Till now, smartphone cameras were able to capture images in portrait mode, but the processing prowess of the chipsets wasn’t simply enough to capture and process videos with depth sensing. During one of the sessions with Indian journalists last month, Google’s Marc Levoy, who heads the Computational photography team for Pixel phones, had explained why it’s not possible to do live depth sensing for an elongated duration which is required to have portrait mode effect on videos....

ACROSS 1 It’s A 51. It’s Android number one. (7,6) 7 Took to Twitter to christen its new truly wireless earphones. (4) 8 The Social Network gets its own Bitmoji. (6) 9 After the TV from Mi, it is now time for a TV from Me. (5) 10 Cheers, Moto Sangria. (4,4) 12 No updates for MiTV 4(55). (7,2) 15 The filter that gives the OnePlus 8 Pro X-Ray vision....

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Standing out as a launcher isn’t easy – there are 100s of them. While customization is one of the key features that most of them provide, they usually fail to provide some good utility. Microsoft introduced its “Continuum” with its Nokia 950 back in the day and they want to bring in something similar to this launcher – a concept that is alien to a launcher where certain supported files can be projected onto the PC from the phone via a launcher!...

Even in the launch presentation, there were references to the original Nord, especially when it came to the “more megapixels” main sensor and the “larger” battery. The stress right through (very subtly, though)was on what you were getting in the new Nord, as compared to the old one. It sounds like a bit of a succession story, right? Nord in name, but not in spec game (kinda sorta) Well, keep those comparisons aside for a while, and the truth will hit you – the OnePlus Nod CE 5G is actually NOT the successor of the OnePlus Nord, except in terms of time (it comes after the Nord, ergo, it is the successor)....

However, you may sometimes encounter a situation wherein you might need to edit a PDF file to make some changes or add some text yourself. We recently took a look at a few ways you could edit PDF files on PC, both online and offline. However, you don’t necessarily always have your computer with you, while your smartphone is always in your pocket, so the question arises whether you can edit PDFs on Android smartphones....

The Samsung Galaxy C5 Pro and C7 Pro will apparently be the enhanced version of the Galaxy C5 and the C7 smartphone that were launched in China earlier this year. Just in case you are unaware, the Galaxy C series is the company’s latest range of device that aims to carve a niche for itself in the mid-range segment which is currently dominated by the Galaxy A and Galaxy J Series devices....

It’s a well known fact that a smartphone which is not connected to the Internet is useless. No way to check your email, to connect with your friends or browse the Internet. All these make a top of the line smartphone as useful as an old school phone with no battery power. On the other side, data plans are quite expensive, and when you go over your monthly allowance, the costs start piling up....

Online privacy has started to sound like an oxymoron! Every e-mail (confidential or not) you send is sent as a plain text and if intercepted, it will just be a sitting duck with no protection whatsoever. There are multiple ways to automatically encrypt text messages and emails using some kind of hash functions like MD5, SHA1 etc. Of-course you can setup Outlook for encryption, but it’s very technical and requires lots of other services in order to work correctly....

If you want to train your dog, or just to properly take care of him, there are gadgets to help with that as well. In the list below you will find a good diversity of dog training gadgets. We’ve tried to compile a collection of gadgets to help you first of all train your dog, but also have fun with him. Best Dog Training Gadgets No Bark Dog Collar The No Bark Dog Collar by Dogtra is one of the best anti-barking collar training gadgets to get for your dog....

1. Of course, the Under Display Fingerprint Scanner Fingerprint scanners on phones have come a long way. Even though the Motorola Atrix had it some time ago, what popularized it was Apple’s TouchID implementation which paved way for other OEMs to include it in their phones irrespective of the price point. Fingerprint scanners have conventionally been placed to the front of the device underneath the screen, which seems to be the most convenient position....

The option for summoning autorickshaws on the Uber iOS and Android app is available on the extreme left of the carousel on the bottom under “Popular”. It functions just like every other ride option and you can pay with either cash or any other compatible method like PayTM or credit/debit card. In comparison, its direct competitor — Ola charges a marginally higher fee of Rs 29 for the first four kilometers....

We are all set for the release of Apple iPad on April 3. And now the iPad App store is live! As expected some of the apps have been priced exorbitantly high due to lack of competition. But then, there are some amazing free iPad apps too and we have collated them together to make your life easy and download these best apps when you actually get your iPad. The list is exhaustive and the apps have just now begun to flow, so make sure you bookmark this post and keep coming back for updated list....

The exciting PlayStation 4 does not require permanent connection to the Internet or regular network check-ins in order to function properly. Also, PS4 will be much appreciated for the fact that it does not limit the usage of second-hand games and it does not require any additional fee for playing them. Whether the game is in a digital version or as a disc, the newest titles will not be cheap and buying a copy for your PS3 now alongside one for the PS4 at a later date can cause serious damage to your budget....

So far, the front-facing camera has been all about megapixels and special effects – more megapixels, special stickers, beauty effects and filters of all sorts. The Vivo NEX, however, revolutionizes the whole selfie process by doing something far more fundamental: changing the functioning of the selfie camera. At a time when most players are just trying to talk about high megapixel counts and all sorts of effects (including AI), Vivo has stuck to doing something far more basic – coming out with a selfie camera that just works with minimum fuss and stays out of sight unless needed....

Heavy and a handful, but with them premium looks The Vivo Nex S is a premium segment device and the company has definitely worked hard to make sure it looks like one. The smartphone looks gorgeous right out of the box. It comes with a 6.59 inch FHD+ super AMOLED display with screen resolution of 2316 x 1080 pixels, surrounded by those extremely thin bezels. Below the tall screen, there is a bit of a chin, representing the bezel side, but the other three sides are pretty clean....

Not anymore! Even those who don’t want to jailbreak their iDevice and keep their warranty intact can still watch Flash videos on their iOS device using a simple bookmarklet called iOSFlashVideo! This is touted as a free alternative to the Skyfire app, which costs $3 and not available in many countries as yet. Officially, iOSFlashVideo supports these video streaming websites – Dailymotion, Flickr video, Megavideo, Vimeo. All you need to do is visit http://iosflashvideo....

Guest post by Daniel Divyakumar H, of The Indian Geek. A few months ago, Technically Personal received an anonymous “Guest post” titled The Google Deception. Since Raju mentioned that he had received an “anonymous” post on twitter, and that it didn’t look like spam – my curiosity was piqued. Who in their right minds would write an entire article for a decent blog such as TechPP, and then not want to affix their name to it?...

Mi Band 4: Design and Display In terms of design, the Mi Band 4 features a 0.95-inch colored AMOLED display with a 2.5D glass on top and a screen resolution of 240 x 120 pixels, which makes it around 39.9% bigger than the previous model. It offers up to 5ATM (50 meters) of water resistance and comes in five different color options: Black, Brown, Blue, Orange, and Pink. Mi Band 4: Hardware The band features 6-axis high-precision sensors that allow it to recognize and track different types of activities....

The Xiaomi Mi Max range of device has been pretty popular ever since the launch of the first iteration product. It filled in the void created in the market by the depleting interests of manufacturers towards the tablet segment. The original Mi Max acted as a Mi Pad alternative for consumers who wanted a large display, but with a calling facility. The all-new Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is said to come with a gigantic 6....