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The company tried to initially mellow down the security lapse, but acted swiftly to own up and provide solution to completely remove SuperFish from the affected consumer laptops. In a freshly issued open letter, Lenovo’s CTO, Peter Hortensius, has again apologized for the SuperFish mess and has sought a week to develop a concrete plan to address software vulnerabilities and security with defined actions. SuperFish: Blessing in disguise? These don’t mean much to the end users, but what really matters is what follows that action plan....

Even if Apple has added three new colors for the iPhone 5s: grey, gold and silver, replacing the traditional black and white, you might still look for some cases, mainly in order to offer your new smartphone the protection it needs or just to add an extra style. Even if pre-orders for the iPhone 5s have just started, the are already cool cases available, probably because the iPhone 5s retains the same size, despite of many previous rumors that were suggesting Apple is going to increase it....

Twitter to most of my colleagues, friends or clients resulted in blank faces. Instead of looking for work related material, I looked for music, books and over time work topics that interested me. Found interesting links, knowledgeable people and there was a sense of a growing community of similarly interested people. There’s a word for it in hindi, apnapan. A sense of belonging is the closest to that definition....

Now this also means that Twitter will mark its departure from the reverse chronological order feed which is something we have been largely accustomized to. Although the new algorithm might aid in a better way when it comes to relevancy of the tweets, but it is also most likely to push the latest tweets down the feed. Let’s just hope that Twitter doesn’t just force the algorithmic feeds as it is something that won’t be fit for all....

The handset has become available on online retailer Gearbest for a price of $300, which is allegedly 50% off its regular price. Most likely this is a temporary offer, so if you have been keeping your eye on this device, maybe now is the time to snag it. Here are the specs and features that it comes with at this price: 5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD IPS CGS display with a pixel density of 538 ppi 2....

The Vivo X20 Plus UD looks exactly similar to its predecessor. It features a large 6.43-inch Super AMOLED 18:9 FHD+ display. The Synaptics made in-display fingerprint sensor is placed right under the display. It’s capable of unlocking the smartphone under 6-7 ms. The sensor works using a photoelectric reflection technology for determining your finger. Apart from unlocking the smartphone users can use the in-display sensor for making payments through AliPay or WeChat....

For the uninitiated, IPL is an acronym for Indian Premier League, which is a popular cricket league on the lines of NFL and EPL involving professional cricketers all around the world. The IPL entered the third season in 2010, and there will be a total of 59 matches spanning over a 44-day period starting March 2010. Update: IPL 2023 Live streaming links During IPL 2 (in 2009), matches were planned to be streamed live via the official website of IPL, but it was a major failure, with people complaining the quality of streams was below par....

What is a Disposable Email? Disposable emails. Yes, you can create email addresses with a click of a button that come with no strings attached and let you join various services without spamming your primary account. Once when you are done, you can easily dump them as well. Some of them can be configured to remain permanent and some of them are designed solely for the purpose of accessing a bit of information that requires a user account....

As part of its recent efforts to continue doing the same, the company is introducing a new security feature: Lockdown Mode. Lockdown Mode is an optional feature that ramps up the security on Apple devices by adding an extra layer of protection to protect them from highly-targeted attacks like Pegasus. Here’s all you need to know about Lockdown Mode, including what it does and how to enable it on your Apple devices....

Twitter user, WABetaInfo, who has a positive history in WhatsApp news, has shared a screenshot that shows the app will be updated with a new feature called “Taglines”. This will essentially be a rebrand of the old status with no additional alterations whatsoever. Like before, you will be able to add a permanent message under your profile using merely text or emoji. “Taglines” were first spotted on the beta version, 2....

If you are in US, India, UK and other countries, when you buy an iPhone, Apple ties up the iPhone 4 device you are buying to a local telecom provider like AT&T, Vodafone, O2 or Airtel. The service providers in turn subsidize the price of iPhone 4 by more than half of its actual price. But in turn forcing you to sign a contract (usually 2 years) to use their voice and data plans....

However, if you decide on buying one of these off-contract iPhones, here’s a breakdown of how much each of them cost in your country. Also, if you are a frequent traveller or know someone who travels or heck, have knowledge on how to import electronics, this guide would help you find out the best country to purchase your latest iPhone from. Read until the end for some tips. Let’s get started with the iPhone prices in some of the popular countries....

There have been reports of Jio producing a VoLTE feature phone. Some people have expressed their thoughts on why they think a VoLTE feature phone from Jio makes no sense at all. To some extent, they’re right, after all, a 4G network and a feature phone are diagonally opposite. On one hand, a 4G network is the very best in telecom technology whereas a feature phone seems outdated like the 2G networks they run on....

Windows 7 was launched officially last week amidst launch parties and fanfare. As always, Microsoft gave its customers an option to get the Windows 7 DVD from retail stores or download the Windows 7 ISO directly from its servers online. But the catch is, Microsoft never makes available, the official download links that allow retail customers to download setup installer or ISO image of Windows 7, despite digital downloads have been the sole distribution channel for many who purchase from online store or via MSDN or TechNet subscriptions....

For the uninitiated, the MRP of Windows 8 Pro version is $169.99 and during the promotional offer period, which runs till Jan 31st 2013, Microsoft is offering a big $130 discount to encourage early adaption of the latest Windows OS. So, the existing Windows 7/Vista/XP users can upgrade to Windows 8 for just $39.99 (or INR 1999). Additionally, Microsoft had announced that those who bought a Windows 7 PC between June 2, 2012, and January 31, 2013 are eligible for a further discount and can actually upgrade for a meagre $14....

Those were the words of a retailer with whom I was discussing the totally wireless earphone (TWS) market in India earlier this year. According to him, the Indian TWS market was at two extremes – the budget segment (around Rs 3,000), where people wanted to experience the wireless trend at a very low price point, and the premium segment (around Rs 10,000), where people wanted either the AirPods or something close to them or were very sensitive to product and audio quality....

While there are a plethora of utilities out there, including the built-in ones on some smartphones, which help users keep their screen time under check and better utilize the time, not every single one of them serves the needs of most of us. Talking about kids, in particular, when it comes to keeping track of their screen time, there isn’t much granular control, let alone functionalities, available on most screen time apps to help parents better manage and protect their child on/from the internet/smartphone addiction....

The Xiaomi Mi Max range of device has been pretty popular ever since the launch of the first iteration product. It filled in the void created in the market by the depleting interests of manufacturers towards the tablet segment. The original Mi Max acted as a Mi Pad alternative for consumers who wanted a large display, but with a calling facility. The all-new Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is said to come with a gigantic 6....

Xiaomi is again playing the thin design game with the Mi TV 5 and Mi TV 5 Pro coming in at just 5.99mm at their thinnest point. The display on these TVs utilize Quantum Dot technology (possibly from Samsung again) and promises natural and pure colors with NTSC color gamut of 108%. It supports MMEC motion sense and HDR 10+. Xiaomi Mi TV 5 and Mi TV 5 Pro: Specifications The Mi TV 5 lineup is powered by a 12nm 1....

The specifications of the Redmi 6 Pro as follows – There’s a 5.84-inch display with a Full HD+ (2280 x 1080 pixels) resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio, thanks to the notch housed at the top, which is a first for the Redmi lineup. Even though there is a notch, the bottom bezel seems to be quiet thick taking away the visual appeal of the device. Under the hood, there’s Xiaomi’s favorite chipset, the Snapdragon 625, which is an octa-core chip clocked at 2....