Google

India, US Lead Google+ Visitors List; Crosses 20 Million Userbase

July 23, 2011 0 Rahul S

Just three weeks after Google Plus opened its gates to users, the service has managed to garner over 20 million users. This makes the service way faster than either Twitter or Facebook to reach that mark. Earlier last week, Google…

India

Toshiba Looks To Expand Base In India; Plans R&D Unit

July 22, 2011 0 Rahul S

Toshiba has been India for quite a few years but to say that the company has mostly played an extraordinarily passive role in the Indian consumer electronics arena would be an understatement. The company was here since the early 90’s…

First look

Samsung Launches N100 Netbook

July 21, 2011 0 Tassavur

Samsung today launched the N100 netbook, a successor of the Samsung N150 launched last year. Samsung is banking on the success of the N150 and have designed the N100 on similar lines. The N100 has a dual core Intel Atom…

Rumors

42 Mbps 4G HSPA+ Smartphones On The Cards With T-Mobile

July 21, 2011 0 Tassavur

T-Mobile had already demoed its 42 Mbps capabilities at the CES early January this year. Well as per the latest reports, Android smartphone manufacturers like the HTC, Samsung and LG are preparing to launch devices in the later part of…

Apple

Why Steve Jobs Is Laughing At The Fake Apple Store

July 21, 2011 1 Annkur

Yesterday we came across the case of a mysterious fake ‘Apple Store’ in China. If you haven’t read the news yet, you would be surprised to know that a fake Apple Store was spotted in Kunming, China. The fake store in…

Leaked / Spyshots

Nokia Sea Ray Comes With Twitter Integration In WP7 Mango (Video)

July 20, 2011 0 Tassavur

Microsoft and Nokia’s partnership seems pretty promising by each passing day as one, or the other news about their handset or OS is being leaked. A leaked video of the Nokia Sea Ray phone from their Chinese or Hong Kong…

Apple

Apple Updates MacBook Air, Discontinues Plastic MacBook (India Price)

July 20, 2011 0 Annkur

As expected (and widely rumored), Apple has refreshed the MacBook Air lineup in less than a year since its last update. The MacBook Air with a 2nd gen Intel Core i5/i7 processor and backlit keyboards can now be considered a…

Apple

Mac OS X Lion is Now Live On Mac App Store, Download it Now!

July 20, 2011 0 Monis

Expected since a few weeks now, Apple has finally pushed Mac OS X Lion to Mac App Store with a price tag of $29.99. To download Mac OS X Lion, you must be on the latest version of Snow Leopard,…

Launch Pad

KHAMOSHHH – MAXX MQ601 & MX401 Noise Suppression Phones Launched

July 20, 2011 0 Annkur

India: MAXX Mobile has outed a couple of low cost phones powered by SAM noise suppression technology. While the MAXX MX401 is a bar phone, the MXQ601 is QWERTY. Branded as Khamoshhh, these phones aim to make it easy for…

Android

Exclusive: HTC Launching ChaCha In India (Updated)

July 19, 2011 0 Annkur

HTC is holding an event in Mumbai tomorrow, and while the invite reads a new product (in association with Tata DoCoMo), we have learnt that HTC would actual unveil the ChaCha tomorrow. HTC already has the Salsa retailing in India,…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

Review: HP Officejet 100 Mobile L411a Printer

July 18, 2011 1 Annkur

In the midst of all the smartphone and tablet talk, we have been playing with the HP Office Jet 100 (L411a) mobile printer recently. Officejet 100 is a battery powered mobile colour Inkjet. Been asked multiple times by friends and…

events

GizmoMeet #5 Pune – Photos & Videos

July 18, 2011 3 Annkur

The OnlyGizmos team is proud to announce that GizmoMeet Pune was our biggest ever. With just under 100 in attendance, our venue Cafe 1730 was put to test every passing moment on Saturday evening, yet we had an exciting meetup…

Apple

Apple Seeds iOS 4.3.4 & iOS 4.2.9 To Fix JailBreakMe Exploit, JailBreakers Should Not Update!

July 18, 2011 0 Monis

As we reported earlier, Apple has recently seeded iOS 4.3.4 to fix JailBreakMe exploit. It was based on PDF loophole which allowed third party content to be downloaded through the backdoor. Comex, hacker behind the tool used this loophole to…

Android

HTC Sensation Quick Review

July 18, 2011 0 Prasad Naik

The Sensation is HTC’s flagship smartphone and as such embodies the very best of what the company has to offer. It will be competing in the ultra high-end of the Android smartphone spectrum, going against the likes of the Samsung…

Future WIP

Is Microsoft Entering The Social Networking Space With Tulalip? (Rumor)

July 16, 2011 1 Tassavur

So it seems the success of Google+ (read social networking industry) is too tempting to resist for Microsoft as well who, it seems via a slip up to be working on a social networking project called Tulalip which was seen…

Future WIP

Microsoft Might Drop Windows By 2015 (Rumor)

July 14, 2011 0 Tassavur

Shocking! Isn’t it? But this rumor by This is my next might just be true as Andy Lees said that Redmond would have a single ecosystem for PC, tablet, smartphones and even TV during Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference.

Android

P2P NFC Transactions Demoed By PayPal, Mobile Payments FTW

July 13, 2011 0 Annkur

You have probably seen the Bump app on iPhone that lets you just bump your phones and transfer data / songs. Well, how about transferring money in a similar fashion? This summer you would be able to get such capabilities…

Internet

After BlackBerry, Indian Government Now Wants Access To Skype, Google, and Twitter Servers

July 13, 2011 1 Rahul S

With the controversy regarding the sharing of confidential data to the Indian government by RIM and its secure BlackBerry servers still raging on, Indian security agencies seem to have hit upon another plan that is likely to create similar furore.…

Android

Google Revamps Android Market: Adds Books, Movies

July 13, 2011 0 Monis

Android Market from Google (for phones) has got a considerable revamp. Google has added support for purchase of Books and rent Movies. Now, you can download everything on your smartphone in just a click without the need of any wires…

First look

Sony plans To Double Vaio Sales With “More Colour. More Style”!

July 12, 2011 0 Tassavur

Today Sony showcased its latest Vaio series fleet debutantes and announced its Blitzkrieg strategy to double its sales from 2.5 lacs from last year to 5 lacs this year and also revealed its plans to capture the Indian market share…

Tech Industry News

Latest #AntiSec Attack By Anonymous Leaks 90,000 Military Email Accounts

July 11, 2011 0 Tassavur

Well just as we thought corporate hacking were done with. The hackers are back again, and this time they have crossed into the military territory. Anonymous have hacked Booz Allen Hamilton today, which is one of the largest American Consulting…

First look

GAIA, A One Billion Pixel Camera By European Space Agency

July 10, 2011 0 Tassavur

Construction of the largest ever digital camera at one billion pixels for a space mission by the European Space Agency is now complete and it’s called the GAIA. And the name indeed reminds one of Mother Earth of Captain Planet,…

Apple

Apple Will Release iOS 4.3.4 To Close JailBreakMe 3.0 [Confirmed]

July 9, 2011 0 Monis

The Cat & Mouse game continues. As expected, Apple will release the iOS 4.3.4 to close the JailBreakMe 3.0 which uses the PDF exploit to jailbreak the iPad2. Due to the backdoor in the mobile safari which lets you download…

Microsoft

First Impression: Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Update (Beta)

July 9, 2011 3 Annkur

With some help, I managed to get a beta build of Windows Phone 7 Mango update running on my LG Optimus 7. Mango is said to be a significant update and the next wave of Windows Phones are expected to…

Concept / Educative

LeapPad, The tablet For Kids By LeapFrog (Video)

July 8, 2011 0 Tassavur

With tablets becoming the latest fad, tablet for kids is a tempting market. Also, when you consider the cognitive educational benefits that kids can gain by studying (playing) with tablets, it becomes all the more relevant to have one for…

First look

Intex Tri.Do, A Triple Sim Phone With A Long Battery Life

July 7, 2011 0 Tassavur

Well the world is increasingly interconnecting and socializing with each other via their phones and running out of batteries 😉 And Intex is very smartly catering to the needs of these people by not only having longer battery life on…

Apple

App Store Clocking 12 Billion App Downloads A Year?

July 7, 2011 1 Annkur

It’s been three years since Apple launched the App Store program for developers to sell their apps for iOS devices, and it was a runaway hit. At each Apple event, we sort of expect Steve Jobs to come out and…

Android

LG Optimus Black P970 Review

July 7, 2011 0 Prasad Naik

The under-20,000 segment is suddenly starting to heat up. Smartphones that you’d normally get for a much higher price can now be found under this price bracket, which is a good thing as it is still viewed by many as…

Apple

Split Screen! sling Note App for the iPad (Video Review)

July 6, 2011 0 Tassavur

CoolGames Inc. has come up with this new app for the iPad2 which is called the SlingNote. This app has some very cool features and distinctly reminds us of the Microsoft Courier concept which never saw the light of  day.…

India

Tata DOCOMO Brings Endless Music @ Rs 2 Per Day

July 6, 2011 0 Annkur

The era of unlimited music hasn’t ended with Nokia’s Ovi Unlimited, apparently Tata DoCoMo has launched a new scheme that gives its subscirbers ‘unlimited’ music at a jaw dropping Rs 2 a day. The service auto-renews every day and you…

Apple

iPad 2 JailBreak is Now Live, JailBreakMe Now!

July 6, 2011 0 Monis

Finally, the official Apple iPad 2 JailBreak has been pushed onto the JailBreakMe.com after being leaked  twice. This version of the JailBreak is entirely bug free and will not cause any issues if you try to JailBreak you iPad 2…

Apple

Has Google+ Already Countered iOS 5’s iMessage & iCloud?

July 6, 2011 0 Annkur

Apple showed the iOS 5 along with all new iCloud last month at WWDC. Both iOS 5 and iCloud are expected to be out in September along with some new hardware. But while the common man on the street waits…

Launch Pad

[India] Lenovo Launches IdeaCentre A320 AIO, Starts Rs 50,990

July 6, 2011 0 Annkur

Announced back in CES 2011, Lenovo has launched the IdeaCentre A320 worlds thinnest All-In-One PC in India. A320’s thickness is measured at just 18.5mm only adding to the stunning looks of this desktop. While, we await to see the different…

Concept / Educative

Flying Car Concept Closer To Reality With Terrafugia Transition (Video)

July 5, 2011 0 Tassavur

Well we all have always dreamt of owning a flying car. But till date not even a single car has passed the concept stage. But it seems that its not gonna be the same any longer. Terrafugia Transition is a…

Future WIP

More Efficient EADS ALTRAN Airport in 2050! (Video)

July 4, 2011 0 Tassavur

We all know how cumbersome traveling by flights can be. With the traffic at the airports sort of multiplying every year, check ins and check outs at the airport have sort of become a nightmare because of the long hours…

Apple

Apple’s Server Hacked? Group Posts Passwords Online

July 4, 2011 0 Rahul S

After a lull of sorts in the past few days after Lulzsec decided to wrap things up, hacker group Anonymous seems to be back in action. And they have started with a real biggie. If we are to believe a…

Gaming

Finally, Quadrocopters Controlled By Hand Motion via Kinect

July 4, 2011 0 Tassavur

Seems like the Kinect SDK released by Microsoft  are finally realizing its potential. The Flying Machine Arena researchers have finally managed to get the Quadrocopters work on Kinect controlled motion sensors after playing with them for a while. These four…

Security

India To Be Amongst The Worst Hit If An Asteroid Strikes

July 4, 2011 1 Rahul S

You know what India’s gravest security risk is as of today? No, it’s not coming from our borders. It’s up there in the skies. After the earths recent tryst with a wayward asteroid which passed by the earth a few…

Android

3 Million Samsung Galaxy S II’s sold in 55 Days

July 4, 2011 0 Rahul S

We knew this was coming, sort of. 55 days after Samsung released its newest and most powerful Android powered handset, the Galaxy S II, the company has announced that the phone has become the fastest selling handset ever made by…

Internet

NSG Website Hacked; Fears Data Breach

July 4, 2011 0 Rahul S

The website of India’s elite National Security Guards (NSG) is suspected to have been hacked by some miscreants if we are to believe a Hindustan Times report. Unlike the “normal” hacking process where the homepage tends to be defaced, this…