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“People love the Mac,”  said Tim Cook on stage as he began talking about the new Mac line up. And the first product we got to see today was the new MacBook Air complete with the Retina Display, Touch ID, and a whole lot more. Right off the bat, you’ll see that the new MacBook Pro laptops have a slightly new design. Gone are the massive bezels around the display, and the age old-processors, as the new MacBook Air has slim bezels and 8th generation Intel Core processors. Anyway, here’s what the new MacBook Air (2018) looks like – The new MacBook Air comes in  three new pretty colors  and it weighs just  2.75 pounds , making it much more compact. The new MacBook Air laptops have an upgraded 13.3-inch Retina display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. This is indeed a significant upgrade considering the fact that older MacBook Air had a dated display and look. It also has the butterfly switch keyboards with individually lit buttons. There’s also a Fo...

The  OnePlus 6T  is all set to be launched in New York today after the event was  moved forward by a day  to avoid a clash with  Apple’s big hardware launch event  tomorrow. The OnePlus 6T launch is set to take place at Pier 36 in New York at 11 am EDT (8:30pm IST). OnePlus will live-stream the event to help all its fans from around the world catch the live action in real-time. You can tune into  OnePlus’s YouTube channel  to watch the unveiling or catch it right here through the embedded video below. Do note that the live action will only start at the aforementioned time. OnePlus 6T Key Specs The OnePlus 6T is expected to feature a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2340×1080 pixels. It is said to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 SoC, paired with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. The device is expected to sport a dual rear camera set-up with a 16-megapixel primary sensor and 20...

Mukesh Ambani kickstarted the proceedings at the  IMC 2018  with the inaugural speech highlighting broadly where the country’s connectivity arc is heading and how the future is about a fixed-line and mobile convergence. And at Jio’s booth, the company was showcasing a demo of its future 5G services and some other cool IoT products that toe that line. I stopped by Jio booth on the  opening day of IMC 2018 , and honestly, I was blown away by the sheer number of products Jio had on display. Jio’s booth at IMC 2018 Jio, just like every other exhibitor, had a variety of different sections within its booth. It had a  Smart Home setup  with its connected devices, it had a  Smart Hospital demo section showcasing  its 5G services, and so on. Jio Connected Devices For Home Automation This particular section of Jio’s booth was populated with a variety of different connected devices. From smart door locks   to   ...

Online security has become a hot topic in the recent months especially after the  Facebook data breach scandal  which shocked the whole world. If you still are not doing anything to protect your online identity, you are doing something very wrong. One of the best ways to protect our identity online is by using virtual private networks or VPNs. VPNs help us keep our identity hidden while surfing the internet by masking our private IP address, blocking the online trackers, and encrypting our data. They also give us access to geo-restricted content on the internet. Considering the fact that most of us spend more time on our mobile devices than ever before, it’s important that we use VPN while using our smartphones. Since Android is the most popular smartphone operating system in this world, we thought to list the best VPN services for Android which can help Android users protect their identity online. If you are an Android user, you don’t want to miss this article wher...

After its  first appearance back in August 2018 , Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 3 has been announced in China. To carry forward the bezel-less design, which the lineup is known for,  the smartphone comes with a sliding module to accommodate the dual front cameras, thus avoiding the notch. The sliding part helps eliminate the Mi Mix 3’s chin, bumping the  screen-to-body ratio to 93.4 percent . The new flagship comes with a  6.39-inch display  with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, which makes the phone look really tall. This display has a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Being a flagship, the Mi Mix 3 uses a Snapdragon 845 and  offers 6 or 8 GB RAM. Xiaomi also announced a special ‘Forbiddden City’ edition of the Mix 3 with 10GB of RAM . In terms of storage, there are  options between 128GB and 256GB however, the special edition Mix 3 will only be available with 256GB of storage. For photography, the Mi Mix 3 gets  dual cameras on bot...

Alongside the new  Mate series smartphones , Huawei introduced the world to a new type of expandable storage called  Nano Memory (NM) . This new memory card standard will reportedly be made available to other companies, so naturally, it raises a lot of questions about the future of expandable storage. Well, I had a few curious questions myself, so allow me to break it down for you – What Is Nano Memory (NM)? Nano Memory is a new type of expandable storage introduced by Huawei. As the name suggests, a Nano Memory card will be  identical in both shape and size  to a Nano SIM card. According to Huawei, the Nano Memory cards are  45-percent smaller than a traditional microSD card . Nano Memory Card slot as shown on-stage Honestly, from a user perspective, these NM cards won’t be much different from a traditional microSD card. Unlike an eSIM, you’ll still have to have to insert a physical card. It’s just tha...

WhatsApp is reportedly planning to bring three new features to its app soon, including linking accounts to Instagram, in order to improve chat and notifications for its over 1.5 billion users. Besides account linking, the two other features under development at WhatsApp are Vacation and Silent Mode, according to  WABetaInfo , a popular blog that tracks WhatsApp-related developments and upcoming features. The account linking feature might give privacy-conscious users more nightmares about data sharing and possibility of leaks, but it seems to have been developed for  WhatsApp Business  primarily, so that businesses  can easily sell on Instagram  and communicate with buyers or potential buyers through WhatsApp seamlessly. However, WABetaInfo also said that references to account linking were found in the normal WhatsApp app as well. Instagram Linked Accounts option will show up under your profile settings. Another feature which could be coming soon wo...

Asus is still gunning for  Xiaomi’s crown  one new smartphone at a time. The rivalry which started out with  ZenFone Max Pro (M1)  in the budget segment earlier this year has now transcended to the entry-level market with the arrival of two new Asus smartphones, i.e the ZenFone Lite and ZenFone Max in India. Price and Availability This entry-level series has been priced  starting at Rs 5,999 for ZenFone Lite,  which packs inside 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The ZenFone Max, with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, is  priced at Rs 7,499 . They’ll go head-to-head with the Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 from Xiaomi. Both of these entry-level phones come in two color variant, namely Black and Gold. They will go on sale during Flipkart Festive Dhamaka Days, which will kick off in time for Diwali in the first week of November. ZenFone Lite: Specs Starting off with ZenFone Lite, it  features a 5.45-inch HD+ IPS LCD display  with ...

Now that notches have taken a permanent seat at the top of most smartphone displays, various smartphone makers are trying to reduce the notch’s footprint to make it more pleasing to eyes. This race to reduce the size of the notch has given birth to a new notch style which is popularly known as a teardrop notch. Also known as the dewdrop or waterdrop notch, the teardrop notch is just big enough to house the front-facing camera. The notch is shaped in a way that it looks a lot like a teardrop and hence the name. The smartphones which sport the teardrop notch actually do look beautiful and if you are in the market for one, we have got just the article for you. Here are the 8 best smartphones with teardrop, dewdrop, or waterdrop notch that you can buy: Best Smartphones with Teardrop, Dewdrop, or Waterdrop Notch Best Budget Smartphones with Teardrop Notch 1. Realme 2 Pro The  Realme 2 Pro  is currently the most affordable device with a teardrop notch that you ...

Huawei has unveiled the Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, and Mate 20X in London, its next-gen flagship phones with the all-new HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC. All three phones have triple rear camera modules, while the Mate 20X gets an M-Pen stylus to take on the Galaxy Note 9, along with a massive 7.2-inch display. The Mate 20 and the Mate 20X get a waterdrop display notch at the front, while the Mate 20 Pro gets a VSEL front-facing module for a more secure face unlock experience. Huawei Mate 20 The Huawei Mate 20 features a 6.43-inch full-HD+ (1080×2244 pixels) panel with a small ‘Dewdrop notch’, resulting in an aspect ratio of 18.7:9. Under the hood, there will be a Kirin 980 SoC that is speculated to be accompanied by 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB of onboard storage. The phone has a massive 4,000mAh battery. Further, the smartphone has Huawei’s proprietary facial recognition technology, and a 3.5mm headphone jack, which is not present in the Mate 20 Pro. Huawei Mate 20 has ...

The new  Galaxy A9 , announced yesterday, holds the distinction of being the first smartphone with quad rear cameras. It is quite surprising for Samsung to launch a not-flagship smartphone which packs such a distinctive feature, gaining a big leg up on the rivals with three cameras. But are the Galaxy A9’s quad cameras merely a marketing ploy to revive the sales of Samsung’s Galaxy A-series devices? Well, we can’t be sure. But if you are wondering how a quad rear camera can improve the imaging output, then let’s get straight to the imaging hardware and see how those four cameras work, before showing you the camera samples. Do note that  the camera samples have been taken on pre-production software  so there will be some more fine-tuning in the color reproduction, smoothening algorithms and such in the final version which hits retail. Meet The Sensors The Galaxy A9’s camera array is made up of an ultra-wide  8MP wide-angle lens ...