Phones these days are used to store a large amount of data such as contacts, messages and email accounts; a large amount of personal data is stored in one’s phone and hence, once stolen or lost, it can be a real big problem. In case of an Android smartphones, there are large number of apps in the Android Market which you can use not only to discover the location of your lost Android smartphone, but to remotely access it and erase private data....

The feature seems to be, however, currently inactive since it’s not being updated in spite of our manual testing. We’re also not sure whether it will be limited to everyone or just Pro subscribers. If you’d like to be an early tester, you can either join the beta programme and update the application to version 9.4.9 or simply sideload an APK file which can be found here. In addition to the profile feature, Truecaller’s Android app now also has a “Local services” tab in the side menu which shows nearby landmarks in various categories such as ATM, hospitals, banks, hotels, and more....

1. Voice Support My biggest pet peeve with the Mi TV is the absence of voice support. Therefore, the only way you can type on it is to navigate around an onscreen virtual keyboard and click every time you want to input a character through the remote. So, if you plan to search a specific show, you will have to type its name and hope it shows up in the suggestion after a couple of letters....

Vivo NEX 3: Design and Display The Vivo NEX 3 features a 6.89-inch full HD curved AMOLED display with 2256 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and HDR 10. Vivo calls this, ‘Waterfall FullView’ display and claims it offers a 99.6% screen-to-body ratio. The interesting thing about the display is that it extends all the way to the edges to give a bigger screen estate to enjoy content on the phone....

Vivo V20 SE: Desing and Display In terms of design, the Vivo V20 SE appears to have a plastic back with a subtle gradient finish. It sports triple cameras on the rear, housed within a rectangular module. Towards the front, the device has a 6.44-inch AMOLED display, which offers a full-HD+ resolution. Moreover, the display has a dewdrop-style notch on top to house the front-facing camera. Vivo V20 SE: Performance At its core, the Vivo V20 SE runs on Snapdragon 665, which is an octa-core processor with up to 2....

To begin with, the X50 lineup in India shares a majority of similarities from the Chinese variants. And except for a few changes, the devices are pretty much identical. Vivo X50 and X50 Pro: Design and Display In terms of design, both the X50 and X50 Pro come with what the company calls, Dual Tone Step design. Essentially, the design helps the device mitigate the camera protrusion to give it a visually slim and sleek profile....

As per FactorDaily, Flipkart is pegged at $20 Billion while Walmart has put the company’s value at $22 billion. This means that Walmart has to spend $16 Billion to acquire Flipkart. Google’s parent company, Alphabet is also said to be participating in the buyout via an investment of $3 billion. Meanwhile, Kalyan Krishnamurthy will continue to serve as the Chief Executive of Flipkart. The deal is expected to include both cash and stock component....

“Stats don’t lie” is a popular belief and it is true specially when the data we have is comprehensive and accurate. The interests on the internet are dynamic and constantly change. Who, other than Google Trends, can help us look back and understand how the interests have fared and changed over the last few years? This is Part 1 of the two part series. Some of them are bound to take you by surprise, I am sure!...

For those of you, more tech-savvy, NFC is a set of short-range wireless technologies, typically requiring a distance of 4 cm or less. NFC operates at 13.56 MHz on ISO/IEC 18000-3 air interface and at rates ranging from 106 kbit/s to 424 kbit/s. NFC has gotten a great deal of attention in the last years, as especially from the major cell phone manufacturers which have started The NFC Forum. Now, there are over 150 members, including Intel, Microsoft, Samsung and MasterCard Worldwide, and all are working on making NFC better and more integrated in everyday life....

Now, the funny folks over at Begeek have taken this further and have extended this comparison to guess what the next 2 revolutionary devices of Apple would be – iBoard and iMat!! Brilliant! Isn’t it?

The concept of Stories on WhatsApp is entirely similar to what Facebook has been doing for the past year. You click a picture or record a video through the in-app camera, add text, stickers, drawings, and whatnot to it, and post. These so-called stories will disappear after a particular time frame (24 hours) and will be displayed in a dedicated tab on the WhatsApp application. These creations will be shared with all of the contacts you’ve selected with a persistent privacy setting, and subsequently, your friends can reply to them too....

Under the new alliance, Nokia would adopt the Windows Phone as its principal smartphone strategy and add additional functions in areas such as imaging. This partnership has lit up Twitter and the blogosphere, and has left many Fandroids fuming, as they were hoping Nokia to choose Android over Windows Phone 7 as their primary smartphone OS. Why Nokia ditched Android? During the Q&A session of the just concluded press conference, Stephen Elop, Nokia’s CEO, revealed that Nokia did talk with Google about adopting Android but decided that it “would have difficulty differentiating within that ecosystem” and the “commoditization risk was very high — prices, profits, everything being pushed down, value being moved out to Google which was concerning to us....

Fortunately, there are a few developers who are aiming for something else, and one of such is Evie Labs. Their app is called Evie Launcher, and it has been buzzing around the community for a couple of months now. The primary cornerstone here is the presence of one of iOS’ most appreciated feature – a universal search functionality that can be accessed directly by swiping down. I’ve been using Evie as my launcher for quite awhile now, and I must say, I don’t think I can live without that search bar anymore....

On the hitherto Windows 8.1 users felt left in the lurch with no news about the update, something that Microsoft had promised in the beginning, now it seems that a bunch of Lumia handsets will be treated to a Windows 10 upgrade. Microsoft’s Micheal Fortin quoted “Today, we’re pleased to begin the roll-out of Windows 10 Mobile to select Windows Phone 8.1 devices, Consistent with our approach to the Windows 10 PC upgrade, we are focused on delivering a high-quality experience for our customers....

In retrospect, Windows 10 had about 400 Million back in September pointing at a steady growth throughout the almost two years. Microsoft did plan to hit a Billion in two-three years initially, however, they backpedalled on that pretty quickly when the company admitted: “it will take longer than FY18 for us to reach our goal of 1 billion monthly active devices.” It’s also worth noting here that the 500 Million figure includes not only personal computers, but also Xbox gaming consoles, and other platforms Windows 10 services....

The Xiaomi Mi Router 4 isn’t vastly different from its predecessor and doesn’t feature any major changes apart from the design and the processor. The all-new router comes with a slightly modified design and features a relatively slim profile over its last generation product. The router comes with four omnidirectional antennas and a glossy finish polycarbonate shells. To keep things cool, Xiaomi has included an aluminum-magnesium alloy heat sink inside the router....

What’s impressive is that besides the 13-megapixel front-facing camera, there’s also a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a Sony sensor. So, if it will feature an affordable price, then it could be a real killer among consumers, who will probably be pleasantly surprised with the number of megapixels in the device. The device also comes with has camera-centric features such as Eye Enhancement to eyes bigger & brighter, Face slimming, Skin Smoothening, Teeth Whitening, Remove Oil, option to add makeup effects like mascara, eye-shadow, blush, lip gloss and more....

Round One: Design and Display The smartphones which look like “Karan-Arjun” (brothers from a Bollywood film, who get reborn as brothers again, but THAT is another story – suffice to say, they are close!) from the front are distinctively different from the back. Although both smartphones offer metal unibody design but the placement of the camera, the LED flash and the fingerprint sensor draws a line between the two smartphones....

But even after meddling with most of the settings, I was finding the Firefox RAM usage to be unmanageable, especially since I open lots of tabs in a single window! Luckily I bumped upon a post on an underground forum where the poster claimed to Double the Internet Speed with just 3 hacks. 1. Reduce the RAM usage for Firefox Caching feature Type “about:config” (without quotes) in the address bar in the browser....

Unapologetically mid-segment in looks Samsung has been throwing AMOLEDs and Super AMOLED displays in the mid-segment like confetti, making it a much more familiar feature in the price range. The Galaxy M30s also comes with a Super AMOLED front, a 6.4-inch full HD+ one. The face of the phone is all about the tall display. There are very thin bezels on the three sides while a slightly thicker chin sits below it....