Improvised Quick Settings Pulldown Google had made some changes to the Settings Pulldown on the Android Oreo. In Android P the icons have been rounded off. The Bluetooth and WiFi icons are now colored when switched on and greyed when not in use. Accommodating the Notch It all began with the iPhone X using a small area of the front screen to house the front camera and FaceID hardware. The notch earned notoriety for not only disturbing the continuity but also started interfering with the usual functionality of the apps....

Apple’s market share in India has been stuck at a paltry 2 percent and this is where the local manufacturing would come to the picture. Apple products attract heavy import duties and as a result of which they are unable to directly compete with the premium brands. That said the Cupertino company has been trying to push the sales by introducing easy finance options and also buyback scheme. They also tried to talk the government into allowing them to sell refurbished iPhones so that the base price of the offering would come down....

It seems that Apple is going to partner with consumer electronics retail chain Croma for Apple-dedicated retail spaces in six of the company’s retail locations. This would be somewhat similar to how the Apple stores are located inside BestBuy. Also similar to BestBuy, Each Croma location with an Apple section will also have its own employees trained by Apple to showcase its products. Avijit Mitra, the CEO of Croma’s parent company Infiniti Retail, confirmed the deal and said the following: According to IndiaTimes, the retail space of each Apple location will be between 400-square-feet and 500-square-feet....

The Archos Oxygen 68XL has a 6.85-inch HD+ display with 218 PPI of pixel density and a unique appearance at first glance. Unlike the notch-ed smartphones that we have seen over the past couple of years, the Oxygen 68XL takes a completely different approach with its notch. Instead of putting a notch at the top-center of the display, Archos has re-thought the design and placed the notch on the top-right corner of the display, which differentiates it from the rest of the smartphones with a notch....

There is a reason for this ecstatic response, of course. And it is not because stock Android is great (it might or might not be, depending on your point of view), but because most of the reporting in and on the world of tech comes from what I affectionately love to call the Geek Brigade. These are colleagues who are well-versed in the world of technology and like nothing better than a device which they can customize to their heart’s extent....

The most apparent difference between the Zenfone Max M2 and Zenfone Max Pro M2 is the presence of a glass exterior on the latter. The former, on the other hand, has the same conservative aluminum design found on the Zenfone Max M1. Both have 6.3-inch LCD screens but the Zenfone Max Pro M2 offers a 1080p panel (that’s protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6), while the Zenfone Max M2 is stuck with a 720p one....

ESPN Fantasy Football (Free) If you’re a football fan and you own an Android device, then you need to download the newly redesigned ESPN Fantasy Football app. The revamped version comes with a bunch of new options such as alerts that notify of trades, injuries, and scoring updates. Also, you now have live auction and snake drafts, as well as access to Mock and Live Draft Lobbies. It’s now also possible to invite friends to your Fantasy Football league via social media....

Vonage offers free calls to all your Facebook friends who, virally, have downloaded the same app. The calls work over WiFi and 3G/4G networks. Vonage works on iPhone and Android phones currently. Once you install Vonage Mobile for Facebook, the app trolls your Facebook profile for compatible friends and shows you that they are able to either take voice calls or chat. Just like thousands of other Facebook viral apps, Vonage also constantly pester you to tell your friends about the app, thereby fulfilling its aim to form a daisy chain of Vonage network....

We are talking about the Nokia 5.3, the Moto G9, and the Xiaomi Mi 3. So, if you are looking for pure Android experience, without getting into the Pixel zone (that is a little pricey), which should be the one to go for? Let us try and figure out, shall we? We would like to make it clear at the very outset that this is largely specs and initial impressions based comparison....

The Coolpad Note 3S and Mega 3 incidentally shares the same footprint as both the devices share a 5.5-inch HD display upfront. That said, Coolpad has carried forward the same 5.5 inch HD (1280x720p) IPS display from the last gen Note 3 to their recently launched Note 3S. The Chinese firm has however played around with the externals of the Coolpad Note 3S, and has made use of glossy plastic shell in place of the matte plastic polycarbonate shell found in the last generation Note....

The map designed by the state government can be accessed here. It shows shelter homes (where people can sleep for the night, besides getting the free meals) in the form of a red icon with a fork and spoon, while schools, where food is being served, are marked in blue with a beverage icon. The link opens the tweaked Google Maps on your browser and shows you different locations of the hunger relief centers in the city....

Dell XPS 13 (9300) With the XPS 13, Dell is introducing what it calls the four-sided InfinityEdge display. Following the new approach helps the company offer a 13.4-inch design in an 11-inch form-factor that provides a 91.5% screen-to-body ratio and a larger 16:10 aspect ratio display. The laptop is built using aluminum and carbon fiber, and it comes in two finishes: Platinum Silver and Frost. Coming to the display, the XPS 13 (9300) features a 4K UHD+ DisplayHDR panel, which promises to offer 500-nits of brightness and claims to cover 100% of the sRGB color gamut....

As per the report from 91mobiles, we have details such as the RAM/storage configuration and color options for both upcoming smartphones: Redmi K30 Ultra Anniversary Edition and Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Anniversary Edition. Mi 10 Ultra Anniversary Edition Starting with the Mi 10 Ultra Anniversary Edition, we can expect the device to feature a 120Hz or 144Hz refresh rate display with a 4500mAh battery to power the internals (with support for fast charging)....

Android helped Google find a firm footing when it came to mobile devices as it had seen how Microsoft had locked the PC market pretty much to itself. The rise of Android made sure that Google apps had a place in the vast majority of smartphones. But there is a darker side to the picture too – Android has become a drag on Google and its ability to partner with others....

The new Facebook calling feature, available at the moment only for US-based iPhone owners, relies on the classic VoIP concept of delivering the message. The system works pretty neat and it takes users only a couple of steps to set up a live conversation. Facebook Free-Call System: A small piece of the puzzle In order to make a phone-call using the well-known social service and to avoid direct carrier charges, iPhone owners can simply launch the dedicated Facebook Messaging application, open a conversation with a partner, tap the “i” icon in the upper-right corner and go for a “”Free Call”....

Well, after having used the device for a couple of days, my extremely qualified answer is: you know, it might well do just that! For the Nubia Z11 does have a lot going for it. And notwithstanding all the talk of specs and camera, perhaps what really hits you about the Z11 is its design. No, it is not exceptionally different, but it is very eye-catching nevertheless. We got the gold and black edition and have had to handle our share of queries about it....

The SE? You sure. You look frightfully like the 5s to me. Well, yes, we are pretty much designed on the same lines… I will say. It says here that the proportions of the 5s were 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm. What are yours? Well…exactly the same. What, exactly?! Ex-actly. Down to the millimetre. Amazing. And the weight? 113 grammes. Praise be – a point of difference. The 5s, folks, was lighter- by one whole gramme....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZk_Nw4M_Vk The Skarp is your very own Laser shaving kit that uses a certain wavelength to shave the hairs without even actually touching the skin surface. Skarp’s prototypes are chiseled out of 6061 grade aluminium and as we said earlier, the design looks out of this world, specially for a shaving razor. Skarp is the brainchild of Morgan Gustavsson who has been working in medical and cosmetic laser industry for the past three decades, in fact he claims to be the one who invented IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) in 1989 which still maintains to be one of the most preferred method of hair removal....

1. Walk and Talk. The Zenbo has the ability to roam around freely on its own and can also take directions through specific voice commands. Additionally, it can talk and reply with answers to your questions or alert you with a reminder. ZenBo’s face also acts as a touchscreen that can be operated to order groceries, video calls or watch a video. Moreover at the stage, Asus asked the robot to dance and it actually did, although, in an awkward robotic way....

Android’s Fragmentation Problem Newer versions just end up adding more and more features to the plate but some of the older phones can’t handle them because their hardware isn’t advanced enough to do so. So, that’s why your friend with a HTC Incredible will be able to run certain apps while you and your T-Mobile G1 will be left out on dry land. And more evidence is building up to support the fragmentation story....