The analytics firm notes that global smartphone shipments grew 30 percent annually to reach a record 1.3 billion units in 2014. Android has thus become the first ever smartphone operating system to ship more than 1 billion units in a single year. Speaking of billions, at its earnings conference call, Google said that Chromecast is now the number one streaming device in the U.S., as users have casted 1 billion times....

The announcement exclusively from The Verge which reveals the Essential Phone won’t just another run-in-the-mill Android phone. For starters, it checks every other soaring trend of the industry including a 5.71-inch edge-to-edge display on the front (2560 x 1312 pixel), dual cameras, and a lack of the standard 3.5mm headphone jack. More on that glorious panel, it stretches all the way up to the top and wraps around the lone front-facing camera....

Although some big names in the industry have managed to create powerful products, that keep the system far away from any attacker, we’ve seen that in some cases the power needed to protect the computer disrupts the navigation experience, which is undesirable, at the least. So, today, we are about to venture and discover the most appropriate antivirus solutions that consume small hardware resources and manage not to slow the computer, at least distinctively....

The iPad Air sports an ultra-thin design with a 10.5-inch display, the A12 Bionic chip with Apple’s Neural Engine, which is claimed to deliver 70 per cent boost in the performance and twice the graphics performance. It comes with the advanced Retina display with Apple’s True Tone technology and support for first-generation Apple Pencil. It can be said that for the most part, the new iPad Air is pretty much similar to the previous model, except for the increase in its display size....

Smartphone sales recover after an early slowdown After a relatively quiet early part of the year, courtesy COVID, smartphone shipments returned to the growth part. Q4 2020 saw 385.9 million smartphones being shipped, up 4.3 percent from 369.9 million in Q4 2019. Mind you, the overall stats for 2020 still made for depressing reading with shipments declining 5.9 percent in 2020, going from 1372.6 million in 2019 to 1292.2 million in 2020....

Apple TV 4K India Price and Availability The Apple TV 4K will start at Rs 15,900 for the 32GB and Rs 17,900 for the 64GB variant. It will be available for pre-orders in India starting September 15 via select Apple authorized resellers. That said, you would need to wait until September 22 to get your hands on one. Apparently, Apple is launching it in India along with 21 other countries including the US on the same date....

The Live News section allows users to access the live stream from the News channels. As of now the list of live news channels is a bit underwhelming but it still includes CBS News, CNN, Fox News, Cheddar, CNBC and Bloomberg. That being said, you would still need to install a dedicated application for the news networks from the App Store. The TV app will make use of single login credentials and log in into each of the services....

The new MacBook Air has some awesome specs and judging by them, and from what Apple says, it is vastly superior to last year’s models. As before, there are two versions of the MacBook Air: the 13.3 inch version and the 11.6 inch version. Macbook Air 2013 The company stated that the new MacBook Air has more power and is far more efficient than its predecessors. No surprise here, since the new lightweight notebook is powered by Intel’s new Haswell processor, which offers better performance, but at a lower power usage....

Battery Life: Prominent Issue of Smartphones There have not been improvements one a wide scale to make the batteries last longer. Some of use hope that fuel cells will provide the needed solution. It would seem that the manufacturers of the other components have invested in making them more energy efficient, and therefore making devices last longer. Intel has released the new 22nm chip, the Ivy Bridge that is up to 20% more energy efficient than the previous generations, Samsung has released the mighty Galaxy S III with wireless charging capabilities, but even so, these so called “mobile” devices are not truly mobile, having to be recharged daily....

Enter cloud storage – the elegant solution that allows users to upload all their digital media into one single place and access it from any device. But even cloud storage has its limitations. For one, you can only get so much free space, after which you need to pay for every extra GB. Also, for the more security conscious of you out there, there is the possibility of data theft and the constant thought that once you’ve pressed that “delete” button, your information is still hiding in a data-center in some distant corner of the world....

Best Ad-Free Online Video Converters Let’s start with a clean and simple video converter. 1. Movavi – Most Comprehensive Online Video Converter Movavi offers professional video conversion software for Windows and Mac. At the same time, Movavi also provides a free online video converter that many people can use to get the job done. It supports many video file formats from MP4, MKV, AVI to OGV, ASF, WTV, etc. One major disadvantage with Movavi is that it only supports 100MB files....

With the introduction of music streaming services, today, the most preferred mode of listening to music is our smartphone — made possible thanks to all the different music streaming services. However, despite the variety, not every individual seems happy with the quality offered on most streaming services. If you find yourself belonging to this camp, you very likely either use services that offer high-res -or- master-quality audio, or you get music files in formats like FLAC, WAV, etc....

So in this article, we have curated some of the best reminder apps that you can use to manage your time and get tasks done on schedule. 1. Any.do Any.do is an all-in-one To-Do List, Calendar, Planner and Reminders app with a simple and easy-to-use interface. It can be used to keep all your to-do list, tasks, reminders, calendar & agenda in one place. To offer more control and freedom to add and manage these tasks, the app supports real-time, cross-platform sync, which syncs all the entries between devices....

Styluses have become a must-have accessory for touchscreen devices like iPads, Android tablets, and Windows PCs. They help you work more efficiently and, in some cases, provide more precise input. There are many stylus pens to choose from, but which one is the best? Before we look at the best stylus pens to buy, it’s important to know what to look for in a stylus pen. What to Look for in a Stylus Pen When buying a stylus pen, you should pay attention to features such as the tip, size, and weight to ensure you get the best pen for your needs....

When we covered Second Space in much detail, a lot of you asked us how different it is compared to the Parallel Space App. If you aren’t aware, Parallel Space App allows you to duplicate apps, and that’s about it. They are two different features, and in fact, Dual Apps works on similar lines with Parallel Space App, than Second Space. Parallel Space vs Dual Apps Apart from duplicating the apps, and let user use two different accounts, Parallel Space App includes :...

Delivering Bass…with a pulse rather than a thump At their price of Rs 6,999 (often available at Rs 5,999), the Outlier Air are in our opinion, the best TWS anyone who loves quality bass can get. The biggest reason for anyone wanting to get these TWS will be the quality of audio they deliver. It is reasonably loud in terms of volume and accents the bass very gently without overwhelming the other frequencies....

If you have been a Mac user for some time, you would be aware (or might have stumbled upon) the Dictation feature. Dictation, again, is an Accessibility feature on Mac. It allows you to speak text (instead of typing) and leverages the power of voice-to-text transcription to get the output in the form of text. Thus, allowing you to type-in text, without having to, well, actually type text. Since the feature can be used by anyone, for any of their use-cases, here’s a guide, with everything about the feature, including the steps on how to use Dictation (voice-to-text typing) on Mac....

Those had been the words of a Xiaomi executive when the Chinese brand had overtaken Samsung in the Indian smartphone market in early 2018. The Korean brand did not quite react as swiftly and ruthlessly as he and many others had expected, although there were rumors that a room in Samsung’s India office had been dedicated to tackling the Chinese newcomer. However, towards the end of 2018, the signs were that Samsung was finally going to go head-on against Xiaomi....

Being beta, you won’t be able to use apps like GMail, but you will be able to take advantage of the speed and stability of the browser. Quoting Brian on Chrome blog Check out this video demo released by Google Chrome team Download Google Chrome for Mac This version does not include extensions, bookmark sync, bookmark manager, and cookie manager. Future versions will fill in all the gaps. Download Google Chrome Mac beta...

Nero has been a popular and leading CD and DVD burning application over the years. it has always been a paid software. But now Nero is offering a free version of its popular burning suite which has basic CD/DVD burning features. Since it’s a stripped down version, you will only get the most basic CD and DVD burning features and for anything else you’ll have to upgrade. The installer of nero 9 is 55mb in size and it works on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7....