Imitated almost duplicated I’ve been using the Moto X for a few weeks, I’ve certainly been reaping the benefits of the phone’s “always-on” listening features. I was curious to see if another app could emulate its effectiveness, considering the fact that Motorola advertises that the feature only works properly because of its X8 processing architecture. Open Mic+ functions similarly to Motorola’s Touchless Control, except that you have to manually start it up for it to work....

ether it’s purely for the xel or will come to all Nexus phones, however, we can’t say for sure. The A comes from a xel system dump that includes various image files from the phone. So it’s clearly for the xel, but I was able to install the A on a Nexus 5X. Version 5.1 of the phone app has new interface, gestures, a few other tricks. The interface is more refined matches the overall aesthetic found in the xel....

On July 26, OnePlus opened up its invite reservation system for the OnePlus 2, its latest smartphone and “flagship killer.” It only took a matter of days before the company confirmed that its reservation list had crossed 1 million sign-ups. Now, given another week of time for people to sign up for the new device, that number has more than doubled. It’s now been confirmed that the sign-up list now has almost 2....

OnePlus has managed to carve a name for itself for consistently rolling out some great mid-range devices. Initially, the company surprised everyone by releasing devices which offered an incredible value for money. However, over the years, despite a continuous increase in the price of their phones, OnePlus has continued to meet with success. The company recently launched the OnePlus 6 which has already been reviewed by us. While Steve’s review is comprehensive and tells everything you need to know about the device, I wanted to add some of my own thoughts about the device after using it almost two weeks after switching from my previous daily driver, the Pixel 2 XL....

OnePlus’ new Bullets Wireless are not the earphones which rise above these stumbling boxes. But they’re close. Very close. Reality Check Like every other OnePlus product, the Bullets Wireless’ cornerstone might seem the price as well. So let’s talk about that first. In spite of what you may think, it’s not groundbreaking. At Rs 3,990, the Bullets Wireless face stiff competition especially from brands like Jabra which has been dominating this price range for years now....

In Summary The OnePlus Watch is the first smartwatch from OnePlus, and the second fitness wearable following the OnePlus Band earlier this year. While the watch comes with a number of features, it does have a few teething troubles. Troubles which OnePlus is solving through the (usual) spate of updates At Rs 14,999, it faces stiff competition from the likes of the Mi Watch Revolve and the Realme Watch S Pro....

In terms of design, the Oppo Reno Z sports a similar design language to the other Reno series smartphones, with the 3D curved glass body with Aluminum mid-frame and the same O-Dot point on the rear to protect the device’s camera lens. And a 6.4-inch 2340 × 1080 pixels screen resolution Full HD+ 19.5:9 AMOLED HDR display on the front. At its core, the Reno Z is powered by a 12nm-based Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P90 processor with IMG PowerVR GM 9446 GPU, paired with 6GB / 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB / 256GB of storage....

Features: Offers native apps on Android and iOS which lets you control your switches, and fans. You can create Scenes. Option to DIM any light or Fan. The hardware comes with a dimmer which allows you to lower light intensity (supported devices), and regulate the speed of Fan. Works offline if your phone is connected to your WiFi network as the switches. Physical Switches work with or without the Internet....

Stagefright is probably the worst vulnerability ever discovered in Android. It can infect your device through an MMS message allow a third-party to monitor your activity without your knowledge. already sent patches out to hardware partners emphasized Android’s sboxing technologies could prevent a catastrophe if your device is infected. A spokesperson gave the following statement to Android lice: The story behind the story: The security firm Zimperium bs discovered the bug in April reported it to , offering them the industry stard 120-day window of secrecy....

If your digital photo album is overflowing, it can be hard to come up with photo organization ideas. Luckily, you’re not alone. We have a brand new podcast stuffed with helpful tips that can cut down your stress in a snap. Kim, Allie and Ben share some essential photo organization tips in this episode. They’ll teach you how to back up and store your collection for easy browsing and long-term storage....

Qualcomm today revealed some key details about its next generation GPU and ISP that will be making their way inside its Snapdragon 820 chipset. The company claims that the new Adreno and Spectra camera ISP on the Snapdragon 820 will “bring significant performance, power efficiency, and user experience advances.” The company’s next high-end chipset will come with an Adreno 530 GPU, which will be up to 40% faster than Adreno 430, whilst consuming 40% less power....

The phone has been in the news for a long time now being teased and leaked endlessly and finally, has gone official with this launch in China. Realme X2 Pro: Design and Display The X2 Pro follows the templated design language of the recent Realme phones like the Realme X and Realme XT. Being a flagship, the Realme X2 Pro is covered with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on both front and back....

Scoping the Phase The scope of this phase is defined by the goals of the assessment as defined during the planning session and included in the red team assessment agreement. These goals may range from collecting a certain set of defined “flags” (like sensitive data that should be protected for regulatory compliance) to a more “freeform” exercise in which the red team is instructed to exploit the client’s organization as fully as possible....

In Summary Xiaomi’s Mi TV has been the No.1 smart TV brand in India for ten continuous quarters. The new Redmi TV lineup is expected to continue doing what the Mi TV range was doing till now. This means the Mi TV can go up the value chain. Xiaomi hinted at this strategy when they launched the QLED TVs under the Mi TV lineup earlier this year. While the first-ever TV from Xiaomi was a premium 4K Mi TV 4 (55″) which was one of the thinnest televisions available anywhere in the world at just 4....

The monthly prices start from Rs 2,099 and go all the way up to Rs 9,299 depending on the smartphone model and for how long you’d want to lease it. There’s also a refundable deposit you need to pay at the time of ordering. There are a total of four periods you can choose from — six, twelve, eighteen or twenty-four months. Once you’re past the subscription spell, RentoMojo also lets you purchase the phone by simply paying the difference....

It’s that time of the year again when everyone is trying to get away at least for a little while, whether road tripping or taking advantage of cheap airfares. Either way, no one wants to have to haul around even one more charger for their electronics than they have to. That’s why a versatile travel-friendly charging station is such a great idea. The MagStack Foldable 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station with Floating Stand features three different spots for wireless charging, so you can charge up to three of your devices at the same time....

first got a glimpse at what Android TV might look like back in April when The Verge spilled the beans on ‘s plans. At the time, we were completely unimpressed. Of all the pain points around streaming media over the Internet onto your TV, “not enough closed ecosystems of streaming set-top boxes to choose from” is not one of them. A nice user interface is welcome, but what the world really needs is a streaming box that more easily lets us actually watch what we want, when we want....

Rumors and reports have indicated that Samsung has dubbed the Galaxy S6 as the ‘Project Zero’ and has gone back to the drawing board for the design and software of its upcoming flagship. Now, Business Korea is reporting that Samsung is working on optimizing TouchWiz for the Galaxy S6 so that it is as smooth and fast as the Nexus 6. According to an industry source, Samsung is removing all the unnecessary features and bloatware to achieve this....

Samsung’s 13 megapixel camera in the Galaxy S4 is getting praise from just about everyone who touches it. Which brings up the obvious question: Can the company make it even better? According to SamMobile, the answer is yes. They say that Samsung will release a device called the “GS4 Zoom” this summer that comes with a 16 megapixel camera and what I assume is optical zoom. Now don’t get fooled, the GS4 Zoom isn’t going to have all the features of the GS4....

In December 2014, a rumor cropped up that suggested Samsung was eyeing LoopPay, a major contactless mobile payments company in a bid to get their name out there in the growing market. Several months later, Samsung has announced via a press release that they have, indeed, purchased LoopPay for an unknown sum of money. Many of the key details are unknown as of the time of this writing, but it is known that George Wallner and Will Graylin, founders of LoopPay, will transition over to the Samsung mobile division and continue work there....