One of the world’s best-selling authors is experimenting with a new form of digital-first storytelling. James Patterson has partnered with Facebook to release his latest novel,‘The Chef’, on its messaging app. The thriller has been available to read on Facebook Messenger since Tuesday and will make its print debut in February. Interested readers just have to send a message to “The Chef by James Patterson” on Messenger to get started with the immersive reading experience. Facebook Messenger counts 1.3 billion monthly users. Patterson, known for the Alex Cross series, ‘The President is Missing,’ ‘Witch & Wizard,’ and others, has sold some 375 million…
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Every year OnePlus releases 2 smartphones, a normal variant in spring and an incrementally updated “T” variant in fall. With this year’s OnePlus 6 already being considered as one of the best smartphones you can buy in the market, so how does the OnePlus 6T improve upon its predecessor? More “2018” than ever! Just like much of the leaked rumours, the 6T comes with a teardrop style notch that clocks the device at a greater screen to body ratio than even before – this is also thanks to the fact that the bottom bezel is also ever so slightly thinner.…
Nearly a month after its announcement the complete trio of Apple devices is out to the market, with the latest being the iPhone XR that went on preorders just a few days ago. The “Budget” iPhone The XR is the cheapest 2018 iPhone that’s available will cost 3179 AED ( $749 in the US )for the 64 GB variant and goes up to 3809 AED ( $899 in the US )for the highest end 256 GB model. Priced among many flagships, the iPhone XR does justify its price point thanks to the new Apple A12 Bionic chipset that far outperforms any devices…
Huawei’s latest new flagships could single-handedly be one of the more exciting phones to release in 2018. Feature packed with striking design choices, the Chinese company drifts away from its history to make their own flagship standalone devices that can not only rival any flagship smartphones by Google, Samsung or Apple but stands out from the crowd as well. Packed to the Brink with Features Internally, both the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro is powered by the new Kirin 980 Chipset- the first 7nm based processor by Huawei that is said to have 37% better CPU performance and 32%…
Huawei and its sister company Honor release plenty of great devices, but maybe a bit too many devices. In the last few months, we have seen the launch of the Nova 3i/e, Nova 3, Honor Play, Honor 8X/Max, Honor 10 and plenty of other devices that are often respectively good at its own terms but often comparable and similar to its other devices. In this article, we are going to compare the newly announced 2019 Huawei Y9 – a successor to the 2018’s Y9; and the Honor 8X. With more similarities than differences shared between them and a price difference of…
Every year OnePlus releases 2 smartphones, a normal variant in spring and an incrementally updated “T” variant in fall. With this year’s OnePlus 6 already being considered as one of the best smartphone you can buy in the market, what can we expect from the OnePlus 6T? Major Design Changes Perhaps the most compelling reason why OnePlus rose to fame suddenly is that they listen to their consumers, creating products with essential features at a much affordable price tag is practically how they function as a mobile brand. This all changes with the OnePlus 6T as it is confirmed that the…
Three new iPhone’s – that’s what we are getting for 2018 from Apple. The iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max & The iPhone XR. This article will primarily focus on the “budget” iPhone XR. The Budget “i” Device Yes, you heard that right, the newest and cheapest iPhone you can buy only costs 749$, or at least that’s what Apple thinks what a budget device costs. Regardless, the XR does pack some solid specifications! The begin with, the XR is powered by the A12 bionic chip & 3 gigs of ram. Considering how fast and efficient the A12 bionic chip and…
Unless you’ve been living under a cave, it’s likely that you know about Fortnite. The game that was released in July of last year quickly rose in popularity, and soon enough Fortnite became the most popular PC right now with millions of people playing the game daily. So, it’s no surprise that Epic Games have been working hard to bring the same experience to Android Mobile. The game can only be downloaded through epic games website as it decidedly won’t come to google play store. Although limited to a very few number of devices, Fortnite managed to achieve over 23 Million…
Samsung has been teasing us with their bendable smartphone technology for a few years now, with rumours dating back to early 2014 when Samsung showed off their “Youm” flexible display technology with several prototypes. Probably the first instance of their implementation began with the Galaxy Note Edge, which had a curved display on one side of their display. Slowly but surely this grew into a primary standard feature for all Samsung flagship smartphones. Expanding upon this technology, Samsung might just release a new drastically different device with a flexible or bendable display. This device is expected to have a limited…
Huawei’s been releasing some great smartphones in 2018, from the acclaimed flagship- the P20/Pro that sold more than 10 million units in 5 months, to several mid-range flagships and budget smartphones such as the Nova 3 or Nova 3i. Huawei is on a roll! Thus comes a new device from Huawei’s subbrand Honor, a device marketed for the gaming-centric youth; The Honor Play. Flagship Performace There have been many “gaming” friendly smartphones released in 2018, such as the Asus ROG phone or the Razor Phone. The issue with such devices is that the gaming aspect is often over exaggerated with…