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OnePlus One Review
OnePlus One, the Android phone everyone in the mobile world is talking about has been my primary device for some time. It’s been called many things, and it’s probably the killer flagship phone everyone is looking for at a ridiculously cheap price. This is my review after trying it for over 8 weeks. Build Quality…
MicroMax Announces “Yu” Brand Powered By CyanogenMod
Micromax, which has been facing the heat in India from Xiaomi, Motorola and Asus has inked a deal with Cyanogen Inc for a new series of phones. Micromax has announced a new online-only brand the “Yu” series whose software will be powered by Cyanogen Inc much like the Oppo and OnePlus. Micromax Yu series of…
How to disable read receipts On WhatsApp
Not long ago we explained what the much dreaded WhatsApp feature, “Blue Ticks” meant. We did mention the chances of WhatsApp providing an option to turn off this was low, but the outrage WhatsApp has received has made the team get into quick damage control by providing a new privacy feature. To disable Read Receipts a.k.a…
Build Ethernet Controlled Home Automation using Arduino
This project has been implemented for quite a while and lot of improvements have been made since the original demo which has a lot of functions at Arduino Day 2014 at Chennai. I decided to make this code open source after a lot of requests came in after I opened up my room up to…
Google’s Nexus 6 Pricing leaves Indians disappointed
Google finally changed the pricing scheme for its nexus devices with the Nexus 6. The entire Nexus branding no longer seems to do what it was initially intended to do, provide a cheap alternative to emulators to attract developers to help develop apps for the Android platform. Not only about developers, it was also Google’s…
Cyanogen rolls out CyanogenMod 44S Update for OnePlus One
Cyanogen Inc has rolled out the next update for the OnePlus One which finally fixes some critical bugs. The previous update caused few extra software bugs which are fixed by the new update. The build number reads 44S which is a successor to the 38R build which caused few visual glitches. Other than solving the bugs caused…
Whatsapp’s “Blue Ticks” Explained
WhatsApp has added a new friendship-killer feature. You would have already noticed “Blue Ticks” besides a message, if you are wondering what they mean then here is a quick explanation from the WhatsApp team. If you see two blue check marks next to your sent message then the recipient has read your message. In a group…
Qi Wireless Charging iPhone Case Review
Wireless charging has been limited to a lot of smartphones like the Nexus 5, HTC X8 and Nokia Lumia 920. The technology is still in it’s growing phase. Current wireless charging technology is limited to a proximity which still requires the receiver and charging pad to be in contact. This could rapidly change with the…
