HIGHLIGHTS You don’t need to buy a flagship to get great battery life. Some specialised models trade thickness for battery. The mAh rating of a phone is only a rough guide to its battery life. The first question a lot of people ask us when buying a smartphone is – what’s the battery like? That’s a pretty reasonable question because ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS The Creo Mark 1 runs the India-developed Android-based Fuel OS Creo promises a ‘new phone every month’ with OS updates This is the third update Creo has rolled out since April Creo, the maker of the Mark 1 smartphone, on Wednesday announced the July update to its indigenously-developed Android custom ROM ‘Fuel OS’. To recall, the Creo Mark 1 ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS The ROG GX700 comes with a liquid cooling module It can be used with traditional cooling as well The ROG Strix GL502 was also launched in India Taiwan-based technology major Asus on Wednesday announced the launch of world’s first liquid-cooled laptop in India, the ROG GX700, priced at Rs. 4,12,990. The company also launched the ROG Strix GL502 gaming ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS OnePlus 3 is expected to sport up to 6GB of RAM. The smartphone is likely to feature a brand new design. OnePlus 3 to be available for purchase through open sales. OnePlus is all set to launch the OnePlus 3 flagship smartphone on Tuesday. For the launch event, the company has introduced an Android app for live streaming – ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Nadella in a memo to employees detailed the reasons for the deal. It’s the biggest acquisition by Microsoft since he became CEO. LinkedIn will retain its independence, the companies announced. While Monday was set to be a big day for tech news, what with the keynote address of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) due to see some major announcements, ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS The deal is expected to be completed by year-end. Jeff Weiner will remain as LinkedIn CEO, reporting to Nadella. LinkedIn will keep its “brand, culture, and independence.” Microsoft and LinkedIn on Monday announced that the Redmond giant will buy the social network for professionals in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion, a figure that includes LinkedIn’s net cash. ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Avitha Vijay is the youngest developer at WWDC. Vijay is just nine years old. She has developed educational apps for children. Apple’s annual developer’s conference, WWDC 2016, is taking place on Monday, and it’s one of the biggest events on the tech-calendar each year. Like many others, Anvitha Vijay is there with a number of iOS apps to her ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS This move made Moments No.1 app in US App Store. Facebook is using notifications and emails to spread this message. The last date to migrate is July 7. Social media giant Facebook is pushing its users to download its private photo-sharing Moments app, users report. The social network has begun sending out warnings that some photos will be deleted ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Lenovo Vibe K5 will be available via Amazon India. Registrations for the first flash sale begin on Monday. The first flash sale is on June 22. As expected, Lenovo has launched its budget Vibe K5 smartphone in India, priced at Rs. 6,999. The smartphone will be available through a flash sale model on Amazon India, with registrations beginning Monday ... Read More »
New Delhi: Even as smartphone sales grow at a double-digit pace in the country, desktops and laptops still remain the most popular mode of accessing internet by teenagers, a survey by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) showed. According to the TCS GenZ Survey, desktops, home PCs and laptops are the most popular mode of accessing the internet (44 per cent), closely ... Read More »
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