Hacks/Tutorials

[How To] Root the Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000

February 22, 2012 0 Madhav

If you own a Samsung Galaxy Note, and have been contemplating rooting it, but have deferred the decision to another day because of complicated looking (and sounding) guides that you have come across insofar, you can liberate your Note today,…

BlackBerry

RIM Updates BlackBerry Playbook to OS 2.0

February 22, 2012 0 Rahul S

RIM has finally released the much awaited update to its beleaguered tablet, the Playbook. This update which RIM had promised to issue last year, just 60 days after the launch of the Playbook has been in the limbo ever since.…

Notebook / Laptops

Wipro Launches e.go “Aero” Ultrabook range in India

February 21, 2012 0 Rahul S

Wipro, the IT services company from India has been a long time player in the PC making sector as well. The company has been in the business of making PC’s and notebooks for Indian and other markets for years now.…

Android

Huawei Ascend P1 S to Land in India By July 2012

February 21, 2012 0 Rahul S

Huawei, the Chinese electronics and cellular major had showcased its Android powered smartphone, the Ascend P1 S at the CES last month. The phone, which claims the title of being the slimmest smartphone ever measures just 6.68mm at its thickest…

Android

How Many iPhone Killers Do We Need?

February 18, 2012 0 Annkur

A friend visiting us at the office today wondered if he could do some writing on the iPad using a stylus. I told him that the stylus is with a colleague and would get one for him to try out.…

Hacks/Tutorials

[How To] Install Ice Cream Sandwich on the Samsung Galaxy S

February 17, 2012 0 Madhav

Samsung announced earlier in January, that it’s flagship phone from the Galaxy stable, the Galaxy S GT-i9000 would not be receiving the official bump-up to the latest iteration of Android-Ice Cream Sandwich, or Android 4.0. However, given the immense popularity…

GizmoMeet

GizmoMeet #7 Mumbai: Welcome Back!

February 16, 2012 0 Tassavur

GizmoMeet is back! It’s been a while since we had the last GizmoMeet and we absolutely admire the fact that you have missed us. We missed you too. 🙂

Android

Samsung Launches bunch of Dual SIM smartphones in India

February 15, 2012 0 Rahul S

After capturing the market with its wide range of Dual SIM capable feature phones in India, Samsung is looking to consolidate its position in the smartphones sector as well. As a part of this strategy, they have announced the launch…

Android

Patent War Continues: Apple Files Lawsuits Against Galaxy Nexus

February 14, 2012 0 Tassavur

If anything the patent battle is getting more intense by day and is transforming into some kind of World War of the tech world as Apple files fresh lawsuits against Samsung. And this time it’s not for the design, but…

Android

How to Root your Android device

February 13, 2012 0 Madhav

Earlier this week, we gave you a brief introduction to rooting and its benefits. Now that you have had your Android device for some time, and have had an opportunity to get to know it, we’re going to move on…

Android

Android – What is Root & Why You Should Root?

February 11, 2012 0 Madhav

If, you’ve taken the plunge into the mobile open-source world, and got yourself an Android powered handset, chances are you’re pretty fascinated with the amount of out-of-the-box customization ability and features, that the OS offers, natively or by way of…

Apple

Apple Finally Wins a Game in the Patent Match Against Motorola

February 10, 2012 0 Tassavur

Apple, which for a change has been on the losing side in the patent cases with Motorola has finally managed to turn the tables and win a critical patent dispute relating to 3G/UMTS wireless standard. Judge Andreas Voss of the…

Android

First Look: Google Chrome Beta for Android (Motorola Xoom)

February 8, 2012 0 Rahul S

A few hours ago, Google took covers off its Chrome browser for Android smartphones and tablets. While Android already had a decently capable browser, it was a known fact that there were better options out there in the Android market…

eReaders & Tablets

Amazon to open Retail Store à la Apple

February 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

As per the latest rumors, e-commerce giant Amazon is planning to open its own physical store in the next few months. Amazon might open a boutique rather than a giant retail store to test the waters before taking a plunge…

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…

Tech Industry News

Scratch-n-Sniff to Never Wash Your Jeans Again by Naked & Famous

February 1, 2012 0 Tassavur

Now this might come as a relief for all those folks who do not have the bandwidth, to regularly wash their clothes or are averse of the idea of washing their jeans regularly. Naked & Famous have come up with…

Tech Industry News

Samsung faces Antitrust Investigation by the European Commission

January 31, 2012 0 Tassavur

Korean manufacturer, Samsung has run in to trouble again with the European Commission announcing this Tuesday that they are formally opening investigations into Samsung’s competitive practices.

HTC

HTC Ville Leaked (Video)

January 31, 2012 0 Tassavur

After HTC reported losses for the first time in the last quarter of 2011. They revisited their strategy and came up with a new one where in they would be concentrating on quality and not quantity by releasing fewer handsets…

Tech Industry News

iPad Effect: Apple Overtakes HP to become Number 1 Personal Computer Maker

January 31, 2012 0 Rahul S

Research firm Canalys, which considers the iPad to be a ”computing device” has in its latest report listed Apple as the world’s largest PC Maker. The firm is one of the first in the world to put the tablet under…

Nokia

Nokia Hits Back, Leads Sales of Dual SIM Devices in India

January 25, 2012 0 Tassavur

Stats from a research project of Cyber Media Research Ltd reveal that out of the 166 million handsets sold in India in the first 11 months of 2011, a massive 54% were dual SIM handsets. And Nokia has managed to…

Nokia

Nokia Lumia 710 – The Dark Horse

January 24, 2012 0 Annkur

 “Nokia has given more than 4000 ad spots to the Lumia 800 on TV” – complained the promoter of a rival brand. “If only our products were equally promoted ….”While the jury is out, I am certain that the Lumia…

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…

BlackBerry

RIM’s Co-CEO’s Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis Step Down, Thorsten Heins Appointed New CEO

January 23, 2012 0 Tassavur

There have been numerous calls from the investors and stakeholders for the founders to step down. And Jaguar Financial Corp. has been at their throat for a long time since the Blackberry makers were unable to turn the tide and…

Internet

162 Million people witnessed Blackout: Wikipedia

January 19, 2012 0 Rahul S

The 24 hour long blackout that left frequent Wikipedia users without the site for an entire day has ended. Wikipedia claims that the move was a grand success and that estimated 162 million users saw the blacked out pages which…

events

It Is Raining Mobile & Internet – Startup Weekend Bangalore

January 18, 2012 0 Tassavur

Startup Weekend is coming back to Bangalore this weekend, and we are eagerly waiting to see the upcoming startups. The intense 54 hours Startup event acts as a catalyst for entrepreneurship and gives aspiring entrepreneurs to come up with a…

Internet

Wikipedia goes black as 24 hour long Blackout Commences

January 18, 2012 0 Rahul S

The 24 hour long Wikipedia Blackout in protest against the SOPA anti piracy act that is being moved in the U.S House of representatives has commenced. As I type this, the Wikipedia home page looks like this:

Apple

Apple to debut E-textbooks at January 19 Event?

January 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

We have been hearing about this January 19 Apple events for quite some time now. Earlier, it was thought that the iPad 3 could be unveiled at this event thanks to sources from the Far East. But  those claims have…

Internet

Shammi Kapoor’s Twitter Account Hacked?

January 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

Shammi Kapoor’s, the Bollywood acting legend was quite an active Internet user. Being a fan, he was one of the few Bollywood people I used to follow on Twitter. While not frequent, he used to post from his Twitter account…

Internet

Wikipedia to go ahead with 24 hour blackout on January 18 against SOPA

January 16, 2012 0 Rahul S

It was late last year that the anti-piracy act SOPA, which is currently under consideration in the U.S House of Representatives, evoked strong response from Internet crusaders and free speech activists. The act would give the US lawmakers enhanced powers…

Internet

China has over 500 Million Internet Users Now

January 16, 2012 0 Rahul S

A Chinese industry group has said that the number of Internet users in the world’s most populous country has surged past the 500 million mark. According to the China Internet Network Information Center, the total number of Internet users in Mainland…

Internet

Delhi High Court to Hear Google, Facebook Petition

January 16, 2012 0 Rahul S

The Delhi High Court is set to hear a petition filed by Google, Facebook and as many as 21 other social networking websites against warning by a trial court that ruled that these websites could face a ban if they did…

eReaders & Tablets

Milky White Samsung Galaxy Tab Spotted In Vietnam!

January 15, 2012 0 Tassavur

Off late a lot smartphone manufacturers have been following suit with Apple and releasing a white version of their smartphones. And Samsung which is known to follow in Apple’s footsteps (pun intended) is not far behind as it has been…

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…

Opinion

Bada Merges With Tizen, Becomes The Android Alternative For Samsung

January 15, 2012 0 Annkur

We should have smelled this way back when Intel announced that MeeGo would be transitioned as a HTML5 centric operating system, called Tizen. Tizen was led by a technical team comprising of folks from Intel and Samsung, and today it…

Concept / Educative

Nokia Lumia 900 Sans Pentile Display, What’s the Difference?

January 13, 2012 0 Tassavur

Recently Nokia made a clarification that their new flagship Windows Phone 7 device i.e. the Nokia Lumia 900 will boast of an AMOLED screen which will be non PenTile.

Internet

Facebook expected to hit 1 Billion users by August 2012

January 13, 2012 0 Rahul S

As the world’s biggest social network, Facebook marches on – adding more and more people to its bandwagon, it keeps on hitting mind boggling numbers. We have been hearing about this ever since 2009 when the site really began to…

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…

Microsoft

Nokia Paints Jet Airways Plane with Lumia Colors

January 10, 2012 0 Rahul S

It is no secret that Nokia has spent tons of money on promoting its Windows Phone devices worldwide. Closer home, we have seen concerts being held all over India, Lumia branded vehicles roaming the streets of our cities and TV…

Tech Industry News

Apple, HTC and RIM Face a Kodak Moment; Sued for Photography related Patent Infringements!

January 10, 2012 0 Rahul S

While the Eastman Kodak Company might be facing financial troubles galore with rumors of it reportedly about to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, the company seems to have decided that it is not going to go down without a fight. Confident after…

CES

Nokia announces the Lumia 900 for AT&T

January 9, 2012 0 Rahul S

While Nokia is busy promoting its flagship handset the Lumia 800 in the rest of the world, it has just announced perhaps its most essential release in the US since the past few years. We are talking about the newly…