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RCom created headlines yesterday by announcing it will be giving the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C for free with unlimited national usage of calls, SMS and data for Rs 2,999 or Rs 2,599 per month for two years. The deal sounded too good to be true and we were waiting to check out the fine print. Now that we have read it, let's see whether it makes any sense to go for it or not.

Right at the outset, let's make it clear that RCom is not giving away the new iPhones for free. According to the terms and conditions, RCom is charging users Rs 61,856 for the 16GB iPhone 5S and Rs 10,124 will be charges levied by banks as interest calculated at the rate of 15 percent per annum on a reducing balance over 24 months. In other terms, it is an EMI scheme that has existed earlier as well but the only difference is that RCom is bundling unlimited usage with no FUP. To simplify it for end users, they are paying Rs 18,480 or Rs 770 extra for two years of unlimited service. This offer is only available on Citibank, ICICI and Stanchart credit cards.

NEW DELHI: It seems that internet giant Google has finally set its sights firmly on India as it gears up to launch the second-generation Nexus 7 tablet and Nexus 5 smartphone in next two weeks.

As reported earlier by TOI Tech, Google wants to launch the new Nexus 7 model in India at the earliest. According to our sources, it will hit the stores on November 12, along with the Nexus 5 that has just been launched in the US. Google does want to hold the launch of the tablet any longer so that it can notch up some market share for its tablet before the new iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina are launched by Apple, added sources.

NEW DELHI: In a Diwali bonanza to its customers, Vodafone India today said it has slashed data rates by up to 80% across the country, with effect from November 1.

In June, the company had reduced the price from 10 paisa per 10kb to 2 paisa per 10kb in Karnataka, UP West and Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh circles and it has now extended the same rates to all its circles from November 1.

"Post the successful pilot launch in three circles in mid-June, this attractive and lowest mobile Internet charge is now being rolled out pan India," the company said in a statement. It added the rate would be applicable from November 1, 2013 for all prepaid and postpaid customers on 2G on a pay-as-you-go basis. The company said same rates will be charged even if the customer is in roaming.

Back in the dark days of March 2012, we told you about Nokia's patent application for a removable ferromagnetic ink tattoo that would send you haptic feedback whenever your phone receives a call. Different callers could be tied to different vibration patterns so that you could tell who is calling without having to look at your phone. Now, Motorola has received a patent for a similar, but functionally different idea.

Motorola's idea is to place a skin tattoo sticker on your neck to be used as a microphone, sending signals to your Motorola Moto X or the latest version of the Motorola DROID.

Remember when I said I couldn't put Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 down? Well, I put it down. After months of rumors, leaks and speculation, Google finally took the wraps off of its new Nexus 5 smartphone last week and Android fans were elated. The sleek new handset started selling out in mere minutes and by the end of the day, it would be weeks until new orders of some Nexus 5 builds would be dispatched. Can Google's new Nexus phone possibly live up to all the hype that has built up over the past few months?

The Nexus 5 is the first pure Google smartphone I have ever been interested enough in to actually purchase. I have used review units of every Nexus model in the past for at least a short period of time, but until now I had never bothered to purchase one for myself.
Frankly, Nexus devices never really did anything for me. Stock Android is nice and Nexus devices have always been well made, but they have never been in the same league as flagship smartphones from the likes of HTC, Samsung and others. A Galaxy Nexus over a Galaxy S III? No way. A Nexus 4 over an Optimus G, a Galaxy S4 or an HTC One? Not a chance.

I also like the software enhancements offered by Google's various partners. The HTC TV app on the One coupled with the phone's infrared blaster is outstanding, for example. Another example is Samsung's S Pen and related software suite. Companies devote tremendous resources to enhancing Android. Sometimes they swing and miss, but sometimes it really pays off.