Windows 8.1 will sort of bring back the start button that computer users have been asking for ever since Windows 8 was released. Apart from this update, Windows 8.1 will have a number of other upgrades, which shows that Microsoft has payed attention to the user’s demands. New features of Windows 8.1 Even though Windows 8.1 will still be optimized for touchscreen interfaces, as Steve Ballmer said – that this is the direction technology is moving, and Microsoft wants to be in the first line of this technical revolution – the update will make it more accessible for computer users....

Windows Phone 8.1 will hit your existing Windows Phone 8 handset sometime later this month or early May. The developer preview of the new operating system is now available, for developers, of course. However, if you want you can have it on your phone too. While developing codes has never been this easy, pretending to be a developer is certainly easier. Scroll on and you’ll find all the new features of Windows Phone 8 and a simple guide on how to get it on your phone today....

I have been personally using Lookout on my phone from past couple of years but when I lost my Sony Xperia it was of little use. The GPS failed to track the phone since it was switched off and that was pretty much the end of it. Phone trackers suffer from a perennial problem i.e their dependency on Internet. Wiperoid is one such app that has tried to solve this problem by building a phone tracker that works offline and can be controlled by SMS....

But for many hardcore or “serious” gamers, Apple Arcade has not had too many attractions. Its catalog of games now spans more than two hundred, but while many of these titles are well-presented and creative, the service has lacked that one killer app that converts people to it. The sort of title that makes one move to a service a bit like how a blockbuster series or film makes people head to an OTT provider....

Mi 11X and Mi 11X Pro The Mi 11X and Mi 11X Pro are essentially rebranded versions of the Redmi K40 and K40 Pro+ smartphones, and they share much of the same specifications. Starting with the display, the two devices feature a 6.67-inch E4 AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 360Hz touch response rate. Both models feature an ultra-small punch-hole cutout to house the front-facing camera. In addition, there is also support for MEMC, HDR10+, and DCI-P3 color gamut....

The Mi 9 SE is considered to be a successor of the Mi 8 SE, launched last year. In terms of design, the Mi 9 has a 5.97-inch Full HD+ Samsung AMOLED display with 90.4% screen-to-body ratio and a notch at the top. The device comes with a gradient-finished holographic rainbow spectrum on the back that reflects colors of a rainbow depending upon the angle of the light striking it....

That includes a charging case that can lend the headset an extra twelve hours of juice, touch-sensitive earbuds which let you perform all sorts of common actions such as taking calls, skipping music with various combinations of taps, and 7.2mm audio drivers that are capable of producing deep acoustics. Like the rest, the Mi AirDots also come with true wireless stereo (TWS) technology that is responsible for efficiently splitting the audio in both the earbuds....

Dapper under the Black Mi Wrapper The Redmi 4 looks literally like the offspring of the other two Redmi 4s present in the market – the Redmi Note 4 and the Redmi 4A. The device has got the size of the Redmi 4A and also comes with a similar back but looks more like a mini Redmi Note 4 from the front and obviously the metal body and the black color (yes, we got the black variant) just reinforce this impression....

The specifications of the Redmi 6 Pro as follows – There’s a 5.84-inch display with a Full HD+ (2280 x 1080 pixels) resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio, thanks to the notch housed at the top, which is a first for the Redmi lineup. Even though there is a notch, the bottom bezel seems to be quiet thick taking away the visual appeal of the device. Under the hood, there’s Xiaomi’s favorite chipset, the Snapdragon 625, which is an octa-core chip clocked at 2....

Similar design, but the magic’s in the cams and chip For, let us get this straight, while there was a sense of underwhelm-ment (if that indeed is a word) about the Note 5, which had a similar processor and RAM/storage set up as its predecessor, such an accusation cannot be leveled at its Pro cousin. No, we ware not going to say that its design is totally different from the Redmi Note 5 (the proportions are so similar with 158....

A lot of things are changing with the Cupertino giant and the one we welcome the most is how the company is finally ready to live stream its official keynote more often than before. Apple has updated its website to reveal that the users will be able to catch some “exciting announcements” made at WWDC live online. Of course, it comes with some riders – streaming requires Safari 4 or later on OS X 10....

Well, it is. And it is not. SE-ems similar, but is rather different Let me get one thing clear – I have not used the new iPhone SE yet. In terms of pricing, I think it makes a very convincing case for itself – it runs the same processor as the iPhone 11 series and is almost 50 percent less expensive than its iPhone 11 base model. However, this is a very different device from the iPhone SE which was released in 2016....

But there is one prominent feature that Android had and Apple made famous, and which other Android players tried to get, but could not quite do so. Not yet anyway. We are talking of Face ID – the ability to not just unlock your phone with your face, but literally, make your face your password for financial and other transactions. Made 4 Android (4), made popular by Apple! Unlocking your device using your face was a feature that existed on the Android platform long before it came on an iPhone (it was in Android 4 in 2011!...

Just as we unboxed the device, our first impressions were that it certainly looks bigger than we expected. The larger form factor can be attributed to the big 10.1-inch 720p display on the front surrounded by some sizeable bezels as against today’s standards. Unlike a smartphone though, you wouldn’t be viewing the display often or use it for content consumption on a regular basis so it shouldn’t really matter. There’s also a front-facing 5MP camera along with an array of four microphones on the top bezel....

An infinitely bold design that dares to peep at large fonts! Its appearance however will divide people just as much as the Realme 8 pro. The “infinite bold” design with the words “Dare to Leap” placed vertically in a large font on a band on the dual-tone back is not going to be to everyone’s liking. We got the Cyber Black variant of the device and the words themselves were not always visible and appeared when the phone was tilted at a certain angle....

Thomson UD9 43TH6000 carries an LG-made IPS display panel with 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution with support for HDR content. The display has a dynamic contrast ratio of 300000:1 and a wide 178-degree viewing angle, typical of most IPS displays. The TV is accompanied by a 10W x 2 integrated sound bar providing loud volumes. Looks-wise, the TV carries a generic design with relatively thick bezels on all the four sides, with Thomson branding at the bottom....

However, some users have problems with uTorrent, in the sense that they feel their Internet connection could do more, but the client it making a bottleneck, thus limiting their speeds, for both upload and download. And, guess what? They are right! There are some settings within the uTorrent client that, if not properly sorted, they can have a negative impact on your speeds. The issues I had similar problems in the past, and after doing some research, I found that you can actually tweak the settings to your advantage and gain a boost in speed....

Rooting Galaxy Tab – z4root (1-click root) z4root is a one-click root app from RyanZA, the XDA Developer, which makes rooting Android devices really easy. Download z4root from Android market. [mirror] Enable USB debugging by pressing the Menu button, then tap Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging. Launch z4root and press the “Root” button. The device will restart. Run z4root again to check if the rooting process was successful....

Mortal Kombat X (Free) As a kid, you probably spent many hours playing Mortal Kombat with your friends. The video game franchise has now unleashed its newest title, called Mortal Kombat X. In the game you will be able to create your own team of Mortal Kombat fighters and earn experience, new special attacks, and powerful artifacts. You will be able to play with such veterans like Scorpion, Johnny Cage, Sub-Zero, Sonya, Kitana, Ermac, and also discover new characters like D’Vorah, Cassie Cage, Kotal Khan, Kung Jin and more....

The question is, how important is for us to be aware of those little known features? How will it impact our daily lives? Not only that it will save us a lot of time and trouble but it may also spare us from buying a separate device for a task that could easily be done with our existing collection of gadgets. Read memory cards with your printer If you have bought a printer in the last 2-3 years, chances are it may have some dedicated slot for reading SD cards....