Kiran Upadhyay

What’s the biggest problem with every gadget you own? At one point or another, it runs out of battery. When that happens, it doesn’t matter how cool and expensive your gadget is, it’s as good as a brick until you charge it. Electricity is literally everywhere, and still, our phones and tablets run out of battery all the time. Why? According to the folks at  FUZ Designs , it’s because charging is just too darn inconvenient. And they may have a point. One way to solve the never-ending clutter of cables is a dock, but most docks are very specific. They’re either for iPhone and iPad (most cases), or for micro-USB connections. If you look for a dock that can do both, you’ll either find big and bulky things, or things that require some work to change the plugs. Other solutions are popping up all over the place, and one of those solutions is FUZ Design’s  EverDock . We received a pre-production unit of the  EverDock Duo  for testing, and see if the impossible — having...

There’s a lot happening at Google’s social network, as Senior Vice President Vic Gundotra revealed on the streaming event A Morning With Google+. The focus is clearly on Hangouts, the chat app, and the photo-sharing experience. Hangouts has got a few new updates, perhaps the biggest of which is the fact that it now integrates with your text messaging. So when you have a contact on your phone with both the Hangouts id as well as the phone number, an SMS will from them now show up in your Hangouts, as will any normal message sent on the instant messenger. It also supports location sharing, which means you can embed maps in a chat. Gundotra also mentioned other features already reported, such as in-line animated GIFs. Additionally, broadcasters can schedule Hangouts On Air now, and Control Room allows for moderation. Perhaps most significantly, Google+ will now automatically fix and enhance webcam lighting, which means those dull images from your friends sitting in a dark...

Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest: they all offer official Android apps – but are those really the best mobile experience out there? Many users say no. Good thing there are so many unofficial clients. It doesn’t matter if your favorite social network is Facebook or Twitter, Reddit or Pinterest – there’s an unofficial client for Android that can make your experience better. Which is right for you depends on what you’re looking for, but here are a bunch to start with. Unofficial Facebook Clients For Android Facebook’s Android app is famously terrible. It slows down many a device, constantly tries to use your GPS and insists on showing you random posts it deems “important” instead of the latest news you’re looking for. What’s an Android user to do? Use something else. My colleague Joel outlined Facebook alternatives for Android – here are the best three apps he found. Atrium Atrium is fast, customizable and offers full support for Facebook chat. It’s the closest thing you c...

The Raspberry Pi is still the definitive small, open source computer, and a vibrant community has sprung up around it to provide accessories. One of the most popular is the case, because the Pi does not come with one by default. Buyers have to build or buy their own. Many cases are available, but most are simple snap-on cases that do the job but don’t look particularly good, or do-it-yourself ideas that are crafty but hard for the average Joe to complete. There are, however, a handful of designs which really give the Pi a unique look. And thankfully, these unique enclosures usually don’t much – most are available for $20 or less. Sweetbox The Sweetbox is an extremely small case for the Raspberry Pi that takes minimalism to the extreme. Despite its name, this case isn’t a box at all, but rather a cover that precisely fits the Pi’s mainboard. This makes it extremely slim and also provides some visual spice, as it makes the Pi look more like some space-age artifact th...

Do you want to listen to your music, but not pay for it? Well you can. Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not advocating illegal music downloads, but instead a fantastic streaming music app called Sky.FM . Of course, it has its own premium paid plan but the free service is fantastic, provided you don’t mind the occasional advert being thrown in. Normally I would want Spotify on my phone, since I am a fan of the service. But I refuse on principle to pay $10 a month just to have it on my phone and tablet. Sky.FM fits in nicely – high quality streaming music free of charge, with the option to upgrade later if I wanted to.  It advertises itself as a “radio station” with over 40 channels to choose from, including music from the 50′s, 60′s, 70′s, 80′s 90′s and further on.  You can also filter between genres such as jazz, pop, rock, hard rock, soul, and more. Free Streaming Radio Once you’ve installed it , open it up and let’s take a look at what it has to offer. The All ...

Releasing a tablet with the exact same name and slapping “2014 Edition” on it does not necessarily make you think that huge changes are in store. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition , despite having a name that doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, actually brings some serious new goodies to the table. Does it rewrite everything you’ve ever thought a tablet could be? No, but that doesn’t make it any less impressive as far as high-end tablets go. We’re giving away this Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) tablet! Read on to find out what it’s all about, then join our giveaway to be in the running to win it! Introducing the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition Samsung has thrown its latest Note 10.1 inch tablet right into the heart of the incredibly competitive top-of-the-line tablet space. As more and more buyers seek such devices, the competition level explodes. Of course, this is a good thing for buyers, as competition forces manufacturers to add new...