Accessories

SuperTooth Disco: Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review

May 11, 2011 0 Tassavur

  The SuperTooth Disco is a 28 watt portable Bluetooth Stereo speaker retailing at $150 . Wireless Portable speakers for mobile phones are not a new thing and there are many good speaker manufacturers in the market like Creative. But…

First look

TDK WR700 Launched In India, Wireless Love

May 11, 2011 0 Krishnan

Music enthusiasts are always in with a craze for a device with brilliant sound quality. With that in mind, TDK-Life on Record has launched the WR700 designed specially for passionate audio lovers. It delivers uncompressed, lossless digital studio sound which…

Google

Google +1 FaceBook “Like” Competitor To Debut In Weeks

May 11, 2011 1 Rahul S

Amongst the many things that were talked about at Google’s I/O conference at San Francisco yesterday, was Google’s competitor to the now ubiquitous Facebook “Like” button. Called the Google +1, the product is scheduled to be deployed in the “coming…

Internet

Facebook Accidentally Leaked Personal Information To Third Parties: Symantec

May 11, 2011 0 Rahul S

After Sony’s PlayStation network was targeted by hackers who managed to steal a wealth of personal information from the system post the breach, we now have Symantec reporting that Facebook, the world’s biggest social networking platform might have accidentally leaked…

Reviews

OG Review: Micromax Q75 Ezpad

May 11, 2011 0 Annkur

We had reviewed the Micromax Q7 ezpad last year and were able to spend sometime with the Q5. Recently Micromax has rolled out an upgrade to the ezpad series with the Q75 hitting the markets for Rs 3750. While the Q7…

Android

Google Launches Music Beta; Lets You Store and Listen To Your Music From The Cloud

May 10, 2011 0 Rahul S

Like we had reported a few hours ago, Google has officially taken covers off its latest service, the long rumored cloud music service. Called Music Beta By Google, the new service can be considered as an extended hard disk in…

Android

Android Leaps Out Of Your Phone and Gets Into Your Home

May 10, 2011 0 Aaplap

Google’s I/O isn’t all about mobile devices and Android @ Home is the finest example of this. After being done powering your mobile phones and tablets, Google is now inviting Android into our homes for a cuppa tea with this…

Android

Android Milestones Announced At Google IO, 100 Million Activations & More

May 10, 2011 0 Annkur

Google has some exciting announcements about Android OS at the ongoing Google IO conference. Google announced a number of milestones for Android OS and the milestones sure are promising. Here are the numbers as provided by Google for Android. 100…

Android

HTC ChaCha and Salsa Available for Pre-Order on Amazon, India

May 10, 2011 0 Krishnan

The long wait for a Facebook Phone could finally come to an end. As announced earlier by HTC as early as February; HTC Salsa and ChaCha were amongst the Android attractions at MWC. The dedicated facebook integration is a big…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 WiFi Set for Mid-June Launch

May 10, 2011 0 Krishnan

With the Motorola Xoom in my hand I just cannot get enough of he tablet craze running through me especially with news of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 integrated with TouchWiz UX about to hit the market in June as a…

events

[Event] MobileCamp Mumbai Coming Up On 14th May

May 10, 2011 0 Annkur

At OnlyGizmos if there is something we are obsessed with, its mobile technology. Be it smartphones or the tablets era, mobile is changing the way we exist. Yes its not limited to just communication but a new way of living that we…

Google

Google’s Cloud Music Service To Be Unveiled At IO Conference

May 10, 2011 0 Jassi

Rumor: Google is preparing to launch a cloud music service at its I/O Developer Conference at San Francisco. This music service will allow users to upload up to 20,000 songs onto Google servers. Users can access this songs from web…

Apple

A Glimpse Of The 17″ MacBook Pro (Core i7)

May 10, 2011 1 Annkur

Apple has taken its time to get the Core i3, i5 and i7 offerings from Intel. The 2nd generation Core  processors from Intel (Sandy bridge) have made it to the latest gen Macbook Pros and after using a 13.3″ Core2Duo…

Micromax

OG Review: Micromax Psych X505 (Mtv)

May 10, 2011 0 Annkur

Last time we saw a low cost touchscreen device being pushed out as a music phone was the Samsung Champ, however its the Micromax Psych Mtv that has landed on our desk today. The Micromax X5050 (Psych) is a full…

Market Watch

VOIP: Microsoft acquires Skype for more than $7 billion? Update: Official

May 10, 2011 0 Jassi

This is undoubtedly most aggressive move by Microsoft in the world of communication, information and entertainment. Microsoft is eyeing a deal to acquire Skype for more than $7 billion. As Facebook and Google were rumored to be negotiating to acquire…

Android

3 Million Pre-Orders for Samsung Galaxy S2 Already

May 10, 2011 0 Krishnan

We’ve heard about the craze for Apple’s iPhones with pre-orders and 1.7m sales over the 1st weekend on sale. This comes as a shocker to me when Korean Giant Samsung announced about the 3 million pre-orders for Galaxy S II…

India

Avoid Long Conversations On Mobile Phones Post Marriage: Punjab State Women’s Commission

May 10, 2011 0 Rahul S

Now this is an interesting directive issued by the Punjab State Commission for Women. The commission, looking at the number of divorce cases piling up before them has come to the conclusion mobile phones are gradually becoming the root cause…

Gaming

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Reviewed

May 9, 2011 2 Ricky

Portable gaming devices have been a great hit in the market, devices like the Sony PSP, Nintendo Gameboy Advance, the Nintendo DS have all fared very well in the portable gaming device sector. There were also gaming phones like the…

Accessories

Hey The iPad2 Smart Cover Works!

May 8, 2011 1 Annkur

The plan of action for this weekend didn’t include writing about the smartcover, but then as I read Lex Friedman post on computerworld that the smart cover is flawed, I couldn’t resist expressing how it works for me. I was…

Android

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini and Xperia Pro Announced; Runs Android 2.3

May 6, 2011 0 Rahul S

One complaint almost everyone using a Sony Ericsson Android handset was the fact that they usually ran a primitive version of the OS. To make matters worse, their phones were not updated frequently either. Until recently, its flagship device ran…

Tech Industry News

Moore’s Law Stays: Intel Introduces New “TriGate” 3D Transistors On Ivy Bridge Processors

May 5, 2011 1 Rahul S

Intel has in a landmark announcement, introduced a major breakthrough in microprocessor technology. The technology, called “Tri-Gate” is what Intel calls the first 3-D transistors. What is notable about Tri Gate is that it will help sustain the Moore’s Law…

Concept / Educative

Can you bend your phone? World’s first paper computer set to revolutionize smartphones

May 5, 2011 0 Pratish

  How cool would it be if your smartphone was paper thin? And if you could fold it and keep it in your pocket? Well, researchers from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada have just done that. The smartphone prototype, called…

First look

Type Test: Acer Iconia Dual-Touchscreen Notebook

May 5, 2011 0 Annkur

We spent little time with this beautiful dual touchscreen notebook from Acer, but the Iconia sure is iconic. The touchscreen was super responsive and the Acer customizations for touchscreen input was amazing. We just wish that Windows was a little more refined…

Apple

iOS Version 4.3.3 Out To Fix Location Privacy Issues

May 4, 2011 1 Annkur

Apple has rolled out a quick update for iOS. After being under fire for privacy concerns with location tracking on the iPhone and other iOS handhelds, Apple had last week given out comments to explain the situation. And to make…

Android

Acer Iconia S300 Smartphone / Tablet – First Impressions (Video)

May 4, 2011 0 Annkur

We spent a good amount of time checking out the Iconia range at the Acer launch today. One of the early birds here was the A300 smartphone / tablet hybrid. Acer likes to count this as a tablet and we…

eReaders & Tablets

Acer’s Iconia Range In India, Price & Availability

May 4, 2011 0 Annkur

Acer just gave India its first Honeycomb tablet. The Iconia tab A500 that is powered by NVIDIA Tegra 2 and sports a 10.1″ screen (1280×800). With 16GB of internal memory, microSD expansion and HDMI out, this is pretty much a…

Security

Osama Worm Spreads On Facebook, Turns Your Account In To A SpamBot

May 3, 2011 0 Rahul S

Even after being killed, Osama Bin Laden is still a security threat it seems. This time though, the risk is for your PC and Facebook accounts. Apparently, some smart hackers out there, in an attempt to cash in on the…

India

Test Drive: Cisco Linksys E3000, E2000 & E1000 WiFi Routers

May 3, 2011 0 Annkur

We did a quick round of testing with Linksys range of WiFi routers E1000, E2000 and the E3000. The Cisco E-series connects everything from your Notebook to Xbox and also serves as a network player. All the three routers are…

Apple

New Apple iMacs With Thunderbolt, Intel Core 2nd Gen, Indian Price

May 3, 2011 0 Annkur

Apple has updated its iMacs lineup with the all new Thunderbolt I/O and Intel’s Core Processors (2nd generation / Sandy Bridge). The upgrade was rumored ever since the MacBook Pro’s got refreshed back in March. Just as the MacBook Pros,…

eReaders & Tablets

Samsung To Launch New Galaxy Tabs India By June, Aims To Increase Smartphones Market Share

May 3, 2011 0 Rahul S

Look what we have here! Samsung is all set to launch its twin tablets, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the larger 10.1 inch version in India by June if we are to believe a recent Business Standard report. The news…

News

T-Mobile G-Slate In UK As LG Optimus Pad (3D), Costs £799

May 3, 2011 0 Annkur

LG has its first tablet in the US, selling under the T-Mobile brand name ‘G Slate’. And now the same has arrived in UK as the LG Optimus Pad. Optimus Pad is a premium tablet with the pricing at £799…

Sony

After PSN, Sony Online Entertainment also hacked, Over 24 million account data stolen

May 3, 2011 0 Pratish

Four days after Sony admitted to it’s Playstation Network being hacked, Sony has confirmed today that its Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) PC games network has also been attacked. Hackers have stolen over 24 million SOE active accounts information as well as…

News

Samsung Unveils Galaxy S Players With 4″ and 5″ Screen Sizes

May 2, 2011 0 Annkur

Samsung is going fast with the Galaxy series and this time its not smartphones but media players that is launching in new flavors. Just announced for Russia and Switzerland is the Galaxy S 4.0 WiFi and Galaxy S 5.0. The…

Android

Maxis Ties up with Motorola to Launch Xoom WiFi in Malaysia

April 30, 2011 1 Krishnan

Tablet fans in Malaysia have a lot to be happy about with Maxis along with Motorola Mobility announcing the launch of the new Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi in Malaysia in May. The Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi runs the Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) designed…

Android

Motorola Sold Only 250k Tablets In Q1 2011

April 30, 2011 0 Annkur

To be fair, Motorola’s Honeycomb offering Xoom wasn’t on sale from the start of the year and its little surprise to me that they have sold only 250,000 pieces in the Jan-March 2011 quarter (figures not official). The tablet went…

Nokia

Nokia’s Restructuring Will Cost 300 Jobs In India

April 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

It might be one of those awkward days of your corporate lives if you happen to be a Nokia employee now. After the company announced its massive restructuring plans, it has now been revealed that India too would be fairly…

Android

Images of HTC Kingdom and HTC Rider Leaked

April 29, 2011 0 Krishnan

HTC seems to be on a roll with its Android phones after a sulky start with windows phones. Recent leaks suggest a device purported to be the ‘HTC Kingdom’ could be the next big thing from HTC. Although no real…

Android

Why The Samsung Galaxy S II GPS Performance Doesn’t Look Impressive To Me

April 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

Samsung’s original Galaxy S was notorious for its rather jittery GPS performance. The successor to that phone seems to have fixed that issue by implementing a better GPS chip inside. Folks over at Engadget who had got hold of a…

Featured

Editorial: The India Launch Confusion, Setting The Record Straight

April 29, 2011 8 Annkur

Last week when we told you about the iPad 2 India launch and today Apple officially started selling the same in India. While most of our friends in Indian media picked up the story and trusted our report, it seems…

Android

Nexus S gets Android 2.3.4 OTA, You Can Get It OTW!

April 29, 2011 5 Aaplap

Google and Samsung  finally launched the Nexus S in India a couple days ago. Those of you who jumped on it get an instant treat: The latest and the greatest Android 2.3.4! This seems to be a minor update over…