It's been a few weeks since I have been testing the Apple Watch series 2 and before I can tell you how I feel about it, I must admit that wearing a smartwatch on me at all times has been a weird and mixed experience. I've tried numerous smartwatches in the recent past, which raised all sorts of questions such as confusion, skepticism and sometimes even praise. As a kid, I've always dreamt of having a tiny computer on my wrist to fulfill my fantasies inspired by numerous cartoon TV shows and movies. And, it feels like I finally have one.
The burning question everyone asks me is, “Does the Apple Watch replace your iPhone?”. Well in my opinion – maybe
However, after a while, I realised I started using the Apple Watch for other purposes such as tracking my steps, my heart rate and my exercises. I even used the smartwatch to control my music and my volume levels on the AirPods. The iOS ecosystem worked seamlessly and that's what kept me hooked from the start. If you look at the Apple Watch Series 2, it is almost identical to the original, apart from being a little thicker to accommodate a bigger battery and an additional microphone hole. The first Apple Watch was elegant when it came to design but lacked a lot of features that one can find on the Apple Watch Series 2 today. The new iteration is faster and more intuitive than the original and here's what we think about it.
It Has Better Water Resistance
Let's get straight to the point; you can now wear the Apple Watch while swimming in a pool or any other open water body (not salt water bodies, though). The current model can now be submerged up to 50 meters of water and you will not face a single glitch after you're done with your swim. There are two different types of swimming workouts the Apple Watch can track i.e. pool swims and open water swim. These workout modes on the Apple Watch will track your distance, laps and different types of stroke styles.
After activating one of the swim workouts, the Watch will auto-lock the screen so that no water droplets or pressure will hinder the smartwatch's functioning. Once done with your swim, you can unlock the screen by twisting the crown, which will in turn play a sound and vibrates to push out any of the remaining water in any one of the holes. This sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, but it actually works.
The Final Say
If you already have an iPhone and you are looking for the perfect companion smartwatch, the Apple Watch Series 2 is it. The smart watch acts as a great fitness tracker with accurate GPS, steps and heart rate tracking but lacks the battery life to make it the perfect smartwatch for your iPhone. If you have INR 34,700 at your disposal to spend on a smartwatch, the buck stops here.
Yes ! this is real , Nokia 3310 is coming back and 17 years after it first went on sale, you can buy the Nokia 3310 again.
On 14 February 2017, it was reported that a modernised version of the 3310 would be unveiled at the 2017Mobile World Congressin Barcelona byHMD Global Oy, a Finnish manufacturer with rights to market phones under the Nokia brand, with the price point of 59 euros.On 26 February 2017, the modernised version of the 3310 was relaunched at a price of€49.
The Nokia 3310 will only run on 2G networks at the time of launch,which has subjected the phone to criticism, and means that it will not initially be released in many countries, including Australia and Singapore,which are in the process of phasing out their 2G networks.
Nokia is expected to launch Nokia 3310 soon in India. The Indian variant of 3310 (2017) is expected to be with the dual-SIM model and with a dedicated memory card slot. Indian version specifications of the phone have been announced and the dual-SIM variant is likely to get launch in 4 colors - Warm Red, Dark Blue, Yellow, and Grey.
Nokia 3310 (2017) detailed specifications
Release date
February 2017
Form factor
Bar
Dimensions (mm)
115.60 x 51.00 x 12.80
Battery capacity (mAh)
1200
Removable battery
Yes
Colours
Warm Red (Glossy), Dark Blue (Matte), Yellow (Glossy), Grey (Matte)
SAR value
NA
DISPLAY
Screen size (inches)
2.40
Touchscreen
No
Resolution
240x320 pixels
HARDWARE
Internal storage
16MB
Expandable storage
Yes
Expandable storage type
microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)
32
CAMERA
Rear camera
2-megapixel
Flash
Yes
Front camera
No
SOFTWARE
Operating System
Series 30
CONNECTIVITY
Wi-Fi
No
Wi-Fi standards supported
NA
GPS
No
Bluetooth
Yes, v 3.00
NFC
No
Infrared
No
USB OTG
No
Headphones
3.5mm
FM
Yes
Number of SIMs
2
SIM 1
SIM Type
Micro-SIM
GSM/CDMA
GSM
3G
No
4G/ LTE
No
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)
No
SIM 2
SIM Type
Micro-SIM
GSM/CDMA
GSM
3G
No
4G/ LTE
No
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)
No
SENSORS
Compass/ Magnetometer
No
Proximity sensor
No
Accelerometer
No
Ambient light sensor
No
Gyroscope
No
Barometer
No
Temperature sensor
No
The colourful reboot made headlines in February when it was revealed, as phone fans revelled in the twin hit of nostalgia and the novelty of the new twist on a classic.
The new model isn't much more advanced than the original, but it does now have a colour screen (and the same impressive battery life). It comes in four colours, including the familiar midnight blue and grey of the original model.
But let's put our feed on the ground and nostalgia aside for a second ...
Is it worth it ?
well, that was a point of view .. but as far as we are concerned , even though this can't be your main phone ... if you used the 3310 in the 2000's ... this could be your secondary phone and you will absolutely buy it !
Aiming, targeting, slashing, attacking. Some of the most important actions you take in a PC Game happen with the click of a mouse. Any gaming mouse you buy will offer reliable connectivity, smooth and responsive tracking, and basic click and scroll functions. But it takes more than basic functionality to make a good gaming mouse... Corsair M65 RGB is all that ?
The Corsair M65 RGB ($74.99) is the newest gaming mouse from the company. Corsair has a pretty clear strategy with its latest crop of gaming peripherals: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." The company has updated its top-performing keyboards with new RGB lighting, and now it's done the same with the Corsair Vengeance M65, our previous top pick, by dropping the Vengeance name and adding customizable colored lighting as a minor update to one of the best gaming mice just before the Corsair M65 RGB came to light.
Design and Features
The design looks very much like the Corsair Vengeance M65, with the same aluminum unibody frame and three-paneled exterior shell. Measuring 1.53 by 2.83 by 4.64 inches (HWD), the size is unchanged, as is the layout of the eight programmable buttons. Finer features, like adjustable weight, preset sensitivity settings (measured in dots per inch, or dpi) and a dedicated sniper button, mean that you could switch from the Corsair Vengeance M65 to the M65 RGBwithout missing a beat. The button placement and design do make this mouse right-handed only, but that's no change from the previous model. If you're left-handed or somewhat ambidextrous, consider something like the Razer Ouroboros.
The biggest difference here is the addition of three customizable lighting zones, which add some personalized flair. The three zones illuminate the front and scroll wheel, the dpi indicator, and the palm rest logo on the back of the mouse. Each of these zones can be set to one of the 16.8 million colors and shades available, so you can tweak it to match your glowing keyboard, your favorite team, or just reflect your own personality. While this sort of custom lighting did bring some extra utility to the Corsair K70 RGB keyboard, it's really just decorative on the M65 RGB.
The other difference, at least on our review model, is the switch from an all-matte finish to the glossy-white top panel of the M65 RGB. I'm not a big fan of glossy finishes on gaming mice to begin with—the slick surface seems to make sweat buildup a bigger problem during long gaming sessions—but the contrast between the matte, rubberized finish of the previous model and the slick glossy surface seen here might bug fans of the Corsair Vengeance M65. There are also fewer colors to choose from, just matte black and glossy white, without the olive-drab option of the previous model.
The button layout is unchanged, with right and left buttons, a clickable scroll wheel, dpi adjustment buttons, forward and back thumb buttons, and a dedicated sniper thumb button. All eight buttons can be remapped and assigned to different functions, using the included Corsair Utility Engine (CUE) software. It's not the same level of customization you'd get on, say, the Roccat Tyon with its 16 buttons and potential for dozens or even hundreds of custom commands, but it's still a solid feature set.
Onboard memory means that your customizations and presets can go with the mouse from one machine to another. You can also adjust the sensitivity, from the maximum 8,200dpi offered by the laser sensor down to 50dpi, with several presets available in between. You can also change the polling rate of the mouse, selecting between 1000Hz, 500Hz, 250Hz, or 125Hz (which translates into a response of 1, 2, 4 or 8 milliseconds, respectively) . This is usually only something you'll want to change if you seem to notice some smoothness issues, but most gamers will want to stick to the 1000Hz rate for maximum accuracy.
You can also tweak the weight, thanks to three removable weights in the underside of the mouse. The M65 RGB mouse weighs 4.05 ounces on its own, but can be adjusted up to 4.77 ounces with the three removable weights. I found the M65 RGB to be a little heavy when loaded with all of the weights, but taking them out was very easy. Opening up the weight slots can be done with a coin or a screwdriver, and the weights pop in and out easily. Less expensive competitors, like theLogitech G402 Hyperion Fury, have no weight adjustment.
So here we are: this is the long-awaited Galaxy S8. The headline is that the screen now takes up a whopping 85 percent of the front of the phone, meaning Samsung has dropped both its branding and the home button from the front
With the S8 series, Samsung has basically taken the Galaxy S7 edge, beefed up the display considerably, changed some of the other specs, moved the fingerprint reader to the back, shoved the home button under the screen thanks to a new pressure sensor, added an extra button to the side of the phone for its Bixby personal assistant and released the phone in two sizes.
More on all that shortly, but essentially what you need to know is that buying an S8 or S8+ won’t be a bad decision; these are superb devices that are worthy successors to the super S7 Edge.
It’s also 0.4-inches smaller than its sister, the Galaxy S8+ but crucially it can offer the same WQHD+ resolution. By default, the S8 is set to FHD+ resolution, but you can easily switch it to WQHD+ in settings.
As you can see, the lack of bezel is most noticeable at the bottom of the screen, where there's now no home button; it's been replaced by the standard three Samsung controls on screen.
But the design of the back edges (no pun intended) aren't a huge leap from the S7; it's a mere 0.1mm thicker than its predecessor.
Because of the balance between body and display, there is no way this phone feels like it has a 5.8-inch display. It feels and looks fantastic and there's no doubt it's an impressive device to look at, even if the rear isn't exactly distinctive.
Galaxy S8 biometrics
So we mentioned before that there are some issues with the Galaxy S8, and here we come to the first of them.
As the home button has now disappeared into the display, the fingerprint reader has been moved to the back.
Now, this implementation is no good if the phone is lying flat on its back on a desk. But we think rear fingerprint readers are generally fine and we really like Huawei’s implementation on the Nexus 6P, P9 and Mate 9 where the reader is set away from the camera.
In other words, it’s easy to find it with your finger. Unfortunately this isn’t the case with the Galaxy S8.
OUR VERDICT
A truly wonderful phone that you'll want to own, but the fingerprint reader frustrates.
iPhone SE, the most powerful phone with a four-inch display, available since Friday, March 24, in 32GB and 128GB models, doubling the current capacity and replacing 16GB and 64GB models, all at the same starting price of $399 (US) at apple.com and Apple Stores.
iPhone SE packs almost all the power and features of the iPhone 6s into a package as small as — and even more affordable than — the iPhone 5s it replaces. It's something a passionate group of 4-inch iPhone fans have been waiting not-so-patiently for since Apple made the flagships big and bigger in 2014.Everything's a compromise. With iPhone SE, what you gain in on-the-go usability, you do lose in display real-estate. Whether that's a good compromise or not depends on what you want from a pocket computer. Serious shooter
The other big improvement in this small package is the camera system. iPhone 5s had a cutting-edge camera for its time, but times have changed. We now live in the era of iPhone 6s-style deep trench isolation and Focus Pixels.
Small but clear
Cellular and Wi-Fi are closer to iPhone 6 than iPhone 6s.You get up to 19 bands of LTE Advanced but only up to 150 megabits per second (Mbps). Most will never see those speeds in the real-world, but my carrier is pretty damn fast — I get 100 Mbps down in my living room — so I would have appreciated the extra overhead.
There's also 802.11ac Wi-Fi but no multiple-in, multiple-out support (MIMO) support, which caps you at 433 Mbps. Again, your actual speeds likely won't approach that, but I always want the potential.
Touch ID, Apple's fingerprint identity sensor, is still first generation, but there's an NFC radio now. That enables Apple Pay in any country and any retailer that supports it.
In other words, it's a significant improvement over iPhone 5s, but only half the way to iPhone 6s.
5.2-inch FHD IPS display, 1920 x 1080 resolution, 2.5D glass
16GB expandable storage, up to 128GB via microSD
12-megapixel rear camera, BSI, phase detection AF, LED flash
8-megapixel front camera
Dual SIM, 3G, LTE
WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC
Fingerprint scanner
3000mAh battery
Android 7.0 Nougat (EMUI 5.0)
The Unboxing:
The device sports a HiSilicon Kirin 655 octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a full HD 5.2-inch IPS display, 12-megapixel rear and 8-megapixel front camera, along with a fingerprint scanner and Android Nougat with EMUI 5.0. The phone has pleasing aesthetics and what looks to be 2.5D glass layered on top, along with front and back glass panels.
It might not have the same dual camera setup as the GR5 2017, but the GR3 2017 has a very attractive price , making it pretty affordable as far as Huawei phones go.
Can’t get any better than this !
Huawei is starting off 2017 with a very solid mid-range device. The GR3 2017.
A relatively powerful processor, large battery, excellent endurance and solid camera make this a solid winner for the Chinese company. If you’ve managed to hold off buying a phone during the holidays or are due for an upgrade, you definitely have to check out the GR3 2017. It’s definitely great value for the money.
