Tech Learning

     In the bustling streets of India where the buzz of technology mingles with the aroma of chai, a smog of confusion has started with one iconic smartphone brand... OnePlus. It's like deja vu with a common cold, OnePlus has booked an appointment with the social media after its notorious green line issue. Now... The BAN !? Hold up dear readers, what you've been told is not entirely true. Let's dive right in... Let me get this straight, OnePlus is NOT banned in India. There is a halt of sales ONLY in the OFFLINE retail stores, starting May 1, 2024. Why? Here's the detailed explanation... Let's roll back to 2014 when OnePlus started off ONLINE with its innovative "Invite only purchase" system, making waves in the online market with its debut smartphone, the OnePlus One. Fast forward to OnePlus 5, and the brand maintained its stronghold online , becoming a go-to choice for many smartphone enthusiasts. With the new successor, the OnePlus 6 , the br...

    Let me get straight to the ANSWER... Nothing Phone(2) is NOT Overpriced!!! As a consumer electronics company, Nothing's AIM is to create tech that stands out. During an interview, Nothing's CEO Carl Pei mentioned that Nothing wants to help people spend less time on their smartphones because doing so will allow us to focus better on our jobs and maintain our digital well-being. Yes, Carl actually makes sense...   ₹ 44,999 worth spending? Let's find out... Starting with the ---D esign---:   This device feels and looks premium, for sure. With the curved back glass, bezel-less design and the 'glyph lights', this guy is an eye-catcher! Unlike the Phone(1), this device has 11 LED strips with 33 addressable lighting zones, which we will come to in a bit. Yes, the Phone(2) looks a lot like the Phone(1),[Hello  Apple],  but  come on , this device still looks elegant and feels more comfortable, and I say that... It's a confident design! Okayyy ---gLYPH...

Imagine... You are all alone at home, with no snacks and definitely no pocket money. Unfortunately, you are the kind of person who, while entering the kitchen to prepare a recipe, is expelled by your wife or parents! But you are starving and want SOMETHING to eat!!! Relax... AI is here to save you. An AI-powered digital chef named Chef GPT can generate recipes and assist in the kitchen. In essence, it uses Open AI's GPT-3 (an AI platform) to meticulously create a special recipe depending on the ingredients you have provided. Chef GPT is super simple to use:  1) Enter the ingredients you have.  2) Select the kitchen tools that can be accessed by you.  3) Set the timespan in which the recipe should be finished.  4) In this step, you have to let the system know whether you are a Beginner (Novice), intermediate, or expert so that it can personalize the results for you. 5) While selecting the chef mode, you have 2 options: Gourmet Mode : This uses only the best possib...

    Fun fact : Due to some fantastic software tools, I made my 7-year-old smartphone, which was taking more than 2 minutes to open WhatsApp, run super smooth with improved battery health! In continuation to the previous  post on hardware, let me discuss the software side... Smartphone software allows us to unlock the full potential of our device. As the definition goes, 'software is a set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do' we should know some of the essential software hacks and tricks to use our devices like a pro! I'll divide my write-up into 5 categories: Homescreen and essential apps Shortcuts and convenience tools Storage management and cloud storage Battery management and bug prevention My special tricks 1) Homescreen and essential apps: # The appearance of the Homescreen defines how a person uses his/her phone.  Grouping similar apps into folders help us to find them quickly and make our home screen look elegant.  # Using widgets helps ...