Millennials or not, we all want a phone which is an all in one package. Most of the popular affordable options these days are restricted to online retail shelves, but once in a while, we do come across a complete package that strikes just the right balance of features...
Now that all major smartphone launches of 2018 are done and dusted, it’s time to recap how the industry fared. Looking back, we see a plethora of interesting launches that ushered in pop-up cameras, cool in-display fingerprint sensors, amazing 7nm chipsets, displays that literally pushed boundaries, and even the...
Buoyed by the success of smartphones like G1 and A1, CENTRiC, an Indian Telecom brand, introduced its CENTRiC L3 in India. The smartphone offers exceptional specs and delivers best in class mobility experience to its users for a very competitive price of Rs. 6,741.
The CENTRiC L3 is a game...
It’s interesting to see how budget smartphones have evolved for the better. Many manufacturers are trying to push boundaries and walk that extra mile in order to earn a piece of the hyper-competitive Indian smartphone pie, and that's driven the innovation in affordable price bracket to an all time...
Since last year, almost all major custom User Interfaces have added the option to split your phone storage in two in order to help you run the same app with different accounts simultaneously (two WhatsApp, two Facebook accounts, etc. on one phone). Whatever the name might be - dual...
One important and expected trait of a premium flagship phones is that they should look the part. Now, that’s indeed easier said than done. To rethink a rectangle every which way without compromising on ergonomics, comfort and internal space to house those powerful components is no mean task. Neither...
Facebook recently updated its mobile app to autoplay shared videos with audio playback. So, unless your phone is on silent, there are chances that you might be publicly embarrassed or unpleasantly surprised by an unanticipated video playback while browsing through your Facebook feed. (हिंदी में पढ़ें)
Facebook justifies this by saying...
Google has become our intimate companion that knows where we are; what we do; what we eat; when we sleep; and where our interests lie. A big chunk of what it knows about us comes from what we search on its ubiquitous search engine.
Some may say that Google is...
Facebook posts don’t show ‘Edited’ tag next to them anymore, which has both its merits and drawbacks. While page managers can correct errors inconspicuously if they don’t get it right the first time, but on the consumer end, this could very well brew some confusion.
The good thing is, all...
Many a time you will find yourself in a situation where you’d need to retrieve WiFi password of an old account that you previously logged in to. This can be done on both Android and iOS devices, but the only simple process to do so is when you are using...
The release of the Honor 8 Pro has set the ball rolling, as far as the sub 30K price range in the smartphone market is concerned, presenting itself as a more than viable option for those looking for something apart from the usual set of 'Flagship Killers'.
With such formidable...
Samsung recently launched its mobile payment solution, Samsung Pay, in India that has been designed to make digital payments simpler.
We have been testing Samsung pay on Galaxy A5 (2017) for two weeks now at different merchant portals. In our first attempt, we were a bit apprehensive about how this...
Gone are the days when we’d search all over the Internet to download our favorite songs. Nowadays, we can just log into our favorite(insert any preferential app) app and waltz in our own little world.
The people of the country, too, have come a long way from hoarding pirated sites,...
Till a few years back, phones selling under 15k were all powered by MediaTek SoCs (There simply was no Snapdragon powered phone under 15k), came from domestic manufacturers like Xolo, Lava, and Micromax, and usually celebrated one particular hardware specification compromising on the rest.
The influx of Chinese players has...
Well, 2016 has been a roller coaster ride for the technology world, especially for mobile industry. The evolutionary wheel kept spinning, some brands made it big while others managed to screw it badly. In this one year, we witnessed a wide variety of phones that offered unprecedented features and...
When smartphones were new, Android gained traction because it was an Open Source project which was ready to adopt by anyone who wanted to challenge Apple with a low cost alternative. You could just lift Android AOSP, customize it and run it on any hardware to reap results. The...
No matter what category of users you belong to, you will need to engage with Typing on your Android phone once in a while, and mastering this single trait can single handedly boost your Android experience. Here a few apps and tips which can help you make interactions with...
Oppo has officially launched its new budget Android smartphone, Oppo Neo 7 in India for 9,900 INR. The new Neo series smartphone has a mirror like fiber glass back, which is a result of 13 layers of coating refined through a series of 40 processes, topped by a lamination...
If you follow tech-updates, this isn’t exactly news. The 32 bit has been fading into oblivion steadily over the past year and Android 6.0 Marshmallow will merely plaster the last brick in the wall. As per new Android Compatibility Definition Document, it’s mandatory for all OEMs to include full encryption...
For years, Apple has churned out remarkably consistent and unparalleled smartphone cameras which were unanimously considered benchmark standard for all comparisons. Sporting 8MP sensors, they have also served as an honest examples for regular consumers as to why Megapixel count is not a sole indicator of image quality.
Android rivals...
