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Gizmo Podcast #3 (Mini) – Discussing The Facebook Phone

September 22, 2010 0 Annkur

We are back with yet another Gizmo pocdast (yes we are totally loving it) and this time myself and Nimish discussed the Facebook phone in detail. The Facebook phone has been buzzing off late and we dissect the prospect of…

Launch Pad

The first USB 3.0 Flash Drive is here, Courtesy Kingston (India)

September 21, 2010 0 Annkur

While we have been hearing about loads of USB 3.0 storage devices and here is the first Flash Drive (or Pen Drive as many still call it) from that is USB 3.0 enabled. Kingston has announced its Datatraveler Ultimate 3.0…

eReaders & Tablets

Gizmo Podcast 2 – Its all about tablets!

September 18, 2010 3 Annkur

We are back with the Gizmos Podcast. This week myself, Vivek and Nimish teamed up to discuss the tablet / ereader market and options available for a consumer. Right from the iPad to the Android based Samsung Galaxy tab was…

Android

Motorola CEO hints at Android tablet in Q1 2011, Gingerbread?

September 17, 2010 0 Annkur

Motorola was the one who stole the show with Android 2.1 earlier this year (Droid!) and it seems that they want to be the first ones to make good use of the upcoming Android 3.0 (aka Gingerbread) that is said…

Launch Pad

LG outs IPS based monitors

September 13, 2010 1 Annkur

Apple introduced the IPS (in-plane switching) LCD technology with the iPad launch earlier this year. While they followed up with the Retina display later, the IPS technology brings wide viewing angles (upto 180 degrees) to an LCD display. It seems…

Micromax

Quick Review: Micromax X600 Gravity

September 10, 2010 10 Annkur

So here is a touchscreen phone which supports dual SIM and its most innovative feature is that you can just use the Gravity sensor (accelerometer) to switch between the two SIMs. You would notice the two speaker phones on the…

Apple

What just happened to Apple, FTC? EU?

September 10, 2010 0 Annkur

Now this is really a surprising development. After a rude NO to Adobe Flash, a kick to the developers trying a back door entry with Flash compiler, an open letter to follow it up, stop signal to Google voice (and…

Launch Pad

Kingston Mini Fun USB Flash Drive Brings Cheer for Kids

September 9, 2010 0 Annkur

As a kid I might have asked for a toy, but know what todays generation is going to demand? Well geeky fun gadgets. Kingston is perhaps the first of companies to tap the young market with its Mini Fun USB…

Podcast

Gizmo Podcast #1 – here we go!

September 8, 2010 3 Annkur

Its exciting times here at OnlyGizmos. Awesome things are in works and we are proud to announce today our first Podcast. Joining me on call were Nimish Dubey (our in house guru) and Hardik Shah (one of the smartest geeks…

Featured

Competing Horsepower? The weird smartphone race

September 8, 2010 0 Annkur

The world is in a weird race today. Steve Jobs comes and sells millions of a device that has no Adobe Flash support, has no camera flash for 3 years, just got multitasking and has a closed platform. Heck you…

eReaders & Tablets

WeTab running MeeGo OS spotted, Video demo

September 6, 2010 0 Annkur

We have been hearing about the WePad / WeTab since a while now. The WePad was first introduced as an Android tablet, but it seems that this thing will have a MeeGo flavor now. The video shot by NewGadgets at…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Tab is official, not just another tablet!

September 4, 2010 3 Annkur

Samsung has finally gone official with its android tablet, the Galaxy Tab (GT-P1000). Powered by the latest build of Android OS (2.2 Froyo), Samsung Galaxy Tab certainly leaves a mark on the industry with its launch. While we have seen…

Apple

Price Watch: New Apple iPod touch 4G, Multitouch nano & shuffle

September 2, 2010 20 Annkur

If you are one of those many users looking to buy the new iPod touch with camera, the iPod nano multitouch and the new shuffle in India, here we have the India pricing for the latest Apple Gizmos. The good…

Nokia

Nokia Ovi Music, India and more with Adam Mirabella (OG Interviews)

September 2, 2010 1 Annkur

This evening we had the opportunity to sit down with Adam Mirabella (Global Director of Music Services, Nokia) and discuss Nokia’s foray into services and its Ovi Music service with an Indian twist. In his 4th visit to India in…

Apple

Steve announces: iOS / Apple milestones!

September 1, 2010 0 Annkur

So Steve Jobs is on stage at their annual music event and we await the big announcements from Apple. And as we begin, Apple in its trademark style has some good numbers to give us. So here are the numbers…

Palm

Palm gives sneak peak to webOS 2.0

August 31, 2010 0 Annkur

Palm (Palm HP) has released details on the upcoming update to webOS i.e. v2.0. Palm has now got the much needed resources from HP and should be in a position to rollout updates much much faster. While the release announcement…

Launch Pad

Samsung Wave-723 runs Bada OS, official specs & pictures!

August 30, 2010 1 Annkur

Here is another full touchscreen from Samsung and it runs Bada. The Wave 723 (GT-S7320E) reminds us of the original Samsung Star with the leather flap on the front, however the body otherwise is mettalic and Samsung maintains its attractive…

Apple

250,000 apps for the iOS

August 29, 2010 0 Annkur

iTunes App Store has reached another milestone and this time its the quarter million mark that has been achieved. It took 25 months and 50,300 developers for Apple to reach here and this is only a small testimony of the…

Micromax

5 point review: Micromax Q2+

August 28, 2010 4 Annkur

Another low cost blackberry inspired dualsim phone from Microamax and I am sure this would would be selling like hot cakes. FM, full keyboard, camera and a good battery for Rs 2400 is certainly a winning formula for the masses.…

Apple

Apple gearing up to launch iTunes web service?

August 28, 2010 0 Annkur

The big announcement is just a stone throw away and while all the speculations about the iPod refresh, touchscreen shuffle and the iTV gets highlighted, Apple might well be preparing to pull a small rabbit from its hat on wednesday.…

eReaders & Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab teaser out, launching 2nd Sept

August 25, 2010 3 Annkur

Its no news that Samsung is working on an Android tablet and it seems that Samsung finally decided to let out an official confirmation. The teaser video seen below gives in a good idea of the features we can expect…

Android

When will my Android Motorola smartphone get Froyo? Update TImeline

August 23, 2010 0 Annkur

If you are one of the many MotoAndroid users out there, there is one question you are certainly asking… when would my smartphone get the latest version of Android? Given that there are several Android devices running the version 1.6,…

eReaders & Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab spotted again, video!

August 23, 2010 0 Annkur

Samsung is working full swing on the Galaxy Tab, caught last time during focused sessions and developer interaction, the Galaxy Tab has surfaced again. This time in Australia via a spy video taken at a train station. This video confirms…

Apple

Expose like multitasking interface for iOS: Multifl0w [Video]

August 23, 2010 0 Annkur

Now thats a cool hack coming to the iOS. Seen before, the multifl0w hack for the iPhone / iOS is back with a all new avatar. Given the fact that multitasking is now official, this thing certainly works better and…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

webOS smartphone / tablet running iPhone 4 resolution tracked?

August 21, 2010 1 Annkur

webOS app developer Killin’ It has recorded some views from a webOS 2.0 device giving us a hint of what hardware HP is cooking up with Palm’s technology. Given that iPhone 4 is the benchmark for any smartphone maker today,…

Reviews

OG Review: Samsung Champ C3300 / C3303

August 20, 2010 23 Annkur

The samsung champ is another touchscreen mobile that goes on the lines of the samsung star and corby series. The Champ can be termed a mini touchscreen (wonder why it isn’t called mini) that features a 2.4″ touchscreen and a…

eReaders & Tablets

Someone should make a Chrome OS tablet, NOW

August 19, 2010 3 Annkur

Yes we have heard the rumors, seen the demo and we have heard the latest Verizon Google Tablet rumors but given the fact that all of this remains either a prospect or plain rumor, we know what is needed. Microsoft…

Reviews

Palm, HP etc

August 17, 2010 1 Annkur

Its a well known note in tech circles around in Mumbai that I am a biased Palm fan and have supported it without even handling the Palm WebOS until last month. My love for Palm goes back to the old…

Launch Pad

Asus brings the NX90 notebook to India (hands-on)

August 17, 2010 0 Annkur

The NX90 from Asus can be best described as a all in one sized notebook that can easily make it to your list of home decorating gadgets. Featured earlier at CES the Asus NX is a bulky aluminum built that…

BlackBerry

Blackberry Torch: Goldman says sales poor, Amazon cuts price by 50%

August 17, 2010 0 Annkur

Now if the reviews were any indication you probably knew this was coming. As it turns out the Blackberry 9800 Torch that went on sale on 12th August isn’t off to a flyer as you would expect a major product…

Gaming

Nokia tried its hands on a gaming phone with Nintendo?

August 15, 2010 0 Annkur

Apple has explored a great niche with the App Store and are threatening the handheld gaming market with the iOS based platforms. Given the potential that gaming has in the handheld space, its a no brainer today that cellphones are…

Samsung

Samsung promotes Super AMOLED (Galaxy S commercial)

August 15, 2010 0 Annkur

We mentioned before that the first thing that attracted us to the Samsung Wave and GalaxyS is the amazing Super AMOLED screen. And it seems that Samsung is trying its best to promote the same and guess thats the right…

Weird or not?

Ayn Rand On The Globe

August 13, 2010 3 Annkur

One man drove 12,238 miles and across 30 states in the U.S. to scrawl a message that could only be viewed using Google Earth. His big shoutout: “Read Ayn Rand.” [Giz] Thank you for introducing me to The Fountain Head

Android

More legal issues for Android, Oracle sues Google

August 13, 2010 0 Annkur

Android has had its own share of controversies and allegations of IP misuse have come back to haunt the open source mobile platform from Google. There couldn’t have been a worse timing for Google to face this lawsuit from Oracle…

Google

Google testing Microdrones, flying bots for mapping

August 9, 2010 0 Annkur

Google is all set to take mapping to a new level with the purchase of hi-tech flying drones fitted with camera. Apparently Google has sourced these from a German company based Microdrones (reminds us of the 3 Idiots toy). These…

Reviews

Frustrations of a carrier lock! (read: AT&T woes)

August 5, 2010 0 Annkur

  For years, I have read US based bloggers cry about the carrier locks and frustrating limitations on the use of smartphones, but I happen to get it much more clear on my first visit to US. So I land…

First look

Samsung’s Series 9000 Full-HD 3D TV Launched in India!

August 4, 2010 0 Annkur

3D television is gaining momentum and Samsung has brought its CES award winning 3D TV (LED) with full HD capability to the Indian market. The Series 9000 is the worlds slimmest Full HD + 3D television.

Apple

The wait is over: iPhone 4 unlocked with latest Ultrasn0w

August 4, 2010 0 Annkur

It’s a busy week for iPhone hackers. While the Jailbreakme.com hack to jailbreak all iPod touch, iPhones and iPad is going strong and working for us pretty well;

Android

Motorola waiting for Android 3 to release a 10″ tablet?

August 4, 2010 0 Annkur

Tablets are the flavor of 2010 and it seems that no one except Apple has got any great momentum in this segment so far. While a lot of Android based pads have been displayed and a lot of Windows 7…

BlackBerry

Blackberry Torch 9800 is official! OS 6 and slidedown QWERTY

August 3, 2010 0 Annkur

AT&T has gone live with the Blackberry 9800 Torch on its site, and this one looks exciting. RIM is yet to go official with the device (the event is ongoing), but here are the meaty details that has come in…