HTC First: Facebook Phone A couple of days back, Android Police had dissected the apk of Facebook launcher (called Facebook Home) on HTC First. While doing so, they claimed that the first ever Facebook phone is manufactured by HTC, it’ll come with a 4.3 inch 720p screen, powered by a dual core Snapdragon S4 Plus processor, 1GB of RAM, 5MP rear camera, 1.6MP front camera, running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS and HTC Sense 4....

The Huawei MediaPad M5 is supposedly the first tablet to come with a 2.5D Curved Glass. It not only helps in improving the viewing angle of the device but also make it looks rather premium. The all-new MediaPads come in two display variants – 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch display with M Pen stylus. Speaking of displays, the all-new tablets comes with Quad HD (2,560 x 1,440p) IPS LCD panels. Furthermore, Huawei is equipping the tablets with a ClariVu display technology that promises better picture clarity....

And if you read that last line again, you’ll realize how the predicament in-display fingerprint sensors are trying to figure out actually doesn’t exist at all. Well, for starters, only one out of the other positions are present on the front of phones. Therefore, if manufacturers do intend to get rid of the sensor from the front for making more room for the screen, they can easily relocate it to the back which I personally prefer over everything else....

Among these personalization options, the most noticeable and significant change in iOS 16 is the new and improved Lock Screen, which looks prettier and more interactive and functional than ever. Similarly, as part of this change, Notification Center is another aspect of iOS 16 that gets a major overhaul for the first time since iOS 12. It brings a completely redesigned experience for users and focuses on offering them a clear view of their personalized Lock Screen....

If you are sad that Apple iTunes is the only option to manage files and media on your iPhone, then here is an iTunes alternative – iPhone Explorer. iPhone Explorer is an iPhone browser which allows you to easily browse the files and folders on your iPhone as if it were a normal USB flash drive or pen drive. This small software has simple and nice UI with drag and drop facilities on iPhone....

The world’s most web-restricted country, North Korea is now hosting the highly controversial torrent website, The Pirate Bay. According to the press release by the site, which was posted on the blog as well as its Facebook page, claims that Kim-Jong Un, the North Korean premier invited the website to his country, following recent attempts to seize the servers in Sweden. The latest development comes a week after The Pirate Bay informed that they have moved their servers to Norway and Spain, owing to increase pressure from within Sweden....

Now, almost every prominent device and brand have their own tagline. And more often than not, it is forgotten within a few months of its being publicized. This one, however, stuck. So much so that even the tech media identified it strongly with the brand. Right until the OnePlus 3 in 2016, OnePlus kept using the term Flagship Killer in its communications. And although the term was less prominently used subsequently, reviewers and writers (us included), kept referring to any OnePlus phone as Flagship Killer – we used the term even to describe the 7 and 7 Pro....

Design wise, LeEco has kept everything similar to the Le 2 Max with a metal unibody and chamfered edges. In terms of raw specifications, there’s a 5.5-inch Full HD 2.5D curved glass display up front and the device, as mentioned before, is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC clocked at 2.35Ghz. Additionally, it comes with 4/6GB LPDDR4 RAM with 32/64GB (UFS 2.0) storage that is not expandable, Adreno 530 GPU, and 4070 mAh battery underneath with Quick Charge 3....

As Android tablets, these new devices are largely budget oriented as far as the specifications are concerned. They’re powered by Qualcomm’s aged Snapdragon 450 chipset, built-in Dolby Atmos speakers, and bezel-laden 10-inch 1080p screens. There are two variants — P10 and M10. The latter is the cheaper option of the two and has a 4,850mAh battery, 2-megapixel selfie camera, 5-megapixel rear camera, 2GB or 3GB of RAM, and 16GB or 32GB of onboard storage....

LG is using leather as a material in the G4 as it tries to give the device a more premium ‘warm’ feel. The company is also improving the camera and display, opting for an incremental upgrade, instead of a new design. The G4 also gets a slight curve, which has allegedly been inspired from LG’s G Flex line of smartphones. Actually, LG says the design is will improve the handling and rigidity by 20%, but I’m really curious as to how were they able to take such a ‘subjective’ measurement....

The Meizu Pro 6 has reportedly managed to score a whopping 99,948 AnTuTu score. While this score is indeed impressive we need to understand how the Helio X25 fares against the other flagship chips. While the Helio X25 leaves behind Kirin 950 it is still lags behind the Snapdragon 820 and the Exynos 8890, perhaps something that has to do with the GPU. The Huawei Mate 8 powered by the Kirin 950 SoC scored 94,250....

Ah, the third dimension! It’s been conquered in cinema theaters and on television screens, and encroached the smartphone arena a while ago. And while the technology has its naysayers, it’s here to stay, at least on the big screen. On phones however, it’s a different set of rules that come into play in deciding how well it’s received (not to mention totally different technologies and different measures of success). As far as the user is concerned, the idea is all about making the media and gaming experience more immersive of course, apart from its perceived coolness and the flaunt value....

FUP and Net Neutrality Well, as regards Net Neutrality, TRAI has made it clear that any attempt to prioritize a particular form of data over another form of data will be seen as a violation of Net Neutrality. TRAI did make an exception for intranets but the intranet clause remains cloudy with the only way to get clarity being litigation. While TRAI has said that content hosted on intranets will be exempted from Net Neutrality rules, it has also clarified that any attempt to use intranets to willfully skirt Net Neutrality rules would be seen as a violation....

Users complain about slow Nexus 7 One of the users complains that I/O speeds have droppped especially for write processes, which means more time is spent requesting the data than processing it. Apparently, the applications become very slow to load and the interface gets “jerky”. As many users have noticed, a temporary solution seems to be a factory reset, but unless more space is made available, the issue will persist....

The Nokia 3.2 features a 6.26-inch HD+ TFT LCD display with 2.5D glass, 1520 x 720 pixels screen resolution, 269ppi pixel density, 19:9 aspect ratio, and a notch at the top. At its core, the smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 processor, paired with 2GB / 3GB of DDR3 RAM and 16GB / 32GB of eMMC storage (expandable up to 400 GB with microSD card). The smartphone has a huge 4000mAh battery, which the company claims, offers a two-day battery life on a single charge....

If you can’t wait for the app to be officially available on the Play Store and want to download the beta, you should know that if you are using a cache cleaner on your phone it may disable navigation voices. The public release of the application is still undergoing final testing, so you are advised to get it once it exits beta. Let’s have a look at some of the most important features of the app:...

Update – 1: The offer has expired, it didn’t last for long this time. Norman antivirus and antispyware is a wel-known product in corporate circles and not so popular amongst home users. This is because, traditionally, Norman is known to have an interface which only a techie guy can love and others usually found the interface to be unfriendly. But its not the case now. Normal Antivirus and Antispyware protects you against Internet threats such as viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits and spyware....

Depending on whether you’re an individual, a small business, or a large company, there are a plethora of tools to help you in your content marketing campaign. However, not all of them have the features you need to manage your campaign effectively. This is where Ocoya comes in. It helps you step up your content marketing strategy by giving you complete control over all three aspects of the campaign: content creation, posting, and analytics....

(Subscribe to TechPP YouTube channel) For the first time, we are seeing a phone manufacturer who ships the wall charger in a separate box. Yes, the OnePlus One doesn’t come with a wall charger inside the box. Rather, they ship it in a separate box depending upon your region. I assume this will allow OnePlus to maintain a single SKU for the phone, while they can ship the corresponding charger in a different box....

The smart television comes with the Fire TV software and experience built-in to the television, which allows it to access a wide catalog of TV shows and movies across different streaming services such as Prime Video, Hotstar, Netflix, and more. Besides this, the television also supports voice control with Alexa and comes with a bundled voice remote that allows users to perform various functions like play music, search for titles, launch apps, switch inputs, and more....