Asus’s latest notebook that combines high end performance in a sleek and compact form factor is the GL552VW. Inspired by an F22 Stealth Fighter, the new laptop brings about a big improvement not just in terms of performance but also in terms of the look and feel. Let’s see how well it fared.
Google announced Android ‘N’ back in March this year, ahead of Google I/O and also released a developer preview. It even launched a new micro site and asked for suggestions from users before finalizing a name for Android N. Now it has finally confirmed the name of Android ‘N’ as Nougat. Version has also been confirmed as 7.0. Continue reading “Google confirms Android 7.0 ‘N’ as Android Nougat”
vivo has finally announced its X7 and X7 Plus smartphones in China, as it had promised. The X7 has a 5.2-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display ultra-narrow bezels and the X7 Plus has a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display with 1.75mm ultra-narrow frame. Both these have a unibody metal design, 16-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture along with soft LED flash, 4GB of RAM and a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button that can unlock the phone in 0.2 seconds. Continue reading “vivo X7 and X7 Plus 16MP front camera, Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM announced”
LINE messenger is the latest instant messaging app that is getting more serious about user privacy and introducing end-to-end encryption. The Japanese messaging service is referring end-to-end encryption as “Letter Sealing”. Continue reading “LINE to roll out End-to-end Encryption by default from July 1”
The demand for storage is on the rise be it local or cloud based however, one can often be confused with the limitless number of options available to choose from. To clear the air, we’ve created a list of our top 3 favourite storage devices for June 2016 to help you make an informed decision.
Google Maps for Android has received an update (via) that lets you add multi waypoint directions to your desired destination for easier navigation. The latest update bumps the app to version 9.31.2 Continue reading “Google Maps for Android will now let you add multiple destinations”
Airtel has launched its 2G and 3G mobile services in remote towns of Lumla, Nafra and Longding in Arunachal Pradesh under its network transformation program Project Leap. “This is also the first time that customers in these towns will have access to 3G mobile services,” said the company. Continue reading “Airtel launches service in remote towns of Arunachal Pradesh under Project Leap”
iBall has launched Andi 5G Blink 4G, it’s latest 4G smartphone which is also the company’s first smartphone running Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek SoC, has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has support for 21 regional languages with read & write support.
Continue reading “iBall Andi5G Blink 4G with Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 5999”
Earlier this month, Facebook officially launched its app for Windows 10 powered desktops. Now, the social network has rolled out Facebook Messenger app for Windows 10 mobile. The move comes only days after launching Windows 10 Desktop App for Messenger.
Continue reading “Facebook Messenger for Windows 10 mobile launched”
Lenovo introduced PHAB 2 PRO, the first Tango-enabled smartphone for consumers in partnership with Google at the Tech World 2016 in San Francisco earlier this month. We got to check out the phone at the MWC 2016 Asia in China. Check out the video.
Continue reading “Lenovo PHAB 2 Pro Hands On – World’s first Google Tango phone”
Google has updated its Keep note taking app with a new feature which makes it easier to organize your notes.
Continue reading “Google Keep will now automatically organize your notes based on topics”
Xiaomi has introduced the MIUI 8 globally at the Mi Max launch event in India, after it was introduced in China last month. Xiaomi said that MIUI has over 200 million active users worldwide. According to nielsen MIUI users in India are 33% more active than average. MIUI 8 brings several new features and a new refreshed UI. Continue reading “Xiaomi MIUI 8 announced globally, Beta ROMs available from July 11”
There’s a new phone in town and it is absolutely huge! Yes, it is pretty well endowed technologically but seriously, it really is very big. Following the launch of the Redmi Note 3 and the Mi 5, Xiaomi is all set to bring the Mi Max to India. A beast of a device that packs a 6.44 inch display into its slim frame, Mi Max is a very curious phone that almost edges into the small tablet territory. We’ve been testing it out over the last few days and here’s what we think about it. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max Review : The Big Show”
Xiaomi just launched its Mi Max phablet in India at an event in Delhi. It was announced in China last month, packs a 6.44-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 or Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 SoC, runs on MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max with 6.44-inch display launched in India starting at Rs. 14999”
In a bid to boost the speed and capacity of WiFi routers and other WiFi-equipped devices, the WiFi Alliance has announced an expansion of its WiFi Certified ac program. The wave 2 will include more features like Multi-user Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) and support for four spatial streams. Continue reading “WiFi Alliance promises faster speeds with WiFi 802.11ac Wave 2”
