Bhubaneswar: In a glaring lapse of prison security infrastructure, not a single jail in the state is currently equipped with advanced mobile signal blockers. Some key prisons still operate on outdated 2G jamming systems, raising serious concerns about the unchecked use of mobile phones by inmates in the era of 5G and smart devices.Odisha has

Huawei introduced its new cameraphone flagship this week and it ended the week as the most popular smartphone in our database. The Pura 80 Ultra has some truly beastly hardware and we can’t wait to see what it’s capable of. The Samsung pair of Galaxy A56 and Galaxy S25 Ultra completed the podium. Honor

Introduction and unboxing This is our second run-in with Beelink’s mini PCs, and the formula hasn’t changed – Beelink makes portable and good-looking mini PCs with great specs for a reasonable price. Today we’re looking at the Beelink ME Mini, a mini PC that’s equally suited for daily office tasks, as well as being your

New Delhi: A 29-year-old man was arrested for running a stolen mobile phone resale racket in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri. Police recovered 281 smartphones during a raid at a mobile repair shop where the accused allegedly sourced the devices from snatchers and petty thieves, tampered with their IMEI numbers and body parts, and resold them locally

It was a busy week. Both Apple and Google offered major software events – Apple’s WWDC detailed the next versions of its iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV software, while Google released Android 16 to the masses. Apple’s iOS 26 has a new design called Liquid Glass with emphasis on transparent and changeable

With the Google Pixel 9a having launched a few months ago and the Google Pixel 9 hitting shelves nearly a year back, a common dilemma arises—should you opt for the newer mid-range model or stick with last year’s flagship? It’s a valid question, especially given their similar pricing and shared DNA. In Europe, the Pixel

iOS 26 is billed as the biggest overhaul of Apple’s smartphone operating system in a long while. It’s also part of an effort to create a unified UI across all Apple platforms. What do you think about it? The new UI, called Liquid Glass, was inspired by visionOS (for Apple’s XR headset) and it has

The pricing of Xiaomi’s 15-series has reached a new low, offering a choice between a relatively compact flagship and an all-out camera phone. We know that many don’t consider the Xiaomi 15 to be “small” with its 6.36” display and 71.2mm width. Still, it’s one of the smaller Snapdragon 8 Elite flagships and, unlike say

The Realme GT 7 and GT 7T may have been announced together, but last week’s poll suggests that they will go on very different paths in life. The GT 7 is proving to be quite popular, even if the MSRP is high, while the GT 7T has failed to convince most people that it is

SINGAPORE – Singaporeans are replacing their phones every 2.7 years, contributing to some 2.9 million mobile phones being stowed away, a new study shows. But one Singapore start-up is hoping to change this and keep phones in circulation for five years here. This will be even longer than the global smartphone replacement cycle of 3.5

OnePlus recently launched the OnePlus Pad 3 with the Snapdragon 8 Elite at the helm, and a new rumor claims the next tablet by this Chinese brand will be called the OnePlus Pad Lite. The source claims that the OnePlus Pad Lite will be powered by the Helio G100 SoC and boot Android 15 with

Poco is expected to unveil the Poco F7 this month, and while its launch date is yet to be confirmed by the brand, Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has revealed some details about the Poco F7’s battery. The promo page set up by Flipkart on its website reveals that the Poco F7 will pack a 7,550

You’re shopping for a mid-range phone in the €200–€300 range, and the Redmi Note 14 series clearly offers solid value. The problem? The lineup is packed with confusingly similar models -some even limited to 4G. We can also understand how comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G (Global) and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14

If you’re looking for the best fitness app to download onto your Android phone, you’re probably sick of having people recommend to you Strava. The social run app is ubiquitous, but if you’re not keen to overshare your workouts or don’t base your personality around your weekly 5k jog, you’ll want something different. Different is

Samsung UK is running a promotion dubbed “Shine Bright” (ends June 24), which offers cashback on multiple Galaxy devices – from phones to the Ring – and even some freebies. Check out details on the promotion here (click View Terms & Conditions to see a PDF with all the cashback amounts). The Samsung Galaxy S24

Sometimes, it takes a moment to notice the subtler elements of a phone’s software design – but that’s not always for the best reasons. Take One UI 7, for example. Samsung’s latest mobile operating system update marked a major visual refresh, bringing new icons, fonts, and color schemes to the software’s visual elements. However, as

I review the best camera phones, and I spend a lot of time on spec sheets and photo comparisons, but photography starts with the viewfinder. In bright sunlight, a weak display can make photography a guessing game. So I took the iPhone 16 Pro Max, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, the OnePlus 13, and the Pixel

The vivo Y400 Pro, which we’ve been hearing about for the past few days, is “coming soon.” This revelation comes from vivo’s Indian branch, which dropped a short video clip that corroborates previous design leaks by showing the Y400 Pros’ rear side. You can see the vivo Y400 Pro in white color with a circular

The Oppo A5 5G was made official last month for some markets, along with the A5 4G and A5x 4G. The A5 5G is now rumored to be heading to India, where it should land “very soon”. The shot you can see below is purportedly showing the Indian model’s About screen. When it does arrive,

Nothing’s been on a roll the past few years with its budget phone releases, including the the Nothing Phone 3a and 3a Pro models it launched earlier this year. While they’re both solid best cheap phone contenders, the CMF Phone 2 Pro is shaping up to be yet another ultra-affordable Android phone. And this one