Given the technological developments they’re confronted with, more and more parents tend to worry about the safety of their children online. How much time they spend online, what they have access to, and what websites they surf, are just a few of the questions on top of their list. Since it became close to impossible in this time and age to keep a close eye to the activities of the children, technology came up with a few alternative solutions....

Compact Light and Dark Themes The Firefox 53 which was in beta till now comes with a number of cosmetic changes too. It now has an option for two new preset themes – Compact Light and Compact Dark. These themes completely change the look and feel of the browser. On enabling this theme, the tabs become squarish, similar to the one seen in the Microsoft Edge. To activate these new themes simply head to the Add-Ons section of your browser and then click on appearance....

Now the company wants to extend this program worldwide and has also set up new criteria for 2016. Netflix is expected to work glove in hand with the OEMs to optimize the Netflix performance. As of now, two of the manufacturers are already manufacturing such TVs including LG (for UHD TVs with webOS 3.0) and Sony (for Android 4K UHD TV’s). It is very likely that other manufacturers will jump on the bandwagon and the “Netflix Recommended” might as well become one of the important things to consider while looking out for a new TV....

The Nokia 3.2 features a 6.26-inch HD+ TFT LCD display with 2.5D glass, 1520 x 720 pixels screen resolution, 269ppi pixel density, 19:9 aspect ratio, and a notch at the top. At its core, the smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 processor, paired with 2GB / 3GB of DDR3 RAM and 16GB / 32GB of eMMC storage (expandable up to 400 GB with microSD card). The smartphone has a huge 4000mAh battery, which the company claims, offers a two-day battery life on a single charge....

Nubia Red Magic 3S: Design and Display In terms of design, the Red Magic 3S comes with almost a similar design language as the Red Magic 3, and two color options: Mecha Silver and Cyber Shade. It comes with narrow bezels on the top and the bottom, and has different geometric patterns on the back, like the diamond-shaped camera module, hexagon-shaped fingerprint scanner, and accented highlights near the corners. To keep the phone’s performance from throttling, the company has included an internal liquid-cooling module and a fan to offer better air circulation....

Nubia Z17 Mini features a 5.2-inch FHD display that offers a pixel density of 424ppi and is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass. The device is propelled by Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 paired with 4GB of RAM and an internal storage of 64GB that can further be expanded up to 200TB. The camera setup on the phone includes a dual-lens primary camera module made up of 13-Megapixel Sony Monochrome sensor along with a 13-Megapixel RGB....

To give you some background, Arm licenses its IP to companies such as Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm, which further customize its architecture as per requirements. As of now, Arm chipsets can be seen powering smartphones, tablets, a few notebooks, and data centers. To add to that, at the WWDC, earlier this year, Apple announced that it will employ Arm chipsets, as opposed to its own, with the upcoming Mac lineup....

Oppo Reno Standard Edition The Oppo Reno Standard Edition smartphone features a 6.4-inch full HD+AMOLED display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 2340 × 1080 pixels screen resolution. Under the hood, it is powered by a 10nm-based Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset with Adreno 616 GPU, paired with 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of internal storage. The device comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner, 3.5 mm audio jack, Hi-Res audio, and Dolby Atmos....

A recent article on CNN talks about the possibility of some radical, positive changes being done to this issue. PayPal’s system is designed to fight fraudsters and to provide a very secure and safe platform to buy and sell things online. But sometimes they also make mistakes, as it was the case, so many times, with conference or event organizers that used PayPal to process ticket payments. In fact, there are many, many stories about how horrible was the experience with PayPal’s clumsy policy regarding frozen funds....

Although many full-fledged image editors let you do this with complete control over different aspects of the image, using these tools isn’t easy and requires you to go through a steep learning curve. Not to mention, it isn’t ideal when you want to remove backgrounds from multiple images at once. Web-based or online background remover tools are better suited for such use cases. And PicWish happens to be one such tool that promises to remove background from images in under 3 seconds, for free!...

There are six different Tacto game sets available – Tacto Classics, Laser, Coding, Chess, Tacto Electronics and Tacto Dino. The first four are available for purchase in the US starting today while the last two will go on sale in July 2021. Each Tacto set is priced at $49.99 and comes with a unique set of figurines and frames to securely hold the tablet in place. With screen time for children ages four to nine averaging as high as five hours every day, PlayShifu is on a mission to help parents convert their children’s screen time into hands-on educational playtime,” said co-founder and CEO of PlayShifu, Vivek Goyal....

Let us examine the evidence – while Poco’s comeback device, the X2, seemed reasonably different from anything in India (it was evidently a rebranded Redmi device that had been launched internationally), the M2 Pro and the M2 have been rather different. The Poco M2 Pro mirrored the Redmi Note 9 Pro and added a slightly different design (in terms of colors) to the mix, while the M2 seems to be the Redmi 9 Prime with more RAM and a faster charger and again in different colors, at a slightly higher price tag than the Prime....

A good content marketing strategy usually involves creating, publishing, and distributing content in the form of news, videos, infographics, newsletters, and blogs to attract attention, develop leads, increase brand awareness, and, in turn, generate online sales. Have you ever felt like you’re drowning in an endless sea of content? It’s hard to know where to start creating social media posts, what to post about, and how to make it interesting....

Qualcomm says the Snapdragon 870 builds upon the success of the Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 865 Plus. It touts its latest offering as a successor to the Snapdragon 865 Plus, which was announced back in mid-2020 and had a fairly good stint. CPU Talking about what the SoC has to offer, the Snapdragon 870 builds on a 7nm manufacturing process, similar to the Snapdragon 865 Plus. It includes an octa-core processor that is based on the Kryo 585 cores, with up to 3....

A familiar spec sheet with some changes… That leaves the Realme 8 with quite a lot to do. And we are not too sure it actually succeeds in doing what is expected. Let us get one thing out of the way – the Realme 8 is a very decent proposition in many regards. It comes with a 6.4 inch Super AMOLED full HD+ display (with a 60 Hz refresh rate, rather than the 90 Hz on the Realme 7) and runs on the impressive MediaTek Helio G95, which is known as one of the best gaming chips in the Rs 15,000 price range and comes with a large 5000 mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging....

Scratch that. Realme has launched its first pair of truly wireless Bluetooth earphones in the country, the Buds Air. Those of you who have not had a chance to have a look at the Buds Air, might not understand why we confused them with the AirPods above, but a glance (or even a detailed look) at the Buds Air might give you an idea. Realme launched the Buds Air along with the Realme X2....

Redmi 9: Design and Display In terms of design, the Redmi 9 appears to follow a somewhat similar design language as the Redmi K30, with a circular ring around the camera module. The rear comes with a textured design to protect the back from smudges and has a gradient color finish that gives it a unique look and feel. Towards the front, the device features a 6.53-inch FHD+ dot drop display, which provides a 19....

Leading the Redmi Note’s charge into the Rs 20,000 category is the Redmi Note 11 Pro+, which at Rs 20,999, has the highest starting price of any Note, ever. Does it live up to the Redmi Note tradition of delivering staggering value for money? EVOL design finally evolves…and plays the Blues to dazzling effect The Redmi Note 11 Pro+ is the fourth Redmi Note 11 device we have reviewed, and it is the first one that has really impressed us with its design....

To begin with, Airtel will be offering, under its Infinity postpaid plan, 5/10/15GB of free 4G/3G mobile every month for a year. Postpaid customers will be required to purchase the phone on a contract which starts from Rs 19,990 for the base variant of iPhone 7 and on top of that, monthly charges will vary based on the selected plans. The monthly plans range from Rs 1999, 2499 and 2999 with 5GB, 10GB and 15GB free data, respectively....

Video Review Hello, Smarty! The Redmi 1S and the Moto E had shown us last year that it was possible for a phone to not cost the earth and still look presentable. Like those worthies, the Lenovo A6000 comes with an appearance that belies its price. We had discussed it in some detail in our initial impressions of the device, but to reprise – it is a smart looker, although not exactly a traffic stopper....