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Cutting a few corners…but neatly Of course, the lower price of Rs 49,999 has meant a few compromises as compared to the S20 proper. But Samsung has managed them with some skill. The most obvious one that will strike many is in terms of design — the FE comes with a plastic or carbonate back instead of a glass one. That said, it is smoothly textured — almost velvet-like — and will not pick up smudges or scratches easily (no case in the box, none needed)....

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ Design The new Samsung flagships come with a rather familiar design on the front but the back is where it differs slightly. Samsung seems to have pushed the camera lens unit along with the fingerprint scanner downwards. Perhaps this was a move to solve the reachability issues of the fingerprint sensor on its predecessor as it was placed on the right side of the camera and also to accommodate the extra camera lens that comes with the dual camera unit....

While the Z Flip has solid internals and has improved on most areas where the Galaxy Fold fell short in terms of the foldable form factor, the Moto Razr relies more on nostalgia and that iconic design while settling for mid-range internals. With both phones selling at a similar price, should you get the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip or the Moto Razr? Let’s find out. Build and Design Both phones have a clamshell design which means you need to flip them open vertically in order to use the phone....

Samsung says that the new Smart TVs are designed under the ‘Make for India’ philosophy, with daily needs and requirements of customers taken into consideration, and launched under the ‘Unbox Magic Every day’ campaign to resonate with the lifestyle of millennials. “At Samsung, we believe in creating an ecosystem, to provide users with unique solutions that enhance the consumer’s experience and enrich their lifestyle. The latest Smart TV range caters to the needs of our consumers with a host of never-seen-before features such as Personal Computer, Music System, Home Cloud, Live Cast and Two Way Sharing....

The Samsung Z3 is equipped with a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display and is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum SC7730S SoC tagged with a 1GB of RAM and a 8GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot that can accommodate an extra 128GB of memory. Just like all the other Z series phones from Samsung, even the Z3 comes baked with the Opera Max data Compression technology which helps users to drastically save on data usage by using Opera’s servers....

Myth 1: We spend all our time ‘playing’ with gadgets Of course, we do! And all the articles, blog posts, unboxing, previews, hands on videos, interviews, reviews, et al, about the product get done by some invisible Djinn. Pardon my sarcasm, but it is pretty mind numbing as to why people don’t think bankers spend all their rolling in cash, or that chefs spend their time playing with carrots and lettuce, but always assume that someone covering technology just sits around juggling gadgetry and having a good time – maybe the tendency of some people to refer to their review units as ‘toys’ or even use the term ‘playing with’ has propagated this impression....

A case for Digital Wallets Snapdeal, which also owns Freecharge, has unveiled a new payment solution for postpaid orders – Wallet on Delivery. Just like it sounds, this will enable customers to pay via their Freecharge wallet once the package has been delivered. The process is also quite hassle-free – users will receive a PIN associated with the order in their Freecharge app and once completed, the sum will be transferred automatically....

The best part is that in order to use the services you don’t need to install a separate app. As a matter of fact, users are not even required to sign in before using Snapdrop. The tool does what it claims to do, seamlessly transfer the data across two devices on the same network without any limitations on the amount of data that can be transferred. To enable discovery, the webpage should be open in both the devices on the same network, thankfully the sharing works across different browsers and devices....

The front camera also comes with a Superior Auto mode, which automatically adjusts photos for the lighting conditions. Even more, there’s an auto scene recognition function and a few selfie camera apps that can be used to add fun graphics and animations to their images. This smartphone puts a big focus on its camera features, that’s why it also comes with Portrait Retouch, which lets users to perform real-time makeover of up to two people....

Switch Bot is a mechanical switch controller that can be triggered from your smartphone, so what it essentially does is replicates the human action of flicking on a switch with its mechanical arms, and this lets users control the devices remotely. From Luxury to convenience Switch Bot is the perfect solution if you want to automate your dumb devices. Just imagine how you could switch on the coffee machine and the water heater and raise the curtains, all without leaving the comfort of your bed....

Welcome to Day 3 of TechPP Mega Christmas Giveaway. After a screen capturing utility on Day 1 and a security software on Day 2, we present to you an awesome System utility tool. Glary Utilities PRO is a premium, powerful and top all-in-one utility to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC. There are 30 Free licenses to be given away for Glary Utilities Pro, each license costing $40!...

Microsoft has decided to launch the Nokia 216 a new feature phone for the Indian markets which are expected to retail at $37 starting from next month. This might very well be the last phone from the Microsoft-Nokia wedlock. The Nokia 216 is pretty many barebones and it comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA display and runs on the Series 30 OS. On the imaging front, the phone comes with a VGA sensor on both the front and the rear sides coupled with LED flash....

However, Google News isn’t just another application for siphoning up content from hundreds of sources onto a single place. No, this app has a bigger responsibility in hand. News has never been in a more crummy state and that’s primarily due to the misinformation being spread through these enormous, digital platforms. Google’s search engine and news aggregator represents a hefty chunk of that and if the past few months have been any indication, the company is finding it difficult curbing the proliferation of fake news....

In fact, even as the world tangles with the COVID-19 virus, it seems that the budget flagship segment is dying. Or worse, it is dead! Is Rs 40,000 the new Rs 30,000? We know some of you might object to that statement. After all, OnePlus DID release the OnePlus 8 for a starting price of Rs 41,999 in India. And even before that, the iQOO 3 was released at Rs 36,999 and the Realme X50 Pro at Rs 37,999....

Across 1 “Stop copying me, Facebook and Instagram!” 4 By name, these phones are part human anyway. 7 Really bright colored, this concept browser. 8 “Four thousand lattes please!” 9 The reception gate to controversy for the iPhone 4 13 Forget the abuse, I have plenty of character. In fact, 140 characters. And am thinking of increasing them. 15 Six Ns bring this brand back to life. 16 Prince thought it rained in this color, but it actually was the code name of a divine phone....

On paper, there is not much you can fault in the Lumia 520.The first “really” affordable Windows Phone 8 device, it has comfortably outsold the likes of the Lumia 1520, the Lumia 1020 and the Lumia 920. In fact, it accounted for almost a third of all of Windows Phone devices till February 2014, as per data from AdDuplex. In simple words, this thing is a Windows Phone hero....

For the layman, Allo also packs almost every other messaging feature such as stickers, doodling on images, voice messages, read/delivery markers, location, WhisperShout for enlarging and diminishing text size and a whole lot more. For some reason, though, there’s no way to know the “last seen” of a person or whether someone is already using Allo or not. Google also baked a smart way to invite others by Instant Apps, read more about it here....

16 Impressive Spy Gadgets But what gadgets will you need? There are lots of such devices on the web, anything you ever dreamed about and stuff that even 007 himself would have killed for. We’ll take a look at the most important gadgets for a spy and let you know what the must-haves are. I tried to summarize the secret spy gadgets in 6 categories, all of them playing a crucial in a spy’s “life”....

Creating backups on the very popular iPhone is pretty simple, just plug it in to your computer and create a backup using iTunes. However, in this, backup contains all the files and information on your phone, and sometimes, you only need part of that information, or if you’ve lost the certain data from your iPhone, and you don’t want to recover all the backup, but just a part of it, then you need a backup extractor for your iPhone....

The Vivo V5 Plus comes equipped with a 5.5-inch FHD display along with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and narrow bezels which the Vivo claims is crafted for better ergonomics. Powering the device is an Octa-core Snapdragon 625 clocked at 2GHz and paired with 4GB RAM. On the storage front, the Vivo V5 Plus offers 64GB of onboard memory. The camera arrangements on this phone include a 20-Megapixel dual front camera (Sony IMX376) with f/2....