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Intel NUC Mini PC Unboxing

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Intel demonstrated the “Next Unit of Computing”, or simply called NUC back in 2012 with Sandy Bridge processor. It updated the NUC with Broadwell-U, Intel’s 14 nanometer 5th generation processor at the CES 2015 earlier this year. The NUC is a mini PC in a small square box. It has a processor with graphics, wireless connectivity options such as WiFi, Bluetooth and all the necessary ports to connect a monitor and other peripherals. You just have to insert RAM, 2.5″ or M2.SSD manually, install OS of your choice to start using it. Here we have the unboxing of Intel NUC – NUC5i5RYH with a Intel Core i5 processor.

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Xiaomi Mi 4i Review

Xiaomi made it’s first major product announcement in India on April 23rd for the Mi 4i which has been developed for over 18 months mainly for India and other nearby markets. The launch saw Hugo Barra, VP Xiaomi Global , unveil the Mi 4i in a market where the company has been operational for barely 9 months.While the company tends to call it a flagship, the Mi 4i is more like a feature rich mid-range smartphone priced extremely well. Is the device worth buying ? Find out in our review below.

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Apple Watch Unboxing and First Impressions

Apple unveiled the Apple Watch, the company’s first wearable back in September last year. It went on Pre-order from April 10 in 9 countries, including Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the US. It started shipping for customers recently. It starts at $349 for the base variant Apple Watch Sport. We managed to get one from Hong Kong. We already brought you the hands-on, here we have the unboxing and first impressions of the smartwatch.

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Apple Watch Hands On & Gallery

The Apple Watch is proving to be a resounding success from a sales perspective. It is believed that initial pre orders have already exceeded the number of Android Wear watches sold every year and all this is while most buyers haven’t even got their hands on the smart-watch yet. While the jury is out on the utility of smart-watches altogether, we spent some time with an Apple Watch in Beijing to see if it meets the expectations set by the hype around it.
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 edge smartphone in India last month, which goes on sale across the country starting today. Here we have the unboxing of the 32GB Black Sapphire version of the smartphone that costs Rs. 58,900. MRP of this version is Rs. 66,000. Check out the unboxing video below.

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Asus Zenfone 2 Unboxing ZE551ML with 4GB RAM

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Asus introduced its Zenfone 2 at the CES earlier this year. We already brought you the unboxing of Zenfone 2 ZE500CL, the base variant of the Zenfone 2, here we have the unboxing of ZE551ML, the high-end variant of the the Zenfone 2 with 4GB RAM and 64-bit Intel Atom Z3580 processor. Check out the unboxing video below. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 2 Unboxing ZE551ML with 4GB RAM”

Connected devices powered by Intel at MWC 2015

It’s still very early days for the “Internet of things” movement which seems to have caught everyone’s fancy. Intel, like every other company today, wants in on it, so they had a whole section dedicated to connected devices at their MWC booth this year. We checked some devices out, to give you an idea of what Intel powered connected devices are like.

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This is how Intel is “Moving Mobile”

Intel might not have made big splashing headlines at the Mobile World Congress this year, but the PC giant is finally getting its products in line for a mobile-first world. We were at the Intel booth to check all the new announcements that were made during the show. One of the major ones was the Intel Atom X3 processor, the first fully integrated mobile solution from the company.

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HTC One M9 Hands On and First Impressions

The HTC One M9 has finally been made official here at a separate press event in Barcelona, just ahead of the Mobile World Congress. For HTC, the event is not just about the One M9, it’s about a bold new step they are taking, by revisiting their roots as a partner-company. But at the same time, the Taiwanese manufacturer is not letting its guard down in the smartphone space, which is slowly starting to get saturated with lack of useful innovation or differentiation. So, HTC has chosen to evolve its flagship in the most sensible way, by fixing the major flaws of its previous year’s flagship, and then some more.

All you need to know about the new HTC One M9, in this video

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MWC 2015 is here, What to expect?

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Smartphone, technology aficionados as well as regular readers of the site know that the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) is just around the corner. From the 2nd March to 5th March with pre-events scheduled for the 1st as well, the upcoming week is going to be a cornucopia of smartphone goodness and we’re on ground already to bring you the latest on the latest! With the tone set, we thought it right to bring you a quick rundown of the latest buzz from Barcelona about what to expect. So without further ado, here’s the top five announcements we expect from MWC 2015. Continue reading “MWC 2015 is here, What to expect?”

Xiaomi Mi 4 Review

Xiaomi, the Chinese manufacturer entered the Indian market with its Mi 3 smartphone and the smartphone turned out to be a huge success in the country. The unbelievable price tag it carried helped the device sell like hot cakes.

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Now, the stakes are quite high for its successor and Xiaomi will hoping that its latest introduction, the Mi 4 will be able to replicate the sales performance of its predecessor. We had a chance to spend some quality time with the Mi 4 and here’s what we think about the smartphone. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 Review”

Xiaomi Mi Note: First Impressions

The Mi Note and the Mi Note Pro were announced, a month back, in China. These two devices occupy Xiaomi’s phablet range, a category that was kickstarted at the lower end with the Redmi Note. Samsung used this suffix to denote the inclusion of a stylus, but for Xiaomi, it means only one thing, a larger screened version of a similar device. The Mi Note is positioned as the larger screened variant of the current flagship device, Mi 4. With similar hardware and design, it certainly is a phablet variant of the flagship, but could it possibly be more than just that? We unboxed the device to find out.

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Inside Huawei R&D Part 2: Device Reliability and Environment testing

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As part of our tour of Huawei’s China facilities, we were given an exclusive look at the company’s Research & Development labs. In the second of a two part-series, we look at the ways that Huawei tests the ability of its handsets to survive environment and climate changes as well as the key part; the reliability of its smartphones and their various ports and buttons.

In the first part of this series, we covered how Huawei tests its handsets for network performance and compliance with radiation emissions regulations and in this second part, we’re going to look at the tests that really affect mobile handsets – the reliability of the handset and its ports and the ability of the handset to handle different environments and climate changing. Continue reading “Inside Huawei R&D Part 2: Device Reliability and Environment testing”

5 things the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 does better than the Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Samsung and Apple have had their fair share of flagship battles over the years. iPhone or Galaxy S? That’s the standard question people asked, for buying a flagship. But this year has been slightly different. In the Note’s third iteration, it was clear that Samsung had not one but two flagship devices. Similarly, Apple now has two flagship devices, the iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus. Conveniently, the iPhone 6 Plus and the Note 4 are direct competitors, with similarly sized screens and ambitions. They compete on a lot of things with many commonalities, but some experiences are decidedly better on one, when compared with the other. So, here are five things that we feel the Note 4 does better vs the iPhone 6 Plus.

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Evolution of the Samsung Galaxy Note

The Galaxy Note series from Samsung is well known for being the one that started the big screen movement. People used to be dismissive of the concept in 2011 when the original released, but since then, all the flagships have gradually increased screen sizes, with the latest iPhone sporting a 5.5 inch screen and a Nexus sporting a 6 inch screen. Yes, times have changed, and so has the Note.

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