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Appliances Internet Networking

Buying the best wireless router

This is the age when everything revolves around the internet and it is extremely unbearable to imagine life without it. The internet has become one of the most important things in our lives. With the internet it is really easy to find out everything you need and want to know and you can do all […]

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  • 24 May, 2013
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Accessories Mobile devices

How to choose the best Bluetooth headset

We all use wireless technology in our lives because it is easier to use something without any cables that can get tangled. A wireless way to communicate without any hassle in a quick and simple way is definitely Bluetooth. With Bluetooth these days you can connect anything, your laptop and your mobile phone, your mobile […]

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  • 19 May, 2013
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Mobile devices

Google unveils developer edition of Samsung Galaxy S4 at Google I/O 2013

After days of rumors, Google finally revealed the Developer’s Edition of  of Samsung’s latest flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S4, at Google’s I/O developers’ conference in San Francisco. The device is reported to be running a skinless version of  Android 4.2 Jelly Bean for the complete Nexus experience and will come with an unlocked bootloader so users […]

Coding Internet Open source Troubleshooting

Codejaw’s Project “Glean”

Is there any thing like Jsfiddle for PHP? Well Codejaw’s Project Glean is the answer. A Techno FAQ group member (name withheld on request) has designed this wonderful project for everyone to use. Ever experienced problems troubleshooting some combination of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP? Well, there is now a solution. Glean is an on […]

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  • 13 May, 2013
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Games Internet PC

Laptop buying guide – INR 30k to 60k

There are quite literally hundreds of laptops out there in the market, and nobody expects the average joe to do hours of tiresome research to find the best value for money deals, because that’s what we’re here for. The attributes valued most for the choices below were the performance of the laptop in-game and other […]

Games Internet PC

High end PC buying guide May 2013 – 65k to 100k

Here’s a guide that can help you buy well researched components to build a PC that offers value for money. All prices are in Indian rupees. Note: Not included are a keyboard/mouse combo and a sound system. These, we feel, can be bought as per user choice. Mid-High End Gaming PC (65K) CPU: AMD 3.5 GHz […]

Consoles Games Internet

Yoshida: PS4 Version of Multiplatform Games Must Be Considered the Best

Although the PS3 demolished Xbox 360’s exclusive line up,  it’s fair to say it had a few lackluster multiplatform ports. However, with the PS4, Sony is planning to eschew that problem with very powerful and coder friendly hardware.  It’s an attribute that Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida deems particularly important, as the platform holder strives […]

Apps Mobile devices

How to change app’s display DPI and UI without Paranoid Android

Introduction Seasoned Android users possessing highly moddable phones with immense developer support have often come across Paranoid Android, a custom firmware series that allows your phone to run in hybrid UI mode. This means your apps can be run in any UI style or DPI you want, irrespective of the device’s UI layout. Paranoid has […]

  • sunit
  • 28 April, 2013
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Mobile devices

Excoriating some battery myths

People today take care of their phones religiously and sadly this entails some superstitions, if you will, that many believe in about how to treat their devices’ batteries. Some of these myths are in fact harmful to the battery and its runtime. Based on that, I decided to pen a small post clarifying certain things. […]

Editorial

Android has lost choice in hardware: physical keyboards

Does anyone remember the Motorola Milestone? This phone brought Android and Motorola to the fore of the smartphone race with its wild popularity on account of it being the anti-iPhone in several ways. It had a larger screen, a 5MP camera, ran stock Android Eclair 2.1 at launch and had a hardware keyboard. Sure, the […]

Internet Miscellaneous

Introducing our new forum

We are excited to announce that our new forum is now accessible at http://forum.technofaq.org. Hopefully, this will accommodate the growing amount of discussions, and improve discussion quality while keeping the posts organised. We are extremely thankful to Sudhanshu, Himanshu, Seshu, Challa and Karthikoli who helped in setting everything up. Please register now and begin posting […]

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  • 7 April, 2013
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