How does it look? Does it not look exactly like the S8+? This is an accusation that we think has been leveled a trifle unfairly at the S9+. A more logical question would have been: does the S9+ look good? Yes, the broad design language is similar to what we had seen in the S8+ with the tall 6.2-inch display dominating the front, tapering over the sides, and button placement (including the Bixby and volume buttons on the left side) being largely similar....

Podcast users are looking for apps that offer ease of access to online content, from music, to shows and news. Also, these apps must have a simple and intuitive user interface, fast downloads and the possibility to create customized podcast feeds. Best Podcast Apps for iOS Unlike Google with its dedicated podcast app, Apple has continued its Podcast service and thanks to this, now it is one of the most used apps in the iTunes Store, for users that enjoy podcasts....

Guest Post by Elena Vakhromova. Are you a devoted Apple fanboy? Or at-least own an Apple mobile device? Then you should be aware of a small inconvenience most iDevices have: because of the support of few video formats (generally MP4 and H.264) it’s a real pain to play any other videos on them. The universal video playing app hasn’t been offered yet, so lots of people still use desktop video converters to adjust diverse video formats to Apple playback....

In a detailed blog post, Carl Pei, the global face of OnePlus has written an emotional open letter to the company’s new customers explaining this mess, which unfortunately isn’t as clear as it should have been. We shall try to do our best in comprehending what the situation is and how this might pan out in the future. Deal between Cyanogen & OnePlus Earlier this year, OnePlus signed a deal with Cyanogen to launch the first ever smartphone running CyanogenMod out of the box and promising frequent updates and support directly from Cyanogen....

Inspired by Ubuntu’s desktop version, MeeGo and even with a flavor of Windows 8, the mobile Ubuntu operating system can already be experienced on tweaked Android smartphones and starting with the upcoming year, people should expect full-state devices. Ubuntu Mobile OS, by Canonical In a market strongly dominated by Android and iOS, a third but proper competitor has yet to reveal itself, even though big names like Microsoft and RIM already exist....

A new system, called UEFI, is here to take its place, but like most new technologies, its implementation is slow and expensive. Users tend to overlook the importance of the low-level operating system, keeping true to the belief that “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it”. BIOS is reaching the end of its powers and new technologies are not supported any longer by this system, and this is what UEFI tries to fix....

I consider tablets to be used in medicine, architecture, engineering and not so much in the day to day life, maybe because I’m just a bit old school and I like PCs, but nonetheless, regardless of my opinion, the iPad remains the number 1 tablet PC in the world, and it seems the future will see even more tablets. This is just the start of an era that will be around for some time....

That joke might seem like a bad one, but it kinda fits when we talk of fingerprint scanners on smartphones. They started from the bottom after all, and now seem to have reached their home (or so we think). But to understand this better, let’s start from the beginning. Or actually from the bottom. Of smartphones. Starting from the base-ics… Once upon a time, smartphones had to depend on passwords, pin and pattern locks to keep peepy-eyes from breaking and entering....

Anki claims to have earned a revenue of over $100 million last year, but says that toys aren’t what it only aims to sell, indicating their seriousness towards bringing robotic devices into the mainstream market. Over a year after the release of Cozmo, Anki has now showcased a spiritual successor to it named Vector, which is slightly bigger in size than the Cozmo and has a grey tint to it....

Instagram app now allows users to take and edit videos The update to Instagram allows users to take 15 seconds long videos and modify them with custom effects. According to the developers, duration of the video is limited to 15 seconds in order to allow users to quickly capture important moments and share them easily, and also ensure fast downloading by those who want to view them. The user has at his disposal 13 filters created specifically for the video capability of Instagram....

According to the researchers, the WPA2 protocol vulnerability works by intercepting the data at the point of a four-way handshake which uses a passkey called Pairwise. The worst part, however, is that the key can be resent multiple times. This is facilitated by using a cryptographic nonce, an arbitrary number that can be ideally used only once. In this particular case, the cryptographic nonce when sent in a certain manner renders the encryption void....

2015 – 2020: Indian brands, from dominant to dead Sounds hard to believe? Well, five years ago, in 2015, the top five smartphone brands in the Indian market were: Samsung, Micromax, Intex, Lenovo (Motorola), and Lava, as per Counterpoint Research. And that is not all, there were others – Karbonn, Spice, Lyf, iBall, and Celkon, to name a few. Even brands that were known for other electronic products like Onida, BPL, and Videocon had phone divisions....

WhatsApp has been testing many features in beta and most often new features keep popping up with every upgrade. Moving on, apart from the one to one conversations WhatsApp Groups is something that has clicked with the users. While most of us use WhatsApp group for the sake of being connected with their family and friend’s others use it as an official channel to communicate stuff regarding work. WhatsApp has now introduced the tagging feature that will let you tag the group members by adding ‘@’ before their name....

Of course, a laptop or netbook can be equally good, since their main contribution is that you can take your office everywhere with you. Nevertheless, most of your available time is being spent in front of your stationary personal computer. That is, if your job consists in doing so. But, let’s face it, who doesn’t spend hours in their office, working in front of a computer? It has become a vital part of our daily lives, being responsible for many of the tasks that we have to accomplish....

Microsoft has just unveiled the Xbox One, its next-generation console, joining the fight against the already announced Play Station 4, about which we don’t know all the details yet. What we have been shown at Redmond is a completely redesigned Xbox that looks just like a big rectangular gadget. The controller is somewhat similar to the previous version but comes with a rather elegant design. Xbox One has been shown as a horizontal box, so we’re not sure if it will “stand” in a vertical position as the previous version....

The very fact that it was carried on by a state-sponsored actor, the attack only seems more sinister. Unlike individuals State Sponsored attackers are the highly motivated group who have set objectives in line with political or military interests of any country. Also, it is very rare for state-sponsored attackers to siphon off the money from the stolen details and instead they keep collecting the data over a long period of time to gain a leverage over the victim....

Update: Another loophole detected. Windows 8 Promo Code Gaffe Lets Anyone to Upgrade for $14.99 Yes, it does make business sense to rope in as many genuine buyers as possible, but it’s still surprising that Microsoft is willing to sell them the latest OS version at a nominal price of $39.99, a huge discount of $130 over the final retail price. Users in several underground forums are reporting that they were able to upgrade and activate Windows 8 Pro after legally purchasing it for $39....

The postpaid service, which Ola says will roll out to everyone in the coming months, will essentially let passengers to avoid paying as soon as their trip is ended and pay for all the bills together at the end of the monthly cycle — just like they would in the case of their phone charges. Called Ola Money Postpaid, the feature is primarily designed to bring more users onboard with Ola’s digital payments service....

That is a very common question at smartphone launches today. The kind of glass protecting a display – and even a phone’s back now – has become an important part of the spec sheet. And the most popular class of glass (rhyming intended) in that category is Corning with its brand, Gorilla Glass. But how did Corning getting into the classy glassy business? Well, as in so many smartphone matters, we can blame this one on that one device....

So, which Me/Mi is the one for you? Let us try to find out for Real, and ensure that you are not left in the Red. Puns intended. Looks and design: Trendy and traditional takes on loud and proud When it comes to looks, the two phones are poles apart. On one hand, you have a more traditional, trendy-looking smartphone that follows the popular norms of a smartphone design and on the other hand, there is a smartphone that is loud and extremely proud about it....