For starters, DAC or Digital-to-Analog Converters are essentially audio chips that used to upgrade the overall sound experience of a device. These were initially a part of digital audio players, but smartphone manufacturers have nowadays started integrating them into their devices. Remember seeing a Hi-Fi audio certification on a smartphone retail box at a store near you? Well, that’s due to the presence of these DAC chips. Quad DAC, as you can assume from the name is a collection of four individual DACs that are integrated into a single chip....

LG V30 packs a 6-inch QHD OLED Full Vision 18:9 display, however, LG has managed to decrease the footprint of the V30 as opposed to its predecessor. The LG V30 is 8mm shorter and 3 mm narrower than its predecessor and weighs in at 158gms. The device is also pretty thin at 7.3mm. LG touts the V30 as “the lightest among smartphones in the 6-inch and over category.” The device is powered by Snapdragon 835 and paired with a 4GB RAM....

It’s been about two years since Microsoft ditched its legendary Internet Explorer in favor of a more modern and proficient browser, Edge. And throughout this lengthy skirmish, Microsoft annexed a series of features in order to compete with market leaders such as Chrome, Firefox and Opera. However, they’re still anchored at a mediocre 5% of internet users despite Windows 10’s rapid adoption by over 400 Million people. Although the major reason behind that is the fallacious image it has, as otherwise, it’s still an astonishingly lightweight as well as capable platform and should suffice most users’ needs....

They look so similar from the front that each can be mistaken for the other. Their innards are very similar too. And while there is a price gap between them, it, at times, seems as if the lesser priced device has better options as compared to the more expensive one. And they come from the same brand. And were literally released within a few hours of each other. We are talking of the Samsung Galaxy M30 and the Galaxy A30....

Therefore, for instance, if someone enters the guest mode and follows the trick, he or she can read or edit all the files, alter settings, delete other users, basically just about anything the owner could. The vulnerability currently affects only Macs running on the latest High Sierra update. Hence, if you were hesitating to update, you probably should wait for another month or so. While I personally couldn’t test it out since it doesn’t affect every Mac and I was one of the lucky ones, a multitude of users and researchers have come forward on Twitter acknowledging the bug....

Obviously there is a catch, a couple of them actually – Each free call is restricted to 5 minutes. This Free VOIP service works only in USA. If you are in US, rejoice and start using the service right away, and if you are not in US, you can still make use of it with a work-around, which I will be explaining later. If you are wondering how/why the service is free, FreePhone2Phone makes money when you call their access numbers either via your landline or mobile....

Although the company previously announced that Windows 10 will be its final release and that it’ll switch to a bi-annual update cycle moving forward to deliver experience-improvement features to its users, it now appears to have changed its mind midcourse. And with Windows 11, which mainly comprises subtle visual tweaks and a few nifty features thrown in here and there, it’s reverting to the annual update cycle to make it easier for its users to keep up with the changes....

Developed by DynamicApps, this simple Android application can tell you just how much data you have consumed over the last month, and as bonus, it also monitors your Internet speed, so you can make accurate measurements of how good your connection is. This tool can be of great use when looking at different mobile networks to find the best speeds. How Internet Speed Meter Lite works? As you might have figured out by now, there are two versions of this app....

The problem with the “great specs and performance at an affordable price” formula, of course, was that it could be copied. And copied it was. With telling effect. The years that have passed since the arrival of the Moto G have seen manufacturers not just clone its essence but boost up spec sheets and undercut its price significantly, so much so that the previous Moto G was reduced to fighting purely on ‘experience,’ something that is not seen too often in the spec-heavy world of Android devices....

For starters, the new Moto Z2 Play features a 3000 mAh battery that is roughly 15 percent smaller and offers twenty hours less battery life between charges. The good news here is that it’s a lot thinner measuring at 5.9mm thickness and lighter at 145 grams. The other significant upgrade is the presence of a 12-megapixel dual pixel autofocus camera with a f/1.7 lens that the company delivers impressive shots in both bright and low lighting conditions....

The Moto X4 comes equipped with a 5.2-inch FHD display and is powered by Snapdragon 630 clocked at 2.2GHz and paired with either a 3GB RAM or a 4GB RAM. On the storage front, the device offers a choice between 32GB/64GB internal memory alongside a microSD card slot that is capable of supporting up to 2TB. The device is backed by a 3000mAh battery and runs on Android Nougat 7....

Next week, on May 14, Nokia is also holding a pretty important event in London where the company is also expected to make some announcements. Stephen Elop did mention that the Asha 501 was only the beginning of its series, but the Lumia 928 is definitely the flagship; so what is there left for the event – the “middle class” phones? Until then, let’s see what exactly is so great about the Lumia 928....

Earlier: You would have to be living under a rock to not know that OnePlus is about to launch a brand new mid-segment smartphone, the Nord. It was in December that we first heard of a smartphone that would put OnePlus back on the mid-range map and ever since then, it has been raining leaks, rumors, and official statements, revealing the upcoming smartphone’s identity inch by inch. It is supposed to be the second non-flagship level smartphone from OnePlus after the OnePlus X but it sure comes with flagship smartphone level hype....

So, the next time you open Gmail on Chrome, you will be greeted with a prompt like the one you see below Once you give it a go, Google Chrome will open all the mailto: links within Gmail! Thanks to some HTML5 code running in the background. There have been several browser extensions and plugins which were doing something similar before, but with the latest update, none of those add-ons are necessary....

Oppo Enco Free The Enco Free is Oppo’s first pair of truly wireless earbuds, and it comes with 13.4 mm dynamic speakers that feature dual magnetic circuits and an FPC lever for better audio, along with Bluetooth 5.0 and Android and iOS support. It comes with water and dust resistance, which means you can wear them while working out or performing other physical activities. To ensure the calling experience on the earbuds is clear and seamless, the Enco Free comes with dual-microphone beam-forming and deep learning-based AI noise reduction algorithm, which claims to intelligently distinguish a user’s voice to enhance it and block out the noise in the background....

The collaboration between Paytm and Citi is part of Paytm’s new subscription-based loyalty program, which it calls ‘Paytm First’. With Paytm First users will get exclusive benefits over the regular cashback on transactions. Users can apply for the credit card using the Paytm app. Additionally, they can also track offers through the Paytm First Card passbook. On minimum spending of Rs 10,000 on the credit card within the first four months, Paytm First Card users will be awarded Paytm promo-codes worth Rs 10,000....

When it comes to choosing a data migration service, you may find a bunch of different services out there, each taking a somewhat different approach to facilitate data transfer and offer its own set of utilities. But, despite that, not every single one of them manages to live up to its claims. And more often than not, you end up repenting downloading such services in the first place. However, that said, the one we are taking a look at today manages to tick most of the checkboxes (for utilities) that you need in a data migration tool....

Ticking all the usual design boxes When it comes to smartphone designs, there comes a time when some design features get common in pretty much all smartphones of a particular segment. It becomes almost illegal to not have them. Like in the mid-range segment, the smartphone has to have a tall display with some type of notch, thin bezels on three sides and a relatively thicker chin, glass-like plastic or glass back with some kind of gradient finish often accompanied by a vertical capsule-shaped camera unit....

Old is gold here! If you are tired of looking at those fiddly, fancy, tiny TWS buds and want to go back to the basics, the Realme Buds 2 Neo might just be your cup of tea. The earphones are what any good old pair of wired earphones look like. Two earbuds attached to wires that converge and turn into a single wire. The right earbud wire has a mic capsule that comes with a single multi-function button....

The RealMe C1 has a 6.2-inch screen with a resolution of 720p and a notch at the top. It’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 450 octa-core chipset, 2GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded through a MicroSD card slot, and a large 4,230mAh battery. There are two cameras on the rear — a regular 13-megapixel lens and another 2-megapixel sensor for depth-sensing. On the front, you’ll find a 5-megapixel selfie camera as well....