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Fujitsu Announces Thin, Waterproof Smartphones Just when everybody was already mourning the Japanese brands in the smartphone market, Fujitsu managed to make quite a splash and surprise everybody with their gorgeous looking Arrows F-07D, considered to be world’s thinnest smartphone. Just by looking at its design, one can tell that this is something different, something that doesn’t respect the recent trend of shiny smartphones, but tends to make it look more robust....

Well, Gionee seems to be looking to fix that. For in its latest software update to the device (take a bow for the updates, chaps), the company has not only indulged in the usual bug erosion, performance tweaks and added ten system languages, but has also brought in a “bokeh” mode for the selfie camera – for those from another planet, “bokeh” refers to the blurring of the backdrop around a sharply focussed subject (also referred to as “depth of field”)....

In fact, during its short stint of around 2 years, the company managed to deliver some stunning smartphones like IUNI U2 and IUNI U3, the latter being a QHD (2K) display and Snapdragon 810 for just 1999 Yuan at launch (this was almost an year back). Since 2016, the mobile phone industry has seen extreme volatility. Almost everyone is finding it tough to keep up the growth, thanks to stagnating markets and cut throat competition....

Looking at Reliance’s approach over the past few years — especially since the launch of Jio — the company has been striving to make data more affordable and connect a large number of people, untouched with the country’s digital revolution, to the internet. At first, it introduced 4G connectivity, and along with that, brought in new tariffs for data and call, which were comparatively lower than other carriers, in an effort to avail cellular connectivity and internet to the masses....

Nexus 6 Nexus 6, as Motorola puts it, is a ‘bigger phone with more everything – more screen, more speed, more power. As hinted previously, the smartphone features a six-inch Quad HD display, powered by a 3220 mAh battery that’s just as big. To be more exact, we’re talking about a 5.96-inch 1440×2560 display with 493 ppi. The smartphone also comes wit Motorola Turbo Charger which gets up to an additional 6 hours of battery life in just 5 minutes....

As per Sergey Brin, 7 seconds is all it takes for Google OS to start running after a cold boot. Sundar Pichai, vice president of product management at Google, said the OS would boot as fast as turning on a TV, and run even faster than the Chrome browser on Windows. All of the applications will be web apps – nothing will be installed locally. “In Chrome OS, every application is a web application....

Android M — the forthcoming version of Android Last year, Google unveiled Android Lollipop, the latest version of its mobile operating system. Following the trend, the company will be announcing the forthcoming M update at the event later this month. In the schedule that Google posted on its website late last night, one of the sessions had this mentioned in the description: “Android M is bringing the power of Android to all kinds of workplaces....

Google Heads-Up Glasses to give you Terminator like powers The Google HUD glasses will look like any normal glass which you see people wearing on the streets on a normal day, but they will be incorporating a special technology inside the lens. We’re talking about a heads up display (HUD) which will be placed in front of the eye in order to provide suitable information about the location the user is in....

But it always had a lot of room to improve and tons of rough edges that needed work to give it a polished appeal. Fast forward to 2017; we now have the fifth iteration of the Emotion UI that has come a long way from where it was. So what does the all new EMUI (as its popularly called in short) offer? Does it finally match up to the standards of its flagship hardware and design?...

A consistent design language Just like many Motorola phones resemble each other, establishing the fact that they come from the same family, Honor’s devices are increasingly following the same path. The design language of the 7x, 9i and now the View 10 is similar – taller screens with 18:9 aspect ratio, slim slab design, gorgeous blue and black shades, and those dual cameras, protruding in plenty, with no inhibitions whatsoever....

Yes, having a wireless router is the easiest solution. Set up a wireless network with the help of a router, connecting it to your modem and then to all your wireless devices. What if you don’t have a router? Or your existing router just conked? Don’t buy a new one, it’s really not needed! Build a Wireless Home Network Without a Router? A lot of people don’t know that if you run Windows 7, Windows Vista or even Windows XP, it is possible to build your own wireless network at home or office without using a wireless broadband router or a wireless access point, saving some money....

How to Install Google Camera Mod on OnePlus 7 Installing the G Cam mode on your OnePlus 7 is a simple and straightforward process. Download the APK file from here and move it to your phone’s internal storage. This the best available Gcam APK we have for OnePlus 7 for now. Be sure to check back frequently for newer and better versions. Make sure you have enabled “Install apps from external sources” from Settings before attempting to install the mod....

Yes, you can use your Mac entirely in Hindi by enabling it as the default language. This will essentially translate every text element of the interface from the currently configured language like English. Unfortunately, though, Siri will still speak English. For starters, head over to your Mac’s “System Preferences” either from the Launchpad or simply searching through Spotlight. There, look for “Language and Region”. In case you’re unable to locate it, type in the search bar present on the top....

Even though YouTube has some pretty sturdy rules regarding what type of content users can upload, there are some types of videos that are not meant for children to see. In the hopes of shielding their children from these videos, parents are very interested in how to make YouTube safe for children to use. Content is not the only enemy Although content is what most parents are interested in, there are other things that need to be taken into consideration....

If you agree with the previous statement, you probably also dream of finding a way to add the double tap feature to your Android phone! Well, luckily enough, this is more than just a dream, as many tricks and apps out there made it possible to put your phone to sleep with just a simple gesture. While there are a few methods to choose from, we’re going to focus on some of them that we consider to be most useful....

The app is rather straightforward in terms of both functionality and what problem of your digital life it aims to mend. “Notification History Log” records every notification that your phone receives and creates a searchable database from it. Therefore, even if you miss any alert, you can just fire up the app, type in the search phrase or scroll through the entire list and revisit that tiny bit of information again....

The activity log of the social media website operated by Meta is the central place where we can view all our account activities. You can also view your searches, comments, and other activities in this log. The procedure to find the activity log is pretty simple. Now, let us see how you can easily view all the posts you have liked with your account in the Facebook app and on the website....

Aside from a new start page, support for favicons and page preview, improved translations (with on-the-fly translation), and enhanced privacy measures, the revamped Safari also gets a much-requested feature — (improved) support for third-party extensions. Extensions are basically modules (or tiny apps) that allow you to add an extra bit of functionality to the browser. For instance, you can use extensions to save items to your read-it-later app, block ads on websites, translate text between different languages, or even change certain aspects of the browser itself....

The display on both of these phones come with an edge-to-edge panel with minimal bezels. The regular Mate 10 features a 5.9-inch 2K LCD panel, while the Mate 10 Pro comes with a Full HD+ (2160 x 1080) OLED screen. The aspect ratio on the latter is 18:9 as it’s equipped with a relatively narrower frame. As a result, the fingerprint sensor also resides in different locations — on the front and rear on the Mate 10 and 10 Pro respectively....

iOS 5.1 Didn’t Fix The Battery Drain? Although the “batterygate” was detailed for months while thousands of users complained about it, Apple seemed focused on resolving it with the iOS 5.0.1 update. By observing some discussions on Apple forums, we realize that iOS 5.1 didn’t cure the battery illness. Now, after the last upgrade became available, the company announced again to find a fix for the problem, but somewhat timidly, by the end of the list of iOS 5....