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critic rating 3.5 Top Features Decent viewing experience Good sound quality Average performance With smartphone brands launching a new TV in the budget segment, the smart TV space has lately been very crowded. Case in point, one can easily find a decent TV in every screen size with every bells and whistle a modern TV should offer. Going with that flow, a well-known laptop and electronics brand Compaq has also launched its 65-inch Android smart TV in India. Dubbed as Flex 65, it offers a 65-inch 4K QLED panel with HDR 10 and Dolby Digital support. The TV also runs the latest version of Android TV operating system out-of-the-box, an extensive set of features and app support to take on the likes of its competitors. We have been using this for a while now as our daily source for binge-watching shows and movies and here’s what we think about it. Compaq Hex 65 Android TV: Design The moment we unboxed the TV and mounted it on its feet (the tabletop … [Read more...] about Compaq Hex 65 review: A good, feature-rich and overpriced TV

Dizo Watch is here. Priced under Rs 5,000, it is the first smartwatch from Dizo -- the brand under Realme TechLife ecosystem. Claimed to be a watch for everyday, Dizo Watch will help users keep a check on their fitness and daily activities on a real-time basis. The key highlights of Dizo Watch include high-resolution touchscreen, 90 Sport Modes, 12 days of battery life, health and fitness monitoring, Live Watch Faces and is IP68 Water Resistant. According to Dizo, the Dizo smartwatch, aims to offer an extension to the users’ lifestyle and their sports needs, complement their individuality and empower them to do more. Dizo Watch price, availability and offers Dizo Watch is priced at Rs 3,499. As part of inaugural special offer, the Dizo Watch will be available at Rs 2,999 starting 12 noon on August 6, 2021. The watch will be available on Flipkart and at select retail stores. The company has not revealed how long this special offer will be available. Dizo Watch design … [Read more...] about Realme’s Dizo launches its first smartwatch, Dizo Watch: Price, design and key features

ProtonVPN has long been a good Virtual Private Network (VPN) system. But, now that it's sped up its connection by up to 400%, it demands your attention. This new speed boost "VPN Accelerator," is enabled by default on all ProtonVPN paid accounts and with all the ProtonVPN apps. It also works with all of ProtonVPN and is available for all users. VPN Accelerator will give you its speed boost no matter which VPN protocol you use: OpenVPN TCP , OpenVPN UDP, Wireguard, or IKEv2 VPN protocols. How? By making a variety of improvements. For example, to give the popular OpenVPN and other single-threaded protocols a kick in the pants, ProtonVPN has re-written OpenVPN so that multiple OpenVPN processes per server now run to take advantage of multi-core processors. That's a good start, but to further improve it, since by itself this doesn't properly load-balance OpenVPN processes, other code changes make sure the OpenVPN load is properly distributed between the multiple processes. … [Read more...] about ProtonVPN gets serious speed boost with VPN Accelerator

Over the past few decades, the internet has become more and more ingrained in daily life — everything from shopping to banking to communicating with family can be handled online. For those who were born into this period, the internet and the many ways you can use it are second nature. For others, these things might feel confusing or difficult to keep up with. That's where we come in. We're here to make life on the internet easier to understand, and to help you stay safe. We've created a guide explaining how to set up an internet connection, personalize your internet experience, and more importantly, feel safe while doing so. Finding Your Internet Provider First and foremost, you'll need to set up an internet connection. It's no secret that internet plans can get expensive. And the process of figuring out which providers are both available and affordable can be a frustrating experience, especially if you've had your heart set on a certain provider. Unlike cell phone carriers where … [Read more...] about How to be a savvy senior online: A guide to all things internet

Fascism is a complex ideology. There are many definitions of fascism; some people describe it as a set of political actions, a political philosophy or a mass movement. Most definitions agree that fascism is authoritarian and promotes nationalism at all costs, but its basic characteristics are a matter of debate. Fascism is commonly associated with the Italian and German regimes that came to power after World War I, though other countries have also been ruled by fascist regimes. Adolf Hitler in Germany, Benito Mussolini in Italy, Francisco Franco in Spain and Juan Perón in Argentina were the most well-known fascist leaders of the 20th century. Certain aspects of fascist rhetoric and political organization have shifted in the decades that followed World War II. And fascism has further evolved in the political landscape of the 21st century. However, core fascist ideologies and goals espoused by the likes of Hitler and Mussolini are still present in populist organizations today, and … [Read more...] about What is fascism?

A new look at the remains of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat could potentially reveal evidence of poisoning in the 8-year-old remains, but the investigation may be tricky, experts say. Today, Arafat's remains were exhumed from his grave in the West Bank so that samples could be taken and tested, according to news reports. The exhumation was called for after a Swiss laboratory said it found traces of polonium, a radioactive element and poison, on Arafat's clothing. To test for polonium poisoning , a medical examiner would prefer to use samples of blood and bile, but these fluids will have disappeared from Arafat's body after so many years, said Dr. Jane Turner, an associate professor of pathology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and a medical examiner for the city of St. Louis, Mo. However, examiners could use hair samples or tissue from organs, if they are well-preserved, to look for polonium, Turner said. While levels of polonium in a body would be high … [Read more...] about Yasser Arafat Poisoned? Testing Could Prove Tricky

Bigger isn't always better, but for the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra it is, because when Samsung revealed its new super-phone is compatible with the company's S Pen stylus, it also unveiled the new S Pen Pro. You'd normally get an S Pen with a phone from the brand's Note range, like the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 , or with a tablet like the Galaxy Tab S7 . They let you mark up documents, hand-write notes, control your device with in-air gestures, and more. If you're buying a new Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra you'll be able to use either the S Pen or this mysterious new S Pen Pro, which we haven't seen before. So what does the new professional-grade stylus do? Let's dive in. Check out our Samsung Galaxy S20 review The price is write One key difference between the S Pen and S Pen Pro is the price – while the former costs $39.99 / £34 (roughly AU$50), we can almost guarantee the latter will cost more. If you saw a previous version of this article, you'll notice the UK price is … [Read more...] about Here’s how the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra’s S Pen Pro stands out from a standard stylus

With price increases set for Microsoft's business cloud products, including Azure , Office 365 , CRM Online and Enterprise Mobility Suite, in a number of regions, Microsoft has remained quiet about its pricing strategy for the US. The price increase will affect customers in much of Europe, Canada and Australia starting August 1. Email correspondence between Microsoft and Aidan Finn, Hyper-V MVP and Technical Sales Lead for a Dublin distributor, reveals that Microsoft plans on increasing prices by as much as 26% for some of its products. "Microsoft periodically assesses our pricing to ensure there is reasonable alignment with the market. In light of the rapid evolution of the market for cloud services and evolving local dynamics, we can confirm that as of August 1, 2015, we will adjust prices for most enterprise cloud products within the EU/EFTA region," Microsoft told ZDNet, confirming that UK pricing remains unaffected. Who is affected The changes will apply to cloud … [Read more...] about Microsoft to hike enterprise cloud pricing

Windows 10 has and continues to grab a huge deal of attention, generating a growing media interest, particularly since this is a vital operating system to get right for Redmond given the (relative) failure of Windows 8 (and RT ) and the timid reception for Windows 8.1 . Check our review of Office 2016 here However, let's not forget that Microsoft has another major cash cow, Office, which has been gradually transformed from a Windows-centric productivity suite of five core products into a vibrant ecosystem of applications, many of them web-based (welcome to the world of SaaS). In Microsoft's own words, this time around, the company has reimagined the traditional Office experience for a mobile-first, cloud-first world – one where a client-centric Office 2016 is expected to play an increasingly lesser role compared to Office 365 and Office 2013 . Cut to the chase What is it? It is the new version of Office, the first one that is designed and … [Read more...] about Microsoft Office 2016 release date, price, news and features

If Xiaomi follows its usual path, then the Xiaomi Mi 11 will be followed by a more affordable Xiaomi Mi 11T model later this year – and new regulatory documents back that up, at least as far as the Xiaomi Mi 11T Pro model is concerned. As spotted by @stufflistings on Twitter, a device called the Xiaomi Mi 11T Pro has just been certified in Malaysia. It seems the same handset was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US last month, though the Mi 11T Pro name wasn't mentioned. These certifications and approvals from regulators across the world are usually among the final steps before a gadget appears on the market, so it shouldn't be too long before the Xiaomi Mi 11T Pro (and probably the standard Xiaomi Mi 11T) show up. Updates on the Google Pixel 6 Samsung Galaxy S22 news and rumors Play the best Android games What we've heard so far The Xiaomi Mi 10T and Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro were unveiled in the second half of last year, so it … [Read more...] about Xiaomi Mi 11T Pro edges closer to launch with regulatory approval