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LifeProof Rugged Waterproof Cover For iPhone 4 / 4S – Holi Review

March 23, 2012 0 Annkur

We recently got our hands on the Lifeproof cover for the iPhone. Worth USD 79, this one promises to be water, shock and dust proof and we decided to put it to test on an occasion, none other than Holi.…

Nokia

Quick review: Nokia Asha 200

March 18, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia has been a market leader in terms of sales of the dual SIM handsets in India for the last year. And Nokia is in no mood give away even an inch of that lead to its competitors in the…

Android

Review: LG Optimus Sol E730

March 3, 2012 0 Team OG

With the Sol E730, LG has a new addition in their Optimus range of Android smartphones. It is a bit weird that LG has pushed a new phone in the same price segment as their existing LG Optimus Black that…

Android

Review: HTC Sensation XE

February 29, 2012 0 Team OG

It is quite clear that HTC has been losing out the premium smartphone market to Samsung, thanks to the Galaxy series.Okay, inferior line up of smartphones by HTC is equally to be blamed. However, HTC has not lost hope and…

Nokia

Nokia Lumia 710 Review

February 7, 2012 0 Team OG

Early on when Nokia announced that it would be launching not one but two Lumia devices in India, we were slightly bit more excited about the Lumia 710. This was basically due to the fact that it was a phone…

Nokia

Review: Nokia Lumia 800

January 24, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia has long lost the lead when it comes to sales revenue to Samsung towards the end of last year, though they have managed to hold on to the largest manufacturer tag by the skin of their teeth. And we…

Accessories

Review: Mugen Power Extended Battery for the Nexus One

January 15, 2012 0 Guest Author

Editor’s Note: Aditya Sengupta is a friend and a well wisher of the OnlyGizmos team. In fact he is as much an integral part of the team as any other member and the man behind the coverage and interviews at…

Maxx

Maxx Focus (MTP9) Projector Phone Review

January 11, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well there has been a lot of innovation happening with mobile handsets with a new feature being added to these devices every now and then. The year 2011 saw a slew of projector phones hitting the market with a slew…

eReaders & Tablets

OG Review: Sony Tablet S

January 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

Ever since the tablet rush started all over again in 2010 with the Apple iPad, almost all leading PC and Phone makers have jumped into the market with their offering. A bit to our surprise, Sony has taken its time…

Android

OG Review: Motorola Razr XT910

December 27, 2011 0 Team OG

The Razr brand of cellphones from Motorola has always been associated with style and sophistication. The lineup so far has had 3 phones – V3, V3i and Razr2 V8 – each of them were loved for their design. After four…

Android

Hands-on: Motorola Droid RAZR XT910 (Pictures)

December 7, 2011 0 Annkur

Motorola has re-invented itself with an all Android line-up and the company that first glamorized cellphones with a the stylish MotoRazr half a decade ago is back. Motorola Droid Razr (XT910) is the latest Android from Motorola and it is a…

Nokia

Nokia Lumia 800 (Windows Phone) – First Impressions

December 5, 2011 0 Team OG

Just over a year back Redmond re-invented itself with the Windows Phone 7 and the same has done well to brand Microsoft that was being referred to as the dinosaurs of the mobile / internet era. What Microsoft created with…

Accessories

Diamond VC500: One Touch Video Capture (Review)

November 26, 2011 0 Venki

Capturing video from unconventional sources like video conferences or video games are sometimes desired for professional or leisure activities. But the process usually is so complicated that most of the average users give up even before they try it. Hence…

Reviews

Sony Ericsson TXT: Quick Review

November 26, 2011 0 Tassavur

It’s no secret that QWERTY keyboard based chat phones are an instant hit with the youth. Off late, we had a slew of social networking based phones hitting the market, which includes the likes of Vodafone Blue, Motorola’s Motokey Social…

Reviews

Quick Review: Samsung Champ 2 (C3330)

November 25, 2011 0 Annkur

Samsung has kept the momentum on the low end touchscreen market with regular launches and updates. Be it the Champ Duos to succeed the original Champ or the Corby II and Start II to take forward successful series. Here is…

Featured

Violet 3D: World’s First Space Sensing Home Theatre System

November 20, 2011 0 Tassavur

We went to NasscomPC 2011 with a quest to find if successful hardware manufacturing startups can be possible in the Indian sphere. Though the scenario of such an event happening looks bleak with consistent domination of China and the failure…

Accessories

X-mini Rave Portable Speaker Review

October 29, 2011 0 Tassavur

X-mini speakers are ones you can aptly call devilishly cute. They look so small and yet they are so loud. We still haven’t forgotten how we fell head over heels in love with the X-mini V 1.1 & Happy. So…

Reviews

Spice (M9000) Popkorn Projector Phone Review

October 24, 2011 0 Tassavur

Its no doubt that the mobile phone market is evolving rapidly each passing day and addressing one or the other needs. And its increasingly changing shape and features to adopt even advanced feature sets unimagined before. Now projector on a…

Micromax

Review: Micromax X40 Projector Phone

October 24, 2011 0 Tassavur

Slowly but steadily a slew of projector phones have begun entering the market. While we are not entirely sure that if need for such a niche exists in the market, projector phones are certainly a welcome addition to the already expanding…

Android

Quick Review: Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 In India

October 17, 2011 0 Annkur

Samsung has a low cost Android phone out in the Indian market and this one sure is a big challenge for players like Micromax who have their low cost Android offerings attracting a lot of buyers. The Samsung Galaxy Y…

netbook

OG Review: Acer Aspire One Happy 2 Netbook

September 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

 Today, we have with us Acer’s recently launched Aspire One Happy 2 netbook for review. The funkily colored netbook has an eye-catching design and gives the user an option to either boot in to Android 2.2 or Windows – the…

Nokia

Quick Review: Nokia 101 (Dual SIM)

September 24, 2011 0 Tassavur

Nokia has set its sight on recovering the market share it has lost in the low cost budget phone segment to the local players. Hence Nokia has upped the ante and rapidly released a number of low cost dual SIM…

Android

Review: Motorola (XT530) Fire XT

September 23, 2011 1 Annkur

The race for affordable Android devices is on and most players including Samsung, LG and Motorola are in a bitter fight for conquering this segment. Be it an Android phone with physical QWERTY or simply an affordable full touch-screen, there…

Nokia

Review: Nokia C2-03, Touch & Type Dual SIM Phone

September 21, 2011 0 Tassavur

With Nokia struggling in the smartphone market and not expected to make any major inroads till they get out their WP7 offerings phone out, it seems they have decided to concentrate on the low cost phone segment for now where…

Reviews

OG Review: Vodafone Blue 555 Facebook Phone

September 19, 2011 0 Rahul S

It’s been well over a week since I got my hands on the Vodafone Blue 555 “Facebook” phone, and it’s time I thought I should pen down my views about this latest attempt by Vodafone to cash in on the…

Motorola

Quick Review: Motorola EX109, Dual SIM QWERTY Phone

September 14, 2011 0 Annkur

The EX109 is one of the four Dual SIM QWERTYs on the market by Motorola. At Rs 3500 it’s one of the cheapest Dual SIM phone out there. The phone features a standard QWERTY design with a 5 way D-pad,…

Motorola

Motorola EX119 – Quick Review

September 12, 2011 0 Annkur

Motorola recently launched the EX119 and EX109 Dual SIM QWERTY phones in India recently, and we got our hands on the EX119. The EX119 is a slim and light weight phone that packs in a Touch Screen and  QWERTY keyboard along…

Android

Exclusive First Look: iBall Slide Android Tablet, Price Rs 13995

September 8, 2011 0 Team OG

iBall is the latest Indian player to jump on the tablet bandwagon. Reliance and Beetel both have their offerings out in the market and even as we figure out if a tablet is a utility or hype, here comes the…

Maxx

OG Review: Maxx Khamoshhh MX401

September 8, 2011 0 Annkur

Maxx Khamoshhh series was released last month, and we played around with the MX401 for sometime. The MX401 is Dual-SIM with a 2.4″ screen and features SAM noise suppression technology. At under Rs 3000, Maxx has brought noise suppression technology to a…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

Test Driving HP ePrint enabled 6500A Plus All In One Printer

September 2, 2011 0 Annkur

We have seen HP launch mobile apps for printing and the same also packs in access to public printers when you are travelling. But this time around we had the opportunity to test an HP MFP Printer with ePrint activated.…

Featured

OG Review: Samsung N100 MeeGo Netbook

August 20, 2011 0 Mr Spock

Although it is the first netbook in the country to be running MeeGo, Samsung has not exactly been going to town talking about the N100 (NP-N100-MA011N). In fact, even review units of this extremely affordable netbook (it costs around Rs 12,500) have been…

Featured

OG Review: Nokia E6

August 18, 2011 0 Annkur

Authors Note: It’s been long since I have handled a new Nokia device and yet as I hold the touch and type E6-00 in my hand, it feels very familiar to begin with. Until last year, the Nokia E63 was…

India

Quick Review: Wynncom OGO O78 Touch

August 3, 2011 0 Tassavur

After a long hiatus another Wyncomm phone has finally landed in our office and its called the Wyncomm OGO. The last time we encountered a Wyncomm handset was exactly a year back and it was their one of the highest…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

Review: HP Officejet 100 Mobile L411a Printer

July 18, 2011 1 Annkur

In the midst of all the smartphone and tablet talk, we have been playing with the HP Office Jet 100 (L411a) mobile printer recently. Officejet 100 is a battery powered mobile colour Inkjet. Been asked multiple times by friends and…

Android

HTC Sensation Quick Review

July 18, 2011 0 Prasad Naik

The Sensation is HTC’s flagship smartphone and as such embodies the very best of what the company has to offer. It will be competing in the ultra high-end of the Android smartphone spectrum, going against the likes of the Samsung…

Microsoft

First Impression: Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Update (Beta)

July 9, 2011 3 Annkur

With some help, I managed to get a beta build of Windows Phone 7 Mango update running on my LG Optimus 7. Mango is said to be a significant update and the next wave of Windows Phones are expected to…

Android

LG Optimus Black P970 Review

July 7, 2011 0 Prasad Naik

The under-20,000 segment is suddenly starting to heat up. Smartphones that you’d normally get for a much higher price can now be found under this price bracket, which is a good thing as it is still viewed by many as…

Android

Unboxing The LG Optimus Black P970 (Video)

July 4, 2011 0 Tassavur

Though the LG Optimus Black (P970) was launched around two months back in India, it’s only a week since it has been made available in the market. And the Limited Edition Black has landed in our office. Well we must…

HTC

OG Review: HTC Salsa C510e Facebook Phone

June 25, 2011 0 Annkur

Back in February, at the grand stage of Mobile World Congress, HTC announced its two Facebook phones, the Salsa and Chacha. We decided to pick up the HTC Salsa C510e for review and gave the Facebook phone a quick test…

App (Marketplace)

Some Casual Games For Windows Phone 7

June 23, 2011 0 Annkur A

Microsoft is trying its best to get Windows Phone 7 out to users with the maximum possible apps. In an effort to get some of the best apps from Android Market and App Store, Microsoft is also said to be…