Author: Abhin Mahipal
Abhin Mahipal
Abhin’s love for all things tech started when he got his first smartphone, Galaxy S (the first), in 2010. Since then, he has been crazy about technology and tried out all major Android flagships from Samsung, and HTC. He currently uses a Google Pixel 4a as his daily driver.
LG has announced the latest addition to their Q-series lineup, LG Q7. Here is everything you need to know about the difference between the new LG Q7 and its predecessor, Q6. Following months of leaks and rumors, LG has finally launched one of the most anticipated phones of the year, LG Q7. It is the watered-down variant of the South Korean giant’s flagship phone, LG G7 ThinQ, and marks the successor to last year’s midrange phone LG Q6. Just like last year, the firm has launched three variants of the same model — LG Q7, Q7+, and Q7α (Q7 Alpha).…
Here are our picks for the best Samsung phones under $300 you can buy in 2018. Samsung makes great phones. Even better, they make impressive phones that fit pretty much every budget. Regardless of whether you’re in the market for a $1000 or a $300 handset, the South Korean heavyweight has got your back. While there is a deluge of Chinese companies in the smartphone market that sells great products at highly affordable prices, a survey conducted by BrinkWire shows that consumers prefer buying older Samsung flagships instead of these cheap Chinese counterparts. So, if you’re a Samsung fanboy who’s…
Oh, these Samsung vs Apple adverts are simply the best! Samsung on Friday released a new advertisement, “Samsung Galaxy: Moving on”, that takes a jab at the throttling issue that older iPhone users have been facing since forever, but has been in the limelight only recently after Apple confirmed the allegation. Though the throttling story is now a thing of the past with Apple releasing an update to turn off throttling, Samsung still thinks it would make the best opportunity to market its latest flagship phone, Samsung Galaxy S9. Now, I’m not a big fan of Samsung, but whenever I…
Latest teaser of upcoming Rainbox Six Siege: Operation Para Bellum shows off a new Italian operator, Alibi. If you haven’t noticed, Operation Chimera is almost over as we are approaching a brand new season in Rainbow Six Siege and Ubisoft have kick-started the hype train for a brand new season by introducing the first Italian operator, Alibi. The new season is titled Operation Para Bellum and will feature 2 new Italian Operators and a brand new map. A month before we had leaks stating the new operators are going to be Alibi and Maestro. Both defenders, with Alibi having the…
The BlackBerry Key2 will be unveiled on June 7th at a press event in New York, confirms BlackBerry. Blackberry Mobile on Friday confirmed that the much-anticipated successor to their 2017 mid-range phone BlackBerry KeyOne will launch on 7th June at a press event in New York. The firm also confirmed via Twitter that the device will be called the Blackberry Key2, and NOT ‘BlackBerry KeyTwo’. Though this is the first time the firm even mentioned about the existence of such a handset, we’ve been fortunate enough to know pretty much everything there is to know about it thanks to incessant…
Asus’ first ever gaming smartphone could be unveiled at the Computex Taipei 2018. About a month ago, Asus CEO Jerry Shan in an interview confirmed that the firm is working on a brand new gaming smartphone to take on the likes of Razer Phone and Xiaomi Black Shark. And now, as per a new report, the hardware giant could likely launch their very first gaming smartphone at the 2018 Computex Taipei, scheduled to begin in Taipei, Taiwan on 5th June. There’s not much that we know about the handset as of now, besides the fact that it is in the…
An official press render posted to Weibo confirms what we’ve heard thus far about Nokia X6. HMD Global’s upcoming mid-range Nokia-branded smartphone dubbed Nokia X6 has been revealed in what appears to be an official press render, further confirming what we’ve heard thus far along with potential pricing of the handset. The firm has previously confirmed that the phone will go official on May 16, although no details about the handset have been made official. We’ve already seen the handset in a bunch of live pictures earlier, so this newly ‘leaked’ press render is not much of a big deal.…
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus devices are receiving the April security patch update. Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus users are finally getting the security patch updates for the month of April. For a security patch, the new update is pretty hefty at 570MB but brings a lot of improvements to the table. Per the changelog, the new update is said to improve the stability of camera, Bluetooth, and WiFi. As with every security patch update, this one fixes seven critical Android vulnerabilities and eight vulnerabilities in Samsung’s software. Besides, you can also expect to see an overall improvement…
Ars Technica’s Ron Amadeo hates the new Xperia XZ2 Premium because it has, he says and I quote, “miles of bezel”. Geek Thingy was one of the first news publishers to cover the launch of the new Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium. Even better, we covered the news before anyone knew XZ2 Premium was even going to launch. Following the launch event, we covered the features and hardware specifications of the device in yet another article. But, did we talk about the lack of a “bezel-less” design of the handset? Well, NO — and there is a good reason why we…
Asus CEO confirms the existence of Asus ROG phone. Asus is working on their first ever Android gaming phone, dubbed Asus ROG Phone, confirms CEO Jerry Shan. With the success of Razer Phone and Xiaomi’s recent entry in the form of Black Shark, it could be said without the slightest note of exaggeration that the Android gaming phone market is heating up, and more players are expected to show up anytime soon. Mind you, gaming hardware is nothing new for Asus. In fact, Asus’ ROG brand has a remarkable track record of offering impressive budget-friendly gaming laptops and PCs. So,…