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Editorial: The India Launch Confusion, Setting The Record Straight

April 29, 2011 8 Annkur

Last week when we told you about the iPad 2 India launch and today Apple officially started selling the same in India. While most of our friends in Indian media picked up the story and trusted our report, it seems…

Apple

Android Powered HTC Incredible S Reviewed

April 28, 2011 1 Annkur

The only market ready smartphone OS (apart from the iOS) to make good use of full touchscreens in Google’s Android. And one of the latest high-end Android powered devices to land on our desk is the HTC Incredible-S. Successor to…

Samsung Champ Duos GT-E2652 – OG Review

April 26, 2011 2 Annkur

Samsung has taken the touchscreen phones below Rs 5000 levels and Champ Duos is another attempt to lure the low end market with a touchscreen. The Micromax and Lavas of the mobile world have been milking this segment since sometime…

Apple

Exclusive: Apple iPad 2 Coming To India Next Week, Starts at Rs 27,900

April 22, 2011 13 Annkur

Tired of being quoted Rs 60k for the iPad 2 in India? Well not for long! We suspected! and a trusted source just confirms that the Apple iPad 2 is coming to India next week! It is expected to launch…

G’Five G5 Projector Phone – OG Review

April 21, 2011 0 Rahul S

Phones laden with pico projectors are not new phenomenon. We have been hearing about them for quite some time now. However, for some reason, they haven’t been able to hit the popularity charts worldwide. Most mainstream mobile phone manufacturers seem…

Apple

iPod Touch Used For Joint Replacement Surgery, Arrives In India

April 21, 2011 0 Annkur

We have been hearing about iOS handhelds being used in education / healthcare for sometime now and here is a pro usage of the same. The last time I looked up a professional app on the App Store, it was…

Samsung’s New Phones Could Be Faster Than Your Laptop

April 18, 2011 4 Aaplap

The mobile phone manufacturer that never sleeps, Samsung, is busy pushing the limits of mobile CPUs; their new smartphones are likely to sport dual-core 2.0GHz CPUs by the end of the year. These new CPUs will almost certainly power the…

Samsung Galaxy PRO (GT-B7510) – OG Review

April 13, 2011 20 Rahul S

It is not often that you come across a QWERTY keyboard (the non-sliding type) laden Android phone. There have been a few examples in the past like the Motorola Charm and the now ancient Kogan Agora Pro. Most Android handsets…

Google Not Yet Ready To Make Honeycomb Open Source, Our Team Comments

March 29, 2011 0 Ricky

The news broke out recently that Google isn’t taking Honeycomb open at the moment and that means developers have little room to play with the tablet build of Android OS and most of the 7″ Android tablets that we say…

Apple

Apple iPad 2 In UK, Videos From Launch Day

March 25, 2011 0 Annkur

The Apple iPad 2 went on sale in UK today and being in London this was surely on my list. I visited the Apple Store at Regent Street (London) and was surprised to see the lines for the iPad 2.…

The Seven Deadly Sins of the Nokia E7

March 21, 2011 6 Mr Spock

Having used the Nokia E7 for more than a week now, I find myself more and more in agreement with Nokia’s decision to go for a tie-up with Microsoft. Because far from being on par with previous Communicator series devices,…

Apple

The Apple iPad – Take 2

March 20, 2011 6 Annkur

Yes I am the same tiny little blogger who wrote off the tablet concept ending my original review of the Apple iPad with the following words ‘Are you made for the iPad’. A year down the line, I have a…

Apple

OG Review: Apple MacBook Air (Late 2010)

March 8, 2011 0 Rahul S

The last month was quite a busy one for all Apple followers. First they launched the refreshed set of MacBook Pro models which left most of the tech world drooling (as the tradition is). It was followed by the announcement…

Why The Next Google / Facebook Isn’t From India

March 4, 2011 4 Annkur

This ain’t new talk and I got deflected back to this topic when discussing Indian cos making cellphones in a Facebook group. For long entrepreneurs in India have been motivated with talks of making the next Google, Facebook or Microsoft.…

Interview With The Inventor Of Bluetooth – Jaap Haartsen

February 27, 2011 0 Team OG

We had an opportunity to speak to the inventor of Bluetooth technology, Mr Jaap Haartsen. You have seen a part of this inteview where Jaap spoke about WiFi Direct vs Bluetooth, but the entire 10 min inteview touches upon a…

The case in favor of Nokia-Microsoft

February 24, 2011 2 Annkur

While I admit that this is primarily a WP7 secton, we aren’t here to post everything colored by ‘I love Microsoft’ colour’. So to say, we aren’t Nokia or WP7 fanboys, though our experience says we will have a tough…

Nokia E7: First Hands On, Early Impressions, Pictures

February 18, 2011 1 Team OG

Even though Nokia might have made it clear that Windows Phone Would be their smartphone OS of choice going forward, the fact is that Symbian still happens to be one of the most used smartphone platforms out there. In fact, Nokia will continue to…

events

GizmoMeet Comes Back To Mumbai! Monday, 28th Feb

February 18, 2011 0 Annkur

The only thing apart from The Rock returning to monday night RAW is the GizmoMeet coming back to Mumbai. Mark your calendars for the third edition of GizmoMeet on Monday, 28th February 2011 in Mumbai. The venue remains the same,…

Review: X-Mini V 1.1 And X-Mini Happy Portable Speakers

February 17, 2011 2 Rahul S

When I first saw these cute little speakers arrive for tests, I dismissed them as just another “Chinese” product that just looks good and delivers nothing when it comes to sheer sound quality. Boy, was I wrong. I first saw…

Motorola Xoom or Samsung’s 10″ Tab, Matching iPad Sales Is Tough

February 15, 2011 5 Annkur

Google is now entering the tablet market with Android 3.0 aka Honeycomb. Top gadget makers like Samsung, Motorola, HTC, Toshiba and LG are making tablets that would run the tablet build of Android. The Motorola Xoom even won the best…

eReaders & Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab II and Galaxy S2 Pictured Ahead Of MWC

February 13, 2011 1 Annkur

Samsung is all set to unveil its Galaxy S and GalaxyTab successor at MWC 2011 and it seems that they have eagerly let out some pictures already. A lot is also being speculated about the specifications as well. The new…

Nokia adds to platform confusion, adopts Microsofts Windows Phone 7

February 11, 2011 3 Annkur

Nokia is all set to go the Windows Phone 7 route with rumors of a partnership with Microsoft turning out to be true. Not much details are available at the moment but the trend is clear. Last year at MWC…

Apple

iPad India Launch – Gizmo Podcast #11

February 1, 2011 0 Annkur

The Apple iPad is here, and its creating waves, some positive, some negative and we couldn’t have discussed anything apart from the iPad India launch for our latest Gizmo Podcast. The iPad costs Rs 27900 for the base model in…

First build of OnlyGizmos App out in the Android Market – Grab it!

February 1, 2011 4 Hamster

Android phones have been the latest boom around the globe, and we want to stay in touch while you are on the go. Hence, we have made an extremely easy app, and we would love to know – What is…

Twitter Discussion: What’s Wrong With Nokia?

January 18, 2011 3 Annkur

Twitter is know for open debates and extreme opinions. And we ran into a conversation yesterday, with over 100 tweets flying around from the tech community (includes our team). And where did all this start from? Well as we trace…

OG Interview: Ajay Sharma, Country Head, HTC India

January 18, 2011 1 Nimish

After being in the news for coming out with some amazing smartphones over the past few years, HTC had a relatively quiet holiday season in India, with no major releases. However, the company seems to be back in the swing…

How To Get Honeycomb Music Player On Your Android Device

January 17, 2011 4 Ricky

Google had announced a major change in their music player during Google I/O 2010 and we were very disappointed to see no changes in the latest android version 2.3 Gingerbread, but thanks to XDA member johnnie93 who managed to get…

How To Get Honeycomb Music Player On Your Android Device

January 17, 2011 0 Ricky

Google had announced a major change in their music player during Google I/O 2010 and we were very disappointed to see no changes in the latest android version 2.3 Gingerbread, but thanks to XDA member johnnie93 who managed to get…

events

ECCERobot – The Humanoid At Techfest 2011

January 16, 2011 0 Guest Author

Coverage by our in-house scientist – Aditya Sengupta. You can must follow him on twitter: @sengupta! One of the striking observations about most “humanoid” robots today is how unhuman they actually are- particularly on the inside. They are filled with motors,…

events

GizmoMeet #2 – Thank You New Delhi!

January 15, 2011 0 Annkur

GizmoMeet #2 – Thank You New Delhi! As out team departed for New Delhi, all charged up for the 2nd edition of GizmoMeet, we were warned about the cold winter in Delhi, fog, canceled flights and the recent communal tension.…

What Is The Verizon iPhone Up Against?

January 11, 2011 0 Annkur

The Verizon iPhone 4 is out, and Apple has finally gone CDMA. Ideally it would have been expected from Apple to lean towards a future technology like LTE, but as Tim said on stage ‘Verizon wanted the iPhone NOW’. So…

events

Gearing up for GizmoMeet Delhi, 14th Jan – Friday

January 11, 2011 0 Annkur

Its been a hectic last week for the Gizmo team doubling up at CES and IIT B Techfest at the same time. While we rush to complete our backlog, the only thing running on our minds is the upcoming Gizmomeet…

Hands-on: LG Optimus Black, Brightest Display, Global Release! [Video]

January 9, 2011 0 Luke Abell

The LG Optimus Black is on display at CES 2011, and we had our few moments with it. The Optimus Black is a 4.0? touchscreen with an advanced gyroscope accelerometer that makes navigation beyond what we are used to (see…

Nokia C7: Brief Review

January 8, 2011 0 Anupama

The C7 has been seen by many as an attempt by Nokia to offer a watered down and more affordable version of the high-profile N8. Although Nokia officials had claimed that the N8 would be the only Symbian ^3 handset…

CES

[Video] Samsung Sliding PC – Tx100 (PC7 Series)

January 7, 2011 0 Luke Abell

Microsoft showed the Samsung Sliding PC at its keynote yesterday and Samsung showed off the Slicing PC (Model TX100). We have here an exclusive video of the Samsung Sliding PC running Windows 7 professional. This one would cost anywhere between…

Apple

The Mac App Store, Early Impressions

January 6, 2011 3 Annkur

We have just got the Mac App Store installed on our Macbook in between the CES and Techfest madness. The hefty 100MB+ OS update brings in the lovely App Store icon to the OS X Dock. And getting started is…

Gizmo Podcast #10 – The Super Gadgets of 2010

December 31, 2010 3 Annkur

2010 has been an eventful year for us at OnlyGizmos and for the gadget world aswell. With more gadget action then ever before, we continue to strive hard in an attempt to bring honest opinions about the same. And what better than speaking it out to you? So…

Our six favourite sub-Rs 15,000 Android smartphones

December 26, 2010 12 Nimish

Following our podcast about affordable Android smartphones a few days ago, we have been deluged with queries about which are the best Android smartphones in the Indian market for less than Rs 15,000. While we did voice some of our…

Gizmo Podcast #9: Low Cost Android Smartphones

December 25, 2010 6 Annkur

Merry Christmas! A long pause, but we aren’t gone. The Gizmo Podcast is back with the Android special as promised. Joining me was our Senior Editor, Nimish Dubey and we spent a good enough 20 mins discussing Android phones ranging from the Galaxy 3 & 5…

OG Review: Windows Phone 7 OS – (Good, But Work In Progress)

December 24, 2010 5 Annkur

Right from the desktop OS: Windows 7 last year to this years grand re-entry into the smartphone game with Windows Phone 7. Its been a busy launch season for Microsoft! Windows Mobile (as it was known earlier) was one of the first smartphone OSes to exist , and we just can’t forget…