Nokia

It’s coming! Nokia starts shipping the N8

September 30, 2010 0 Nimish

Even as some were speculating that it would be another few weeks before Nokia would ship its flagship N8 device to the market, Nokia has now declared on its official blog that the N8 has started shipping. “The first Nokia…

smartphones

Android is here, but Windows Phone 7 from Sony Ericsson coming soon

September 30, 2010 0 Annkur

It seems that Sony Ericsson is not looking to do a Motorola by going all out on Android. Reports are tickling in that the catchup game in the smartphone market for Sony Ericsson would involve some Windows Phone 7 push…

BlackBerry

Gizmo Podcast #4 (Mini): Discussing the RIM Blackberry Playbook

September 30, 2010 0 Annkur

We are back with another mini discussion and this time its the Blackberry tablet aka the Playbook. Unveiled recently, the PlayBook would release sometime in early 2011 and we take a look at how it stacks up against the whole…

Site Announcements

We have a new Avatar!

September 29, 2010 1 Annkur

Folks, Its been long since we did anything major on the site apart from content and today we are proud to officially unveil the new OnlyGizmos. Many of you have noticed us experimenting with our layout and here we are…

BlackBerry

RIM reveals BlackBerry PlayBook, available only in 2011

September 28, 2010 2 Mr Spock

So all the rumours were true. RIM finally took the wraps off its tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, a few hours ago. The device will run a new software, dubbed BlackBerry Tablet OS, developed by QNX Software, a company RIM acquired…

News

Our Amazon Kindle 3 arrives, Unboxing, Video!

September 27, 2010 0 Nimish

Our Kindle 3 has arrived and here are some freshly baked pictures and unboxing video!

Apple

Apple updates Ping, allows it to access users’ libraries

September 26, 2010 1 Nimish

We had gone on record saying that Ping, Apple’s music-oriented social networking service, was actually the most significant product launched by Apple at its event earlier this month (where the new iPods tended to overshadow everything else) and a recent…

Google

Google boosts older versions of IE using Chrome Frame

September 25, 2010 0 Nimish

The tech world has been of late waxing eloquent about the new Internet Explorer 9 beta and how it will change the Web (as it does not run on Win XP, we are not too sure about that, but that’s…

BlackBerry

Six reasons why we are not crazy about a BlackBerry tablet

September 24, 2010 2 Mr Spock

The market has been buzzing with rumours about a BlackBerry tablet, whatever RIM chooses to call it. While many people seem very eager to see what the company is conjuring up, we must confess to harbouring some cynicism. It is…

Android

Forget Froyo, Sony E Xperia X10 users to get Android 2.1 in October end!

September 24, 2010 1 Mr Spock

The update saga of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 range of phones continues unabated. There had been a lot of surprise when Sony Ericsson had launched the X10 phones (the X10, the X10 mini and the X10 mini pro) running…

BlackBerry

RIM’s BlackPad aka Blackberry tablet coming next month?

September 23, 2010 0 Annkur

While we are still banging our heads against the iPad and discussing if the tablet is a necessity or a luxury, new players are entering the race each passing day. Now if you are a loyal Blackberry user and if…

eReaders & Tablets

Five reasons why the Wink will NOT beat the Kindle

September 22, 2010 5 Nimish

EC Media recently unveiled the Wink e-book reader, the Wink XTS,  at an event in Delhi. Notwithstanding all the brave talk and aggro in the press booklet (“So, if some Californian tries to sell you a pad that you can…

Podcast

Gizmo Podcast #3 (Mini) – Discussing The Facebook Phone

September 22, 2010 0 Annkur

We are back with yet another Gizmo pocdast (yes we are totally loving it) and this time myself and Nimish discussed the Facebook phone in detail. The Facebook phone has been buzzing off late and we dissect the prospect of…

Launch Pad

The first USB 3.0 Flash Drive is here, Courtesy Kingston (India)

September 21, 2010 0 Annkur

While we have been hearing about loads of USB 3.0 storage devices and here is the first Flash Drive (or Pen Drive as many still call it) from that is USB 3.0 enabled. Kingston has announced its Datatraveler Ultimate 3.0…

Android

An 8-inch Android tablet for Rs 9,000, courtesy Binatone!

September 19, 2010 1 Mr Spock

When we had talked about Binatone’s releasing a range of smartphones, tablets and netbooks yesterday, we had speculated that the company might be pricing its tablets in the Rs 10,000-Rs 12,000 range, to make a splash in the as yet…

Tech Industry News

PlayStation Move coming to India this week?

September 19, 2010 0 Nimish

It has not been officially confirmed yet but a friendly executive in Sony World store in Delhi says that the PlayStation Move controller will be coming to India this week. There are likely to be three packages for those wanting…

eReaders & Tablets

Gizmo Podcast 2 – Its all about tablets!

September 18, 2010 3 Annkur

We are back with the Gizmos Podcast. This week myself, Vivek and Nimish teamed up to discuss the tablet / ereader market and options available for a consumer. Right from the iPad to the Android based Samsung Galaxy tab was…

Android

And the latest iPad killer comes from…Binatone?

September 18, 2010 0 Mr Spock

We have had a number of low cost cellphones hitting the Indian market of late, offering stacks of features at relatively low prices. The tablet market has, however, remained relatively niche. That might be about to change if a mail…

Featured

MJ Lives! Ubisoft releases trailer, song details of Michael Jackson: The Experience

September 17, 2010 0 Nimish

A year might have gone by since he passed away, but the Michael Jackson magic is as strong as ever. Not only do his albums continue to fly off the shelves, there is also considerable interest around Ubisoft’s forthcoming game…

Android

Motorola CEO hints at Android tablet in Q1 2011, Gingerbread?

September 17, 2010 0 Annkur

Motorola was the one who stole the show with Android 2.1 earlier this year (Droid!) and it seems that they want to be the first ones to make good use of the upcoming Android 3.0 (aka Gingerbread) that is said…

Nokia

Is the E7 Nokia’s best bet for a winner? We think so!

September 16, 2010 1 Mr Spock

It has been a week in which Nokia has been in the news more for changes at the top than for its devices, but as the dust settles on Nokia World, there is an increasing number of people who believe…

Microsoft

IE9 beta goes public arrives, hailed as revolutionary by many

September 16, 2010 0 Nimish

It may be the most popular Internet browser in the world, but Microsoft’s Internet Explorer seems to have been condemned to suffer faint praise, especially when compared to the likes of Chrome and Firefox. Well, that seems to have ended,…

Tech Industry News

APN / GPRS / 3G settings for all carriers in India

September 15, 2010 21 Guest Author

Getting started with GPRS / 3G often requires some settings to be done on your handset. Be it an iPhone or a Nokia, if the settings are not pre loaded, you need to manually configure APN settings. Here is a…

Android

Acer Ferrari Android phone arrives in India, with expected stiff price tag!

September 14, 2010 1 Nimish

The Acer Liquid E Ferrari edition has been officially released in India today. The device, which carries the Acer-Ferrari collaboration into the smartphone arena (they have been seen on notebooks earlier), runs on Android, and apart from having the legendary…

Reviews

3 UK’s USB Data Dongle Put To Test In India (BSNL 3G)

September 13, 2010 1 Guest Author

We got our hands on a 3-UK’s unlocked USB Data Dongle and we tested it out with BSNL Data USIM. The results are impressive. Here are the speed test results via SpeedTest.net. The best part: You can make calls using…

Launch Pad

LG outs IPS based monitors

September 13, 2010 1 Annkur

Apple introduced the IPS (in-plane switching) LCD technology with the iPad launch earlier this year. While they followed up with the Retina display later, the IPS technology brings wide viewing angles (upto 180 degrees) to an LCD display. It seems…

Android

Android not for tablets yet, says Google exec

September 12, 2010 1 Mr Spock

In what must have come as a terrible shock for the likes of Dell, Samsung and Toshiba who are pushing tablets based on Google’s Android operating system, Google’s director of products for mobile has said that Android is not designed…

Nokia

Nokia N8 unboxing video released even as new CEO steps in

September 11, 2010 0 Mr Spock

It has been a busy couple of days for the world’s biggest smartphone manufacturer. On the device side, we have finally got to see the first official unboxing of the company’s flagship multimedia device, the N8 , but even that…

Micromax

Quick Review: Micromax X600 Gravity

September 10, 2010 10 Annkur

So here is a touchscreen phone which supports dual SIM and its most innovative feature is that you can just use the Gravity sensor (accelerometer) to switch between the two SIMs. You would notice the two speaker phones on the…

Apple

What just happened to Apple, FTC? EU?

September 10, 2010 0 Annkur

Now this is really a surprising development. After a rude NO to Adobe Flash, a kick to the developers trying a back door entry with Flash compiler, an open letter to follow it up, stop signal to Google voice (and…

Launch Pad

Kingston Mini Fun USB Flash Drive Brings Cheer for Kids

September 9, 2010 0 Annkur

As a kid I might have asked for a toy, but know what todays generation is going to demand? Well geeky fun gadgets. Kingston is perhaps the first of companies to tap the young market with its Mini Fun USB…

Podcast

Gizmo Podcast #1 – here we go!

September 8, 2010 3 Annkur

Its exciting times here at OnlyGizmos. Awesome things are in works and we are proud to announce today our first Podcast. Joining me on call were Nimish Dubey (our in house guru) and Hardik Shah (one of the smartest geeks…

Featured

Competing Horsepower? The weird smartphone race

September 8, 2010 0 Annkur

The world is in a weird race today. Steve Jobs comes and sells millions of a device that has no Adobe Flash support, has no camera flash for 3 years, just got multitasking and has a closed platform. Heck you…

Microsoft

First Windows Phone 7 commercial screened!

September 7, 2010 0 Mr Spock

It might not be making as many headlines as iOS or Android, but Windows Phone 7 remains one of the most anticipated operating systems of the year. And Microsoft has now taken the wraps off the first commercial for the…

Launch Pad

Nokia enters price wars – X2 with 5MP cam for Rs 5,999!

September 6, 2010 0 Mr Spock

After seemingly having conceded the entry-to-mid level segment to newcomers like Micromax and Lava and the likes of the Corby and the Cookie, Nokia has finally thrown its hat into the low-cost ring with the X2. The phone is a…

eReaders & Tablets

WeTab running MeeGo OS spotted, Video demo

September 6, 2010 0 Annkur

We have been hearing about the WePad / WeTab since a while now. The WePad was first introduced as an Android tablet, but it seems that this thing will have a MeeGo flavor now. The video shot by NewGadgets at…

Android

Spice Mi-300: Android 2.1, 3.5G, capacitive touch, 5MP camera for Rs 9,990!

September 5, 2010 7 Mr Spock

Just when we had thought that LG and Samsung had pulled the price of Android devices closer to (or even below) the Rs 10,000 barrier, the folks at Spice have come out with perhaps the most staggering value for money…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Tab is official, not just another tablet!

September 4, 2010 3 Annkur

Samsung has finally gone official with its android tablet, the Galaxy Tab (GT-P1000). Powered by the latest build of Android OS (2.2 Froyo), Samsung Galaxy Tab certainly leaves a mark on the industry with its launch. While we have seen…

Nokia

Nokia: Ovi Files to be laid to rest, come October

September 2, 2010 1 Mr Spock

Nokia has announced that it will be retiring its cloud file storage service, Ovi Files from October 1 onwards. An e-mail from the company to Ovi File users informed them that the service would be terminated on October 1 and…

Android

Google App Inventor Alternative: Illumination Software Creator

September 2, 2010 0 Gaurav N

Want to create an app for android without coding, but still did not received invitation from Google App inventor? Try an alternative visual application designer that allows you to make Android Apps without any coding.