Now, to get down to business. What are the important aspects when browsing for a new monitor. I’ll try to explain what all of the technical gibberish means and what to look for and what to avoid when buying a new monitor. As with all buying guides, I’ll start with the 3 most important aspects: what will you use your monitor for? what features will you need on your monitor?...
Now the latest leaks suggest few details about the upcoming smartphone from Xiaomi that will be called Xiaomi Mi 5C which will be codenamed as Meri. Xiaomi Meri will be the full metal smartphone. This smartphone resembles the Mi 5 quite a bit. Recently, Xiaomi Meri passed from Antutu and Geekbench the leak gives us the opportunity to learn more about it. The images were also revealed. The Geekbench listing revealed that Xiaomi Meri will come with 3GB RAM, and will run on Android version 6....
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]enchmark listing had recently spotted the Xiaomi’s new smartphone model which is named as Gemini. The all new Xiaomi Gemini is spotted on the Geekbench browser benchmark, according to Xiaomi ‘Gemini’ will b e the next model from its flagship. It is expected to have the Qualcomm snapdragon 820 processor, but it will be launched on early 2016. Xiaomi Gemini Rumored Specifications, Details, Connectivity Xiaomi Gemini Release Date and price If we have a look on its chipset it had Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor which is going to be available in smartphones from 2016, so thus we can make believe that this phone is going to release in early 2016, and if we talk about its price it is going to be a mid-ranged smartphone....
announced that the YouTube Android app now support videos shot specifically for VR will reformat anything in the vault for replay on a Cardboard-compatible viewer. You can try it out with a couple of videos designed just for these tricks, like The Hunger Games Virtual Reality Experience the Toms Shoes Giving Trip. ile YouTube has supported 360-degree videos for a while, the new VR videos are specifically designed for use with a set of VR goggles....
WhatsApp is used to send over a billion messages worldwide. Despite not being as feature-rich as its competitors, WhatsApp dominates the messaging market. If you use WhatsApp regularly on your Android phone, here are some tips and tricks you should know to enjoy a better chat experience. 10. Disappearing Messages If you are a person who gives more preference to privacy, the disappearing message feature is for you. Here is how you can enable it on WhatsApp:...
Xiaomi today launched the Mi Max in India — almost two months after the handset first went on sale in India. The device features a gargantuan 6.44-inch display pushing it into the ‘phablet’ category. The 6.44-inch display features a 1080p display and is packed inside a 7.5mm thin aluminium body that ensures the device is easy to use and carry. Xiaomi will be offering the Mi Max in two storage and RAM variants in India....
At an event in China today, Xiaomi launched the Mi Note 2. Taglined ‘Curved to Impress’, the handset comes with a 5.7-inch curved AMOLED display with a 77.2% screen-to-body ratio. The display comes with Sunlight Display Pro to enhance sunlight eligibility and Reading Mode to reduce strain on your eyes. Inside the Mi Note 2 is Qualcomm’s ‘performance edition’ Snapdragon 821 chipset clocked at 2.35GHz and Adreno 530 GPU. Xiaomi will be offering the Mi Note 2 in various storage and RAM configurations, with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB storage....
The scale is made out of tempered glass and features a polished surface which prevents you from slipping even with wet feet. There’s an elegantly designed LED display which comes to life three seconds after you step on it. It comes in only a single white color option which can be a good or bad thing depending on your home’s decor. Being a smart fitness device, it also syncs with Xiaomi’s Mi Fit smartphone app for presenting all the collected information in neat charts and timelines....
Xiaomi today announced its second smartwatch: the Amazfit. The company has made the smartwatch in partnership with Huami, the same company with which it had collaborated on the Mi Band. The Amazfit houses a circular 1/34-inch display with a 300×300 resolution. Powered by a 1.2GHz processor and 512MB RAM, the smartwatch houses 4GB of storage, an IP57 rating, a heart rate sensor, and a 200mAh battery. The smartwatch also supports mobile payments through AliPay....
Google today rolled out a new update for the YouTube app for Android with a bottom navigation bar. The new design sees the company ditching the top navigation bar in favor of a bottom one that is easier to reach with your thumb. The bottom tab is available on all pages of the tab so as to facilitate quick and easy navigation. The updated app now comes with separate “Account” and “Library” sections, with the former containing all account related settings while the latter houses all your playlists, viewing history, and uploads....
But the streaming service world is constantly evolving. Many streamers now offer live TV, filling the void for those who were worried about not being able to watch things like sports and news if they got rid of cable. YouTube TV is an example of a streaming service that offers live TV. It launched a couple years ago, but hasn’t been available to everyone in the U.S. Until now....
Previously, WhatsApp announced its Cloud API for Business WhatsApp to help small businesses engage more with their customers. Also, this feature is said to be WhatsApp’s first revenue system. WhatsApp Soon Show An Indicator for Status Reply Like earlier leaks, this leak is also coming up from WABetaInfo. The messaging company seems to be more focused on its status segment recently, it has seen to change in its interface and is now developing a new indicator....
I have been personally using Lookout on my phone from past couple of years but when I lost my Sony Xperia it was of little use. The GPS failed to track the phone since it was switched off and that was pretty much the end of it. Phone trackers suffer from a perennial problem i.e their dependency on Internet. Wiperoid is one such app that has tried to solve this problem by building a phone tracker that works offline and can be controlled by SMS....
Xiaomi today announced a partnership with Three UK thereby confirming its formal entry into the UK smartphone market. The company first entered the European smartphone market with its entry into Spain last year. UK’s smartphone market, however, is considerably bigger, and it is primarily dominated by premium smartphones like iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy lineup. If you live in the United Kingdom, you will soon be able to buy Xiaomi phones on contract from Three UK....
Researchers from Newcastle University, UK while exposing the flaws in the VISA payment system found neither the network nor the back was able to detect attackers making various, invalid attempts to get payment card data. The attack is so-called “Distributed Guessing Attack” which can bypass every security feature that is implemented to protect online users in a matter of seconds. This technique works by automatically generating variations of the card security data across multiple websites until hackers are able to land on a “Hit” for each required piece of information....
The Lenovo-owned ZUK unveiled the ZUK Z2 earlier this week, with pre-registrations for the first sale of the handset opening soon after. Now, in just three days, the total registrations for the handset has crossed the 6 million mark. For its price 1799 Yuan ($275), the ZUK Z2 packs in a 5-inch Full HD display, a Snapdragon 820 chipset, 4GB RAM, 3500mAh battery, and a fingerprint scanner, so its not surprising to see such a huge interest among consumers for it....
So it’s the worst when your phone battery suddenly starts plummeting. Android operating systems like Oreo are designed to reduce the amount of power background apps use on the phone, and earlier operating systems like Marshmallow and Nougat use less battery in Doze mode, the mode your phone enters when the screen is locked. But what if you can’t update to an OS that automatically does that? Or what if your Android phone is draining regardless?...
Lately WhatsApp has been working on slew of new features. Earlier this week the company announced a feature that lets you transfer chat history between iPhone and Android. WhatsApp is also working on new multi-device support. The latest WhatsApp feature is ephemeral messages. Once viewed these messages disappear after 90 days. WhatsApp is currently testing a message expiry option on the beta channel. In other words, you can choose when to auto delete messages between 1-90 days....
Managing cybersecurity was already a challenge for many organisations and their boardrooms: adding the cloud just widens the potential threat surface and increases the complexity for many. That’s especially the case for firms that might not even be aware of their cybersecurity responsibilities when it comes to cloud services. “Sometimes we still have a perception by organisations that it’s a set-and-forget-it mentality,” says Jason Nurse, associate professor in cybersecurity at the University of Kent....
We saw in the previous article how to detect the presence of clipboard activity over RDP (Remember rdcplip.exe. Anyone? Well, now we will see how to extract clipboard data itself. Very important information such as passwords can be recovered from Clipboard, but it depends a lot on when the memory image has been acquired and how much clipboards is still present in RAM. There are two structures available to understand clipboard data:...
