The Alibaba group credits its Cloud service, Alibaba Cloud, in helping it achieve such a huge feat. It says that the entire Alibaba Group’s core systems are hosted on its cloud platform, which helped it sustain the 24-hour shopping spree with a peak order rate of 544,000/sec and achieve the ¥268.4 billion revenue mark. Compared to its inaugural Singles’ Day sale in 2009, the 544,000/sec order rate is roughly around 1360 times that of back in 2009....

You know, darlings, in spite of what you might all think of me, Aunty does not really know everything. I do not, for example, know why those darlings at Apple could not have told us from the very beginning that they would slow down those iPhones when batteries got old and temperatures got low (dearies, even I get slow when the temperature goes low – oh my aching knees). I also do not know why companies have so many dates for different activities – this date for unboxing, that day for comparisons, that day for photographs, that day for reviews, that day for bathing…whatever, honeybear, whatever....

While we are in the process of reviewing both the GTS 2 and GTR 2 from Amazfit, what caught our attention above those two smartwatches is the new GTS 2 mini. While it retains most of the core functionality and design elements from its elder sibling, the GTS 2, the internals are housed in a smaller, cuter chassis. This means that the GTS 2 mini does not compromise on important fitness features while now being suitable for smaller wrists and also for shallower pockets as it is priced at Rs....

The Echo Auto is also one such device that lets you use Alexa’s help in your car. However, does it aim to fix a problem that never existed? We have been using Alexa Auto for a considerable amount of time so we will tell you if you should be spending Rs. 4,999 on it. Aesthetics Since you’re going to be putting the Echo Auto inside your car, you surely want it to blend in with the rest of the interiors in a seamless fashion....

AMP Stories is still in a developer preview and can take months to flood your search results. To kick things off, Google has a bunch of partners including A CNN, Conde Nast, Hearst, Mashable, Meredith, Mic, Vox Media, and The Washington Post. Anyone can, however, employ them for free now. While Google isn’t yet clearly mentioning where and how these stories will surface, places like the “Top Stories” section, Google Feed seem like obvious destinations....

TSF Shell Pro: Android 3D User Interface 1. Quick Screen Switcher One that must be good only because it’s the first thing you see about this UI. You have customized screens, and you can switch between by either tap or slide moves. And the way they’re designed reminds you of the 1990’s, but having of course a touch from the present. If you have a customized screen, then you certainly must have customized widgets....

An Australian trademarks tribunal has rejected Apple’s bid to stop a small company, manufacturing laptop bags and cases for Apple products, called DOPi from trademarking its name since Apple believed DOPi is way too similar to iPOD, Apple’s popular portable music player. Apple has always been known for its over-zealous legal team plunging on any individual or company it sees as infringing on its copyright and trademarks (who turn blind eye when Apple itself crosses the line with trademarked names like iPhone and iPad)....

First off, let’s get one thing clear – the Apple Pencil works very fluently with Pages. There are no menus to mess around with. Just tap anywhere on a document and you will find your Apple Pencil working just fine with it. Right now, the options are limited to smart annotations and drawings and both work very well indeed. The drawing tools are decent enough for someone to either sketch in a document, and the interface is simple, in best Apple tradition....

With the introduction of music streaming services, today, the most preferred mode of listening to music is our smartphone — made possible thanks to all the different music streaming services. However, despite the variety, not every individual seems happy with the quality offered on most streaming services. If you find yourself belonging to this camp, you very likely either use services that offer high-res -or- master-quality audio, or you get music files in formats like FLAC, WAV, etc....

Depending on what computer platform you’re using, there are different ways to take screenshots. If you’re on Mac, you can do this in a few different ways, all thanks to the built-in screenshot utility that Apple offers. [Check out our guide on how to take screenshots on Mac using the native screenshot utility.] While these methods work well and get the job done, they are limited in functionality, so there’s only so much you can do with them....

We already did a similar listicle with the best Wi-Fi analyzer apps for Android and iOS, and this time, we have recommendations for the best WiFi analyzer software for macOS and Windows. 1. NetSpot NetSpot is a free and easy-to-use software for analyzing and troubleshooting your Wi-Fi connection. It is one of the better-suited solutions for those who are not well versed with the technology and are struggling to find issues on their network....

The Passport has been unfairly square-shaped in some quarters. It is definitely not that (the length and width are distinctly differently), but that said, at 90.3 mm, it certainly is one of the widest handsets out there (the Note 4, which seems big, is a mere 78.6 mm!), giving it a slightly slabbish appearance. Whether it looks good or bad, however, is going to be a matter of taste. Those addicted to large touchscreens with sliver like thickness will find it ghastly....

The Coolpad Cool M7 comes equipped with a 5.5-inch FHD 2.5D curved glass display and is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 625 paired with 4GB of RAM. On the storage front, the Cool M7 offers 64 GB of internal memory. The imaging arrangements on the Cool M7 include a 12-Megapixel primary rear camera with an aperture of f/1.8 and a 13-Megapixel front facing/selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.2. The fingerprint sensor is embedded in the front home button and the device runs on Android 7....

In terms of specifications, the Coolpad Mega 2.5D flaunts a 5.5-inch HD panel up front with 2.5D curved glass and is powered by Quad-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT67355P processor clocked at 1GHz with 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage that can be further expanded via a MicroSD card, Mali T720 GPU and a non-removable 2500mAh battery rated to deliver up to 9 hours of talk time, and 200 hours of standby time....

The Coolpad Note 3S and Mega 3 incidentally shares the same footprint as both the devices share a 5.5-inch HD display upfront. That said, Coolpad has carried forward the same 5.5 inch HD (1280x720p) IPS display from the last gen Note 3 to their recently launched Note 3S. The Chinese firm has however played around with the externals of the Coolpad Note 3S, and has made use of glossy plastic shell in place of the matte plastic polycarbonate shell found in the last generation Note....

I have been using Cortana ever since it was released and it has been a neat experience till date. The digital assistant is intuitive and it has started to blend with most of the third party Windows app as of now. Microsoft seems to be hugely backing on the Cortana and trying to develop it as a standalone application across various platforms, just like how it did with Here Maps, which was initially a Windows exclusive feature....

Customize Windows Media Center Interface Media Center Studio is a freeware application that allows you to change media center default blue background image with your favorite image of jpg and png formats only. These changes are made by creating separate themes and customizing them accordingly. It also provides options to change font size of different menu items and changing color combination of various tabs. With this application you can change almost all images preset in media center....

The DayDream will be made up of both hardware and software which is a clear sign that Google wants to take control of the entire environment and eventually reduce the variables. The new mobile powered VR is expected to mark its presence in the next generation mobile phones since it would need additional sensors and displays. In all likelihood Google might also update VR in the form of a software update and although the experience might not be as good as the DayDream it will still substantiate as a basic VR feature....

The developer does mention that Android Oreo is a must, however, a lot of users were able to employ the app on an Android Nougat running phone as well. Surprisingly, it also doesn’t require root access. Portrait Mode on this modified app works just as you’d expect and lets you blur the background while shooting with the rear camera. Unlike the port for Google phones, this seems to be currently not compatible with the front camera and in early stages which essentially you should not use it as your primary camera app....

The Chinese smartphone maker has now showcased a new bezel-less smartphone called the Doogee MIX. It goes without saying that the smartphone shares the triple bezeless design with the original Mi MIX. The similarities however, don’t go beyond the name and the design inspiration. Underneath the hood, the Doogee MIX is a completely different product. The latest bezel-less smartphone packs a smaller 5.5-inch Super AMOLED panel sourced from Samsung. This makes it more compact that the Mi MIX from Xiaomi, thereby making it easier to use....