Microsoft Corporate VP of Windows 10 and head of Microsoft’s “PC-Tablet-Phone” division, Joe Belfiore, said on Twitter that the company would stop focusing on new features and hardware instead will continue to support the Windows 10 Mobile platform with bug fixes and security updates. With this, the company inadvertently puts forth the fact that they will soon be pulling the plug from the Windows 10 Mobile. — Joe Belfiore (@joebelfiore) October 8, 2017 Microsoft has been in the mobile operating system for more than two decades, and they were well known for the personal assistants that came out in the 2000’s....

Asynchronous Spacework works by intervening every frame in order to time wrap the last submitted eye buffers and this works even if the application is taking long to render the next frame. The low frame rate of 45fps is compensated by adding artificial frames and achieving the 90fps required for VR experience. Asynchronous Spacewarp (ASW) is a frame-rate smoothing technique that halves the CPU/GPU time as we explained earlier. The ASW has enabled automatically and doesn’t require the developers to make any changes to accommodate the same....

We now live in a world where smartphones have become an integral part of our lives; some use them for business meetings, games, chatting with friends on social media, and much more. When mobile data stops working, performing any of the above tasks is almost impossible, resulting in a disappointing and annoying experience. If you work from home, it might also be essential for you to get your mobile data working again as soon as possible....

Impressive numbers, limited Interface The new addition to the G family comes with a 12.0-megapixel primary camera and 5.0- megapixel secondary camera. Yes, we know that its predecessor, the Moto G4 Plus came with an extra megapixel but the G5 Plus comes with a larger aperture – f/1.7 which is a rarity to see in this price band (to see the different aperture can make, check our Tech Detox). The same aperture value was seen in the high-end Samsung Galaxy S7, which is considered by many to have one of the best cameras ever seen on a phone....

Moto G8: Design and Display The Moto G8 features a plastic back on the rear with a distinct pattern and splash-resistant design. Towards the front, it has a 6.4-inch HD+ Max Vision LCD display with a punch-hole design on the top-left to house the front-facing camera. The G8 comes in two color options: Blue and White. Moto G8: Performance At its core, the Moto G8 is powered by the Snapdragon 665, which is an octa-core processor built on the 11nm manufacturing process, with Adreno 610 GPU, coupled with 4GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 64GB of eMMC 5....

The Nokia 8 Sirocco embodies a design which is a mix of beauty and functionality. The designers at HMD Global has given close attention to detail while making this flagship smartphone. It comes carved out of a single block of stainless steel, which in turn gives the Nokia 8 Sirocco the much sought after rigidity over aluminum body counterparts. Additionally, the smartphone features diamond cut edges which give the smartphone an overall posh appearance....

Nokia Asha 501 represents the first fruit after Nokia bought Smarterphone, back in November 2012. And maybe thanks to the Smarterphone software, Nokia has managed to pack so much inside a tiny, 3inch touchscreen device. The Asha platform is a snappy customization of the S40, as we can judge from the presentation of the phone on stage. And after all, it seems that Nokia isn’t ditching old OS, but rather use them in their fight against Android....

Nokia X, which has been rumored for months, while it doesn’t sport the best of specifications you can otherwise find in the market for lesser bucks, is more about changing standards and shifting dynamics than just shelling out yet another Android phone. As Former CEO of Nokia, Stephen Elop pointed out, Microsoft wants to allure more users to its platform, people, who were using Google services otherwise. Nokia X As previously noted, the device’s technical details won’t leave your jaw-dropped....

HERE maps will be finally handed over to AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG as part of deal that is expected to be concluded by the first quarter of 2016. HERE was sort of orphaned after Nokia sold off its handset business to Microsoft and ever since then its future has been in dark. According to TechCrunch, it is still not clear on how Nokia envisages to handle HEREs 6,454 staff and the significant headcount also seems to be the reason why the Finnish giant was keen on selling off its Maps business....

Notif Log is a free ad-supported application that sustains a log of your entire past and current notifications. Additionally, it comes with a plethora of interactive features like snoozing, pinning particular alerts, widgets and more to provide a vast control over them. Moreover, the developers recently added a floating pull-down accessible by swiping down from a specific corner of the display. As soon as you fire up the app, you’ll need to grant notification access which is just a one-time thing....

It all started when a number of iPhone 6s users started complaining about random shutdowns and slow performance. Apple said that the issue affected “very small number” of iPhone 6s users. However, the company fired up a repair program for the users and also started offering free battery replacements. In the due course of time, Apple said that more users were affected by this problem and the same would be fixed for all with an oncoming software update....

No new sound of true wireless music AirPods All those who had expected Apple to update the earphones that started the whole “true wireless” revolution, had to go back empty-handed, or rather, eared. Notwithstanding endless leaks about better noise canceling, improved battery and even multi-colored cases, the AirPods stayed firmly under wraps. Mind you, we are sure new ones are on the way. The Pros rule, there’s no room for mini players The iPad Mini Apple did introduce two new iPads, but neither of them fit the mold of the iPad mini, the smallest iPad of them all, which for a brief while had been the darling of all those who found the “normal” iPad abnormally large....

RIL as a company does not have a very positive reputation in India compared to other conglomerates such as Tata. In fact, RIL has always been associated with crony capitalism, and a bitter feud between the Ambani brothers did not help its cause either. Be that as it may, RIL (not to be confused with ADAG) has gone from strength to strength in terms of profitability and is India’s most profitable private company....

Although there isn’t any concrete information about what the new smartphone will carry (or its existence itself), the rumor hints at the newer Snapdragon 821 on board and an IPS LCD display in place of AMOLED screen like on the OnePlus 3. Apparently, OnePlus is facing sourcing issues with the AMOLED screens and hence looking at IPS for the OnePlus 3s. We assume they’d possibly go with the same 6GB RAM on the newer variant as well....

But this time around, the company has partnered with Bandai Namco to add a nostalgic, arcade-ial touch to the OnePlus Nord 2. In addition, it has launched a special edition of the OnePlus Nord 2 — the Pac-Man edition. Very visibly Pac-Man The special edition of the OnePlus Nord 2 is very visibly Pac-Man edition and hence distinctly different from the regular OnePlus Nord 2. The phone comes with a dual film back where the outermost layer carries the very eye-catchy and obviously Pac-Man-inspired design....

The first CE, not the second Nord The important thing to remember about the OnePlus CE 5G (CE stands for “core edition”) is that it is NOT an upgrade of the OnePlus Nord. You can read about that in detail here but to sum it up, while the Nord was bringing a largely premium experience to a lower price point, the Nord CE 5G is more of an unabashed out and out mid-segment player....

The CES, like every year, hosts a bunch of presentations for new products and technologies from a wide range of companies. Until now, OnePlus has refrained from participating in this annual trade show and has been hosting independent events for its product launches. However, this is about to change next year with OnePlus finally coming to CES. As per the announcement, the OnePlus Concept One Special Event will be held from January 7 to 10, 2020, from 10 AM to 5 PM, at The Wynn, Las Vegas....

Poco M2 Pro: Design and Display The M2 Pro comes with a dual-tone finish on the rear with a splash-proof design. Towards the front, the device has a 6.67-inch LCD display with a 20:9 aspect ratio and Full HD+ screen resolution. It comes with Corning’s Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Poco M2 Pro: Performance Talking about performance, the Poco M2 Pro runs on the octa-core Snapdragon 720G processor with Adreno 618 GPU....

The Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors will extend support for an under glass sensors that can be placed beneath a phone’s display and will allow users to register their fingerprints by touching on the screen. That’s not all, Qualcomm Fingerprint sensor will also support options that work with glass and metal thus allowing the manufacturers to put up an extra layer of material over the phones. Since the Qualcomm Fingerprint sensor works on Ultrasonic, the sound waves generated can still penetrate through the glass and metal up to a certain thickness....

With the launch of the Snapdragon 780G 5G Mobile Platform today, the Snapdragon 700 series from Qualcomm now has about EIGHT different processors catering to different needs and it can get really confusing to decipher the differences between each of them and how they impact the end-user experience on a smartphone. The newly launched Snapdragon 780G slots right in with the Snapdragon 750G and Snapdragon 765G (at least that’s what one would imagine upon seeing the nomenclature), but Qualcomm’s numbering scheme has been all over the place....