Vishal Mathur is Technology Editor for Hindustan Times. When not making sense of technology, he often searches for an elusive analog space in a digital world.
Articles by Vishal Mathur
Was Elon Musk ever the right man to ‘save’ Twitter, or indeed our planet?
Twitter attorney William Savitt of the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz wrote in a letter saying “Twitter has breached none of its obligations under the agreement
Updated on Jul 12, 2022 08:36 PM IST
Apple’s Lockdown Mode will be a robust security tool, but it’s not for everyone
Apple says this mode (option or setting), will be available to a “very small number of users who face grave, targeted threats to their digital security”
Published on Jul 08, 2022 01:05 PM IST
Audio Technica ATH-WP900 dramatically takes a scenic route from the past
Audio Technica has somehow landed on a rather unique balance with the ATH-WP900, which places this firmly in the audiophile category
Updated on Jul 07, 2022 02:16 PM IST
OnePlus Nord 2T makes do with light touch of improvements
The Nord series continues to adorn the very convenient alert slider and though by the looks of it, that won’t be around for much longer in OnePlus phones
Updated on Jul 06, 2022 09:02 AM IST
Alder Lake-HX — Intel’s powerful response to Apple M2 chips for laptop CPUs
The Alder Lake-HX chips are variations of the processors that are already available for high-performance desktops, code-named Alder Lake-S
Updated on Jul 05, 2022 01:32 PM IST
F1 2022 ushers in a new era, for the game and the sport
It is the 13th successive official F1 game created by game studio Codemasters, but technically is a first full development since the $1.2 billion buyout by EA Sports
Published on Jul 05, 2022 11:05 AM IST
Aura Air’s fresh take on home air purification has new tech, and eccentricities
Israeli tech company Aura Air has a wall mounted design which is something rare for air purifiers and the price point is at a higher region
Published on Jul 04, 2022 02:25 PM IST
Fitness devices start to flex: Tech Tonic with Vishal Mathur
New devices, made in India, for India, are offering to liven up exercise routines with VR experiences, magic mirrors, real-time feedback and live stats.
Updated on Jul 02, 2022 05:58 PM IST
The iRobot Roomba J7+ vacuum cleaner has better vision than its peers
The reason Roomba J7+ has superior navigation tech is the inclusion of a camera at the front along with an LED spotlight, which gives further data for the artificially intelligent hazard detection to work with
Published on Jun 27, 2022 03:50 PM IST
Netgear Orbi RBK353 is a good mesh system to eliminate Wi-Fi dark zones at home
For ₹17,499 (RBK352, with two nodes) and ₹25,999 (RBK353, with three nodes), you are indeed spending money on what is arguably one of the slickest home mesh systems for Wi-Fi
Updated on Jun 23, 2022 04:19 PM IST
Will a metaverse open standards group with Microsoft and Meta change anything?
The Metaverse Standards Forum includes tech giants such as Meta and Microsoft, chip makers, gaming companies and standards-setting bodies such as the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Updated on Jun 22, 2022 07:06 PM IST
VR headsets need more than 8K for full human field of view: Mark Zuckerberg
Meta, formerly Facebook, hopes the varifocal technology will underline improvements in its next-generation VR headsets
Published on Jun 20, 2022 07:35 PM IST
The Xiaomi Pad 5 – Is it Android’s response to the Apple iPad?
Two options to choose from, with differing value for money – there’s the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage spec that’s for ₹26,999 and for ₹2,000 more, you get the 6GB+256GB option
Published on Jun 17, 2022 04:10 PM IST
As Microsoft Defender is available for all, do you need another antivirus app?
Available within Microsoft Defender will be antivirus protection, malware protection that’ll also scan for malicious apps already installed
Published on Jun 17, 2022 02:16 PM IST
How Microsoft forced Sony to change its approach towards PlayStation gamers
Sony was forced by competition into a much-deliberated reconfiguration of its companion subscription service for PlayStation consoles, currently PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4
Published on Jun 15, 2022 12:29 PM IST
Do we really need the complication of premium subscriptions in messaging apps?
Messaging app Telegram has confirmed that premium subscriptions are on the agenda, though it will be optional as all existing functionalities will continue to remain free for all existing and new users
Published on Jun 13, 2022 03:29 PM IST
New EU rules on USB-C chargers go much beyond an iPhone redesign
The EU’s pitch is simple – consumers will save money they’d have otherwise spent to buy new chargers, and more than 11,000 tonnes of e-waste annually will be saved in the form of disposed or unused chargers
Published on Jun 09, 2022 12:45 PM IST
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite treads a different path to achieve Android affordability
OnePlus’ most affordable phone in India at this time, the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite, has a spec sheet that is quite solid — Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chip, a 6.59-inch display with 120Hz refresh rate, fast charging and a 64-megapixel camera
Published on Jun 08, 2022 09:31 AM IST
iOS 16 for iPhones builds on privacy, interface
The highlights include a redone lock screen, updates to the iMessage platform, as well as a new privacy tool called Safety Check
Published on Jun 07, 2022 09:01 AM IST
Ultraportable Apple MacBook Air can outshine powerful Windows laptops
The M1, which on its own can put a whole host of Intel and AMD chips in the shade, has been truly surpassed by the M2
Published on Jun 07, 2022 08:50 AM IST
Never have Apple’s software direction choices been more important
This year, it perhaps becomes important for a closer look at the iPhone, iPad, and Macs in particular. Not just because of how the likes of Windows 11 and Android for tablets have walked closer in the last 12 months, but because of the improvements they’ll inevitably bring over the next 12 months too.
Updated on Jun 06, 2022 01:47 PM IST
Apple App Store blocks $1.5 billion worth of fraudulent transactions
Apple’s payment technologies include Apple Pay and StoreKit, which process in-app payments, subscriptions, and new purchases
Published on Jun 02, 2022 04:04 PM IST
Google to integrate Meet’s video call features with Duo
Google confirms that the feature set for Meet will be integrated within Duo, which will then be renamed to Google Meet
Published on Jun 02, 2022 03:15 PM IST
Does tech help Nike Air Zoom Alphafly NEXT% set a new racing shoe benchmark?
prototype of the Nike Air Zoom Alphafly NEXT% was seen back in 2019 when Kenyan marathon winner and long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge clocked 1:59:40 at a marathon in Vienna
Published on Jun 01, 2022 04:39 PM IST
Inside the metaverse: Watch out for real threats in the virtual world
The promise of the metaverse is fantastical, but even in its nascent stage, experience providers are struggling with issues of safety, standardisation and public access
Updated on May 28, 2022 02:58 PM IST
Meta rewrites the privacy policy, but the contents and complexities haven’t changed
This is mostly an exercise to include Meta’s newer products and services (such as Shops and Facebook View), and simplify the language for anyone who wants to read through a privacy policy document.
Updated on May 26, 2022 08:42 PM IST
OnePlus 10R plays the powerful Android phone part well, till you get to the cameras
It is a curious choice of the triple cameras OnePlus 10R has gone with — a 50-megapixel wide camera, an 8-megapixel ultra wide camera and a 2-megapixel macro sensor
Updated on May 26, 2022 07:05 PM IST
Microsoft Windows 11 and Teams line up exciting updates, alongside Android apps
Microsoft is now rolling out new tools and improvements for developers, with the focus on rolling out updates for Windows 11 in the coming months
Published on May 25, 2022 01:51 PM IST
Xiaomi and Leica write the latest chapter of smartphone camera chronicles
The new phone will join the Xiaomi 12 series, the current flagship being the Xiaomi 12 Pro, which has a triple 50-megapixel camera configuration.
Published on May 23, 2022 10:03 PM IST
Auto update: Is your car smarter than you know?
New-generation automobiles contain radar and sensors, eSIMs and driver’s aids that can work together to offer virtual assistance, remote control, even self-diagnosis.
Updated on May 21, 2022 12:41 PM IST