We all have the problem of a sound coming from a tab and you never get to find it. From now on you will be able to mute every single tab in your Chrome browser for Windows, Mac and Linux. Right click on your desired tab and there you can hit the ‘mute tab’ to mute the tab. A speaker with a cross on it will be seen at the end of the tab you have mute.
Right Click Your Tab
Click Mute to Mute
Mute icon apper
This new feature was added in Chrome 46. If you don’t see this on your Google chrome either update to the recent version or download the Recent Google Chrome. This Chrome release also removed the “OK Google” command to trigger voice search.
Mozilla also are adding some similar functionality into their browser. Firefox 42 beta shows a speaker icon if a tab has a sound playing. you are allowed to mute or unmute the desired tab with a single click.
Colorsrecently launched the Colors Xfactor Elite E10, a phone that costs a little under Rs. 13,000 and runs Android Lollipop out-of-the-box. It also has a Quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM. Should this be the smartphone any first-time buyer should consider? Let’s find out.
DESIGN:
Like any other pocket-friendly smartphone, the Colors Xfactor Elite E10 comes with a plastic build quality. The gold trim running around the edges is actually made out of plastic, but Colors has given it a metallic coating to add some gleam. It has a glossy back panel and despite made completely out of plastic, the phone feels premium in the hands. It weighs 148 gms and is comfortable to hold and work with one hand.
Let’s talk about its physical overview: On the front, there is A 5-inch screen and above it there is an earpiece, front camera, and ambient light sensor. Just below the screen, there is a row of touch-sensitive capacitive buttons for navigation, which is backlit. On the right-hand side, there is a power button and on the left are volume keys. We can find the micro USB port and headphone jack on top. There is a single speaker grill on the bottom. On the back side, we can see an 8MP shooter with dual tone LED flash. The back panel is removable giving it access to the battery, two SIM cards and microSD slot that is upgradable up to 32GB.
The screen is deprived of Gorilla Glass protection and we recommend you to get a screen protector to save the display from scratches. Also, inside the box content, you get a free flip cover that provides the phone with a little bit of protection too.
DISPLAY:
Colors Xfactor Elite E10 Benchmark Scores 350 and 1047 in single core and Multi-core Score resp.
The Colors Elite E10 comes with a 5 inch 720P IPS display. The screen is bright and produces accurate colors. However, it suffers when exposed to direct sunlight and has average viewing angles like other budget-oriented smartphones. The touch is very responsive and supports up to 5 fingers.
SOFTWARE:
What we really like about this phone is it runs on Stock version of Android 5.1 Lollipop. It’s the closest that you get to Nexus experience. The chances of this phone getting the Marshmallow update is also very high.
Colors have added some Gesture Control with which you can launch certain apps like Camera, Contacts, etc with ease. There is also double tap in feature that wakes up the phone with the double tap.
With flip cover, you get this neat looking watch face. You can get to quick settings if you swipe it. Where you’ll find options like message, settings, music etc. This is a pretty neat feature that we find really useful. You can even change it to digital mode, where you’ll also find the battery percentage, date and time.
PERFORMANCE:
The Colors Elite E10 has a quad core 1.3Ghz Cortex A7 32bit processor manufactured by spectrum. Since it’s a quadcore processor with 2GB RAM and runs a stock version of Android, multitasking is a breeze. However, this spectrum processor has a low performing cortex A7 cores which means it suffers a lot while running mid-end to high-end games. Having said that, the phone handles most of the casual games like temple run and subway surfers.
CAMERA:
The camera is one area where the phone disappoints. The 8MP primary camera once again points to the fact that Megapixel is not the only factor that matters. The camera is average at best with capabilities to take mediocre photos in daylight and grainy indoor photos. The front 2MP camera is also pretty average. You can take some casual selfies, but it’s nowhere near being a selfie camera.
The Colors Xfactor Elite E10 packed with 8MP Camera and an LED Flash
However, Colors have told us that they will be rolling out a software patch next week to fix the camera issue. We will let you know how much extent this update will fix the camera.
BATTERY:
Battery life of Elite E10 is also pretty average. The smartphone delivers one full day of battery life with light usage. Even with mediocre usage, you can eke out 5-6 hours of juice on one charge.
Colors Xfactor Elite E10, Removable back and SIM Slot and Additional Storage slot
The phone is deprived of quick charging and it takes approximately 2.5 hours for the rather small 2,000mAh battery of the smartphone to charge from 0 to 100% even with the bundled charger.
VERDICT:
As for the verdict, the Colors Xfactor Elite E10 is a decent smartphone for the price. It has a very good screen, runs stock android 5.1 lollipop, and has acceptable performance. However, camera performance and average battery life mean it is nowhere being a perfect budget phone.
LifeCom Pvt. Ltd., the new authorised distributor of Lenovo smartphones in Nepal, has officially launched 4 new budget friendly smartphones. They are as follow:
With festive season nearing in, Colors launches two new budget friendly smartphones: the Colors X Factor Trend T20 and the Colors X Factor Pride P30. Both of these phones are low end, but still manages to offer pretty decent hardware on the specs sheet.
X-factor Trend T-20
Colors X Factor Trend T20 runs on Android 4.4.2 KITKAT OS. It features a 4.5 inch FWVGA IPS Screen powered backed up by 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery. It sports a 5 MP auto focus rear camera and 0.3 MP front camera. It supports expandable storage up to 32 GB with 8GB ROM and 512MB RAM.
Colors X Factor Trend T-20 is priced for Rs.7365/-
Colors Pride P-30
Colors X Factor Pride P-30 runs on Android KITKAT 4.4. It features a 4 inch WVGA LCD screen backed-up by 1450 mAh Li-Ion battery. It sports a 5 MP rear and 1.3 MP front cameras. Expandable memory is supported up to 32 GB with 8GB ROM and 512MB RAM. It also has support for USB OTG.
Colors X Factor Pride P-30 is priced for Rs.6100/-
Verdict
Both these launches by Colors is targeted for budget-oriented users which is the largest customer base for smartphones in Nepal. For non-power users, it would handle day-to-day usage pretty well. No doubt the 512MB RAM dissapoints us, but you can’t really complain about the specs it offers at this price range. Overall, it’s a pretty good buy.
Huawei has launched a new mid-range smartphone, Enjoy 5, in China. The phone is priced at US$157 and will be available outside China this winter. The phone might be named as Honor Play 5X when it arrives here in Nepal.
Huawei Enjoy 5 sports a 5 inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The screen lacks Gorilla Glass protection. Under the hood, the phone is powered by a quad-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735 processor and 2GB of DDR3 RAM. In terms of memory, the Enjoy 5 comes equipped with 16GB of internal memory with support to expandable memory up to 128GB with MicroSD.
In the camera department, the Huawei Enjoy 5 comes with a 13MP primary camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, OmniVision BSI sensor, 28mm wide-angle lens and 6P lenses. Up front, it has a 5MP front-facing camera. The phone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Emotion UI 3.1.
The highlight of the Huawei Enjoy 5, however, is the battery capacity. It packs a 4000mAh removable battery which Huawei claims will provide a backup of up to 2 days under heavy usage. In terms of connectivity, the phone comes with Dual SIM support, 4G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG, and GPS.
Huawei unveils the Honor Band Z1 during the official unveiling of Honor 7 smartphone in India. This is the first time that Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has announced a band. The band has a 1.06 inch OLED Display surrounded by a metal bezels with no physical buttons.
The Honor Band Z1 is compatible with both iOS and Android. It features Features pedometer, Sleep tracker, exercise tracker, sedentary reminder, call & message notification, and incoming call mute function. The device is rated IP68 certified meaning it is dust and water proof. It has 70 mAh battery which the company claims will provide a battery life of up to 4 days and standby time of up to 14 days.
The Huawei Honor Band Z1 has textured rubber strap and comes in Black, Beige, White color band options. It is priced at INR. 5,499 (NRs.8,800) and will be available in Nepal soon.
Microsoft has announced a new affordable Windows 10 smartphone–Lumia 550. The phone is priced at $139 (Rs.14,500) and will be available starting December.
Specs| Microsoft Lumia 550:
4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display with 314ppi
Microsoft has launched 2 flagship smartphones, Lumia 950XL and Lumia 950. Both these phone run on the latest Windows 10 platform and will be available in November.
Microsoft Lumia 950XL, priced at $649, features a 5.7-inch QuadHD AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It is powered by Qualcomm Octacore Snapdragon 810 chipset with big.LITTLE configuration that has four 64 bit Cortex A53 processor (low-performing) and four 64bit Cortex A57 processor (high-performing). The chipset comes bundled with Adreno 430 for graphics. In terms of memory, the Lumia 950XL has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that can be further expanded via microSD card slots up to 200GB.
The phone packs a 20-megapixel autofocus rear camera with ZEISS optics, 5th gen Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), f/1.9 aperture, triple RGB LED flash and 4K recording. A 5-megapixel front-facing camera has f/2.4 aperture, wide-angle lens, and can record videos in 1080p.
Under the hood, the Lumia 950XL has a 3340mAh of removable battery that supports quick charging as well as wireless charging. According to Microsoft, the USB Type-C cable can charge 50% of the phone in less than 30mins. It also uses liquid cooling technology to cool down the phone, which is mostly welcomed considering the heating issues related with Snapdragon 810 chipset.
There is no fingerprint sensor like most of today’s flagship, but the Lumia 950XL comes with Windows Hello biometric system that unlocks the device by just looking at your face. But the most useful feature of the device has to be Continuum. With the help of Microsoft Display Dock, you can connect the phone with a display and use it as a Windows PC. The Dock consists of three USB ports, including USB Type-C, and both HDMI and DisplayPort.
FULL SPECS| Microsoft Lumia 950XL
5.7-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) AMOLED display with 518ppi
32GB internal storage expandable via microSD card upto 200GB
20MP PureView Camera with Carl Zeiss optics, triple LED flash
5MP front camera
Nano-SIM with 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+ (Dual SIM also available)
WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC, FM Radio
USB Type-C
3,340mAh Removable battery with fast charging, Qi wireless charging with flip cover
Windows 10
151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm
165 gms
The Lumia 950, priced at $549, is a little brother to the Lumia 950 XL. It features a smaller 5.2 AMOLED Quad HD display and a less powerful Qualcomm hexacore Snapdragon 808 chipset with two Cortex A57 high performing cores and four Cortex A53 low performing cores. All the other aspect of the Lumia 950 is identical to that of Lumia 950XL.
Lumia 950
FULL SPECS| Microsoft Lumia 950
5.2-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) AMOLED display with 564ppi
With the introduction of Thunderbolt 3 in July, Intel has come up with an interesting solution for upgrading your old Laptops and PCs without the need of replacing it with a newer model. You just need to buy an Intel Thunderbolt 3 box that consists of three USB 3.0 ports, two HDMI ports, ethernet, external radio and two display ports that can support 4K monitors.
The box also comes with an external AMD Radeon R9 M385 graphics chip built-in and allows you to connect an even high-end external third-party graphics card like AMD R9 200 series to convert your laptop into a powerful graphics. For eg., if you need to play FIFA 16 on your 6-year-old laptop, you just cannot. However, buying a Thunderbolt 3 and connecting it with your laptop makes it possible.
Apart from the external Graphics card, Thunderbold 3 features USB Type-C port bringing very high data speeds and the flexibility of its underlying PCI-Express protocol. The Thunderbolt 3 will go on sale starting the end of this year.
Earlier this Year, Millions of People donated to Facebook for helping Nepal during the earthquake via Facebook. Today, Mark Zuckerberg posted a small video clip with how that money is being used to rebuild Nepal. Also, Mark made this opportunity to thank everyone who supported Nepal on behalf of Facebook. Facebook Relief Fund collected $15 million for Relief and help recover the trauma during earthquake.
The Facebook Video consists of various aspects of how Facebook is helping Nepal in the rebuilding and supporting processes. Featuring Amir Raj Thapa, a local resident of Lalitpur the video presents the overview of what happened at the time of the earthquake. He also explains how Facebook safety check was a good way for communicating the news when mobile phones and telephone line were not working. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake which killed more than 8,000 people and displaced 2.8 million people in Nepal shook the whole nation at that moment. Facebook Safetycheck was a great medium at least in Capital to convey their safety to beloved ones.
