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About the author: Shloke is your go-to guy when it comes to consumer tech. Specializing in In-Depth pieces, he's also getting to grips with Telecom. His hobbies consist of Formula One and Gaming.

Shloke Sarkar May 15th, 2021 3:19 PM 9 COMMENTS

Amazon One-Month Prime Membership Discontinued in Adherence to RBI Norms

Amazon’s Prime membership has been one of the most useful subscription services available in India, providing access to a music streaming app, an entertainment application and giving benefits to the Amazon shopping application. Most, if not all of our readers, are probably using Amazon’s application for one need or the other, be it Prime Video for content consumption or just the Amazon application to purchase goods. The subscription plan has... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 14th, 2021 9:24 PM 86 COMMENTS

Apple Will Use Unique Technique to Reduce Size of the Notch

Apple’s latest and greatest iPhone 12 series has already been replaced with talks of the iPhone 13 lineup ripe in the market. From offering a smaller notch to a better set of cameras, tips suggest improvements on an all-around basis for the next-gen of iPhones. With these rumours, the most talked about one is the prospect of a smaller notch, users having been annoyed for some time over the large... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 14th, 2021 8:30 PM 3 COMMENTS

Lenovo’s Latest Portable Type-C Battery Will Charge Your Laptop Easily

The Pandemic in India resulted in tasks shifting to an online medium, increasing overall usage of tech products, especially laptops and smartphones. With this came the need for tools that would supplement a user’s tech needs. Some key products that can aid in overall productivity are power banks, so as to ensure that your device does not run out of juice and a mouse and keyboard setup for the optimum... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 14th, 2021 7:33 PM 0 COMMENTS

Call of Duty Mobile Update to Bring Rambo, Die Hard Characters to the Game

Call of Duty Mobile has been the talk of the town ever since its launch, having been the much-awaited game that was supposed to bring the fight to Player Unknown’s Battle Ground (PUBG). When PUBG was banned in India, the game catapulted to further fame, becoming one of the primary games on offer in India that provided a medium to experience realistic combat. Now that it has been announced that... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 14th, 2021 6:11 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google’s Pixel 6 Renders Indicate a Bright Future

Google, whilst launching its first-gen Pixel device hoped to showcase what it felt was the true version of Android, quite different from the stock android UI found on alternatives such as Nokia or Motorola. With this, the company hoped to achieve massive success and, whilst the company has managed to capitalise on the former, for better or for worse, the latter seems to be a distant dream. A key reason... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 13th, 2021 9:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vaio SE14, SX14 With 4K Display, 11th Gen Intel Processors Debut in India

Sony, a company known in 2021 for its gaming consoles and cameras, was once known for its laptops, which were offered under the Vaio branding. This did not last for long, however, as they were discontinued in the early 2010s. The company, which was sold to an investment firm in 2014, seems to have had a change of thought, having revamped its Vaio lineup in India with a laptop back... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 13th, 2021 7:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

PS5 DualSense Controller to Come in Two New Colours

Sony has been one of the top video game console makers, having Microsoft’s Xbox as its primary competition. This year saw the company release the PS5, which has been subject to massive demand, to the extent that one needs to keep track of when the next sale for the PS5 will take place. With the PS5, users have to pair Sony’s DualSense controller for the best gaming experience. The controller... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 13th, 2021 7:41 PM 20 COMMENTS

TRAI Releases Consultation Paper to Improve Tariff Plans

In India, telecom service providers or TSPs have a habit of offering plans with quirky durations, such as 28 days, 56 days or 84 days, rather than round these numbers out so as to make these plans last for the entire duration of the month. This is not the case with just one ISP, like Jio or Bharti Airtel; rather, everyone seems to follow this method, be it for their ease... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 13th, 2021 6:15 PM 7 COMMENTS

Truly Wireless Earphones Are Not Effective In The Long Run, Here’s Why

Truly wireless earphones have taken the world by storm, especially since the launch of the original AirPods, which coincided with the removal of the headphone jack, a trend that would continue to this day. With a truly wireless earphone, the user can get a set of earphones, minus the wires, meaning the ease of use was like no other product. Portability is another feature of a truly wireless earphone, with... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 13th, 2021 8:30 AM 28 COMMENTS

Indians Ready to Pay 50% More for 5G Plans With Bundled Benefits

5G has been the most awaited feature for consumers, promising to change the way one uses his/her phone due to the enhanced capabilities that come with 5G. Some of these include downloading major files or sending larger files in a fraction of the time that is currently taken. That being said, the feature is yet to arrive, and, as per reports, it will still be delayed in India, with the... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 12th, 2021 8:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch Benchmarks Showcase True Power of M1 Chip

Apple has been working to update its lineup with the M1 chip, starting to move away from Intel with the M1 based MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, with more recent examples being the iPad Pro 11-inch and 12.9-inch, as well as the new iMac. With this change, users expected a massive shift when it comes to performance, since the Intel chipsets were not as competitive in recent times, and, with... Read More

Shloke Sarkar May 12th, 2021 6:00 PM 1 COMMENTS

Do Megapixels Really Matter for Good Camera Performance?

Smartphone cameras have improved by leaps and bounds over the last few years, going from offering a single primary sensor or a dual-camera setup featuring a telephoto sensor to offering at least a quad rear camera setup with multiple uses such as a telephoto sensor, a macro sensor and a wide-angle sensor. That being said, one trend that has become increasingly common is that of higher megapixel counts, going from... Read More