Announcements Archive
27 Jun 2015
Dropbox, Todoist Get Android Material Design Makeovers
Dropbox, Todoist Get Android Material Design Makeovers Task management app Todoist is saying goodbye to its drabby old interface, and hello to “bold color, beautiful animations, and seamless interactions.” Specifically, it is embracing Android’s Material Design, a complete UI overhaul Google introduced last year, which adds many new 3D and textural elements into the
27 Jun 2015
iOS 9 Will Temporarily Delete Apps to Make Room for Updates
iOS 9 Will Temporarily Delete Apps to Make Room for Updates Ever been forced to delete a bunch of photos and apps just to install an iOS update? It’s a common gripe — especially for those with 16GB iPhones and iPads. But fortunately, Apple has thought up a solution to this issue. Developers testing out
24 Jun 2015
Get an Amazon Echo Without an Invite
Get an Amazon Echo Without an Invit Until now, only those with an invite could purchase Amazon’s new Echo smart speaker, but that’s about to change. The Web giant on Tuesday announced that the Echo is now available for everyone, no invite needed. Even better — it’s also getting a price drop. Originally priced at
24 Jun 2015
Amazon Echo review
Amazon Echo review “Hi Alexa, my name is Nick.” “I’m sorry, I don’t understand the question.” “That’s OK,” I continue, “Alexa, I like the Red Hot Chili Peppers.” “Now playing samples of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.” “Cool.” This is the first conversation I had with Alexa, a personal assistant built-in to the $199
24 Jun 2015
Huawei P8 Lite review
Huawei P8 Lite review From the iPhone to a $20 Nokia, every smartphone is made in China. Motorola attempted to bring manufacturing back to the US with the launch of the original Moto X, but that ended up only lasting a year. The inescapable truth is that China keeps costs low, and in the
23 Jun 2015
Hands on: Project Morpheus review
Hands on: Project Morpheus review Not much has changed regarding Sony’s last big announcements during GDC 2015 about Project Morpheus, but E3 2015 saw a slew of new games added to the roster. Most of the games are in pre-alpha stages with the developers hoping to launch at the same time as Morpheus during
20 Jun 2015
Experience Virtual Reality in Under Rs. 1,000
Experience Virtual Reality in Under Rs. 1,000 Virtual Reality is an exciting development but it seems to be an expensive one. Whether it’s the Oculus Rift or any other pair of VR goggles, we can’t really see prices being in the reach of most consumers here in Pakistan. That is why cardboard VR headsets, which provide
20 Jun 2015
Samsung Galaxy Tab E With 9.6-Inch Display Goes Official
Samsung Galaxy Tab E With 9.6-Inch Display Goes Official Putting weight to all the rumors, Samsung has finally launched a new Galaxy Tab-series tablet, the Galaxy Tab E, initially in Taiwan. Weighing just 490 grams, the Wi-Fi only Galaxy Tab E features a 9.6-inch (1280×800 pixels) WXGA TFT display. Under the hood, it is powered
20 Jun 2015
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 review
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 review Some said it would never catch on, but here we are over four years on from the original Galaxy Note phablet with the fourth generation device – the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The Galaxy Note’s big screen and S Pen stylus are certainly not for everyone. The Samsung Galaxy
19 Jun 2015
Samsung Galaxy Phones Vulnerable to Keyboard Bug
Samsung Galaxy Phones Vulnerable to Keyboard Bug More than 600 million Samsung devices are vulnerable to a bug housed within the built-in keyboard, according to a security firm. The Swift keyboard built into some of Samsung’s latest phones allows an attacker to remotely execute code, according to NowSecure, whichuncovered and reported the bug late