10 Reasons Why People Do Piracy

Everyone has their own reasons, but here are most common 10 reasons Ever since I was a child, I have known about torrents and their risks but at the same time numerous advantages. I also hear the word piracy or copyright infringement every now and then. I don’t need to explain the term to you in...

Pros and Cons of Leaving the Computer Always On

Should you keep you system always on or off? It's been one of the most long-running discussions in computing: is leaving your PC or laptop on overnight bad, or should you always turn it off? There are actually some pretty solid arguments for either approach, meaning the answer depends on how you use and how...

What is encryption?

Everything you need to know Encryption in today's lifestyle has become a pretty common word used by people. But what exactly does this mean and how does it affect the end user. Encryption is basically encoding of the information. It is used by most websites and application to safeguard the data of the user. From...

Samsung Note,” Should I stay or should I go?”

Pro and cons for Samsung to discontinue Note lineup According to the recent headlines, Samsung is reportedly looking to discontinue its Note lineup, yeah!. This, however is not new to Samsung. A similar headlined popped up back in 2018 with a similar objective, kill the Note lineup. But, this time it looks serious and some...

Ping. What is it? How does it work?

Trying to explain the basics of ping. Ping is something that every avid gamer will know and will be familiar with. But is 0ms ping possible that every gamer dreams of? Lets dig in. What is Ping used for? It is not really the measure of "performance", per say. It is actually  the latency between...

PayTM Mini App Store vs Google Play Store

PayTM strikes back to take on Google head to head. A weeks ago Google took down PayTM from the play store on the grounds that it wasn’t adhering to the policies laid down by the app store. The app eventually came back online in a few hours. However, now, PayTM has gone ahead and actually launched a made-in...

What is Mebibyte (MiB)?

A mebibyte (MiB) is a unit of measurement used in computer data storage. The prefix mebi comes from the binary system of data measurement that is based on powers of two. A mebibyte equals 220 or 1,048,576 bytes. The mebi prefix and its companion binary prefixes -- kibi, gibi, tebi, pebi, exbi, zebi, yobi -- were created in December...

IMAX? What is it? How is it different?

Just a bigger screen or something more? IMAX is a term that many movie makers are using in the trailers and other advertisements. But is it just a sleek term or does it really mean anything for the viewer? If so then how different is the experience of the person watching movie in an IMAX...

Wi-Fi 6 Explained.

How fast is it, really? First debuted at last year's Consumer Electronics Show and announced well before that, Wi-Fi 6 promised better speeds, higher bandwidth, and more efficient data management. Unfortunately at the time, the new standard was only available on a few devices, most of which were almost prohibitively expensive. As we move into...