Author: Milan Nair

OnePlus 10 Pro Review: An all-round premium smartphone

The OnePlus 10 Pro first launched in China back in January 2022, and then later launched in India at the tail end of March 2022. The phone is the latest flagship from the company, featuring upgraded internals like the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC and of course the 2nd generation Hasselblad-tuned cameras. It replaces last year’s OnePlus 9 Pro, but also costs more. Can OnePlus justify this price increase? Read on in my review to find out.

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Lenovo Yoga 6 Review: An ultra-portable budget 2-in-1 laptop

When it comes to convertible 2-in-1 laptops, Lenovo’s Yoga series definitely come to mind. The Yoga 6 from Lenovo is an ultraportable 2-in-1 device powered by AMD’s Ryzen 5000-series processors with integrated Radeon graphics. The laptop promises a long battery life and looks to be reasonably priced. Here is our review of the Lenovo Yoga 6.

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ASUS TUF Gaming F15 (2022) Review: Improvements across the board

With the launch of Intel’s latest Alder Lake-H processors, ASUS has refreshed their line-up of gaming laptops for 2022. Both the ROG and TUF series have new models that feature the updated 12th Gen Intel Core processors, NVIDIA RTX 30-series graphics along with other improvements.

The TUF Gaming F15 is one among the new models, featuring up to an Intel Core i7-12700H CPU and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU. We have with us the top end configuration in the TUF Gaming F15 lineup, and it shares many features with laptops from the ROG series. Read on for our review.

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Review: A “noteworthy” upgrade

The Samsung Galaxy Note series is dead. Well, not quite. Officially, the Galaxy Note line-up ended with the Samsung Galaxy Note20, which launched in 2020. However, it looks like Samsung is continuing the legacy of the ‘Note’ under the name of ‘Ultra’, which is their newest flagship in the Galaxy S-series.

It features all of the characteristics of a Galaxy Note device – a big QHD+ display, fast performance, high-end cameras and of course, the built-in S-Pen. Did Samsung make the right decisions this time to earn the ‘Ultra’ name? Read on in my review to find out.

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Sennheiser CX Plus True Wireless Review

The truly wireless market is filled with a lot of great products from a wide variety of brands, both in the premium and budget segment. Among the premium brands is Sennheiser, who entered the truly wireless market a little later than others. The company has released their new truly wireless earbuds called the CX Plus, offering ANC and a total 24 hour total battery life. However, with a price tag of Rs. 12999, are the features and sound quality competitive in this price segment? Read on in my review to find out.

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Dell XPS 13 9310 (2021) Long Term Review

For many years, the Dell XPS laptops have been the benchmark when it comes to thin-and-light Windows laptops. They have beautiful design, offer good performance, fantastic display and some of the best keyboards in a laptop. Currently, in India, Dell offers the XPS 13 (9310) to customers, featuring Intel’s 11th Gen Core CPUs and Intel’s EVO certification. Continue reading “Dell XPS 13 9310 (2021) Long Term Review”

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GPU announced; ASUS, COLORFUL and more partner cards launched

Yesterday, NVIDIA announced their new flagship 30-series GPU for desktops – the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, after the company teased it at the CES. It features 10,752 CUDA cores, 78 RT-TFLOPs, 24GB of GDDR6X memory, and more. Along with NVIDIA’s Founder’s edition cards, ASUS and Colorful have announced their own versions of the 3090 Ti.

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Dell Alienware x15 and x17 gaming laptops with 12th Gen Intel Core CPUs, NVIDIA RTX 30-series GPUs launched in India

Alienware, the gaming division of Dell, has announced the launch of the two new gaming laptops in India, namely the Alienware x15 R2 and Alienware x17 R2. These two laptops have been upgraded from last year, now featuring up to an Intel Core i9-11900HK CPU, and up to an NVIDIA RTX 3080Ti GPU.

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Apple to cut iPhone SE production amid global inflation and Russia-Ukraine war concerns

Apple is reportedly reducing the quantity of production of their new iPhone SE models, as the company is facing reduced demand for it. With the world facing the threat of high-inflation and the ongoing Russian-Ukraine invasion, Apple has informed suppliers to produce a low number of iPhone SE units, iPhone 13 units, and AirPods for 2022.

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Apple may launch new iPad Pro with M2 chip and MagSafe charging later in 2022

Apple is expected to launch many hardware products in 2022, and rumoured among them is a new iPad Pro models. The updated models will reportedly feature Apple’s upcoming M2 SoC, which will be built on TSMC’s 4-nanometer process. It will also be the first iPad model to feature support for MagSafe charging.

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Apple may soon offer hardware subscriptions plans to own an iPhone

Have you ever thought owning an iPhone through a monthly subscription plan? That may soon become a reality as Apple is reportedly planning to introduce a hardware subscription plan in the future that will offer their customers an alternate way of owning an iPhone.

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Instagram now allows users to select between chronological Following and Favorites feeds

Instagram is now rolling out a rather important update to their iOS and Android app that introduces a new way to view your Instagram feed. You will now have the choice between seeing posts from accounts you follow or from your favorite accounts in your feed.

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Apple iPhone 15 series may use under-display FaceID tech from Samsung

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 14 series has already been rumoured to feature a punch-hole design for its camera and FaceID technology. Its successor, the iPhone 15 series, however, will reportedly take it a step further and feature under-display FaceID technology instead. The technology, which is still under development, will be supplied by Samsung Display.

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Mivi Octave 3 16W Bluetooth speaker Unboxing and First Impressions

Mivi, a company based in Hyderabad, launched the Octave 3 Bluetooth speaker earlier this month. It is a small portable speaker that features a 360° output design, bright colour options, and has a maximum output power of 16W. Here is our unboxing and first impressions of the Mivi Octave 3 Bluetooth speaker. Continue reading “Mivi Octave 3 16W Bluetooth speaker Unboxing and First Impressions”

Google Photos update brings easier album sorting, quicker screenshot search and more

Google has announced a bunch of updates for Google Photos that will be rolling out over the coming weeks. Users will soon find it easier to organize their albums and on-device folders, import photos from other services, quickly access new screenshots and more.

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