the 90s/00s. As for Windows...

How do morons like this get to be leaders of political parties?