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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 where we brin

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 both the front and the back . While there’s a pair of two 12MP sen

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 that an NM card will be smaller in size and it’ll fit in the slot of a

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 would let users keep archived chats

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 an aspect ratio of 18:9 and 1440 x 720p display resoluti

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 can buy. Starti

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 a rear fingerprint sen

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  with F/2.4 aperture and a 120-degree field of view

The Amazon Great Indian Festival is here and the deals just keep on coming. We have already covered a lot of deals and if you want to get the best of them, you should  click here to visit our deals page . One of the most reader requested deals that we have not covered till now is on gaming mice. And since we have already covered deals on gaming laptops, it makes sense to suggest you the best gaming mice to go along with it. So, without wasting any more of your time, here are the best gaming mice deals you can get on Amazon Great Indian Festival. Best Gaming Mice Deals on Amazon Great Indian Festival 1. Razer DeathAdder Essential Razer’s name is synonymous with gaming and the company makes some of the best gaming mice you can find. The one we are featuring here is the Razer DeathAdder Essential,  a powerful wired gaming mouse which brings great ergonomics and a true 6,400 DPI optical sensor for fast and precise swipes . The buttons have been tested for over 10 million clicks

Google has finally announced the  Pixel 3  and the Pixel 3 XL smartphones at its major hardware event right now. As expected from Google, the Pixel 3 devices come with a distinctive dual-tone design in colors such as Clearly White, Just Black, and Not Pink. Slightly deviant from the leaks earlier, the Pixel 3 features a 5.5-inch flexible OLED display while the XL features a 6.3-inch edge-to-edge display of the same nature but with a notch. Other than the display, there is no difference between the two smartphones. The Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL come in 64GB and 128GB variants, and will be available from October 18, including in India. The Pixel 3 is priced at $799, while the 3 XL has a starting price of $899 in the US. The company did not announce the India pricing of the phones. Just like their predecessors, the Pixel 3 and 3 XL have distinctive photography skills and many attractive features. The duo features a single 12.2MP sensor on the back while there is a couple of 8MP