Android

Samsung Galaxy S II Gets Its First Custom ROM

May 18, 2011 0 Ricky

The Samsung GalaxyS II was released just a few weeks back with an unlocked bootloader, and it has been accepted by the dev community with open arms as it got rooted just two days after its release and now the…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Tab Gets Some Touchwiz 4 Love

May 18, 2011 0 Ricky

The Samsung Galaxy S II was launched just a few days ago and the developers have been working on it constantly, with the custom root and Custom ROM for the SGS 2 already done now its time to port something…

India

Airtel Launches Facebook by Fonetwish via USSD in India

May 17, 2011 0 Krishnan

How many times do we wish that if we had internet/gprs on our phones, but cannot due to our cost conscious nature? Or are Text Messaging proves costly for you to update your status? Well, Airtel is here to the…

News

Microsoft Reveals Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ Update Features

May 17, 2011 0 Krishnan

Microsoft reveals details regarding updates for its Windows Phone 7 which will also induce a change in name to Windows Phone 7.5. The update dubbed the ‘Mango’ is large enough and hence justifies the change of name.

Accessories

Eco Watch: Wind Aided Eole Concept Watch

May 17, 2011 0 Jassi

Julien Moise has designed a watch called Eole that displays time when you want to see it. The watch displays time when you blow on it. It is an environmental-friendly watch that requires wind energy to light up its display.…

News

Why Microsoft Buying Nokia Makes Sense, And Why It Doens’t!

May 17, 2011 0 Annkur A

Now before I even begin, we know that this is a rumor and it sure sounds like a wild one. Just months after announcing a deal where Nokia would use Windows Phone as its primary smartphone OS, it looks odd…

Microsoft

Why Microsoft Buying Nokia Makes Sense, And Why It Doesn’t!

May 17, 2011 0 Annkur

Now before I even begin, we know that this is a rumor and it sure sounds like a wild one. Just months after announcing a deal where Nokia would use Windows Phone as its primary smartphone OS, it looks odd…

Android

Droidcam: Use your Android Phone As A WiFi Web-Cam

May 16, 2011 2 Ricky

Have you ever wanted to video call someone using skype but did not  have a web-cam or you are travelling and there is no web-cam around for a video chat with the office, well now if you have an android…

Android

HTC Comes Out With Digital Pen For The Flyer

May 16, 2011 0 Ricky

HTC is a company which always lead with its innovations in the mobile market, long back when Android was not  very popular, they brought in their very famous user  friendly HTC Sense UI. From that time they have always concentrated…

Android

[Developers] Android API For Graph And Plotting – AndroidPlot

May 16, 2011 0 Ricky

Are you a developer and looking to use dynamic and static charts in your Android apps? Then the developers at XDA have come up with AndroidPlot  which is a graphing and plotting API.

Android

Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab to get Android 2.3 Gingerbread Officially

May 16, 2011 1 c0rex

We all know that number of smartphone and tablet users are already enjoying official/leaked Android 2.3 Gingerbread firmware. Now Samsung has officially announced to release Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the Galaxy S, Galaxy Ace/Gio/Fit and Galaxy Tab in couple of…

Nokia

Nokia To “Kill” Ovi Brand; Will Be Known As Nokia Services

May 16, 2011 0 Rahul S

In yet another “disruption” by Nokia ( I love that word now!) the company has decided to do away with the “Ovi” branding it has been so proudly promoting over the past few years. The name “Ovi” would be phased…

eReaders & Tablets

What Google Didn’t Tell About Chromebooks

May 15, 2011 7 Gaurav N

Are you considering buying a Chromebook - the latest innovation from Google team, and think that it can replace your ipad, xoom or laptop. If yes, you should checkout these basic features which Chromebooks still cant handle.

First look

Wynncom Launches W-102 Low Cost Phone, Low Cost but Loaded

May 13, 2011 0 Krishnan

Ever heard of the name Wynncom? Well if not, you’d surely hear about them very soon. An upcoming handset manufacturer SAR group has launched the W-102 Mobile. The company surely aims to unite the Urban and Rural users with this…

Tech Industry News

Are Mobile Phones Killing Bees?

May 13, 2011 1 Rahul S

According to a recent by researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Mobile Phones could be playing some part in the decline of the worldwide bee population observed over the course of the past few decades. The study, which…

Apple

Samsung Unveiling 2560×1600 Tablet Display (10.1″)?

May 13, 2011 0 Jassi

Samsung is announcing its 10.1 inch display at the SID Display Week 2011 next week. This display has a 2560 x 1600 resolution which is much higher than what we have heard on any sub 12″ product in the market. It…

Weird or not?

E-Cigs by Blu Makes Sure You Never Smoke Alone

May 13, 2011 0 Tassavur

Trying to kick the butt? Try an e-cigarette to wane off yourself from that harmful tobacco. This solution can leave you lonely at times when your smoking the e-cigs. Well in the age of social networking where not only ordinary…

Automobiles

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept Car

May 13, 2011 0 Tassavur

Well its not often that a concept car is unveiled in India, that too a BMW. So it was a welcome surprise to have a BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics concept car unveiled in by Praful Patel, Honorable Minister for Heavy…

Accessories

WI-FI Mouse with 9 Month Battery Life Courtesy HP

May 12, 2011 7 Tassavur

    The mouse you are looking at has a similar form factor and specs like any other mouse except for one. And wow that is indeed a big one. This new mouse by HP is a wi-fi enabled mouse,…

Future WIP

Samsung Brings 64Gb toggle DDR 2.0 Flash Chip With 400Mbps Transfer Rate

May 12, 2011 0 Jassi

Samsung has started the production of high performance toggle double data rate 2.0 (DDR 2.0) MMC NAND chip. The new 64 gigabit NAND chip has an impressive 400mbps transfer rate. This transfer rate is three times more than the toggle…

Apps

LinkedIn Comes To The Burning Platform: Symbian Version Launched!

May 12, 2011 0 Rahul S

Just when you thought nobody has any interest left in developing apps for the Symbian platform, here comes LinkedIn with an official app for devices running on the OS! The official app is now available for download from the Ovi…

Apple

Apple iPad Survey by Silicon Alley Insider Reveals…

May 12, 2011 0 Jassi

The survey by Silicon Alley Insider shows the results of iPad usage from November 2010 to May 2011. The chart shows, a majority of people use iPad web browsing. As per the survey web browsing is the most used feature…

Android

Honeycomb Updated to Android 3.1

May 12, 2011 0 Ricky

It was announced just days ago at the Google I/O that Google’s tablet specific operating system Honeycomb will be upgraded to version 3.1 which packs many new features with it. The update has already started to roll out for all…

Android

Android Honeycomb based ‘Tablet Toshiba’ Delayed

May 12, 2011 0 Jassi

Toshiba’s second android tablet which was said to arriving in the UK sometime during Q2 is to be delayed. According to Ken Chan, Product Market Manager of Toshiba, Android Honeycomb tablet would be delayed and it might launch during Q3.…

Internet

Google Chrome Increases User base To 160 Million, Gets Some Angry Birds Love

May 11, 2011 2 Rahul S

On the second day of the Google I/O Conference, we turn our attention to Google Chrome, the browser that they debuted back in late 2008. Since its debut almost three years ago, it has come a long way. While it…

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…