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Impressive growth in Q1 2021… Both agencies report growth in Q1 2021. However, the extent of growth differs according to each. As per Counterpoint, the quarter saw 38 million units being shipped, which is the higher ever first-quarter shipments figure, to record a growth of 23 percent. Canalys put the figure at 37.1 million units and a growth rate of 11 percent. The agencies attributed this growth to factors like increased confidence following the start of the vaccine drive, a decline in COVID cases, revival of offline channels, and pent-up demand from earlier times....

Apple has just announced the brand new iPad 2 with some stunning features and specifications. Steve Jobs made the surprise appearance and hosted the Apple event today morning. Apple was under tremendous pressure from Android tablets like Motorola Xoom and others like HP Touchbook and RIM’s BlackBerry Playbook. And boy! They have worked their asses off and have come out with iPad 2 which is without a doubt, the best tablet on view till now!...

Design: Apple finally trimmed the bezels The most appealing change with the new iPad mini 2021 is the display, where the new iPad mini gets an All-Screen design. Those awful bezels to the top and bottom have been shrunk, which increases the screen size from 7.9-inches on the iPad mini 2020, to 8.3-inches on the iPad mini 2021 while keeping the overall footprint of the iPad for a typical ‘mini....

As you can see in the image, the offer is applicable for a host of devices including the new iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Along with cashback offers, buyers also have the option to choose no-cost EMI or financing and by partnering with Cashify, retailers are also providing extra buy-back value for older devices. Let’s go over all the cashback offers for the recent iPhone 12 devices and also older models like the iPhone 11 and XR....

Back in April, we had broken the news of iPhone 4 launch in India through the press releases of Airtel & Aircel, two of the major mobile service providers in India. Though it is more than obvious that iPhone 5 launch is near, the less fortunate Apple fans in India are left to celebrate the launch of iPhone 4, after almost a year since it was released globally. Airtel had already started taking pre-orders for iPhone 4, but it looks like Aircel will be the first one to launch the device in India....

Kindle Fire Specs – Depressing The list of feature it lacks seem to be more than what it possess. There is no 3G, no camera, no microphone, no mail client, no nothing. I’m not surprised why they have retained the name “Kindle” and why it is priced below $200. Update: Kindle Fire is no iPad Killer, but a threat for Low cost tablets As tech writer Nimish Dubey says, Kindle Fire would represent a bigger threat to the budget tab market than the iPad....

The Svchost Viewer is a small application that lists all of the current svchost.exe instances. It also shows how much memory each one is using and what services are running underneath it. How to use SvcHost Viewer? Svchost Viewer is it requires no installation and can run directly off your USB flash drive, coming in handy when troubleshooting. Just double-click on the application to launch, and then click Yes when prompted whether to get the data....

With two out of three products being born from individual fund-raising schemes, while the other is produced by a major company, we dare to say that innovation is in the hands of the people. Until now, Pebble has risen a great deal of interest from buyers and media alike, while Kreyos is the latest kid in the block, managing to fully fund itself in less than a day. The last one, Sony’s second edition of the SmartWatch, is said to be a boosting incremental update of a watch which failed to make a proper splash in the past....

The image comes from tipster @upleaks, and as we can see from its design cues, it does seem to be engineered by the guys over at Motorola. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that even the font used for writing Lenovo on the back is the same or at least similar to what Motorola has been using. The rear panel of the handset features a metal frame with antenna bands on top and bottom edges, a particularity present on the Motorola Nexus 6 and other Moto X smartphones....

The standout feature of the device is the 4,000 mAh battery which is said to offer a standby time of 34 days on 2G, 29 days on 3G and 30.5 days on 4G. As for the rest of its specs, what we’re look at are pretty common for a mid-range handset: 5-inch 720p IPS display 2GB RAM 16GB internal memory, microSD card slot for additional 32GB 64-bit octa-core SoC with eight Cortex A53 cores from MediaTek at 1....

Microsoft jumped onto the bandwagon with their Surface-branded tablet PCs initially which later on went on to evolve into portable laptops which were versatile and could behave like tablets as well when you wanted them to, along with the power of Windows and its touchscreen capabilities. The Surface Book was one such device which offered a premium full-fledged powerhouse laptop experience along with a detachable screen with touch input that could be used as a standalone device....

With a market share of about 9%, Micromax has replaced Oppo as the fourth highest selling phone maker in the third quarter of 2018. However, the India-based OEM is not expected to remain there for a long period. The change of fortunes primarily occurred thanks to Micromax’s win, in collaboration with Reliance Jio, over a tender by the Chattisgarh state government because of which it managed to ship five million smartphones....

Design and Installation Arc Touch Mouse is made of a flexible rubbery material with a wonderful grippy finish. When you open the package, you would find the mouse which resembles a slab of plastic and nothing like a typical mouse you know of. At the back, you would find a nano-transceiver which is magnetically attached to the mouse. You would need to take out the nano-transceiver and attach it to your preferred USB port....

There are a bunch of different versions and lately, users can get access to two similar Microsoft products: Office 2013 and Office 365. Not many of them know the differences between these services and maybe neither do you, so we’re about to tackle each one and highlight their features, while lining up any worthy difference. Office 2013 vs. Office 365 Microsoft Office is actually a suite of desktop applications, among which we can find the well-known Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access applications....

The new Surface Headphones are made out of soft, plastic materials and feature rotatable dials on both the sides. One of those can be rotated to adjust the level of noise cancellation and the other tweaks the volume. The ear cups are also touch-sensitive that lets you control the playback by tapping them. Microsoft has also bundled a host of smart assistant features such as hands-free voice commands which allows you to talk to Cortana by saying “Hey Cortana” and the headphones can automatically pause the music when you remove them from your ears....

When it was announced, the Moto X impressed everybody with its color customization options, but, in the same time, disappointed many with the fact that some of its drawbacks that can’t be overlooked. But now the first reviews of the Moto X are in and we can finally make a sound judgment on this phone’s capabilities and promises. Moto X Reviews are in The Moto X is a phone made in the United States and just like I was saying before, Google might score some nice sales if they will know how to promote this....

To an extent this was understandable. After all, the Nokia 1 was the most modestly specced and designed device of the quartet that was showcased that day. It came with no claims to being carved out of a block of metal or with Zeiss optics. And it had no internals that would set benchmarks on fire. And yet. And yet it could very much be THE device that delivers what matters most to many phone companies – volumes....

Aiming to do things differently and make a splash in the Android world, Nothing’s first attempt at a smartphone is a unique offering: one with a unique design on the back – thanks to the LEDs – and equivalent hardware to keep up in the mid-range smartphone category. Aside from its unique design, another aspect that makes the Nothing Phone (1) special is its custom-built chipset under the hood. Nothing claims that the Phone (1) uses a custom-built Snapdragon 778G+ chipset that has been optimized to enable wireless and reverse charging....

Most of the devices with glass backs are usually considered hard to repair. The chances are that the glass back might crack if more pressure is applied. However, on the OnePlus 6, things take a different turn. According to iFixit, the glass cover on the OnePlus 6 is relatively easy to fix. Once you are done with the glass cover it will lead to the battery bay. This is where the things are kept at its simplistic best....

Build and Design Both the OnePlus 7T and OnePlus 8 share a similar design language. Glass on both sides with the back having a frosted finish. The OnePlus 7T has a unique camera arrangement on the back with a circular module while the OnePlus 8 has a more conventional vertical alignment. You also get some pretty interesting colors with the new OnePlus 8 like Glacial Green and Interstellar Glow....