Let’s take the spec bar a little high. So, now imagine a smartphone with 5-inch full HD Screen, 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage and powered by Qualcomm’s high-end flagship processor (the one seen in the OnePlus 3, the LG G5 and Xiaomi Mi 5), the Snapdragon 820. And still for Rs 14,999. Sounds a little unbelievable, right? Well, this what Lenovo offers now. Lenovo launched the Lenovo Z2 Plus last year in September, and even at its then starting price of Rs 17,999, we had said that the product’s pricing was irresistible enough for the phone to be called the equivalent of the Xiaomi Mi3 in terms of sheer staggering value for money and was the best phone for under Rs 20,000 in our sub-Rs 20,000 buying guide....

The primary camera is a Sony IMX333 image sensor, which comes in at 12MP, 26mm lens with f/1.7 aperture setting and 1.4um pixel size. It also has stabilization on the hardware and the software front with dual-pixel autofocus we saw on the S7, that makes it possible for super quick focus. The camera app is much simplified now and the launch time is quick too. Swipe to the right and you will see a list of options that include the Pro Mode, Panorama, Selective Focus, Slow Motion, Hyperlapse, Food, Virtual Shot, Video Collage, and Live Broadcast....

We have always stressed how important it is to cross check the privacy settings of Facebook, but for a not-so-tech-savvy user, the process is cumbersome and time-consuming. Thankfully, some concerned folks at ReclaimPrivacy have come out with a bookmarklet that can scan a Facebook account to evaluate the privacy settings. The bookmarklet is a no-brainer and really easy to use. All that the Facebook users need to do is to drag the bookmarklet to their bookmarks and click on it to initiate the privacy scan....

EBook Tuber is a simple Ebook search engine with an easy to use interface. The search results are pretty accurate more often than not. You can search for any book you like, be it the Harry Potter series or books on Physics or Photoshop or even some comics. The search results redirects you to the page containing details about the eBook source and link to download the eBook. The eBook can be in one of the following formats – ....

However, what still remains challenging is getting the website to succeed, since no matter how good your website or its content is, it’s going to have difficulty ranking high on search engines, like Google, if it’s unoptimized or doesn’t adhere to SEO practices. This is where SiteGuru steps in. SiteGuru is an online SEO tool that assists you in your marketing journey. It’s essentially an SEO specialist that audits your website and lists down actionable steps needed to perform to improve your rankings and increase website traffic....

The slide did its work – it drew the regulation gasps from a number of onlookers. However, it also highlighted a rather strange phenomenon in the phone market today. It has been more than a year since Nokia’s Lumia 520 surprised everyone by rocking the Android order and become one of the most popular handsets in the sub-USD 200 price segment, and also since Motorola stunned everyone with its surprisingly low price of the Moto G....

Global smartphone shipments are estimated to reach 1.5 billion units, nearly a 7 percent increase from 2015. Moreover, the entire mobile phone market is predicted to stand at 1.9 billion units. The major cause for the slowdown has been the fact that vendors have not been able to drive the prices low enough for a ‘good enough to use‘ smartphone below $50 making it difficult for consumers still operating on feature phones to upgrade....

The highlights of the Xperia Z5 camera unit includes the fact that it will capture pictures in just 0.03 seconds, earning it the title of fastest camera in the business. In essence, the the human eyes take 0.1 to 0.4 s to blink which automatically implies that you wont miss any moments owing to the shutter lag. Sony claims that the main camera offers 5x Clear Image zoom and Digital Zoom up to 8X....

Using these kinds of applications, users will be able to safely connect to a public Wi-Fi router (which is very easy to exploit) without having to be afraid that somebody could read and see everything they do. They would even be able to download torrents and access region-blocked content, like using Hulu or Netflix from another country and so forth. So, don’t wait anymore and discover which VPN applications are the best for your Android and iOS mobile devices....

On the surface, that should be reason for celebration in a country in which the vast majority of users still use feature phones and find even a Moto E (which costs around Rs 4,999, or around USD 80) well beyond their means. And the initial reaction to the Freedom 251 was indeed one of (pleasant) shock and awe. There were whispers about the Indian ability of Jugaad (basically work your way around something in not the most ethical, and yet effective manner) coming to the fore and much chanting of the magic mantra of Made in India in Indian geek lobbies....

Betting on user experience in a spec driven segment For years now, those looking to invest sums of money in the vicinity of Rs 15,000 – Rs 30,000 in a smartphone have tended to look at spec numbers. It is one of the reasons why almost every phone launched in this segment goes into a spec hype overdrive prior to its launch. Brands talk of processor speeds, camera megapixels, number of cameras, battery size, battery charging speed, and so on....

Five days into using the Surface Pro 4, we feel that it is the device best suited to carry the Windows standard. Like the Nexus, it does have alternatives. Many of them are better specced. Many even will come with better specs at a much lower price. But we are not sure that there are too many out there that can match the Surface as a whole. For five days we used the device with its keyboard and Pen as our only notebook....

Mobvoi, a Chinese specialist AI company had launched a couple of WearOS smartwatches, the Ticwatch S and E through a successful kickstarter campaign back in 2017. The smartwatches were pretty much well-received thanks to a considerably low price tag compared to the likes of the Huawei Watch 2 or other smartwatches from Google’s premium brand partners like Fossil or Michael Kors. But the gripe that literally everyone using a WearOS device has is its battery life, and the same was with the Ticwatch series as well....

And as we walked around the show floor of the Mobile World Congress, we realized how rapidly the iPhone X plague has spread, at least in the Chinese smartphone market. Hence, in this article, we discuss five iPhone X doppelgangers we managed to found at the MWC. Asus Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 5Z One of the more baffling announcements was Asus’ new Zenfone 5 and 5Z smartphones. The Taiwanese phone maker, in addition to praising iPhone X’s bezel-less design, boasted that its phones have a smaller notch without realizing the Zenfone 5 phones lack special hardware for facial recognition....

Therefore, let’s presume that the term geek refers to persons who love technology and who don’t necessarily wear glasses. Also, there are enough geeks that, for example, love technology but aren’t that great when to comes to mathematics or physics sciences. Some of these geek movies, though, are meant for that category of people, as well. It was pretty hard to compile a list with movies for geeks, because it’s hard to name it a top, since one can’t really say which movie is the best – it’s all about different tastes here....

In a recently discovered patent, Toshiba aims make use of Windows’ support for two monitors and, why not, they might be releasing an eReader with Windows 8 inside. Although there is little to be known about this future book, it seems that Toshiba will use two LCD or OLED displays to support viewing of documents, images, web pages and “other information”, while the device itself is opened. Toshiba and foldable devices Taking a look back, Toshiba has a clear history of foldable devices....

For many of us, the biggest headache after buying a new phone has to be the transfer of private data like Contacts, Mail, Messages etc. Today, we are trying to address the contacts part, specially for those who are switching from Android to iPhone or other way around. Transfer Contacts From iPhone to Android Ready to make a switch from iPhone to Android? Good for you, but how do you import all your contacts from the iPhone to the Android?...

If you are looking for that little extra that makes your iPhone unique or that, enhances its features, protects it from scratches or the elements, or just shows off your techie-leading status, then read further. List of ‘Must Have’ iPhone accessories iSkin Cerulean F1 Stereo Bluetooth Headset Nothing feels better than having the freedom to do the things we love without being tied down by wires. The CERULEAN F1 gives you the freedom of wireless sound from your iPod, mobile phone or computer....

Coming from Vivaldi, it might sound unusual that a company, whose purpose is to get people to use the internet, is offering a mode to its users to help them unplug from the internet and take breaks to focus on things that matter more. However, it’s 2020, and with the COVID-19 pandemic upon is, and the way things are reeling, this site is not that difficult to fathom after all....

That’s how I concluded the first impressions of Vivo’s new V9 a week ago. And since then, I have been putting the phone through its paces. The screen is still top-notch and the design, while smeared with fingerprints, still stands out. But the rest of the equation? Well, let’s just say it couldn’t yield quite the X factor Vivo was hoping for. Alright, let me explain. The Vivo V9 is undoubtedly one of the prettiest phones you can buy in this range....