Last year, we witnessed how a bunch of companies reinvigorated the market with their viral titles and attained millions of users. And while the industry’s revenue grew substantially, I feel that not all is well in the world of mobile gaming – there are factors undermining its future. Super Mario Run, Pokemon Go: a Triumph of Nostalgia, not Innovation To put matters in perspective, recall the most trending games of 2016....
At a media event today, Sony announced the launch of the Xperia Z3+ in India. The Xperia Z3+ is likely the Sony flagship phone we will have this year. And rightfully so, as it does sport an impressive set of hardware specs. Flaunting a 5.2-inch FHD Triluminos with Live Colour LED display, the Xperia Z3+ is powered by Snapdragon 810 processor, coupled with Adreno 430GPU and 3GB of RAM. On the storage front, the phone comes with 32GB ROM which can be expanded up to 128GB using a microSD card should you need more storage....
Beta apps on Play Store usually require you to have an invite to try out the beta or sign up for some additional stuff which doesn’t seem to be the case here. All you have to do is just head to the Play Store, navigate to the beta version of the game and install it. However, since this is just the beta version, you cannot sign in with your existing account and will have to create a new account with the guest option in order to be able to play the game....
Realme 5i: Design and Display The Realme 5i comes with a polycarbonate back with the sunrise design and comes in two color options: Aqua Blue and Forest Green. Towards the front, it features a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD display with an 89.8% screen-to-body ratio, a 20:9 aspect ration, and 1600 x 720 pixels screen resolution with 269ppi pixel density. Realme 5i: Performance At its core, the Realme 5i has an 11nm octa-core Snapdragon 665 processor with Adreno 610 GPU, coupled with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB of internal storage (expandable up to 512GB with microSD card)....
It follows the core philosophy of the brand, which is providing quality products at affordable prices, and it does it just right. We used the Realme Buds Wireless for around a week and even compared it to more expensive counterparts, and if we have to sum up our experience, in short, it’s fantastic! Design and Build Quality Realme has been consistent with its design choices for its accessories and the Realme Buds Wireless follows the same tradition....
Realme C12 Design and Display In terms of design, the Realme C12 features a geometric gradient design that constitutes trapezoid divides at different areas on the rear, which claim to offer different visual effects with varying degrees of light falling on it. Towards the front, the phone has a 6.5-inch HD+ display, with a mini-drop notch on top for the front camera. C12 comes in two colors: Power Blue and Power Silver....
The Realme X features a 6.53-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on top. Under the hood, it is powered by a 10-nm based Octa-Core Snapdragon 710 processor with Adreno 616 GPU, paired with 4GB / 6GB / 8GB of RAM and 64GB / 128GB of storage (expandable up to 256GB using microSD card). And for authentication, it uses an in-display fingerprint scanner. The device runs on ColorOS 6....
In terms of design, both the 10,000mAh and 20,000mAh capacity power banks feature a polycarbonate body with a button at the bottom to view the remaining juice in the bank, which is highlighted using the LED indicators. Besides, the button can also be used to activate the low-power mode for charging low-power devices. To enable low-power mode, all that you need to do is double-press the button, and that’s it....
The intuitive feature is aimed at changing the way we access Sports telecast. With the new feature, viewers will get a chance to enhance their viewing experience by toggling between 5 different camera angles. Viewers can also switch to their preferred language of commentary. Alongside English and Hindi, the channel also supports regional languages like Kannada, Telegu, and Tamil. That apart, the Jio TV viewers will also get access to opinions of leading cricket experts and commentators including Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra and Gaurav Kapoor....
Also Read: Android Encryption is Vulnerable and Google Isn’t the One to Blame According to Mitre’s Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database which documented a total of 10,098 bugs in 2016, Android encountered at least 523 security breaches. The news doesn’t come as a surprise majorly due to how OEMs have continued to ignore the necessity of regular security patches. Additionally, numerous analysts have pointed out significant flaws in Google’s encryption engine....
That was the answer I got from one of my friends in the game developer community when I asked him why there were not too many good cricket games around a couple of years ago. Not too much has changed in the interim period – cricket games on the mobile platform continue to fluctuate between the painfully mediocre to the utterly complex, although there are some notable exceptions, like Don Bradman cricket and ICC Pro Cricket....
Unlike before, the Exynos 9610 is now rumored to be a 10nm chipset. Furthermore, the Exynos 9610 will feature an octa-core processor consisting of four Cortex-A73 and four Cortex A53. The cores will be clocked up to 2.4GHz, and the GPU details have now been updated to Mali-G71 as opposed to the G72. The Exynos 9610 is most likely to be used in the mid-range Samsung devices and perhaps that’s one of the reasons why the company has not opted for Mongoose cores....
Design While the Samsung Galaxy S7 has borrowed heavily from the S6 design wise, the Note7 begs to differ. Thanks to the shrouded metal body and the rounded edges Note7 now bears a resemblance to the Galaxy S7 and the S7 Edge. Overall, I would have personally preferred the Note7 if it came with a more elegant design like it earlier used to. Display Samsung has been packing an impressive display units from quite some time, be it the S-series or the Note....
Looks like their main focus is on the S20 series, and the limited stock of the Z Flip can also be a factor as to why it may be coming to India at a later stage. Also, since Samsung manufactures its phones locally, India may not be having the facility to manufacture the Z Flip which can also be a factor contributing to the delay. Anyhow, let’s focus on the Galaxy S20 series for now....
As the name suggests, the tablet has a 10.5-inch IPS display up front with a resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a healthy 76.3% screen to body ratio. As the device is primarily intended for media consumption, Samsung has also included quad speakers with support for Dolby Atmos which it claims will provide a “3D surround sound experience”. The rear camera on the tablet is an 8MP unit with an aperture of f/1....
The new Samsung Galaxy Watch comes with a 1.2-inch or 1.1-inch OLED screen which has a layer of Gorilla DX+ glass and the company’s signature rotating bezel for navigating around the interface. In addition, Samsung claims it’s running on a customized chipset which allows for a “several-day” battery life, over 45 hours in the case of the 42mm option and 80+ hours on the 46mm model. The watch is water resistant too and has an exterior that’s rated for military-grade durability....
The device date can be changed by heading over to Settings>General Menu>Date and Time and then by turning off the Set Automatically option. From the scroll menu if you select 1970 as the year and January 1 as the month and the date, switch off the device and try to switch it on again, then Boom! Your iPhone will refuse to go beyond the start screen and no amount of fiddling will help you get around the problems....
To counter this, although there are a handful of different alternatives to VPNs, most of the time you either run into certain problems/or have to make some compromises in exchange for the service on a majority of them. However, one service that aims to make accessing geo-restricted content easier, without having to compromise on other aspects, that too at a relatively lower price, is Smart DNS Proxy. But what exactly is Smart DNS Proxy, how is it different from a VPN, and why should one consider it over VPNs to unblock geo-restricted content?...
Wow! We are already onto the second week of TechPP Mega Christmas Giveaway and the response has been enormous, with each day, hundreds of comments/entries being made and so many free licenses being given away. Today we have a very useful utility to review and giveaway – Lockngo 4.0 from Keynesis, an ultimate portable media protection software. Lockngo enables you to protect the information stored on USB drives, removable hard drives, SmartMedia cards etc....
They came into the year with high hopes but were unable to keep pace with industry and consumer demands, and at the end, had to head for the exit. We are, of course, talking about technology products whose lives came to an end in 2016 due to lack of consumer interest or for shifting corporate and industry focus. Surprisingly, there were a lot. And in our opinion, these were the twelve whose demise had the greatest impact....
