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Wasabi Power: GoPro Battery Alternative That Just Works
GoPro is the undisputed king when it comes to making Action Cameras, having additional batteries for your action camera is more or less the norm. We got our hands on Wasabi Power’s 2-Pack replacement batteries along with their triple charger. They cost half the price but are they worth it? Read on to find out!…
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Trezor Model T – Hardware Wallet Review
We have previously reviewed the Trezor One which is still available for sale and does it job just fine. The Trezor Model T is its successor and lives upto its legacy. We have been using it for a while now and the ease of use has made it our favorite hardware wallet minus the slightly…
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MobiKwik Denies Security Breach While User Data is Up for Grabs on the Dark Web
There have been multiple reports circulating for over a month now in regard to a possible breach of MobiKwik’s servers. The company maintains that no breach has occurred. The alleged hack was initially reported by security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia on twitter earlier this month but until recently there were no means to verify the claims.…
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Indian Redditors Continue To Raise Voice Against Whitehat Jr’s Attempt To Quell Criticism
Byju’s Whitehat Jr, a rapidly growing EdTech startup from India, has been at the center of Pradeep Poonia’s attention for the past several weeks. The company has since filed a Rs. 20 Crore defamation suit against him at the highest court in the country.We got in touch with Poonia back when we saw his posts…
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India Bans 59 Popular Chinese Apps Amidst Tension With China
The government of India has announced a ban on several popular Chinese apps including TikTok with immediate effect. The growing tension with China along the border has led to this unprecedented move. While these apps are among the few that are shady in their behavior it remains to be seen how effective the ban turns…
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Walmart Silently Lists Two New Onn Tablets Powered by Android 10 With a Pro Moniker
Amazon’s Fire range of tablets have been ruling the budget Android tablet segment for a while now since there were no cheap alternatives. Walmart previously launched their Onn series of tablets running a near stock version of Android certified by Google but they have been pretty underwhelming and remained unpopular. Walmart is now back with…
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Here’s How To Get System Wide Ad blocking On iOS For Free
We are not going to get into the ethics of Ad blocking (We are content creators and this site serves Ads) but Apple has been actively making it difficult to block ads system wide. Your best bet so far has been to purchase “AdGuard Pro” which is an open source app which blocks ads across…
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HiMedia’s Q30 Review : Budget Android TV Box With 4K Support
We have previously reviewed the HiMedia Q10 which is a plus sized TV box which supported almost all files thrown at it. The company has since launched the HiMedia Q30 which is a slimmed down version at a much cheaper price point. We have the HiMedia Q30 with us and are excited to share out…
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Cryptosteel: Must Have Companion For Crypto Holders
We have previously reviewed various Cryptocurrency hardware wallets available in the market, while purchasing one is a no brainer – the problem was with storing the private keys / wallet recovery seeds which would be required to recover the funds in case the wallet fails or gets damaged. Crypto enthusiasts, for a long time now,…
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Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and the Union Budget 2018
Arun Jaitely, the finance minister of India, has formally presented the union budget 2018-19 in the lok Sabha today. While we are in no position to either analyze or comment on most of the schemes or announcements made today we need to clarify the stand the Government has taken on cryptocurrency since most of the…
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Mozilla Announces Plan To Support Open Source Projects In India, To Invest ₹1 Crore
Mozilla, known for their Firefox browser, took to their blog to announce their plans to support open source projects in India. Mozilla has been involved in supporting various open source project over the years but this is the first time they have announced such an initiative for Indians. This comes under their newly launched…
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Jio User Data Has Been Leaked, Affects More than 100 Million Indians
The user data of more than 100 million Jio sim users has been breached and readily available for anyone to access. This could very well be the biggest breach when it comes to the telecom industry. A website by the name “magicapk” has popped out of no where and was brought to my attention by…
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14 Year Old Drone “Genius” From Gujarat Is A Fake, Did Not Invent Anything
I have been a drone enthusiast since long, the news of a 14 year old “genius” signing an MoU with the Gujarat government caught my attention but what set me off is the claim that the drone was “invented” by him. I decided to dig into the the claims made by him as well as…
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Reddit India User’s Satire Post Goes Viral As Propaganda
WhatsApp user base is increasing at an unprecedented rate and it is almost impossible to find someone owning a Smartphone without WhatsApp installed on it. It is undoubtedly a good sign for the average Indian to embrace technology but on the contrary propaganda is reaching new heights in digital India. Its been over a year…
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Denarium Gives Bitcoin The Perfect Physical Touch
Denairum is a small startup based in Finland but DO NOT underestimate their quality when it comes to minting coins. Their coins are more than a collectors treat. Physical coins don’t have a wide reach, this is a niche limited to collectors and geeks. There are only a handful of companies that mint physical coins…