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Samsung Galaxy 8 Gadget Review

Samsung Galaxy 8 Gadget Review

Samsung Galaxy 8Samsung Galaxy S8 –Infinite Display

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is said to be the new launch for flagship phones and is a stunning silver of tech which has the power of prolonging the experience past the 5.8-inch display due to DeX.

It packs a big screen in a compact body without forfeiting features like water resistance together with expandable storage taking the phone to the next level.  In comparison, all the other phone, it seems less fascinating.

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iPad 2017 Gadget Review: The Ideal Tablet – If You Need an Upgrade

iPad 2017 Gadget Review: The Ideal Tablet – If You Need an Upgrade

Apple’s Finest Tablet iPad Air

Way back in 2013, Apple completed the tablet when it had released the iPad Air and introduced a thinner, lighter design with a more compact body together with fingerprint sensor in its tablet. It was then considered as the Apple’s finest tablet.

Not much has been changed since then and the iPad Pro introduced in 2015 developed a new line for specialized users though the consumer grade device had not been updated for around two and half years. iPad sales seem to have fallen for some time now and users have not improved as they should with iPhones.

Several users still tend to be using the iPad 2 and 3 that does not run iOS 10, which is the latest operating system of Apple. Moreover the next version of iOS would probably drop the assistance for 32- bit apps thus making the iPad 5 out-dated.  This would mean that the new features together with security updates have not been done to most of the iPad users.

Apple’s new iPad, which had been announced three weeks back with much display, does not tend to have much by way of new features.  On the contrary it is being pitched as the appropriate upgrade for users of tabs which are four, five or six years old.

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Slightly Thicker Chassis Same as Original iPad Air

The latest one at £339 is £40 cheaper than its forerunner that Apple expects would attract consumers in upgrading. The 9.7-inch screen is said to be much brighter about 500 nits in contrast to the Air 2’s 400, though the difference is not much noticeable.  Besides this is also a bit thicker than the Air 2 at 7.5 mm to the 6.1 mm of its waif-life precursor which shows a bit of cost-cutting from the point of view of cutting the price down for Apple.

However it has a marginal difference. The slightly thicker chassis tends to be the same as the original iPad Air and if the user is looking for a case other than the snap-on cover of Apple, then they should make a note of this.

The other variance is the A-9 chip of Apple which gives a performance upgrade on the A8 in the case of iPad Air 2.  This means that it would possibility have updates of iOS software for one year longer.

Taking into consideration that people seem to hold on to their tabs for few years, this seems to be an essential alteration.

Missed Some of the Features of iPad Pro

The 1.2 megapixel selfie camera and the 8-megapixel camera has not changed since the only thing is camera could be useful is for video calls. None of them seem to have the 10-hour battery life which Apple has claimed and that the latest one functions flawlessly.

The new tab seems to have missed out on some of the features of the iPad Pro.  The new tab is said to be everything which a tablets may require.  It has a great screen, with long battery life together with abundantly power. As in the case of the last two iPads, it had the Touch ID fingerprint sensor that not only tends to get unlock but is also being utilised more for payments.  Priced at £339, its price cut has been the most noticeable factor and not many essential changes have taken place in the new iPad.

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How Apple and Microsoft are keeping the desktop off its deathbed

How Apple and Microsoft are keeping the desktop off its deathbed

Apple and Microsoft are working silently to keep desktop ‘alive’

Desktop are nowhere nearing their demise but their demise appears to be imminent within next decade. The rise and popularity of portable computing devices ranging from smartphones, tablets to laptops has raised questions on the popularity and usage of the desktops in the long term.

This week Apple brought few minor upgrades to its Mac Pro desktop which has not received any kind of update in last four years. A number of speculations have begun in the industry that the desktop days are numbered and very soon the large tech corporation will move away from it eventually.

However Apple timely upgrade to the Mac Pro desktops has helped in keeping these speculations down to a great extent.

The future of desktop

The rise and popularity of the handheld devices can’t be ignored and working with desktops seriously limits the modern day professionals in varied ways. Some of the industry expert’s believes that we are not going into the ‘Post-PC’ era anytime soon as PC are still the powerhouse for all the business world. However desktop computers will take a new form in upcoming days.

Tech companies will never wish to do away with a product category which helped in building some of the largest tech firms in the world. In order to keep the consumers hooked on to the traditional computers they will try to work with a different form factor, build in new functionalities and take the price further down to make it affordable.

Sliding sales is a sign of worry

Over the years desktops sales are declining dramatically and quite interestingly the most used operating system happens to be Android not Windows at the moment.

This simply add to the fear that Android devices which basically comprises of anything else than desktops are gaining the edge over the desktops. In similar fashion Apple iOS has more users that the Apple desktop OS which means more number of people are products like iPhone, iPods, and iPads than the Mac Desktops.

What tech companies doing to avoid it?

Apple is working towards making Mac Pro desktops highly customizable in order to give flexibility to the consumers in using it. To be more precise Apple is bringing about the marriage between a desktop and mobile which will be seen more prominently in upcoming range of desktops not just from the Apple but also from other manufacturers.

Apple is also trying to make the iPad Pro work better with the desktop in order to make sure people makes use of the both the devices. Microsoft has also started on the same lines with the launch of the Windows 10 just a year ago.

This helps in bringing the best of the mobile technology right to the desktop. Microsoft’s Surface ranges of devices are simply highly sophisticated, portable, advanced version of desktops disguised as a tablet for the users. Likewise Samsung has just launched the Galaxy S8 phones which have the ability to plug in with the desktop using a special dock and it brings a desktop like experience right to the small screen.

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How to Make Cheap Earbuds Sound Like $200 Headphones

How to Make Cheap Earbuds Sound Like $200 Headphones

Smart way to turn any Earbuds sound like a high-end headphone

Earphones or headphones people just cannot live without them. Either due to peer pressure or the need of gets better music to the ears people tends to go for high end headphones which costs hundreds of dollars. The major reason for buying expensive earphone or headphone is that it offers better sound quality than the cheap offerings.However, it has also been found that the expensive tend to work better indoors than outdoors. The reason for this can be explained by the fact that the bass in the headphone works extremely hard at pumping the music that the users do not perceive the outside noise and it helps in offering a satisfying experience.It would come as a surprise that the bass obliterating noise feature in present in headphones isn’t an expensive technology. Here are few smart ways to turn any of your Earbuds into a good headphone.

Step: 1

First find a good pair of Earbuds which can easily fit inside your canal without causing any discomfort. It does not matter what kind or type of Earbuds you are using just ensure it does not leads to aggravated discomfort when listening to music longer hours.

Step :2

Now use place the Earbuds into your ear and loop it around your ears like a Bluetooth device. This will ensure that Earbuds remains in place without falling out while listening to the music. In case you are not happy with this arrangement or this leads to any kind of discomfort then leave it.

Step: 3

Now place a pair of noise protection earmuffs over your ears and ensures it completely covers your ear in order to block out the outside noise. It is better if you run the cords right behind the back of each ear muff as it will be help in keeping it pressed to your ears firmly.

Your job is done. Now you can enjoy the similar quality of sound listening experience on your cheap Earbuds without spending huge amount of money.  The only thing, which might be difficult for you, is to find the best kind of earmuff, which does not cost like hell.

You can go for Peltro Sport Shotgunner II, which comes at a price of just $26 and happens to be an extremely lightweight product. It has a high portability quotient and comes with a large amount of comfortable padding which does not causes any discomfort or heaviness even after longer music listening sessions. It is available in black & grey colour, which is quite tradition and a thin strip of fluorescent green runs round it to lend a modern look.

You can also consider the Howard Leight QM24+, which costs just $9, and it is available in bold red colour. It works like the traditional pair of headphone, which can be either over the top of the head or behind the neck. But it also offers incredible comfort and helps in elevating the quality of the sound to a great extent.

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HTC U Ultra Gadget Review

HTC U Ultra Gadget Review

HTC U Ultra – Fresh/Attractive/Contoured Liquid Surface

The launch of the Gadget HTC U Ultra was done in January 2017 and the phone features a 5.70-inch touchscreen display having a resolution of 1440 pixels by 2560 pixels.  The HTC  announces a fresh attractively contoured liquid surface which has been fashioned to reflect the best of the user. On holding it up one would appreciate the symmetrical construction of the phone and the way it tends to change light as it is turned.

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Self Destruct Gadgets Made not so Mission Impossible

Self Destruct Gadgets Made not so Mission Impossible

Self Destruct  Option will Become a Stable Feature on Electronic Gadgets Soon

Mission Impossible movies have made the self destruction options quite popular in the modern age but we still don’t have that luxury. Soon we will have such gadgets like laptops and smartphones which can self destruct on its own but this technology will only be made available to corporate employees and government officials. The new self destruct mechanisms possess the ability to destroy the electronic gadgets within 10 seconds by receiving the wireless commands triggered by the sensors.

Arabian researchers had made the impossible possible

This technology has been developed by a team of researchers at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. It works swiftly and can effectively work across a variety of common semiconductor technology which is usually used in the most electronic devices. Researchers have stated that first customers are expected to be those who are in need of data protection such as the intelligence communities, hedge funds, social security administration, large corporations and all those who handles massive data.

How This Self Destruct Technology Works?

The self destruct mechanism developed by the team works on making the expandable polymer found in the modern electronics to their own benefit. When this polymer is heated over 80 degrees Celsius then it tends to expand to seven times more than its original volume. The trigger mechanism introduced in this technology helps in the polymer expansion which comes right from the heather electrodes drawing power from the battery of either Smartphone or laptop. They are making study available for the wider audience by publishing it in the upcoming issue of the journal called Advanced Materials Technologies.

The Testing Scenarios Conducted for Self Destruct

The researchers at KRAUT have tested this self-destruct mechanism for variety for scenarios where the self destruct can be triggered remotely. In the first testing a GPS sensor was utilized to trigger the device in case they move more than 50 meters away from their starting point. In the second testing researchers made use of the light sensor to automatically trigger the self destruct mechanism. This mechanism will helpful in such scenario where a top secret device is moved out of the box and placed under the light. The third scenario made use of the pressure sensor to cause the self destruction of the device in case it meets with any kind of unwanted force. This means if anyone tries to get into the device by forcefully opening the casing then device can be triggered to explode in order to safeguard it from being compromised.

In the fourth scenario researchers tested the compromising of the device or self-destruct functionality to its core. It was ensured that no one else expect the rightful person is able to trigger the self-destruct command making use of a smartphone app. Researchers has found the right way to ensure that this functionality only worked when a particular password is entered into the chip for destroying the device on demand. Very soon we will living in exciting times where espionage and intelligence will look just like the movies in real life.

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Google Pixel XL Gadget Review

Google Pixel XL Gadget Review

Google Pixel XL – First Phone – Google Assistant

The launch of Google Pixel XL was in November 2016. The phone features a 5.50-inch touchscreen display having a resolution of 1440 pixels by 2560 pixels at PPI of 534 pixels an inch.  GadgetGoogle Pixel XL smartphone was manufactured by HTC though for the purpose of marketing it was said to be a Google Phone.

It has an aluminium as well as glass structure and is said to be the first phone which is built in Google Assistant that is a human-like assistant helping the user constantly in making the tasks quicker. The user can ask it questions and it is your own personal Google, ready to assist always. You could start with `Ok Google’.

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Apple iPhone 7 Gadget Review

Apple iPhone 7 Gadget Review

Apple’s iPhone 7 – Internal Hardware – Upgraded

The iPhone 7 is said to be the latest iPhones of Apple having substantial better camera features, with new glossy black colour, improved battery life with faster processors together with improved water resistance, employed through a click-less haptic home button.  It does not seem to have a headphone jack. This is the gadget iphone 7 of Apple.

The iPhone 7 tends to enhance the most significant features of the iPhone experience.  The iPhone general design is said to be the same to the iPhone 6S though it introduces new colour choices, water and dust resistance together with a new capacitive, static home button and without the 3.5 mm headphone jack.  The internal hardware of the device has also been upgraded, inclusive of the heterogeneous quad-core system-on-chip.

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It comes with improved system together with graphics performance as well as upgraded 12 megapixel rear-facing cameras having optical image stabilization on all models.  It also has an extra telephoto lens on the iPhone 7 Plus model in order to offer enhanced zoom capabilities. Users have mixed feeling to iPhone and though reviewers observed the progresses in camera, particularly the dual rear camera on Plus model, they also informed that thegadget iphone 7 had not made many changes to the display or the build quality, where the opposingleading smartphones exceeded the quality of the iPhone 7.

Removal of 3.5mm Headphone Jack

Several reviewers had emphasised on the provocative removal of the 3.5 mm headphone jack and some critics had debated that the change had been meant tostrengthen licensing of the branded Lightning connector as well as the sales of the wireless headphone products of Apple.

They questioned the results of the change on the audio quality and Apple was also mocked by the critics on their statement that the change would need `courage’.The headphones which tend to connect to it should be Bluetooth or fitted out with a Lightning adapter.  Moreover it has intended new totally wireless high-tech AirPods to simplify the transition.

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The sales number for gadget iphone 7 has not been released by Apple though several U.S. carriers have reported that it had been high in demand during its launch.  Subsequent reports towards the end of 2016 had informed that Apple had abridged the production of the models owing to slow-moving sales together with fall in demand.

 

Apple has informed that the iPhone 7 as well as the iPhone 7 Plus are the best iPhones created by the company.  Externally the two devices does not seem to be expressively altered from its earlier generation iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.  They tend to have the feature of 4.7 and 5.5 inch screen sizes together with the same dimensions.  However there are some visual alterations as well as some significant interior deviations.

Apple’s Red Special Edition Model

For a cleaner, sleek look, antenna bands are not present through the back of the device.  There are new colours sold together with the Silver, Gold and Rose Gold shade, with matte black colour which Apple has called `Black’ and a new `Jet Black’ having high loss finish. Recently a third new colour had been introduced by Apple a (PRODUCT) Red Special edition model which is deep red aluminium.

With regards to design, the body of the gadget iphone 7 has been reengineered making it IP67 dust and water impervious. This tends to obstruct splashes, brief submersion in water and rain. The iPhone 7 does not have a physical Home button since it has been replaced by a solid state pressure sensitive button which tends to get linked to a redesigned Taptic Engine.

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This delivers haptic response representing out-dated button presses.The updated display is said to be 25% brighter, supporting a wide colour range for richer and true-to-life colours.  The iPhone 7 has been fortified with an A10 Fusion processor which is said to be faster by 40% than the processor in the iPhone 6s.

Moreover it tends to feature two great performance cores for system intensive chores together with two high-efficiency cores which is said to function at 1/5 the power in order to save on the battery life for smaller chores. With the enhancements in the processor, the device is said to have the best battery life in an iPhone.

iPhone 7 – All Improvements of Camera

The gadget iphone 7 has stereo speakers placed towards the top and bottom of the iPhone which are a new addition as well as the enhanced features in the form of an overhauled camera system. It features a 28mm 12-megapixel camera all together with optical image stabilization as well as a wider f/1.7 aperture 6-element lens combined with wider colour capture and a new Apple image signalling process which tends to cause a brighter, sharper and more complete photos in low-light conditions also.

It features all the improvements of camera in the iPhone 7 and in addition to the 28mm wide-angle lens it also has a second 56mm telephoto lens for dual-camera functions which supports improved optical zoom.  Moreover it also comprises of a new shallow-depth-of-field portrait mode which utilises the two lenses in drawing out the picture theme while concealing the background.

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Apple iPhone SE Gadget Review

Apple iPhone SE Gadget Review

iPhone SE – Most Powerful 4-inch Phone

iPhone SE is considered to be the most powerful 4-inch phone which has been re-designed from the inside out.  The advanced chip A9 is the same that has been utilised in iPhone 6s.  Live Photos tend to bring your images to life with the 12-megapixel camera that tends to capture unbelievable photos together with 4K videos.

This gadget iphone has an amazing design which improves it even further.  Fashioned from bead blasted aluminium resulting in a satin-like texture the iPhone is said to be light and a compact phone created to fit with ease in the hand.  The 4-inch excellent Retina display seems to make everything appear alive and sharp. Besides this the matt-chamfered edges together with colour-matching stainless steel logo completes the total appearance.

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The iPhone SE fundamentally is the A9 which is the same advanced chip that is said to be in the iPhone 6s and with the desktop-class architecture of 64-bit, the A9 chip provides the user with outstanding speed and receptiveness.

Moreover, with the performance of the console-class graphics favourite games together with the apps are amazingly rich and immersive thus making it an influential chip for extreme performance.

Stress-Free to Activate Siri

The A9 chip which has been implanted directly in the A9 chip, the M9 motion coprocessor tends to link to the accelerometer, compass as well as the gyroscope for a variety of fitness tracking abilities like measuring the steps and the distances.  Moreover the gadget iphone also seems to make it stress-free to activate Siri by just uttering `Hey Siri’, without the need of picking up your iPhone.

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With the provision of a 12-megapixel camera, the user is assured of capturing sharp, detailed stills just like the ones that are captured on iPhone 6s which comprises of shooting as well as editing amazing 4K video that seem to be 4 to 5 times the resolution of 1080p HD video.

Live Photos also tend to bring still photos to life with the inclusion of movement and sound.  You could just touch and hold any area on your 12-megapixel still to experience the moment before and after it had been take so that your images tend to turn into living memories.

The Retina display is not only a place to view your content; but it is also a flash for your FaceTime HD camera. Driven by a custom display chip which seems to permit the display to flash thrice brighter than normal, the Retina Flash supports in illuminating your selfies in low light and during night.

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Photos/Videos Stored in iCloud Photo Library

Every photo and video one tends to take is said to be stored in iCloud Photo Library and is kept up to date on all the devices.  Any edits undertake are automatically updated everywhere   to be viewed from last week or last year irrespective of where one is.

The Touch ID is said to make unlocking the gadget iphone SE easy and secure since the fingerprint is said to be the appropriate password and no two can be the same.  More LTE bands seem to make the iPhone SE great for worldwide roaming.

Moreover it is also said to support Voice over LTE and Wi-Fi calling for high quality wide band calls.  In addition with the Bluetooth technology, the user has the potential of staying connected to your Apple Watch, external speakers as well as the other devices.

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Google Pixel C Gadget Review

Google Pixel C Gadget Review

Pixel C, First Tablet Designed/Built by Google

The launch of the Pixel C was done reluctantly during the Nexus 5X and 6P event by Google providing us some insight onthe tabs though at the same time offering very little information.  It is the new venture for Google since the Gadget Pixel C is considered to be the first tablet designed and built by Google.  The earlier Google tabs wearing the Nexus brand were manufactured by Asus and HTC and yet this time Google seemed to have complete control over all aspects, moulding the device particularly for Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

With the 10.2-inch display together with the premium build it means that the Pixel C is comfortably at the top of the tablet market above the Nexus 9 bridging the gap between the Nexus tabs and Chromebook Pixel laptop of Google.

Google has also been offering a keyboard dock which tends to change the Pixel C from a typical Android tablet into a fusion laptop.  Google is also watchful on the market which is presently being challenged by Microsoft Surface Pro 5 and iPad Pro.

There are two models of Pixel C of 32GB and 64GB wherein the 32GB is £399 – US $ 499, around AU$680, while the larger storage size is made available for £479- US$599, around AU$820.

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Pixel C Cheaper than iPad Pro/Surface Pro 4

This Gadget is quite cheaper than the iPad Pro and Surface Pro 4 then though the price of the 16GB and 64GB iPad Air 2s were matched by Google and if one chooses the cheaper version of the Pixel C they would get twice the storage of the entry level tab of Apple.

It is a known fact that the Gadget  is a premium tablet.  Complete in Anodized aluminium, the Pixel C looksand feels like a luxurious piece of tech.  The style is not light but at 517 g it seems to be significantly heavier than the equally proportioned iPad Air 3 that tips the scales at 437 g but the Air 2 is said to be narrower as well as thinner than the 242 x 179 x 7mm.

There is a strong amount of bezel around the 10.2-inch display.  The power/lock key is placed on the left of the top area when the Pixel C is held in landscape position. And the volume rockers are high up towards the left with a USB-C port below on the same side.

Landscape Mode/Portrait Mode

The USB-C port permits the user to charge the Pixel C as well as transfer the data to and from it.  Moreover it also has another benefit.

You can connect the phone or Pixel laptop to the Pixel C and the tablet can charge the other devices, if your phone is low and another power outlet is not available. Besides this there are also dual stereo speakers on both side of the Gadget tablet together with a 3.5mm headphone jack with a selection of features towards the right area of the Pixel C.

Towards the back, joined by the iconic Chromebook light bar shining in four trademark colours of Google, is the 8MP camera. On double tapping the light bar, it tends to display the battery level of the Pixel C in spite of the device being turned off which is necessary if the user needs to know if a quick charge is essential.

The placement of the different buttons together with the light bar shows that Google intends the user to utilise the Pixel C in landscape mode most of the time though portrait mode is also available which is probably enhanced for actions like web browsing.

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