Google just took the wraps off the latest edition of their Pixel smartphone series, the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, at its Made by Google event on October 4, 2023. The new Pixels come with some upgrades in terms of performance, camera, and features. But the design language remains pretty familiar. Here’s everything you need […]
Author: Chris Chiezey
Vivo Y17s launched in India
Vivo just launched the Y17s in India, a budget phone which seems to be a 2023 refresh of the equally budget focused Y17 launched way back in 2019. The specs aren’t anything special even for the price, starting with a 6.56” LCD screen of HD+ resolution running at 60Hz and promising 840 nits peak brightness. […]
Wireless Charging: Benefits and Best Ways to Use It
Wireless charging, as is obvious from the name, is a method of charging supported gadgets without any cables running from the charger to the device. This convenient sorcery is achieved through a process called electromagnetic induction. Basically, running electricity through an electromagnetic coil in the charger induces a similar coil in the device to generate […]
Best Ways to Protect Your Smartphone From Malware, Hackers, and Theft
Our smartphones are not just devices we use to make calls, text, or peruse social media. They are also our personal assistants, our wallets, our cameras, our entertainment systems, and our lifelines. They store a lot of sensitive and valuable information, such as our contacts, media files, passwords, financial information/apps, and more. That’s why it’s […]
How To Use Samsung Pay On The Galaxy Watch
Samsung Pay is Samsung’s proprietary payment service, just like Google Pay and Apple Pay. It’s a service that helps you take your Debit/Credit cards virtually and make payments online, as well as contactless payment. Using Samsung Pay on the Galaxy Watch enables an even higher level of convenience, with you not having to pull out […]
5 Best Ways To Fix A Faulty Samsung S Pen
The S Pen has been a key differentiating factor of the Samsung Galaxy Note lineup which has now been rolled into the Galaxy S line as the Ultra Member of the family. The S Pen is a big factor among what makes the Galaxy S Ultra “Ultra”, with enabling features like air gestures, screen-off memos, […]
iPhone 15 Series Launch: All You Need To Know
The Apple product cycle has come full circle again, and here we are in September awaiting another product launch. We have scoured the internet to bring you all the information on the upcoming iPhone 15 series launch and all you need to know. Launch Date Apple already put out an invitation to its launch event […]
Vivo X90 series Launched in China
The successors to Vivo’s flagship X80 series, the X90 series, has been launched in China. Unlike the X80 series’ two members, the X90 series will have three; the regular X90, the X90 Pro, and a top of the range X90 Pro+. The Vivo X90 and X90 Pro share a number of key specs, starting with […]
Realme 10 Series Launch Date and Leaked Specs
With “Techtober” gone one would think the announcements would slow down, but no. November/December are shaping up to be just as busy for tech announcements. The next edition of Realme’s number series, the Realme 10, is our focus today as we already have a clear idea of what to expect from the announcement coming in […]
MediaTek To Launch Dimensity 9200 on November 8
Qualcomm’s largest competitor in the mobile chipset space, MediaTek are looking to one-up their rivals by announcing their own Flagship chipset, the Dimensity 9200 a whole week earlier. The Dimensity 9200 will be an octa core processor, featuring 1 Cortex X3 core, 3 A715 cores, and the usual 4 power efficient cores, of the A510 […]
Snapdragon Summit Date Announced: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Incoming
It’s about time for the announcement of Qualcomm’s next flagship Snapdragon chipset, expected to be called the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. And right on schedule they’ve reportedly put out the date for this year’s Snapdragon Summit, where the 8 Gen 2 is expected to be announced. The Snapdragon Summit will be held from November 15-17, […]
How To Change Your Name in PUBG and Call of Duty: Mobile
Call of Duty: Mobile and Player Unknown’s Battleground (PUBG) are two of the most popular Battle Royale styled shooters around, and have together racked up billions of play time from mobile gamers, myself inclusive. They present you a fun and fast paced gaming experience that’s guaranteed to keep the boredom away. It’s all fun and […]
How To Change Google Assistant Wake Word
Following the Launch of Siri by Apple in 2011, Google debuted Google Assistant in 2016, after a brief romance with Google Now which was pretty limited in functionality. Google Assistant has evolved over time to become arguably the most reliable personal virtual assistant out there over the years, but one thing users have not been […]
How To Download YouTube Videos To iPhone, 4 Best Ways
Downloading anything on an iPhone outside of the official channels is usually a big challenge, especially as apps that make the process easier hardly ever last long on the app store, or require jailbreaking. This also applies to YouTube videos, as it’s quite difficult to get them offline outside of a YouTube Premium subscription. Watching […]
Tecno Phones in Africa Found to Come Preloaded With Malware
The Chinese manufacturer claims to have no knowledge of the actions, blaming the “supply chain”. Anti-fraud firm, Upstream, have discovered several cases of phones from Chinese brand sold in Africa found to come preloaded with malware. The malware signs up users to subscriptions services without permission, and has been found on several thousand phones sold […]
The Difference Between OLED and LCD Screens on Mobile Phones
We try to explore the differences between LCD and OLED display technology, and the possible merits of either option. Modern smartphones have increasingly become characterized by big and immersive screens, built to cater to our ever growing hunger for media consumption on the go. Because of that, the screen has grown (pun intended) to become […]
10 Best Ways To Extend Your Smartphone Battery Life and Battery Health
Smartphone battery health and battery life are two things smartphone users (and most other gadgets, in fact) would agree that they just can’t seem to figure out most times. Even with the steadily increasing battery capacities, the equally steady increase in features, screen sizes, resolution, and refresh rate has effectively ensured that the battery autonomy […]
How To Pair Skullcandy Wireless Earbuds
Skullcandy is another big player in the urban audio market to throw their hat in the TWS (True Wireless Stereo) ring, with the Indy, Sesh, and Push lines of earbuds. This market has been boosted by the increasing trend of smartphone manufacturers removing headphone jacks, thereby forcing users to go wireless. How To Pair Skullcandy […]
How to Add Bitmoji to Samsung Keyboard
Almost everyone who uses Snapchat would know what Bitmoji is all about. For those who don’t, it’s a service that can be used to create personalised avatars which can then be shared within the Snapchat app portraying a wide range of emotions and expressions. Bitmoji has spread beyond just Snapchat though, and can now be […]
How To Migrate Google Play Music Library To YouTube Music
Google Play Music is dead, long live YouTube Music! For ages, Google has been running a music player/streaming service called Play Music. Most people though barely used the streaming service, choosing to only use the app as a music player. Another group of people utilised the ability to upload their own music files and have […]