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Hey everyone, I am going to the US for my Masters at NYU. I need to purchase a laptop for my coursework. I will be purchasing it from a US site hence the budget is $700. My requirements: 15.6" display (fHD would be a nice bonus) Atleast core i5 (3rd/4th Gen) sturdy build quality...

Hey friends, Im looking to get my mom a new android phone. I have listed the requirements below: 0. When?: ASAP, today if possible(since its Sunday). Or within 2-3 days at the max. 1. Budget? Upto 20k INR (Around 18k preferred) 2. Display type and size? [Major Requirement] Has to be atleast...

Hi Guys, My current config is in my siggy. Recently my motherboard went kaput. I was looking to upgrade my config anyway, so taking advantage of this situation I have decided to upgrade. Haswell has released recently so seems like a good time to upgrade. I am planning on selling off my...

My config is in my siggy. I am rocking a pretty old 500GB HDD Seagate SATA HDD as my sole primary HDD for years now. Its serving me well and still running perfectly cool, but Im in the need for more internal storage. And I have waited a year for HDD prices to normalize again to pre-flood rates...

Hi, I am looking for a free/trial/demo software which can analyse an image and provide an color intensity map or something similar to that. Does anybody know of any such software? Thanks :)

Hi, I am looking to purchase my first ssd in the coming week. I have a SATA 2 board, but I am keen on purchasing a SATA 3 based ssd to saturate the interface and for future-proofing. The ssds that fall within my budget are: crucial m4 128GB OCZ vertex 4 128GB OCZ Agility 3 120GB...

Nokia announced the Lumia 620 a youthful looking WP8 phone. Nokia Announces Dual-Core Powered Lumia 620 I think this is the best phone for Indian consumers looking for fully loaded smartphone based on a modern mobile OS, that too on a budget. Said to retail at $249. Nokia has a very good...

Hey guys! If anyone wants to buy the Nexus 7 in India then I guess this is the best price you will get. A very good deal IMO. I didnt read the details on warranty that well, but looks like they will honor warranty even if it is mentioned as an imported product, still you better check that out. I...

This Rig is for a friend of mine. I will be helping him build it. 1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Stupid answers like 'gaming' or 'office work' will not work. Be exact. Which games? Which applications? Avoid the word 'et cetera.')...

Google unveils Nexus 4 smartphone with 4.7-inch display for $299 | NDTV Gadgets The LG nexus 4 has been released for $299 without contract, which is approx 16k INR. Hopefully the price will be the same in India too. This will definitely sell like hotcakes. Read the article for more details! :))

Hello guys, My friends dad is looking for a good decent performing laptop within the budget of Rs.35k Requirements: Lightweight. Screensize<==14inch. Durable and good battery life Should be enough for basic office work, movies and web browsing. Please reply quickly since he needs to...

Hey fellas, Im currently using a local connection called Worldnet. My plan is a 1Mbps one, unlimited along with Lan hub for DC++. But the speeds Im getting are very pathetic. Especially during the monsoons now Im getting less than half of the speed I was promised. And the pings are pathetic...

Hey guys. I have a LG optimus one and am pretty experienced in flashing custom roms and modding. My friend got a HTC explorer and I followed the steps in this link---> *forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1415223 to root and unlock his bootloader. The process worked fine and he was...

Hey Guys, Ive been away from the forums for a while. Going through life's worst rollercoaster! :P Feels good to be back. A very good friend of mine approached me to build a PC for him urgently. Ive been out of touch lately with the market hardware, so I hope you guys can help :-D 1. What is...

I have to do a project on high performance computing, using clusters. Im thinking of using PelicanHPC. Theres an article in one of the previous issues of DiGit about this Linux distro which is something like ParallelKnoppix. Can anyone give me some ideas of what I could do in Pelican to make a...

I have spent the last few days googling and reading reviews of the well known iems (mentioned later) under Rs 700/- (max) Im still a college going student so I dont want to spend more than that since I travel by Mumbai's local trains and buses. Also I wont always have the time and patience to...

Hey guys, Ive been trying my hand at developing android apps for a few days. I came to know from a friend that Google doesnt let Indian developers to host paid apps on the market. Is that true? and also how do I earn money off a app(free and paid). How much do I get for every ad or every...

1. What is the purpose of the computer? What all applications and games are you going to run? (Generic answers will not work. Be exact and avoid the word 'et cetera.') Ans: Gaming :)) 2. What is your overall budget? If you can extend a bit for a more balanced configuration, then mention this...

Im giving off my old internal sata I 160GB to my friend. It has a lot of personal data which I backed up onto my 500GB harddisk. I know that the best way to make data unrecoverable is to repeatedly format and write garbage values and again format in cycles. Please suggest a software that does...

AMD: It Won't Be About 'AMD vs. Intel' Anymore AMD is planning to back out from the Desktop Processor market. Bad news for consumers. Competition is what drove prices down and also kept processors developing. I just hope Intel doesnt relax and lay back on R&D and starts to sky-rocket prices.