The Galaxy A40 features a 5.9-inch 2280 x 1080 pixels Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display on the front and a 3D Glasstic back, found on the Galaxy A30 and A50, on the rear. It is powered by an Octa-Core 14nm-based Exynos 7885 processor with Mali-G71 GPU, paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage (expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card). The A40 sports a fingerprint scanner mounted on the rear, for authentication, and USB Type-C for charging and data transfer....

If you are Galaxy Note 3 (N9000) user in India, you can go to Settings -> More -> About Device -> Software Update, and click on Check for Update to get the latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat. This update includes stability improvements, bug fixes and performance improvements, in addition to KitKat specific features like camera shortcut on lockscreen, font changes, cloud print support etc. Samsung had released the KitKat update for SM-N9000 users in Russia few days back, and Indian roll out was expected to happen very soon as the Galaxy Note 3 model sold here is the same....

Before we proceed with the review, let us know more about the SSDs. Why SSD? Solid State Drives are relatively new to the computer market and hence considered to be pricey as compared to the traditional HDDs. Though the prices of SSDs have dropped down considerably in the past few months, they aren’t affordable for many (as yet). But SSDs are typically less susceptible to physical shock, are silent, have lower access time and latency and typically support a limited number of writes over the life of the device as compared to HDDs....

The Finney will be just like any other current day flagship in terms of the specifications. It can rival the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S9, LG G7 ThinQ and even the upcoming OnePlus 6 in terms of sheer power. The credits for the same goes to the Snapdragon 845 powered internals of the Finney. The most striking difference between a standard flagship and the Finney lies in its Blockchain powered genetics....

The Smartisan Nut R1 comes fitted with a 6.17-inch FHD+ display with a Contrast ratio of 1500:1 and a Corning Gorilla protective glass. Under the hood, the Nut R1 is powered by the Octa-Core Snapdragon 845 SoC with 6GB/8GB of RAM. Storage on the device includes 128GB of storage and an optional 1TB storage for the 8GB variant. The powerhouse is backed by a 3600mAh battery pack which supports Qualcomm QuickCharge 4+ and Qi wireless charging as well....

The IMX318 is the first mobile 1/2.6-inch stacked CMOS sensor with inbuilt hybrid autofocus capable of locking focus in 0.03 seconds and 3-axis electronic image stabilization. It has a maximum resolution of 22.5-megapixels (5488 x 4112-pixel count) and Sony says that the IMX318 will start shipping in May this year which falls just in line with the possible Xperia Z6 announcement (probably at IFA 2016). Sony also mentions that the IMX318 is manufactured using the smallest unit pixels (measuring 1....

The Xperia XZ comes equipped with a 5.2-inch FHD Triluminos display along with Gorilla Glass 4. Furthermore, the display technology also includes X-Reality engine and Dynamic Contrast Enhancement. The device is powered by Snapdragon 820 clocked at 2.15GHz and paired with 3GB of RAM. On the storage front, Xperia XZ offers 64GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot that can accommodate up to 256GB of additional storage. Design wise the Xperia XZ looks bold and is reminiscent of the earlier Xperia X lineup....

Either way, wireless charging is here to stay, and the Stuffcool WC510 wireless charger is an accessory you must consider if your phone supports wireless charging. It comes with a minimal design, support for Qi charging technology, up to 10W of output, a USB-C port and a phone-stand design which is more practical than the lay-flat design of generic wireless chargers. Let’s talk about all these aspects in detail....

Swipe Elite Power comes equipped with a 5.5-inch HD display and is powered by Snapdragon 210 along with 2GB of RAM. The graphics are handled by Adreno 304 and the device offers 16GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot that can further accommodate up to 32GB. On the imaging front the Swipe Elite Power sports an 8-Megapixel primary sensor with LED flash and a 5-Megapixel front-facing camera....

Tagg Sports Plus Bluetooth Earphone Review Since I am using a Sports model here, the review is around my experience with the workout, run, and walk. It can be used as a casual earphone as well. Design and Workout Experience My first impressions of the Tagg Sports Plus wasn’t great. When you look at it, it’s just a thin wire with earphones attached at two ends. I thought, how will this hold up when I get out for a walk....

If you are like me who cringe when you see someone pulling out a USB cable without stopping the device first, then you have to know about USB Safely Remove, which is a USB device manager which helps users to work efficiently and easily with flash drives, portable drives, external disks, card readers and other gadgets. Believe it or not, the portable device needs to run through a series of routines in order to be stopped, so any process preventing this activity needs to be terminated....

Moto G7 Specifications The Moto G7 features a 6.24-inch Full-HD+ 2270×1080 pixels Max Vision display, 1.8GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SoC, 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage (expandable up to 128GB), and a decent 3000mAh battery. In the camera department, the device sports a dual (12MP + 5MP) rear shooter with f/1.8 and f/2/2 aperture respectively, along with OIS, and an 8MP shooter with f/2.2 for selfies on the front....

The American agency was allegedly helped by major companies, like Google, Yahoo, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Skype and others, because they have their servers situated in USA. Due to the lack of strong privacy laws, it is said that every data that is collected and stored on a server from USA can be used by government agencies, including FBI, CIA and DEA. The situation is so worse, that encrypted email service provider Lavabit, the one which was used by Edward Snowden to leak NSA documents, shut down abruptly....

Being evaluations of a service, company or product, reviews are important in our everyday decision-making processes. “You choose” is the worst answer anyone can give when trying to figure out where to go for a drink with friends, what restaurant to go for tonight or what company to choose for the services you need. Of course, you can always order food at home online, but even there you need to know good services....

Of channeling Steve Jobs. For about an hour at the Siri Fort auditorium in the heart of Delhi, a venue known for holding classical theatre and music events, Hugo Barra proved that he had not just read from the Steve Jobs Book of Presentations but had added his own footnotes to it. This was not the first time that Barra had taken the stage in India, but in the past he had been constrained to smaller spaces – conference halls and cafes....

On paper, there is not much you can fault in the Lumia 520.The first “really” affordable Windows Phone 8 device, it has comfortably outsold the likes of the Lumia 1520, the Lumia 1020 and the Lumia 920. In fact, it accounted for almost a third of all of Windows Phone devices till February 2014, as per data from AdDuplex. In simple words, this thing is a Windows Phone hero....

Online video editing service is far easier to use, and some of them are also free. Still, the best part about it is that it does not require the user to have a very powerful computer, as the video processing is carried out on their servers. The cloud is what makes this happen, and we are very glad that this technology is available. Today, we’ll be taking a look at some of these online video editing services to help you choose the right one for you....

The option for summoning autorickshaws on the Uber iOS and Android app is available on the extreme left of the carousel on the bottom under “Popular”. It functions just like every other ride option and you can pay with either cash or any other compatible method like PayTM or credit/debit card. In comparison, its direct competitor — Ola charges a marginally higher fee of Rs 29 for the first four kilometers....

The Emoji 11.0 has been a work in progress for the entire 2017 and this also included an update to the TR-51, the official emoji documentation. The new section of the document addresses a Wishlist of many emoji users, With this change in place, one would finally have an emoji in either direction, for instance, the train emoji can either be left or right and the same applies for the emoji of a running girl....

There have been conventional ads, and clever ads too but the ones that we really remember are the wacky, edgy ones. No, they might not have always pleased the purist and some might even have been borderline offensive (hey, some have been removed from the official channels), but they always – and in all ways – grabbed attention. Which suited the brand just fine. Mind you, OnePlus does seem to have got a little more conventional with its advertising of late, but we are confident that the wackiness is still there, waiting under the surface to emerge....