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Month: December 2019
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G variant is coming and it has now been spotted on the company’s official support page and a promotional website. The 5G model of the tablet is listed to launch as coming soon, and the support page listing lends weight to an imminent launch as well. The 5G variant is seen
Do you know the difference between a modem and a router? These two devices make up the backbone of our broadband experience, but not everyone understands how they fit together. Let’s break down the differences between the modem vs. the router and how each one plays its role. What’s the Difference Between a Modem and
Realme’s AskMadhav monthly episode is out, and this time some interesting detail about an upcoming Realme product is revealed. CEO Madhav Sheth confirms that the company is working on a Realme fitness band, and it will arrive in the first half of 2020. In his October episode, Sheth had teased that it would introduce a
More than 45.2 million livestreams displayed the real-time action from The Game Awards earlier this month. The figure marks a 73 percent increase for the annual awards show, and demonstrates the continuing rise in interest around the world of video games. Viewership of livestreams is calculated differently than TV ratings, with the former counted by the
Leading gaming brand MSI on Tuesday announced that the company is set to unveil a new laptop titled ‘Creator 17’ with mini-LED display at the CES 2020 in Las Vegas. ‘Creator 17’ is the world’s first laptop to come with mini-LED display which can provide top-notch colour accuracy and visual entertainment experience for creative souls,
Apple has a secret team working on satellites and related wireless technology, striving to find new ways to beam data such as Internet connectivity directly to its devices, according to people familiar with the work. The Cupertino, California-based iPhone maker has about a dozen engineers from the aerospace, satellite and antenna design industries working on the
In a recent development regarding the use of animated PNG (APNG) files on Twitter, the social networking giant has announced that APNGs will no longer be supported on its platform. To further elaborate on the matter, APNGs reportedly don’t respect the autoplay settings and can be used by trolls to trigger seizures in people who
Advertisement While Facebook and Twitter are quite random in what gets posted, Instagram feels more focused. Most funny Instagram accounts are dedicated to making you laugh, with a stream of funny photos. If you’re looking for a good laugh, from awesome old ladies to crazy ex-boyfriends, here are the funniest Instagram accounts of 2019. There’s
Realme X50 5G is all set to launch on January 7 next year. The company had announced a day ago that it would confirm the launch date today, and it has kept its promise. Realme X50 5G phone has been teased for a while now, and the company has revealed that the phone will be
Most of us grew up in a time when anecdotal evidence was enough to prove a myth right or wrong. We didn’t need quantitative research or double-blind studies to tell us that the word of a trusted friend or family member was indeed true or false. Nowadays, things are different. We’re a generation of skeptics—yet
Jio has announced a “2020 Happy New Year Offer” for its customers using Jio prepaid connection as well as a “2020 Jio Phone Happy New Year Offer” for customers planning to buy a new Jio Phone. Under the new offer for Jio prepaid customers, the telecom operator is offering unlimited voice calling along with bundled
DJI is easily the leading brand when it comes to camera drones, but few companies have even attempted a ground-based mobile camera platform. The company may be moving in that direction, though, if this patent for a small off-road vehicle with a stabilized camera is any indication. The Chinese patent, first noted by DroneDJ, shows
Xiaomi has launched the eponymous Xiaomi Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Set in China. As the name clearly suggests, it is a keyboard and mouse kit that is targeted at office-centric productivity tasks, and thus, has a no-frills, no-fuss design. The utilitarian design of the new Xiaomi keyboard and mouse set also trickles down when it
From now until December 24 at 4:00 P.M. local time, anyone who lives in a metro where courier delivery is available can get their iPads, iPhones, or some Macs delivered to their home in two hours —for free. If you want Apple’s free delivery, there is a bit of a caveat, though. To get
If you’ve watched a crime TV show before, you’ve probably seen analysts extracting data from a phone. How realistic are these procedures, and can the police recover deleted photos, texts, and files from a phone? Let’s look into what a forensic analyst can do with a phone. Why Mobile Forensic Investigations Happen A mobile forensic
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Galaxy S10 Lite have been extensively leaked in the past couple of weeks, and both the phones are rumoured to launch early next month. Now, a new report says that the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy S10 Lite might be showcased at the CES 2020, which kicks off
A year from now, this is likely to have all blown over. A year from now, the Samsung Galaxy Fold’s turbulent takeoff may well be a footnote in the largest story of foldables. For now, however, it’s an important caveat that will come up in every conversation about the nascent product category. How history remembers
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 4G variant has been launched in India. Priced at Rs. 35,990, the new variant sits alongside the existing Galaxy Watch Active 2 model that was launched in the country in October. The Galaxy Watch Active 2 4G is designed to let users make and receive voice calls — without keeping
Realme is set to counter Xiaomi’s Mi Note 10 series by launching its 108-megapixel camera smartphone soon. Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth has confirmed that the Realme phone with a 108-megapixel camera is already in the works. The Chinese company earlier this year brought its 48-megapixel camera sensor sporting Realme X to take on the
A self-proclaimed hacker who held over 300 million iPhones to ransom after gaining access to their iCloud details and threatening to factory reset their iPhones has pleaded guilty to blackmailing the Cupertino-based tech giant. Kerem Albayrak, 22, claiming to be a member of the ‘Turkish Crime Family’ hacking group, tried to blackmail Apple after threatening
The tech calendar begins with CES in Las Vegas each year. There’s no time to ease back into work after the holiday season; CES is one of the world’s biggest and busiest trade shows, with thousands of things to do and see, all in the span of a few days, and all spread across one
Most popular apps, at some point in time, have been accused of spying on their users. While some apps try and extract as much data as possible from their users in the hope of making some money out of it, others could just be spies for governments. ToTok, a popular chat app, has been accused
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Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones by Google have received a new software update that will improve the facial recognition on both these smartphones. This new addition along with other notable improvements come as a part of the latest ‘Feature Drop’ update that was first announced in early December. And for those who don’t
Once there was an asteroid that flew too close to the sun. It was small and dark and rocky, too fragile to withstand such scorching conditions. The asteroid cracked, releasing a burst of dust and debris. Though it continued traveling along its orbit, it dropped millions of fragments in its wake. Humans named the asteroid
Popular social messaging app ToTok has been found to spy on its users —and it likely was developed by the government of the United Arab Emirates to keep tabs on its citizens. Similar to WhatsApp and Skype, Emirati user-to-user messaging app, ToTok, is designed to connect people. However, American officials have found that the
Huawei P40 and Huawei P40 Pro are all set to launch in March next year, and leaks surrounding the phones have picked up pace. The phones are expected to sport exceptional cameras, and now TF securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said that the premium variant Huawei P40 Pro will support 10x optical zoom. He reportedly
Drug lord’s brother plans to sue Apple, ex-Apple engineer had missile documents, and more from the world of Apple-related crime. The Bridgeport Village Apple Store in Oregon The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of crime involving Apple products. Over $100,000 in iPhones stolen from car Police in Oregon say
Every year we see a set of emerging trends in technology, promising to make our lives better. Major technology companies around the world work super hard to deliver life-changing apps and services that users would love and spend their money on. 2019 was no different as we saw a set of useful apps and software
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