Tag: mobile

Cryptomining impact on Organisations – Greed vs Loyalty

Karan S

Although this article may seem to glorify a particular attribute of a particular report published by a particular company, this is not a sponsored feature. Alarmingly, a 20% of companies globally are hit by Cryptomining attacks on weekly basis. And a whopping 33% of companies are hit by one or other kind of malware. While this is a hair-raising percentage, imagine how much it affects overall global GDP. Cyber Security is always at the center-point of a company’s IT strategy. The recent report published by Check Point shares facts which…

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All you need to know about PUBG mobile Star Challenger Global Finals in Dubai - November 29 to December 1, 2018

Karan S

If you ain’t accustomed to the term PUBG, you should not be reading this article. Period! And if these words have ignited curiosity within you and you’ve already Googled what PUBG means, welcome aboard! Respect to fellow PUBG veterans! PUBG MOBILE is based on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the original PC and Xbox One game that jigged up gaming world during 2017. Game features massively multiplayer game maps where upto 100 players parachute onto a remote 8×8 km island to a winner-takes-all battle showdown. Players must locate and scavenge their own weapons, vehicles and…

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The Internet at the age of 49 years is still un-affordable

Karan S

The internet was born during September, 1969 when a computer message was first transmitted from University of California, Los Angeles to Standford. Kleinrock and his team pioneered the attempt to make two computers exchange data over a network for first time ever. And Kleinrock puts it as “the first breath of life the Internet ever took.” The first ever message transmitted on the internet was “login”. Thus the internet came to be known as the global system of inter-connected computer networks that communicate with one another over the Internet Protocol suite…

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Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL - first look

Karan S

And so the Leaks were true and they do establish the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL as the most leaked smartphone in history. Rumors were pretty much accurate and there wasn’t much left for us, the onlookers, to imagine in the latest offering for the Pixel series. Google being the developers of Android, use Pixel, their homegrown champ, as a showcase for latest in features that Google has to offer in pure Android form. Which also in a way, established Google as full spectrum player like Apple. And…

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Samsung Galaxy S9 : Review - After 2 months

Karan S

Samsung Galaxy S series denotes flagship smartphones by Samsung that capture the imagination of the users and brings in the latest in mobile technologies with every new launch. We have been using the Samsung Galaxy S9 for over two months now and not a single day passes by when we are not awe-ed by the phone’s features and performance. Both Galaxy S9 and S9+ phones have the cult leader status. Both have the iconic curved display (aka infinity display) which is a pure viewing delight. Tall screens, rear finger print…

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Level up : Nokia 5.1 : Review

Karan S

Almost two years from inception, HMD Global with their phoenix brand “Nokia” has upped their game with every new offering. Markets in almost 80 countries are being reintroduced to the Nokia brand and with Andoid power, the phones find themselves readily acceptable. Nokia 5.1 as the name suggests is an upgrade to the existing Nokia 5 smartphone. Nokia 5 was launched during February 2017 and after more than a year, the upgrade has many new things to offer. Starting from mild increase in dimensions, screen ration has gone up from…

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Vivo Apex aka ‘The Gamer Changer’ Smartphone - Don’t miss it!

Karan S

Smartphone space is cluttered up of late, however the real innovators have not rested themselves. A phone comprises of several features and the number just keeps on adding. Companies have various divisions focusing on innovations in each of the components. And the developers, hence, face the uphill task of integrating the innovations into one single marvel where the latest tech work seamlessly as on unit. We witness innovations helter skelter, like one phone has a better camera but merely matches up with competition with other features. Then the competition would…

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What makes OnePlus 6 special? Materials!

Karan S

Lets face it, we have been listening to Apple’s blah blah on “Industrial Design” since ages. As if none of the other companies ever had an Industrial Design Department. OnePlus, the Maverick, has been trailing closely with their own Design Language and have not shied away from testing unconventional materials and textures, remember the unique OnePlus One rear texture? Previous OnePlus phones had a dull metallic look and were kinda squarish boxy in shape. Moving out of the convention, OnePlus skipped the Aluminium body styling (carried in OnePlus 3 & 5…

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OnePlus 6 - First Impressions

Karan S

There’s just one thing OnePlus does which makes is stand out of the Chinese lot, i.e. “Never Settle”. With the advent of first OnePlus One phone, they company has only worked its way up. A company that listens to its phone users closely and puts the suggestions to practice is not bound to fail. And so they have evolved rather quickly in their 5th year of existence and have introduced the OnePlus 6 smartphone and it is huge. With greater length, breadth and weight than the iPhone X, the OnePlus…

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Nokia 8 : First Look Review

Karan S

Nokia isn’t just an erstwhile popular phone series, its a Beacon by which a whole generation stood-by. That being a prominent thought while on the way to attend the Nokia 8 launch event, we just kept our fingers crossed. Kept the heard rumors and pre-launch news t one dark corner of our minds. What we were hoping for was a Flagship Smartphone which could stand up to the world and re-gain its lost glory. And Flagship phone it is indeed! The new Nokia 8 impresses with a Aluminium unibody design,…

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Get Google Assistant for your Android Phone - Smart Hack

Karan S

Google Assistant was announced at the launch event of Google Pixel on May 18, 2016 and since then is being slowly rolled out to a few non-Pixel devices. As the time passes Google will be rolling out the Assistant feature to all phones with Android 5.x and later. However for the restless lot, there is quicker way too. You can get the Google Assistant on your Android phone right now! Move to Google Playstore on your phone, and search for “Google Allo”. It is an instant messaging App like WhatsApp, LINE,…

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LG G6 flagship 2017 phone - All we know

Karan S

We are at the closing of second month of 2017 and all major mobile companies are going out all guns preparing for their flagship phone for 2017. So here comes LG’s warrior for 2017, the LG G6 smartphone. While the rumor mill has been busy speculating the specs, basis news and leaked pics, here is all we know about LG’s latest and greatest phone offering: First off, it will be a water-proof phone, thanks to latest tweets from LG LG G6 will have OLED display High chances of tempered glass…

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Samsung Galaxy S8 - Updates and rumors

Karan S

We have been keeping a constant tab on the release dates, spec updates, release countries list, etc about the Samsung Galaxy S8. For all we know, the next Galaxy phone is definitely going to be one stressed out kid. It would hve the load to carry on the legendary Galaxy S popularity while still making up for the Note 7 setbacks. Not to mention Samsung’s diminishing market share, as reported in earlier article after reviewing the Gartner worldwide smartphones sales report. We hope to have a best ever screen, with…

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 : Long-Term Verdict

Karan S

Re-Presenting, the unbeaten challenger, in the silver corner! The Bigger, Better, Faster, Meaner, Brighter, Louder; The Samsung Galaxy Note 7! In the “Phone + Tablet = Phablet” world, size does matter. In fact, size is everything. By size I don’t mean the bigger the better. Size has to be Perfect! Samsung has bettered the perfect size with perfect styling, perfect ergonomics and perfect technology. All this and much more packed up in 169 gms and dimensions so sleek 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm you’ll fear it may slip outta your…

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Cost to develop an Apple iOS App for iPhone or iPad

Karan S

An App is like manifestation of your Product or service on your customer / user’s handheld device. And as your business revenue streams rely on your software manifestation in the user’s device, sky is the limit for investing in your App. As the App is developed, its features decide its budget. It is like more sugar you add, sweeter your offering will get. Say for example, the owner of this Blog wants to get an app for the blog. He already has his blog posts ready but needs to decide…

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