Google’s new Chrome 45 is more efficient and improves battery life Speed is one of the basic principles of Google Chrome. The Chrome web browser started out as one of the least memory hungry browsers in the market, however, over a period of time, the browser had started using up…
Apple iPhone stops a bullet, saves the life of a 24-year old student
The Apple iPhone can do many things. Add “saving a life” to that long list. Last Monday, a student at California State University, Fresno was returning to his apartment at around 11pm when a mugger pulled out a gun and grabbed his computer bag from behind. A struggle ensued and…
Oppo R7 Plus aces our battery life and charge tests with best-in-class longevity
Believe it or not, a thin phablet with 4100 mAh scored one of the best continuous screen-on times in our gruelling battery life benchmark test. The new Oppo R7 Plus is not only one of the most elegant big-screeners we’ve seen, 2.5D display and all, but also managed to keep…
NASA’s photos of Mars: Signs of life or imagination running amok?
Bizarre Mars photos: Does alien life really exists? The NASA photos taken by the Mars Orbiter and the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers sparked speculations of alien life existing on the neighboring planet. While there are continuous debates wherein alien hunters and UFO enthusiasts push the idea of proof of life…
Lenovo Vibe P1 with 5000 mAh juicer leaks: stellar battery life and finger scanner in metal chassis
Lenovo is really in to surprise us this IFA expo, as it seems to be prepping a bunch of phones to announce for next week. Gone are the days when Lenovo released value-for-money plastic handsets, as it is now at the forefront of design when it comes to Chinese manufacturers,…
10 phones with equal or larger batteries than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, but worse battery life
Many were disappointed when it became clear that Samsung has put a 3,000mAh battery at the back of the Galaxy Note5, which is 220mAh smaller than the one its predecessor employed. And frankly said, who wouldn’t – downgrading such a vital spec is not something we want to see. We…
Galaxy Note5 battery life benchmark: Outperforms the Note 4 despite smaller battery
Most of you probably won’t remember, but as it was our job to pay attention back then, we do. When the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 arrived on the scene last year, critics and consumers alike were worried that Samsung used a battery with essentially the same capacity as its predecessor, the…
Siri saves the life of an 18-year old pinned under a truck
Siri can do it all. From telling jokes to spelling words, looking up movie times, computing math equations and converting unit measurements, the ol’ gal has been quite a useful tool for iOS users ever since the virtual voice activated personal assistant launched with the Apple iPhone 4s. While Siri…
I Watched Hackers Pull Off A Real Life Ocean’s 11 Heist
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The scene was set: a surveillance camera, a safe full of money in a Las Vegas casino, a pair of thieves with lock picking tools and a laptop. I watched in awe as the skinny geeks clipped wires and rewired the…
I came away from my hands-on tour of Fable Legends thinking it could take over my life
I have a problem. Sometimes, games come along that are so addictive that I begin bending my life to accommodate them. The most recent game to enrapture me in this way was Elite: Dangerous. It starts innocently enough. You might lose an afternoon to it. Procrastinate on your hobby projects…