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Sony Xperia 10 II As already mentioned, the Xperia 10 II is the latest mid-range offering from Sony. It features a somewhat similar design as its predecessor, the Xperia 10, except for a slightly lighter, taller, and wider chassis. Towards the front, the handset features a 6-inch OLED display with an FHD+ resolution and a 21:9 aspect ratio. At its core, the Xperia 10 II is powered by the Snapdragon 665 processor with Adreno 610 GPU and includes a 3600mAh battery with Xperia Adaptive Charging that optimizes battery to improve its life....

Swipe ELITE Max comes equipped with a 5.5-inch FHD display and is powered by Snapdragon 430 Octa-Core processor paired with 4GB of RAM. On the memory front, the device offers 32GB of storage along with a microSD card that can accommodate another 32GB. Swipe claims that the Elite Max has been optimized for running graphic heavy games without evident lag. The Swipe Elite runs on Android Marshmallow 6.0 and is backed by a 3000mAh battery....

The T-Mobile US is part of an elite club of telecom operators that have been able to thrive despite being late to their markets. I know very few telecom operators that have managed to do well despite not being an incumbent. SoftBank of Japan and Free Mobile of France are two other examples. A key reason for T-Mobile’s success has been John Legere and his marketing. There are very few CEOs who have made use of Twitter as well as John Legere has....

Touchscreens, until recently, were limited to two-dimensional input. When ‘Force Touch’, a less refined version of 3D Touch, was introduced with the Apple Watch in late 2014, some imagined the implications of this tech onto screens the size of phones and tablets. A year later, Huawei beat Apple to this by a few days with the Mate S. But since it’s a custom implementation, you can be pretty sure that app developers will not make use of this till Google officially rolls out support for pressure-sensitive screens....

We are used to believe that what we see represents the ultimate truth. But, in many cases, what we see is only the tip of the iceberg, the bigger part being hidden or hard to discover. Such is the case with the Internet, or the Web. For many out there, the Internet’s main piece is represented by Google and other search engines, as these are the main tools to obtain information from various websites....

The photograph tells the story. But just in case you do not want to strain your eyes, here’s the grand summary: Poco F1: Android 8.1 (MIUI 10), Android Security Patch: 1 October 2018 OnePlus 6T: Android 9 (Oxygen OS 9), Android Security Patch: 1 November 2018 Nokia 6.1 Plus: Android 9, Android Security Patch: 1 October 2018 Google Pixel 3 XL: Android 9, Android Security Patch: 5 September 2018...

The Oppo F9 comes with a 6.3-inch 1080p screen with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. It’s powered by MediaTek’s Helio P60 chipset, the same one found under the RealMe 1 which starts at Rs 8,990. There’s 6GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage which can be expanded. In addition, the phone features a 3500mAh battery which is even compatible with the company’s proprietary quick-charging technology, VOOC. Sadly, though, it has a MicroUSB port instead of a Type-C....

That was a remark made during a tech awards ceremony by one of the jury members while discussing the award for the best phone in different price segments in the Indian market. And the person was spot on – most of the categories were dominated by the likes of Xiaomi (Redmi), Realme, OnePlus, Samsung and in the odd case, Oppo. There was hardly any mention of Vivo, the brand which is the undisputed number three in the Indian smartphone market....

Android O New Features Android O is yet to be released by Google and is expected to be unveiled sometime later this month. It is currently in the developer preview form and is available for a handful of Nexus and Pixel smartphones. The upcoming version of Android, however, brings a number of features to the table. The notification dot is one of the most useful features of the Android O....

Top 10 Wordpress Plugins for Login BM Custom Login – Binary Moon’s Custom login is a simple way to customise the login screen on your wordpress install. The plugin also includes a psd template for creating your own login screens so it couldn’t be easier. AJAX Login – Wordpress plugin to use AJAX powered login page. AJAX Login means that the login process is executed without reloading the entire page. Login LockDown – Login LockDown records the IP address and timestamp of every failed WordPress login attempt....

At the heart of Discord are servers, which are essentially communities organized into discrete collections of channels for people to hang out and discuss topics they find interesting. Discord has millions of servers staggered across a wide range of topics, ranging from movies, anime, and games to science, technology, and history. However, finding these can be a task. To simplify this, here’s a guide describing the top four sources to find Discord servers to join....

Top 7 Android Apps to Back-up Your Data Of course, Android being the best phone platform (in my humble opinion), offers a host of apps and services to backup your personal files. Not all of them are good though, but fear not, if you want to make a backup, there are great options to chose from. 7. ROM Manager ROM Manager is a well known name for those who use custom Mods and flash lots of ROMs....

The quality and sheer hardness of a rugged tablet depends on its maker and on the purpose served by the product, but we’ve come to learn that most needs can be filled. On today’s ongrowing market, manufacturers strive to beat the competition by developing options that are both fast, smart and very hard to break. Depending on the taste, one can purchase devices able to withstand elephant stomps and to outwit past-generation computers, at the same time....

According to OnLeaks, the 2020 iPad Pro models may share the same dimensions as the current iPad Pro models. And while he has shared dimensions for the 11-inch model only, which suggests an overall dimension of 248 x 178.6 x 5.9mm, there is no detail for the 12.9-inch model. Further, he also says that the 11-inch model might feature a metal black, similar to the current generation iPad Pro, whereas the bigger 12....

Good rear camera, sensational selfie snapper The camera app is simple and a little iOS-ish, but with many more options. Quick to launch, swiping right will take you to the videos, and swiping left would take you to the beauty mode and panorama. There is an option to bring up the filters galore as well. Up on top are the HDR options, portrait mode, Live Picture and other modes and finally the settings....

Voila AI artist is the latest app crush in the smartphone world. This image editing app allows you to turn your photos into super adorable cartoon avatars. The app basically uses artificial intelligence to turn your selfies and portraits into 2D, 3D, cartoons, caricatures and paintings. And it is the rage of the Web right now. How to convert your photo to cartoon with Voila AI Artist? One of the reasons for the success of Voila AI Artist is just how easy it is to use....

Vu says the biggest highlight of these new televisions is the fact that they’re first ones to feature Android Nougat in India (which we aren’t really sure yet). And since all of them natively run Android without a custom skin on top unlike Xiaomi’s Mi TV lineup, you get all the Google-y novelties like the ability to download apps as well as games from the Play Store, OS-wide voice control, Google Assistant, Chromecast support, Netflix, and more....

Twitter user, WABetaInfo, who has a positive history in WhatsApp news, has shared a screenshot that shows the app will be updated with a new feature called “Taglines”. This will essentially be a rebrand of the old status with no additional alterations whatsoever. Like before, you will be able to add a permanent message under your profile using merely text or emoji. “Taglines” were first spotted on the beta version, 2....

Scale is important in the telecom industry, there’s no doubt about that. The larger the number of subscribers you have, easier it is to spread the costs of running the network. However, it’s also important to note that inorganic growth hardly ever helps in the long run especially in low margin markets such as India where customers are finicky and jump ship everytime they find a better offer elsewhere. Jio’s infatuation with having a large subscriber base is understandable....

Kindle Fire HD seems pretty good, why not buy it? Why Kindle Fire HD is a passable tablet We will not go over again comparing it with Google’s Nexus 7, and despite of some issues recently reported by frustrated users, the Kindle Fire HD (the 7 inch version, that is) just can’t compare with Nexus 7’s specs. You just need to look at the pictures of these two to realize that the Kindle Fire HD is way more bulkier than the Nexus 7....