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COMPUTERS 
March 3, 2016 Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 Review
The Asus ZenBook Pro UX501 is the most recent addition to the company’s premium laptop lineup, and was launched in India a few months ago. With a street price set of Rs. 1,15,999, we’re creeping into MacBook Pro territory. Apple’s offering is usually one of the first choices that springs to mind when one thinks […]
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March 3, 2016 ShopInSync App Mashes Shopping, Price Comparison, and Chat
Shopping online is becoming a tedious experience, as you have to navigate around things like app-only deals, and multiple platforms that all try and obscure the real value of deals, with exaggerated MRPs used to calculate deals that can sometimes lead to a sale price that is actually higher than the regular selling price of […]
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March 3, 2016 Micromax Canvas 5 Review
The Canvas 5 is Micromax’s new flagship offering, arriving nearly two years after its predecessor. Priced in the chaotic sub-Rs. 15,000 segment, the Canvas 5 aims to deliver stellar camera performance without costing buyers a whole lot of cash. Let’s see if it can make a strong impression on us. Look and feel The Micromax […]
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March 3, 2016 HTC One A9 and HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM First Impressions
Ever since HTC unveiled its One A9 smartphone back in October in New York, the smartphone has been in news thanks to its similarity to the iPhone 6. Following several reports calling the One A9’s design’heavily’ inspired by the iPhone, the Taiwanese company got defensive, refuting the claims and even suggested that Apple had copied […]
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March 3, 2016 Globalspace Technologies Solt Review
Globalspace, an Indian software and solutions firm, isn’t a well-known name in the hardware market. The company has dabbled in the low-cost Android space before, and has now come up with a device that it claims is the first of its kind, a “3-in-1” tablet. Obviously a play on Intel’s 2-in-1 marketing strategy, this device […]
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March 3, 2016 Obi Worldphone SF1 Review
Obi Mobiles made its debut in India last year as a provider of low-cost Android smartphones. What made this company different from numerous others newcomers is that it had a strong backer; ex-Apple CEO John Sculley to be precise. However, Obi Mobiles seemed like every other company, picking an Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) from China […]
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March 3, 2016 Altec Lansing LifeJacket 2 Review
The Altec Lansing LifeJacket 2 released in India last week, as part of a slate of Bluetooth speakers ranging from Rs. 3,600, to Rs. 18,000. Since the launch, we’ve been using the LifeJacket 2, to try and figure out if it’s worth the Rs. 14,000 price tag. Before talking about the speaker’s performance though, it’s […]
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March 3, 2016 Lenovo Vibe S1 Review
Lenovo is the leading manufacturer of personal computers in the world, and since entering the smartphone market in 2012, has quickly become one of the top five smartphone vendors as well. Part of this success can be attributed to the Vibe range of smartphones, and today we’re reviewing the newLenovo Vibe S1. At Rs. 15,999, […]
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NEWS 
March 3, 2016 Grain Audio OEHP.01 Review
Based in small-town Pennsylvania, USA, Grain Audio is a personal audio manufacturer that makes liberal use of wood in its products. The company has just four offerings listed on its site, and ships directly to buyers. Of the two pairs of headphones listed, the OEHP.01 is the larger, over-the-ear model. Featuring solid wood casings, the […]
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March 3, 2016 Moto 360 (2nd Gen) Review
It’s been over a year since Google launched Android Wear. However, the platform has failed to take off in a big way, currently holding just 11.3 percent of the global smartwatch market, having shipped around 720,000 units in 2014. The original Moto 360 was the clear leader among the various Android Wear models. Motorola evidently […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 3, 2016 MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition Review
There are some motherboards that will be installed inside desktop PCs and then pretty much never see the light of day again. These bare-basic boards will be touched only by factory workers and then sealed off inside their boxes; rarely seen even for cleaning. Then there’s the enthusiast breed of motherboards, which are designed to […]
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NEWS 
March 3, 2016 Gionee Marathon M5 Review
Battery life was never a problem back in the pre-smartphone era, but ever since we became slaves to touchscreens, it has been a major concern. Until new technology is developed, we are stuck with Lithium Ion batteries and there’s only so much it can deliver. The most obvious way to get more battery life is […]
