Gadgets

The holiday gift giving season is upon us once again, and tech gifts are all the rage. But there are some gadgets that I strongly recommend you stay away from.  Here's my top 5 gadgets you should avoid this holiday season.  Must read: 10 cool and useful gadgets that make great last-minute gifts, and all are under $50 #1: Disposable power banks These things are an environmental abomination. Not only are they needlessly wasteful - you end up throwing away a battery and a bunch of electronics when it's done - but most of these disposable power banks actually contain a rechargeable lithium battery, just without the charging circuit.  Such a terrible idea. Get someone a rechargeable power bank that they can use and reuse hundreds of times. Best iPhone charging accessories (April 2019... SEE FULL GALLERY 1 - 5 of 13 NEXT PREV #2: "Tempered glass" screen protectors These are all the rage, but the testing I've done suggest they … [Read more...] about 5 gadgets you shouldn’t waste your money on

YouTube has added new features to its desktop website. YouTube’s mini player, the picture-in-picture mode that lets you scroll through the rest of the screen while watching videos that shrink to a small box on the bottom right corner of the screen. It will now allow viewers to perform functions like play, pause and restart videos. It will now also let users maximize the video they are watching directly from the mini player with new ‘expand’ option in the top left. Besides this, YouTube has also introduced features to better manage playlists. Users can now sort videos in a playlist under categories including Date Published, Date Added and Most Popular. There’s also an option to edit playlist privacy settings directly from the playlist page. YouTube will allow collaborators to manage playlists through the “collaborate” option in the three dot menu on playlist. Google’s video platform has also added a new "share" button on the playlist page … [Read more...] about YouTube adds new features to its desktop website

Microsoft has finally rolled out the the Your Phone app for PC that allows you to sync your Android phone with Windows 10 PC. With the Your Phone app you can receive notifications, SMS, WhatsApp and more on your desktop itself. You do not have to hunt for your phone while working on your PC. The app will also allow to make and receive calls on the PC itself. However, your Android phone needs to be connected to the PC. Through the app, you can entire checkout your Android phone from the desktop itself and the idea behind this app to offer you the convenience of not juggling between your phone and laptop. Previously, this app was available to only Insiders and not it is available to all. The Your Phone app needs a PC running Windows 10 April 2018 Update or later and at least a phone running Android 7.0 (Nougat) or above. The Your Phone app is preinstalled on the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. Here’s how you can use the Your Phone app to make calls on your Windows 10 PC: On PC- … [Read more...] about Now you can make calls from your Windows 10 PC using this app

SHENZHEN: For decades, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei stayed out of sight as his company grew to become the biggest maker of network gear for phone carriers and surpassed Apple as the No. 2 smartphone brand. Now, Ren is shedding that anonymity as Huawei Technologies Ltd. mobilizes against the latest threat to its success: U.S. sanctions and warnings that it is a security risk. The billionaire entrepreneur embroiled in the Trump administration's fight with China over technology is a 75-year-old former army engineer who worked his way out of childhood poverty. He has survived competition that drove Western rivals out of the market, brushes with financial disaster and job stress so severe he contemplated suicide. He sees American pressure as just the latest in a string of tests that have hardened him and his company. "For three decades, Huawei has been suffering and no joy," Ren said in an interview. "The pain of each episode is different." There is a personal dimension to the … [Read more...] about US sanctions not his toughest crisis, says founder Ren Zhengfei

BENGALURU: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy said he was not greatly concerned about slowing economic growth as it was inherently cyclical, and that the main change was that people’s expectations had risen. Indian economic growth has slowed over the past year, with core sectors failing to shine. The government has, however, taken a number of steps, including cutting corporate tax rates, to boost the flailing economy. “In the 70s, if someone had told my father that India had 5% economic growth, he would be jumping with joy, (now) we all get concerned with 5% growth. We have to realise that all that has happened is that our expectations have gone higher,” Murthy told ET in an interview. All economies move in a cycle, and the country has grown at 7-8% for the last 15-18 years, he added. “I believe that we have to accept it as part of nature and the economic cycle. And, good days will come back,” Murthy said. When asked if there were concerns that India … [Read more...] about Not greatly concerned about slowing economic growth: Infosys founder