Who doesn’t love thin laptops right? Apple started the trend. HP's Spectre 13.3, which offers top-notch performance and a reasonably good keyboard in a body that lays claim to being the “thinnest laptop in the world.” Determining a laptop’s thinness can be tricky since laptops aren’t uniform blocks, exceptions for Google Pixel C of-course. The 2015 MacBook 13’ for example, is 13mm thick at its rear, with the front lip getting down to 4mm. The Spectre 13.3 is, for the most part, 10.4mm to 10.5mm, with the back end measuring about 12mm. Given such variances, probably the best way to determine thinness is by eyeballing it.
Huawei's off-shoot brand Honor may launch the budget phone Honor 5C in India on June 22. The company seemed to be on a teaser-spree off-late, taking to social media channels, to tease the phone in question. That said, it is yet to confirm that it would launch the Honor 5C here on the said date.
Xiaomi is one of the many manufacturers that haven’t yet launched a water-resistant smartphone yet, and their founder Lei Jun has revealed the reasons for not launching one. Jun said that any damage to the handset will deteriorate water resistance and with time it won't be able to resist water. Further, Jun also added that making a water-resistant device will make the device costly.
Microsoft after successfully launching their new operating system a year back, brought out updates to all their existing users through a special “the Windows 10 Anniversary Update”. All users will be receiving the updates as soon as possible and it will be over-the-air(OTA) and the update will install itself automatically which makes users to not worry about missing it. However, if you're curious about the upcoming update, you don't have to wait until the final release date to check it out.
Google plans to launch Google Home later this year. Like the Amazon Echo, Google Home is a connected smart speaker controlled through voice commands and largely intended to serve as the central hub of an increasingly digital smart home. In time, multiple digital personal assistants could flourish, but consumers have limited spending power and only so much table space.
Luxury brand Goldgenie, known for treating flagship smartphones from various OEMs with Gold, Rose Gold and Platinum, is back with a newly customized device.This time around, Huawei P9, released in April, has been treated with 24K Gold, Rose Gold and Platinum. The official website of Goldgenie has listed the price of the customized P9 as 1,500 pounds (about $2,162).
Uber is about to make ‘carpooling to work’ a more attractive option. The app-based car service on Tuesday announced a new "arrive by" feature on UberPool, aimed at giving you peace of mind that you'll arrive at your destination on time. "We guarantee you'll arrive at your destination before the time quoted — or we'll give you $2 off your next UberPool trip," Uber said.
In a recent press event, Square Enix representatives tried to set the tone for the future of the stealthy Deus Ex games with a flashy, live-action video. The next game’s story was foreshadowed in a film called “The Mechanical Apartheid,” anchored by the story of a husband and wife divided by a very Deus Ex kind of conflict: a forced quarantine for any “Augs” who have received cybernetic enhancements. Robotic wife and "natural" husband forcibly separated.
iPhone users can now install Kaizala, a small- and midsize-business (SMB) collaboration app originally released by Microsoft Garage in February. Microsoft Garage is actually home to several experimental apps ranging from a productivity-enhancing Android keyboard for Excel users to an iOS and Web app that can identify dog breeds.
Apple's Phil Schiller recently sat down with several publications including The Loop and The Verge to detail some of the changes that are going to be made to the App Store under his reign, including major improvements to search, subscription access for all developers, App Store ads when searching for content, and some other smaller tweaks that should go a long way towards improving app discoverability.
Indian firm Micromax on Wednesday unveiled their new Canvas Amaze 2 smartphone in Indian markets. Priced at Rs. 7,499 which is roughly 120$ the handset will be available online exclusively via online retailer WS Retail registered in Flipkart starting this Thursday.
Chinese firm LeEco have just announced its second generation flagship called the ‘Le Max 2’ and it comes with the latest generation hardware in spite of budget intentions in-mind. But that doesn’t mean that there is a single variant. Actually there will be two models of the smartphone.
WhatsApp for iOS' latest beta release v2.16.7.1 is now doing the rounds for some users and apart from numerous bug fixes and improvements, it brings support for auto playing gif images. The Facebook-owned messaging app has staunchly resisted the gif invasion till date, and support for sharing animated images will certainly be a welcome feature addition for users.
Coolpad, a global leader in smartphone manufacturing and integrated wireless data solutions, today launched the limited ‘Gold edition’ of their widely popular Coolpad Note 3 Lite. Supposedly, the limited edition was launched to celebrate the milestone of five lakh happy customers. The newly- launched Gold variant of Coolpad Note 3 Lite will be available exclusively on Amazon’s Indian website from June 09at a price of INR 7499 or about 120$.
There was a bit of frustration among Kingdom Hearts fans in recent weeks when it was revealed that Kingdom Hearts III wouldn't be released until at least mid-2017. Square Enix had opted to continue its trend of releasing HD compilations as fans wait for the story's final chapter.
