Phones Archive
09 May 2016
Opera’s getting serious about adblocking with its new VPN for iPhone and iPad
Opera’s getting serious about adblocking with its new VPN for iPhone and iPad Opera has announced the launch of a new standalone VPN app for iPhone and iPad that promises to unlock geo-location restrictions and block ads. The launch follows the introduction of the VPN service baked into its desktop browser last month, but brings it
09 May 2016
How to Buy a Cell Phone
How to Buy a Cell Phone There’s no sense in denying it: For most of us, mobile phones are at the center of our universe. The typical feature set of these things is astounding. It’s your phone, your messaging device, your on-the-go Web browser, your camera, your music player, your GPS navigation unit, and more.
07 May 2016
British smartphone app Smartcoin wants to pay you to get fit
British smartphone app Smartcoin wants to pay you to get fit A free smartphone app set to launch Monday in the UK, ‘Sweatcoin,’ aims to give digital rewards — called ‘sweatcoins’ — to those willing to get off the couch and earn it. Sweatcoin uses your smartphone’s existing tools for measuring movement and location in attempt
06 May 2016
Evernote for Android gets the desktop app’s best feature
Evernote for Android gets the desktop app’s best feature Although I’ve moved away from Evernote for my daily writing tasks because I prefer lightweight alternatives like Simplenote, it’s still the ultimate Swiss knife of note-taking tools. Today, its Android app has added image annotation, which makes it a whole lot more useful and a must-have
03 May 2016
OPPO F1 Plus Selfie Expert [Review]
OPPO F1 Plus Selfie Expert [Review] OPPO F1 Plus is the latest smartphone of the OPPO ‘Selfie Expert’ series that has just been launched in Pakistan. It is available at almost all of the OPPO outlets in two color: Gold, Rose Gold and sets you back by 45,999/- PKR. In terms of hardware, when compared
29 Apr 2016
YouTube to Introduce Unskippable Ads for Mobile Users
YouTube to Introduce Unskippable Ads for Mobile Users Google has announced that its online video platform will be getting short, but unskippable, ads. These ads will force people to watch through till the end. The ads are called Bumper Ads and will last for six seconds which, the company says, is a direct response to
27 Apr 2016
Meizu m3 is an Ultra Affordable Smartphone with Midrange Specs
Meizu m3 is an Ultra Affordable Smartphone with Midrange Specs Sometimes minor upgrades to a smartphone themselves are too alluring not to be covered. The latest such device is the Meizu m3, which has been launched with a new chipset and battery, with an incredible price-tag of $92 in its home market of China. (Don’t
27 Apr 2016
HTC Announces the High-end One S9 Smartphone
HTC Announces the High-end One S9 Smartphone Hardly anyone could’ve seen this coming. Just weeks after announcing its prime flagship for the year, HTC is back with yet another high-end smartphone which costs in the same range, and looks & feels premium too, the One S9. The phone has a nice, premium design and even
26 Apr 2016
OPPO Launches its Flagship F1 Plus with 16-MP Front Camera for Rs. 45,999 in Pakistan
OPPO Launches its Flagship F1 Plus with 16-MP Front Camera for Rs. 45,999 in Pakistan Sporting a 16-MP front-facing camera,the OPPO F1 Pluslaunched at an event in Pakistan today. As the second device in the photography-focused F series, the F1 Plus blurs the boundaries between mid-range and premium, and takes the “Selfie Expert” title of
26 Apr 2016
A Million Android Apps Will Be Running Soon on ChromeOS
A Million Android Apps Will Be Running Soon on ChromeOS It is fair to say that Google knows first-hand the importance of a well-cultured ecosystem more than most. Hence, it wasn’t a surprise when it first unveiled its plans to bringing a few Android apps to its comparatively-new Chrome OS. Now it feels like it