Typically, hardware announcements are a time of excitement. Companies reveal all the exciting research and development they’ve been working on for the past year. Consumers get to see the gifts the brightest minds in the world have created. Earlier today, Apple unveiled its new lineup of iPads, including the iPad Air 2 and the iPad Mini 3. Unfortunately, one of those tablets isn’t exactly new: the iPad Mini 3 features the exact same internal hardware as the iPad Mini 2. And here’s…
India’s smartphone market has exploded with growth over the past few years. Today, smartphone users have more options than ever – from low-end smartphones like Android One to higher-end options like the Galaxy Note 4. But what are the best budget smartphones in India? Which smartphones offer good specs, powerful performance, and cost less than 10,000 rupees ($160)? Here are our top picks: 1) Android One It’s tough to beat Android One. Google’s latest lineup of Android smartphones…
Not many of us are conversant with robots and their functioning. But the fact is that robots are being increasingly used by advanced countries worldwide to conduct a spectrum of activities, especially in the areas of security and defense. Some of them have even been tailor made or created to deal with radiation level threats within nuclear plants and become part of bomb-disposal squads in war strife countries. The control of such robots was done through an interface that is now outdated and…
Android Wear is gaining in popularity, albeit slowly. Till now, the concept of such wear was not known to many people. Moreover, the brands that are offering this product are few and they have not been very aggressive with their marketing. Those who knows about Android Wear have been taking their time buying it because they are waiting for the right and relevant apps that would make their experience a better one. Keyboard App – A Definite Plus To Encourage Use Of Android Wear The Analog…
There was a time of the classics which we enjoy till today. Not necessarily in the same classical form though. But we will get to that later. Then there was an era of pop stars and boy bands who were everybody’s heartthrobs after which came a time of a bit different kind of music. This kind of music goes on till today but what has emerged along with the mainstream music is DJing. Today DJing has become main stream and is an independent genre which was not so till some time back. Earlier it…
The rolling out of the Google Play v5.0 by Google is clear indication that Android L is a few days away from launch. Google Play too like the Android L will feature the “Material Design”. If you have not yet got to see the Android L in action or any preview, you will do well to look at the Google Play to get an idea of how both would look. The designs are similar and though some may have got the opportunity to look at the Google Play 5.0 when the update was being implemented, the latest one…
When Sunder Pichai unveiled the Android L at the Google I/O in June this year, he had mentioned that it would support 64-bit architecture. That was seen as a huge development and major announcement especially for apps developers. They saw the opportunity for apps development on an architecture platform that has hitherto not been available to them despite many OS version changes brought in by Google over the years. Google’s Clear Game Plan Now that Google has finally released the 64-bit…
I know the alarm bells in your head may be ringing, “Please, not another flight booking app!”, with a name like easyJet, it sure sounds like a smooth booking experience is guaranteed. So without further ado, let us present to you easyJet - an Android app for booking flight tickets and optimizing your flight routes. The best part about it is that it is absolutely free! However that is not the only part. Like other such apps, this app can search, book and manage your flights all in the…
If you are someone to embrace challenges with a warm hug and are always up for some healthy competition and you know the importance of being fit, Strava Running and Cycling GPS is the app for you. In this app, the challenge to get out of bed and to get yourself to exercise is going to be the least of your worries. This app actually gives you real time challenges to make your exercising routine fun. You can track your runs and rides with GPS, join Challenges and see how your running and…
Today, you can multitask most effectively with smart phones and tablets without worrying about your device hanging up on you. They pack sufficient processing and RAM power to enable you to do this. However, Android is taking multitasking to another level by bringing in its own multi window support system. This will now obviate the need for you to look at multi-window features of OEMs like Samsung, Sony and others. There is sufficient reason for Google to come out with something like this as…
