The Best Laptops of 2017: Here Are Our Picks

We’ve seen a lot of companies venture into the world of gaming laptops, especially considering the fact that gaming is undoubtedly the world’s biggest tech community. While there may be other manufacturers joining in on the race, Alienware still comes out on top. The company is known for creating the best gaming laptops for over two decades now, and the Alienware 17 R4 is once again the best gaming laptop of the year....

December 12, 2017 · 4 min · 645 words · Kim Moreno

Get Free Tickets for Star Wars: The Last Jedi if you’re a OnePlus User

You might have already heard about theOnePlus 5T: Star Wars edition, which is set to launch on 14th December. The product will be available bothonline, as well as at the company’s pop-up stores. The company is celebrating its third anniversary in India, and to mark the occasion, the company is also giving away 10,000 tickets to its users for the screening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which is all set to hit the theaters on 15th December....

December 11, 2017 · 2 min · 283 words · Lindsay Wiggins

Here’s How You Can Hide Sensitive Content From Notifications on MIUI 9

Xiaomi has recently been very busy, pushing out the biggest update of their Android skin, MIUI 9, to all thesupported devices. While there are a ton of greatnew featuresintroduced in MIUI 9, there are some under-the-hood tweaks as well. We’ve previously covered how MIUI brings newenhancements to the notification shade. Another great tweak introduced with MIUI 9 is the ability to hide the notification content on your lock screen. To enable the feature, simply head over toSettings -> App lock, and thenenable the toggle next to the appwhose notification you would like to censor....

December 11, 2017 · 2 min · 288 words · Brandi Woods

MIUI 9 is Not Based on Android Nougat for All Devices

Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer giant, recently released the update to its custom flavor of Android – MIUI. MIUI 9 brings about a ton ofnew features, including the ability tocreate collages from the galleryanderase unwanted objects from photos. While there are some featuresexclusive to the Indian audience, overall, MIUI 9 is undoubtedly one of the biggest updates from the company. Of all these new changes, the biggest change is definitely the fact that finally MIUI will be based on Android Nougat....

December 10, 2017 · 3 min · 445 words · Donald Parker

The Game Awards 2017: Here Are The Winners

Game of the Year – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The game of the year award went toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild. The game was an instant success on the Nintendo Switch, and was also the main reason for the console’s huge sales numbers. The other nominees for the prestigious award were: Apart from being the game of the year,The Legend of Zeldaalso won the award for the Best Game Direction....

December 9, 2017 · 6 min · 1193 words · Robin Jenkins

Xbox One X Review: The Beast You Probably Don’t Want Right Now

The gaming console market has always had a fierce rivalry between Sony and Microsoft. When we talk about the previous gen, the Xbox 360 clearly had the upper hand against the Sony PS3. But then the tables were reversed when both the companies brought about their current gen consoles, the PS4, and the Xbox One. The PS4 beat the Xbox One out of the park, scoring huge sales numbers, and leading Microsoft to question their marketing strategy....

December 6, 2017 · 14 min · 2785 words · Tiffany Best

When is Mi A1 Getting the Android Oreo Update?

The Android One project was the brainchild of Google that was resurrected with the Xiaomi Mi A1. While there have been other Android One projects in the past, the Mi A1 was actually a recommendable smartphone that packs in some decent hardware coupled along with Google’s promise of future Android updates. The entire objective of the Android One initiative was to deliver timely updates to the latest version of Android. However, even 5 months after the launch of Android Oreo (8....

December 4, 2017 · 3 min · 611 words · Joshua Price

How to Use LibreSubstratum to Theme Android Devices

Android is widely preferred by consumers from around the world, primarily for the level of customization it offers. In that very aspect, theming plays a very crucial role. We earlier covered how it was possible totheme your Android device using Substratum. While the tool works really well, it has lately been reported to have analytics built into their app which allows the app to share user-specific data with the developers. Thankfully, there is an alternative to that –LibreSubstratum....

December 3, 2017 · 2 min · 311 words · Jessica Jenkins

Prank Your Friends With This Blue Screen of Death Screen Saver

One of the most fearsome colors in the Windows world is blue. Yes, it might be the stock color for most of the things, but what it is most vividly remembered for is the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). I can still recall those moments of rage that I used to go through when anything on my system would go wrong and I would be greeted by the unwelcoming hand of BSOD....

December 3, 2017 · 2 min · 301 words · Todd Kennedy

How to Save WhatsApp Status Without Taking Screenshots

Like most of the apps that Facebook now owns, the “Stories” feature is also present on WhatsApp in the form of “WhatsApp Status”. Sadly though, users often end up taking screenshots of their contacts’ statuses in order to save them locally. But what if I told you that there is a much better way to save WhatsApp statuses? Yes, that’s right. And not just images, you can even save video statuses....

December 2, 2017 · 2 min · 290 words · Jeffrey Valencia

Intel’s Xeon-D Skylake Processors: Here’s Everything We Know

Intel is undoubtedly one of the world’s biggest chipset manufacturer. From consumer devices to workstation powerhouses, Intel is the most preferred brand for processors. Recently, Intel released their EPYC benchmarks, that will be released to compete against AMD’s EPYC server processor lineup. As part of this announcement, Intel also announced the upcoming changes to their Xeon Scalable Platform. Alongside the highlighted announcements of “110+ performance world records” and “200 OEM systems shipping”, Intel also announced that the next iteration of their Xeon-D processors will be getting an upgrade to the Skylake-SP cores....

December 2, 2017 · 2 min · 270 words · Janet Hill

“Ok Google, Call Santa” Google Assistant Gets Ready for the Holidays

The Christmas season is almost upon us, and the festivities are starting to rain. Well, in the tech world, many developers are rolling out their Christmas related apps for mobile users. Google is already known for bringing itsSanta Tracker portalto add to the Christmas flavour. But this year round, Google has upped its game. With the growing sales ofGoogle Homeand the huge success of theGoogle Assistant, the Mountain View giant has rolled out a new feature to its Assistant that allows users to “call” Santa Claus....

December 2, 2017 · 2 min · 342 words · Andrew Davidson

Instagram is Working on a Bunch of New Features

Instagram is undoubtedly one of the biggest social media platforms. It is used by millions of users from around the globe for sharing images with their friends and other followers. While its app is already very fluid, the company seems to be testing new features for its consumers. As reported byTheNextWeb, the Instagram team is testing out new features that will surely enhance the overall user experience and will make things easier....

November 30, 2017 · 4 min · 667 words · Brian Paul