Author Archives: Loknath Das

CISCE To Implement New Pass Mark Criteria For Board Exams This Year Onwards

CISCE To Implement New Pass Mark Criteria For Board Exams, This Year Onwards NEW DELHI: Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has decided to implement the new pass marks criteria from this year onwards. Making changes to the circular released on 27 November 2017, CISCE has released a fresh circular today. According to the new rule, for ICSE ... Read More »

Lenovo K320t With 5.7-inch HD+ Display, Dual Cameras Launched: Price, Specifications

HIGHLIGHTS Lenovo K320t will go on sale in China on January 4 China’s JD.com has listed the K320t at a price of CNY 999 It is the first Lenovo smartphone to sport a full-screen display Lenovo has expanded its K-Series of smartphones with the launch of the K320t in China. Unlike previous K-Series models, the Lenovo K320t is the first to offer a ... Read More »

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 Price in India Slashed

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 price in India has dropped to Rs. 32,999 The smartphone was launched in October at Rs. 35,999 The Mi MIX 2 now better competes against the OnePlus 5T Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 (Review), the company’s top-end bezel-less display smartphone of 2017, has received a permanent price cut in India. The smartphone is now available to buy ... Read More »

Pixel 2 Portrait Mode Available on Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel (2016) With Camera NX v7.3 App

HIGHLIGHTS The APK brings portrait mode-like features to earlier Google phones It replaces Lens Blur mode with Portrait mode AR Stickers, AR Core also available for Nexus (2015) phones in beta The Portrait Mode on the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones has been one of the most talked about features since launch. A new APK has now been released that lets users ... Read More »

CM MAMATA BANERJEE OFFERS SPECIAL SCREENING FOR PADMAVATI

Bollywood Movie Review A handful of reports suggest that Padmavati may be released on 9 February. Greater than in the past, it is going to be hard to ever explain that Padmavati’s historicity hasn’t been proven. Padmavati is really a fairly crucial film. Hence, there are lots of people for whom Padmavati is an actual historical character. Padmavati have been ... Read More »

Getting Serious About Photography? Don’t Buy a DSLR

Thanks to fairly competent smartphone cameras and easy-to-use editing apps, photography has become accessible for anyone who is even slightly interested in this hobby. Everyone wants to be the next star on social media with an #Instapic. The fact that photography is going mainstream is further corroborated by the sudden surge of photography pages on Facebook. Digital Single Reflex Cameras ... Read More »

Acer at IFA 2017: Laptops, Gaming PCs, 360-Degree Cameras, and More

Acer Chromebook 15 HIGHLIGHTS Acer introduced its new gaming Predator series devices It also announced new Chromebook 15 A new 23.8-inch Aspire S24 all-in-one desktop PC also announced Taiwanese manufacturer Acer has kicked off its IFA 2017 campaign with bunch of announcements including gaming laptops, PCs, and more. The company showed off all-new Predator gaming line alongside the new 23.8-inch ... Read More »

Saved by Sensors, Sony Aims to Expand Their Use in Robotics, Self-Driving Cars

HIGHLIGHTS Sony is poised to report is highest-profit ever, thanks to sensors The company has been losing ground to rivals for years It is now focusing on sensors and gaming to keep up Sony Corp is poised to report its highest-ever profit this year on strong sales of image sensors after years of losing ground in consumer electronics and hopes to ... Read More »

Run, Don’t Walk to Replace Your iPhone Battery

HIGHLIGHTS Apple last month acknowledged it slows down iPhones with older batteries Apple apologised for not communicating this to users, and dropped prices Users can get their battery replaced for significantly less money now Rarely is tech advice this cut-and-dry: If you bought an iPhone in 2016 or earlier, make an appointment at a Genius Bar (or Apple support centre) as soon as possible. ... Read More »

Gadgets 360 Staff Picks: Our Wishlist for 2018

HIGHLIGHTS Most want a new phone, TV, or headphones Two each want a Switch, a soundbar, or a camera There’s even a kitchen gadget in the list The technophile staff at Gadgets 360 likes not only reviews literally hundreds of different gadgets each year, but also buys tons of them for personal use (yay, consumerism!). Just like last year, we ... Read More »