Sony Mobile Communications sustained a profit of $37 million (3.7 billion JPY) in Q2 2016, up from $4 Million in Q1. The company’s restructuring cost it over $500 Million in 2015, however, thanks to the downsizing of lineups and pivot to lesser models harvesting higher margins, things seems to be have patched up at least for now. Selling about 3.5 Million handsets in the most recent quarter, their sales in total, were down by 40 percent year-on-year as Sony axed the majority of budget offerings....

While there is no concrete evidence as to why Chromebooks are not as popular in India, I think it has a lot to do with the limited options available. But with the steady rise in demand for laptops due to the global pandemic and the shift to online means of communication, many brands have started to launch their Chromebooks in the country. The latest addition to this lineup of entry-level Chromebooks is the Lenovo Flex 3i....

That is a very common question at smartphone launches today. The kind of glass protecting a display – and even a phone’s back now – has become an important part of the spec sheet. And the most popular class of glass (rhyming intended) in that category is Corning with its brand, Gorilla Glass. But how did Corning getting into the classy glassy business? Well, as in so many smartphone matters, we can blame this one on that one device....

Who has got the Plus in the looks – the Nord or is this Pixel an a-grader? Design and appearance is a very subjective issue and this really comes to the fore when you look at these two phones. In terms of sheer design effort, there is no doubt that the Nord has the clear edge with its premium glass front and back (and it uses Gorilla Glass 5 rather than Gorilla Glass 3 like the Pixel), but from what we have seen, there are many who will love the far more compact form factor and the minimalistic design of the Pixel 4a....

So basically if you have about two times ten grand to spend, there are two phones that will jump out at you – one that starts slightly below that price point, and one that starts slightly above it. Both come from the house of Xiaomi, both have 108 megapixel cameras, both have 6.67-inch 120 Hz refresh rate displays…but which Mi should you go for: the plain one or the one with a Red prefix?...

In a world full of phones with fingerprint scanners, the Redmi 5A is denied of it, just like its predecessor. And this is understandable as Xiaomi is cutting the costs and keeping things minimum, and this what you would instantly notice. Speaking of instantly noticing, you would also see the 5A is hard to tell apart from the 4A. It’s the same 5-inch laminated HD display that packs around 296 pixels per inch....

The growth of Google’s Android Operating System for mobiles has been beyond all expectations. As per Gartner’s Report, Android accounted for 25.5 percent of worldwide smartphone sales, making it the No. 2 OS, just behind Symbian. Exactly a year ago Android’s market share was 3.5 percent. Growth driver for Android is that it has been adopted by all major handset manufacturers in the world (except for Nokia, Blackberry and Apple, who have their own OS)....

It seems that every phone manufacturer in the world is obsessed with putting more and more horsepower in their phones, larger touchscreens and better cameras. Also, connectivity is the word of this decade, so smartphones have better integration with just about anything nowadays. It would seem that they have forgotten what cell phones should do: make and receive calls and texts and not run out of battery after a few hours....

What are Unboxed Smartphones Perplexed by the word Unboxed? You better not, as these are just smartphones with a broken seal. Recent reports suggest that around 20-25 million smartphones get returned by customers to e-commerce portals every year and most of the time the devices in question aren’t probably at fault. Rather the hassle-free Return Policy of these e-tailers are to blame. Thus it’s quite safe to opt for an Unboxed smartphone that comes with a brand warranty; as these are essentially all new phones....

Even if we tried to be as objective as possible, and not create a list of our own favorite shows, one might think that some of these TV Shows should not belong on this list, or that others might deserve a spot. Nevertheless, these TV shows for geeks will be to your liking. And, just as always, use the comments section to suggest more. More than 30 of the best TV shows for geeks These TV shows have gathered thousands of fans and some of them have been around for as much as 50 years....

But Redmond isn’t changing its approach just for Windows, as it plans big changes for Internet Explorer, too. After it had announced that the next IE version will feature some big changes, the company has recently made a surprise announcement, saying it is going to ditch the Internet Explorer brand. We already know that the next-generation browser is internally called Project Spartan, and now we’re hearing some interesting new details regarding its functionality....

A thing to note with a lot of the deals is that the prices are listed taking into account Exchange, Cashback, and No Cost EMI. So, you might need to look out for the details and go accordingly with your order. Here are a few helpful points to help you make an easy buy: No Cost EMI Products that provide this offer essentially allow you to buy the product on EMI with zero down payment and zero interest on the cost of the product....

On the security side, WorkMail messages are encrypted or scrambled, with companies getting the keys to unscramble content of emails. Moreover the data is stored in designated geographic regions to keep up with stringent European privacy laws.

The patent further specifies that the “display device” will be capable of illuminating parts of the mirror through a partially transmissive surface. Combined with the portions reflected, the mirror “can provide a blended reality view to a user viewing the mirror”, adds the record. To do so, the product employs a series of cameras and projectors. As per the patent, the mirror functions by, first of all, scrutinizing the real-world environment for developing a virtual model of the user....

The iPad Air sports an ultra-thin design with a 10.5-inch display, the A12 Bionic chip with Apple’s Neural Engine, which is claimed to deliver 70 per cent boost in the performance and twice the graphics performance. It comes with the advanced Retina display with Apple’s True Tone technology and support for first-generation Apple Pencil. It can be said that for the most part, the new iPad Air is pretty much similar to the previous model, except for the increase in its display size....

While both the M1 Pro and the M1 Max shared the same architecture, the M1 Max had some distinct advantages. It packed double the amount of GPU cores as the M1 Pro, which allowed it to deliver nearly twice the performance of the M1 Pro in terms of GPU and media performance. Just when these performance figures of the M1 Max gave the impression that Apple had reached the peak of optimization of the M1 architecture, it released the fourth and final SoC in the M1 family of chips at its spring Peek Performance event, the M1 Ultra....

The main highlight of the Watch Series 3 is the built-in cellular connectivity. The Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) makes use of a unique antenna design that utilizes the display of itself as both a transmitting and receiving element for LTE and UMTS. Furthermore, it uses an inbuilt eSIM, which according to Apple is one hundred times small than a traditional SIM card. What’s more interesting is the fact that the Apple Watch Series 3 shares the same number as on your iPhone....

AppShaker is a very simple app which does exactly what it promises. The good thing is, it runs as a background service waiting for any potential shakes on your smartphone. It makes use of the accelerometer, which has become a standard feature of many android smartphones. You can even select and calibrate the sensitivity of the shake through the settings screen. The developer claims that they have designed AppShaker to consume so less battery and memory, such that you will not even notice it running in the background!...

The ASUS BR1100 is available in two models in India, the BR1100C and the BR1100F. Both models have the same build quality and are powered by the same chipset. The BR1100F model has a 360-degree tiltable touchscreen and a stylus. The regular BR1100C has a 180-degree hinge for the screen and does without the touchscreen and stylus, making it more affordable. The device we tested is the ASUS BR1100C....

Samsung Galaxy Buds Live – the best of 2020 for sounding great and thinking…different! Yes, people made jokes about their shape with a lot of us in North India calling them the Rajma (kidney bean) TWS, but all things said and done, the Galaxy Buds Live were easily the best TWS of the year. Their shape was super innovative and they stayed in our ears a whole lot longer than some of their cousins that came with tips and stems galore....