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Review – Griffin + Threadless iPhone 4/4S case

August 24, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

If you own an iPhone 4 or 4S, you would know the massive collection of cases available in the market to protect and accessorize your device. But when a company like Griffin joins hands with Threadless, an online community of…

Apple

Apple vs Samsung Courtroom Trial: Day 7

August 12, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

After the two-day reprieve, Day 7 of Apple vs Samsung courtroom trial started with the cross examination of Hal Poret, a researcher at ORC International, who was called in by Apple, on Tuesday, day 5 of the courtroom trial. Poret…

BlackBerry

IBM Wants to Buy RIM’s Enterprise Services Unit

August 10, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

After posting a net-loss for the first time in eight years and losing its grip on the smartphone market as well as its corporate clientele, the BlackBerry manufacturer even considered selling its network, and shifting to Windows Phone, thereby abandoning…

Apple

Samsung’s internal documents reveal its iPhone aspirations.

August 10, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

On the 6th Day of the Apple vs Samsung courtroom trial, Apple’s legal team reiterated that Samsung has copied the iPhone with a 132 page document that reveals, to what extent was the South Korean giant ‘inspired’ with Apple’s product.…

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Apple vs Samsung Courtroom Trial: Day 5

August 9, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The fifth day of the Apple vs Samsung courtroom trial started on a bad note for Samsung, as it got slammed by Judge Koh for accusing Apple of tampering with evidence. The evidence in this case is an image of…

Microsoft

Acer Gives Veiled Threat to Microsoft, Says Surface Might Affect Worldwide Ecosystem

August 7, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

It was understood that Microsoft might annoy some of its manufacturing partners when it unveiled plans to manufacture its own tablet computer, Surface. While Microsoft is looking to target Apple’s iPad and other Android tablets with its Surface, there is…

Apple

Apple will not include a native YouTube app in iOS 6

August 7, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

With this news, it seems that the split between Apple and Google is widening, as the former made an announcement that it will not include the native YouTube app in the next edition of iOS. This marks the second endpoint…

Apple

Apple vs Samsung Courtroom Trial: Day 4

August 7, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The Apple vs Samsung legal battle has entered into the second week, on the 4th day of the courtroom trial, which is underway in San Jose California. The fourth day of the trial began with Justin Denison, Chief Strategy Officer…

Tech Industry News

EcoReco Picks up India’s First Strategic Investment, Promises Better E-Waste Management

August 7, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

India’s pioneering and only publicly traded company exclusively working in the e-waste recycling segment, Eco Recycling Limited, announced that Nippon Magnetic Dressing Co. Ltd, has extended consent to invest in the equity capital of the company. Nippon Magnetic Dressing Co.…

Tech Industry News

NASA’s Curiosity Lands on Mars, Sends First Images.

August 6, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

After more than eight months in space, in a journey spanning 36 weeks and 567 million kilometers, Nasa’s Curiosity rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars at approximately 1200 hrs IST, today. The 900kg science lab has established communications with…

Android

Karbonn introduces Android 4.1 ‘Jelly Bean’ Tablet

August 6, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Karbonn Mobiles is one of the the fastest growing mobile brand in the Indian telecommunication eco-sphere, considering it was launched in 2009 and as per recent Voice and Data report appeared in July, 2012, it is amongst the Top 5…

Apple

Original iPhone development was called Project Purple

August 4, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

We all know that Apple unveiled its first iPhone on January 9, 2007, by the then CEO, Steve Jobs. But on the third day of the Apple v/s Samsung trial, Scott Forstall, Senior Vice President of iOS, revealed that the…

Apple

Apple vs Samsung Courtroom Trial: Day 3

August 4, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The court-room trial between Apple and Samsung continued to the third day on Friday. We bring you the details of what happened on the day 3 of Apple v/s Samsung trial in San Jose, California. The proceedings began with Judge…

Samsung

Galaxy Note 2 will debut in Berlin on August 29

August 3, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The ongoing battle between Samsung and Apple is not only happening at court trials. The two tech giants are fighting it out in the market, an attempt to garner maximum attention. Rumors regarding the launch date of the next iPhone…

Samsung

Judge Koh rules out Samsung’s use of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ as evidence.

August 3, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

A new update on the Apple v/s Samsung trial is here. Although, there was no court proceedings that happened on Thursday (yesterday), Judge Lucy Koh had issued a variety of rulings that restricts the types of evidence Samsung could use…

Apple

iPhone 5 to feature 8-pin dock connector [Rumor]

August 2, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Well we already talked about the date on which you can expect Apple to launch the new iPhone. In the meanwhile, here’s some interesting features that are rumored to get incorporated in the next iPhone. Contrary to the expectations of…

Apple

Is 9/12 the date when Apple launches the next iPhone?

August 1, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

As usual, this year too, a lot of buzz has been generated about the hype of the iPhone 5 and its rumored release dates. But if popular sources from the tech world are to be believed, Apple would launch the…

Google

Google redefines Play Store Developers Policy.

August 1, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Most of us have been victims to the folly of ads that come bundled with the free apps, which are  downloaded off the Play Store. But if an email to the Play Store Developers is to be believed, Google has…

Google

Google postpones Nexus Q

August 1, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Remember the circular ‘orb-like’ device Google showcased at the I/O event alongside the launch of its Nexus 7 Tab. Well, the device referred to as Nexus Q, is a portable media device, the launch of which has been indefinitely postponed…

Tech Industry News

Samsung posted a record $5.9 billion in profits for Q2

July 28, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

It’s not only Apple that is making profits this year. Its current arch nemesis, Samsung too, has posted profits in the second quarter of 2012. To be precise, Samsung Electronics has posted a record $5.9 billion in profits, on the…

Tech Industry News

Facebook’s First Financial Report Mediocre After it Went Public!

July 27, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The day, May 18, 2012, was nothing short of a milestone in the history of internet and technology. That was the day, when the social networking company Facebook Inc. went public with a peak market capitalization of over $104 billion.…

Tech Industry News

Why had Twitter collapsed yesterday?

July 27, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

After Google’s Instant Messaging service Google Talk and microblogging website Twitter had suffered an outage, it would be not wrong to label yesterday as, ‘The Day of Outages’. For Gtalk, the outage lasted for around five hours, reasons for which…

Apple

All you need to know about the Patent Battle between Apple & Samsung

July 27, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The crowd is seeing red, as two of the biggest names in technology, prepare to fight the legal battle, touted as the ‘clash of titans’, the trial for which begins on Monday. In one corner, you have the world’s most…

Nokia

Nokia scraps software aimed to compete with Android OS

July 27, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Even after posting a quarterly loss of $1 billion, Nokia woes ain’t ending, not yet at least. The Finnish mobile manufacturer has scrapped a mass-market software project that aimed to compete with Google Inc’s Android platform, reported Reuters.

LG

LG posts $138 million in profit for Q2

July 25, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The second largest South Korean business conglomerate LG Corporation posted its Q2 financial results with net profit of $138 million on revenue of $11.16 billion. The net profit marks 46% increase as compared to the same quarter, last year. Although…

Tech Industry News

Lenovo unveils the world’s slimmest All-in-One PC – IdeaCentre A720

July 25, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Looks like Lenovo has taken upon itself to introduce India to a new era of incredibly thin, small, light and ultra-responsive computing devices. After launching world’s smallest enterprise desktop recently, Lenovo, yesterday announced the launch of IdeaCentre A720- the world’s…

Apple

Apple Q3 Results, Better Than Expectations?

July 25, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

On Tuesday, after the market had closed, Apple posted their Q3 financial results. The company posted a net income of $8.8 billion on revenue of $35 billion, with earnings of $9.32 per share. When compared to the same quarter, last…

Google

Google posts Q2 report – 35% increase in net revenue.

July 20, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

After giants like Research In Motion, Nokia and Microsoft posting losses in their quarterly financial report, here is a news that uplifts the gloomy mood surrounding tech world. Google Inc announced its second quarterly reports, posted a $12.21 billion in…

Tech Industry News

Android Jelly Bean updates for HTC One and Nexus S

July 20, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Everyone who a owns a device that runs Google’s Android platform seemed excited with the announcement of the latest update Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). However back then, it was not clear as to when and on which devices the latest…

Nokia

Q2 Results Highlight Nokia’s Troubles!

July 20, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Looks like the tech world is bleeding. After RIM posted a net loss for the first time in 8 years for the first quarter of 2012 and Microsoft posting its first quarterly loss since 1986, Nokia posts €826 million ($1…

Tech Industry News

Qantas Airways replaces BlackBerry with iPhone

July 18, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Research In Motion is not only losing its grip in the smartphone market, but also losing its corporate clientele, the latest being Qantas Airways. The Australian company is all set to replace RIM’s BlackBerry with Apple’s iPhone.

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Marissa Mayer joins Yahoo! as the new CEO

July 17, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

A top position was up for grabs at the internet company, which was among the few first companies to ride the dotcom bubble wave. Much to our surprise the position is now filled by Google Inc’s Vice President of Local Maps, and…

Tech Industry News

Microsoft introduces The New Office (Office 2013)

July 17, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The last time we got a new version of Microsoft Office for Windows was three years ago, when the software giant released Office 2010. It was about time for a new version of Office, and just ahead of the Windows…

Nokia

Nokia reduces the price of flagship phone by 50%

July 16, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Nokia is all out, to push the sales of phones, that won’t be getting the upgrade to Windows 8. Remember, we told you about the ‘Amazing Money Back Challenge’ campaign done by Nokia India, where customers who buy Lumia 800…

Tech Industry News

RIM denies developer’s losing interest in BB10 OS

July 16, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

A report from a new survey by Baird Equity Research concluded that developers sentiment toward BlackBerry 10 has reached new lows from 4.6 points out of 10 three months ago, to 3.8 — a 17 percent decrease. Also developers interest…

Tech Industry News

Lenovo launches World’s Smallest Enterprise Desktop PCs

July 14, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

In today’s world, when desktops and laptops are in the danger of going obsolete, as smartphones and tablets are gaining more prominence due to their portable nature and increasing multi-tasking abilities. Even though, there is a considerable market, which awaits…

Tech Industry News

ZTE comes under FBI radar for selling U.S. equipments to Iran

July 14, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Last month Department of Commerce, United States enquired ZTE in relation to selling American goods to Iran, a nation with whom trade is prohibited by the government of United States of America. Well if, the document posted by The Smoking…

Accessories

Review : Griffin Slap case for iPod Nano 6th Gen

July 14, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Today, we at OnlyGizmos.com, are going to review a product that has been existing for almost two years now. You would ask, why review now, if the product has been around for quite some time. The answer to this is,…

Microsoft

Amazon hires Robert Williams as App Store Director

July 12, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Former Senior Director of Windows Phone Business Development, Robert Williams is now a Director of App Store, for Amazon. Williams is the man responsible for Microsoft’s Windows Vista Ultimate Edition. Well, this is not the first time that someone from…

Samsung

Angry Birds comes to Samsung Smart TVs

July 12, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Angry Birds battlefield has just got a lot grander as we can fling them on the green swines on the much larger screens of the Samsung Smart TVs. Samsung Electronics has released the popular smartphone game as a smart TV…