Author: Rojan Rajbhandari

I'm a tech writer, blogger and overall easygoing person based off Kathmandu. When I'm not blogging, you can catch me chilling out to music or hitting helpless punching bags till my hands feel sore.

For all the love that Poco got over the past year since the release of its prized F1, this Xiaomi offshoot company has remained quite silent until very recently. Lurking in the shadows, it has been observing the market trends and developments quite avidly, there’s no doubt in that. And as we can all see, Poco has been patiently biding its time for the announcement of its next-in-line as well. But with Poco fans literally begging for a continuation to the F line of smartphones and the numerous breakthroughs in smartphone technology since the launch of F1, Poco’s next successor…

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The Galaxy S11 unveiling is definitely one of the top events that every budding tech fanatic looks forward to. Usually held during or around the time of the World Mobile Congress event, this reveals the next cutting edge flagship for the tech-titan Samsung. And depending on the release, critics and tech enthusiasts worldwide indulge in staring at awe and admiring the new heavenly gizmo or poking fun at Samsung for the next year until the next in the series is eventually announced. “But the Mobile Congress is held in February. Why’re you getting fired up about it now?”, I hear…

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With its characteristic premium design and butter-smooth performance, there was nothing you could really hate much in the Redmi Note 7. Released last year, the Note 7 along with its big bro – the Note 7 Pro, stormed the mid-range market and set a name for itself. Don’t get it wrong, there were a handful of faults. However, no one could really argue with the fact that it was a pretty solid deal for the price point it was pinned at. The Redmi Note 7 Pro, in particular, was one of the top choices on the market. After all, Redmi…

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If you haven’t updated your Whatsapp app in the last few days, do it NOW. Go to your app store and update it to the latest version before you start reading this article. Done? Good. User information security and privacy are blazing topics under discussion nowadays. Facebook’s scandalous scandal with Cambridge Analytica, increasing amounts of bills passed dictating what information can and can’t be shared by tech companies, numerous data breaches happening frequently… there are too many to even count. However, they all seem to be pointing at a major flaw that we have let happen. There’s an overlap between…

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Let’s face it, we’ve all been there. Maybe a friend called you to a place you barely remember; the last time you went there was 5 years ago and now you have to get there ASAP. Maybe you’re new to the valley and want to get to this cool-looking MoMo place you saw on a Foodie Nepal post. Or maybe you’re hopelessly lost in the middle of nowhere, every road looks the same and with tears in your eyes, you wish there was some cool app that would just map out all the public transport routes and put it on…

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The A-series of smartphones has been a great run for Samsung and along with the M series, it has enjoyed a lot of publicity and acclaim recently. With options ranging from the low budget-focused A20 all the way to the A80 that was arguably on-par with the flagship Galaxy S10, one thing is for sure: there is definitely something for everyone. The Samsung A70s is definitely a well-deserved lineup to the A-series of phones. While the original A70 was a beast of a phone itself, the good folks over at Samsung have seen it fit to release an ‘S’ model…

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Wireless earbuds are on the rise folks, and rightly so. They’re basically the combined goodness of earphones minus the hassle of having a cord dangling around you, waiting to tangle at every object in sight. And what’s there to not love about them? In addition to completely eliminating those annoying wires, they provide a hassle-free and comfy listening experience as well. If you approached me struggling to untangle my earphone knots a couple of years ago and offered a pair to me, I’d almost sell a kidney to get my hands on one! Well lucky for us, the good folks…

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With its characteristic diamond pattern design, overpowered AI selfie camera and mindblowing design and specs, there was nothing you could really hate in the Vivo S1 when it was launched in Nepal. Except…. for the pricing, that is. The 6/128GB variant of the gizmo, which was launched a couple of months ago, was first of VIVO’s promising S series. This phone boasted a superb FullView™ Display, top of the line features and was pretty well-received, but the lack of lower-spec versions of the phone really bummed people out. It came bundled with an 18W fast-charger, a pair of headsets and…

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While you may be reading this article in the comfort of your bedroom or a chill workplace, 3 billion people worldwide still have no access to the internet. We know that 3G and 4G/LTE services have been doing their part in greatly reducing this number worldwide. A great example of this is India, where Jio started nothing short of a revolution in terms of providing cheap internet access to the masses. But turns out, the main problem stopping the billions from internet access isn’t the lack of service providers but lack of affordable hardware. Sure, feature phones come in prices…

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It’s no secret that Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 has had its dream run. With a priority on high specs and gaming performance in mind, this beast of a phone was a dream come true for many avid smartphone gamers. Naturally, a lot of tech-fanatics here were eager to get their hands on it, however, it was quite a bummer when it was revealed that only 6+64 GB variant would be released in the Nepalese market. Now, more than a year after the original launch of the phone, Mi Nepal has partnered with Sastodeal to exclusively bring the 6+128 GB variant for…

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