The AirPods Pro join Apple’s existing AirPods lineup that includes the first-gen and the second-gen AirPods. And besides its ‘Pro’ moniker, it features a new design (with comparatively shorter stem and smaller case) that is lightweight and offers an in-ear headphone style to give it a comfortable and snug fit in the ear. The earbuds come with flexible silicone ear tips in three different sizes to cater to different ear contours....
The edge to edge display comes with an island at the top to accommodate the front-facing camera unit and the proximity sensors. Both the sides of the iPhone X come wrapped in surgical grade stainless and apparently it has the highest pixel-density that was ever offered by an iPhone. Apple iPhone X is fitted with a 5.8-inch OLED display set at a resolution of 2436 x 1125. The display supports HDR 10 and Dolby Vision along with 3D Touch....
Apple’s road to custom SoCs To give you some background on Apple’s prowess of designing custom SoCs, the tech giant has a total of six series under its belt so far. These include: i. A-series: for iPhone, iPad, and (certain) iPod models ii. S-series: used in Apple Watch iii. T-series: responsible for managing SMC and TouchID, basically a security chip for Mac computers iv. W-series: connectivity chip, used on AirPods and Apple Watch v....
Furthermore, even if we’re still talking about a huge amount, the judge denied Apple’s request for a permanent injunction against Samsung. At the time, Samsung said in its appeal that the damages award was ‘excessive and unprecedented’, as Reuters points out. The Asian company said it shouldn’t be forced to pay such a high price for making a “rectangular, round-cornered, flat-screened, touch-screened phone,” saying these are pretty basic features. And now fresh information suggests that things are once again improving for the South Korean company....
Apple’s new MacBook now assumes lesser footprint, in the sense, it is much lighter, 23-percent lesser in volume and yes, it is also thinner at just 14.9mm as opposed to the 18mm in the previous gen MacBook Pro. Now moving on, the touch bar on the top layer of the keyboard had been the talking point of the MacBook Pro leak and well the same Magic Bar has made it to the final product as well....
As per the report, Apple is mainly planning three new laptops. These include an upgraded MacBook Pro with the latest Intel Kaby Lake processors, a refreshed 12-inch MacBook with a “faster Intel chip”, and lastly, the company is considering updating the terribly aged (it was last updated in 2015) 13-inch MacBook Air with a new processor. The primary rationale behind bringing the MacBook Air into the market is that the company is losing grounds when it comes to cheap computers as Windows notebooks and Chromebooks continue to soar....
The new 13-inch MacBook Pros, as usual, will feature only the quad-core chips while the 6 and 8 core CPUs are limited to the 15-inch model. Apart from the internal changes, there’s nothing much that has changed on these new MacBooks, but that’s only according to the brand’s press release, as The Loop pointed out that the new laptops feature an updated keyboard due to poor feedback on the current generation Butterfly keyboards found on the latest MacBooks....
The Asus ZenBook S is an interesting new laptop, especially in terms of exterior design. It features a completely new hinge, which the company loves to call as ErgoLift. This is a completely new hinge design from the company, though it isn’t really hard to guess from where exactly the Taiwanese PC maker drew its inspiration from. Apparently, HP has been using a near identical hinge design for its recent Envy series of laptop....
Easy on the eye without being blingy The Zenfone 3 Laser sports a 5.5-inch full HD display topped with Gorilla Glass Protection. The device is available in two different color variants and our review unit was Sand Gold in color. The smartphone possesses a metal unibody design and is easy on the eyes without being too blingy at the same time. The front of the smartphone sports the earpiece, front camera and the proximity sensor on the top, and there are three capacitive buttons right below the screen....
The Pro M2 marches to a very different design band from that of its predecessor. Whereas the Pro M1 was all about solidity and substance, the Pro M2 brings a lot of style and flair to the table. It is easily one of the best-looking devices we have seen in the price segment, with a beautifully curved glass back that stands out from the crowd, curving light that falls on it in a manner that reminds us of the Moto X....
As such, it’s always a good idea to bookmark the blogs, websites, links, videos, etc., you find interesting/useful for later. Although many browsers let you do this natively, they aren’t ideal if you bookmark lots of items and need to manage them effectively. For such use cases, a dedicated bookmark manager is a better choice since it helps you save and manage your bookmarks and keep your browser decluttered from bookmarks....
Depending on the device and the platform you’re using, you can find a notes app based on your needs. If you use an iPhone, there’s an array of note-taking apps available on the App Store that can help you to take better notes on your iPhone. However, since choosing the right note-taking app from such a wide range of options can be time-consuming, we’ve curated a list of some of the best notes apps for iPhone or iPad to save you the trouble....
Headphones/Earphones Apple AirPods 2 – available at around $35 off. AirPods with charging case for $139 and AirPods with wireless charging case for $164. Bose QuietComfort 35 II – available for $70 off. Bose QC 35 II Noise Canceling Bluetooth Headphones at $279. Bose SoundSport – available at $30 off. Bose SoundSport Wireless Earbuds for $169. Jabra Elite 65t Earbuds – available for $70 off. Jabra Elite 65t with Alexa built-in for $99....
BSNL customers can now download an app called ‘Wings’ which is developed by the company itself, to be able to make calls to any phone number across the country, irrespective of the receiver’s network provider. “In present competitive environment, increase in market share by BSNL is laudable. I congratulate BSNL management for internet telephony which will enable consumers to make calls without SIM,” said Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha after inaugurating the service....
Butterfleye is something that might be of interest, if you’re looking to monitor the activity inside your house or apartment. Described as a smart and versatile monitoring camera, Butterfleye is finally bringing up a solution for not having to record empty rooms for a full 24-hour day. After all, the idea is to be notified whenever something happens or at least to be able to go through all the unusual activity inside your home....
The primary difference between the Windows 10 Special Edition and the normal Windows 10 seems to be the lack of consumer apps and services present in the usual Windows 10 version. In an Interview, Microsoft China CEO, Raulph Haupter explained how they created the special edition in partnership with the China’s Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). We wish that the complete changelog or atleast the set of features was listed out but that might have not been possible considering the high level of privacy needed by the Government agencies....
Conversational computing platforms and its origin Although, till date, most of the computing platforms have owed their existence to the US, conversational computing platforms might be something that would owe its existence to the east and China in particular. It wouldn’t be incorrect to say that China’s Tencent pioneered the concept of conversational computing platform through its WeChat application. The Chinese application is a world in itself and allows you to chat, send money, book rides and do a whole lot of other things from the app itself....
The Cool Changer S1 sports a metal unibody design with a 7.5mm thin profile. The flagship smartphone comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x1080) IPS LCD display flanked by a microphone grille and three capacitive buttons. Powering the Cool Changer S1 is the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 quad-core processor that is also found inside the LeEco Le Pro3. Besides, the Cool Changer S1 comes with either 64 or 128GB internal storage options, which are apparently based on UFS 2....
Recently, we’ve seen many interesting moves coming from Cyanogen Inc, such as the partnership with Truecaller for caller ID functionality and the recent one with game store Playphone. The company has gone as far as to plan to preinstall Microsoft’s apps and services on Cyanogen OS smartphones, which will be quite unusual for an OS which has grown from the backbone of Android. Now, according to recent information coming from one of the members of the CyanogenMod team, it seems that they are working on a brand new browser based on the open source code of Chromium....
We have to warn you that it is neither pint-sized nor cheap. It is over a gigabyte to download and is priced just a cent short of a tenner in US Dollars. But if you have played the original in the nineties, you will be hard-pressed to keep sentimental tears from running when the app launches and the familiar (now iconic) tune plays. And yes, of course, the crashing sound that will follow will be that of veteran gamers’ jaws hitting the floor as they see that the game – the whole darned game – has been rendered perfectly for the iPad....
