He took a look at the large poster of Hugh Jackman (he is a brand ambassador for Micromax) in the reception, smiled at me and mouthed the words “two minutes” as he walked into his office. The first thing you notice about his office is his desk. I have been writing about tech for more than a decade now, but I have never seen so many phones on a single table....
The Micromax Dual 5, therefore, has its phone-y plate full when it comes to expectations and hopes. Not only is it the first flagship level device from Micromax since the Canvas 6 and 6 Pro were launched last year, it also represents the Indian brand’s foray into a segment which it has generally tended to steer clear of – the higher priced smartphone segment. Micromax has gone north of the Rs 20,000 price band (most notably with the first Canvas Knight) in the past, but it is best known for what many call its “value for money” (read “super affordable”) phones, especially around the USD 150 territory....
As one might have observed the 2-in-1s are hogging the limelight eversince Apple launched the iPad Pro, these are the machines that promise a decent performance and yet score high on portability. The Hybrids also score on productivity front since they come with accessories like the smart keyboard and the stylus. A quick recap on the Surface Pro 4 Specs shows, 6th Gen Intel Core (Skylake) i3, i5 and i7 processor laced with Intel HD graphics and the top of the line variant also equipping the Intel Iris graphics....
In the past few years, scientists discovered and proved that regular exercises for our brain can improve different parts of it, such as memory or concentration. That’s why in the following lines we will present the most efficient applications for your Android and iOS devices which will improve memory with the help of mental exercises. 8 Best Brain Training Applications These kinds of applications that train our brain are designed to improve and strengthen memory with daily exercises....
1. Essential UI changes Xiaomi has made a series of changes to its UI with the MIUI 12, ranging from a new dark mode to new gestures, a cleaner UI, new animations, to a set of new static and live wallpapers. i. Dark Mode Xiaomi introduced the dark mode with MIUI 11, and with the MIUI 12, it has revamped it with a bunch of improvements. To start with, the new dark mode comes with wallpaper dimming, which works by dimming the wallpaper depending on the daylight throughout the day....
It is intuitively called BatOn and is a quite straightforward app designed for a single purpose. The app lists down your paired Bluetooth devices with their respective battery percentages left. You also get persistent notifications whenever a particular headset or speaker connects. However, the app isn’t compatible with every Bluetooth-equipped gizmo out there. It can only function that have handset functionality (i.e. accept/reject calls) or a GATT profile (usually Bluetooth 4....
The Montblanc Summit 2 is an upgrade to last year’s Summit smartwatch but improves and adds some helpful features like NFC to facilitate Google Pay, standalone GPS, a heart rate monitor, barometer and a 5 ATM water resistant rating. All these additional features aside, the major improvement of this smartwatch is going to be in terms of battery life as most smartwatches running on the older 2100 SoC would run out of juice in less than 24 hours....
The Naked Mirror seems to take the fitness thingy a step further and is designed to avoid confusion about your body thus eventually helping you to keep the spirits high. The Naked 3D fitness Tracker is essentially a mirror packed with sensors that takes 3D scan of your body, on a rotating scale. CEO of Naked Labs, Farhad Farahbakshian explained how people lose motivation after 6-weeks of workout and they tend to stick along with wrong metrics....
Commenting further, Reed Hastings, co-founder and CEO of Netflix, stated, “India is more movie-centric and among the top three markets in terms of mobile usage. We are investing heavily in content and will soon open an office in Mumbai. In 2017, we will work on making our Indian service better in every dimension. What’s unique about Netflix is that we have got international originals and we will focus on premium content....
To make it very clear, Nikon Coolpix S800c is a full-fledged Digital camera. It has everything you’d expect from a Point-n-shoot camera. It comes with a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor, a 10x zoom lens ranging from 25-250mm, a built-in flash, shooting up to eight frames per second & 1080p full HD video recording capability. Nikon Coolpix S800c Specs & Features The best part about Nikon S800c is the smart Wi-Fi feature....
The Nokia 6 features an aluminum unibody with a rather thick build measuring at roughly 8mm. There’s a 5.5-inch Full HD panel up front which is protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass 3. The phone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 430 octa-core chipset, 3 GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage that is expandable, Adreno 505 GPU, and a 3000mAh non-removable battery. In addition to that, the Nokia 6 supports Dual SIM, NFC, and comes with a fingerprint scanner housed under the home button....
The Nokia 7.1 has a 5.84-inch 1080p screen and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 636 octa-core chipset. In addition, the company says the LCD display is HDR10-compliant and has a Gorilla Glass 3 protection. As for the memory, there’s 3GB or 4GB of RAM, 32GB or 64GB of onboard storage which is expandable with a MicroSD card. Underneath, it runs on a 3060mAh battery which does support fast-charging that can top it up to 50% battery in about 30 minutes or so....
The word ‘Asha‘ is Hindi for ‘hope‘, and it defines Nokia’s strategy for its range that carries the same branding. The Asha range is all about hope — promising to bring cellular telephony to the masses and arming them with a tool that acts as their own little window to the world, keeping them connected through email and social networking. The company’s latest salvo in the battle is the Asha 501, and it’s a fresh take on a device that’s meant to be a breeze to master for the intended target audience, serve up the right amount of coveted features, look good enough to attract the youngsters and yet, remain affordable at the end of it all....
Some eagle eyed folks at Android Police have come out with the date (Dec 9th) based on the number listed on Notion Ink’s redesigned homepage which was 10001 two days back, 10000 yesterday and 1111 today. For those who are not familiar with the binary code, the initial number listed there was said to have been 17, followed by 16 yesterday, and 15 today. Since the number changes each day, it supposedly counts down to December 9th, most probably the day when the new tablet PC would be made available for pre-order for all of those who are interested in purchasing it....
Earlier: It came. It unfolded. It unfolded badly. It was criticized. It went back. It disappeared. It came back. It unfolded. It sold a million units. That’s the story of the Samsung Galaxy Fold. The device which many had predicted would kick start a foldable revolution got off to the worst start possible when it was first launched earlier this year. Reviewer after reviewer ripped into the device – some did so literally, peeling off the display itself by mistake because it seemed so flimsy....
OnePlus 8 Pro Specifications (leaked) Update: Famous tipster @OnLeaks on Twitter has just leaked the official press render of the OnePlus 8 Pro in Green and the color surely looks unique! You can check out more images on igeeksblog. OnePlus introduced the ‘Pro’ series with the OnePlus 7 last year wherein they went all-in with regards to specifications and numbers, and that seems to be the case with the OnePlus 8 Pro too....
Oppo F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ At large, both the F19 and the F19 Pro+ smartphones share the same design and specifications, except for a few differences. These include a change in the processor and charging speeds. The change in processor also brings 5G connectivity on the F19 Pro+, which the regular F19 Pro misses out on. Design and Display Starting off with the design first, both smartphones feature a gradient-finish back with the Oppo branding on the bottom right and a square camera module to house the quad-camera array on the top left....
The above effort made by a startup, Numecent is fruitful in this direction. The company has filed for a patent on this budding technology. The gaming technology named – “Approxy“, enables you to play games without downloading the software into your computer. Thanks to the fast internet connections provided by internet service providers; with minimum coding on local computer, online games can be played. Cloud Paging Technology, Next Step in Online Games Hardware resources present at the nearest computer will be utilized to process the request from the user....
Previously the most annoying issue with Pokémon Go was the availability of gyms and Pokéstops. Initially users in India could access such locations via the map that’s displayed on the Pokémon Go app. However, these were soon removed from the map and the game became unplayable in India. That said, with the official release; Niantic Inc. who are apparently the maker of this app has tied up with Reliance Jio for these Pokéstops....
And this is the philosophy behind Prynt, a new startup that is currently seeking crowdfunding on Kickstarter. To put it as short as possible, Prynt is described as the world’s first instant camera case for smartphones. But before you get too excited, at the moment it will work only with the iPhone 5/5s/5c/6 and the Samsung Galaxy S4/S5. But the team behind Prynt says they are working to bring support to more smartphones....
