Permit us to digress for a bit, though, and take you back to late 2014. Google had launched the Android One initiative if you remember, aiming to deliver the pure Android experience at a very affordable price. The initiative had mixed results for a number of reasons, but primary among them was the fact that other manufacturers had upped the ante in the specs-price game, and while the Android One range did offer decent value for money, there were others (most notably the Moto E and the Xiaomi Redmi 1s) who were seen to be delivering as much, if not more, for a comparable (or lower) price....

Interview With Robert Scoble Radu Tyrsina (RT) – Thanks for giving me this opportunity, Robert. Let’s start with this thing that Keen said, that he refers to as “digital narcissism”. It has a social and psychological meaning as there are people that don’t have a social life, they are introverts. Basically, the Internet is isolating and encircling many of its users. What are your comments? Is the internet, via the social networks, encircling us or they are actually connecting with each other?...

Samsung Galaxy M20 vs Galaxy M30 Comparison Display and Design To begin with, the first thing that strikes you when you pick up a phone is its display, which is also one of the most important aspects when it comes to deciding a phone for purchase. Which is why it makes sense to compare the displays at first. The Galaxy M20 features a 6.3-inch FHD+ Infinity V Display with a 19....

A quick recap, the Galaxy S8 comes with a 5.8-inch screen and the S8+ rocks a 6.2 one. Both Super AMOLED and with Quad HD resolutions, of course. In comparison, the iPhone 7 Plus, that sports a 5.5-inch display, measures 158.2mm in height and is 77.9mm wide. The Galaxy S8, on the other hand, comes with a 5.8-inch panel and measures 148.9mm in height and is 68.1mm wide. Both the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the S8+ are powered by the octa-core Exynos 8895 processor with 4GB of RAM....

The Gear 360 is a tiny spherical camera made up of double lens and capable of shooting 360-Degree photos and videos. If observed carefully, you might notice that the camera is flat at the bottom so that it can rest on the flat surfaces and it also latches in to a standard tripod mount. The controls on the Gear 360 at the outside are kept to bare minimal with just the record, menu and power buttons....

Scan.me Gets Funded to Take QR Codes to a New Level Here’s where a company like Scan.me aims to make a difference. They have released an app called “Scan,” which will interpret your QR code in a fast and reliable way. It comes available for both iOS and Android and so far has seen 10 million downloads. At the moment, interested users can get the 1.9 version which sports a brand new interface, while the web interface used for creating your own codes also got an extreme make-over....

One device promises to give everyone a means of obtaining information about their bodies instantly, and use it to have healthier lives. The Scanadu Scout Medical Tricorder is a medical gadget that will allow everyone to have a medical laboratory in their pocket. The secret behind the Scanadu Scout Medical Tricorder The Scanadu Scout Medical Tricorder owes its power to the cutting edge hardware that powers it, as well as to the complex algorithms that make it work....

Ouch! While Gadot herself is trying to wash her hands off the Mate 10 Pro’s blood, she might feel better knowing that she is not the first one to have been caught cheating on an endorsed device with an iPhone. Here are seven instances where celebrities were endorsing one device but were “actually” caught using an iPhone: Alicia Keys – Ditching them BlackBerry keys for touch! When it launched BlackBerry 10 in 2013, the company announced that pop icon Alicia Keys was its new Global Creative Director....

For most people, the equation above defines the kind of audio Skullcandy offers on its headphones. And it is somewhat true because the audio experience from the brand tips slightly more towards the bass-heavy side. But what if we tell you Skullcandy has a pair of headphones that not only offers slightly balanced sound but also offers ANC and great battery life. And on top of all this, the headphones have recently received a massive price cut, making them in our opinion the best ANC headphones for anyone with a budget below Rs 10,000....

There are countless solutions that the modern world puts at your disposal for taking notes, and today we want to talk about one that’s very ingenious – Speechnotes. If you have already opened the website, then you will soon understand how to use it. It works right inside your browser and, well, just as the name suggests it, lets you take voice notes by speaking directly into the microphone. I’ve been playing around with it for the past half hour and I can say that I quite enjoy its functionality....

After any overclock, it’s best that you do one of these stability tests to ensure that your computer is ok and that it is working good. Testing for errors is crucial, and with these programs you will be able to test your computer also. Why do we use stress tests and how they work As we’ve mentioned before, these programs test your computer’s stability and give it a rating. They do this by taking a certain component to the maximum of its capabilities and checking if there is any problem with it....

To begin with, TCL 562 comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS panel up front and features a hairline-brush plastic body. Underneath, the device is powered by the Helio P10 Octa-core processor ((4X1.8GHz + 4X1.0GHz) along with 3GB of RAM, 32GB internal memory which isn’t expandable and a non-removable 2960 mAh battery without fast charging support. The camera arrangement includes a 13MP rear shooter, dual-tone flash and a 5MP front-facing wide-angle lens with flash....

But now it is back. The smartphone giant (which is now with HMD) reminded the world of its popularity by (re)launching the legendary Nokia 3310 at the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona earlier this year and yesterday, made its return to one of its biggest markets, India, launching the Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 in the country. And while many are feeling nostalgic and others are busy looking at the new Nokia devices, we shoveled up the past a little to just remind people of what Nokia had done in the past....

The American agency was allegedly helped by major companies, like Google, Yahoo, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Skype and others, because they have their servers situated in USA. Due to the lack of strong privacy laws, it is said that every data that is collected and stored on a server from USA can be used by government agencies, including FBI, CIA and DEA. The situation is so worse, that encrypted email service provider Lavabit, the one which was used by Edward Snowden to leak NSA documents, shut down abruptly....

Needless to say, the sales and discounts have helped the makers of Essential Phone boost the sales. Now one might dispute the numbers and cast their doubt on how accurate is the 50,000 numbers and how would one arrive at the same. As explained by the folks at Android Police the Essential Camera app can be downloaded only by Essential Phone users and thus the deductions. Moreover, the Play Store usually counts the unique number of downloads....

The LaMetric SKY comes in a pack of 8 light panels, shaped in the form of a right triangle with 32 color zones on each, capable of being illuminated in over 16 million colors. These light panels can be arranged in any shape or pattern and can be mounted to the wall using a double-sided tape provided on the back. And the illumination or brightness for each panel can be adjusted manually, according to the surrounding requirements....

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....

Music, the binding element for many. Without it, our lives would be sad and monotone. Therefore, music has become a multi million dollar industry, with hundreds of songs arriving every year and new artists trying to make their mark on history all the time. With virtually hundreds of genres of music, it’s not hard to see that the need for searching and keeping our favorite tunes is very important. First we had vinyls, cassettes, CDs and nowadays DVDs and music players....

Top 10 Funny Websites for Geeks I think of the web as a mirror of society; and as a mirror of society, pornography and violence is everywhere. It’s true, it’s not that easy to find places where old values still prevail, where you can read an article that is educative, but in an entertaining way. Maybe I’m just pessimistic, but I feel the world, and its mirror, the web is getting smaller and smaller while getting bigger and bigger, and it fills me with joy to see these tiny corners where I can feel safe to click on a link, watch a video and laugh, or read about something and not get bored to death....

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....