Author: Arushi Chaudhary

A journalist by profession, a freelance writer by choice. When not writing, she likes to spend her time in the company of books and food or hitting the road to explore new places, besides juggling roles as an army wife and mommy.

T-Mobile’s first 600MHz-supported Android smartphone is finally up for pre-orders. Unless you have been living under a rock, you’d probably have heard about T-Mobile and its billion dollar project to roll out a 600MHz with an eye on closing its coverage gap vis-à-vis key competitors like Verizon and AT&T. So far, there has been one glaring gap in its efforts in that direction – the company did not have a phone compatible with its 600MHz network. However, T-Mobile is all set to change that by introducing its first 600MHz-friendly device – the LG V30. The smartphone will be available in…

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Here’s what our Guest Contributor Tom and News Editor Arushi have to say about the budget-friendly Canon G7X Mark II camera. The Canon G7 Mark II is the newest entrant in the Japanese giant’s range of premium compact cameras. Combining excellent image quality, highly sensitive controls with a compact size that easily fits in your pocket, the G7X Mark II is definitely the perfect travel companion. The device is an upgrade on the G7X, albeit sporting the same lens and sensor as its predecessor. It is, however, the smaller but crucial updates such as raw format shooting and manual controls…

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If you had to pick up one movie you are looking forward to this year, which one would it be? Me? I can’t seem to make up my mind between A Bad Moms Christmas, The Current War, and Rememory. As if that wasn’t being spoilt for choice enough, this set of new movie trailers takes the excitement to a whole new level. Here are the ones you need to check out right away: New Movie Trailers 2017 All I See Is You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffp8XiGPKpo Gina a young beautiful woman living in Bangkok lost her eyesight to a freak accident ago. A…

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Check out this gorgeous-looking Galaxy S9 concept designed by DBS designing. Smartphones seem to be turning into a fast-moving commodity at an incredible pace. It was only a few months ago that Samsung released its Galaxy S8 handset, and concepts and rumors regarding the upcoming Galaxy S9 have already started doing the rounds. With the new edition of the Samsung Galaxy smartphone coming early next year, the hype is building up slowing but surely. There are ample rumors and leaks fueling our imagination right now, and from the looks of it, the Galaxy S9 looks like a cutting edge phone…

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Just when we were all waiting for the OnePlus 5T from the Chinese firm, it launches a yet another new variant of the already existing OnePlus 5. Looking forward to the launch of next-gen OnePlus smartphone – OnePlus 5T? Well, it seems you’ll have to wait for at least until the beginning of the next year to see what the Chinese firm has in store for the next flagship killer. However, here is a new variant of the already existing OnePlus 5 that you might like to check out. Chinese smartphone manufacturer, OnePlus, has collaborated with leading French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac…

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After a long spell of speculations and rumors, Google’s acquisition of HTC is finally official. However, the deal is not quite on lines of what was being expected. So far, the rumor mill was rife with speculations of an outright acquisition. Unlike its acquisition of Motorola, Google isn’t buying HTC lock, stock, and barrel. The internet giant has, so far, only entered into an agreement with the Taiwanese electronics maker, as of which a part of HTC’s workforce will move over to Google, besides a non-exclusive license for the former’s intellectual property. The electronics company will, in turn, receive a…

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Self-driving cars company Waymo and cab-hailing service provider Uber seem to be headed toward an ugly legal battle. After dragging Uber to court over its partnership with Waymo’s former employee Anthony Levandowski, who it alleges stole crucial trade secrets before exiting the company, and more recently, pushing for a delay in trail, the autonomous car developer has demanded damages to the tune of $2.6 billion, and that’s just for starters. Judge William Alsup who is presiding over the case allowed Uber’s lawyer to disclose that Waymo had sought $2.6 billion as the maximum value of damages in lieu of the…

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Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit, Waymo, has been striking all the right notes in the realm of autonomous vehicles ever since its inception. It has recently emerged that hardware giant Intel has been a key ally in Waymo’s pursuit of making driverless vehicles a reality. In a statement issued on Monday, Intel revealed its collaboration with Waymo for providing crucial computing know-how for latter’s Level 4 and 5 vehicles, built to drive in any given condition. A Collaboration Less Known It has also emerged that the company’s Chrysler Pacifica minivans, which are already operational in California and Arizona, feature Intel-powered…

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In light of the devastation and losses brought on by Hurricane Harvey and Irma, noted scientist and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has said that climate change has already become so severe that it might be hard to recover from it. Tyson’s stance came as a response to a question posed to him during a CNN interview regarding Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert ambiguous reply on whether climate change had played a role in bolstering the strength of these two recent hurricanes. “Fifty inches of rain in Houston!” Tyson exclaimed, before calling the occurrence a ‘shot across our bow’. He also…

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Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit Waymo has sought the proceedings in a trade secrets trial case Uber to be delayed in light of the critical new evidence it has recently obtained. The case is set to go to trial next month for which the jury selection process in San Francisco federal court is slated to begin on Oct 10. Seeking delay in the trial initiation, Waymo stated that it needed more time to investigate fresh details pertaining to the case that has emerged only recently. The lawsuit dates back to February 2017, when Waymo claimed that its former engineer Anthony…

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