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Launch Pad

Hello, dual-sim Moto! Two classy dual-SIMS from Motorola

October 2, 2010 1 Nimish

Another of the cellphone biggies has taken the plunge into the Indian dual-SIM phone market. Motorola has launched two dual-SIM devices, the EX115 and the EX128. And unlike some of the rather patchy dual-SIM affairs out there, the Moto boys…

Microsoft

Motorola faces lawsuit from Microsoft over Android phones (Patents)

October 2, 2010 0 Annkur

When HTC entered into a deal with Microsoft earlier this year, it was clear that Android has hit the a road that connects to Microsofts patent portfolio. Back then Microsoft had mentioned that they are talking to other manufacturers and…

Featured

OG hands-on with the Sony Playstation Move

September 30, 2010 1 Nimish

We just got our hands on the all new Sony Playstation Move. This PS3 add-on brings motion sensing magic to your Playstation. In the box is the controller (wand), the camera that does the magic over the console, starter disc…

Tech Industry News

PlayStation Move coming to India this week?

September 19, 2010 0 Nimish

It has not been officially confirmed yet but a friendly executive in Sony World store in Delhi says that the PlayStation Move controller will be coming to India this week. There are likely to be three packages for those wanting…

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…

Tech Industry News

APN / GPRS / 3G settings for all carriers in India

September 15, 2010 21 Guest Author

Getting started with GPRS / 3G often requires some settings to be done on your handset. Be it an iPhone or a Nokia, if the settings are not pre loaded, you need to manually configure APN settings. Here is a…

Reviews

3 UK’s USB Data Dongle Put To Test In India (BSNL 3G)

September 13, 2010 1 Guest Author

We got our hands on a 3-UK’s unlocked USB Data Dongle and we tested it out with BSNL Data USIM. The results are impressive. Here are the speed test results via SpeedTest.net. The best part: You can make calls using…

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…

Nokia

Nokia N8 unboxing video released even as new CEO steps in

September 11, 2010 0 Mr Spock

It has been a busy couple of days for the world’s biggest smartphone manufacturer. On the device side, we have finally got to see the first official unboxing of the company’s flagship multimedia device, the N8 , but even that…

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…

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…

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

Is Apple fighting Jailbreak?

August 31, 2010 1 Annkur A

Now its a funny argument to say that Apple isn’t fighting Jailbreaking. They have tried their best to get it proven illegal and then there are these software updates from time to time that at times made us wait weeks…

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…

Apple

Apple Sept 1 event confirmed, time for retina display iPod touch?

August 26, 2010 1 Mr Spock

It has been finally confirmed that Apple is indeed holding a media event on September 1. Now, that speculation about the date of the event is over, we can all settle down and start wondering about what it is that…

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…

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,…

Android

Google all set to upset the tablet market with Android 3.0

August 20, 2010 0 Ricky

While my good friend and our editor saheb wants a Chrome OS tablet, its clear in his own words that Google can’t deliver it anytime sooner than 2011. So what, hasn’t Android taken over the mobile market and leaped ahead…

Tech Industry News

And now…the first handset with a dedicated Rupee symbol key

August 19, 2010 0 Mr Spock

Changing currency symbols can be a nightmare for techies, as they have to evolve new symbols, icons and shortcuts to allow users to enter the new symbol. And that has pretty much been the case ever since India changed its…

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…

Android

Vaporware, eh? India’s $35 tablet makes its appearance!

August 13, 2010 0 Mr Spock

After almost all tech pundits had dismissed it as “vaporware,” the Indian $35 tablet made a surprise appearance on NDTV’s Gadget Guru show. From what could be seen of the device, it was no show-stopper in the looks department, but…

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…

BlackBerry

Indian Government sets August 31 deadline for BlackBerry

August 12, 2010 1 Mr Spock

The tangle between the Indian government and RIM over the latter’s e-mail and messaging service continues. The Indian government has now evidently given the cellphone company until August 31 to comply with its decision to allow law enforcement agencies access…

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…

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;

BlackBerry

Four things we like (and do not like) about the BlackBerry Torch

August 4, 2010 0 Mr Spock

So, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 is finally out. And as with all tech products that are unveiled, the critics and supporters are out in force, the former calling it a dud and the latter the coolest thing since sliced bread.…

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…

Apple

That was easy! iPhone 4 Jailbreak

August 3, 2010 0 Annkur

The Jailbreakme hack is out to open up our iPhone 4 (or for that matter most iDevices running the iOS 3.x and 4.x). Apparently this hack uses a security hole in the iOS browsers PDF viewer and manages to install…

Apple

Will the iPhone 4 land on T-Mobile (US)? [rumor]

July 22, 2010 0 Annkur

AT&T holds a good monopoly with the iPhone by its side since 3 years now, but rumors of multiple carriers offering the iPhone 4 is gaining momentum off late. The network issues with AT&T is largely to blame for this. Seems like Steve Jobs have had enough of the…

eReaders & Tablets

Seven queries about India’s first 3G tablet

July 21, 2010 0 Nimish

Yes, we know it has not arrived yet, but even as we wait for the official launch of India’s first 3G tablet by Olive Telecom tomorrow, we must confess that our minds are a mess with all sorts of questions. Here, are seven of the most important. Do let us know…

eReaders & Tablets

India’s first 3G tablet coming on Thursday!

July 20, 2010 0 Nimish

The folks at Olive Telecom do seem to have a habit of being on the front foot as far as 3G enabled gadgets that are not phones go. Not too long ago, they were the first in India with a notebook with…