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As already mentioned, the drone is pretty lightweight. It comes in at 249 grams, which makes it easier to fly and safe enough to not require the need for getting it registered with the FAA. This is particularly good in countries like India where drones below 250 grams are considered to be safe enough to fly in open, without requiring registration. Further, to ensure security, the drone comes with DJI’s safety technology along with geofencing to help drone pilots avoid restricted areas....

NewPipe is a free and lightweight YouTube client for Android that comes laden with auxiliary features, some of which are not even available on the official app. The most prominent one of these is background playback. It essentially lets you employ YouTube as a music player by letting you listen to videos without having to keep the app open. On the YouTube app, this is limited to Red subscribers. Another nifty tool it offers is saving clips to your local storage....

Nero has been a popular and leading CD and DVD burning application over the years. it has always been a paid software. But now Nero is offering a free version of its popular burning suite which has basic CD/DVD burning features. Since it’s a stripped down version, you will only get the most basic CD and DVD burning features and for anything else you’ll have to upgrade. The installer of nero 9 is 55mb in size and it works on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7....

ToolJail is designed to help iPhone newbies jailbreak and unlock their iPhone and iPod touch. It contains all the necessary jailbreak and unlock instructions, along with how-to’s on DFU and Recovery Mode, downgrading firmware, and direct download links for all the necessary tools required. ToolJail is similar to F0recast, which lets you enter the basic information about your iPhone or iPod Touch and then it will report back whether or not you can jailbreak and unlock your device....

In India, Dyson has finally introduced their newest handheld vacuum; the Dyson V12 Detect Slim. This one is like a cross between the V11 Absolute and the V15 Detect (which is yet to be launched here). We have been using it for a few days now, and here’s our Dyson V12 Slim Detect review. We are trying a different format this time around. So do let us know your feedback in the comments section below....

Fortunately, there is EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard: a free data recovery software that helps you recover the lost data on your Windows desktops, laptops, and other compatible devices. For those unaware, EaseUS has a broad catalog of data recovery and security software under its portfolio. And with Data Recovery Wizard, the company promises to help you recover data in over 100 real-life data (loss) scenarios like permanent deletion, formatting, damaged/corrupted storage, etc....

This move from Google could either mean that it is embracing the leak culture and walking closely alongside to cope up, or, it is trying to mock people until the launch day, and surprise them by coming up with a completely different design for the smartphone. Similar to its previous generations, Pixel 4 is also expected to come out in October. So, irrespective of what the motive behind putting out an image so early is, there are a few details that emerge on to the surface (based on the image), which could turn out to be true, if Google isn’t mocking and sticks to this design....

This new feature is now rolling out to users across the world, but we know this because major publications like Engadget and TechCrunch have broke the news, as we’re still waiting for an official announcement from Facebook. However, according to insiders, it seems Facebook will start testing the feature on users in Ireland and Spain starting from tomorrow, and we should expect the new feature to roll-out in the near future for the rest of us....

Although Facebook is currently facing a PR nightmare because of Free Basics, the company is one of the best performing tech companies from a financial perspective. India is Facebook’s biggest market outside the US and possibly the only market that might even eclipse US one day when considered from a user base perspective. With Facebook’s acquisition of Whatsapp, Facebook is now on track to become one of the most influential tech companies in India....

Flutin aims to solve this problem by bringing together creators/artists and their (relevant) audience. To this end, Flutin offers an ecosystem where content creators can create, promote and monetize their content while reaching their target audience. One of the products in this ecosystem is Flutin Live, which helps you host and monetize live events on multiple social media platforms simultaneously. So, if you’re a creative yourself, here’s an overview of Flutin Live and all its salient features that will help you expand your reach and get your content in front of more people on the Internet....

According to a new report on The Information, Google is developing an operating system for low-power IoT devices. These low power devices are powered by as little as 32MB RAM. Codenamed “Brillo,” the operating system is likely to be put under Android brand name as it is being “linked to company’s Android unit.” Perhaps, it is a lighter variant of Android. The operating system will be made available for free, the report adds....

Brillo is an underlying operating system for the internet of things devices. It is built with minimal system requirements and supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, and other connectivity options. A developer preview of it will arrive in Q3 of this year. The company also announced Weave, the language or standardized communications protocol which will let Brillo-powered devices and other gadgets to talk to one another. A developer preview of it will arrive in Q4 of this year....

Exactly an year ago, Google announced the launch of its web-browser, Chrome! And since then we have discussed about the browser wars and the impact of Google Chrome on the browser industry on a consistent basis. When we tried making sense out of the numbers and stats last year, many believed its way too early to judge the browser-kid. And then, we had a look again during April 2009 on where each browser stand....

As per Sergey Brin, 7 seconds is all it takes for Google OS to start running after a cold boot. Sundar Pichai, vice president of product management at Google, said the OS would boot as fast as turning on a TV, and run even faster than the Chrome browser on Windows. All of the applications will be web apps – nothing will be installed locally. “In Chrome OS, every application is a web application....

Here, we try to answer all these questions, by pointing to different resources around the web. What is Google Instant? Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. It uses Google’s autocomplete technology to show predicted search terms in a drop-down box, and begins to display search results below the drop-down. They say it’s going to transform search forever—making it faster, better, stronger. As Gizmodo says, Google Instant is nothing but predictive search which will show a range of possible queries in grey to refine your options, all before you ever hit the “Search” button....

Go ahead access the new Google History webpage and you will be able to see there your entire search history, download it or choose to remove it. As you can see, you can customize your search to see queries by hour or day, and you can also ‘go back in time’ by clicking on the older button. But that can prove to be a little annoying, so just modify the web address as you can see in the screenshot from below and include the year and month you like....

As far as the pricing is concerned, the smaller Pixel 2 starts at Rs 61,000 for the base 64GB variant and goes all the way up to Rs 70,000 for the 128GB version. The Pixel 2 XL, however, is priced at Rs 73,000 for 64GB and Rs 82,000 for 128GB. Users will be able to start pre-ordering from October 26th and the Pixel 2 will go on sale starting November 1 across 1000+ retail stores across the country....

Almost six weeks after Apple unveiled the two new iPhones, the Cupertino giant will be taking the lid off the new iPad and the new iPad mini at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Theater on Tuesday, October 22. Though the iPhone launch was deemed evolutionary by many, it managed to break the weekend sales records with over 9 million iPhones getting sold on the launch weekend. Now the focus shifts to the tablet space with the refresh coming up for the iPad and the iPad mini....

Unlike previous years, we don’t know much about what Apple & Tim Cook will be announcing at WWDC 2013 keynote today, which starts at 10am PT. Renowned Apple blogger, John Gruber thinks this is because of Time Cook’s promise of doubling down on secrecy of the products. For now, the new flatter design for iOS 7 is almost certain and possibly a new version of OS X might be announced as well....

The handset is not a “flagship” device by Honor but has created a stir in the market by introducing a dual camera on its back at USD 250. The two cameras which come with a 12-megapixel and 2-megapixel sensor are basically placed on the back to give the device an edge in terms of depth of field over the other sensors present in the market (the Coolpad Cool 1 incidentally is another phone with dual cameras, but those are of 13....