ABOUT Shashank Bhardwaj
Shashank is a Computer Science undergrad in India. Apart from being a tech fanatic, he can also hold endless discussions on The Dark Knight trilogy. Follow his blog on Yaabot.com
MediaTek has announced the world’s first ‘true’ octa-core mobile processor. By ‘true’, we mean the processor is capable on functioning on all its 8 cores at the same time. And no, the Exynos 5 chip on the Samsung Galaxy S4 cannot do that. MediaTek Announced First ‘True’ Octa-Core Chip There had been rumors in early…
Google recently announced that it would pull its “Google+ Local for iOS” app from the iOS App Store by 7th August. With Google’s new Maps application for iOS arriving preloaded with features from Google+ Local, the search giant has decided to retire the app. Google+ Local Pulled From iOS App Store In a leaked…
A 21 year old man has been arrested for issuing tweets on Twitter threatening to rape Caroline Criado-Perez, the woman who campaigned for a female face on British banknotes until recently. It all started when the Bank of England decided to replace Elizabeth Fry’s face with Winston Churchill’s on the £5 note. Apart from the…
Inventor and Entrepreneur Elon Musk has a thing for introducing revolutionary technologies. Having launched spacecrafts into space, Musk has been aiming to reduce the cost of human spaceflight by a factor of 10. He even eventually plans to send humans to mars in the next 10-20 years. And then of course, he wants to revolutionize…
The most leaked version of Android yet – 4.3 Jellybean, was finally officially unveiled by Google yesterday. It’s a minor upgrade – one with small, incremental, but important features. Owing to this reason, it still remains ‘Jellybean’ – like its predecessor. Let’s take a closer look at what Google has brought to the table with…
Rumor has it that Apple may discontinue its bestselling iPhone 5 in favor of its upcoming successor – the iPhone 5S, and its budget version, which is being called the iPhone lite. iPhone 5 To Be Discontinued? Apple has maintained the same pricing strategy for its different iPhone models for years. Upon launch of a…
The Ubuntu Edge smartphone may end up being built by the internet. Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has taken to crowdfunding site Indiegogo to help fund the Ubuntu Edge. Ubuntu Edge Gets Crowdfunding Initialized with a target to collect $32 million, the campaign has received more than $5 million so far. Funding options begin at…
Three weeks after it officially cancelled the Android 4.2 update for the HTC One S, HTC has reversed its decision and brought it back on the release schedule. Only one of the two variants of the device – the Snapdragon S4 powered model, will receive the update. But well, it’s better than writing off the…
Italian company GlassUp has entered the augment reality market space with its own version of glasses. Named after the company itself, the GlassUp augmented reality glasses aim to provide a cheaper alternative to consumers wanting to experience Google Glass. How GlassUp Stacks Up GlassUp recently listed its glasses on crowdfunding site Indiegogo. The company has…
Batman fans, here is good news. Man of Steel director Zack Snyder has confirmed that the upcoming sequel in the Man Of Steel franchise will feature Gotham’s Dark Knight returning to the big screen. Batman’s presence was confirmed at the Comic-Con in San Diego last week, with Zack Snyder going on record to say that…
Truecaller, the global phone directory application, had its servers hacked recently by a hacker group – the Syrian Electronic Army. The group apparently gained access to 7 databases belonging to Truecaller, including one that contained over 450 GB of data. This puts data of over a million users at risk. Truecaller allows users to look…
The next generation Asus Nexus 7 seems to have leaked online, in style – with photos, specifications, and even pricing. Google’s Nexus 7 tablet was launched last year, and achieved considerable commercial success. It sold between 4.5-6 million units in 2012, and a newer, improved version has been rumored to be launching for months. Now,…
Google Glass may soon get direct access to the Play Store. In the latest update to the web version of the Play Store by Google, Glass now seems to be listed as a compatible device for some apps. Google Glass Gets Play Support? Although it is not available for selection yet, the move clearly points…
HTC is positioning its weapons against Samsung’s Galaxy Note series of handsets. According to a report, the Taiwanese company is launching a handset to compete in the phablet market segment with the upcoming Galaxy Note 3. According to a report on German site Mobile Geeks, the upcoming device will be called the HTC One Max,…
With the Motorola X, Motorola and Google are focusing more on useful user features on the handset, instead of competing in the specs race. (yet) Another leaked video of the Motorola X Phone shows that the device will always be listening for your voice commands. The always-on voice command feature will allow users to use…