We are just going to mention a simple fact – Apple has actually reduced the prices of the iPhone 13 and 13 mini and the new iPad in India. Now, we can get the surprise some might feel at that. After all, the starting prices of the iPhone 13 and 13 mini seem to be the same as the starting prices of the iPhone 12 and 12 mini. To refresh: Pretty similar, right?...

But the demand for the iPad 2 has obviously cooled off, since Apple currently sells the iPad Air and iPad Mini 2 line as well as the original iPad Mini; not to mention the many promotions big retailers are running in the United States. So, Cupertino has decided that now is the time to bring back the iPad 4, or iPad with Retina Display, as it is officially called. This means that at the moment there is only a single iPad officially on sale which lacks the Retina panel – the original iPad Mini....

The 12-inch MacBook, MacBook Pro with and without TouchBar, all are being bumped up with Intel’s latest seventh generation Kaby Lake processors. Moreover, these new ultrabooks will also come with fifty percent faster memories. The 15-inch MacBook Pro, additionally, is being upgraded with better graphic cards. All of these will be available starting today itself. The 12-inch MacBook will start from $1299, MacBook Pro 13-inch without the touch-bar at $1299 as well, MacBook Pro 13-inch with touch-bar from $1799 and lastly, MacBook Pro 15-inch starts from $2399....

Apple in its filing has accused Nokia of conspiring with other companies of charging Apple in a bid to extort exorbitant revenues unfairly and anti-competitively. Apple then goes on and points out how Nokia failed to “innovate” and was forced to exit the market as a cellphone supplier in 2011 and post this Nokia has changed “from a company focused on supplying cell phones and other consumer products to a company bent on exploiting the patients that remain from its years as a successful cell phone supplier....

That’s not all the patent further reveals how the audio system can be configured in order to alter the direction of the audio based on the person location in video conferencing. Yet another possibility is that each of the chat windows may come with their own audio channel. The figure above shows an iMac running multiple instances of video chat program and every one of the audio channel has its own direction....

Apple Channels The new Apple TV app can be accessed on Apple TV 4K, iPad and iPhone and content can be consumed both online and offline. The service consists of content ranging across genres right from sports to news and shows, all integrated in one place so it’s easier to find what you want to watch without much effort. Another advantage is that your cable TV operator’s services or even internet TV shows will be merged with Apple channels or online services....

This is perhaps why Chromebooks are so often associated with students. And with schools and colleges going online(thanks to the pandemic), suddenly, the number of people requiring a notebook has gone up. And of course, while the idea of buying a high-end, powerful laptop might sound tempting, if all you have to do is attend online classes, do some research, do project work and handle emails on a laptop, a Chromebook might be able to serve you just as well without really burning a deep hole in your parents’ pockets....

The VivoWatch BP also comes with an ECG and PPG sensors. Users need to place their fingers on a small circular metal plate to measure their vitals. Asus claims that the VivoWatch will display the readings in only 15 seconds of holding the fingers on the metal plate. Needless to say, BP and ECG machines are not compact. In fact, ECG machines until now operate by placing several probes on the patient’s body....

The Beam Authentic is touted as the worlds first smart connected wearable. Apart from the 400×400 AMOLED display, ambient sensors, magnetic clip, the Beam authentic also comes with a rated battery life of 24-hours. The Beam Authentic is something you could use in a party place or perhaps a public gathering. This is a device that I could see volunteers trying to get attention for their cause can use. The Beam Authentic is currently selling for $99 on their official website and this includes a $3 donation to a charity....

Even though iPhones are equipped with a built-in ad blocker, it is ineffective. Therefore, it is better to use ad blocker apps to prevent ads and effectively keep your web browsing activities private. But as with any other app, it can be challenging to find the most suitable ad blocker for iPhone. That’s why we have compiled a list of the best ad blockers you can use on your iPhone....

With hundreds of wallpaper apps available on the AppStore, it is not easy to find the best ones from the lot. So, to make things easier, we have curated a list of some of the best wallpaper apps on iOS. Vellum Vellum is definitely one of the best wallpaper apps for iPhone. It packs in a collection of wallpapers from artists across the world, curated into various categories. It has a ‘Daily Wallpaper’ section, that suggests a new wallpaper every day....

Very recently, this editor met with the India country head of a smartphone company, and caught him using a BlackBerry Bold 9790. Intriguing, since the outfit referred to isn’t BlackBerry, but one that makes touchscreen Android devices. When asked why he uses a BlackBerry as his daily driver and not a handset that bears the name of his own brand, his reply was, “I’ll switch, as soon as I can find something that can give me a matching email and typing experience....

Latest Hardware: more hard disk space, better graphic card, faster processor and so on. Latest operating system and up-to date list of softwares. Warranty and guarantees, in case you damage your laptop. Peace of mind! Technologies become obsolete quite fast and so even the best of upgrading may not be enough, and it might just be a matter of time that you would need to buy a new laptop for your needs....

The CES will take place in the first week of January and this means that only a couple of weeks are left till BlackBerry announces its plans. As of now, there is no inkling on the type of devices or the new lineup from BlackBerry but rest assured that the company will stick to Android just like how it did with a few of its recent offerings. TCL has been into the handset manufacturing business from quite some time and it, in fact, has a similar type of arrangement with Alcatel....

Join essentially lets you remotely control any Android or any Chrome OS device through voice commands and is quite intuitive. And the best part? This one actually works. The setup process is also surprisingly straightforward; you install the extension and the Android app and you’re good to go. Join can be triggered via any custom phrase, by default, it is “computer!” and I didn’t bother to modify that because it sounds like I’m living in the future....

On the other side of the spectrum, while the visual content — articles and videos — continues to tread at a constant pace, we are gradually seeing a rise in services that are making consuming articles less of an engaging activity by taking away the need to go through them in the traditional way. Although there are a few different services that offer this functionality, the one we are talking about in this article is Podcastle AI, which is essentially a Chrome extension that converts articles to podcasts....

Pixel launcher apk can be downloaded here and installed on your device, however, if you have already installed the Nexus launcher, just go ahead and install the Pixel Launcher APK as an update. The initial bout of Pixel Launcher APK was leaked by Llabtoofer and mirrors have been uploaded to several other sites. The Pixel launcher does away with the app drawer icon and now the app drawer can be accessed by simply swiping up on the home screen....

To use Apple Maps as its default, DuckDuckGo is utilizing the MapKit JS library, announced last year at the WWDC. MapKit JS is a JavaScript library that can be used by anyone to put Apple Maps on the web. As of now, it is available in beta, so only registered Apple developers can use it to integrate maps on the web. Until now, DuckDuckGo used OpenStreetMap for results, with a drop-down box that used other map services like Bing, Google, Here maps, etc....

In case you missed to catch up with the event, here’s every major announcement made on day one: Facebook To bring people together and help them connect with people who share the same interests, Facebook is making certain changes to bring groups at the center of its service. A series of such similar improvements in the Facebook app include: A completely fresh design, called FB5, that the company claims is simpler, faster, more immersive, and brings communities at the center....

There is no gender reference in the press release of the Fitbit Luxe press release (though there is a mention of “an effortlessly chic bracelet design”) but a look at the product is enough to tell most people that this has been primarily designed for women. Even most of the sample images we got of the tracker seemed to be of women. While it can still pass off as broadly gender-neutral with a plain strap, the gorjana for Fitbit Luxe Special Edition variant (a tie-up with the legendary jewelry brand) seems totally for women, as do many of the straps and accessories for the device....