October 17, 2012: HTC announces the J Butterfly in Japan. Says it’s going to ship in December. November 21, 2012: The J Butterfly starts shipping on Verizon Wireless as the Droid DNA. February 19, 2013: HTC announces the One in New York. Says it’ll ship in late March or early April. The video above, courtesy of Pocketnow, is an incredible seven and a half minute point by point break down of what separates these two devices....

While most aspects of the phone including design and display remain the same, the major change can be seen under the hood in the chipset department. The Snapdragon 660 SoC from the Z3i has now been replaced with the newly announced Snapdragon 670 and 710 SoCs across two different versions. Rest of the specs, as stated, remain largely similar to the Z3i which includes a 6.3-inch IPS LCD display with a water drop style notch and a Full HD+ resolution....

We’re not sure exactly when it happened, but hoverboards have officially gone from a curious toy to a legit mode of transportation. You can see them zooming around the streets of almost any city now, but where did they come from all of a sudden? They’ve likely gone mainstream for the same reason any tech finally breaks through: The performance has gotten better and the price has gone down. There’s no better example of that than the Hover-1 Electric Self-Balancing Scooter Ranger, which is now available for less than $130 as a factory remanufacture....

Fast application and service provisioning, flexible reaction to load changes, low-touch management, network-centric access, and the capacity to move workloads from one site to another are all features of cloud computing. To sum it up, cloud computing is more of a cuneiform for the important things happening in IT, than it is a precise technology. The name “Cloud Computing” comes from the utilization of a cloud image to symbolize the internet....

The gold and silver 18mm “Slim Metal” options for the Moto 360 were officially introduced in the early part of November, and now the smartwatches are officially available to buy. Motorola quietly switched over the “coming soon” option to “buy now,” with both the gold and silver 18mm banded options available to purchase for those who are looking to get a brand new smartwatch. As previously reported, the gold option of the two is the more expensive device, with a price tag marked at $329....

When LG announced the G2, they managed to start shipping it just a few weeks later, which is something that should be applauded. Far too many companies announce things and then take half a year to bring said things to market. But here’s where things get funny. The G Pad 8.3, unveiled on the last day of August, is only now hitting the market. And by “the market”, I mean Korea, where it can be purchased for 550,000 won; that’s $515....

The blockchain is a digital ledger that records transactions in a way that is difficult to tamper with or change. As a result, these technologies have tremendous potential for managing cryptocurrency assets and transactions, as well as for facilitating smart contracts, finance, and legal agreements. SEE: Microsoft warns: This botnet has new tricks to target Linux and Windows systems In recent years, the blockchain has led to the emergence of decentralized finance....

One of the best ways to improve your golf game is to photograph or record your swing, but no one wants to spend money on a professional camera operator. Luckily, professional golfers created the Caddie View Golf Training System to help other golfers improve their form and swing. It’s a simple system that consists of three parts. First, the stick extends up to 36 inches and sits on a tripod that adds stability both on the course and the harder surfaces of a driving range....

Even the best phone cameras are limited by the subject you’re shooting. You can capture the perfect shot with ideal lighting only to find that something snuck into the photo. You can take the picture again or you can try removing the object. Tap or click here to learn how. Finding the one image you’re looking for can be a challenge when you have free rein to take as many as you want....

This can be extra frustrating but most of the time it’s not your cellular connection that’s acting funny. Chances are your phone has automatically connected to a free Wi-Fi hotspot (like the ones provided for free by carriers such as AT&T) but it is simply too weak or slow to be of any use. To prevent this from happening, here are a few tweaks you can try on both iPhone and Android....

Also: Your Mastodon questions, answered The service costs $8 per month on the web and $11 per month on iOS. There’s currently no Android version. New Twitter Blue subscriptions are only available on the web in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Twitter initially launched Twitter Blue last month, after billionaire Elon Musk acquired the company and took it private. While blue checkmarks were previously used to demarcate verified accounts, Musk decided to offer them up to anyone willing to pay for them....

In Summary The CoWIN website can help you find COVID-19 vaccine availability and vaccine centers near you. However, it involves a rather cumbersome process and only allows you to see slot availability for one locality at a time. Thanks to the publicly available CoWIN APIs, we are starting to see many vaccine tracker tools/services cropping up to help people find vaccine availability and get appointments nearby. Now that the COVID-19 vaccination program is open to anyone over the age of 18, these tools can help individuals locate vaccination centers near them to be inoculated and protected from the disease....

The manual for the next Droid handset for Verizon from Motorola — the Droid Turbo — has leaked online revealing some of the key specs and features of the handset. The leaked manual hints that the Droid Turbo will come with a 5.2-inch “ultra-high definition display,” a 21MP rear camera with Dual LED flash, Qi wireless charging and a “high-capacity long lasting” battery. Interestingly, the device will also come bundled with Motorola’s Turbo Charger — which on the Moto X provides an additional 8 hours of battery life with only 15mins of charging time....

Back in August, Google released an update to the beta version of Chrome that brought new gestures to the browser. To switch tabs, instead of swiping from the side of the screen, you now have to swipe across the address bar. And to pull up all the tabs you have open, you now have to swipe down from the address bar. I even made a video showing these gestures. Well, today Chrome stable has been updated, and yes, these month old gestures that Chrome Beta users have been enjoying are now in there....

Vivo V19: Design and Display In terms of design, the V19 features a 3D glass body, which the company claims to have designed ergonomically with curves around the edges to give it a comfortable grip in hand. The phone comes in two colorways: Piano Black and Mystic Silver. Towards the front, there is a 6.44-inch E3 Super AMOLED panel with FHD+ resolution, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, and TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort certification....

Now, Microsoft has managed to score a point back against the hackers with their latest update to WAT – KB971033, which aims to detect more than 70 activation exploits. KB971033 update for WAT is now live and helps detect validation errors, activation exploits, and any tampering attempts made to important Windows 7 system files. When this update is installed, it performs a validation process for the copy of Windows that is running on your computer....

Ever since OPPO launched the R1 in 2013, the company has strived hard to look different. The R-series phones have been amongst the first ones to bring the metallic colors and glass gradients. When the market was drowning with loads of similar looking smartphones in silver, gold and rose gold, OPPO launched the R9 in beautiful Metallic Red back in 2016. They followed it up with the special FC Barcelona edition in Red and Blue mix....

What Is The Difference Between Android One And Android Go? We all know very well about the tech giant Google’s well-known and most used mobile operating system, of course, I am talking about none other than the Android. However, do you know that how many types of Android versions are there? As there is a huge number of users who have confusions regarding the Android versions. Hence, today in this article, we will not only talk about the different versions of the Android operating system but even we will also talk about the different variants of the operating system, of course, Android itself....

The TREBLAB HD7 is a wireless Bluetooth speaker tiny enough to fit into a backpack or handbag, yet it has a shockproof design that’s sturdy enough to withstand most falls. You can use it in place of earbuds during bike rides and while enjoying outdoor sports. The HD7 is even water-resistant, with an IPX6 rating. With 12 watts and dual subwoofers by Dual Bass, the HD7 offers 360 degrees of powerful surround sound....

Top 10 Funny Websites for Geeks I think of the web as a mirror of society; and as a mirror of society, pornography and violence is everywhere. It’s true, it’s not that easy to find places where old values still prevail, where you can read an article that is educative, but in an entertaining way. Maybe I’m just pessimistic, but I feel the world, and its mirror, the web is getting smaller and smaller while getting bigger and bigger, and it fills me with joy to see these tiny corners where I can feel safe to click on a link, watch a video and laugh, or read about something and not get bored to death....