Alongside the Honor 8, the company also introduced a new handset in the entry level segment. Called the Holly 3, the phone caters to the sub Rs. 10,000 market which makes for the bulk of sales in India. Here’s our quick impressions of the phone as well as a photo gallery for your perusal., Continue reading “Honor Holly 3 Hands On & Gallery”
On August 2nd 2016, Samsung introduced what it called as it’s very best smartphone ever. Right on cue, as the embargo lifted, we saw rave reviews and in fact FoneArena too praised it as an excellent smartphone. The ensuing two months however have been a continuous series of unfortunate events leading to the company canceling the product. From product recalls to flight bans due to multiple burnt devices, a faulty battery and an inability to fix the issue has wiped off over $17 billion from the company’s market cap. Here’s a quick timeline of what all happened between the life and death of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Continue reading “A Timeline of the Rise & Fall of the Galaxy Note 7”
Earlier today, Oppo announced it’s plan to launch a new variant of the popular F1s. Geared towards users who take a lot of selfies, the camera on the device has a 16MP front facing camera which surprisingly has a higher resolution than the rear camera. Continue reading “Oppo F1s Diwali Limited Edition Photo Gallery”
It’s hard to believe how far we have come in terms of storage technology. It wasn’t too long ago when a terabyte was an unbelievably large amount of storage. Over time as we got accustomed to the size, what didn’t change drastically was the size of the drive. With the Backup Plus Ultra Slim drive, Seagate has managed to create a drive that ranks amongst the slimmest in the world and packs design sensibilities that really set it apart. Continue reading “Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim 2TB Review”
The ability to add features to a phone is a dream that many have dreamt of. Imagine having access to hardware that is constantly evolving and allows you the choice of upgrading only those specific features that you particularly care about. Moto Mods in all their shapes and sizes rank as some of the first serious steps towards enabling this future. We recently had a chance to get some hands on time with the new Mods alongside the Moto Z smartphone. Here’s what we thought about them. Continue reading “Moto Mods Hands On: A Unique Take On A Modular Future”
Sony launched its flagship Xperia XZ smartphone in India today priced at Rs. 51990 (MRP), here we have the unboxing of the smartphone. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ Unboxing”
Just about an year ago when Coolpad introduced the Note 3, it brought to market a product that stood out. No, it wasn’t the cheapest product on offer nor was it the most high end but it certainly offered a fantastic balance. Balance as the company demonstrated was a key factor in the success of it’s products. Continue reading “Multitasking capabilities to be key focus of upcoming Coolpad device”
While the PlayStation 4 Slim had leaked, been unboxed and even reviewed ahead of it’s launch, we finally get a look at Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 4 Pro. Codenamed ‘Neo’, the refreshed hardware is a mid-cycle refresh that Sony insists is far from a new console. Continue reading “PlayStation 4 Pro with 4K HDR capabilities announced, available starting November 10th for $399”
Announced at WWDC earlier this year, the latest release of Apple’s desktop & laptop operating system has now been scheduled for 20th September. While the company has been running a public beta for macOS Sierra as it is dubbed for a while now, we’ll finally see a full fledged roll out over the next few weeks. Continue reading “macOS Sierra roll out to begin on 20th September”
While everyone laments the loss of the analog audio jack on the new iPhone 7, Apple is already looking to the future as it introduces a brand new product. Dubbed Airpods, the earphones can be used in both mono and stereo mode. Continue reading “Apple Airpods are completely wireless earbuds with beam forming microphones and W1 chipset”
Alongside the Apple Watch Series 2, Cupertino announced a brand new collaboration with Nike. Taking design cues from the Nike Fuelband, the Nike Plus Edition Apple Watch is essentially a cosmetic change over the regular Apple Watch.
Continue reading “Apple Watch Nike Plus Edition priced at $369 to be available starting late October”
Downloaded over 500 million times, there’s no doubt that Pokémon Go has been a runaway success. Going up on stage at Apple’s September 2016 event, Niantic announced that users had collectively walked over 4.6 billion kilometers so far. Expect this number to go up a notch as the game makes its way to the Apple Watch. Continue reading “Pokémon Go announced for the Apple Watch, Integrates fitness features”
While Office 2016 and Google Docs have supported real time collaboration, Apple has finally brought the capability to it’s iWork suite of apps. Announced at it’s September 2016 event, real time collaboration will allow invited users to collaborate on documents, presentations and more. Continue reading “Real time collaboration comes to the iWork Suite”
At the ongoing iPhone 7 launch event in San Francisco, Apple and Nintendo have just gone on stage to announce that Mario is heading to the App Store. Continue reading “Super Mario Run brings the iconic plumber to the Apple iPhone”
These are interesting times where on one hand we can see the world move to smartphones and tablets as their primary source of entertainment while the market for large screen televisions is also growing. With 4K content starting to gain traction and the advent of high-end streaming services in India as well, users are demanding a large screen to get the best viewing experience possible. The Sony Bravia 55X9300D 4K HDR television is a strong competitor towards delivering just that but does it succeed? We find out in our review. Continue reading “Sony KD-55X9300D 4K HDR TV Review”
