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In a blog post on late Friday night, company’s Windows Insider chief Gabriel Aul addressed many of the questions users have had about how exactly Microsoft plans to seed out the update. One such question was: what happens to users who are signed up for Insider program and are using the developer preview of Windows 10. To which, Aul had said that all such users will get the final update on July 29 — the day desktop versions of Windows 10 is scheduled to go live....

The biggest new option is the WiFi connection; but the true techies out there knew that it was only a matter of time, as there’s always been a disabled WiFi chip inside. With this new option, you’ll be able to use your Moto 360 when you are out of Bluetooth range from your phone. The battery has been improved since the Android Wear 5.0.2 update, perhaps that’s what was needed for the WiFi support to be enabled....

The listing further reveals that the Moto G5 Plus will come under the model number XT1685 and also states that it should arrive in the market by March this year. The seller goes on to reveal the specs of the Moto G5. The device is expected to come fitted with a 5.5-inch FHD display and under the hood will be Snapdragon 625 paired with a generous 4GB of RAM. On the storage front, the device is expected to offer 32GB of internal memory and it is most likely that we might also get a 64GB version as well....

Through Project Ara, Motorola wants to create an ecosystem that can support third-party hardware development for individual phone components, which would let you upgrade just your phone’s processor or display or anything else by shopping at different vendors. This is very similar to the Phonebloks project which came to limelight few months back, but wasn’t taken too seriously by many (yours truly included) as it seemed like an extremely impractical idea....

Commenting further, Reed Hastings, co-founder and CEO of Netflix, stated, “India is more movie-centric and among the top three markets in terms of mobile usage. We are investing heavily in content and will soon open an office in Mumbai. In 2017, we will work on making our Indian service better in every dimension. What’s unique about Netflix is that we have got international originals and we will focus on premium content....

Apple has set up a nice visual trick on the official page for the new iMac, so I suggest you to check it out for yourself. The base iMac with a Retina 5K display will be available with a 3.5 GHz quad-core Intel i5 processor, AMD Radeon R9 M290X graphics processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 1TB Fusion Drive starting at $2,499. And all these new features get stuffed inside the same 5mm-thin profile....

This new framework emphasize on how Internet should be made available at the same price across all the devices and it further also announces that the defaulters would be fined Rs 50,000 ($735) per day, thus siding with the one content one price concept. The regulatory authority has released the findings titled “Prohibition of discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016” and it establishes some strict ground rules on how telcos can’t exploit users by setting up differential pricing for individual services, thus defying the very gist of the Open Internet....

For many people, Nokia is the cellphone company that provides cheap and reliable phones without having to make compromises in quality. We have seen at the MWC event in Barcelona the 105 and 301 Nokia models, which are also aimed at emerging markets. But be it as it may, I’m sure there are enough folks in developed countries and not only that will think of buying this type of phones as a back-up solution....

The Nokia 6.1 Plus comes with a 5.8-inch display on the front with a resolution of 1080p and an aspect ratio of 19:9, courtesy of the tiny bezel situated at the top. The phone is powered by Qualcomm’s octa-core Snapdragon 636 chipset, 4GB of RAM, 64GB internal storage which is expandable, and a 3000mAh battery with support for Quick Charge 3.0. There are two camera sensors on the rear — a 16-megapixel f/2....

The Nubia N3 is one of those smartphones that had been circulating in rumors for quite some time. It is, in fact, the first Nubia smartphone to come with a full screen 18:9 display. The inclusion of the new display technology doesn’t come as a surprise considering the current trend in the smartphone industry. The trend of 18:9 displays which was initially kickstarted by the LG G6 and the Samsung Galaxy S8, has now started to influence OEM even while designing budget and mid-range offerings....

Officially, the “small guy trying to beat the big one with speedy innovation” script remains unaltered with the OnePlus 5. However, it is difficult to ignore the fact that the device is also perhaps the first that sees OnePlus try to step away from its identity of David and actually be a bit more like, well, a mini-Goliath if you will, if not a full-fledged one. If that sounds harsh, consider the evidence....

A familiar shade of Nord-ic blue We received the Bahama Blue variant of the OnePlus Nord CE 2. It reminded us very strongly of the original Nord, which had a similar shade, although with a slightly different finish. At a time when some phones are going for the “flat side and back” design formula, the Nord CE 2 sticks to a curved back and slightly convex sides and pulls it off very well indeed....

As part of Opera 45, the new update allows you to pin messaging apps to the sidebar and open them with a click of a button. Additionally, you can permanently situate them and multitask between other tabs or windows. Currently, it supports the three leading apps including WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Telegram which I think should suffice most users’ needs. The feature is essentially a reformation of the web apps, so you don’t have to login or verify again if you’ve already....

Oppo Find X3 Pro The Oppo Find X3 Pro features what Oppo calls an “ultimate” design. Basically, the device has a fully encased rear camera module with lines along the frame converging to meet the module. Towards the front, the device has a 6.7-inch curved AMOLED display with a QHD+ resolution. The display is HDR10+ certified and offers a 120Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz touch response rate. Oppo Find X3 Pro comes in two colors: Blue and Gloss Black....

Thinking inside the design box Over the years, we have developed a special liking for smartphone designs from Oppo. It actually is one of the few brands that still tries to do things outside the box when it comes to design. And the Reno series has been a real showcase of this. With the Oppo Reno and the Reno 2, the brand further innovated an already innovative feature of smartphones, the popup selfie cameras and gave us shark fin-ish cameras that slid out of the top instead of the regular pop camera....

After the backlash in India, the company is now receiving disapproval from groups in Indonesia, Colombia, Pakistan and Zimbabwe among many other places. Sixty people from digital-rights groups in 28 countries or regions around the world have come together to sign a joint letter addressed to Zuckerberg expressing their dissent to Internet.org’s practices on fairness, privacy and security. “It is our belief that Facebook is improperly defining net neutrality in public statements and building a walled garden in which the world’s poorest people will only be able to access a limited set of insecure websites and services....

Big, bold, bulky… When it comes to the design of cameras, there seems to be really nothing that can change the game. For quite some time now, we have seen similar bodies that are improved a bit every now and then and while it pains us to say so, it does not look like camera design is going anywhere new, anytime soon. The good old (mostly black) blocks with a lens attached to it are pretty much what everyone can think of when we think of a DSLR or a mirrorless camera and guess what?...

That apart, Paytm has also been instrumental in creating a space for mobile payments in India, a market that later attracted Samsung Pay, Google Tez and other payment companies to bring their services to India. Paytm is now all set to take on WhatsApp with its in-app messaging facility. The Paytm messaging service is called “Inbox” and is already available for iOS and Android users. How Does Paytm Inbox work?...

Apple Watch-esque? Right from when you pick up the watch, there’s no denying that there’s an uncanny resemblance to the Apple Watch. And that’s actually saying something about how well the smartwatch is designed. Instead of plastic that one would expect at this price point, the PlayFit uses a stainless-steel casing which feels premium when worn. The buttons on the sides are also metallic. The premium elements don’t just end here....

A small help is the new Plume Air Report app from Plume Labs which is currently available for iOS and Android users. Described as a urban weather forecast which helps you breathe better, the app is currently covering more than 150 cities worldwide, including New-Delhi, Mumbai, New-York, Paris, London, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo. The app comes with predictive technologies that allow it to fetch air pollution forecasts which helps the user know how air pollution will change over the next few hours....