Budget-Friendly Gadgets Newest Trend in Technology

These days, you can't go anywhere without being surrounded by gadgets. From iPad's to iPhones, smartphones, tablets and netbooks, it seems as if everyone has one. Until now, most of these gadgets have gained strong reputations for breaking the bank, with the majority of them holding price tags of $500 or higher. Fortunately, it seems as if budget-friendly gadgets are becoming the latest technology trend. If you've dreamed of owning your own iPad or netbook, there's no better time than now to invest.

Google Chromebook

At just $249, the Google Chromebook is the first Google computer with all of the features of a more expensive netbook at less than half the price. This 2.42lb netbook is sleek and light enough to fit in your purse or backpack, but it carries a powerful punch. With a Samsung Exynos 5 dual processor and built-in dual band Wi-Fi, it's an ideal netbook for both personal and business use. Even better, businesses can rent Chromebooks starting at just $30 per month.

Apple iPad Mini

The iPad Mini was rumored to be in the making for quite some time, but tech junkies everywhere can now get their hands on the new, smaller and faster iPad Mini for just $330. What sets apart the iPad Mini from the more expensive iPad 3, apart from its lower price, is that it is ultra fast. In fact, Apple claims the newest addition to the iPad clan is up to twice as fast as any previously release iPad. And of course, users will get all of the best features, including access to more than 275,000 apps, FaceTime and dual iSight cameras.

Amazon Kindle Fire HD

At just $199, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD is an ideal gift for anyone who can't bear the thought of being without entertainment. With a 7" HD display and built-in dual Wi-Fi, the Kindle Fire is perfect for storing and viewing all of your favorite movies, TV shows, music, magazines, books, photos and even gives you access to your favorite mobile apps. Additionally, this tablet features a front-facing high-definition camera for video calls with friends and family via Skype.

Google Nexus 7

Another budget-friendly gadget from Google, Nexus 7 is the latest Google tablet that uses the infamous Android 4.1 Jellybean platform. Also priced at just $199, it gives users access to more than 600,000 apps, ebooks, music, and endless hours of entertainment. The tablet features a powerful NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 quad-core processor, so users can expect it to run fast and survive on standby for up to 300 hours.

Top 25 most searched phones in India

As festive season is fast approaching many of us might be planning to buy a new smartphone & information about what other mobile consumers are searching will be quite handy.

As festive season is fast approaching many of us might be planning to buy a new smartphone and information about what other mobile consumers are searching will be quite handy.

According to the data collected by a study of online preferences of about one million people who visited themobileindian.com in September this year we present you the top 25 phones searched phones by Indian.

In the list six of the top 25 handsets are from Samsung, five each from Micromax and Sony Mobiles, two from Nokia and Karbonn and one each from LG Mobiles, HTC, Asus, Intex and iBall. Apart from that 23 of the top 25 handsets are Android-based ones, while two are feature phones.

LG Optimus G Hands-On: Like Megan Fox Wrapped In A Sack

LG wanted to build a superphone. Good idea. So LG crammed it with the nastiest specs we’ve seen on a mobile device. We were excited. We got to play with it today… and they covered that beauty in one of the ugliest skins we’ve seen. C’mon, guys!

The tale of the tape: It’s an Android phone that runs Ice Cream Sandwich. It’s one of the first phones with the 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor (it’s been all dual-core until now). It has a 4.7-inch “True HD IPS Plus display”, 2GB of RAM, 32GB built-in storage, NFC, 4G LTE and a 2100mAh battery. Those are some swoon-worthy specs. At first glance, the performance actually seemed to back it up.

The screen looked gorgeous. I wasn’t able to hold it next to an HTC One X, but it seemed to be on par. Felt like a solid build, though a bit blockier than some other high-end phones. It was also extremely fast. The model we used had an 8MP camera (other versions will have a 13MP shooter), and it fired off shots without hesitation. It seemed to have horsepower to spare. I could pinch to zoom in and out on an HD video while it was playing, and it didn’t miss a beat. Perfect phone, right?

But no. LG had to go and put its own skin on top of Android. It is really, really, really ugly. When I first saw it I thought, “What the hell, is this thing running Gingerbread (Android 2.3)!?” It wasn’t. It’s Ice Cream Sandwich, which is a very attractive OS in its natural state. This looks blocky and low-end. It’s actually the only thing that looks low-end on the whole phone. Maybe a custom launcher can hide the shame, but I dunno. It’s really too bad, as this may be one of the best phones at time of release, but people will take one look at its face and walk right by it.

The Optimus G is coming to AT&T in the US soon, while Australia will have to wait until 2013. We’ll have a full review in the weeks to come. Maybe it will show us that it’s “pretty on the inside and that’s what counts”, and we’ll feel like shallow bastards. Maybe. Or maybe LG hosed the UX on a superphone.