Classified Ad on the internet gone wrong
Friday, July 25 2008 @ 01:43 AM IST By: Sunny
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Google's Wikipedia competitor KNOL is out!
Thursday, July 24 2008 @ 09:47 PM IST By: onlygeek 
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When Jimmy Wales announced his entry into the search engine market with Wikia Search, little did he knew that Google would come out with a Wikipedia competitor - KNOL. KNOL is a Google project announced in December 2007. Its functioning is similar to Wikipedia with users generating the content themselves, but here is a twist. KNOL is not a non-commercial project like Wikipedia, infact it shows Ads, and also shares revenue with content generators. So people can expect to make money out of their contributions to KNOL. |
When announced initiatlly in December 08, Knol had limited access only by invitation. Google has now opened KNOL to general public now, so anyone with a Goolge ID (say gmail id) can singin at knol.google.com and start contributing. One can integrate his Google Adsense account with KNOL to start making money out of the Ads shown along with their content.
Sony Ericsson C902 Review (SE C902i)
Wednesday, July 23 2008 @ 10:01 AM IST By: Sunny 
Here is another 5MP horse heating up competition in the high end camera mobile segment. SE fans have been waiting for the next 5MP ever since the Sony Ericsson K850i came in. The Sony Ericsson C902 is a simple, slim and plain 5MP camera phone which ends up being compared to the Nokia heavy weights. One thing we never understand is the reason why Sony Ericsson ignores data features so badly. A couple of years back they were the last ones to start offering EDGE, and now the high ends like K850i and the C902 lacks WiFi. Comeon guyz its 2008!!
Playstation 2 - Forgotten? or still on the block...
Monday, July 21 2008 @ 10:50 PM IST By: Micky 
These days we are hearing a lot of the PS3's and the Xboxes'; but folks it was the PS2 which revolutionized the gaming world and caught the attention of the bored gamers most of which were really not happy with the gaming experience that the outdated 8 bits and 16 bits gaming devices provided and also not to forget the irritating long wait people had to bear while installing the games on their PC's. It would take around 50 minutes for the game to install and then to your pc would show that it requires high configuration...graphic cards... and the pathetic operating of the keyboards. No doubt the PC games had good graphics and and excellent sound quality but it could just not quench the thirst of the gaming freaks out there…
Introducing Mighdad Bandukwala (MICKY)
Monday, July 21 2008 @ 10:50 PM IST By: Sunny 
Janta,
Its my pleasure to introducing you to our newest OGz 'Mighdad Bandukwala' aka Micky.
When not playing cricket Micky makes ppl smile by his stupid n censored jokes (n tantrums) :P. With his passion and love for gaming expect some buzz in our gaming section. Cheers
Do Not Call needs an Upgrade! Kill the automated calls
Sunday, July 20 2008 @ 02:51 PM IST By: OG BOT
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How many of you have been bugged by cellphone cos ringing your phone between a good enough afternoon nap? Or while you were enjoying some movie out at the Cinema? Between a meeting? ... !! Irritating it is. These automated calls are annoying and disturbing. Previously we only had to face the tele-callers from banks calling us for loans or credit cards, but now I am really fedup of these automated calls on my Reliance landline and my mom's Vodafone (which most of time times is with me). Just as I type this, I am registering on the Vodafone website for Do Not Disturb and have already informed my lanline service providers CS that I have taken this connection to make and receive calls and not to listen to your advertisement! But is it fair for them to activate such calls without our consent? Is there any law to stop such automated calls immediately once the user opts for DND?
Do Not Call needs an Upgrade! Kill the automated calls. Normally in case a user opts for DND the service providers needs to communicate the DND data to many DSA's and channel partners who make the calls on their behalf, they request some time (I guess upto 45 days) to get this request to action. But these automated calls where I have to hear some silly chaiya chaiya every now and then should be off with immediate effect. Whats even more irritating is that these calls come from normal looking numbers instead of some special 5 digit or special no like 98200000.... So you won't really disconnect before picking up the call. And add to it different numbers that they use.
OnlyGizmos Mobile Version now Live
Saturday, July 19 2008 @ 05:05 PM IST By: OG BOT 
Accessing OG on your mobile is now easier than ever before. We are pleased to announce the Mobile Version of OnlyGizmos.com. Simply Log on to:
http://m.onlygizmos.com OR
http://mobile.onlygizmos.com OR
http://www.onlygizmos.com/mobile OR
http://www.onlygizmos.com/m
Also special thanks to our friend Asif (http://tazakino.com || Cubex Systems) for all the technical support he has provide over the past few weeks. Cheers!!
No deal between MTN and Reliance Communications
Saturday, July 19 2008 @ 01:03 AM IST By: OG BOT
Though we don't know if the RIL create legal hurdles caused the deal to lapse, but it seems MTN has a bad luck with Indian cos. Just before Reliance Comm got into talks with MTN, Bharti Airtel had called off its plans with MTN as it required Airtel to become a subsidy of MTN. Whtever! It seems Vodafone is next in line ;)
Over 80% of emails sent are SPAM!
Friday, July 18 2008 @ 05:59 PM IST By: OG BOT
Now this is interesting, we love surveys and research reports and this one says that 81% of all email is SPAM. This analysis is based on MessageLabs research (which scans 3billion emails everyday). And if thats not bad enough, it is being said that spammers are getting smarter by the day. SPAM messages are not better targeted to smaller groups and thus personalized SPAM is increasing. Well here we should sincerely thank GMail for providing the Spam protection that it provides!
Plenty of Centrino 2 Notebooks in 2008
Friday, July 18 2008 @ 01:31 PM IST By: onlygeek 
Intel's Centrino 2 (Montevina) platform is in news since some time now. And here we have a long list of releases from various manufacturers. Acer, HP, Panasonic, Sony are just a few who have announces / released their Centrino2 based notebooks.
All Airtel Cells Down! atleast in Mumbai (Updated)
Friday, July 18 2008 @ 12:01 PM IST By: onlygeek
Update 1.42PM: Business Standard has an update here. Though we didn't get a reply form Airtel CS yet seems that a company spokesperson told BS that some equipment has to be shut down due to a Short-Circuit resulting in Fire at a Lower Parel building. The services are supposed to be live in 45mins (which actually got over some 15mins back as the BS story is timed 12.43PM). Both Airtel lines in our office are down for now. Hoping that things get back to normal soon.
Though claims are that some parts of the city are affected, we hear complains form Andheri aswell as Nariman Pt. Also see the Reuters report.
Update: Airtel replied - lies (read downstairs)
Update 9:37PM: Airtel is LIVE (read downstairs)
Nokia Tube TouchScreen in BatMan Movie! Updated
Thursday, July 17 2008 @ 09:44 PM IST By: OG BOT
Tech2 Reports that the Nokia Tube can be seen in action in the Batman Movie The Dark Knight! Tube is a Touch concept that Nokia is working on. It is expected to run a Symbian Touch UI. Though we are yet to see a great TouchScreen from Nokia, we keep living on hopes... (see the Tube demo video)
Update: Now that we have seen the movie, we have some more on the Nokia Tube.
Update: Now that we have seen the movie, we have some more on the Nokia Tube.
Too much of iPhone?
Thursday, July 17 2008 @ 04:00 PM IST By: OG BOT
Many of you have conveyed your displeasure on seeing too much iPhone related content on OG. Hence all iPhone related news shall now be featured exclusively on iPhoneHelp.in. Though if something is really tempting it will comeup on OG. Cheers
eBay Feedback: OG Picture of the month
Thursday, July 17 2008 @ 03:23 PM IST By: OG BOT 
This time the OG Picture of the Month is this eBay feedback left by a buyer on eBay.in
In case you were wondering what the product was: The JVC PD42X795 42" Widescreen Plasma Television
In case you were wondering what the product was: The JVC PD42X795 42" Widescreen Plasma Television
OG in Trouble - But Survives
Wednesday, July 16 2008 @ 08:37 PM IST By: OG BOT
July 17, UPDATE: We are still facing issues. Apologies for all the trouble. Things look stable for now, Appreciate all the support. We are resuming new posts.
Janta,
As you must have noticed, OnlyGizmos was unavailable for almost the entire day today as we faced problems with out Hosting Co. Though we are back live now running a backup copy of our DB from last week, we fear some data loss. We are still in early stages of determining what really happened, but the good news is that we are BACK. Cheers
UPDATE: We are undergoing a manual recovery of the lost data, More downstairs
Janta,
As you must have noticed, OnlyGizmos was unavailable for almost the entire day today as we faced problems with out Hosting Co. Though we are back live now running a backup copy of our DB from last week, we fear some data loss. We are still in early stages of determining what really happened, but the good news is that we are BACK. Cheers
UPDATE: We are undergoing a manual recovery of the lost data, More downstairs
Waterproof Keyboards!
Sunday, July 13 2008 @ 08:58 PM IST By: OG BOT
Motorola might sell-off cheaply
Sunday, July 13 2008 @ 08:46 PM IST By: OG BOT The buzz about Motorola planning to sell of its cellphone division is strong again. And as it seems the revival plan for motorola isn't working. I have been a Motorola fan. Frankly they were good! It is the only company who provides good after sales service in India, All others like SE and Nokia has disappointed us. But only if they could provide equally good products consistently.
According to an estimate Motorola's cellphone division which was valued at $8bln untill last year, is now considered worth only $500 million. Thats a huge amount of value to lose in a year. And if that was not enough, some analysts believe that Motorola might have to pay something to get rid of the troubled handset division.
The iPhone 3G Launch!
Sunday, July 13 2008 @ 01:33 AM IST By: OG BOT 
Yes we are late to write on this, but we sure have some story to tell. iPhone will surely go down in the history books as one of the most hyped gadgets. And when its such a substance with good hype things do get spicy! Here is the showdown of the Apple iPhone 3G launch:
Disadvantages of being a Tech Savvy Geek!
Friday, July 11 2008 @ 09:40 PM IST By: OG BOT
The main problem with being tech savvy is that everyone looks to you to solve their gadget-related issues. - Gizmodo Poll
At times we find ourselves in weird problems, with people expecting to sell off some Numismatic Gold Coins on eBay (because someone fooled them that it sells for x times the value on eBay), or asking us secrets of those Make $$$ from home Ads (click frauds). Once someone asked me why isn't the music coming from the speakers - Answer "because you have connected the headphones ^^&*)"
So what does the AppStore for the Apple iPhone offer?
Friday, July 11 2008 @ 08:46 PM IST By: OG BOT
With the launch of iPhone SDK and the subsequent release of iPhone Firmware Version 2.0, 3rd party applications now become official for the iPhone. The online Apple Online Applications Store for the iPhone is live with 500+ softwares (and games) out of which many are totally FREE.
What is CAPTCHA? That irritating image verification!
Wednesday, July 09 2008 @ 09:13 PM IST By: OG BOT 
CAPTCHA stands for - "Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart"
Airtel to offer iPhone for Rs 12500 in India ($299)
Wednesday, July 09 2008 @ 09:06 PM IST By: OG BOT
Our source is pretty sure, but we would still count this as a rumor. But as it seems Airtel is preparing to release the iPhone 3G in India for as low as Rs 12500. The sourcing price for the same is said to be around Rs 10,000 + a $250 commitment to Apple over the next 2 years. Though we haven't seen any subsidized locked phones in India yet, this might well be the beginning.
Both Airtel and Vodafone are gearing up for the iPhone 3G launch in India (which would actually run on EDGE here). And it is expected that only the old loyal customers would get the best deals under 20k, while new subscribers would have to shell out a little more.
Both Airtel and Vodafone are gearing up for the iPhone 3G launch in India (which would actually run on EDGE here). And it is expected that only the old loyal customers would get the best deals under 20k, while new subscribers would have to shell out a little more.
