Since the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra launch, concerns about battery life have been raised. The S22 Ultra had mediocre battery life, so users were concerned if things had been fixed. So, what is the battery life of the current generation of smartphones? Let us find out now. I have been using the Ultra smartphone for over four months and have recorded battery life on many occasions.
[Read more…]Crocweb review after a decade of hosting!
I have been using Crocweb for close to a decade now. I just logged in to my account at Crocweb and realized that my first invoice was created on 15th June 2014, almost nine years ago. My overall experience has been reasonably good with them, so I thought I would write a small blog about my experience. This blog has been with Crocweb since then!
[Read more…]Mevspace review 2023 – Is it good host?
I have used VPS and shared hosting from different providers over the last few years. I have encountered most of them through one of the popular blogs – Lowendbox. Recently I came across Mevspace and found their offers quite interesting, considering they had data centers in Warsaw, Poland. Most of their dedicated servers had Ryzen 3600 or 3700X processors, which perform well. I usually prefer VPS due to the overhead in maintaining dedicated servers since you are responsible for checking hardware failures. Most providers get them replaced within no time, but you must keep an eye on hardware, for instance, failing disks.
[Read more…]Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra battery life – Is it that bad?
Since Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra has launched back in February 2022, there were a lot of concerns regarding the battery life. A lot of reviewers and bloggers have claimed that the Ultra smartphone has just average battery life. So, is the battery life so bad? Let’s find out in this post. I have been using the S22U for close to 2 months now, and I have recorded battery performance with a lot of different settings.
[Read more…]BuyVM Review 2023 – Is it worth trying?
I have used VPS and shared hosting from different providers over the last couple of years. Most of them I have come across through the popular blog. – Lowendbox. I had heard a lot about BuyVM in webhosting forums and Subreddits. So, I thought why not try it? The problem was, they are always out of stock! Finally, after a long wait, I was able to grab one of the slices (this is what they call their VPS!) in Luxemburg! This is concise review of the BuyVM services after using it for a while.
[Read more…]Your self-hosted VPN for less than $7 per year!
VPN can be thought of as a safe tunnel that is used by computers/ users to connect securely with one another. Previously, VPNs were widely used only by organizations but recently, using VPN has become a must even for individual users given the increase in cyber-attacks. In this post, we will see how you can get a self-hosted VPN for less than $4 per year! You will be setting up this VPN yourself, so you have complete control over the instance.
[Read more…]Find vulnerabilities in Java dependencies easily 2021
When we start working on a new project, many times we add third party dependencies for some common functionalities. These libraries themselves are also dependent on another set of dependencies to provide the functionality in the same package. Although it is not an issue to use dependencies, but over time there are a lot of them. So, it becomes necessary to find out which one of these has any vulnerabilities.
[Read more…]Best bookshelf speakers under 1000 to buy in 2021
Bookshelf speakers, as per their name, can easily fit on a bookshelf, table, desk etc. However, various bookshelf speakers require extra space, so it is best to look at the detailed aspects. They offer the best balance and reason for ensuring a musical set up. Let’s now take a look at the best bookshelf speakers under 1000 US dollars price tag.
[Read more…]Google Pixel 5 – Pros and cons that you should know 2021
Smartphones have always been in conversation. We see so many new advancements in technology each day, there are so many new and updated features coming up every few months. Especially since the announcement of 5G, most brands have started to bring out the latest 5G phones in the market. Be it monster battery, telephoto camera, fabulous gaming or 4k video recording there are many surprising features that we are getting to see in smartphones.
[Read more…]The five best compact smartphones you can buy in 2020
In recent years smartphones have grown to a size where we may have issues when we want to handle them with one hand. The good thing is, to the delight of our eyes, the screens of our smartphones have grown bigger. But this growth has perverse effects: our mobiles have become massive, they protrude from our pockets and sometimes even try to escape.
[Read more…]