Apps

Google launches new version of Google Earth, with 3D trees and integrated street view

November 30, 2010 0 Nimish

Google has launched a new version of Google Earth, Google Earth 6. And this is no mere run-of-the-mill update, the folks at Googleplex have thrown in quite a few innovations to make sure that the app that they call their…

Android

Motorola oozes QWERTY and touchscreen goodness in Rs 13,900 Charm

November 29, 2010 4 Nimish

Motorola seems to be in Android phone overdrive. After launching the Quench and the FlipOut in the past few weeks, it today released the Charm in the Indian market. In terms of features, this has got to be one of…

Android

Windows Mobile Laden Toshiba TG01 Hacked To Run Android

November 29, 2010 2 Rahul S

Toshiba’s TG01, when released back in 2009 was one of the most advanced phones in terms of hardware. It boasted of a huge 4.1 inch display and came with a 1Ghz Snapdragon processor. In fact, this was the first handheld…

Apple

Gizmo Podcast #8 – Microsoft Kinect and the new Apple MacBook Airs (2010)

November 29, 2010 1 Annkur

We had the opportunity to spend some more time with the Microsoft Kinect for Xbox and the new ultra sleek Macbooks from Apple. Both the new Apple MacBook Airs (late 2010) and the Microsoft Kinect have just gone on sale…

Nokia

Symbian Foundation websites to shutdown from Dec. 17

November 28, 2010 0 c0rex

Symbian Foundation is shattering faster than we anticipated. The entity announced that all Symbian Foundations websites and platform source code will be taken down offline after Dec 17. That’s just sad. Earlier this month Nokia announced to take over the…

Android

Toshiba AC100 Android notebook comes to Indian shores at Rs 18,721

November 28, 2010 1 Nimish

When announced earlier this year, it was seen by many as an Android competitor to the MacBook Air, with its sleek form factor, flash memory, featherweight weight and extremely gorgeous looks, but the Toshiba AC100 had a rough ride with…

Android

Micromax joins the Android race with Rs 8,000 Andro A60, also talks of 7-inch tablet

November 27, 2010 5 Nimish

We were not there (well, there are only so many places we can be at the same time), but the news is trickling out that Micromax has unveiled its first Android phone at a bloggers’ meet in Delhi some hours…

Apps

Christmas edition of Angry Birds coming! And it could be free (for some)

November 26, 2010 1 Nimish

All fowl-flinging fans have reason to celebrate. A Christmas edition of the downloaded-by-millions Angry Birds is indeed in the works and what is more, it is going to be available for free download. Well, for some people at least. According…

Nokia

Nokia’s Latest X-Series Phone X7-00 Caught On Video

November 26, 2010 0 Rahul S

Folks over at BGR have come across a video that’s purportedly showing off Nokia’s next X Series handset, the X7-00. Going by naming scheme, this looks to be an upgrade to the existing X6. The sleek handset is shown in…

Samsung

Samsung Launches New Budget Clamshell Phone In Russia; E2530

November 26, 2010 1 Rahul S

Samsung has announced the launch of it is latest no frills clamshell phone in Russia. Known as the E2530, the device is a low end handset targeted at people looking for a simple handset that can do just about making…

Tech Industry News

Intex Launches Phone With Built In Projector; Costs Rs.12,000

November 25, 2010 0 Rahul S

Looks like Indian manufacturers are on an overdrive these days to bring phones with outrageous features, which are simply ahead of their times. The trend seems to have been started off by Spice mobiles with their 12 megapixel cameraphone with optical zoom. It was…

Android

Sony Ericsson to unveil PlayStation Phone on Dec 9

November 25, 2010 0 c0rex

Surprises come in all shapes and sizes. But sometimes some people get so excited that they can’t keep surprises as secret agenda. Sony Ericsson has sent out an Invite about Sony Ericsson France CEO Pierre Peron to make ‘most anticipated presentation…

BlackBerry

BlackBerry Bold 9780 Launched In India

November 25, 2010 3 Rahul S

BlackBerry seems to have silently launched its latest handset from the Bold lineup in India. The Bold 9780 is now selling for Rs. 26,900 if we are to go by a tweet from folks over at Mahesh Telecom. The successor…

smartphones

Opera Mobile 10.1 Launched For Symbian

November 25, 2010 0 Rahul S

Symbian might have lost most of its sheen but there are some developers who are not ready to give up on it and Opera seems to be one such persistent developer. They have been continuously developing for the platform and…

Nokia

Nokia Brings The X5 To India For Rs. 10,499

November 24, 2010 0 Rahul S

Nokia has bought its latest X Series handset, the rather weird looking X5 to India. This has happened a good five months after the phone was first seen in July. The X5 is a series 60 music oriented handset that…

Nokia

Nokia Announces Two New Series 40 Handsets; X2-01 and C2-01

November 23, 2010 0 Rahul S

Nokia has announced the launch of two new Series 40 devices with the announcement of the C2-01 and the X2 -01. As mentioned, both are based on Nokia’s mid range Series 40 platform. Lets now see what these phones have…

Apple

iOS 4.2 coming today, makes iPad a “completely new product,” says Jobs

November 22, 2010 0 Nimish

After all the rumours, we have formal confirmation that iOS 4.2, the latest update of the operating system that runs on the iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad, will be released later today (plug your device into a computer, start…

Wireless Gadgets

iBall enters Indian cellphone market with seven new handsets

November 22, 2010 3 Nimish

Just when we thought that Indian cellphone market was overrun with players, here comes a new one. iBall, a company that has been identified mainly with computers and computer accessories, today announced its entry into the Indian cellphone market with…

Accessories

Sony Ericsson VH700 Bluetooth Headset Review

November 22, 2010 1 Nimish

Mention Bluetooth headset and the first thing that comes to most people’s minds are those headsets that are supposed to fit snugly into your year and let you receive calls without having to pull out your handset or diddling with…

Gaming

FarmVille creator Zynga to go urban with CityVille

November 19, 2010 2 Nimish

After redefining social networking gaming with the simple yet amazingly successful FarmVille and FrontierVille, game developers Zynga are on the verge of releasing another game with similar gameplay. Only this time it will be based in urban climes and will…

Google

Acer Chrome OS netbook exists, might come in December for $300!

November 19, 2010 9 Mr Spock

We have been hearing rumours about a netbook running Google’s Chrome OS being released towards the end of the year for a while. And we can now confirm that there is a lot of substance in that rumour. We have…

Android

LG Optimus One Lands In India For Rs.13,500

November 19, 2010 1 Rahul S

Just days after it announced that over 1 million LG Optimus One handsets have been sold, LG has announced the launch of the device in India. The Optimus One is a mid range Android handset that will compete with the…

Nokia

Nokia N8 Facing Power Management Issues

November 19, 2010 0 Rahul S

Nokia’s flagship N-Series handset, the N8 has been in the news mostly for its recent launch related news. Now that the phone has started arriving in the hands of consumers, they are reporting a peculiar problem with some of the phones wherein…

Featured

GizmoMeet Mumbai In Pictures (and Videos!)

November 18, 2010 0 Annkur

There is little I need to say about the GizmoMeet #1. As much as hard work went into putting things together … those skipped lunches, last minute running, negotiating, arranging the gadgets, failing some, wining some – each and every…

Tech Industry News

Spice Launches 2G + 3G Dual SIM Handset

November 18, 2010 0 Rahul S

Spice Mobiles seems to be in a lone race to bring many firsts to the mobile phone market. After bringing the first 14 megapixel camera with optical zoom and then the first 3D mobile phone, its time for another first.…

Tech Industry News

Airtel Unveils New Logo, Crosses 200 Million Subscriber Mark

November 18, 2010 3 Rahul S

The Airtel brand is undoubtedly one of the most recognized ones in India now. Well, that brand has underwent a major revamp with the company announcing a brand new logo and a lot of other changes to the decade old Airtel brand most of us have been…

Android

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 To Get “Limited” MultiTouch Soon

November 18, 2010 0 Rahul S

Another reason to smile for all those disgruntled Xperia X10 users to smile. These people, who were first left with a phone that couldn’t multi touch and were then stuck with an ancient version of Android with no signs of an update arriving for months,…

Apps

EA Sports announces free Facebook golf game

November 17, 2010 0 Nimish

EA Sports is clearly betting influential on social network gaming. After the success of games like FIFA Superstars and Madden NFL Superstars, company has announced that it will be releasing a new free golf game on Facebook. The game, titled…

Android

One Million LG Optimus One Sold in 40 Days

November 17, 2010 2 Rahul S

Now, this is really surreal. LG is claiming that they have manged to sell a total of just over 1 Million Optimus One Android smartphones – in just 40 days since its launch.  The low end Android handset which has…

Android

Sony Ericsson Anzu Previewed

November 17, 2010 0 Rahul S

Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review is at it again. The serial phone leaker had just days ago announced that Sony Ericsson is planning to come up with a new high end Android device codenamed the Anzu. That handset, which the company…

Site Announcements

Gizmo Meet Mumbai Today, Who Is Attending?

November 17, 2010 2 Annkur

Folks, Gizmo Meet begins in a few hours and we are overwhelmed by the response you have given us. We have close to 100 confirmations for today evening on Facebook / Twtvite / Comments and Twitter. We have had some…

eReaders & Tablets

Dell Laptop Cum Tablet Duo Arrives Next Week?

November 16, 2010 0 Rahul S

It’s been just a year since the Internet tablet revolution began, and a bunch of companies has already jumped in to the tablet bandwagon. Dell too is no exception, and it has had its Streak Tablet on sale now for…

Android

T-Mobile G2 Overclocked To 1.9 Ghz

November 16, 2010 1 Rahul S

The recently launched T-Mobile G2, the successor to the original G1 comes with one major gripe. It packed in a very underpowered (when compared to the current crop of mobile processors) CPU that runs at “just” 800Mhz.  At that speed, it didn’t certainly set…

eReaders & Tablets

Sorry Editor Saheb, Chrome OS Optimized for Keyboard – Schimdt

November 16, 2010 0 Ricky

I told ya! Never mind those UI demos and expert requests to get a Chrome OS running on a tablet (though its a different story that we are yet to see it on any device out there). At the Web…

Tech Industry News

Nvidia Unveils New Quadro Range of Professional Graphics Cards

November 16, 2010 1 Rahul S

Nvidia’s Quadro range of professional GPU’s have always been the toast of graphics professionals, designers and digital content creators who are a different breed of customers when compared to your average gamer. When the graphics card industry sort of began…

Android

Google Hotpot: Rate your favorite places and recommend them to friends

November 16, 2010 0 c0rex

Google recently launched Places search for faster and more relevant local search results. Now taking that a step ahead, Google introduces Hotpot (not Hotspot), a local recommendation engine that will bring review about the hottest places that you and your…

social media

It’s here! Facebook reveals new messaging system

November 15, 2010 0 Nimish

After all the speculation about launching a “Gmail killer,” Facebook has finally taken the wraps off a new e-mail service. Or in CEO Marc Zuckerberg’s words, a “modern messaging system,” which he said was not an e-mail killer.  Yes, Facebook…

Apple

What does Apple have up its sleeve tomorrow?

November 15, 2010 0 Nimish

What happens when a company known for turning consumer tech on its head posts a message on its website: “Tomorrow is just another day. That you’ll never forget.” Well, speculate like hell, especially if that company happens to be Apple.…

smartphones

MeeGo Gets Support From AMD

November 15, 2010 0 Rahul S

Now, this is an interesting development and more importantly, great news for folks who are looking forward to the arrival of the MeeGo platform sometime next year. The platform, which was mainly backed by Nokia and Intel, has now seen…

events

Wikipedia Meetup Mumbai with Jimmy Wales, Interview

November 15, 2010 1 Guest Author

This is a guest post by Aditya Sengupta (@sengupta, blog). Sengupta is a research fellow at IIT B and the OG Scientist for sci-fi interviews 😛 The last Wikipedia meetup in Mumbai was a big one- with founder Jimmy Wales…