• COMPUTERS
    Asus ZenBook Pro UX580 and UX480 First Impressions

    HIGHLIGHTS The ZenBook Pro UX580 and UX480 have embedded full-HD ScreenPads The ScreenPad can be used as a secondary screen or run its own apps Both laptops are slim and light, and have top-end specifications Not content with one surprise launch at its Computex 2018ROG event, Asus on Tuesday whipped out a second show-stopper at its main press conference. This is […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Micromax Bharat Go and Lava Z50 Android Go First Impressions

    Micromax Bharat Go and Lava Z50 Android Go will be released shortly in the Indian market HIGHLIGHTS Android Go is meant for low-end devices and focusses on performance Micromax Bharat Go and Lava Z50 will go on sale in India shortly Neither handset was very quick, but were good enough to be functional While the […]

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    Bharat-1 First Impressions: The Jio Phone Rival India Needs?

    HIGHLIGHTS Micromax has launched Bharat-1 feature phone The Bharat-1 supports 4G VoLTE, and ships with BSNL’s bundled offers We spent some time with the Bharat-1, read our first impressions below After years of manufacturers scrambling for ways to bring affordable and locally relevant smartphones into the hands of millions, it took a Jio Phone to […]

  • COMPUTERS
    HP Spectre 13 First Impressions

    HP just announced its high-end Spectre 13 or Spectre laptop designed for professionals looking for a Windows-based laptop that’s thin, powerful and yet, stylish. The Apple MacBook Air and Dell XPS 13 have catered to such a segment for a while and now, HP wants a slice of that pie. Lucky for us, we had […]

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    YouTube Music App First Impressions

    If you were going to reinvent MTV for a mobile generation, you’d probably come up with something like YouTube Music. It’s a video-first music service that also plays in the background like you’d expect a music app to do. That sets it apart from other music apps out there, many of which give you a […]

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    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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    Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 First Impressions

    Xiaomi last month caught some eyeballs when it launched its third-generation Redmi Note smartphonein China, its first device to feature a fingerprint sensor. The Redmi Note 3 is priced at CNY 899 (approximately Rs. 9,500) for 2GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage, and CNY 1099 (approximately Rs. 11,500) for 3GB of RAM and […]

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    Yu Yutopia First Impressions

    The Yu Yutopia, Yu’s ticket to enter the high-spec smartphone category, has been teased for months. Now officially announced, the device is up for pre-order via Amazon, priced at Rs. 24,999 and will start shipping on December 25. Yu Televentures CEO Rahul Sharma unveiled the smartphone at a press event and also announced a new […]

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    Gionee Marathon M5 Plus First Impressions

    No matter how big the battery on any smartphone, it degrades over time. If your smartphone lasts a whole day on a single charge when it’s fresh out of its box, then one year later its battery life will be significantly less. The Gionee Marathon M5 Plus, which the company unveiled at a special event […]

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    Lenovo Vibe K4 Note First Impressions

    Lenovo has kicked off 2016 with the new Vibe K4 Note smartphone. Those familiar with Lenovo’s Note series might get puzzled with the addition of the Vibe moniker to the name, especially given the success of Lenovo K3 Note last year. Head of Product and Marketing at Lenovo Smartphones in India, Anuj Sharma, clarified that […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Coolpad Note 3 Lite First Impressions

    Coolpad, a tech company that is still taking baby steps in India, announced last year that it would soon launch its first ‘Made in India’ handset. As promised at the time of announcing the Coolpad Note 3, the company on Friday introduced a variant called the Coolpad Note 3 Lite, which is manufactured in Indiain […]