Xiaomi has been ticking off those boxes over the past few months as it consolidates its position as the numero uno in the Indian smartphone market. To someone relatively disconnected from the smartphone market, this would seem business as usual. After all, these are the very steps that most companies follow to push their products and services in the Indian market. Fair enough. But then these are also the very steps that Xiaomi had been steering clear of – and insisting that it would not follow them – in its early days in the Indian market....

Despite manufacturers like OnePlus, Vivo, Zopo opting for a 6GB RAM chip on their flagship smartphone; brands like Samsung, LG, Xiaomi steered clear off the same. In fact, Samsung eventually included a 4GB RAM on the inside of the Galaxy Note7, inspite of initial rumours regarding a 6GB chip. However, it seems that Korean OEM is finally ready to step up its game especially in this department and their Samsung Galaxy C9 will be their first device to do so....

According to Android Police, Google Pixel 3 will be powered by a completely new environment and won’t be running a customized version of Chrome OS with Android apps. The rumored OS will be a powerful software created by merging the best of Chrome’s desktop features intelligently combined with Android’s tablet-friendly interface, not the other way around. However, given the planned release, it is possible that this project will be terminated before the actual announcement....

The Constraints Gcam project had us impressed with the HDR+ mode on the Pixel and the Nexus phones which allowed users to take photos at the low-level light by burst shooting ten short exposure and then combining them into a single image. Once the automatic post-processing is done the grains and other noises in the background are drastically reduced. The SeeTheDark app which was presented at the ICCV 2015 Extreme Imaging Workshop showed us how the smartphone camera can capture images at the extremely low light by accumulating more exposures and ultimately merging them into one....

The Cloud Search is tailor made for enterprises and apart from acting as a tool to search it also doubles up as a directory to search for colleagues information. Furthermore, users will also be able to check the files and events they have in common. Needless to say, the tool will allow users to fire up a conversation with the colleague in either email, call or a Hangout. Since it is an Enterprise product the Google Cloud Search will offer a lot of privacy settings and will honor the file sharing permissions....

Starting June 1st, 2021, as per the amendments made by the company in its storage policy, any new photos and videos you upload will count toward the free 15GB of storage that comes with every Google Account or the additional storage you’ve purchased as a Google One member. According to Google, the change allows the company to keep pace with the growing demand for storage. And that is fairly reasonable since the company does not indulge in using the personal information of users for advertising purposes, and as a result, keeping up with the ever-increasing demand for storage, especially at such a huge scale, is a task in itself....

While the Nothing Phone (1) was launched amidst crazy hype arguably unprecedented in smartphone history, the Pixel 6a did not even have a proper launch event. It was merely released by Google via press release. But the Pixel has one of the most loyal fan bases, and rightfully so. But is it so easy to blindly choose one or the other, either based on hype or reputation? To answer questions like these, we have created this detailed comparison that compares all the important aspects of the Google Pixel 6a with the much-hyped Nothing Phone (1), both of which are on sale with some exciting offers in India and a few other countries....

The GFXBench is the culprit in this case. The Google Pixel XL2 packs a 5.6 inch Quad HD (2,560 x 1,330p) display, reveals the benchmark listing. This will make the upcoming flagship smartphone from Google marginally larger than its 5.5-inch display touting predecessor. Incidentally, the listed display resolution of the Google Pixel XL2 makes us wonder whether it will come with a Samsung Galaxy S8 like 18:9 display. The internals of the Google Pixel XL2 is manned by a 2....

Both, Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier will come pre-installed on Pixel 3 devices. Whereas, other Android smartphone users can download the Live Transcribe app off of the Play Store. It is currently rolling out as a beta app and will be supported on devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop, whereas, the Sound Amplifier can be used on any device that is currently running on Android 9.0 Pie. Unlike, Live Transcribe, Sound Amplifier isn’t a standalone app, rather it is much like a tool that can be found in the accessibility settings of the phone....

The event was presided over by the Google head honchos and it was Sunder who lead the pack. Google announced how it would be taking the necessary steps to make the internet accessible for the non-English speakers. Sunder said that Google would be working on making Android compatible with many languages and it would also be focusing on making the webpages lighter thus enabling the users to access the content even on a relatively slower connection....

Realme launched the Realme X3 Superzoom, which took some fantastic snaps of the moon and soon, but when it came to the stars, its Starry Mode did not quite work for us. In fact, while it is technically possible to take pictures of stars using a phone with a good camera, it requires a fair amount of setting up – you need to fiddle with settings, get a tripod, keep the phone steady for a while (generally a few minutes at least), have some nifty photo editing apps handy and of course, most important of all, ensure that you have a clear view of the sky complete with stars and not disturbed by any city lights....

The Redmond, Seattle-based software company has clarified numerous of times that pirates — and anyone who doesn’t possess a valid Windows license — won’t be getting the new operating system update for free. But Microsoft has until now not explained what will happen to users who have signed up for Windows Insider program — that is, will they get any leeway from the company. In a blog post, Microsoft Windows chief Gabe Aul is addressing many of these questions....

I didn’t do it because DuckDuckGo has a superior privacy policy (they do), or because I hate Google (I don’t). I did it simply because when a friend of mine introduced me to !bangs, I was sold. The fact that DuckDuckGo (DDG from here on) isn’t tracking my every move and isn’t exploiting my personal information to serve me better ads is just the cherry on top. I’m well aware of what Google is doing....

The all-new Honor 20 Series will be the successor to the last year’s Honor 10 Series. As mentioned in the tweet, the company is marketing the device using the hashtag “#CAPTUREWONDER”, which puts light on the fact that the company is focussed on delivering a much better camera in the smartphone to compete with other players in the industry. In addition to putting out a tweet, Honor has also announced the launch of the Honor 20 Series on its website....

Honor 30S Design and Display The Honor 30S features a 6.5-inch Full HD+ LCD panel with a 2.5D curved glass on top, a 90.3% screen-to-body ratio, and support for 96% NTSC color gamut. Right up front, there is a hole-punch cutout on the top-left to house the front-facing camera. The phone comes in three colorways: Black, Blue, and Green. Performance Talking about performance, the Honor 30S is powered by the latest Kirin 820 chipset from Huawei, which is an octa-core processor that includes the ARM Mali-G57MP6 GPU along with an NPU and 5G capabilities....

What GPU Turbo basically does is increase the efficiency of graphics processing during gameplay by 60% while reducing the power consumption by 30%. Neat, right? And for the icing on the cake, Huawei also promised to roll out an update to most of its existing devices which would enable GPU Turbo on them, hence indicating that the feature is entirely software based and has nothing to do with tweaking of the GPU itself....

Facebook has just unleashed the Like buttons for the whole web. They are the same Like buttons which you used to see on Facebook, which will now be seen on various websites very soon. If you are a webmaster, you might be interested in implementing this on your blog/website right away, since it lets users to share something they find interesting on your website on click of a button....

So, in this article, we demonstrate to you how to use Automator to batch convert images from one image format (PNG) to another (JPEG). If you wish to convert to another format, you can choose to do so by selecting your desired input/output format from the different options available. Create Service to Convert Images from PNG to JPEG First, open the Automator app, and click New Document on the dialog box....

In this article, we will see how to change the download location of Google Chrome on Windows, Mac, iPhone, and Android OS. This procedure will allow you to quickly group or separate different download file types into separate folders on your PC or cell phone. First, we will look at how to change Google Chrome download folder location on Windows PC and then move on to other operating systems. So, let us get started....

Before we get started, here are some pre-requisites – You’ll need the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 itself (duh), a micro-USB cable, Google Camera APK which you can download here, and a PC with ADB and Fastboot installed which you can find here. Download the file and install it. To be clear, no root required. Steps to Install Google Camera on ZenFone Max Pro M2 Once you get your hands on your shiny new Max Pro M2, you’ll need to head over to Settings > System > About Phone and tap on “Build Number” 7 times to enable Developer Options....