The Opera VPN app lets users select from a handful list of countries and also use the built-in ad-blocker on their phones. The company had also launched a paid Opera VPN Gold service on iOS and this offered better speeds along with more regions and dedicated customer care support all of this was packaged for $30/year. That being said, Opera has partnered with SurfEasy (the company that enabled Opera’s VPN app) and is offering an additional free 1-year subscription to SurfEasy Ultra VPN for those who had opted for the Opera VPN Gold on iOS....

The ROM will support screen gestures which will include a “tap to wake” and draw a circle to “open the camera.” These features will be turned off by default and in order to use it one needs to toggle to the Settings>Accessibility>Screen-off gestures. Color OS Camera will support certain camera plugins including Beautify, Filters, HDR, GIF, Double exposure and Expert Mode, the caveat however remains that you can delete a photo only by opening the Google photos app....

The collaboration between Paytm and Citi is part of Paytm’s new subscription-based loyalty program, which it calls ‘Paytm First’. With Paytm First users will get exclusive benefits over the regular cashback on transactions. Users can apply for the credit card using the Paytm app. Additionally, they can also track offers through the Paytm First Card passbook. On minimum spending of Rs 10,000 on the credit card within the first four months, Paytm First Card users will be awarded Paytm promo-codes worth Rs 10,000....

Flytube is a free app for Android phones which as the name suggests, allows you to view YouTube clips in movable and independent windows. You can lay it over any other application without any interruptions whatsoever. The pop-up window, additionally, can be moved and resized according to your preferences, and it also holds tiny little playback controls including a seek bar, play/pause and more for quick access. Unfortunately, you still can’t play them while keeping the phone locked due to Google’s restrictive guidelines....

There are six different Tacto game sets available – Tacto Classics, Laser, Coding, Chess, Tacto Electronics and Tacto Dino. The first four are available for purchase in the US starting today while the last two will go on sale in July 2021. Each Tacto set is priced at $49.99 and comes with a unique set of figurines and frames to securely hold the tablet in place. With screen time for children ages four to nine averaging as high as five hours every day, PlayShifu is on a mission to help parents convert their children’s screen time into hands-on educational playtime,” said co-founder and CEO of PlayShifu, Vivek Goyal....

Aiming to offer an affordable and personal smart home, PLUGAWAY is a simple concept that features a range of smart plugs and LED lights which are remotely controlled by a smartphone, through a stylish application. While this is not something that sounds very appealing, the usability of the concept is stunning. Pairing that with the company’s policy of keeping the system open, in both hardware and software terms, makes PLUGAWAY a project with great potential....

Several benchmark tests have shown that Samsung-made Exynos 7420 processor, which powers the company’s latest flagship smartphones Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, is more powerful than the Snapdragon 810. But it seems Qualcomm doesn’t have to look outside the company to find a processor that outpaces its flagship chipset. The Snapdragon 620, the mobile processor announced earlier this year, which despite being in the 600 series for mid-range devices, apparently is a top powerhouse....

Let’s begin by listing out the improvements common to all the three processors, The Snapdragon 653, Snapdragon 626 and the Snapdragon 427 all the three support Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0 which is designed to charge the devices 27 percent faster than the QuickCharge 3.0 technology. As one might have observed that the dual-camera hardware is something that we only find in the flagship and premium phones, however, this will now change since all the three Qualcomm chips will extend support for the dual camera....

Jio PostPaid Plus Plans Jio is offering five PostPaid Plus plans in total, which are: Key highlights of Jio PostPaidPlus plans: Features Plus: i. Family plan available at Rs 250 per connection ii. Wi-Fi calling in India and abroad (USA and UAE) International Plus: i. In-flight connectivity for Indians traveling abroad ii. India calling at Re 1 iii. ISD calling at 50 paise per minute How to avail JioPostPaid Plus 1....

Budget phones normally come loaded with good specs but take a hit in the design and choice of build material. Not the case here – the M680 has a good metallic frame going around it and the edges are neatly curved off, and a contour we fell in love. Chamfered edges all through and a metallic back with the InFocus logo studded shines out. The power and the volume rockers on the right and left side of the phone respectively are well placed while the speaker grille at the bottom is not....

Google launched thirteen years ago, and since then, a lot of different techniques and features have been implemented by its developers. Unfortunately, not many people know that Google can interpret a wide range of searching tricks to improve results and that there’s more to searching than simply inserting words. How can you search Google better? There is a wide range of things you can do with Google, and with our help, you will be able to use them and improve every search....

But the one, I feel, Google shouldn’t delay abandoning any further is the navigation drawer which was added way back in 2013 with the KitKat update. You’re probably not familiar with the name but there’s a good chance you interact with it often. The navigation drawer is that side panel you pull from the left edge or the hamburger icon for revealing more options in an app. Of course, it’s not available on each one of them but most have it....

Slack will also be revealing the number of active users on its platform which seems to be pegged at 2-Million, a rather healthy number for inducing new features, tools and earning revenue. It is but obvious that Slack wants to create a rack of premium features in order to broaden the Gap between its paid service and the free ones. Botkit Slack has been working with Howdy, a start-up focused on building chat-based Slack apps and they would be soon releasing the Botkit under an open-source license....

As technology evolves, there have been advances that allow people who have lost their sight to live a normal life and take care of themselves. Using a computer is something that almost everyone does, and with the help of some specialized software or dedicated hardware, blind people can now do this just like everyone else. Dedicated devices and software for blind people In terms of hardware, blind people can use a few devices that make their lives easier....

Sunrise is considered by many to be the best calendar app out there, which is probably why Microsoft bought it back in February. And now we’re witnessing the first ever update of the Microsoft-owned company. Meet will work from any Android or iPhone app and it’s really easy to set up, as you can see in the video from below. You just need to pick the times that work for you, send an invite and the just wait for the other person to pick their favorite time for your one-to-one meeting....

That statement was made by a senior tech writer a few months ago after a particularly messy tech event which virtually chewed up more than half of his work day. “Let’s be practical,” he explained. “I have nothing against the brand or the product. But this is a serious waste of time – there’s nothing here that we did not already know, things do not get underway or finish on time, I do not have the patience and muscle to fight for press kits and demo zone shots!...

If Tim Cook is indeed correct then, it’s an Apple Watch market and not a smartwatch market but Apple can’t win in vacuum for a product that’s at such an early stage. While every company would want a monopoly, competition is required. Take the iPhone for example. While Apple was undoubtedly the first in the “touch without stylus” smartphone market, there’s no doubt that competition from Android has helped Apple....

ACROSS 1 The reality that lay behind most of Google’s announcements at this year’s I/O. (9) 3 Question a Cupertino company asks and tries to answer in latest ad campaign. (3,6) 6 June 13 sees the return of the brand that many thought was more finished than Finnish! (5) 7 No Nougat perhaps for the second flagship killer? So much for Never Settling. (7) 11 Low cost Motorola device gets a soft launch?...

ACROSS 1 The game that gets you right into the shoes of a Syrian refugee. No fancy graphics, but hey, it is up for a BAFTA. (4,2,4,2) 4 Wonder how much Lagaan Vivo paid to this not so Secret Superstar. (5,4) 6 Huawei made an auto friend, and Design had a new Mate. (7) 8 What we thought an iPad for schools REALLY needed. Never mind that Apple did not heed our advice....

Betting on user experience in a spec driven segment For years now, those looking to invest sums of money in the vicinity of Rs 15,000 – Rs 30,000 in a smartphone have tended to look at spec numbers. It is one of the reasons why almost every phone launched in this segment goes into a spec hype overdrive prior to its launch. Brands talk of processor speeds, camera megapixels, number of cameras, battery size, battery charging speed, and so on....