The OPPO A83 comes with a tall 5.7-inch nearly bezel-less HD+ display on the front. The screen features rounded corners and an aspect ratio of 18:9. Underneath, an unspecified octa-core processor keeps things running. There’s 4GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage which is expandable up to 128GB and a non-removable 3090 mAh battery. The camera arrangement includes a 13-megapixel rear shooter, a single LED flash, and an 8-megapixel front-facing lens....

The Oppo F1 is fitted with a 13-Megapixel primary sensor with PDAF, Single LED flash and the front camera shapes up in the form of an 8-Megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture and 1/4′ sensor. Oppo has taken care to keep the selfie lovers happy and as a result have included features like the Beauty mode and live colour filters for the camera app. Oppo has also included the screen flash, a feature that will turn your front screen into a flash while taking selfies....

Poco India’s country head, Anuj Sharma, tweeted out a letter on Twitter, mentioning “Only a POCO can beat a POCO” and that “it is time for #PROformance”. A first glance at the attached letter hints at some of the information about the upcoming smartphone, including things like its name, launch date, and even the price range. Speaking of which, the letter also reads that it’s 2021, and still, there is not a single phone launched at Rs 21,000 that can match or beat the performance of the Poco F1 — hinting that the upcoming smartphone could be launched for a similar price....

The Snapdragon 865 Plus appears more like a refresh to the regular 865, with primary emphasis on gaming and a total of three key improvements. The Kryo 585 Prime core on the Snapdragon 865 Plus is now clocked at 3.1 GHz, which is a 10% increase in the clock speed from 2.84GHz found on the regular Snapdragon 865. Besides, it retains the same architecture, with the same clock speeds for other cores....

But, a major problem with Rapidshare has been that, if you do not have a premium account, you are forced to wait for some time before the actual file is available for download. We had previously seen a Rapidshare hack which involved typing in a javascript to reset the timer count to 0, which still works for many. But now, with RapidShare Countdown Remover Extension for Google Chrome, you can instantly download the files!...

No wonder Realme, which focused primarily on smartphones and IoT products, launched Realme Book Slim in India and other global markets last month. The company has tried to use every trick in the book to make its first laptop a success. Just like its smartphones, the laptop comes with some outstanding features. For less than Rs 50,000, you get a compact and lightweight notebook with a 2K display and decent performance....

1. How is the overall sound quality on the Realme Buds Air? Keeping the price tag in mind, the Realme Buds Air produces good quality sound with emphasis on vocals. The bass levels, as with most earphones with this design aren’t too high. For casual listening, you will be more than satisfied with the sound quality but if you’re an audiophile, there surely are better sounding pairs of earphones out there for the same price, but they may not offer the same set of features or come in a similar form factor....

A 64-megapixel camera, the first of its kind of a phone in India. A quad camera set up. A full HD AMOLED display, with an in-display fingerprint scanner. A Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 processor. 4 GB, 6 GB and 8 GB RAM options. Storage of 64 GB and 128 GB, both expandable using a dedicated micro SD card slot. A 4000 mAh battery with a 20W charger with support for VOOC fast charging....

If you care to watch the video analysis, here it is. If not, jump below to read it out. The Redmi 1S comes with a Quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor from Qualcomm clocked at 1.6GHz, along with Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB of RAM. This is very similar to the Motorola Moto G, which has the same processor, but under-clocked at 1.5GHz. As we found out in our Moto G Review, the phone fared pretty well when it came to gaming performance....

Initially, the Reliance Jio Preview offer was rolled out for a handful of Lyf smartphones. However, the increasing demand for Jio SIM cards possibly triggered smartphone OEMs to tie up with Reliance to provide the exclusive Jio Preview offer to their smartphone owners. The first to the race was Samsung and they were closely followed by other counterparts including LG, Asus, Panasonic, Micromax, YU, Alcatel and TCL. Recently, the Reliance Digital stores across the country also started providing Jio SIM cards under the preview offer to any users with 4G smartphones....

But this year has seen Moto seemingly go back to fighting on experience, as was witnessed in the launch of the Moto G (3rd generation) – triggering off another debate between the specs and experience crowd. And the bifurcation of the Moto X range seems to reflect that – the X Style is the one with the big hardware, while the X Play is the one that has a more modest spec sheet, but still hopes to deliver a very good experience, at a price that is much – much – lower (Rs 18,499/$275 for the X Play, Rs 29,999/$400 for the recently launched X Style)....

You must have guessed by its name on what it does. A mat to wirelessly charge devices? Well, you are partially right. It is a mat which reduces the wires required for charging devices, but doesn’t completely eliminates the cables; ironic, but true. From their website: Powermat – First Thoughts The packaging of Powermat is worth a praise by itself. It is thoughtfully and attractively designed and the contents are neatly arranged inside....

Interview With Robert Scoble Radu Tyrsina (RT) – Thanks for giving me this opportunity, Robert. Let’s start with this thing that Keen said, that he refers to as “digital narcissism”. It has a social and psychological meaning as there are people that don’t have a social life, they are introverts. Basically, the Internet is isolating and encircling many of its users. What are your comments? Is the internet, via the social networks, encircling us or they are actually connecting with each other?...

Looks like…well, a slightly bigger S20 The S20+ is pretty much a slightly larger version of the, well, Galaxy S20. And Samsung’s latest Galaxy S flagships are definitely very good looking, although they do not stand out from their other siblings as prominently as the S10 and S9 series had, thanks mainly to that rectangular camera unit at the back which is becoming a bit of a Samsung design signature....

While it’s fun to get a drone to record an important event or a vacation, flying a drone with precision requires a lot of effort and patience. Even if you manage to master the drone flying, who would want to miss out on the real fun with friends and family. This is where Autonomous Drones come into the picture. Autonomous or self-driving drones are not really new in terms of the concept, but it’s only recently we are seeing consumer-grade autonomous drones....

Until not so long ago, I only used wishlists to keep track of the items I wanted to buy and from time to time used even shopping list apps. But that meant I had to manually check the price of my items, which was a real burden. The smart way do it is to set up price drop alerts, so whenever your product hits the price you can afford, you can rush and order it....

Well, Super Mario Run is now available on the iTunes App Store. It is a free download (there is a single in-app purchase of USD 9.99 if you want to unlock all the six worlds in the game) and at 205 MB, is slightly on the heavy side, but hardly overly so. The story is classic – the mustachioed and overall donning Mario has to run and jump on his way to rescue Princess Peaches from the evil Bowser in a particular flavor of fairyland....

It gives me immense pleasure to let you know that TechPP has been featured on CHIP magazine (May 2009 edition) under suggested Website category. The CHIP magazine is one of the world’s most renowned Technology magazine and India’s most trusted guide to Gadgets and Technology. It is managed by Infomedia 18 which publishes other popular magazines like Overdrive, IC etc. Here is what CHIP has to say about TechPP – The author also has some nice words about the minimalistic looks of the website....

Browsers Banned Apps: UC Browser, CM Browser, Apus Browser, DU Browser Alternative Apps: Google Chrome Google Chrome is one of the most widely-used browsers and also comes pre-installed on every Android phone being a part of the core GMS package. It has all the basic features and even syncs across all your devices and more importantly is safer since Google is a brand we can trust. Android: Install Brave Brave is a new entrant to the browser game with a specific emphasis on privacy....

ACROSS 3 Not just a star sign for twins, also an Android device twinning with a keyboard. (6) 6 Daydreaming with Google, with the first standalone headset too. (6,4) 7 Trust Google to take some art and this to help you find your likeness in an art gallery. (7) 9 It is glassy, classy and even though one short of ten, is Honor-able. (4) 11 This once dominant twosome is allegedly cutting back on retail sector margins....