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Moto E revolutionized the budget android smartphone segment in India and elsewhere. Android smartphones in this segment were known to lag and provide horrendous user experience thanks to cheap hardware and unoptimized software. Motorola’s decision to run the near stock Android OS on a decently powered device helped the cause as well. Moto E 2015 will run Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box. Nothing much has changed in the camera department, as it still carries the same 5MP camera on the rear and a VGA camera on the front....

As part of its initial endeavors, the organisation will focus on personalised learning, curing disease and connecting people. In the letter to his new born daughter, Mark further emphasizes the need to manage diseases by leveraging technology. He also focusses on two major aspects – advancing human potential and promoting equality. The letter outlines the health concerns faced by the humans and also harnessing clean energy, something that Bill Gates and other world leaders have got involved in....

This is indeed huge, Netflix users can now watch downloaded shows while traveling or even when they are stuck in a routine subway commute. The significance of this feature is only more pronounced in a country like India wherein reliable and high-speed internet in public places is yet to be realized. All you need to do to get the feature is to simply update the app from either the Playstore or the Apple Store....

To make it very clear, Nikon Coolpix S800c is a full-fledged Digital camera. It has everything you’d expect from a Point-n-shoot camera. It comes with a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor, a 10x zoom lens ranging from 25-250mm, a built-in flash, shooting up to eight frames per second & 1080p full HD video recording capability. Nikon Coolpix S800c Specs & Features The best part about Nikon S800c is the smart Wi-Fi feature....

The Nokia 8.1 comes with a 6.18-inch 1080p screen which is capable of HDR10 playback and has an aspect ratio of 18.7:9. It’s powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 710 octa-core chipset, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of onboard storage which can be expanded, and a 3500mAh battery that does support quick charging. The camera arrangement on the Nokia 8.1 houses two Zeiss-branded sensors on the rear — a primary 12-megapixel f/1....

The Nokia 8 Sirocco embodies a design which is a mix of beauty and functionality. The designers at HMD Global has given close attention to detail while making this flagship smartphone. It comes carved out of a single block of stainless steel, which in turn gives the Nokia 8 Sirocco the much sought after rigidity over aluminum body counterparts. Additionally, the smartphone features diamond cut edges which give the smartphone an overall posh appearance....

While focusing on general experience, Nokia was keen to bringing a device that can be customized for the taste of each and every individual, and the 105 and 301 are a perfect example of this tactic. Simple to use, affordable and with a way of adding a personal touch. Nokia 105 and 301 General View Nokia introduces elements of high end to price affordable devices that are both inspirational and easy to use for those not so tech-savvy....

Microsoft is positioning the new OneDrive naming as the one place for documents, photos, and other content that is seamlessly connected across all the devices you use. SkyDrive and SkyDrive Pro will be rebranded to OneDrive and OneDrive for Business respectively. In a blog post, General Manager, Consumer Apps & Services, Ryan Gavin admits that “Changing the name of a product as loved as SkyDrive wasn’t easy”. He says “We are excited about what is to come, and can’t wait to share more....

The second-gen Bullets Wireless earphones have a seashell-inspired stainless steel design and come with two Knowles Balanced Armature Drivers and one 10mm dynamic driver in each earbud, which allows users to differentiate between the soft trebles and low basses and guarantees a premium listening experience. In order to provide better sound experience, the earphones come with Qualcomm aptX codec support. To make it easy for users to pause and resume audio, the earphones have magnetic control allow users to pause audio by simply bringing the earbuds together....

Like every other phone maker going that route as of late, the company will be fitting a much narrower notch as the phone won’t have any dedicated sensors for facial recognition. Precisely, it will measure 19.616mm x 7.687mm. “Our notch, it will be there, it’ll be bigger than the Essential Phone, smaller than the iPhone.”, added Carl Pei, OnePlus’ co-founder further. In addition to that, OnePlus says it has been analyzing the top thousand Play Store apps to evaluate which one of them will require a compatibility mode for being coherent with the notch design....

The Oppo Enco Free follows the ongoing trend of truly-wireless earbuds and adopts a similar design language, except for the added silicone ear tips. Instead of offering a single kind of ear tip, the Enco comes with two distinct designs: in-ear tips for a more secure fit and semi-in-ear tips for offering some breathability. One of the interesting highlights of the earbuds is the Binaural Simultaneous Bluetooth transmission, which claims to offer a synchronized audio experience by delivering sound to both ears simultaneously....

This has been there for a while but seems to have picked up lots of steam over the last few weeks. Several Facebook groups have been started with an aim to scare and fool people that Facebook will start charging soon. When I searched for “Facebook charging” term in Facebook, I was shocked to see thousands of Facebook groups in the search results! There are millions of Facebookers who have fallen prey to these scam groups which include some of my Facebook friends as well....

Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 Features 1. Performance To begin with, the newest offering in the 6-series lineup is an octa-core processor that features a 2+6 configuration. The configuration includes six ARM Cortex-A55 cores and two Kryo 560 cores — clocked at to 2.0GHz. It is built on the 8nm manufacturing process. Talking about other specifications, the chipset supports 2x 16-bit LPDDR4x memory, with a maximum of up to 8GB of RAM....

Realme Narzo 20 To start with, the vanilla Narzo 20 has a 6.5-inch mini-drop notch display with a 20:9 aspect ratio. The display comes in at 88.7% screen-to-body ratio and offers an HD+ screen resolution. Narzo 20 comes in two colors: Glory Silver and Victory Blue. Under the hood, the phone runs on a MediaTek Helio G85 processor with 2.0GHz of clock speed and a Mali-G52 GPU for graphics processing....

Jio PostPaid Plus Plans Jio is offering five PostPaid Plus plans in total, which are: Key highlights of Jio PostPaidPlus plans: Features Plus: i. Family plan available at Rs 250 per connection ii. Wi-Fi calling in India and abroad (USA and UAE) International Plus: i. In-flight connectivity for Indians traveling abroad ii. India calling at Re 1 iii. ISD calling at 50 paise per minute How to avail JioPostPaid Plus 1....

As a long time Microsoft beat journalist Paul Thurrott reports, the company will be announcing support for Android apps on Windows Phone platform sometime later this week — I would put my money on the company’s own developer Build 2015 conference which commences later today. If true, this will enable Windows Phone users to try out most of their favorite Android apps — not so sure about Google Mobile Services such as Gmail etc yet — on their Windows-powered smartphone....

Ironically, in all the aforementioned labour harassments cases, the exploited workers were mainly immigrants; and it’s the same in this case. As per the report, most of the workers working in the supply chain of the two of the largest electronics brands are from Nepal. The workers are mainly involved in manufacturing and assembling of household electronics including microwaves. The report alleges that while the work is back breaking and requiring inhumanly long hours of labour and patience, the pay isn’t really up to the mark....

Samsung Galaxy A51: Design and Display The Galaxy A51 features a diamond-cut design on the rear with multiple shades of color and a rectangular camera module housing the rear cameras. Towards the front, it has a 6.5-inch Infinity-O Super AMOLED infinity display with 2340 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and a 20:9 aspect ratio. Since it is an Infinity-O display, it has a small cutout at the top, rather than a notch, to house the front camera....

A quick recap, the Galaxy S8 comes with a 5.8-inch screen and the S8+ rocks a 6.2 one. Both Super AMOLED and with Quad HD resolutions, of course. In comparison, the iPhone 7 Plus, that sports a 5.5-inch display, measures 158.2mm in height and is 77.9mm wide. The Galaxy S8, on the other hand, comes with a 5.8-inch panel and measures 148.9mm in height and is 68.1mm wide. Both the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the S8+ are powered by the octa-core Exynos 8895 processor with 4GB of RAM....

Furthermore, Blass also shared an image that reveals the Galaxy S8 will feature an iterative design upgrade rather than a complete reboot which isn’t particularly a bad thing. Additionally, Samsung has removed almost every front component including the fingerprint reader and hardware navigation buttons to make room for a larger display with minimal bezel, a trend we expect to go standard in the smartphone industry this year. Speaking of the biometric reader, the fingerprint sensor has been shifted to the back, and the front camera houses an iris scanner instead of a dedicated opening....