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We will sort out the differences between technical specifications, features and general user experience, while giving a verdict on every primary component. Hopefully, once all products will be released on the market, a choice won’t be that hard to make. Design Each and every smartphone compared today copies the looks of a predecessor. While Lumia’s design has been deemed as innovative in the past few months, because it did not borrow any principle from any competitor whatsoever, the Galaxy S III still keeps the curved used by Samsung while Apple forgot what innovation stands for....

Steve Jobs usually starts his keynote by discussing the sales figures of Apple products and moves on to discuss about some new features or updates relating to the Apple products. He bluffs with some concluding remarks, thanks the attendees, turns to leave the stage, then turns back and says “But there is one more thing…“. More often than not, he is greeted with a huge commotion and cheers from the attendees, who are obviously expecting something big from Steve....

While some of them are cost-free, the other ones might require a bit of money, but they’re definitely worth it. It’s true that you might also need the power of a computer, more RAM, a powerful processor and so on, but the iPad can help you do some of your work while you’re away from the big screen. SketchyPad SketchyPad, together with similar apps like iMockups, makes it easy to play around with various visual layouts....

Asus ROG Smartphone Features Asus didn’t want to be left behind and has launched its new smartphone under the “Republic of Gamers” branding, aimed towards hardcore smartphone gamers. Republic of Gamers, commonly known as ROG is the branding that ASUS has been using for a while now for their gaming-centric PCs as well as accessories. The ROG smartphone from the Taiwanese tech-giant comes with Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line chip, the Snapdragon 845, speed-binned to achieve clock speeds of up to 2....

However, even though eReaders still offer the best eBook reading experience, they are not the only solution at this point. As it turns out, you can also enjoy digital books on your computer: although to be able to do that, you need your eBooks in a format that is broadly compatible across various devices. EPUB (or electronic publication) is one such book format supported by various eReaders. It is basically an archive file comprising HTML, images, and a few other supporting files....

While you can use Plex as is, and it would easily suffice most of your requirements, you can further get more out of the service using various Plex plugins. Although, a couple of years back, Plex shut down its plugin directory, leaving users with no other option, but to sideload plugins. So, in this article, we list down some of the essential Plex plugins and mention the steps to sideload them on your server....

To simplify things, we have curated a list of some of the best Apps and Search Engines that support reverse image search, to make it easier for you to use these services. Best Reverse Image Search Engines Google Image Google Image is one of the most popular and powerful reverse image search tools on the internet. Introduced way back in the year 2001, the service allows you to query using an image, unlike the text-based search, where you search by entering your query in plain text....

(Alcatel) Idol 4 worship? BlackBerry no longer makes its own smartphones. That task has been handed out to Chinese company TCL, the company which also makes Alcatel devices. So it is hardly surprising that the DTEK 50 comes infused with design touches that are more Alcatel than BlackBerry – or the Alcatel Idol 4 to be exact. In fact, apart from the fact that it is slightly thicker (7.4 mm to 7....

We are going to split the review into five major components that we feel are vital. They are – Comfort, Ease of Use, Effectiveness, Value and if you really need them to help you sleep better. Let’s begin. Comfort and Physical Form Factor The Sleepbuds are extremely tiny in size and have soft ear-tips with attached hooks that fit snugly into your ear. Frankly, the fit of the Sleepbuds is one of the best aspects of it....

Microsoft notes that it will be offering Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise users with the ability to decide when they want to update their system, as well as provide them with the ability to decide which updates they want to install. This isn’t anything new. The company has had always allowed users to have full control over how they want their system to update. But it plans to change that with Windows 10 — at least for some users....

Too good to be true? Well it is. The price tag of Rs 501 is if you’re lucky enough to be chosen in the flash sale, else the phone is priced at Rs 8,000. [Now you know why we have the * next to the price in the title!] First and foremost, let’s get the specifications out of the way, the ChampOne C1 (get it?) features a 5-inch HD IPS panel up front and is powered by an MT6735 Quad-core processor clocked at 1....

But two years in technology land is a long time. Chromecast needs an upgrade. Badly. You see, I have this perfect wireless media center fantasy (as one does) that I’m now realizing might never come true. I want to sit on my couch, use my phone to play something on my TV. And it works. I don’t need to fiddle with settings or restart or curse. This, of course, is a fantasy....

Obviously, this is Corning’s most durable glass ever. Corning says the focus has been to improve drop resistance, specifically the multiple drops that happen at 1m or below. As per a study by Toluna, on average, people drop their phones seven times a year, with more than 50 percent of the drops occurring at 1 meter or below. So the scientists at Corning have developed and engineered an entirely new material to address the challenge of multiple drops....

Cyanogen has now announced on its blog that it’s partnering with Truecaller, believed to be the world’s largest mobile phone community for mobiles. Truecaller can find contact details globally given name or telephone number, and also has an integrated caller ID service to achieve call-blocking functionality. And now Cyanogen is interested in bringing this feature into future smartphones powered by its operating system. The company said the following: This might seem like a minor feature, but at least you won’t have to resort to third-party tools to block unwanted spam calls....

Well, the Windows 8 crowd won’t have to do that. For while, Flipboard itself shows no sign of arriving on the platform, it does have a few handy clones out there. The best of which is News Bento. No, it does not have the kind of social network integration that Flipboard or Pulse have – you cannot get a magazinifed look at your Twitter and Facebook account on it – but if it is plain news you are after, then the app certainly does enough to draw comparisons with Flipboard....

Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multi-player and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation, and has been widely used to distribute a wide range of games and related media entirely over the internet. The network gained more widespread use after the release of Half-Life 2 in 2004, which was intrinsically integrated into the system. Steam has since expanded as other major publishers, including Eidos Interactive, Activision, Ubisoft and Electronic Arts began distributing a number of their titles over the system....

TrustPort Antivirus USB Edition is a special security software, designed for the protection of portable memory media. Flash drives have become normal means of transferring data and using it on multiple computers. Security of portable media has been unfortunately a widely neglected issue for a long time. TrustPort USB Antivirus comes as a perfect answer to this issue. When installed on the flash drive, it continuously monitors files being copied to the drive, so that no malicious codes can be stored on it....

1. Google Drive Google Drive comes straight out of the biggest search-engine giant, Google. Compared to Dropbox, it is justly new in the cloud storage service game. However, over the years, with consistent updates and the addition of new features, it did manage to garner over a billion users till 2018. The service relies on Google account, so if you have one, you can get started pretty much right away....

While most of us believe that electric toothbrushes are an invention of the modern age, this is actually not the case. The first electric toothbrush was introduced back in 1954. And yes, the comparison between electric and manual toothbrushes goes back to the birth of the oldest electric toothbrush, as you may have guessed. The early years were an easy victory for the regular toothbrush. But thanks to technological advances, electric brushes have caught up and become more affordable and accessible than ever before....

The device is currently available at a price of Rs 8,888 (around $140) which is 11% off its MRP of Rs 9,999. Its most notable feature is its 5.5mm thickness, which is going to impress those looking for a very elegant device. The Elephone G7 also comes with a 5.5-inch HD display with a 1280×720 resolution resulting in a 267ppi density. The device gets its power from a 1.4GHz MediaTek MT6592M octa-core processor which is paired with 1GB of RAM....