Top 10 Funny Websites for Geeks I think of the web as a mirror of society; and as a mirror of society, pornography and violence is everywhere. It’s true, it’s not that easy to find places where old values still prevail, where you can read an article that is educative, but in an entertaining way. Maybe I’m just pessimistic, but I feel the world, and its mirror, the web is getting smaller and smaller while getting bigger and bigger, and it fills me with joy to see these tiny corners where I can feel safe to click on a link, watch a video and laugh, or read about something and not get bored to death....

iOS 14 Features The biggest changes come in the form of home screen elements that are now closer to Android than ever, along with changes to some default iOS apps like Maps, Messages, CarPlay, etc. Let’s elaborate on each of them. 1. App Library App Library is essentially an app drawer for your iPhone. If you’ve used an Android device, you would probably know that all the apps on an Android smartphone are listed in an app drawer that is separate from the home screen....

Content creators need not invest in expensive gear right from the beginning as smartphones have become capable enough to shoot even 4K videos at 60fps. However, someone more experienced would realize the lack of manual controls while shooting video in most smartphones, and that’s a parameter that can help you take your videos to the next level. Best video recording app for Android If you too shoot videos on your smartphone or are planning to start a YouTube channel, here are the top five video recording apps for Android with support for manual controls....

If email and messaging is your most critical need then a Blackberry mobile is the best solution. iPhone and Android can be ahead in terms of look and feel of UI, apps, games and multimedia but when it comes to work (email, messaging, call and battery life), Blackberry is far ahead. Simply put, iPhone and Androids can give you thrill but it is the Blackberry which gets the work done....

There are tons and tons of paid icon packs but we cherry picked some of the best ones that we would want to recommend to you. Designers put lots of efforts into making these, but only the best ones out there stand out and following are some of the reasons why we picked what we picked: Materialistik Icon Pack: Rs 38 As the name indicates, the underlying philosophy is the materialistic design patterns....

What is Ultra Wideband (UWB)? UWB is a spatial awareness technology that aids smartphones in locating nearby devices effectively to establish connectivity and transfer content. It is, essentially, a protocol that is intended for use in short-range and uses radio technology to locate and communicate with devices in proximity. To do this, the technology leverages a large part of the radio frequency spectrum to utilize the very low power and high bandwidth radio waves to exchange data and information between devices....

As part of this effort, starting May 1, the center announced the availability of COVID-19 vaccine doses for people in the 18-44 age bracket to inoculate more citizens. Until now, the first phase of the Coronavirus vaccine drive was available to those above 45 years of age. Checking COVID-19 Vaccine Slots and Booking an Appointment The government of India recently launched the CoWIN website to make checking in on available slots and booking an appointment for vaccination easier....

Mind you, it does have its hands full. At Rs 22,990, the Vivo V17 treads that tricky ground between that occupied by the mid-segment (around Rs 15,000) rock stars like the Redmi Note 8 Pro and Realme XT and the one inhabited by budget flagship ones (Rs 25,000-30,000) like the Realme X2 Pro and Redmi K20 Pro. What works in its favor is that this is relatively unoccupied land, with the Redmi K20 being perhaps the only really well-known device out there....

To remove such needs and cut the company’s loses, VMware is set to bring its Horizon Mobile technology to iOS devices, thus removing to carry two or three phones to work just so the company could easily reach the employee. In a few words, the software emulates a virtual device on the iOS platform and deploys all the benefits of a “work” phone/tablet onto a personal device. The developer assures us that security and 3rd party applications will be fully supported, so both parts involved will have nothing to suffer....

Well, both Google and OnePlus have shown their phone-y hands now. And although the reviews of both devices are underway with us, it is becoming increasingly apparent that OnePlus has – yet again – thoroughly unsettled the phone arm of the Search giant. If that sounds excessively unfair, cast a glance at the prices of the devices launched by the two brands over the past couple of weeks: Pixel 3a: Rs 39,999 Pixel 3a XL: Rs 44,999 OnePlus 7: Rs 32,999 OnePlus 7Pro: Rs 48,999...

Humans are known to be resistant towards change. More often than not, we are so used to the operating system on our phones that we are reluctant to change to another one. Personally, I have been an avid iPhone user since the past 4 years. There have been times when I did get bored of it and switched to Android. You could read about my experience here. I get a lot of flak for using an iPhone but I’m equally equipped with comments to diss Android....

Intel Tablets With Windows 8 to be Launched by The End of 2012 So far, tablets like HP TouchPad or BlackBerry PlayBook did not attract a large number of followers, so an opportunity and a niche has been created here for Microsoft. And apparently, the company is willing to take it. According to reliable information coming from trusty insiders, the Microsoft next generation touch-filled Windows 8 operating system plus the Intel hardware responsible for breathing light into the OS will be coming out in November....

The Redmi Note 6 Pro’s biggest highlight is its two pairs of cameras situated both on the front and rear. On the back, you will find a regular 12-megapixel f/1.9 lens paired with a secondary 5-megapixel snapper for depth-sensing. Similarly, for selfies, you have a primary 20-megapixel shooter along with a 2-megapixel sensor. The phone features a familiar all-aluminum design you will come across on nearly every other Redmi phone and a notch-equipped 6....

The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 inherits design and build from its siblings as it flaunts the usual aluminum clamshell aesthetic. However, the corners are now a bit more curved. There’s a 5.5-inch HD display up front which is protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass (variant not revealed yet). It’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 435 octa-core processor, Adreno 505 GPU, 3GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage which is expandable and a 3080mAh non-removable battery....

The Xiaomi Mi A1 comes equipped with a 5.5-inch FHD display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass and is powered by the Snapdragon 625 processor clocked at 2.0GHz and paired with 4GB of RAM. On the storage front, the phone offers 64GB of internal storage along with an expandable microSD card slot. As mentioned earlier the Mi A1 runs on Android One and it’s still not clear if one would be able to flash it with a MIUI ROM....

In terms of the design, the new Redmi 5 phones flaunt rounded corners and abandon off-screen capacitive buttons to accommodate the new near bezel-less screens. The reinforced corners are designed to bear the brunt of a fall. That being said, the Redmi 5 largely resembles previous Xiaomi phones and feature an aluminum build. Speaking of screens, the Redmi 5 comes with a 5.7-inch HD+ panel and an 18:9 aspect ratio....

In its circular, the IAF had accused Xiaomi of sending user data to remote servers located in China. The note was prepared by the intelligence unit based on the inputs from Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), and quotes several reports in the past which have put question marks over Xiaomi’s handling of user’s private data. “F-secure, a leading security solution company, recently carried out a test of Xiaomi Redmi 1s, the company’s budget smartphone, and found that the phone was forwarding carrier name, phone number, IMEI (the device identifier) plus numbers from address book and text messages back to Beijing,” the IAF note says....

With the newer versions of operating systems like Windows 10 and Windows 11, the overall experience has changed drastically, and the chances of you being hit by a blue screen error are exceptionally low. But Microsoft’s “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach hasn’t completely solved the underlying problems. Microsoft has tried to mitigate them to a large extent and will continue to work on them in the coming years....

We are talking of course about Nokia, which officially made its comeback to India shores and stores under the HMD Global banner on June 13. The venue for the launch was Qla, a restaurant that’s a stone’s throw away from the iconic Qutab Minar, one of India’s most famous historical monuments. And nostalgia was in the air right from the time when the invite for the event arrived with the iconic Nokia guitar ringtone built into it (one of those cards that play a tune when you open it)....

Familiar design, but reminding us of good things The first thing which anyone notices about a smartphone is generally its display and with some of its bezels beings shaved off, the display of the Canvas Infinity Pro definitely screams for attention. The smartphone comes with 5.7-inch “almost” bezel-less HD display with a resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels topped by a 2.5D curved glass. The smartphone comes with an 18:9 aspect ratio display but it does have well pronounced, if not very large, bezels around it....