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Of course, Apple has attempted to rectify this to an extent with its ‘double-tap home button to bring the upper part of the display closer to you’ short cut, but that does not really help typing. For me and many others, the only way of being able to type one-handed on the 6s Plus is to use dictation, which is rather effective, but a trifle loud. Fortunately, Microsoft (yes, we get the irony) has come to our aid with its Word Flow keyboard....

The irony is that, notwithstanding all the angst and outrage flying around about it, when looked at with a relatively open mind, the real problem of the Pixel is NOT its price. After all, it is not as if there have been no expensive Android devices in the market. Samsung, LG, Sony and HTC have conventionally priced their flagships not too distantly from the Cupertino camp. So yes, while the Pixel might not be as affordable as its predecessors that bore the Nexus nomenclature, it is hardly rare in coming with an expensive price tag....

So we definitely are headed for an era where displays are going to be surrounded by hardly any bezels. Reason to say “hooray”? We are not so sure. For those bezels do have their uses. And their absence comes with its share of headaches. Check out these bezel-less pitfalls: 1. More mishits For all these years your fingers and palms were programmed, in time for a certain display design and range....

We just covered 5 Weak Points of Location Sharing Services that may hold it from hitting mainstream adoption but million of users are already utilizing Location Based Services for their benefit. Even with certain shortcomings, Location Based Services have got enormous power to fuel the next wave in social networking. Here we take a look at Top 10 Location Based Services that are looking to make Location Sharing a worldwide phenomenon....

In the list list from below you will find the official apps from UPS and FEDEX and also some from third-party developers. With the package tracking apps from below, we’re sure that you will be able to enjoy only the best tracking features and other useful tools that you need to manage your purchases and keep track of your online orders. So, without further ado, here they are. Slice (Free) – iOS/Android Slice is apparently the best package tracking app both for iPhone/iPad users, as well as Android users....

Well, your smartphone is always with you, and so, it can very easily double as your personal secretary. With the right management app, everyone, from the student looking for the next course, to the businessman searching for the next appointment, can benefit from having all the information that they need, delivered to them when they need it. The best management apps for students I can attest to the need of having a good time manager for keeping track of all my daily tasks, and I know first hand how useful an app like the ones we will feature here can be....

Now the Swedish company is making use of its huge base of users to launch Truemessenger, a new SMS replacement app for Android users which lets you verify the identify of those who send text messages. At the moment, the app is available exclusively for Indian users and we don’t know when it will roll out to international users, as well. So, if you ever received annoying SMSes from a stranger or just spam SMS from various sellers or companies who are aggressively promoting their services or products, then you will find great use in this app....

The Android ecosystem is a great, evolutionary operating system for smartphones and, with the recent “demo” release of the Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, it has become the fueling structure for Android tablets, as well. Without any doubts, the Android OS is the single worthy rival to iOS, since the launch of the latter. But, to whom much is given much is expected. One of the biggest problems that all Android users have had is, not surprisingly, the lifespan of the batteries....

The Vivo V9 features a 6.3-inch FHD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19:9. The device offers mid-range specifications with an emphasis on the front camera. Powering the Vivo V9 is a Snapdragon 626 coupled with 4GB of RAM. On the storage front, Vivo is offering 64GB of internal memory along with microSD card slot. It would be interesting to see whether or not Vivo will be offering a 128GB variant in India....

Vu says the biggest highlight of these new televisions is the fact that they’re first ones to feature Android Nougat in India (which we aren’t really sure yet). And since all of them natively run Android without a custom skin on top unlike Xiaomi’s Mi TV lineup, you get all the Google-y novelties like the ability to download apps as well as games from the Play Store, OS-wide voice control, Google Assistant, Chromecast support, Netflix, and more....

What is DNS over HTTPS (DoH)? To understand the DNS over HTTPS (DoH) protocol, it is customary to, first, understand what DNS is and how your requests are sent across the internet. In layman terms, DNS or Domain Name System is a decentralized directory of all the different websites on the internet and their associated IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. It can be considered as a service that allows you to enter the domain name of a website (eg....

As of today, UPI LITE is exclusive to the BHIM App, which is available for free on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. NPCI says that UPI LITE will soon be available across other popular UPI Apps like PhonePe, Google Pay, PayTM, etc. What is UPI LITE? UPI LITE is a feature that creates a local wallet on your smartphone, where you can add funds from your primary savings account....

Just in case you are unaware, the popular messaging app always rolls out their upcoming features to beta users first before pushing to whole of its user base. That said, anyone can download a beta version of the app from their website. Alternatively, you can download an apk file from file sharing sites like ApkMirror. Coming back to the update, the WhatsApp v2.16.263 comes with a total of four new features according to the official changelog on the Playstore....

The revised formatting will now allow users to format the text within WhatsApp in bold or italics. WhatsApp has not included a separate key toggle to enable this feature instead it lets you do so by using symbols before and after the word. For instance, if you want to bold a particular word all you need to do is add asterisks, word with the word in between much like how we use things in quotes while typing or writing....

A German blog seems to have gotten hold of the private beta for the app and the screenshots depict video calling and a couple of other features being tested out. Apart from the Video calling thing, WhatsApp also seems to be testing a multiple chat window option that would let users private chat with users in different tabs, simultaneously. The Video calling menu comes baked with the usual set of features including the front/back camera toggle, repositioning the video preview on the main screen and the option to mute/unmute the microphone....

Of course, a laptop or netbook can be equally good, since their main contribution is that you can take your office everywhere with you. Nevertheless, most of your available time is being spent in front of your stationary personal computer. That is, if your job consists in doing so. But, let’s face it, who doesn’t spend hours in their office, working in front of a computer? It has become a vital part of our daily lives, being responsible for many of the tasks that we have to accomplish....

Android One targeted emerging countries and had made its debut in India. The idea was to team up with local manufacturers and create devices. The project initially received a good response from local manufacturers but then for the second generation, only Lava came to support Google in India. There are reports that Android One is now being watered down giving OEMs the ability to use any components as they wish rather than the ones Google specifies, and also changes have been made to Google’s update policy....

Scale is important in the telecom industry, there’s no doubt about that. The larger the number of subscribers you have, easier it is to spread the costs of running the network. However, it’s also important to note that inorganic growth hardly ever helps in the long run especially in low margin markets such as India where customers are finicky and jump ship everytime they find a better offer elsewhere. Jio’s infatuation with having a large subscriber base is understandable....

One of my favorite tech writers, Brian S Hall, had predicted (back in Nov 2012) that Apple will be forced to release a much bigger iPhone this year, owing to the pressure applied by ever-growing Galaxy series of Android smartphones by Samsung, which are getting bigger and better by the day. Apple has always resisted bigger screens for the iPhone, as they hamper “single handed operation”. Well, they had also dismissed smaller iPads, till they announced iPad mini late last year....

Those comments came from a colleague who was seeing the recently released OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition. And one could see where he was coming from – in design terms, the McLaren flavour of the OnePlus 6T was not too different from the original edition of the device, that papaya orange touch on the frame and a touch of carbon fibre notwithstanding. Yes, there was 10 GB RAM below the hood, and an extra burst of speed to the already epic Dash Charge, but by and large this was pretty much the OnePlus 6T that we saw a little over a month ago....