Honor 8X Camera Samples: Daylight, Low Light, Portrait Mode and Selfies Huawei’s sub-brand Honor is all set to launch theHonor 8Xin India later this month and we recently got the opportunity to test out the device ahead of its launch. The upcoming Honor 8X packs in aKirin 710 chipsetcoupled withup to 6GB RAMand128GB of internal storage, placing it well within the parameters for a mid-range smartphone –see our first impressions....

Honor 8X First Impressions: Impressive Big Screen on a Budget! Early last month, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor unveiled the newHonor 8Xat an event in China. Soon thereafter, it was confirmed that the new device was making its way to India and would be launched in the country onOctober 16. For the unaware, the Honor 8x, which is the direct successor to the widely popular Honor 7X, is powered by aKirin 710 processor, coupled withup to 6GB RAMandup to 128GB of internal storage....

Weaker Encryption Gives Criminals the Advantage, Says Apple Countering a common argument thatstrong encryptionmay come in the way of well-meaning investigation of criminal activities, Apple has stressed that stronger — not weaker — encryption is the best way to protect against threats of cyber attacks and terrorism. In a letter to the Australian government, the Cupertino, California-headquartered tech giant asserted that encryption was in fact a benefit and public good, The Verge reported on Friday....

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Review: Capable 8-Core Processor On a Budget Building a custom PC is getting easier by the day and with the launch of AMD’s Ryzen second-gen processors, gamers and professionals alike can now build a high performance PC on a budget. Today we’ll be taking a close look at one of the most popular processors in the lineup, the Ryzen 7 2700 (Rs. 26,652), an octa-core processor that comes bundled with a Wraith SPIRE LED cooler....

Facebook Introduces 3D Photos in News Feed, VR Facebook is rolling out 3D photos in News Feed and Virtual Reality (VR) to enable users to view and create 3D photos with life-like dimensions including depth and movement. Users would have choices to adjust and experiment with creating multiple layers, contrasting colours and textures in order to create photos in 3D. “Everyone will be able to see 3D photos in News Feed and VR today, while the ability to create and share 3D photos begins to roll out today,” the Facebook 360 team wrote in a blog-post on Thursday....

Here’s Why India Experiences Poor Video Streaming Despite 4G Coverage If you are blaming inadequate 4G availability forpoor video streaming experienceon your smartphone, you are most certainly barking up the wrong tree, suggests a new study of all of India’s 22 telecom circles on Thursday. India’s mobile operators have been successful in making4G LTE(Long Term Evolution) widely available across the country, but, unfortunately, a great mobile video experience does not correlate with the high 4G availability, said the study by London-based wireless coverage mapping company OpenSignal....

iPhone XS Battery Review: It’s Not About the Size The iPhone XS is Apple’s flagship offering for this year, and it comes with improvements and changes big and small. While the new iPhone XS has an upgraded A12 Bionic processor which results inblazing fast performance, it certainly looks like the iPhone XS got a downgrade in terms of battery — at least on paper. So, if you’re wondering what the battery life of the new iPhone XS is like, well I’ve been using it as my daily driver for over 2 weeks now, and I’ll take you through everything you need to know about the iPhone XS battery....