There is a subtle change though. Unlike in the case of the Vibe X, where the hardware played a distinct second fiddle to design, in the Vibe X2, Lenovo went out of its way to prove that the device was not a “dumb blonde” (as one Lenovo executive put it), and put its hardware on par with the design. Yes, the Z2 Pro was still the Zen Master when it came to the geeks, but if Lenovo was to believed, the Vibe X2 could hold its own in the spec stakes, and still turn heads with its looks....

The most peculiar thing about Messenger is that if you want, it will work as a barebones SMS client but there are a ton of assisting features spread all across the application. To start off, Messenger comes coated with Material Design with a primary green accent. After logging in using your email address, you’ll be directed to the homepage which is quite straightforward – a list of conversions categorized based on time frames and a floating button on the bottom right for starting a new one....

Wiliot, which claims itself to be the semiconductor pioneer and innovator, is the startup that claims to have created the first-ever battery-free Bluetooth sensor tag that runs without a battery. Instead, it uses energy from other radio frequency sources like Bluetooth, Cellular, and Wi-Fi to power its Bluetooth-powered ARM processor. In addition to that, it uses nanowatt computing to communicate with the devices that are enabled by Bluetooth Low Energy technology....

An Intel Core i5 or Core i7 (10th generation) Comet Lake Processor 8 GB RAM 512 GB SSD storage NVIDIA GeForce MX350 graphics 10-hour battery life 14-inch Full HD, near bezel-less display Weighing 1.35 kgs About the length and breadth size of an A4 sheet of paper… Starting at Rs 54,999 Do I need to say anything else? Six years ago, Xiaomi pretty much stunned the Indian smartphone market by launching the Mi 3, a device with Android flagships hardware at a price that was surprisingly low....

Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition The all-new Mi TV Horizon Edition features a bezel-less design with thin bezels running around the edges. It comes in two screen sizes: a 43-inch LED with full-HD resolution and a 32-inch model with HD resolution. Under the hood, there is a Cortex A53 processor with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. The TV comes with 20W speakers with DTS-HD technology. For connectivity, the Mi TV comes equipped with 2x USB Type-A ports, 3x HDMI ports, 1x ethernet port, and 1x 3....

It is intuitively called BatOn and is a quite straightforward app designed for a single purpose. The app lists your paired Bluetooth devices with their respective battery percentages left. You also get persistent notifications whenever a particular headset or speaker connects. However, the app isn’t compatible with every Bluetooth-equipped gizmo out there. It can only function that has handset functionality (i.e. accept/reject calls) or a GATT profile (usually Bluetooth 4....

The thermostat is expected to help save you on the heating bill with the built in intelligence. I am somehow not convinced by the frosted display which only seems to dull the display. Rotating the ring will show the temperature and will also let you set the same. Nest has apparently put a polarized glass on the top of the 320 x 320 panel, and this is done to blur the display intentionally....

Netflix Games are free to play for users with an active Netflix subscription. The company also states that there will be no in-app purchases or a pay-to-play model in its games. Once the game is activated using your Netflix account, it can also be accessed offline and does not require an active internet connection to play. What Netflix Mobile Games Are Available? At the time of its launch, Netflix currently has five games to offer....

Until now, Netflix offered three plans in India: Basic – for Rs 500 per month, Standard – for Rs 650 per month, Premium – for Rs 800 per month. With the Basic plan, Netflix restricts access to HD and Ultra HD content and allows users to view content on only one screen at a time. On the other hand, with the Standard plan, it allows users to enjoy content in HD, on two screens at the same time....

To make things easier, the team behind Memoto has arranged a cloud service where your pictures are being uploaded to. Also, an Android and iPhone app will be made for a better management. The Memoto camera is a little tech wonder and you can support it on Kickstarter if it seems like an appealing concept to you. Tiny GPS camera that takes photos as you go It’s a very simple camera to use, as it has no buttons at all!...

I ended up choosing the Google Pixel 6a, but soon after I bought it, I started regretting my purchase. This made me think about buying the Nothing Phone (1) again, which I finally did after a few months. You may be wondering why I regret buying the Pixel 6a, even though I am openly in favor of compact phones. Allow me to explain in this post. Nothing Phone (1) Offers Top-Notch Software Experience Nothing decided to use the near-stock Android UI with some nifty additions and called it Nothing OS....

Nubia Z17 Mini features a 5.2-inch FHD display that offers a pixel density of 424ppi and is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass. The device is propelled by Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 paired with 4GB of RAM and an internal storage of 64GB that can further be expanded up to 200TB. The camera setup on the phone includes a dual-lens primary camera module made up of 13-Megapixel Sony Monochrome sensor along with a 13-Megapixel RGB....

That crazy spec sheet! The OnePlus 9 Pro does cut a very smart figure with its relatively slim (8.7 mm) frame and its silver grey-ish Morning Mist finish (we think Forest Green looks the best, with Stellar Black for the understated types) on the slightly glossy, glassy back, complete with a quad-camera rectangular unit (with a couple of big lenses) in the corner with Hasselblad branding. No, this is not a small or super light phone (197 grams), but the weight seems very well distributed....

It is for the first time that a Chinese OEM focused on selling smartphones online has achieved this feat. For years now, Samsung and Apple occupied the first two slots with the former enjoying a 54.3% market share last year while the latter was sitting pretty at 29.6%. The surge in market share comes at a time when OnePlus launched a new smartphone, the OnePlus 6, and also at a time when the brand is expanding in terms of offline presence as well by inaugurating multiple offline experience stores for consumers to have a look at the devices and then make an informed purchase....

Sticking to those Nord basics That is evident from the moment you see the Nord 2. We got the Blue Haze variant, and it is a testament to how well the first Nord was marketed that we got Nord-ish feels off it right away. Yes, there are subtle design changes (the cameras on the back are arranged slightly differently, and the lenses on the back are larger). Still, there is no way you can mistake this phone for anything but a Nord, even without that OnePlus logo on the back....

Those are the words that come in the Welcome Letter that accompanies the OnePlus Nord, signed by the OnePlus Nord Team. And in many ways, those sum up the core thinking behind the product. The Nord does not claim to be out there for a spec battle with the competition. Instead, it tries to revisit a zone that many Android devices – including OnePlus’ own- have been guilty of avoiding for a while now....

At Rs 2,499 (yes, we are telling you the price right off), the Enco W11 gets into the zone of the likes of the Redmi Earbuds S (Rs 1799) and the Realme Buds Q (Rs 1999), although with a slightly higher price tag. The big challenge for it, therefore is to show what extra it brings to the table that two mainstream favorites do not already offer? The answer is simple: a touch of class....

But what about people who are looking to spend a staggering Rs 60,000 on it and own for at least two years? Is Oppo’s first premium flagship for India, the Find X worth its price beyond all the razzamatazz? In this review, we try to find (yeah, this will happen a lot throughout the article and the pun is always intended) out. The Oppo Find X’s most striking traits are on the outside....

FaceID, but no notch please We think Face ID is a must on the iPad Pro, simply because it would be so much more convenient to just look and unlock the display rather than look for the fingerprint sensor, which appears even tinier than it does on the iPhone, thanks to it being right next to an even larger display. We also think it would be kind of cool if all those sensors on the front would enable you to lock the display by just waving your hand across it – sometimes that is SO necessary to keep away those prying eyes (much more of an issue with a large display tablet than a smaller phone)....

The Energy series of smartphones are aimed at first time smartphone users, and company doesn’t want them to be exposed to shabby hardware and software experience. The Energy 653 comes with a nice 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS LCD screen and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 210 quad-core processor clocked at 1.1GHz and paired with 1GB of RAM. Although the internal storage is restricted to 8GB, the microSD slot can expand the storage by up to 64GB....