Wireless charging on smartphones is still a struggling feature which even the biggest flagships lack today. And wireless charging on Laptop is something we’ve less thought of. Showcased back in CES this year, the Dell Latitude 7285 is the first laptop to come with the wireless charging feature.
Dell Latitude 7285 is nothing intriguing when it comes to the design aspect as there’s no bezel-less display or fancy material used for the built. From the usability point, it is a 2 in 1 laptop and with wireless charging, this can be a truly portable laptop. But the laptop doesn’t come with wireless charging as standard. It needs a separate keyboard that supports wireless charging and a wireless charging mat which as a bundle costs $550 dollars extra for an already expensive laptop that costs $1200. So that’s $1750 in total for the wireless laptop of your dreams. Breaking it down, that’s $380 for the keyboard and $200 for the charging pad that delivers 30W power.
The technology here still seems unripe as you cannot use the wireless charging on top of a metal surface, you’ll have to place the charging mat 2 inches high from the surface using a non-metallic stand as a caution.
Apart from Wireless Charging, the laptop comes with 12.3 inches(2880×1920) touch-enabled display. It is powered by Intel Core i5-7Y54 processor along with 8GB of RAM and 128GB SSD. You also have 720p Windows Hello Ready Camera which will unlock the PC using your face. For peripherals, it comes with microSD card slot, two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports, and a headphone jack.
Dell 7825 is definitely not the wireless future we’re hoping for but it’s the first step in the right direction. We can look forward to other laptops in the future which will be improving the wireless charging technology.
You may now become able to develop your very own psychic ability with the help of technology. Scientists and developers have come up with a high-tech beanie that will provide users with their very own psychic ability of telepathy.
Telepathy can be defined as psychic phenomena by which mind-to-mind communication can be made possible. Such type of mental communication includes sharing of ideas, thoughts, feelings, sensations and mental images.
It is not a new issue that technology has tried to barge into the human mind and day to day life. All scientific developments currently in progress are focused in making life easier than it was before. Undoubtedly, communication has come a long way since it’s beginning from the days of early human civilization. From sending smoke signals to beating drums, from painting on the walls to creating symbols, from developing alphabets to writing letters, from telephones to the present scenario, the world of communication has, indeed, come a long way. And as we all know, there is not really a definite end to the advancement of science and technology. Keeping this very theory in mind, scientists are working on this high-tech telepathic beanie which will allow communication via thought.
Openwater, a company founded by a former Facebook and Google executive- Dr Mary Lou Jepsen, is developing a device that can allow people to see inside their brains or bodies in great detail. This technology works via a piece of clothing such as ski-hat lined with LCDs – and, when illuminated with infrared, it can see into your body to look for things such as tumors and bleeding or clogged arteries. This San Francisco-based company has targeted to create a wearable to enable us to see the inner workings of the body and brain at high resolution. People at Openwater are focused on replacing the functionality of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) with a true wearable enabling constant monitoring by using novel opto-electronics. This new wearable technology will be applicable for: detection and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, internal bleeding, mental diseases, neuro-degenerative diseases, and beyond – for communication via thought.
This high-tech beanie will use an utterly unconventional approach that enables us to develop MRI technology by using the scattering of the body or the brain itself to focus infrared light on scanning the brain or body bit by bit. The ski-hat like beanie will be lined with flexible infrared-illuminated LCD’s that have pixels small enough to create reconstructive holographic images for what’s inside the body and brain and look for things such as tumors, bleeding or clogged arteries. There will also be body temperature detectors lined along with the LCD’s.
The beanie will allow systematic or selective scanning of the brain and the body. It’s basic design and architecture has been decided so that, it can be used in reverse, to write, to focus light to any area of interest in the body or brain (to irradiate tumors for example). We may also be able to upload/download and augment our memories, thoughts, and emotions with it.
To quote Dr. Jepsen, “One day, the technology could literally be a ‘thinking cap’. The ‘moonshot idea here is communication with the thought’ – to read and output one’s thoughts.” Though the primary focus of the beanie was to use it for medical purposes, within a time period of eight years, Openwater has targeted to make it assist telepathy. Dr. Jepsen told CNBC that the technology would speed up innovation – for example, filmmakers could potentially download their dreams and product designers could download their thoughts and send them to a 3-D printer. Now, that is something I’d really, really look forward to. Wouldn’t you?
A limited number of prototypes of these high-tech beanies are set to be released next year to early access partners. For now, let’s wait and see how this turns out.
Remember the LG Q6 invites from LG like a week ago? Well, it’s July 11 today and LG, as promised, has launched the LG Q6. They have also announced Q6a and Q6 Plus.
Looking at the specs, the only thing to differ these devices is the storage and RAM option. The LG Q6a has 16GB storage paired with 2GB of RAM. The LG Q6 has 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM and finally, the Q6 Plus has 4GB RAM and 64GB storage.
Other than that, they share the same 18:9 Full-Vision Display from the LG G6. The display size is a tad smaller with a 5.5-inch and 2160*1080 resolution boasting 442 pixels per inch. They even share the same strong 7000 series aluminum from their bigger brother. The phones, however, run on a mediocre 28nm Snapdragon 435 SoC. There’s a 3000mAh non-removable battery inside.
On the back is a single 13MP standard angle sensor. The front houses a 5MP 100-degree wide angle sensor with LG’s face recognization technology. Dissapointly, there is no fingerprint sensor on the device.
Lastly, they run on Android 7.1.1 with UX 6.0 on top. There is also the inclusion of USB C and Bluetooth 4.2 but no 5Ghz wifi. All three devices will be available in Astro Black and Ice Platinum colors, while the TerraGold color is for the Q6 and Q6+. And finally Q6a has the Marine Blue and Q6 has the Mystique White exclusive to them.
The pricing hasn’t been revealed yet. But do expect the phone to be in the midrange category even the exclusions of the fingerprint sensor and a mediocre processor. The phone will be available in selected markets only, Asia being the first to get it in August this year with Europe, North America and other places to follow.
Facebook has become an open personal journal for millions of people. Whatever you’ve done, accomplished, or celebrated over your lifetime all sits in your Facebook Profile. So, this thought might have crossed your mind, What will happen to your Facebook Account after you die? Well, you can do one of two things, either assign a “Legacy Contact” or you can set it to delete upon request.
Setting up a Legacy Contact means handing over the access of your account to someone close to you or someone you can trust. A Legacy Contact can Pin post on your timeline, respond to Friend Requests, Update your Profile Picture but they won’t be able to Post as You or see your messages. So it’s a pretty legit way to take care of your account in your absence. Or if you don’t happen to trust anybody with your account then you can set your account to Delete itself upon request. Having two choices at hand, let’s see how to set up these up.
Go to Account Settings on your Facebook app and select General. Select Manage Account which is on the very bottom of the window. Now Select Legacy Contact and from there you have two options. First is to choose a legacy contact and second is to set up your account for auto deletion upon request.
If you want a close one to handle your account, select Legacy Contact and from there, in the search box type the name of the friend you’d want to hand over the account access to. Then it’ll send the message to your friend letting them know they have been Legacy Contact for you.
If you want your Facebook Account to be Deleted after your demise, then you have to select the second option which is Account Deletion. From there, you can select “Yes, Delete After Death” and if someone reports to Facebook that you’ve passed away, it’ll Delete your account.
We are quite aware of the suffering invited by frequent buffering while using the internet. ISPs (Internet Service Providers) promise high-speed internet and levy the subscribers a hefty tariff, yet the services are quite far from the advertising statements. And the subscribers are always engulfed in dissatisfaction. Now this problem will be soon left to the past as Nokia and WorldLink are upgrading a 650 km long backbone network for Super-Fast Broadband services.
Sanjay Malik, head of India Market, at Nokia, said: “We are proud to be part of WorldLink’s vision to transform Nepal’s communications architecture by providing the first 100G transport network. Nokia’s highly scalable optical platform will ensure low latency and high resiliency, and allow WorldLink to cost-effectively increase network capacity as needed.”
The upgrade uses Nokia’s 1830 PSS (Photonic Service Switch) DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) technology with the intercity network extending from Kathmandu to Bhairahawa and Birgunj. With this super-fast connectivity, not only Nepal will be benefitted but also the countries on the proximity like India.
Samit Jana, CTO, WorldLink, said: “WorldLink has a commitment to Nepal to transform the communications landscape so that our people and enterprises thrive. This is our largest project to date and it will allow us to provide ultra-fast broadband services for our mobile and fixed network subscribers in cities as well as rural areas across the country.”
This new technology is powered by the Nokia’s most programmable chipset, which employs Photonic Service Engine-2 with super coherent technology (PSE-2s). So, this technology will be used to enable WorldLink to increase its network capacity, reach and density. So, with this upgrades done, users will be privileged to load and stream bandwidth-hungry entertainment like HD videos, 4K videos and Internet TV with ease.
WorldLink, the fixed broadband operator in Nepal is currently serving 120,000 residential broadband subscribers and 5,000 enterprise broadband circuits. It is now connecting 10,000 residential Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) service subscribers every month.
Xiaomi has been the go-to brand In Nepal if you’re looking for the best smartphone experience in the budget to mid-range section. And now there are more than 15 Xiaomi phones in Nepal satisfying the needs of the user in most of the price range. So, any new Xiaomi launch excites us as it’s certain to get launched in Nepal. Recently the next iteration of the Redmi Note series, the Redmi Note 5A surfaced on a leak with its neat Retail Box.
Redmi Note 5A is a least powerful version of the Redmi Note 5. Based on the leaks, the 5A will get an early release followed by the more powerful Redmi Note 5. The phone will sport a 5.5 inch Full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. Performance has always been the forte of Note Series but the 5A has adopted the same Snapdragon 625 chipset used in the Redmi Note 4 which is plenty powerful for daily usage. The phone also comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage.
With the rise of Dual Camera phones, Xiaomi has also opted for a dual camera setup with OmniVision Sensor, namely OV12A10 (12MP) and OV13880 (13MP) which will enable the phone for both Optical Zoom and Wide Angle shots. The camera has not been the best part of Note series and this time around it may change, as these cameras look really promising with Phase Detection Auto Focus(PDAF), hand jitter reduction, better low light performance, 4K and 2K videos at 30fps and 1080p videos at 90fps. Up front, the phone will incorporate Samsung’s 5MP Camera (S5K5E8) which is the same sensor used on the Meizu M3 Note.
The price of Redmi Note 5A is expected somewhere around $220.
Wallet seems to be outdated these days. Usually, normal wallets are unsecured yet they carry our identity cards, credit cards, and paper currency. In case your wallet is misplaced or lost, you lose all your documents and your money. A chunk of currency may not be a problem but reissuing the documents inside your wallet is a real headache. What if your wallet never gets missing?
Previous smart wallets had Bluetooth tracker ranging within only 20 meters. But this new smart wallet arrives with a 512MB of RAM, built-in camera and a Wi-Fi hotspot.
Designers at Indiegogo, an International crowd funding website have created a powerful smart wallet named Volterman that includes stunning features and an impressive design. It embraces every facet of a smartphone, except it does not have a display. The wallet comes with a built-in power bank that can charge your phone both wirelessly and with a cable. Besides, the wallet itself charges wirelessly by a leather charging pad. An external cable is available if your phone doesn’t support wireless charging. You can pair the wallet over a Bluetooth which notifies your phone through an app every time you leave the wallet behind. Also, the wallet acts as an alarm for your phone in case you leave the phone.
The new smart wallet has a 3G connectivity for Wi-Fi hotspots, a GPS system that can track your wallet in real-time and secure you from thieves or any losses. It uses RFID protection if any malicious person tries to scan your wallet. RFID blocker encases your credit cards inside a material. These interrupt and blocks the external radio waves since credit cards use RFID chips that use radio waves to read the information from a tag.
Above all, the most beguiling feature involved in the product is a 4MP built-in camera. Once you misplace your wallet and if anyone tries to steal it, the wallet will instinctively go into “lost mode”. The camera inside your wallet will capture a photo of anybody who will peek into your wallet and sends that picture to your phone. Though the camera is still optional and it is free of charge. The wallet comes in a cardholder, bi-fold or travel size and the power bank capacity ranges from 2000mAh to 5000mAh. The whole product is only 11mm thick and weighs less than 150grams.
The specs also include Bluetooth 5.0 which supports only the Galaxy S8. Designers have set the shipping date of the product for December but it may or may not feature the above-listed specs inside the wallet. So if you’re willing to buy this product, the cardholder model is available at $98.
In this competitive market, a new phone cannot make a solid impression on the people instantly. Especially in the budget sector where there is a solid hold on the market by companies such as Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, and Gionee. Since our smartphone is the most important and the most fragile piece of technology we carry, Leagoo a new smartphone company in Nepal is targeting its device in the solid build segment. The company has now released the successor to the Leagoo M5 which is the Leagoo M5 Plus. For a Price of Rs. 16,599 is it worth the price? Let’s find out in this full review.
Specs Overview:
Display: 5.5 inch IPS display with 1280*720 pixel and 2.5D curved glass
Processor: Quad-core 64 Bit MediaTek MT6735 1.3 GHz Soc with Mali-T720 GPU
Camera: Front Camera 5MP, Rear Camera 13 MP
RAM: 2GB
ROM: 16GB
OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Freeme OS on top
Battery: Removable Li-polymer 2500mAh
Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambience, and Proximity, Fingerprint sensor
3.5mm audio jack
Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
Color:
Design
Visually, the Leagoo M5 Plus is similar in design to Leagoo M5. I really liked the 2.5D glass on top of the display. It feels very robust and premium when using the touch screen. Also, the phone is enclosed in a metallic frame that protects the internals from drops. Due to the presence of the metallic frame the phone feels luxurious in hand. There are thin bezels surrounding the screen which greatly enhances the front looks of the phone. Sadly, I didn’t like the plastic back cover of the phone. The back cover feels cheap and flimsy which gave me a plastic feel.
There is a slight camera hump on which the fingerprint sensor is also located but this problem is solved by the plastic cover which comes with the phone. The problem I faced while using the phone was with the lock button and the volume button. Bothof these buttons lacked the feel when pressed. Since the gap between the volume rocker and the lock is less than that of most phones, I frequently pressed the lock button when lowering the volume which irritated me a lot.
Display
When it comes to the display, I was really impressed with the 5.5 inch HD IPS screen. Like the Leagoo M5, the M5 Plus is a shock proof phone. The glass protecting the screen is designed to withstand a beating. We all have carried phones with a scattered screen at some point in our lives. Leagoo has made the front glass protection rigid enough to make it shatterproof. Coming back to the display, even though it only sports a 5.5 inch 1280*720p IPS screen, you won’t feel the need for the Full HD screen. The display is vivid and the color saturation is on point. Due to this, the display is bright enough for outdoor usage but in direct sunlight but you do get a glare on the screen. Likewise, for comfortable night-time usage, the backlight of the display can be set to the lowest setting.
Performance
Performance wise the M5 Plus gets a MediaTek MT6735 Soc which is clocked at 1.3Ghz. This chip is what I believe to be an entry level 4G enabled 64-bit processor. The processors have 4 cores and with the 2 GB of ram it comes with, it is fine for me for all basic smartphone usage. Also, the user experience with app switching is smooth but the problem is that the device doesn’t have a dedicated multitasking button which is a shame in this day and age. Instead, for multitasking, you have to keep pressing the home button and switch apps. There were slight lags while initially opening heavy apps like Snapchat and Facebook which is acceptable at this price range.
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In terms of gaming, the phone backed by Mali-T720 GPU which is capable of smoothly running popular games like Subway Surfer, Mini Militia, and Gunship Battle without much drama on the thermal aspect. I was surprised to find out how cool the device was after hours of usage. Although, you do feel the warmth on the metallic area on the camera bump after heavy gaming. In terms of sound, this device is a pocket rocket. It gets the loudest mono speakers in the segment and you can really hear it. Though you don’t want to set the speaker to the loudest setting as the treble of the sound gets extremely amplified which is unpleasant to your ears.
Software
The Leagoo M5 Plus gets the now dated Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Leagoo’s own Freeeme OS on top. Except for the dated OS, you do get a clean and simple UI which is easy to use. Like all Chinese smartphones, you don’t get the app drawer. On the other hand, you do get features like double-tap to wake up the device, off screen gestures and scrolling screenshots and non-touch operations. The options in the settings are neatly laid out which is much appreciated.
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Connectivity
The device sports a dual SIM slot which supports 4G LTE. This means it has dedicated dual SIM slots with separate microSD card slot expandable up to 128GB. The phone also gets a feature know as Turbo Download where apps that are only allowed to download through Wi-Fi only will be downloaded via WLAN and others from 3G/4G networks anyway. However, both Wi-Fi and Mobile data must be turned on for this to work. M5 Plus does come with a fingerprint scanner at the back which unlocks the device with a significant amount of lag. The scanner was many a time unable to recognize by fingerprint and asked for my pattern to unlock the device.
Camera
Leagoo M5 Plus sports a 13MP rear camera with f2.0 aperture. It takes decent pictures in well-lit condition and low light conditions. However, I didn’t like the quality of the videos it took at the 1280*720p resolution as it had a hard time focusing near objects. It also has a slight camera hump at the back where the rear camera LED flash and fingerprint are placed. Taking about the LED flash, the intensity of the flash is more than that of a notification light rather than that of a camera flash. The 5MP at the front takes average narrow-angled selfies. So taking group selfies with this camera is very difficult.
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Battery
Battery wise, the Leagoo M5 Plus gets a removable 2500mAh Li-polymer battery. The battery consumption is balanced out by the low powered quad core and the huge 5.5 inch HD IPS display. So, in my normal usage, it gets about 4 hours of screen on time which is decent for phones in this category. In term of charging the device back to 100%, it took me more than 2 hours with its standard 1A charger.
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Verdict
If you’re a person who is a little careless with your phone this might be the perfect phone for you. It can handle a lot of drops without any problem through. The phone has decent styling, performance, good display and a shock proof design. All in all it’s a good buy if you ask me.
What I like about the Leagoo M5 Plus?
Firstly, I really liked the solid build of the phone. Just to check, I dropped the phone a few times on rocky ground during the photo shoot of the phone. The drop just made a few scratches on the plastic back and the tempered glass.
Then comes the aluminum frame surrounding the phone that gives the Leagoo M5 Plus a premium feel.
The 5.5 inch HD IPS display of the Leagoo M5 Plus is a treat.
What I disliked about the Leagoo M5 Plus?
The mediocre MediaTek Quad Core processor seriously bottlenecks the performance of the device. I wish it has something more powerful.
The volume rocker and lock button are closer to each other. Due to this, when you are trying to lower volume of the device, the device locks up
Leagoo must implement a better fingerprint sensor. The one right now is not accurate and slow.
Here are some of the alternatives to the Leagoo M5 Plus to consider:
ZTE Blade S6
ZTE BladeS6 priced at Rs. 14,490, the ZTE Blade S6 sports a 5-inch HD display and has last year’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Chipset with Adreno 405 GPU with 2GB of RAM which is a great offering for the price. Backing up this device is a decent 2400mAh battery. Talking about the camera, it has 13MP Rear Camera with f/2.0 and up front it holds a 5MP camera with f/2.7 aperture. But bear in mind that this phone runs the dated Android 5.0.1 and has a 5-inch screen. Check out our review of the ZTE Blade S6 here.
Xiaomi Redmi 4A
The phone priced at Rs. 14,999 sports a 5-inch HD IPS LCD display and powered by a 1.4GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 308 GPU. It runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out of the box with MIUI8 on top. The device has a 13-megapixel rear facing camera with 5MP at the front. The good thing about this phone is that it has a big 3,120 mAh battery. You can check out our review of the Redmi 4A here.
Nokia 3
Nokia 3 is the low-end Android-powered released recently in Nepal. At the front, the device sports a 5-inch display which ends in a 2.5D glass arc. The highlight of the Nokia 3 is the Android v7.0 Nougat it runs on. It has a small 2,650 mAh non-removable battery. A Quad-core MediaTek 6737 processor powers the Nokia 3. The Nokia 3 comes with a polycarbonate back like those found on the Lumia phones.
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LG has started sending out invites for July 11, and the invite suggests the unveiling of the LG Q6. The LG Q6 is basically a mini version of LG G6.
LG has started sending invites to their unveiling event with the hashtag #LGBarbeQ. They have even started counting down to July 11 as well, you can watch the video they posted on Facebook which gives us a good idea of what the phone will look like.
Going by the rumors the new phone will flaunt the same wide 18:9 aspect ratio from LG G6, but the size will shrink to a 5.4-inch. The Q6 is expected to have a 13MP camera on the back. The specs will also differ, with rumors of just 3GB of RAM. But we will find the whole truth on July 11.
The LG G6 was a good phone for its price tag, and so can the LG Q6. It didn’t have the top of the line specs and we don’t expect the Q6 will either. The event is going to be held in Poland, but we will get the details as soon as it goes live. The phone will definitely have to compete with the, again rumored, S8 mini and Xperia compact series.
Xiaomi Mi Mix was one of the first mainstream bezel-less phones. And now after about 9 months of its release, rumors for the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 have started to surface. And we have all of the rumors in one place right here for you.
Let’s start with the screen of the phone. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 will feature a huge 6.4-inch QHD AMOLED display, following the same bezel-less screen. But this time the screen to body ratio goes up from 83.6% to 86.8% hinting towards even slimmer bezels.
Unsurprisingly, the device will run on the latest Snapdragon 835 SoC with up to 256GB of storage (not expandable). There is, however, three RAM options with a 4GB, 6GB and an 8GB RAM flavor. There is also a massive 4500mAh battery inside to run the latest Android 8.0 OS with MIUI on top.
These are also talks of a new improved camera. A Dual camera setup with two 16MP cameras on the back and a 13MP camera on the front. The back camera will be capable of the 4k video recording. The dual back cameras will have to share the back of the phone with the dual tone dual LED flash and the fingerprint sensor.
Now, about improvement over its predecessor, Xiaomi is going to replace the old earpiece with AAC technology to create a new better earpiece. These new speakers will support 3GPP standards, which basically means HD voice.
There will be two color options, the black and the white. The device is already listed on the Gearbest’s site for $1,974 as coming soon. Let’s hope that price tag is just a typo or something. The older Xiaomi Mi Mix costs around 3,999 yuan or $590 and is available in Nepal for MRP of Rs 94,999. So don’t expect the newer one to be cheap when it lands in Nepal.
