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How To Sync Multiple Google Calendars On Windows Phone 7 (WP7) Mango

January 31, 2012

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Calendars, especially the ones that are web-based, make keeping a track of our daily schedules easy. Google Calendar, the leader (most likely) in this segment, makes it a hassle free process for the millions of Google account holders. And having a smartphone only makes things better. With Google’s Android operating system, your Google Calendar (multiple [...]

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Nokia Philippines Leaks Symbian Belle Roll Out Schedule

January 30, 2012

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Nokia has a lot going for it currently with the arrival of two new Windows Phones (Lumia 800 and 710), plus one more in the tow (Lumia 900 for AT&T). It almost feels as though Nokia has completely forgotten the Symbian platform which is what made the company a household name around the world. But [...]

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How To Fix iBooks Configuration Error After iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak

January 27, 2012

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The recent iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak was a welcome addition to iOS by the jailbreaking community. However, the jailbreak also had a bunch of negatives bundled with it. The one that comes to mind is the incompatibility with iBooks, Apple’s official eBook hub. When an iOS device with the iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak tries to [...]

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How to Add Custom Ringtones On Windows Phone 7 Mango

January 26, 2012

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Prior to the Mango update, Windows Phone 7 handsets didn’t have the feature to add custom ringtones (not that I know of at least). But Microsoft introduced the much anticipated feature with the Mango update. However, very little is known about adding custom ringtones on Windows Phone handsets. And there is no feature as of [...]

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Apple Sells 37 Million iPhones This Past Quarter

January 25, 2012

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The sales of Apple’s iPhone 4S have gone over the roof ever since it was launched back in October. But it seems like the holiday season saw most action for the fancy new iDevice. It is reported that Apple sold a record 37 million iPhones and 15.4 million iPads in this quarter alone. It must [...]

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Five Great eBook Readers For iOS

January 24, 2012

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If you intend to read ebooks on your iOS device, you have quite a few options today. These eBook readers gradually made way to the market with the launch of the Apple iPad, which turned out to be a great way to read ebooks apart from the numerous other amazing things one could do with [...]

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PlayBook 2.0 And BlackBerry OS 10 Devices Will Get Android Apps

January 23, 2012

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The new CEO of RIM, Thorsten Heins stated that he doesn’t want to bring any new strategic plans to the table as of now. But it seems like he has quite a few things lined up ahead of him which could prove to be a make or break deal for the company. We’ve all heard [...]

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Nokia Maps To Replace Bing Maps On Windows Phones

January 20, 2012

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According to the agreement made by Microsoft and Nokia, the two companies have a mutual give and take policy right from the beginning. And now according to CEO Stephen Elop, all WP7 handsets will replace Bing Maps with Nokia branding. This means that all Windows Phones in the future will have Nokia Maps instead of [...]

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Apple Announces The iTunes U App For iOS Devices

January 20, 2012

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Apple has just announced the iTunes U App for the iPhone, iPad and the iPod Touch respectively. The idea behind this app is to provide free courses from top universities like Oxford, Duke, Cambridge, Stanford, Yale, MIT at the fingertips of the iOS users. Students had to take courses like these from the classroom before, [...]

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Samsung Teams With Intel For The Collaboration Of Bada And Tizen

January 16, 2012

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Granted Samsung’s Bada OS isn’t doing that well in the market with only a handful of handsets to pick from. But it’s among the best out there if you leave out the big guns like Android, iOS and WP7. And Samsung knows that it can’t possibly sustain in the market alone, though the company has [...]

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Acer Shows Off Iconia Tab A510

January 11, 2012

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Electronics manufacturers have chosen CES as the stage to display most of their products. This includes the likes of Acer, Lenovo and Toshiba who revealed a tablet or two during the course of the event. And with companies like Samsung waiting for next month’s convention in Barcelona (MWC), the coast is pretty clear for other [...]

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How To Add / Replace SD (Storage) Card On Samsung Focus And Dell Venue Pro

January 11, 2012

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Windows Phones don’t generally come with micro SD card slots, maybe it has something to do with the OS itself that manufacturers decided to not roll out future WP7 devices with micro SD card slots but there are a few out there like the Samsung Focus and the Dell Venue Pro, both selling fairly well [...]

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How to Get SB Settings On Your iOS 5.0.1 iPhone

January 10, 2012

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SB Settings is one of the important tweaks available out there for jailbroken iOS devices. If you have jailbroken your iOS device before, it is imperative that you’ve heard about SB Settings. This basically lets you add shortcuts to your jailbroken iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad in such a way that you will start wondering [...]

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Huawei Shows Off Ascend P1 S At CES

January 9, 2012

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CES (Consumer Electronics Show) as always is host to a lot of device announcements, and this time around there have been a few device launches to take note of. There were tablets from Lenovo and Acer that broke cover earlier and now there are Android smartphones coming from brands like Huawei. The company is known [...]

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How To Transfer Apps To Your iPhone/iPod/iPad Without Using iTunes With CopyTrans Manager

January 5, 2012

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Backing up your stuff via iTunes is very easy and doesn’t take a lot of work. But there are quite a few options for Windows users, other than just iTunes. CopyTrans is an excellent freeware which doubles as an iTunes replacement with a neat user interface. We previously covered an article on how to transfer [...]

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Samsung Announces The Affordable Galaxy M Style

January 5, 2012

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Samsung confirmed the mid ranged smartphone, the Galaxy Ace Plus (succeeding the Galaxy Ace) a couple of days ago. Well, today Samsung has come up with another device announcement in the form of the Galaxy M Style. Before we go into details about the specs of this new Android smartphone, there is something people need [...]

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How To Get iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak

January 3, 2012

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The hacker community has been eagerly waiting for an untethered jailbreak tweak for iOS 5 devices. With the newest version of iOS (5.0.1) being released in November, some hackers came up with a tethered jailbreak tweak which meant that the device had to be connected to the computer in case a reboot is done. But [...]

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Mitini Is A Siri Knock Off For Windows Desktops

January 2, 2012

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One of the prominent/noteworthy announcements of the year was the iPhone 4S, which was also kind of a letdown for most fans. But with the introduction of Siri, Apple wanted to change the game. And yes, it is one of the best voice guided aides (on a mobile device) out there. But to maintain the [...]

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Reviewing Prey For iOS, An App to Recover Lost or Stolen iPhone or iPad

December 29, 2011

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There are a bunch of neat apps for Android and iOS which let you track your device in the event of theft. Today we’ll discuss one such app for iOS which complements the Find My iPhone app that comes by default with iOS 5. Prey for iOS, which was recently released, shares the same logic [...]

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Microsoft Believed To Have Found A Fix For The Messaging Bug

December 28, 2011

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The recently discovered messaging bug on Windows Phone 7 devices has caused quite a stir among Windows Phone users. The bug which was first reported by the folks at WinRumors, reportedly caused the Windows Phone 7 running handsets to reboot when a special message was received. This also made substantial damage to the messaging app [...]

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Five Cool Wallpaper Apps For Android

December 27, 2011

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Wallpaper apps are always fun and we can find a bunch of them in the Android market. But which ones are good for you? We’ve made a list of five such apps. 1. Zedge Zedge is one of the most popular wallpaper apps for Android currently and it was an obvious pick. But we picked [...]

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LG Announces Android 4.0 Roll Out Schedule For Its Devices

December 26, 2011

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LG won back a lot of deprived fans after announcing that the Ice Cream Sandwich update would be rolled out to the Android smartphones under its wing. It seemed like the company took a turn from the “no update” phase for good. While other companies too are following suit, there isn’t much info available about [...]

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all GT Mobiles Readers

December 24, 2011

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So, which phone or tablet did you get this Christmas? Which one did you gift to family and friends? iPad, Google Nexus or Nokia Lumia? Well, you know what, it doesn’t matter. Christmas isn’t about the gifts really. It is about celebrating, getting back in touch, enjoying and staying happy. So, while the gifts and [...]

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How to Get Android 4.0.3 ( ICS ) On Your Nexus S In 10 Simple Steps

December 22, 2011

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Android 4.0 was announced along with the much hyped Galaxy Nexus back in October. And like it has always happened (usually), Google branded phones are the first to get updates. So it was only a matter of time till the company announced the update for the ex Google flagship phone, the Nexus S. And to [...]

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