The new 13-inch MacBook Pros, as usual, will feature only the quad-core chips while the 6 and 8 core CPUs are limited to the 15-inch model. Apart from the internal changes, there’s nothing much that has changed on these new MacBooks, but that’s only according to the brand’s press release, as The Loop pointed out that the new laptops feature an updated keyboard due to poor feedback on the current generation Butterfly keyboards found on the latest MacBooks....

The Asus ZenBook S is an interesting new laptop, especially in terms of exterior design. It features a completely new hinge, which the company loves to call as ErgoLift. This is a completely new hinge design from the company, though it isn’t really hard to guess from where exactly the Taiwanese PC maker drew its inspiration from. Apparently, HP has been using a near identical hinge design for its recent Envy series of laptop....

Easy on the eye without being blingy The Zenfone 3 Laser sports a 5.5-inch full HD display topped with Gorilla Glass Protection. The device is available in two different color variants and our review unit was Sand Gold in color. The smartphone possesses a metal unibody design and is easy on the eyes without being too blingy at the same time. The front of the smartphone sports the earpiece, front camera and the proximity sensor on the top, and there are three capacitive buttons right below the screen....

The Pro M2 marches to a very different design band from that of its predecessor. Whereas the Pro M1 was all about solidity and substance, the Pro M2 brings a lot of style and flair to the table. It is easily one of the best-looking devices we have seen in the price segment, with a beautifully curved glass back that stands out from the crowd, curving light that falls on it in a manner that reminds us of the Moto X....

As such, it’s always a good idea to bookmark the blogs, websites, links, videos, etc., you find interesting/useful for later. Although many browsers let you do this natively, they aren’t ideal if you bookmark lots of items and need to manage them effectively. For such use cases, a dedicated bookmark manager is a better choice since it helps you save and manage your bookmarks and keep your browser decluttered from bookmarks....

One way to determine your connection’s performance is to check different performance metrics of your internet connection, such as data rate (upload and download speed) and latency (time delay between transmission and response of packets). Although you can use the native speed test utility from your service provider, if you are looking for a more reliable report on your connection, it is better to use some of the widely-used services out there....

Depending on the device and the platform you’re using, you can find a notes app based on your needs. If you use an iPhone, there’s an array of note-taking apps available on the App Store that can help you to take better notes on your iPhone. However, since choosing the right note-taking app from such a wide range of options can be time-consuming, we’ve curated a list of some of the best notes apps for iPhone or iPad to save you the trouble....

Best SHAREit Alternatives Over the years, a few companies have created a similar file-sharing service to combat the growing popularity and simultaneously attract users by displaying comparatively fewer ads and offering more features. In this article, we have shortlisted some of the best alternatives to SHAREit, that you can use to get the best service out of the lot. Note: The focus of this article is on cross-platform file-sharing services (Android, iOS, PC, Mac) and not only on Android-to-Android or Android-to-PC file sharing....

What you can get, though, are some good third-party window management apps that let you manage your desktops. However, you should know that, besides helping you in resizing and organizing windows on your desktop, these apps cannot be used to replace or extend the functionalities of macOS’ default display server, Quartz, which is what you would need to do to extend the tiling functionality on Mac. Quartz Compositor is essentially an internal system component on Apple’s macOS-powered computers....

Headphones/Earphones Apple AirPods 2 – available at around $35 off. AirPods with charging case for $139 and AirPods with wireless charging case for $164. Bose QuietComfort 35 II – available for $70 off. Bose QC 35 II Noise Canceling Bluetooth Headphones at $279. Bose SoundSport – available at $30 off. Bose SoundSport Wireless Earbuds for $169. Jabra Elite 65t Earbuds – available for $70 off. Jabra Elite 65t with Alexa built-in for $99....

BSNL customers can now download an app called ‘Wings’ which is developed by the company itself, to be able to make calls to any phone number across the country, irrespective of the receiver’s network provider. “In present competitive environment, increase in market share by BSNL is laudable. I congratulate BSNL management for internet telephony which will enable consumers to make calls without SIM,” said Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha after inaugurating the service....

Butterfleye is something that might be of interest, if you’re looking to monitor the activity inside your house or apartment. Described as a smart and versatile monitoring camera, Butterfleye is finally bringing up a solution for not having to record empty rooms for a full 24-hour day. After all, the idea is to be notified whenever something happens or at least to be able to go through all the unusual activity inside your home....

The primary difference between the Windows 10 Special Edition and the normal Windows 10 seems to be the lack of consumer apps and services present in the usual Windows 10 version. In an Interview, Microsoft China CEO, Raulph Haupter explained how they created the special edition in partnership with the China’s Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). We wish that the complete changelog or atleast the set of features was listed out but that might have not been possible considering the high level of privacy needed by the Government agencies....

Conversational computing platforms and its origin Although, till date, most of the computing platforms have owed their existence to the US, conversational computing platforms might be something that would owe its existence to the east and China in particular. It wouldn’t be incorrect to say that China’s Tencent pioneered the concept of conversational computing platform through its WeChat application. The Chinese application is a world in itself and allows you to chat, send money, book rides and do a whole lot of other things from the app itself....

The Cool Changer S1 sports a metal unibody design with a 7.5mm thin profile. The flagship smartphone comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x1080) IPS LCD display flanked by a microphone grille and three capacitive buttons. Powering the Cool Changer S1 is the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 quad-core processor that is also found inside the LeEco Le Pro3. Besides, the Cool Changer S1 comes with either 64 or 128GB internal storage options, which are apparently based on UFS 2....

Recently, we’ve seen many interesting moves coming from Cyanogen Inc, such as the partnership with Truecaller for caller ID functionality and the recent one with game store Playphone. The company has gone as far as to plan to preinstall Microsoft’s apps and services on Cyanogen OS smartphones, which will be quite unusual for an OS which has grown from the backbone of Android. Now, according to recent information coming from one of the members of the CyanogenMod team, it seems that they are working on a brand new browser based on the open source code of Chromium....

We have to warn you that it is neither pint-sized nor cheap. It is over a gigabyte to download and is priced just a cent short of a tenner in US Dollars. But if you have played the original in the nineties, you will be hard-pressed to keep sentimental tears from running when the app launches and the familiar (now iconic) tune plays. And yes, of course, the crashing sound that will follow will be that of veteran gamers’ jaws hitting the floor as they see that the game – the whole darned game – has been rendered perfectly for the iPad....

If the craze of being the first to launch a 5G smartphone wasn’t over yet, Mi India head Manu Kumar Jain took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce that they’re partnering with ISRO to launch India’s first smartphone to support the homegrown navigation protocol, NavIC. The announcement comes right in time for devices with the newly announced Snapdragon 720G chipset to be launched. For context, Qualcomm unveiled three new chipsets focused on the Indian market – Snapdragon 460, Snapdragon 662 and Snapdragon 720G....

Internet Explorer still remains a browser with so many users all over the world and it’s weird that AdBlock Plus was made officially available for download only now. Internet Explorer users who really wanted to try Adblock Plus on their computers had to use the Beta or prereleased version. But those version had bugs and posed security threats to your system. Adblock Plus Finally Comes to Internet Explorer Adblock Plus addon for Internet Explorer will block advertisements, annoying banners, video ads on YouTube, Facebook ads, flashy banners, pop-ups, pop-unders and much more....

Rearming is a simple method to extend the trial of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office up to one month. Previously we had used the same method to extend and use Windows 7 free for 4 months. Now we will see how to rearm Microsoft office 2010 so that we can extend the trial period by upto 6 months! How to use Office 2010 free for 6 months without activation? Locate this folder in your C:%Program Files%\ Common Files\microsoft shared\ OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\ Open OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform and click the tool named OSPPREARM Alternatively, you can use the command prompt....