Apple

Apple to Up the Ante: iPhone 6 May Feature a 4.8 inch Display

October 11, 2013 0 Rahul S

Years after holding on to the notion of smaller being usually the better, looks like Apple would eventually change its position and opinions about the optimal screen size for smartphones. The company which started off with a (then) large 3.5…

iPhone

Apple iPhone 5s and 5c India Launch on November 1

October 10, 2013 0 Rahul S

A few months after its international debut, the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c have went on to break sales records and have invaded a bunch of countries. As part of its continued international roll out, the brand new iPhone…

Android

What Is The Best Android Phone Under Rs.10,000?

October 10, 2013 0 Rahul S

Until not long ago, I never suggested my friends to buy an Android device that cost less than Rs. 10,000 here in India. While it is understood that a huge chunk of India’s smartphone buyers are indeed opting for Android…

Android

HTC Desire 500 launched in India; Priced at Rs. 21,490/-

October 9, 2013 0 Krishnan

HTC Desire 500, a mid-range smartphone was launched in India today priced at Rs. 21,490/-. The company said that the device will be available in retail stores across India this week onwards. Snapdeal was taking pre-orders earlier this week for…

Samsung

Samsung Announces the Galaxy Round Smartphone With Curved Display

October 9, 2013 0 Rahul S

The rumors were true! We have been talking on and on for days about the imminent arrival of a handset from Samsung with a curved display. Earlier today, Samsung officially took wraps off this hitherto mythical handset. They have chosen…

Reviews

Review: LG Songstar NK230 Karaoke System

October 7, 2013 0 Rahul S

You read that right. We’re reviewing a Karaoke system! This is a first timer here on Onlygizmos! Now, if you are wondering why, the reason is strictly personal. The story goes thus: Sometime last month, our friends from LG called…

Android

Rumor: Specifications of Samsung’s Curved Display Toting Smartphone Leaked!

October 5, 2013 0 Rahul S

Two days ago, we had posted about how both Samsung and LG are on the verge of coming up with their own variants of an Android powered device with a curved display. Back then however, we had no inkling about…

Android

Gionee Launches The Elife E6 for Rs. 22,999

October 3, 2013 0 Harshit

We are live from Gionee’s event in Delhi where they have just launched their latest smartphone, the Elife E6. The E6 will be available for the price of Rs. 22,999 and has the specs of a much higher end phone:…

Android

Both Samsung and LG Planning Curved Display Smartphone Launches in Next 2 Months

October 3, 2013 0 Harshit

Last week, news came out that Samsung is going to launch a curved display smartphone sometime in October. Today, CNET  has reported that LG is also planning to do the same in the month of November. Both companies are purported…

India

Nokia Includes the Lumia 925 and Lumia 625 Under the Ambit of its Smart Upgrade Offer This Diwali

October 3, 2013 0 Harshit

After offering buyback schemes for the Lumia 520 and 620 smartphones earlier, Nokia has now deemed it reasonable for you to turn in your rusty old smartphone for a brand-spanking-new Lumia 925 or Lumia 625 at discounted prices. The offer…

iPhone

$2 Gold Stickers Turn Your iPhone 5 To an iPhone 5s

October 2, 2013 0 Rahul S

The unforeseen popularity of the newly launched iPhone 5s in Gold seems to have set off a new cottage industry in mainland China. Thanks to the surge in demand for this particular version of the iPhone, some ingenious Chinese companies…

News

Samsung Caught “Optimizing” Benchmarking Scores On The Galaxy Note 3

October 2, 2013 0 Rahul S

It was not long ago that Samsung had faced some backlash from the tech community when some people who take benchmark scores too seriously figured out that the little Korean smartphone maker was making its flagship devices benchmarks friendly! By…

Tech Industry News

Rumor: Leaked Video Showcases Leaner iPad 5

October 1, 2013 0 Rahul S

Now that the iPhone 5S and its plasticky counterpart – the iPhone 5c are here, rumor mongers have turned their attention to the obvious next update – to that of the Apple iPad line-up. A few days ago, there was…

Android

BBM for Android and iPhone still Astray; BlackBerry Ltd 100% Committed on Bringing It

October 1, 2013 0 Krishnan

BlackBerry Messenger aka BBM was supposed to be globally launched for Android and iPhone devices on September 21st. It was released as scheduled for iPhone, but an unreleased version of BBM for Android was making rounds on the internet. Earlier…

Android

First Impressions of the LG G2 [Now with Video!]

September 30, 2013 0 Harshit

We got an opportunity to play around with LG’s latest all-singing, all-dancing flagship phone, the LG G2 at their launch event in Gurgaon today. Overall, we came away pretty impressed with the phone. It ticks a couple of very interesting…

Android

Live from the LG G2 Indian launch!

September 30, 2013 0 Harshit

We’re live from LG India’s launch of their latest flagship, the LG G2. To recap, the phone features a 5.2″ 1080p display, a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.3 GHz paired with 2 GB of RAM and a…

Samsung

Samsung’s Region Lock and What it Means For Buyers

September 28, 2013 0 GizmoBaba

As smartphone enthusiasts might have read by now, Samsung has begun to region–lock its phones. Moreover, this lock is no ordinary one. Experts across the world have been pondering over this and are talking about the serious implications this region–lock…

Android

Dear Sony, Your Recent JellyBean Update For The Xperia SL Has Issues!

September 28, 2013 0 Deepa

Does Jelly Bean really taste that good? Well, I own this Sony Xperia SL which I got earlier this year after much consideration. The phone initially came with Android 4.0 ICS which got a (much needed) firmware update to Android…

Android

Lenovo launches a Whole Host of Dual-SIM Android Smartphones in India

September 27, 2013 0 Harshit

Lenovo just augmented its affordable “A” series with four new dual-SIM Android smartphones, namely the A269i, A369i, A516 and A850. They’ve also been quite stingy in terms of disclosing the full specs of these devices, so until we are able…

Tech Industry News

Rumor: iPad Mini 2 Will Get A7 Chip, Come in Space Gray, Silver and Gold Colors!

September 27, 2013 0 Rahul S

Hardly two weeks after the brand new iPhones arrived, people now have turned their attention towards the next big announcement from Apple – its refreshed iPad line-up! Australian blogger Sonny Dickson who has in the past accurately predicted and revealed…

Android

Intex launches Aqua HD and Aqua i4 in India; Price

September 27, 2013 0 Krishnan

Indian mobile company, Intex Technologies has added two new phones to its existing Aqua series of Android smartphones. Intex unveiled the Aqua HD and Aqua i4 today. Earlier in the month Intex had launched the Aqua i7 with Full HD…

Featured

When is Google’s Actual Birthday?

September 27, 2013 0 Rahul S

Google – the company that virtually dominates the Internet with its wide array of services and is arguably the most successful “Internet” company ever – has just turned 15! While everyone else is congratulating Google for its tremendous success, I…

Google

Google Talk Bug Exposes Private Chats To Wrong Recipients!

September 27, 2013 0 Rahul S

Were you by any chance using Google’s popular Google Talk  to chat with people earlier today? And were those conversations by any means “private” in nature? As in you might not want its content to be read by anyone else?…

Cameras

A Day With The Nokia Lumia 1020!

September 26, 2013 0 Rahul S

As part of the ongoing Social Media Week in Mumbai, I was lucky enough to be invited by folks from Nokia who had arranged for a photowalk and a brief photography master-class session in down town Mumbai. Now, Nokia doing…

Apple

iPhone 5S and 5C now Available for Pre-order from eBay India

September 26, 2013 0 Harshit

If you’ve been holding your breath to buy a brand-spanking-new iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C, well you’re in luck. That is, if price is no barrier for you. The Space Grey iPhone 5S can be yours for the low-low price…

Cameras

Nokia Lumia 1020 to Hit Indian Markets October 11; Pricing to be Revealed One Day Before Launch

September 26, 2013 0 Harshit

In a baffling maneuver, Nokia held a press conference today to announce the availability of the Nokia Lumia 1020 in the Indian market. The catch here is that they did not announce any pricing information for the device and though…

Android

LG G2 Available For Rs.43,000 Days Before Official India Launch

September 26, 2013 0 Rahul S

While the official launch date for LG’s newest flagship device, the G2 has been pegged for 30 September, the phone seems to have already trickled down to retailers who have started selling it already. A tweet from the Mahesh Telecom…

BlackBerry

BlackBerry Z10 Festive Offer Price in India; Rs. 29990/-

September 25, 2013 0 Krishnan

BlackBerry announced the launch of Z10 way back in January this year. It was launched in India for a staggering price of Rs. 43,490/-; even though people hoped it will cost less than Rs. 40,000/- BlackBerry announced their new device,…

Apple

Apple Refreshes iMac Line Up: New 21 and 27 Inch iMacs Unveiled

September 25, 2013 0 Rahul S

Days after announcing and subsequently releasing the new iPhone models (and selling them in record numbers), Apple decided its time they give a fresh lease of life to its ageing iMac line-up. So what we now have today are two…

Accessories

Amazon Introduces New Line-up of Kindle Fire HDX Tablets

September 25, 2013 0 Harshit

Amazon has just announced this year’s updates to their Kindle Fire tablet line-up with the 7″ and 8.9″ versions of the Kindle Fire HDX as well as a cheap redesign of the 7″ Kindle Fire HD. Both new tablets come…

Android

BlackBerry Limited Developer Account back on Google Play Store

September 24, 2013 0 Krishnan

The BlackBerry Limited developer account is back on with the three applications i.e. BES 10 Client, Work Space Manager for BES10 and Secure Work Space for BES10. Last night, we had reported about BlackBerry removing their developer account from the…

Android

Panasonic Launches the P11, T21 and T11 in India

September 24, 2013 0 Harshit

Panasonic has just announced the launch of three new smartphones in India, called the P11, T21 and T11. They are targeted at the mid-to-low end of the market and bring some worthy specs to the table on paper. They come…

Tech Industry News

Breaking: BlackBerry Removes Google Play Developer Account (Updated with BBM Announcement)

September 24, 2013 0 Harshit

As news about Blackberry’s recent buyout has started to break out, Blackberry’s developer accounts on the Google Play Store seems to have been removed. This basically means that we might need to temper our expectations with regards to BBM for…

BlackBerry

Canadian Investment Firm To Buyout BlackBerry

September 24, 2013 0 Rahul S

News just coming in… The fact that BlackBerry has been in trouble for quite some time is an irrefutable fact. After laying off 4500 employees last week and deciding to “concentrate” on the Enterprise segment in the future, we now…

Apps

Meet SteamOS: Valve’s Latest Attempt at Living Room Gaming

September 24, 2013 0 Harshit

Gaming software company Valve has just announced their latest project: an operating system based around gaming in the living room called SteamOS. The OS itself is going to be free to download for consumers as well as free to license…

Apple

Apple Sells 9 Million New iPhones: Breaks Sales Records

September 23, 2013 0 Rahul S

It’s amazing how Apple manages to better a previous feat- year after year after year. Last year, when they released the iPhone 5 – which was famously hammered for not being innovative enough, there were doubts initially if Apple could…

events

Everything You Need to Know About the Microsoft Surface 2 Event

September 23, 2013 0 Harshit

At 8 P.M. IST, Microsoft is going to pull the wraps off the sequels to last year’s Surface and Surface Pro tablets. Due to leaks over the past few weeks, we already know pretty much all there is to know…

India

Snapdeal puts Nokia Lumia 1020 for pre-order in India; Sold Out

September 23, 2013 0 Krishnan

Launched in the US on July 11, Nokia’s new flagship Lumia 1020 was announced with a 41-megapixel camera. As Nokia is all set to announce its flagship and successor to the Nokia Pureview 808 in India; online retailer Snapdeal is…

Android

LG’s G2 Launching In India On September 30

September 23, 2013 0 Rahul S

LG’s recently announced flagship Android handset (if you discount the Optimus G Pro) the G2, is already available across a bunch of countries internationally. If you were wondering as to when this one would land here in India, we might…

Android

iPhone 5’s Touchscreen Reportedly 2.5 Times Faster Than its Android Competitors

September 22, 2013 0 Harshit

Apparently the game and app streaming company, Agawi, has been conducting tests to measure the responsiveness of touchscreens in modern smartphones, including devices based on iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8. Agawi provides multi-platform cloud streaming solutions which stream apps…