Over the years, interesting developments have taken place in both the American and Indian telecom markets. In this article, I’ll try to compare the Indian and American telecom markets listing out the similarities and dissimilarities. Similarities 1. Subsidies American telecom operators subsidize smartphones. A $600 smartphone is subsidized by the carrier and sold for just $200 upfront. These subsidies usually come with a two year contract which forces a user to stay with a carrier for two years....

How did this Convergence start? It all started with content related acquisitions that two of the largest telecom operators in the US have been making. It’s important to note that there is quite some difference in the intensity of acquisitions of these two telecom operators which are Verizon and AT&T. Verizon started by acquiring AOL and Yahoo. AOL was acquired for its ad tech and Verizon is now in the process of acquiring Yahoo which still gets hundreds of millions of page views every month....

CrossOver is merely a reformed and less powerful extension of Wine that allows users to run Windows programs on Chromebooks and x86 Android devices, basically, handhelds functioning on an Intel processor. Therefore, you can’t use it on the Nexus 9 or Pixel C. After three years of development and reboots, the application is finally in early beta and is taking registrations for access. However, there are a couple of caveats and limitations to it mostly because Android doesn’t really support freeform windows yet....

The app is a free download from Google Play, and you can get stuck into it as soon as you sign in using your Facebook account. No, we could not see any way of getting around that, unless you opt to use the app without signing in at all. Anyway, once you have signed up, you can also opt to view your Twitter and YouTube accounts through the app, and then sit back and let things get started – it does take a while....

A couple of weeks ago, I bought the Pixel and despite the minor flaws, I have never regretted my decision. The software being the centerpiece here, is everything you would expect from a phone made by Google and represents Android in a way no other manufacturer has been able to. Even the camera, which was not the biggest strength of Google’s smartphones, is now one of the best and sits comfortably alongside the Galaxies and iPhones of the world....

With GreenPois0n RC5, you will be able to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 (untethered) on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 4G/3G/2G, iPad and Apple TV 2G. Unlike Redsnow 0.9.7, Greenpois0n RC5 will not need any 4.2b3 SHSH Blobs saved on Cydia for Untethered Jailbreak. Download GreenPois0n RC5 You can download GreenPois0n RC5 from Greenpois0n RC5 or use this mirror. You can check the guide given below to use GreenPois0n RC5 to jailbreak iOS 4....

WinX DVD Ripper Special Edition is now available for free download from Jan 1 to Jan 5, 2010. During this period, users are entitled to grab the full version of WinX DVD Ripper Special Edition for free! It is worth $29.95! WinX DVD Ripper Special edition can rip and backup latest protected DVD movies. It can rip protected and commercial DVD including CSS protected DVDs, all region 1-6 DVDs and commercial DVDs....

For many, setting up WiFi routers is also not as easy as it should be, as the initial install requires a little bit of technical knowledge in order to make sure you have it working at its best. So that’s what Eero is trying to achieve – an affordable, smart wireless networking system that will be easily managed by every type of users while ensuring maximum coverage. Eero is intelligently routing data traffic on your wireless network so that it reduces buffering and removes dead zones in your home....

Ericsson has said Apple had declined a licensing deal and refused an offer to have a court determine fair licensing terms by which both companies would be bound. According to WSJ, Apple and Ericsson had a patent deal dated back to 2008 which expired in January this year. Since then, the two companies have failed to come to an agreement regarding the licensing amount. Ericsson has filed two complaints with the U....

Fast Search from developer Point Blank is one such app, and what makes it stand out is that it’s very, very easy to use and brings out the files you were looking for in a jiffy. I’ve installed it and gave it a try and I’m very pleased with its performance, especially given the fact that we’re talking about a free title. The app lets you search all file types, search by file name or search by file extension....

We first learned about the Apple App Accelerator in 2018 when we met some Indian iOS developers who were preparing for WWDC 2018. With WWDC 2022 only about a month away, we met some new app developers who are building apps in a variety of genres, from engaging games to productivity apps to music apps and more. What is Apple App Accelerator? Before we look at the apps, here is a brief overview of Apple’s App Accelerator program, which is currently set up only in Bangalore....

1. New Phone Every Month Well, to be frank, I was skeptical of the monthly update and it seemed so much similar to what Nexus and the Cyanogen OS already get. But the thing is that updates for Fuel OS are much more than just security updates or bug fixes. They try to involve the users and use the interaction for the updates. Believe me, every time my Nexus 5X gets updated I rarely succeed in figuring out the changelog....

Starting out as a… game boy! He may now be the director and founder of a multi-national company, but Carl Pei’s first job for a company was when he was in just sixth grade at a (wait for it) game store. It was for just a week in Sweden because kids in Sweden are allowed to do different jobs from grade sixth to ninth for just a week. He mentions that he shrink-wrapped games, restocked shelves and ate hot dogs for a week there....

Interpreter mode is a new feature that is said to roll out as an update over a couple of weeks on Google Home devices and smart displays. If you’re in a foreign county or meeting with a person who does not speak the same language as you, the Google Assistant can be used as a translator, or more so as an interpreter in order to get real-time translations of words and sentences as and when you speak in the form of voice output as well as text on screen to aid the conversation....

The all-new Pixel smartwatches are codenamed Ling, Triton, and Sardine respectively. The codenames of the watches, inspired from the names of fishes and sea animals make it even more evident that these are products from the house of Google. The Pixel smartwatches are expected to be a part of Google fall hardware event along with watches from third-party partners including LG, Motorola and more. It’s believed that Google has been working for quite some time in association with Qualcomm and few other hardware partners to develop the new Pixel watches....

However, Google already has a developer platform for this called “Tango”. But there’s one substantial difference between that and ARCore. The latter can superimpose digital objects in the real world without the need of any sort of special sensors and equipment. This essentially makes it a direct counterpart of Apple ARKit which has been receiving a ton of spotlight as of late. ARCore will lead to AR apps and games that you’ll be able to run on virtually any existing and forthcoming Android smartphone....

While this feature may have been handy for most of us, it has also been an easy way for folks to steal and distribute copyrighted material. Google has been taking flak from photographers and users who felt that the View Image allowed users to steal their pictures. This has forced Google to do away with the View Image button and henceforth it is going to be harder for users to open favorite images directly from the search page....

Yes, having a wireless router is the easiest solution. Set up a wireless network with the help of a router, connecting it to your modem and then to all your wireless devices. What if you don’t have a router? Or your existing router just conked? Don’t buy a new one, it’s really not needed! Build a Wireless Home Network Without a Router? A lot of people don’t know that if you run Windows 7, Windows Vista or even Windows XP, it is possible to build your own wireless network at home or office without using a wireless broadband router or a wireless access point, saving some money....

Occasional HEIC hiccups Back in 2017, with the launch of iOS 11, Apple introduced High-Efficiency Image Container (HEIC) as the default format. The format offers better file compression without losing information. This basically means that capturing and storing a photo in HEIC format will not only take up lesser space but will not compromise on details as compared to the more popular JPG format. While this is a very handy space-saving feature on iPhones, which is very important considering the number of photographs people take with their iPhones, and how iPhones do not come with expandable memories, the format can also be a headache....

You can actually customize the way icons appear on your phone, giving it a fresh look or just giving yourself an “I can make iconic changes” power rush. And if you have a smartphone running RealmeUI or ColorOS7, customizing becomes really easy. This does not even require any downloading or going online. You can customize icons right from the Settings app on your smartphone. All you have to do is follow these simple steps:...