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Revenue from licensing Windows is one of the major sources of Microsoft’s revenue. This is first time that Microsoft is deviating from its core business model, and that makes us question whether the free offer will be applicable only in China or worldwide. “We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10,” said Microsoft’s operating system chief Terry Myerson speaking to Reuters. By bringing everyone to same Windows 10 platform, it will be easier for Microsoft to leverage software and services like office 365, Skype, etc....

Hardware Display 2-3 years back, phones with screens larger than 4 inches would be considered ‘large’. However with passage of time and advancement in technology, what people conceive as ‘large’ (in smartphone terms) has changed vastly. The Elife E7 mini is a standing example of this; being a mini phone, you would expect it to have a screen of about 4.3 inches. However, the device does a pretty large 4....

Well, Gionee has made all the stones turn towards it with the Gionee Elife S5.5 the world’s slimmest smartphone. Going by its name, the Elife S5.5 measures only 5.5 mm in thickness and was launched Live in India today. Design The Gionee Elife S5.5 is crafted using metal and it features a uni-body design. These aspects make the phone attractive as even the big brands in the industry have not been able to deliver such handsets....

The Gionee M7 is the successor to last year’s M6 smartphone. Also, just like the last year, Gionee will launch a plus variant of this phone- M7 Power which packs a huge battery. The company has also scheduled M7 Power event in Thailand on September 28th. It will also come with a FullView display. Apart from the launch poster from Gionee, the live images of the front panel of the M7 have also been revealed....

Gionee S6 Pros The phone possesses a full metal build.The phone features a good camera.The battery capacity of the device is pretty good, 3150mAH Gionee S6 Cons The Android Version it runs. It runs Android 5.1 right now.USB Type-C connectorThe battery is not user replaceableSIM 2 Slot shared with microSD card Gionee S6 Coverage Gionee S6 Quick Review, Price and ComparisonExclusive: Gionee S6 to Launch in India Before 26th Jan 2016 Under 20,000 INR...

Gionee S6 Full Specifications [table id=315 /] Gionee S6 Coverage Gionee S6 Quick Review, Price and ComparisonGionee S6 to Launch in India Before 26th Jan 2016 Under 20,000 INR Gionee S6 Unboxing The box in which the Gionee S6 comes is a rectangular white box, which has the Gionee Branding on the top, along with a picture of the S6. On the back of the box, you’ll find the key specifications and the details about this specific unit such as manufacturing date, IMEI number and the price along with a few other details....

Google Assistant Contextual Commands in WhatsApp & Duo Make Calls in WhatsApp Normally, asking the Assistant to call someone will place a cellular voice call. However, if you’re inside WhatsApp, saying “call <contact_name>” will make a WhatsApp audio call to the person instead of calling over the network. For instance, you need not say, “Hey Google, call Ritik on WhatsApp.” Instead, you can simply say “Call Ritik” when you’re using WhatsApp....

Weight and Body Design Nexus 5 dimensions: 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm, weight: 130g Galaxy S4 dimensions: 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm, weight: 130g The Nexus 5 is the thicker on of the two, but apart from thickness you won’t be able to feel any difference in dimensions when either device is held in your hands. Both devices aren’t too big, and based on my experience with the Galaxy S4 while keeping in mind the dimensions of the Nexus 5, I can say that the Nexus 5 would fit most hands well....

Display and Processor Like most of the other yesteryear flagship smartphones, both the Nexus 5 and Xiaomi Mi3 flaunt 5 inch displays that carry FHD screen resolutions of 1920×1080 pixels resulting in an identical pixel density of 441 pixels per inch. While the display on the Xiaomi phone is an IPS LCD panel, the one in the Nexus 5 is a True HD IPS+ display renders more information at a glance, sharper and crisper text, true natural colors and automatic color adjustments....

Google Nexus 6 Quick Specs Display Size: 5.96 Inch QHD Super AMOLED, 2560 X 1440 resolution, 493 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protectionProcessor: 2.7 GHz Quad Core Snapdragon 805 processor with Adreno 420 GPURAM: 3 GBSoftware Version: Android 5.0.1 LollipopCamera: 13 MP camera, 4K video recordingSecondary Camera: 2 MP, 1080P Video recordingInternal Storage: 32 GB/ 64 GBExternal Storage: NoBattery: 3220 mAhConnectivity: HSPA+, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, aGPS, NFC, GLONASS, Micro USB 2....

As announced earlier in May at Google Marketing, the new Google Shopping platform has gone live just in the United States so far. Although the engine has been in practice with its test of experiencing in different markets of the world including France, but it has not started functioning anywhere outside the US yet, reports suggest. However, this very exercise rather suggests that sooner or later the users would probably start getting benefits of it in their own regions if the company with its new feature goes live everywhere to benefit itself....

Speedy Way 1: Keyboardr, Surf without Mouse Keyboardr is a straightforward web application, also minimalistic and beautiful. It is a meta-search engine i.e. it searches Google, YouTube and Wikipedia at the same time. As soon as you type your query in search box, it starts displaying results organised in three sections. You can navigate results with arrow keys and Enter opens the corresponding result. Firefox may notify you about pop-ups from Keyboardr....

Google Stamp is Google’s reply to Snapchat’s ‘Discover’ feature which allows users to come across interesting content powered by brands. Basically, Google is paying publishers to create content. When inquired about the payment, sources have given different answers. While one of them has stated that this covers the cost of ‘multiple, expensive people’ for ‘multiple days’, there’s another which claims that the payment made by Google is ‘de minimus’. Recode has come out with a list of companies contacted by Google for Google Stamp: Conde Nast, Hearst, Time Inc....

The development is reported to come in the wake of recent targeted and mass-level malware and ransomware attacks. Malware like CopyCat and SpyDealer had also affected about 14 million Android devices. How Does The Panic Button Work? The ‘Panic Button’ feature is being silently added by Google because no official announcement has come from the company. This feature was reportedly discovered by XDA-Developers and Bleeping Computer. Malware apps usually block the navigation buttons so you cannot close them and they can infect your phone....

This app has been launched with the ultimate aim to harness the creativity of Indians by launching new enduring stories and mythic heroes that can captivate the audiences across the world as well. It is the same path taken by the Americans in creating superheroes and Japanese for anime. The start screen of the Windows Phone based smartphones will have magnificent character graphics. As of now, there are six shows and Graphic India is said to be working on more shows that will be a part of the app in the coming months....

However, the profile box on the topmost left corner that showed your tweets and following counts is nowhere to be seen and has been replaced by the trends section. As a result, many aren’t liking the new UI, be it due to cumbersome changes and or removal of certain old features. Unfortunately, Twitter hasn’t given any option to switch back to the old interface. However, there are still some workarounds using which you can get the old Twitter back....

WhatsApp has a feature to block the statuses to appear in the Status tab of some specific contacts. You can do that on your WhatsApp too, just follow these simple steps and hide your status updates from all the unwanted contacts on WhatsApp. Hide WhatsApp Status From Specific Contacts How many times you want to share status updates to your friends but your parents can see it too because they are in your contacts?...

So, from now on if Hike users don’t want to share their phone number to chat with someone, they can just share their Hike ID. In this regard, Hike Messenger ran a survey to collect the feedback from users. According to the survey done with over 1 million Hike users, 69% of the users said that they liked to talk to people without sharing their phone numbers first. Further, more than 72% Hike users said that they want to skip the process of saving someone’s number before chatting with them....

Honot 5C has already left a great impression on its consumers but as we know, there are some exceptional devices in its price segment. So we decided to find out how does the Honor 5C perform in the real life usage. Honor 5C Full Specs [table id=571 /] Honor 5C Coverage Honor 5C India Review [Video] What are Usage Reviews, Tests and Opinions? This review is based on our quick tests and usage done with the phone, we try to push the device to its limits and find out the results which will matter if you plan to buy this phone....

Honor 5C features a big 5.2-inch IPS LCD display with a screen resolution of 1920 X 1080 pixels and pixel density of 424 ppi. It is powered by a Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 + Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 Processor with HiSilicon Kirin 650 chipset and Mali-T880MP2 GPU. It has 2 GB RAM and 16 GB of internal storage which is expandable upto 256 GB with a microSD card via SIM 2 Slot....