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We are used to seeing fancy events for the best smartphones and tablets in the world. However, this was different with Huawei and their latest announcement – the Ascend P6, which they claim is currently the world’s slimmest smartphone. The Android smartphone has been announced today in London and it might become an interesting proposition for consumers that already have so many devices to choose from. Huawei has announced the Ascend P6 at the “Beauty” even in London, but it seems to have done it quite silently....

The Honor Holly 3 sports a 5.5-inch HD (1280x720p) display upfront and 3D textured back to the rear. Under the hood, the smartphone packs an in-house Hi-Silicon Kirin 620 octa-core chip with cores clocked at 1.2GHz each. This is clubbed with 2GB RAM and 16GB eMMC memory. Apart from that Huawei has also included the option for an additional microSD card (up to 128GB). Talking of cameras, the Honor Holly 3 which apparently is a successor to the Holly 2 Plus (First Impressions) comes with a 13MP f/2....

As far as the specifications are concerned, the new Huawei P20 5.8-inch LCD panel with a resolution of 2240 x 1080 pixels. Due to the presence of the notch and a bottom bezel, the P20 has one of a kind 18.7:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, the phone is powered by the company’s own top-of-the-line octa-core processor, the Huawei Kirin 970 paired with 4GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage, and a 3400mAh battery that’s also compatible with quick charging....

In between all this outrage and confusion over Snapchat, one interesting debate took place as to whether Spiegel was right in ignoring India – of course, that is assuming he actually made the remark attributed to him. While some people felt that Snap’s decision to ignore India was justified, I feel it was not. No, this is not me getting into a nationalistic and patriotic frenzy. It actually makes very little rational sense for a company like Snap to ignore a market like India....

Fixed broadband, India: A need for speed The best way to measure fixed broadband penetration in India is to see the number of connection(s) present in India for every household. Every fixed broadband connection to a single household is usually shared among the family members of the household. Therefore ideally, in a fully penetrated market, there should be one fixed broadband connection for every household. As per the 2015 census data, there were 248....

Note: The IIS server is not available with Windows 7 Home edition. So, you must have Windows 7 Professional edition or Ultimate edition for installing IIS web server. How to Install Microsoft IIS Server on Windows 7 By following these steps, you can setup your own HTTP to test your website locally on you computer, before uploading it to Internet. You can also setup your own server to host your website permanently on your computer, instead of an online hosting provider....

Intel Transforms Your Social Profiles Into an Infographic Now, it’s time for the ego to be at the center of this brand new app they are offering. Meet “What About Me?”, a little piece of software that turns your Facebook, Twitter or YouTube account into a visually pleasing infographic. So, you decided you are bored of your mainstream Facebook profile. This is step one. Now Intel comes into the picture....

The earlier Facebook suit had made the Winklevoss twins get richer by $65 million, after the judgement ended in their favor, but now the twins allege that Zuckerberg lied to them about the value of Facebook and is guilty of securities fraud, demanding an unspecified amount of money on top of $65 million which they had won in 2008. Facebook is disputing the Winklevosses’ claims and says their original settlement, reached in 2008, is enforceable....

Tesla might have not talked much about the self drive feature at the Model X launch owing to reasons best known to them, but the leaked screenshots of the firmware 7.0 will add features like automatic lane changing and self-parallel parking, which are the same features due for the current Model S. The gullwing doors will not only make a comeback with the Model X but the doors will also be fully automated and the user would be given access to a hydraulic height adjustment system which would let them choose the height based on the road conditions and the driving style....

Mainstream look that still stands out When Xiaomi first started out in the country, it was a brand that focused on clubbing relatively high-end specs with competitive pricing. And while that worked out pretty well for the company (they never let us forget they are no.1), the design was not really a USP of mainstream Xiaomi phones. That seems to be changing. Of late, Xiaomi has been launching smartphones that not only fit its “relatively high-end specs with competitive price” strategy but are also setting new standards when it comes to design....

Business as Usual Before diving deep into the details, the first and foremost thing you should know that the Vu ActiVoice isn’t trying at all to undercut Xiaomi. It starts at Rs 36,999 for the 43-inch model and goes all the way up to Rs 55,999 for 55-inch. So, yeah, given the enormous price gap, Vu is clearly is not interested in playing the price card. In fact, the company even went on to say that it doesn’t think Xiaomi is a competitor since its (Vu) offerings reside in the premium range, not the budget....

In case you really want to get rid of FB theater mode for photos, you can do so by following the simple trick given below. But note that, it is not a permanent solution, and just a work-around. How to disable Facebook Photo Theater mode? Solution 1: When you click on a photo/album, it will open the photo in the theater mode, now in the address bar, look for “&theater” and delete it....

Chrome OS was announced by Google in July of 2009, they also announced Chromium in November which was the open source version of Chrome OS. Chrome/Chromium OS is based on Linux and it resembles Google’s popular web browser with the same name. Unlike Chromium OS which can be run on any hardware, Chrome only works with specific hardware partners of Google. Currently there are many Chromebooks which are being manufactured by various manufacturers and some of them are already available....

Windows 7 and Windows Vista have an option to select the number of processors that can use for the booting process. It will be one by default. So if you are using a dual, quad processors (most of the recent PCs have dual processors atleast), you can increase the booting speed by using more processors. To set this, follow the simple steps given below Open Run windows (Win+R) Type MSConfig and Press Enter...

However, not all Poco F1 users have got the update yet, as its rollout has been gradual. Of course, you can wait for the update to come over the air (OTA) on your Poco F1 (just check in Settings > About Phone > System updates > Check for updates), but if the OTA has not arrived yet, and you want MIUI 10 on your Poco F1 device right now, just follow these simple steps to get your device onto the tenth wave of MIUI, and no, you do not need to flash your device or go within a mile of a PC:

Netflix is one of the best solutions when it comes to providing a huge number of TV shows and movies on-demand, based on a monthly subscription. Many of you already have a Netflix account and you enjoy it every day, but how many of you really get the most out of your Netflix subscription? Because of this, we made the following article where we are presenting the best Netflix tips and tricks that can really improve your Netflix streaming experience....

Spotlight does this by creating an index of all the different items and files, including documents, pictures, videos, applications, and system settings on the system, which allows it to function like a selection-based search engine that pulls up results for all the different kinds of queries you make. Besides finding and launching apps, Spotlight also lets you perform calculations, look up definitions of words, convert units, and find items using natural language search, among other things....

IFI Claims Patent Services has just published the list of Top 50 US Patent assignees which throws up some interesting stats and facts. While IBM has retained its top position for nineteenth year in a row, Microsoft has dropped from third position to sixth position in the list. These two are the only US companies amongst the top 10 Patent assignees. Samsung vs Apple The Korean consumer giant, Samsung Electronics stands second in the list of top US patent assignees with 4,894 patents received in 2011....

We recently did a lineup of Best cases for Redmi Note 7/Note 7 Pro and an obvious question followed. “What’s the best case for Realme 3 Pro?” Yes, these devices are quite popular and getting sold in thousands. Considering you got one for yourself and want to prevent that beautiful gradient-finish back from scratches and scuffs, here are some good cases to protect your Realme 3 or Realme 3 Pro....

LG G7 LG fell victim to one of the classic “video-of-an-unreleased-phone-at-a-private-briefing” leaks last week. The company showcased its forthcoming G7 flagship phone at a private briefing during Mobile World Congress and one of the attendees published a quick hands-on thinking it’s the one LG had canceled. However, as Evan Blass later reported, it is, in fact, LG’s next premium smartphone with a notch-full nearly bezel-less screen and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset....