Microsoft

Microsoft Windows 8 to Go On Sale Starting October 26

July 19, 2012 0 Rahul S

If you have been patiently awaiting the launch of Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 8, well you now have a date to watch out for! Microsoft has announced that the OS would go on sale starting October 26, 2012 –…

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.

Accessories

Review: Capdase Smartpocket Xpose+Posh Value set for BlackBerry Curve 9380

July 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

Today we are checking out the Capdase Smartpocket Xpose + Posh Xpose Value set for the BlackBerry Curve 9380. This product, manufactured by HongKong based Uniconcept is sold under the Capdase brand worldwide.

Tech Industry News

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…

Tech Industry News

Screen Capture Finally Coming to Windows Phone 8

July 17, 2012 0 Tassavur

China based tech website WPDang reports that, Microsoft’s Windows Phone will finally get the screenshot feature in its latest iteration i.e. Windows Phone 8.

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…

LG

LG Cinema 3D Smart TV 55LM8600 Review

July 16, 2012 0 Tassavur

It’s no secret that our “Idiot Boxes” are getting smarter by the day. And the world is quickly moving on from the days of flat panels, LCD’s to the huge and swanky LED TV’s which are getting bigger and better…

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…

Tech Industry News

Samsung and Google send OTA updates to carriers that disables local search on Galaxy S III

July 12, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

In the recent past, Samsung has been losing out on the legal battle against Apple in the U.S. This was clear when, not only was their plea to uplift the ban on their Galaxy Tab 10.1 was rejected, but also…

BlackBerry

What happened at RIM’s Annual General Meeting

July 12, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

We had earlier talked about RIM’s downfall in the past year, as a prelude to AGM. Here is all the information you need, as to what really happened at RIM’s Annual General Meeting. Well, the AGM looked a lot like…

BlackBerry

Nokia Appends 3 Additional Patents to RIM Lawsuit

July 11, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia is on a patent trolling spree, especially since it’s witnessing a drastic drop in its shares and sales. The latest we’re hearing that Nokia has added an additional three patents to the already existing seven patents it had filed…

Tech Industry News

Twitter Partners with MediaTek to put App on Feature Phones

July 11, 2012 0 Tassavur

Twitter has announced a partnership with MediaTek, a chip maker which has agreed to embed the app on the millions of “smart” feature phones across the globe.

Featured

Is Finnish Startup Jolla Nokia’s Plan B?

July 10, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia now officially has only the Windows Phone platform to ride on. And so far the journey couldn’t have been rockier for Nokia as their shares have stumbled to their lowest since 1996 and currently trading at a paltry $1.80.…

BlackBerry

Chronicles of RIM’s Downfall – A Prelude to AGM

July 10, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

As this article is being written, Research In Motion stakeholders might be attending the Annual General Meeting, and the company being scrutinised for its dismal performance in the past year. We at OnlyGizmos present to our readers, a Chronology of…

LG

LG planning a super-smartphone to take on Samsung and HTC

July 10, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

News is that something super-smart is brewing in the LG Electronics stable. And no, its not a smart television this time. Instead LG is developing a new smartphone, that will be its first to feature a quad-core processor and a…

Nokia

Nokia activates ‘Money Back Challenge’ campaign for Lumia 710 and 800

July 9, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

To increase the sales figure for Lumia 800 and 710 series of smartphones, Nokia initiated the promotional campaign titled “Amazing Money Back Challenge”, where customers who buy the said devices, can return it within seven days for a full refund…

Tech Industry News

Beware: Aggressive ads in apps possess increasing risk to privacy

July 9, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

If figures from the security firm LookOut is anything to go by, there is an increase in the risk to privacy, due to the aggressive ads in apps, as reported by Reuters. Some ad networks, especially those on the mobile…

Nokia

Ex-Nokia Employees Working on Building MeeGo Based Smartphones

July 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

In an inspiring move, Nokia’s ex staff and other MeeGo enthusiasts have joined hands together to form Jolla, which means “dinghy” in Finnish.

Samsung

Samsung Says Microwave Oven behind the Exploding Galaxy SIII

July 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

While imploding smartphones isn’t a recent phenomena, this one on Samsung’s latest flagship device the Galaxy SIII had caused quite a lot of stir around the globe forcing Samsung to jump into action and go into damage control mode.

Tech Industry News

International Football Association Approves Goal Line Technology

July 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

The International Football Association Board has finally unanimously approved the “Goal Line Technology” on the 5th of July under the chairmanship of FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter. The technology was a topic of debate for the past few years, but…

Tech Industry News

Post Tribunal verdict, Airtel, Vodafone & Idea to continue pan-India 3G services

July 6, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

India’s leading GSM Mobile operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have issued a joint announcement stating that they will continue to provide 3G along with data services on a pan-India level, even in non 3G circles through ICRA.

Apple

[Updated] Google pulls down Galaxy Nexus from Play Store, due to the ban

July 6, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Google has stopped the sale of Galaxy Nexus smartphone on the Google Play Store, as a result of the injunction on the said device by former U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh. The search engine giant confirmed the above move with…

Apple

Samsung leads the chart as the most valued brand in Asia, followed by Apple

July 6, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The recent survey done by Campaign Asia-Pacific, along with research firm Nielsen presents the shift of power as Samsung ends the four-year reign of Sony to be the No.1 as the most valued brand in Asia, followed by Apple. The…

Nokia

Nokia Launches the Lumia 610 in India for Rs. 12999

July 6, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia has launched its third Lumia branded Windows Phone powered handset in India – the much talked about Lumia 610 at a launch event held at Delhi earlier today. The phone, which was first seen on the eve of the…

Apple

Downgrade iPhone 3GS With Broken Power/Home Button on 6.15 BaseBand Using Redsn0w

July 5, 2012 0 Monis

iPhone Dev Team is constantly trying out to offer multiple ways to downgrade iPhone 3GS on 6.15 BaseBand to stock firmware. Their effort to excel in this field has led them to reach to a point where a user can…

Apple

Amazon Gearing Up To Launch Kindle Fire 2, Calls Up Quanta!

July 5, 2012 0 Tassavur

It is widely believed that Google’s latest Nexus branded tablet from Asus, the Nexus 7 which is being sold at $199 and is directly aimed at Amazon’s Kindle Fire which retails at the same price. So it becomes imperative for…

Android

Ice Cream Sandwich Update Rolling out on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

July 5, 2012 0 Tassavur

While Google is getting ready to release its latest version of Android, i.e. Jelly Bean the whole fleet of Android OEM’s devices have just about started getting their previous iteration of Android i.e., Ice Cream Sandwich. As per the website…

Market Watch

Split Verdit in 3G Roaming for Indian Carriers

July 5, 2012 0 Tassavur

As the world is slowly moving on to the 4G LTE networks, India is still grappling with issues between the government and the carriers.

Tech Industry News

Google to roll out a software patch to avoid the ban of Samsung Galaxy Nexus

July 4, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Seems like Samsung is not the only company affected by the U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh’s decision to deny a request, to stay a ban on sales of the Galaxy Nexus, while its case with Apple is ongoing. The other…

Android

Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet may Infringe Nokia Patents

July 4, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia has hinted that Google’s recently announced Nexus 7 tablet infringes upon various patents owned by the beleaguered Finnish phone maker. In a statement issued by the company first reported by The Inquirer, it says that the new tablet from…

Tech Industry News

Samsung’s Plea to Uplift Ban on Galaxy Tab 10.1 Rejected

July 3, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

In the world of technology, this legal battle between Apple and Samsung, is no less than a World War III happening simultaneously in around 10 countries worldwide. This update comes from the U.S. where the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab…

Tech Industry News

RIM losing its grip in the smartphone market: comScore Survey

July 3, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

We have already spoken about the bad shape RIM is in financially, after they posted a net loss for the first time in the last 8 years. And now a ComScore survey also confirms the same and shows us how…

Android

Android ICS Now on 10 Percent Devices After 8 Months, Highlights Fragmentation

July 3, 2012 0 Tassavur

As per Android Developers site, it’s taken almost 9 months for Google’s latest iteration, i.e. Ice Cream Sandwich to reach about 10.9 percent of android devices across the globe, that too after a more than 50% growth from the last…

Opinion

Android’s Delay Is Redmond’s Opportunity

July 2, 2012 0 Annkur

June was a busy month for the mobile market. Apple, Microsoft and Google showed the future of their respective mobiles OSes and the tech world was glued to live streams and blogs. I spent my share of few hours on…