Posts

But I’ve been constantly frustrated by one simple thing over the past week. That’s turning on 3G when I step out. I’m not one of those people who keeps 3G turned on all the time (battery anxiety). So I have to do it manually. In Android, it’s as easy as swiping down the notification drawer and tapping the “Data” button. On iOS, though, I never got used to searching for the Settings app, and navigating two more menus....

The world’s most web-restricted country, North Korea is now hosting the highly controversial torrent website, The Pirate Bay. According to the press release by the site, which was posted on the blog as well as its Facebook page, claims that Kim-Jong Un, the North Korean premier invited the website to his country, following recent attempts to seize the servers in Sweden. The latest development comes a week after The Pirate Bay informed that they have moved their servers to Norway and Spain, owing to increase pressure from within Sweden....

The company says that it discovered the breach last Friday after detecting suspicious activity on its network. LastPass assures that its encrypted data is sophisticated enough and hence unlikely to be compromised. It says that it appends random digits to the keys, making it over 100,000 times more secure. “We are confident that our encryption measures are sufficient to protect the vast majority of users.” As a security measure, LastPass is requesting all of its users to change their master passwords....

However, the headlining feature here isn’t the price. Neither is the fact that it offers all the usual trappings of a smart health product. With these new devices, Lenovo is not just flashing a multitude of charts like how much you ran last week or for how long you were in deep sleep the night before, it’s trying present you with a more meaningful metric and make it simpler for you to understand how fit you are at a given point and what you need to do to maintain or improve that....

Plain outards, powerful innards Targeted at small and medium businesses (SMBs), the ThinkBook attempts to bring the flavor of the ThinkPad in a more affordable package. The ThinkBook range starts at Rs 31,000 and goes all the way up to Rs 82,000. We got the high-end variant for review and well, while the design was minimalistic – just a simple “Lenovo” on one corner of the silver-gray (“mineral gray” is the official term) and ThinkBook almost diagonally opposite it....

Build and Design When you pick up the Yoga Duet 7i, it feels very light in hand, while at the same time, its metal design makes for a sturdy build. The aesthetics of the device are kept clean, aside from an off-center rear camera. If you have a penchant for symmetry, then this might bother you a bit. Other than that, the device looks pleasing to the eyes and is very well made....

For example, if you tell to your LG system “I’m going on vacation,” it will put your refrigerator into power-savings mode. It can also set your robotic vacuum cleaner to sweep the floor at an established hour every day and set the washing machine to run a wash cycle when you want it to. What’s really cool is that the companion app can update you with the contents of the fridge and even show a history of your robotic vacuum’s cleaning trips....

Design The first and foremost thing that would strike you about the Honor Band 3 is its design. The tracker that’s intended to replace your wristwatch looks and feel a lot premium than what its sub Rs 3,000 price mark would suggest. Not only it packs a fairly large 0.9-inch P-OLED display, but also come with a nice rubberized strap that’s really comfortable to use for long hours. The soft silicone material of the strap doesn’t let you know you are even wearing it....

It’s called Mailtrack. Mailtrack is a free Google Chrome extension that brings the delivery marks you usually get on instant messaging applications, to email accounts (it supports only Gmail for now). The tool is fairly straightforward, a single tick next to your email dictates that it has been delivered to the end server and a double green check suggests that it has been read by the recipient. You can even hover over the mark and see the receiver’s computing platform, how many times it was opened, and the time of course....

‘Make in India’ initiative is Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan to bring in industries and help them manufacture their products within the country itself. Barely a year since the launch of the initiative, a number of mobile handset manufacturers have boarded the ship, while many are mulling to do so in the future. In this article, we aim to talk about the advantages for manufacturing devices in India and would also touch upon the companies which have already joined the initiative....

The Mi Air Purifier 2 is a compact smart home product from Xiaomi that does exactly what it says. Unlike other air purifiers, though, this one can be controlled directly via the Mi Smart House App. It not only allows you to control the air purifier remotely but also check the quality of air in the room at any given time. Xiaomi claims that their air purifier is capable of removing 99....

Well, the rather elaborately named Mi Neckband Bluetooth Earphones Pro fall into this rather rare category. For, these Bluetooth earphones are priced at R 1,799. And they come with 10 mm drivers, an IPX5 rating (making them splash resistant), decently loud and clear sound (with slightly accented bass), and active noise cancellation that is not exceptional but does make a difference. For Rs 1,799. You know, we could end the review here, because that really is it....

Design that’s tried and tested Why fix something that’s not broken, right? That’s the philosophy Xiaomi has been following with respect to the design of their Mi Bands. A small removable capsule at the core of a silicon strap. The Mi Smart Band 4, however, is slightly thicker than its predecessors due to a larger display and battery, but it’s not evident when strapped on. The band is comfortable to wear even while sleeping....

Today, the company is chalking out how — and when — exactly people in different echelons will be able to snag a copy of Windows 10 for themselves. Terry Myerson, who heads Windows operating system, in a blog post mentioned a number of new things that anyone who wants to purchase Windows 10 would want to know. The company, as you may remember, began to allow Windows 7 and up users to reserve a copy of Windows 10 last month....

According to the Times of India, Microsoft is waiving the license fee of Windows Phone for these two OEMs, whose Windows Phone devices are likely to hit the market in the next few months. Both Lava and Karbonn are known for their budget Android smartphones and feature phones in India. Waiver of license fee from Microsoft is kind of surprising, as the company reportedly charges $20 to $30 for each Lumia device sold by Nokia, which went Windows Phone exclusive in 2011, and acquired by Microsoft last year (pending regulatory approval)....

Apart from the customised domains, Outlook Premium would also offer an ad free experience, better calendar sharing. All of these you get for a $3.99 per month and it is yet not clear on if the Microsoft 365 subscribers will get it for no extra cost. The $3.99 we are talking about is for the standalone product. Things get hazier as Microsoft is still doing its pilot for the services, this means you need an invite to check out the Outlook Premium and believe me it is not easy to get one, even if you are already an Office 365 subscriber....

Both the builds are said to be stable and successfully address the bugs from the previous builds. The obvious question that follows is when Windows 10 Mobile will start seeding for all the devices. The answer to this question is twofold, first things first, even if Microsoft is ready with the updates right away it will still depend on the carriers as they supposedly require generous amount of time for testing purposes and the updates will seed region wise thus delaying the process further....

Use DroidStats to Monitor Your Carrier Data and Postpaid Calls DroidStats aims to help phone users to keep an eye on their data usage, phone calls, and sent SMSs. The app lets the Android fans know how much of the available data plan they used and how much the carrier will bill them every month. For instance, if the carrier contract allows 100 minutes of calls every month, 150 SMSs and 200 MB of data over 3G networks, the app alerts the user when he approaches the limit and how much the extra costs are....

Motorola Razr 5G: Design and Display In terms of design, the all-new Razr 5G still has the same clamshell-like design as the previous model that folds into half to offer a compact size and unfolds to provide a larger screen estate. The phone’s body is a sandwich of aluminum and Gorilla Glass 5, and the company says it uses a new hinge design, ‘Zero Gap’, which just as it sounds, ensures there is no gap when the display folds into half....

Talking about the most highlighting aspect and probably the USP of the Razr phone, its design. The all-new Razr takes inspiration from the original Razr and has a clamshell-like design that folds into two to offer a compact size and expands all-the-way to give a bigger screen estate to perform the usual phone stuff. Since it’s a foldable phone, there are two different screens — one, which is a 6....