Huami rose to the forefront after it started manufacturing the $15 Mi Band for Xiaomi. The latest Mi Band 2 comes packed with a heart rate sensor, pedometer, sleep tracker and is sold under the Xiaomi Branding. Interestingly Xiaomi is the second company after Fitbit when it comes to global sales rank after having managed to sell 24-Million Mi Wristbands in China since the launch, according to IDC. It all started two years ago when Xiaomi decided to invest in Huami in order to bolster its efforts in creating a range of connected device that would eventually work with in tandem with the smartphone....

What is a DNS? DNS — short for Domain Name System — put simply is how your computer understands domain names. Addresses such as “www.techpp.com” exist merely for humans but computers don’t function with the languages we’re familiar with. In order for the browser to load what you’re looking for, they need to be fed numbers and every URL has a unique one. That set of numbers is supplied by the DNS Resolver....

Given the sheer vehemence of some reactions over these ads – almost every tech site (us included) has come out with guides telling people how to disable these ads – you would have expected a massive public backlash towards Xiaomi’s phones. Well, the market figures do not seem to bear that out – almost a year after the news of ads in Xiaomi phones made headlines, the company continues to be numero uno in the Indian smartphone market....

The Instant Pot Duo 60 has a 3-ply bottom stainless steel design that makes the inner pot durable and has no health concerns with its non-stick coatings. To monitor the pressure and temperature of the cooker and keep the heating intensity and time under check, the cooker comes with an embedded microprocessor that does all the heavy lifting. As already mentioned, the Duo 60 us a 7-in-1 programmable cooker, which can perform multiple functions of a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer, sauté, yogurt maker and warmer....

But I’ve been constantly frustrated by one simple thing over the past week. That’s turning on 3G when I step out. I’m not one of those people who keeps 3G turned on all the time (battery anxiety). So I have to do it manually. In Android, it’s as easy as swiping down the notification drawer and tapping the “Data” button. On iOS, though, I never got used to searching for the Settings app, and navigating two more menus....

Scratching beneath that similar spec surface A casual glance at the spec sheet of the new iPhones would seem to indicate that the cameras of the XS and the XS Max are basically a photocopy of the iPhone X’s cameras – and this is also a good time to point out that for the first time in iPhone history, both the standard and larger variants of a device have exactly the same set of cameras (in the past, the larger Plus variant of has generally had better cameras)....

“Power Hungry” aptly describes a large number of users these days with increased usage of Internet and gaming. But then a big bag of juice for a phone would also mean yielding to gravity in all its weight. Lenovo has an answer – the P2. The successor to 2015’s P1 and P1 Turbo, that was launched in IFA 2016, has now launched in India. We had a chance to use the phone for more than a week, and boy are we excited to tell you what it is all about?...

In many ways, it is a clash of two cultures as much as two devices – on the one hand, you have the former leader of the Indian smartphone market, Nokia, which is making a comeback to the mobile phone world, and is relying on its (perceived) core virtues of solidly built devices that go on and on; and on the other you have Xiaomi, the new number one in the Indian smartphone arena, which has consistently grabbed market share by offering well-specced devices at surprisingly affordable prices....

Unapologetically mid-segment in looks Samsung has been throwing AMOLEDs and Super AMOLED displays in the mid-segment like confetti, making it a much more familiar feature in the price range. The Galaxy M30s also comes with a Super AMOLED front, a 6.4-inch full HD+ one. The face of the phone is all about the tall display. There are very thin bezels on the three sides while a slightly thicker chin sits below it....

That’s quite a journey for the series, right? Well, the Galaxy M30 was launched at Rs 14,990. The M31s starts at Rs 5,500 more than this at Rs 20,499 for the 6 GB/ 128 GB variant. There is an 8 GB/ 128 GB variant that is available at Rs 22,499. Small wonder that many are asking how it compares with the latest OnePlus. Big AMOLED display? Check. Big battery? Check!...

Power Ping Pong ($4.99) If you like the sport of Ping-Pong, then you’ll find the new Power Ping Pong game for Android users to be quite entertaining. The new title features classic table tennis gameplay with a Kung Fu twist and also lets you take on ping pong pro’s in Arcade Mode. Throughout the game you will build up POW energy to set up powerful skill shots and you can also challenge your friends in local and online multiplayer modes....

With over 1 billion downloads on the Google Play Store alone, Instagram has become one of the most popular social media platforms. However, Instagram is mainly used as a platform for sharing photos and videos. So, you can only discover images and videos when you use the app, but they are organized into categories like Posts, Stories, and Reels. Also, the app strives to offer new features to its customers on a regular basis, which makes it more enjoyable to use....

Well, if something like this has happened to you right now, don’t lose hope. There are few ways to recover your deleted blog’s articles automatically or manually, depending on your preference and time. 1. Recover your Deleted Blog Posts from Google cache Assuming you have your blog posts indexed on Google, go to Google search and look for “site:yoursitename.com“. This will return all the pages indexed by Google. Below each article, you will find a link to “cached” version of the article....

The fifth edition of the biggest cricketing extravaganza of the year – the Indian Premier League 2012 is going to kickstart on April 4th, 2012 and you will soon forget the debacles of the Indian cricket team at Australia, Bangladesh & South Africa. Update: Watch IPL 2022 Online IPL 2012 will see 9 city-based teams fighting it out against each other on a league + knockout basis, with 76 matches spanning across 53 days....

Sadly, CBS is limiting the Super Bowl 2016 live streaming on smartphones to Verizon Wireless customers, but we will let you know other ways to watch the Super bowl online. Watch Super Bowl 2016 Live Online Here are the 5 ways to watch the Super Bowl 50 online: 1. Web If you are at home and want to stream the Super Bowl from your PC or laptop, CBS Sports will have the live stream here....

Luckily, there are lots of tools that can create different reports based on that information, which will offer a better view of the whole analysis. They can measure results and display them in different ways, helping you know if you are on the right track with your business or not. All in all, the social media analytics tools are essential in every industry, so read the following article because we will present the best of them....

Turn The New Tab into a notepad. While taking notes if you find it annoying to keep switching between the browser and the text editor, there is a fix for it. With the help of this code (which you need to paste on the new tab’s address bar) or this extension, you can turn the New Tab Page of your Chrome browser into a minimal text editor. Though it doesn’t offer any fancy feature, it is still a good thing to have an editor running in the adjacent tab....

THAT Screen The Vivo V9, first and foremost, is all about that screen. That massive 6.3-inch Full HD+ screen which, apart from a notch on the top and a narrow chin, is largely bezel-less. It looks spectacular and watching movies or just about doing anything is a joy on this phone. Although, it would have been better if Vivo has included an OLED panel. Design The plastic design of the Vivo V9 is equally admirable and more importantly, stands out among the competition....

Google Home looks like a candle or a piece of artefact that will most probably blend with the other stuff at your home. Also, Google offers a swappable lower bottom so you can choose the one that suits your home décor. The device also doubles up as a full-fledged wireless speaker and lets the users access music from various services including YouTube Music, Spotify, Pandora, Google Play Music, Tunein and iHeartRADIO....

On iPhone, the most common way to do this is by scribbling over the sensitive text using the highlighter markup tool. However, it turns out that this method isn’t failproof, and you can undo the scribbled text to reveal what’s underneath with a few simple edits. As such, you must refrain from hiding personal information from your images using the highlighter moving forward. Follow along as we explain why using the highlighter isn’t a good idea and show you how to obfuscate information from images on an iPhone the right way....