Top 10 Android Travel Planning Apps And for those who hate doing all of this, we have gathered a few useful tools. Seeing that the smartphone is something you never leave home without, it’s obvious that its the best place to keep your list. There are lots of Travel Planning apps available for your Android device, and here are just a few samples that can prove really handy when you get started in planning your trip....

According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 865 combines the world’s most-advanced 5G Modem-RF System, the X55, which claims to offer better connectivity and improved performance on the flagship devices. The X55 provides peak speeds of up to 7.5Gbps, which is faster than most wired connection speeds. Besides the modem, the SoC includes the 5th-Gen Qualcomm AI Engine and the new Qualcomm Sensing Hub that combine to offer better intelligence capabilities. The 865 has the Qualcomm Spectra 480 ISP (Image Signal Processor) that introduces new features to mobile photography and videography with up to 2 gigapixels per second speeds....

To begin with, the Smart Home Security Camera comes with IP65 weather resistance, meaning it can withstand extreme weather conditions and can continue to function irrespective of rain, dust, or moisture. Users can use it in both indoor and outdoor settings and can either mount it on a wall or set up as a tabletop device. In addition, taking into account the current coronavirus situation, wherein, people are supposed to wear masks, the security camera comes with what it calls, Qubo COVID guard feature....

With these new additions, the number series now consists of a total of five devices to choose from, leading to more confusion for users. Furthermore, some of these devices contradict each other in the same price range, which is aimed at different target groups. While the number series has remained more or less similar to last year, the latest addition to the device catalog is the Realme 9 5G Speed Edition....

Redmi 10X and 10X Pro: Display In terms of design, both, the Redmi 10X and 10X Pro feature a 6.57-inch Samsung E2 AMOLED panel, with a waterdrop-style notch on the top to house the front-facing camera, along with Corning’s Gorilla Glass 5 protection on top. The display comes with HDR10+ support and carries a 20:9 aspect ratio. Moreover, it comes with a regular 60Hz refresh rate and a 180Hz touch-sampling rate....

Blame it on too much of poetry when I was in school, but the release of the Moto G (3rd generation) reminded me so much of Lord Tennyson’s poem about the legendary Light Brigade that rode into the valley to confront Russian guns at the battle of Balaclava in 1854. No, this is not a flight of poetic fancy. The similarities between the two situations are striking. Just as in 1854, this represents the attempt by a traditional great power (Motorola) to put an emerging power (new ‘budget smartphone’ players like Xiaomi, Asus, Lenovo, Meizu, et al) in its place, and doing so on the back of sheer reputation and experience rather than hardware (remember, the Russians had the cannon at Balaclava – the Light Brigade attacked them with lances and swords!...

The Galaxy A40 features a 5.9-inch 2280 x 1080 pixels Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display on the front and a 3D Glasstic back, found on the Galaxy A30 and A50, on the rear. It is powered by an Octa-Core 14nm-based Exynos 7885 processor with Mali-G71 GPU, paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage (expandable up to 512GB via micro SD card). The A40 sports a fingerprint scanner mounted on the rear, for authentication, and USB Type-C for charging and data transfer....

Unlike the S20 FE which came hot on the heels of the S20, Samsung has launched the Galaxy S21 FE a considerable time after the launch of the S21. Along with being the successor of the S20 FE, the phone is the slightly more affordable version of the Samsung Galaxy S21 launched last year. But its challenge is not just filling in the massive shoes of the S20 FE, but also dealing with the newly launched Galaxy S22 series as well as a plethora of budget flagships....

The design is cool, but the development is awesome Yes, a lot of talk since the launch of the latest Samsung foldables—the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3—has revolved around their specs and their design, in the best smartphone tradition. There has been the almost expected swooning over the Flip 3’s “cute” form factor (I still think it should not be positioned as a style product) and its external display, and lots of conversation around the Fold 3 has revolved around the support for the S Pen stylus....

Those were the words of a senior executive from Xiaomi India when the Chinese brand took over the number one slot in the Indian smartphone market in early 2018, replacing Samsung, which had held the title for the better (barring a brief intermission from Micromax). The rise of Xiaomi had taken a number of industry observers by surprise – after all, the brand had only made its way to India by mid-2014 and had for a long time, followed an online-only model, which had restricted to a relatively smaller segment of the market....

Myth 1: We spend all our time ‘playing’ with gadgets Of course, we do! And all the articles, blog posts, unboxing, previews, hands on videos, interviews, reviews, et al, about the product get done by some invisible Djinn. Pardon my sarcasm, but it is pretty mind numbing as to why people don’t think bankers spend all their rolling in cash, or that chefs spend their time playing with carrots and lettuce, but always assume that someone covering technology just sits around juggling gadgetry and having a good time – maybe the tendency of some people to refer to their review units as ‘toys’ or even use the term ‘playing with’ has propagated this impression....

“Ah, sir, good morning and welcome to Techstiles, the place for clothes with bytes, the best place for wearable technology in the Northern hemisphere. We blend technology and clothes so well together that you won’t know which is which. We have cotton with chips, ties with sensors, bootlaces with motherboards, cuff links with cameras, and innerwear with hardware, and much much more. How can I help you?” “Well, I was sort of browsing…” “An excellent notion, sir....

A feature which initially was exclusive to high-end earbuds, it is now slowly making its way to the budget and more affordable segment as well. And one of the latest brands to have taken the “truly wireless” plunge is Skullcandy, a brand that is known for its eye-catching design and slightly bass heavy sound, both of which it offers at relatively affordable prices. Skullcandy has recently launched its new truly wireless earphones, Push....

Danny from The Guardian, for example, found the idea legit for concerts, plays, museums, etc., where smartphone users violate “no photography” rule almost every time. Danny, however, was afraid that a govt. or a police could use the technology to block recording of a protest, for instance. One thing worth noting here is that Apple’s patent doesn’t focus strictly on stopping a user from recording videos at concerts or photographing cool paintings at art galleries....

Standout design. Check. Large, full-HD display. Check. Top-notch hardware. Check. 13-megapixel camera. Check. Sony’s latest smartphone, the Xperia Z, has all the makings of a flagship. Add the capability of letting you tweet from the shower, and you may have something special in your hands. Yes, the device is impervious to both water and dust — a feature that’s certainly not unique but still, a rarity in a mainstream flagship device....

In case you are really looking to browse anonymously, you need to hide your true IP and in order to do that, here is a small but cool tool – Free Hide IP According to the developer – “Free Hide IP is a lightweight and useful software designed to protect your privacy when surfing the Internet by changing your IP address. The software will protect your Identity and Prevent tracking of your online activities....

Swipe Elite Power comes equipped with a 5.5-inch HD display and is powered by Snapdragon 210 along with 2GB of RAM. The graphics are handled by Adreno 304 and the device offers 16GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot that can further accommodate up to 32GB. On the imaging front the Swipe Elite Power sports an 8-Megapixel primary sensor with LED flash and a 5-Megapixel front-facing camera....

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Not if you are at a Lenovo event, though. No, the “after event” of a Lenovo launch is inevitably that of executives tying up loose ends, checking on devices, co-ordinating transport schedules and getting ready to move to the next stage. There are no fans, no extended sessions with the media, no tear down sessions or even post-event “yay, we did it” selfies for the team. And no, this is not some ice cold professional team finishing its task for the day a la Samsung, but more a bunch of individuals (mostly informally dressed and very relaxed with each other) simply getting on with their work....

On the surface, that should be reason for celebration in a country in which the vast majority of users still use feature phones and find even a Moto E (which costs around Rs 4,999, or around USD 80) well beyond their means. And the initial reaction to the Freedom 251 was indeed one of (pleasant) shock and awe. There were whispers about the Indian ability of Jugaad (basically work your way around something in not the most ethical, and yet effective manner) coming to the fore and much chanting of the magic mantra of Made in India in Indian geek lobbies....