I must give pause. And also respect That newbie which could make a Calamity of the device’s life. Who would bear the drops and scratches of time, The user’s wrongs, the proud man’s showy cases, The pangs of rejected friend request, the UI’s lags, The compatible insolence of Office suites, and the loading times That our patience unworthily test? When one might himself his tech Quietus make With a bare feature phone?...

Top 10 Military Gadgets 10. C4OPS Hybrid Headset A headset designed like a Swiss knife. It can operate in 3 different configurations: Low Profile – The headset is connected to the helmet strap and provides excellent stability and noise canceling, but non intrusive and designed to provide excellent sound quality both ways even on the battlefield. Headband – Offers great sound quality and comfort for high noise operations and it allows continuous operation via the earpiece which has an inbuilt microphone even after the normal microphone has been detached....

Besides the included set of pre-installed packages, there are some titles which should not miss from the desktop, nor from the tablet, even in this early stage of conquest. The following list of Windows 8 applications contains the top 10 best titles of what Microsoft’s latest operating system can offer, at this moment. These programs were created for entertainment and productivity mainly, but you will find a pinch of security and other trends below....

Ipad – The best way to experience the web, email, photos and videos is hands down the ipad. All of the built in iPad apps were premeditated from the ground up, to take benefit of the large Multi-Touch screen and advanced capabilities of iPad. They work in any orientation allowing to the pages to be viewed in portrait or landscape on the large Multi-Touch screen, by letting one’s finger to do the surfing....

OCR technology is nothing new. There are multitudes of quality OCR software which helps you convert images and scanned documents into editable text. But in this age of smartphone dominance, having some usable OCR apps is much desirable, especially since the smartphones these days come with high-quality camera which can be used to scan the document or image. Android and iPhone OS have managed to dominate the smartphone market and no wonder we see a multitude of OCR apps (free and paid) available on both these platforms....

The latest Truecaller update brings in an SMS Inbox feature that lets you determine who’s messaging you. This will help filter out spam messages from important ones.[pullquote]Truecaller is clearly transforming into a Social app with this new update[/pullquote] The SMS Inbox feature will apparently be making use of Truecaller’s extensive caller ID database. As per a statement issued by the Swedish communication company, nearly 15 percent of all SMSes received by a user consist of spam or promotional ones....

In essence, the makers of U-Gym claims that it gives you a real deep tissue message. The U-Gym Mini is designed by a former Under Armor designer and it looks sleek for a massager. Needless to say, the device lets you customize your massage options from the companion app and also store your favourite massage programs. Powering the U-GYM Mini is 18650 mAh Li-ion battery which is rated to provide 6 hours of use for a charge....

Ubuntu for Tablets and Smartphones, Just a Geeky Dream? Although attempts were made to use Ubuntu on phones and tablets, we haven’t got an official release of this OS for mobiles. I saw it run on the Galaxy Tab and it did pretty good and on some smartphones, but it’s quite hard to install and customize on these devices. But now, it seems the wait is over: Canonical wants to launch Ubuntu straight to the top, right besides Windows Mobile, Apple iOS and Android some time in 2014, with the coming of version 14....

Just like Apple’s App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch, Google too has its own App Store called Google Android Market. Though the Android market is relatively news, there are thousands of Apps already and if you have just bought an Android phone, it is quite obvious that you will be dying to try out some Free Android apps on your brand new phone. There are hundreds of Free Apps already in Android Market which makes your job of picking up the best apps even more difficult....

iPhone 4S went on sale in the US on October 14th and Apple had clearly specified that users will be able to buy SIM-free (contract-free) iPhone 4S starting November. As promised, the device is now available on the Apple US online store. The prices for unlocked iPhone 4S is not surprising as Apple has maintained the prices it had set for iPhone 4. The 16GB version of iPhone 4S will be available at $649 (+taxes), while the 32GB & 64GB versions are available at $749 & $849 (+taxes) respectively....

Coming from Vivaldi, it might sound unusual that a company, whose purpose is to get people to use the internet, is offering a mode to its users to help them unplug from the internet and take breaks to focus on things that matter more. However, it’s 2020, and with the COVID-19 pandemic upon is, and the way things are reeling, this site is not that difficult to fathom after all....

Called Rewound – Music Player, the app is available free on the iTunes App Store, and is a light enough download at 6.9 MB for the iPhone 11 Pro. And the reason for its being light is simple – it is actually a skin. Launch the app and you get a view of your Apple Music app within it, but there are no images, just different headings on the upper part – Now Playing, Albums, Artists, Songs, Shuffle, Playlists, and Settings....

One of the significant reasons behind the widespread adoption of QR codes nowadays has to do with the kind of convenience they facilitate. In fact, this convenience, coupled with quick access, is what enables users to fit more information into a tiny screen/canvas. So the obvious question that pops up then is what exactly is a QR code, and how can you generate a QR code yourself? Here’s a guide with answers to these and a few other related queries....

KaiOS is a feature phone platform which is, in fact, a fork of the erstwhile Firefox OS. Ever since the JioPhone, KaiOS has managed to strike more deals which include HMD Global’s Nokia 8110 and Alcatel’s OneTouch Go Flip. Mozilla had tried (and failed) to create an ecosystem of HTML5 based apps which KaiOS is now seemingly succeeded to implement. At this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, KaiOS announced some major tie-ups including access to apps from Facebook, Twitter and Google in the form of its Voice Assistant, Google Maps, and Google Search....

For the longest time, people have been keying-in user credentials across all their devices manually. And to keep things simple, they have been using the same password for all their accounts, which is a bad practice and leaves your account vulnerable. Therefore, it is always advisable to choose a strong, complex, and different password every time you signup for a new service. With hundreds of services available on the Internet and people owning dozens of accounts across these services, it becomes tough to remember passwords for every individual account....

1. Apps matter Apps are the biggest reason why creating an OS for the smartphone market as of now would not make any sense. Microsoft tried its hand with Windows Phone but ultimately failed despite having made Nokia an exclusive partner and even going as far as to buy Nokia’s mobile phone division. Microsoft spent several billions of dollars trying to force its way into the smartphone market but to no avail....

Windows 7 was launched officially last week amidst launch parties and fanfare. As always, Microsoft gave its customers an option to get the Windows 7 DVD from retail stores or download the Windows 7 ISO directly from its servers online. But the catch is, Microsoft never makes available, the official download links that allow retail customers to download setup installer or ISO image of Windows 7, despite digital downloads have been the sole distribution channel for many who purchase from online store or via MSDN or TechNet subscriptions....

Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of rumors and speculations, circulating across the internet, which claim to what could be announced as part of the keynote address. And some of which, given the authenticity of their source of origin, sound plausible for the most part. So, taking into consideration all the different plausible rumors, here’s what we think could be announced at the 2019 World Wide Developers Conference. iOS 13 iOS is a big part of two of the most important Apple products, the iPhone and the iPad....

The Xiaomi Mi 5c comes fitted with a 5.15-inch FHD display with 550-nit brightness, backlit controls, and reading mode. The device is slim at 7.09mm and weighs in at just 132gms. Powering the device is the latest Surge S1 octa-core SoC that is made up of four quad-core A53 clocked at 2.2GHz and four quad-core A53 clocked at 1.4GHz. On the storage front, the device offers 64GB of memory and 3GB of RAM....

The story was first reported by The Techolic, and when we asked Manu Jain, the country head of Xiaomi India, this is what he had to say The focus on Redmi 1S is understandable. That phone is tailor made for India, the fastest growing smartphone market in the world. This is the time when many feature phone users are thinking about moving to the smartphone arena, and Redmi 1S fits their bill to a T....