Evolution Trading Pvt. Ltd., the authorized distributor of JBL products in Nepal, has introduced JBL Clip 2 in the market of Nepal. This new ultraportable Bluetooth speaker from JBL now can be easily purchased at MRP of NRs. 8,000 from the outlets of Evo Store. JBL Clip 2 is the successor to JBL’s widely accepted budget friendly portable speaker JBL Clip.
The JBL Clip 2 has kept the same hockey-puck design like its predecessors. What has changed is the new stylish yet sturdy fabric in place of hard plastic speaker grills. It feels as good in the hand as it looks with its soft rubberized plastic housing at the button. It comes in five different color options of Blue, Black, Red, Grey, and Teal. Like its predecessors, permanently attached Aux cable with 3.5 mm jack is wrapped perfectly along its edge which can be used with devices that don’t have Bluetooth connectivity in them. The best improvement here is the real carabiner in place of plastic clip. Now, it’s much easier to clip the speaker to your belt loop or bags or anywhere you think it fits.
Now, the battery is of 730 mAh as compared to 600 mAh of older JBL clip. This addition in battery capacity can be felt as well. The speaker now is said to give 8 hours of playback time as compared to 5 hours from its predecessors. The speaker’s performance is just too damn good considering its size and price. It does well while producing mids and lows but distorts a bit in the highs. The vocals sound too immersive and any acoustic music will sound the best. There’s enough of bass but the device struggles a bit while playing some bass heavy tracks but that’s something we can simply ignore.
Its speakerphone capabilities are mind blowing with echo and noise cancellation mic. The 3W speaker is sufficient enough to turn your small parties into musical ones. The volume outdoors is decent too but might fade out in a noisy party environment. It has 15 different volume levels and volume levels are too good. The speaker can be quiet enough for you to listen to your favorite songs before bed and is loud enough to accompany you in your hiking.
Its IPX7 water resistance rating is a must-have feature for any portable speakers.
You can easily charge it in around 2.5 hours via microUSB cable through your PC’s USB port or any phone’s wall adapter does the job as long as its output voltage is 5 volts. The speaker’s LED light turns red while charging and the light turns off when it’s fully charged.
The Bluetooth connectivity is pretty strong unless your phone and speakers are over 20 feet away. That is when the skipping occurs. You can trigger the Google Now or Siri by long-pressing the phone button.
JBL clip 2 is undoubtedly one of the best portable Bluetooth speaker currently available in the market. Its IPX7 water resistance rating is a must-have feature for any portable speakers. You can expect our detailed video review on this product hopefully at the end of this week or early next week.
Sasto Deal, one of the largest e-commerce company in Nepal, has introduced Sasto Deal Express Delivery service in Nepal. If you have heard about the Amazon Express delivery, well, it is like that. What is new about this service? Well, let’s look at the features.
Features
According to Sasto Deal, you will get your package within 2 hrs of the order. However, this service is limited to customers inside ring road of Kathmandu valley. And, this “super-fast” delivery will cost you Rs. 150 extra (introductory rate they say!). Plus, the package should not be bigger than 2X2 size (too many limitations). But overall, a good initiation by Sasto Deal!
So, if you have been staying away from the online market because you are worried about not getting your package on time, well, you might want to try this new express delivery service by Sasto Deal. If you ask me, Rs. 150 delivery charge is a good deal because you will be saving your time (and Khaja and Transportation cost that would come if you visit offline stores). Well, I am definitely trying this service, are you?
Finally, hope this move by Sasto Deal works as a spark for a new era of online shopping in Nepal.
Chinese smartphone brand Meizu has officially launched the Meizu M5 Note. It is successor to the M3 Note that was launched in Nepal few months back.
The Meizu M5 note features the same 5.5-inch 1080P display as compared to the M3 Note. It has a LTPS IPS display with 2.5D curved glass display and 1000: 1 contrast ratio. Powering the phone is a 1.8 GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 processor with Mali T860 GPU — same chipset found in the M3 Note. Memory wise, it has either 3GB of RAM with 16/32GB ROM and 4GB of RAM with 64GB ROM; both can be further expanded via microSD card upto 128GB.
Unlike the M3 Note that runs on Android 5.1 lollipop, the M5 note boots with the Android 6.0 Marshmallow with company’s in-house Flyme OS 6.0. The Meizu M5 Note features 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, and f/2.2 aperture lens, and a 5MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture. The camera specs looks similar to that of M3 Note, which is a downside since during our review of M3 note, the camera was its biggest downside.
Connectivity options include dual hydrid SIM with 4G VOLTE, dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, and fingerprint sensor (unlocks in 0.2 sec). Powering the phone is a 4100mAh battery which now supports 18W mCharge fast charging that the company claims can charge the phone fully in just 90 minutes.
The Meizu M5 Note comes in Gray, Silver, Champagne Gold and Blue colors.
The Meizu M5 Note is priced at 899 yuan (US$ 130 / NRs. 14,200 approx.) for the 3GB RAM with 16GB storage version, 999 yuan (US$ 145 / NRs. 15,792 approx.) for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version and the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version costs 1499 yuan (US$ 218 / Rs. 23700 approx.). It will be available for order in China starting today and goes on sale from 8th December. The phone is expected to launch in Nepal sometime in the future.
Most of us have heard about start-ups and investors. In my experience, these words are frequently used nowadays, among the groups where individuals are inclined to innovation and eager to establish something on their own. This is facilitated by a web-based platform named passionboard.com.
Passionboard provides a web-based platform where the entrepreneur, investors as well as passionate people come into an interaction. The entrepreneur can easily submit their project, and later raise funds as the their project will be on direct watch of potential and later market their product.Also, the investors can browse the products, invest the project and endorse the project to make it popular. Apart from the regular investor and start-up intermediation, the platform also allows the passionate people to rate the different projects and make the popular. This will help the project to get popular and eventually bring an interested investor for the project. One has to create an account for the site which is fairly easy but the website does feel little confusing at a first glance. After using it for a while ,I noticed that the site showcases only international investors. The co-founders of the platform stated that currently only the international investors are popular on the platform and Nepalese investors will slowly be active as the interaction and usage of the platform ddevelopand matures. It was further added that the platform is just in introduction phase and will pace its growth soon.
Passionaboard provides several features used by the entrepreneurs and investors in a single platform. To add that it also has an allowed the innovative individuals to play a prominent role to launch a project which one doesn’t see in similar websites. It is good to see an initiative like this in Nepalese context. Do check the site and tell us what you think.
With increasing grey market and other many challenges in the mobile phone industry, all the phone importers in Nepal have decided to go together and have formed an association on Dec. 4th, 2016. Mobile Phone Importers’ Association (MPIA) is the newly formed umbrella body of all phone importers in the country. Deepak Malhotra, chairman of Integrated Mobility Solutions Pvt Ltd, is said to have been elected as the president of this new association.
Furthermore, Sanjay Agrawal (executive director of Teletalk Pvt Ltd), Amit Agrawal (managing director of Life Com Pvt Ltd), and Ramesh Bahadur Shrestha (business unit head of CG Mobile Pvt Ltd) are said to be the vice-president, general secretary, and treasurer of this newly formed body. The primary objective of this association is to drag the Government’s attention towards illegal imports of mobile phones and to discourage such activities. This, in turn, will help the government make more revenues.
Gionee, Huawei, ZTE, Apple, Samsung, Colors, Lenovo, CG, HTC, Lava, Xiaomi, Videocon, Oppo, Sony, Spice, Micromax, OBI, Karbonn, DTC, Panasonic, and Nokia among others are members of MPIA.
The association claims to make domestic mobile phone market more disciplined and responsible. Is this newly formed association really gonna give some new experience in the consumers’ level? Well, that’s something yet to see.
One of the perks of preferring Android over iOS is definitely the option to have a removable storage. Right from the first Android device, HTC Dream, there always had been a micro SD card slot but recently OEMs are taking this slot at stake. Still many devices include a place for micro SD cards in them. Having a micro SD card slot doesn’t always make things easy. The hardest thing about having this slot is, finding the right microSD card for your Android device.
Has it ever happened to you that you bought a microSD card in rush but later found the card to be not compatible with your device? Sometimes, the card might be compatible at first. But later when you tried using the card as the storage location in your phone’s camera app, an error pops up. Or sometimes, there was no error while taking pictures and videos of lower resolutions but the error pops up right when you tried taking burst photos, full HD videos or live videos. These kinds of errors occur when the card you chose happen to be the wrong one.
To find out the right microSD card for your device, you need to know few key elements about microSD cards. The first thing to do is to find out whether your device supports microSD cards or not. If it does, check for the highest capacity of card it supports. If you check the manual of your smartphone, there you might find few markings that you might find confusing. In this article, I would like to clarify those key elements about any microSD card that you should know before buying a new card for your daily driver.
What’s the difference between micro SDHC and SDXC?
Well, the actual difference in micro SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) and SDXC (Secure Digital Extended Capacity is simply the amount of data they can store. The highest possible storage capacity in micro SDHC cards is of 32GB whereas micro SDXC cards have the capacity ranging from 32GB to 2TB. Before buying a card, make sure about the compatibility between the card and phone, many low-end phones don’t support micro SDXC cards.
What does ‘class’ on microSD card signify?
In simple words, a class on a microSD card signify the minimum rate at which data may be written to or read from the card. Hence, the minimum data transfer rate of class 2 cards is 2MBps whereas that of class 10 cards is 10MBps. Remember, this is just minimum transfer rate, some top quality cards may have much faster data transfer rates. That is why all class 10 cards might not be priced the same.
What does it mean by ‘UHS’ on microSD card?
It is from 2009 that even the microSD cards have become UHS-1 or UHS-3 compatible. Though UHS cards can hit up to the data transfer rates of 312 MBps theoretically, no smartphone has been engineered to fully support the UHS standard. Hence, current UHS microSD cards can only perform data transfers at minimum data transfer rates and that is, 10 MBps and 30 MBps for UHS – I class 1 and UHS – I class 3, respectively.
How to read information written on a microSD card?
The microSD card type (SDHC or SDXC) and the storage capacity (in GB or TB) are easy to read out from the labels on the card. The three-speed classes mentioned above have logos to signify their minimum speed. Class 10 is the letter C with the number 10 inside. UHS-1 Class 1 and Class 3 are the letter U with a 1 or 3 inside, respectively. Finally, you may also see a I or II label on the card, which references a UHS bus speed.
Conclusion:
Now, you can easily make senses out of all the markings on a microSD card. Therefore, finding the card’s compatibility to your phone won’t be much of a cumbersome task. But remember, it is always wise to go for cards from reputable industries like Samsung, Sandisk, Transcend and the like. When you buy cards at cheaper prices, the quality can’t be assured. So, it is better to spend few more hundred for genuine ones over non-genuine ones. The cheaper the card, more likely it is to get corrupted.
So do you use a microSD card on your phone? If you do, which one are you currently been using? How much did you pay for it? Has it ever happened to you that your card got corrupted or stopped working without a reason? Let us know, in the comments down below.
As far as I know, every Nepali student must have thought about going abroad at one point or another. Well, our abroad list is kind of narrow and the USA is on the top of the list of many. Just having an interest is never enough for going abroad. A lot needs to be done starting from doing language preparations, choosing universities or courses and Embassy’s Interview is the nightmare of all. Many of you, might wish if you had someone who could assist you in decision making and give you pieces of advice. Well, now there’s an app named Y-AMERICA that could be that someone for you. This app is known for transforming American dream into realities of many.
Y-AMERICA is a 35.92 MB app developed by Red Developer and is already downloaded by 500+ android users in Google Play. The app is rated 4.6 based on reviews of 47 of its users. Looking at the comments it has got, the users are loving the app. The app is clean and has a user-friendly interface. You have to log into the app to make the full use of it. But, if you just want to read the articles in its dashboard you may even skip the logging part. But making an account doesn’t take long and I recommend you all make one of yours. That way, you can chat with nearby folks with the same interest as you and that is going to the USA for higher studies. You can even write your own queries of any kind and you’ll get helpful replies as well.
The app has the dedicated dashboard with articles managed in different categories like Admission, Interviews, Test Prep, Travel and Work in the USA. There aren’t much of articles for now but from all those that are already available, all of them look promising. I read few of them and got worthy of ideas to keep in mind. The dashboard can be taken as the place where you’ll find frequently asked questions and their answers regarding the queries from students applying for the USA.
The best part about this app is Interview tips and tricks. Here you can find the stories of those who made it to the Visa Approval. The complete dialogue between the Visa Officer and applicants is included in many articles. The thorough analysis on why the Visa has been approved and why it hasn’t is in those posts as well. Reading these articles might give you more confidence to face your Visa Interview and might increase the chance of its approval. The best answers to most probable questions are easily accessible in the app. Anyone can easily know about the do’s and don’ts while facing a Visa Interview.
There’s a lot one can get from this app. If you’re applying for any Universities in the USA for your further studies, I recommend you to try the app for yourself. Trust me, you won’t regret trying the App Y-AMERICA.
Smartphones are riddled with specs. When we concentrate our attentions on RAM, ROM, camera and battery while buying a smartphone, we often fail to grasp the type of screen technology used. However, we spend most of our time in smartphone gazing over the screen. So, to drop the concept of screen technology in your knowledge box, we have mentioned the most used screen technologies.
TFT (thin film transistor) LCD
The main component used for the display is LCD (liquid crystal display). When electric charges run through LCD, it changes its shape and optical qualities. This change moderates the amount of light that passes through the liquid crystal gate. So, for the displays, an object is embedded to the liquid crystal gate, which controls the amount of electric charge. In this screen technology, transistors are used and hence they are called TFT (thin film transistor) LCD.
TFT LCD display is cheaper to manufacture and is mostly used in budget phones, feature phones, and low-end smartphones.
This type of screen is cheaper to manufacture and is mostly used in budget phones, feature phones, and low-end smartphones. TFT displays offer better quality and higher resolution as compared to conventional LCD displays. However, they lack wide viewing angle and the visibility is poor in the direct light or sunlight. TFT displays devour the power juices and hence are not battery friendly.
IPS (In Plane Switching) LCD
This technology was introduced by Hitachi in the mid-nineties with a view to replacing conventional Twisted Nematic (TN) display. This type of screen technology is quite advanced as compared to TFT technology. It differs to TFT screen in the matter of arrangement of liquid crystals and transistors. IPS displays have inbuilt color reproduction technology because of which more natural colors can be observed. They also offer wide viewing angle. Colour reproduction and wide viewing angle in IPS LCD is because of a proper arrangement of polarizers and crystal orientation. In addition, IPS LCD consumes low power ensuring the longevity of the battery. As the quality of the screen ascends here, the cost has also been increased abreast. So, IPS LCDs are generally installed in mid-range and high-end smartphones.
IPS LCDs are generally installed in mid-range and high-end smartphones.
IPS-NEO LCD
Japan Display Inc. (JDI) takes the credits of the commencement of IPS-NEO LCD displays for mobile devices. IPS-NEO displays are characterized by higher contrast displays and consistent color reproduction through wide viewing angles. In NEO displays, there is no absolute loss in Image quality even viewing through different angles. The photo-alignment method used in IPS-NEO uses highly transmissive liquid crystal, traditionally regarded as difficult in mass production. Consequently, transmissivity increased around 10%, which contributed to reduced power consumption.
Huawei P9 features a 5.2-inch 1080P IPS-NEO display.
PLS (Plane to Line Switching) LCD
With the view to surpassing Hitachi’s IPS LCD screen technology, Samsung brought PLS LCD. Samsung installed PLS LCDs on its devices since with AMOLED screens there were difficulties in the past on realizing full HD resolution on mobile devices. PLS displays have similar features, specs and characteristics to the IPS displays. However, Samsung claimed that PLS displays have increased image quality, improved viewing angle, 10% increase in brightness and 15% decrease in production cost and increased flexibility as compared to IPS displays.
Samsung introduces PLS LCD in their latest midrange phones, J5 Prime and J7 Prime.
Super LCD
After the improvement in TFT LCD, super LCD or SLCD was developed. However, it could not meet the level of IPS LCD. SLCD Corporation conceived the idea of SLCD and developed it, though the HTC devices mostly use it. HTC One M7 and M8 are the practical examples of it. While installing on any smartphone, SLCD lacks the air gap between the display and the outer glass. This prevents the users from glare and makes them feel closer to the display itself. Dejected with the power consumption and visibility of TFT LCD, enhancement was done to provide low power consumption and wide-angle visibility in SLCD screen technology. It is renowned for consuming comparatively low power while displaying lighter colors like the white background found on most internet pages. SLED screens are great, yet in the comparison, IPS LCDs dominate them.
SuperLCD displays are mostly found in the HTC M-series smartphones.
OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode)
It is a flat light emitting technology, made by placing a series of organic thin films between two conductors. Moreover, this assembly is sandwiched between two glasses layer. The upper layer of the glass plate is called seal and the lower layer of the glass plate is called substrate.
When an electric pulse is applied between two conducting sheets, an electro-luminescent light is produced. The color, brightness, and intensity of this light depend on the amount of electric pulse applied. OLEDs do not require backlight since they are self-luminous. Because of this, they are thin, consume less power and are superior to LCD displays. Since OLEDs are self-luminous, they do not require power to display a black screen. OLEDs also have improved image quality – better contrast, higher brightness, fuller viewing angle, wider color range, and faster refresh rate. In addition, OLEDs are durable and can operate in a wider temperature range.
It is a hybrid display technology, which pairs the active matrix backplane from a traditional TFT display with an OLED display. In an AMOLED, the additional layer of the semiconducting film included behind the OLED panel allows it to activate each pixel more quickly. The increased speed makes it ideal for larger, higher definition displays with lots of pixels. In fact, it is as much as 1000 times faster than LCD. AMOLED is a type of OLED screen so it possesses similar attributes to OLED. Like OLEDs, AMOLEDs have brilliant color reproduction, lightweight, better battery life, higher brightness, sharpness, and lightweight designs.
Super AMOLED display
They are the even advanced version of AMOLED developed by Samsung. In the Super AMOLED screen, Samsung has been able to integrate touch sensitivity. As a result, the screen gets thinner, lighter, more touch sensitive and less power-hungry. In addition, without that extra layer, it is also far less reflective than a typical AMOLED screen, making it easier to view in bright sunlight. Moreover, with Super AMOLED displays, the actual display and the digitizer are attached, together. It results in an enhanced viewing experience due to no air gap.
SuperAMOLED displays are mostly found in Samsung phones.
Optics AMOLED
Optics AMOLED display is used in the OnePlus 3 smartphone. Explaining about the Optic AMOLED screen, OnePlus had mentioned the following:-
“Our stunning 5.5” Optic AMOLED display produces colours that are more vivid and true-to-life than ever before. A series of custom-engineered gamma corrections create a more natural viewing experience, while a dual-polarizing layer ensures ideal clarity, even in the brightest sunlight. The end result? Deep blacks, bright whites, and authentic colour reproduction – all at a fraction of the power consumption. It’s the smarter smartphone display.”
Later, the co-founder of OnePlus Carl Pei tried to explain that an Optic AMOLED is a variant of a Super AMOLED display and the company has adjusted the color tone of the display through software changes. These changes made the Optics AMOLED screen similar to a Super AMOLED screen. However, the company has claimed the display to be extremely vibrant and appearance to be thoroughly bright when using in outside in broad daylight. In addition, the company focuses on longer battery life as well through this particular display type.
Optics AMOLED display is used in the OnePlus 3 smartphone.
Retina display
Retina display is the marketing term used by Apple to refer the screen, which has a high pixel density of 300 PPI or above. With this pixel density, an individual will be unable to detect the pixels at a normal viewing distance. Apple converts a device’s display into Retina display by doubling the pixels vertically and horizontally. At the end, the Retina display receives four times more pixels than the non-retina counterpart does. So there is no doubt to have great screen experience being with the Retina display. With the passage of time, other smartphones have upgraded their pixel density to 500 PPI and above. However, iPhone has not made such improvements. From the manufacture of iPhone 4 to iPhone 7, the pixel density on the screen remains consistent with the magic number 326 per inch.
From the manufacture of iPhone 4 to iPhone 7, the pixel density on the screen remains consistent with the magic number 326 per inch.
Along with Mi WiFi router 3, Vatsal Impex (authorized distributor of Xiaomi products in Nepal) has also launched a massive 20,000 mAH power bank. Unlike other low capacity power banks from Xiaomi, this power bank supports quick charging. It has premium Lithium-ion polymer batteries manufactured by Panasonic/LG which, if you are a techie, have energy densities of up to 728 Wh/L.
The lab test done by the company shows that its gigantic 20,000 mAH power can fully charge up to 4.5 Mi 4 or 7 iPhone 6 or 3 iPad mini or 1.2 MacBook.
Now, let’s see other features of this mighty power bank.
Fast Charging
The control chip from Texas Instruments in this power bank supports Rapid Charging with 44% increased speed. It is compatible with 5V/2A, 9V/2A, and 12V/1.5A charging. Well, if you are a busy guy, this power bank is for you because it only takes 3 hours to charge 11,000 mAH and 7 hours to get it fully charged.
It is not heavy
It weighs only 338g which means it is 18% lighter than two 10,000 mAH MI Power Banks.
Dual USB output
This 20,000 mAH MI powerbank allows you to charge two devices at once as it has 5.1V/3.6A dual USB output. It also automatically adjusts the output level based on the connected devices. Plus, it supports type-C USB.
World-class smart chipset for safety and efficiency
The chipset built by Texas Instruments provides nine-layer of circuit protection with 93% conversion rate. So, you don’t have to worry about over-heating, short-circuit, over voltage input, over current input, over voltage output, overcharging, and over discharging. Plus, the advanced resistance-capacitance sensors optimize efficiency and durability.
Environment-Friendly Housing
This powerbank has environmentally friendly PC + ABS plastic. Also, this pretty looking powerbank is comfortable to carry around with its anti-slip and scratch proof housing.
With all these awesome features, the power bank costs only Rs. 4,499.
A few days ago, you voted your Internet speed in our post about ISPs in Nepal. Well, did you know that your Internet speed might also be affected by the router?
Obviously, these days you use your Internet on multiple devices so, to keep up with the load, your router needs to be upgraded. Well, only if you want to fully enjoy the speed of your Internet!
Vatsal Impex, the authorized distributor of Xiaomi products in Nepal, has introduced a very powerful broadband Wifi router to handle your fast Internet and make your Internet experience frustration-free. The router is called Mi Wifi Router 3 and costs you NPR. 4,799 in Nepal. Now, Let’s see some features of this gadget.
Features of Mi Wifi Router 3
WiFi 802.11 a/c technology (a speed jump up to 1167 Mb / s)
Connect upto 126 devices
4 high-gain omnidirectional antennas
Dual frequency (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
Remote control of the router with the mobile app (both android and iOS)
Multi-level security approach
Pre-download videos in HD-quality
2.0 USB port
Plus, the device looks cool! Furthermore, if you install Mi Wifi app on your mobile phone you can control your Internet easily. You can see who are connected to your network; and if some new user tries to connect to your router, it will send you a notification. You can then grant them access or deny and send the user to the black list.
WiFi ac technology provides a speed jump upto 1167Mb/s
According to the company’s website, Xiaomi Mi Router 3 serves as an intellectual media-center. You can simply plug a removable hard disk into the router and then, by using Mi WiFi app, you can start downloading your favorite movie in the hard disk.
managing director of Life Com Pvt Ltd), and Ramesh Bahadur Shrestha (business unit head of CG Mobile Pvt Ltd) are said to be the vice-president, general secretary, and treasurer of this newly formed body. The primary objective of this association is to drag the Government’s attention towards illegal imports of mobile phones and to discourage such activities. This, in turn, will help the government make more revenues.
