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Which of course, will lead to the question: then why on earth would someone splurge Rs 15,990 (or USD 159) on a pair of wireless headphones? The answer in two words is, Wireless Magic! For, let me make this absolutely clear: the AirPods are really all about showcasing what can be done with a wireless headphone rather than delivering stunning sound. Let me repeat: the sound quality on the AirPods is not bad at all – it is well above average in fact – but it is not the stuff of which audiophile dreams are made....

One cannot help but think of those words from the Bible as one sees some of the exchanges between “bloggers” and communications professional (PRs, corp comm, et al.). While there is no doubt that the “say something negative or complain and get a product/attention” culture seems to have gripped a fair number of the blogger community, what also cannot be doubted is that this has to an extent been fanned by the communication teams of different brands....

Then one fine day in May 2019, Apple decided to resuscitate the iPod Touch from the brink of its demise. But unlike the OG iPod Touch which was the iPhone twin without any phone-ing abilities, this one was actually pretty retro. The tiny little device. (well, by modern standards), which resembled the iPhone 5 more than the iPhone XS (the latest iPhone at the time), found it really difficult to make a place for itself in our gadget-lives....

If you’re still not quite familiar with the concept, go ahead and read our previous guide on this, called Everything You Need to Know About the USB Type-C, in order to learn more about the new standard. But if you’d rather prefer to go through the most important feature of the USB Type-C and why it will matter when deciding whether to buy a OnePlus 2 or not, here’s what you should know:...

So, it would seem that Microsoft is making money, still, mainly from their software products. But the Redmond company is one that loves to invest a lot of money in Research and Development, just like some recent number suggest: Microsoft spent almost $10 billion (!) in the fiscal year of 2012. This means that Microsoft spent $6.4 billion more than Apple did! Therefore, let’s have a look at just what could the R&D teams be working on....

Large-scale companies like Microsoft and various startups have stepped up in the last couple of years with intuitive accessibility applications which have been able to lend a digital helping hand to millions of such users. Similarly, a Denmark-based team came up with an iOS app called ‘Be My Eyes’ two years ago, and now, it’s available for Android. Bringing the free application to the most popular operating system will let the service reach out a significantly larger audience....

Used by over 450 million users across the globe, the whopping 16 billion dollar valuation has left many people in shock, but it fits Facebook’s roadmap to “make the world more open and connected”. Interestingly this is about twice the price Microsoft paid for Skype three years ago. And this is by far the biggest investment Facebook has made till date. What does this deal mean? So what happens now?...

Back in 2012, NORAD (the North American Aerospace Defense Command) decided to break up the partnership with Google. Since 2007, NORAD had partenered with Google to locate Santa on the Google Maps. Since then, Microsoft decided to use the occasion to draw even more eyeballs to them. Therefore, if you’ll be using NORAD to track down Santa this year, you’ll have to rely on the Bing Maps in your quest....

The cloud is one of the technologies with the fastest growth these days and we’re seeing that even giant Microsoft has appointed as the new CEO an expert in the cloud field. But it’s amazing at how many interesting cloud-related products have appeared on the market thanks to crowd-funding platforms such as Kickstarter and IndieGoGo. The TraqCloud GPS tracker is a new such device useful for those who are looking to track vehicles, person or anything else for a cheap price....

The latest Truecaller update brings in an SMS Inbox feature that lets you determine who’s messaging you. This will help filter out spam messages from important ones.[pullquote]Truecaller is clearly transforming into a Social app with this new update[/pullquote] The SMS Inbox feature will apparently be making use of Truecaller’s extensive caller ID database. As per a statement issued by the Swedish communication company, nearly 15 percent of all SMSes received by a user consist of spam or promotional ones....

A new system, called UEFI, is here to take its place, but like most new technologies, its implementation is slow and expensive. Users tend to overlook the importance of the low-level operating system, keeping true to the belief that “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it”. BIOS is reaching the end of its powers and new technologies are not supported any longer by this system, and this is what UEFI tries to fix....

There is, however, a very good chance that this “integration” might cure one of OnePlus’ biggest headaches – photography. Cameras that Never Settled Now, ever since OnePlus got its phone journey underway in 2014 with the first OnePlus, it has built a formidable reputation for itself in many departments. People have praised the general performance of OnePlus devices, the hardware has almost always been acclaimed for its quality, its Warp Charge and Dash Charge have attained legendary status, its UI was hailed for being clean and bloat-free (even though some got fed up with the constant rain of updates) and on many occasions, even its design has won applause....

As part of this effort, starting May 1, the center announced the availability of COVID-19 vaccine doses for people in the 18-44 age bracket to inoculate more citizens. Until now, the first phase of the Coronavirus vaccine drive was available to those above 45 years of age. Checking COVID-19 Vaccine Slots and Booking an Appointment The government of India recently launched the CoWIN website to make checking in on available slots and booking an appointment for vaccination easier....

What is Vivaldi Browser? Vivaldi is a free-to-use web browser available on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android devices. It comes with built-in privacy features as it Blocks Trackers and also includes an optional Ad-blocker. Vivaldi browser is based on Chromium, so users don’t have to worry about their experience of loading their favorite websites in a new browser. Vivaldi also has support for Chrome Extensions, meaning that all the extensions available for Google Chrome work completely fine with Vivaldi....

Looks more from Cupertino than from China We said it in our initial impressions that the Vivo V5 Plus wants to be an iPhone when it comes to design. And it manages to pull that off! We used the phone for close to two weeks and there were over half a dozen occasions when we had people thinking asking us if that was an iPhone. This, in spite of scores of iPhone clones and wannabes out there, and folks bored to death looking at them....

A company called Vtech has come up with Kidibuzz, a phone that is designed exclusively for kids. The KidiBuzz makes use of the KidiConnect app and lets children send texts, paintings, drawings, animates stickers and also voice messages. All of the websites available are clubbed under the “popular pre-approved websites.” The children can also access music and watch videos from these websites. That’s not all, the KidiBuzz features a rotating 180-degree camera that can be used with funny frames and photo effects....

The latest to join the Note gang, the Redmi Note 11T 5G, is actually the SEVENTH Redmi Note phone to be launched in India this year, making it perhaps one of the most well-populated phone series in the market. This Note-able population explosion could, however, confuse consumers. A few years ago, choosing a Note was as simple as opting for a Pro or a plain version. Today, it is a lot more complicated than that, with seven Notes to choose from, spanning a price range of Rs 13,999 to Rs 21,999....

I thought for a long while that news aggregators could be the solution of delivering curated information, to our mind’s doorstep, but somehow I got disappointed. I still believe news agreggators should transform content curation into art, but I realize that we will be left with search engines and it will take a lot of time until more liberal mechanisms will be invented. Which Search Engine Delivers The Most Needed Information?...

And now the brand is all set to deliver to the consumers a complete, truly no-compromise flagship, the Motorola Edge+. A phone that is so powerful that even the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra (no mean device in its own right) pales in comparison. A true flagship comes with zero compromises. It is all about delivering the best possible performance with zero corners cut. And the Motorola Edge+ shows just how that can be done, and consistently outperforms the Galaxy S20 Ultra, which for many was till now the ultimate Android flagship in the market....

But for many hardcore or “serious” gamers, Apple Arcade has not had too many attractions. Its catalog of games now spans more than two hundred, but while many of these titles are well-presented and creative, the service has lacked that one killer app that converts people to it. The sort of title that makes one move to a service a bit like how a blockbuster series or film makes people head to an OTT provider....