But thankfully, despite the slow innovation in providing a significant improvement in battery technology, there are companies that are trying to stretch a phone’s battery life. Just earlier this month, we saw Gionee launch the Marathon M5 which comes with a 6,020 mAh battery, a feat it achieved by coupling two cells together. But we now have a company that wants to take this to a whole new level. Oukitel, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer you’ve likely never heard of is catching our attention today for its bold announcement....

There are six different Tacto game sets available – Tacto Classics, Laser, Coding, Chess, Tacto Electronics and Tacto Dino. The first four are available for purchase in the US starting today while the last two will go on sale in July 2021. Each Tacto set is priced at $49.99 and comes with a unique set of figurines and frames to securely hold the tablet in place. With screen time for children ages four to nine averaging as high as five hours every day, PlayShifu is on a mission to help parents convert their children’s screen time into hands-on educational playtime,” said co-founder and CEO of PlayShifu, Vivek Goyal....

Just thinking of the numerous customization options it can provide makes me regret I can’t have one. The back screen is integrated in a case that draws power from the iPhone via the Lightning port, but don’t worry, it uses a very little amount of power. Meet popSLATE. popSLATE iPhone Smart Case So, Apple’s smartphone, iPhone, could receive a smart case, capable of adding a second screen to your device....

As announced before, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 will be based on 10nm nodes. This is a marked improvement over the 14nm based Snapdragon 820 cores. The use of a smaller node means that this CPU will have a highly improved power efficiency. The leaked slides of the upcoming chipset reveal that it consumes about 40% less power than the previous generation model. In fact, the chipmaker goes to the extent of stating that its upcoming chip will consume half the power of a Snapdragon 801....

The Kirin 970, however, was exclusive to Huawei/Honor devices which meant consumers who use smartphones from a different manufacturer couldn’t experience the AI goodness in completeness. Of course, Qualcomm, one of the largest producers of smartphone chipsets did integrate some AI specific features in their flagship Snapdragon 845 mobile platform with the help of the Hexagon 680 DSP, but there was still a lack of a dedicated NPU like the one found on the Kirin 970....

Charge two iOS devices together The Arc 450 is a charging device that comes with a wireless charging pad for the Apple Watch and a lightning cable for charging devices like the iPhone, the AirPods, and some of the iPads, letting you charge up to two devices simultaneously. The lighting cable folds itself and lets you store the lightning charging end inside the device itself, saving it from dust. The other end of the accessory is a regular USB jack which can be plugged into a charger or any power source into which a regular USB can be plugged in....

All of which brighten up low light shots, which generally tend to be on the dull side in the color department. Terrific for the night, great for the day (especially Flamingo) And that’s very good. There’s just one problem – thanks to that categorization, most folks try those filters out only at night. Understandable. After all, they ARE called Special Night Filters, right? The problem is that a lot of daytime shots could benefit from the burst of color these filters provide....

Design and Comfort The Realme Buds Q are built completely out of polycarbonate and the design is inspired by pebbles or cobbles and hence the rounded finish all over. We like the design on the Realme Buds Q since there aren’t any sharp edges or corners. The way it is designed makes the case look smaller than it actually is and it’s also easy to pocket. The Realme Buds Q also manages to be sturdy and there’s not a lot of wiggle at the hinge when opening or closing the lid....

The reason why we rank the Note 11S a notch above the Note 11 and the Note 11T is good old performance. As we remarked in our reviews of the Redmi Note 11T 5G and the Redmi Note 11, both devices were good in their own ways, but neither had anything compelling about them. This was very odd by Redmi Note standards. Both were good phones, but neither really stood out from the competition....

The new Facebook app is touted to offer all the quintessential features including push notifications, video, and links to external content. The Facebook News Feed and the Photos have also been optimized for the JioPhone. Furthermore, the company claims that the new Facebook app for the JioPhone will help the potential 50 crore feature phone users to connect. A quick recap, the JioPhone comes with equipped with a 2.4-QVGA color display....

The Visual Snapshot UI looks very similar to what Google Now used to offer back in the day. It contains proactive suggestions with personalized and timely information related to your commute, upcoming events, recent online purchases, and much more. You can access the new (or old, depending on whether you’ve used Google Now) overview page by tapping the icon on the top right corner of your screen when you launch the Google Assistant....

But this year has seen Moto seemingly go back to fighting on experience, as was witnessed in the launch of the Moto G (3rd generation) – triggering off another debate between the specs and experience crowd. And the bifurcation of the Moto X range seems to reflect that – the X Style is the one with the big hardware, while the X Play is the one that has a more modest spec sheet, but still hopes to deliver a very good experience, at a price that is much – much – lower (Rs 18,499/$275 for the X Play, Rs 29,999/$400 for the recently launched X Style)....

However, sometime around 2010, DTH started gaining steam in India. The end of the tussle between Zee and Star regarding carriage fee opened the floodgates for mass adoption of DTH in India. High-profile DTH launches by Tata Sky, Reliance’s Big TV, Sun DTH, and Videocon D2H, pushed DTH to the next level. MSOs were content providing analogue TV, which gave users no option other than changing channels and volume through a remote, even as DTH operators stole the thunder by providing set top boxes (STBs) that could help one classify channels according to genres; know which show is running currently, what show would come next, set reminders, change languages, get monthly bill statements and a lot more....

In terms of looks and design, both, the Notebook 7 and Notebook 7 Force feature a brand-new, eye-catching design, with a high screen-to-body ratio, barely noticeable bezels, and a full HD display that claims to offer superior brightness and a wide viewing angle, to offer consumers with a more immersive experience. The laptops come in two sizes, 13-inch and 15-inch, and also include Dolby Atmos audio, which combined with that display, offers a more enriching experience....

The Samsung Galaxy J4 comes with a traditional 5.5-inch Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 720p and an aspect ratio of 16:9. Under the hood, the phone is powered by the company’s own Exynos 7570 octa-core chipset, 2 or 3GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB of internal storage which can be expanded through a MicroSD card, and a 3000mAh battery. Out of the box, the Galaxy J4 runs on Android Oreo with Samsung’s custom skin on top....

As far as the hardware is concerned, the Galaxy On8 is yet another Samsung phone that isn’t primarily betting on specifications. For starters, it has a 720p 6-inch tall screen with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. However, on the plus side, it’s an OLED panel instead of LCD which is what the competition offers. In addition, the phone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 450 chipset, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 256GB with a MicroSD card, and a 3,500mAh battery....

The Chromebook 3 is powered by the Intel Celeron N3050 and will be made available in both 2GB/3GB RAM configurations. On the storage front, the Chromebook 3 offers 16GB of on board storage. The laptop is well endowed connectivity wise as it comes with Bluetooth 4.0, 720p Webcam, USB 3.0 port, USB 2.0 Port and an HDMI out. The keyboard ergonomics seems something that the Samsung has attended to and as a result the keyboard comes with UL certified keycaps and the display is hinged to offer a tilt of 180-degrees....

Other than running the Tizen OS, the Samsung Z will feature a 4.8-inch 720p (HD), Super AMOLED display with a quad-core, 2.3GHz CPU (from Intel we presume) with 2GB RAM, 16GB memory, LTE, an 8-megapixel camera, a heartrate sensor and fingerprint scanner. It comes with 2600 mAh of battery, and features a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. It’ll fully support 2D and 3D graphics The Samsung Z looks quite different from the Galaxy series of Android smartphones, with a much sharpened edges and blocky design....

What’s not there! Comments about the headphones generally begin with: “Rs 30,000 for a pair of earphones? With no big earcups!” Followed by: “They do not even have ANC!” “Forget ANC, they do not have a mic!” “Forget a mic, they don’t have Bluetooth! They are wired and need a 3.5 mm audio jack.” “They do not have a volume or track control panel!” “You cannot make calls from them!...

Further, in short term, our hearing memory is weaker than our visual memory. That’s why you find it difficult to recall the name of a person but can recognize his face easily. This puts you into embarrassing moments many a time. I have a friend who once while introducing his new classmate to his fiance struggled to recall his name. His classmate still teases him for that incident. My friend got lucky as it was a casual setup....