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Nokia OZO Audio With the Nokia 8, HMD Global has brought the OZO Audio technology to your pockets. The audio standard is known for its presence in Hollywood movies and enables the phone to record 360° audio while capturing 4K videos. While the addition will serve a niche crowd, it can significantly improve the audio experience for anyone out there if it works just as Nokia is claiming. Dual-Sight Another entirely new feature the Nokia 8 offers is something the company calls “Dual-Sight”....

However, the default launcher, which comes as part of the Android skin on most Android smartphones, may not suit you, especially if you enjoy customizing your phone. In that context, it’s wise to use third-party Android launchers. Simply put, a third-party launcher is an app that replaces the home screen of your Android phone and lets you customize its appearance and behavior without permanently changing the behavior of the operating system....

This common cardiovascular disease doesn’t show any symptoms in most cases, which is why many people don’t even know they suffer from it. If high blood pressure isn’t treated, it can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and kidney failure. You could benefit from a blood pressure monitor if you’re among the many who struggle to keep their blood pressure under control. Blood pressure monitors make it easy to track your blood pressure at home, and many models can even store your readings so you can see how your blood pressure changes over time....

However, since these streaming platforms are usually subscription-based, which can be costly for some of us, and do not offer music downloads, we still prefer to download music from websites that offer them legally. So which websites offer the best free music downloads? Fortunately, there are many websites where you can download music for free. Most of the music that is available for free and legally on these websites has been provided by the artists....

Clicking and grinding sound is coming from your hard-drive If your computer has started making clicking or grinding sound lately, there is a good chance that your hard-drive is taking its last breath. Your hard-drive is a mechanical device, which consists of a platter and a motor. As with all mechanical devices, your hard-drive’s life is limited too. Take a backup of all your important data while you still have time....

I know that’s not Android’s thing but I’m sure you’re starting to realize that if you want your favorite apps stay around and keep getting better – they need money to survive. And they better get it from you – instead of selling to a shady conglomerate. And I think this is a great time to start buying paid apps. Much like Apple, Google has enabled lower prices for developing countries....

Stupendous launches like the Samsung Galaxy Note8, the LG V30, and even the HTC U11 made 2017 one of the most exciting periods for Android smartphones. Edge-to-edge panels, dual cameras, advanced video recording skills, are just some of the features which have briskly become standard only in the last few months. And yet, here I am still living happily with my Pixel without any temptations to switch whatsoever. The reason behind that, however, is quite straightforward....

1. Simple & Limited Routines Routines or Schedules work perfectly with Alexa, but they are too simple. Say, for example, when I create a schedule, for my heater, I need to create two separate routines, one to turn it on, and second to turn them off. Now if you have 3 switches, and they all need to be automated at multiple times a day! Do the math! 2. Limited API access Most of the OEMs have their own app for their smart devices....

The toolkit essentially brings a lightweight solution for gadgets which lack ample processing power. As a result, the module functions by sending voice requests to the Alexa app installed on your iPhone or Android phone instead of living directly on the device. Hence, it will come down to how effortless the process will be for the user as the requests can become a bit time consuming especially in low connectivity areas....

This year’s IFA accentuated this further as the numbers of Alexa-connected products were drastically higher than the Google Assistant ones. From entry-level speakers to $2800 robots to tablets that can be turned into an Echo Show-like device, Alexa is almost every where now and the situation is only going to become worse from this point for its competitors.

What’s New on the iPad 8th-generation The iPad 8th-generation is the most affordable iPad from Apple. In terms of design, it features the same design language as the iPad 7th-generation, which makes the two pretty much indistinguishable. Towards the front, the device has a 10.2-inch Retina display with a 2160×1620 screen resolution and 500 nits of brightness. The new iPad comes in the same colorways as the 7th-generation: Silver, Space Gray, and Gold....

Formfactor and Display attributes The width of the iPad Pro is equal to the height of iPad Air 2, and the revised dimensional attributes speaks a lot of how well the iPad Pro can accommodate the apps, the generous screen real estate means a lot to a lot of users who intend to use the iPad Pro for their work. The 12.9-inches display comes with a variable refresh rate, which changes the refresh frequency depending on the rate at which the things are moving....

The new model is due for release next year and will come with an upgraded wireless chip along with water resistance. Until now one has to tap the little button on the AirPods to summon Siri. However, going forward Apple users can simply say “Hey Siri” to activate the digital voice assistant via the AirPods. The first generation of AirPods comes with a wireless chip named W1, the upcoming model will reportedly feature a new W2 chip....

Apple’s desktop platform has a history to be proud of and starting with 1984, almost 30 years ago, the Cupertino-based company has produced a stable system which later evolved into Mac OS, and then the renowned X. Although the road was quite bumpy, Apple managed to evolve a pretty standard platform into something which inspired other companies as well, including Microsoft and its Windows family. Today, we embark ourselves on a brief journey, to remind ourselves how the Mac OS has evolved through the years....

The new iPad mini with retina display was announced last month without a proper release date. Apple had simply specified “Available this November” back then. Last night when the Apple store went down, people were speculating that the new iPad mini with retina display might go on sale, but this will still come as a surprise for many in the US when they wake up in the morning. The current shipping dates for the 16GB and 32GB variants of the WiFi only models is 1-3 business days, while others have 5-10 business days....

Apple has announced that it is rolling out an online support section where Apple Geniuses are there to chat and help you. At the moment, the new service is available for UK, Germany, Spain, and Brazil, but I am almost sure the next country on the list will be the USA. From what we can tell so far, they will help you make up your mind about your acquisition. We’re not yet sure if they are able to provide more vast technical help, but this is a start, at least....

One brand which, however, has managed to duck this trend is OnePlus. From super affordable to relatively affordable If that sounds difficult to believe, throw your mind back to the first OnePlus device, which was launched in India in late 2014 at a price of Rs 21,999 for the 64 GB model. At that point of time, it was staggering value for money, so much so that it totally overshadowed the Xiaomi Mi 4, the successor of the Mi 3, which can claim to have started the budget flagship trend in India....

Reliance Jio is yet to have a commercial launch, but the preview offer has enticed people to do their best to get a Jio SIM. JioFi is a portable 4G MiFi router which costs Rs 2,899 and creates a 4G Wifi hotspot through which you can connect up to as many as 31 devices. The device takes up to 3 hours to be charged completely and can then run up to 6 hours....

The CES will take place in the first week of January and this means that only a couple of weeks are left till BlackBerry announces its plans. As of now, there is no inkling on the type of devices or the new lineup from BlackBerry but rest assured that the company will stick to Android just like how it did with a few of its recent offerings. TCL has been into the handset manufacturing business from quite some time and it, in fact, has a similar type of arrangement with Alcatel....

An ideal way to handle this problem is to clean up and optimize your system periodically. Typically, you could do this manually. However, dedicated software makes the processes easier and more effective. Cleaner One Pro from Trend Micro happens to be one such disk cleaner software that facilitates the cleaning and management of your PC or Mac‘s storage space to maximize its performance. What is Cleaner One Pro? Cleaner One Pro is a disk cleanup software from Trend Micro that lets you visualize, manage, and clean up your computer storage space....