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.

NxtGen, the team behind events like TED Circle and Entrepreneurship Talk Series, is organizing QuantumHack, a two-day international digital hackathon, and a multi-event program, on August 28 and 29. With tons of cool events like Art Competition, Online Scavenger Hunts, Ludo and Chess competitions, and of course, the foremost hackathon itself, this event touts itself as Nepal’s largest student-run hackathon of the year. QuantumHack: Collaborate, Ideate, Implement: The event aims to put together around 240 participants from all across the globe for a 24-hour long brainstorm-and-code session. Participants can put their heads together and create ideas and technologies that tackle…

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Xiaomi, the company behind popular smartphone names lines Mi, Redmi, and Poco, has never failed to deliver a mindblowing surprise to its fans. Whether it be a new flagship that comes with better features, or a new mid-range phone than comes with premium features and design, Xiaomi and Xiaomi Nepal has never let an opportunity to shine slip past their hands. In keeping with the tradition, Xiaomi Nepal, the managing company for all Xiaomi products in Nepal, has teased the “Secret Seven” promo on their twitter and Facebook handles. Speculating the ‘hints’: What could these products be? Redmi Note 9…

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Daraz, Nepal’s leading e-commerce store, has finally announced its latest shopping campaign: the Mahabachat Bazar. Starting from July 27 to August 4 (Shrawan 12-19), this is the first major online shopping campaign officially launched after the lockdown. During this 8-day sale campaign, customers can buy anything they desire and make a good saving on the Bachat Offers, Bachat Vouchers, Free Shipping, Hot Picks, and more, which are exclusive to the Mahabachat Bazar campaign. Daraz Mahabachat Bazar – Making shopping fun again: Daraz has pretty much made a name for itself for promoting exciting and creatively themed shopping campaigns. Before this…

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With smartphones becoming more and more accessible nowadays, feature phones are starting to get much less attention. Nonetheless, there is still a pretty lucrative market for these buttoned buzzers, mostly in the underserved extreme-budget price range. Companies like Jio, Tambo, etc. have been leading feature phone sales, but nothing is as iconic in the feature phone scene as Nokia. In this article, we talk about the latest update available about the new Nokia 125 and Nokia 150, and the latest Nokia price in Nepal. Nokia 125- Simple, but great: Look and Design: The Nokia 125 is the cheaper of the…

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Most people know Xiaomi for its awesome smartphones like the Redmi Note line, Mi Note line, etc, but what most might not know is that they’ve ventured quite far in other territories too. Lots of people are familiar with the Mi Smart Band series, but other Xiaomi products like 4K box speakers, LED TVs, Soundbars, Powerbanks, etc have seen great success across the world as well. However, many of these products don’t get launched in Nepal so we aren’t very familiar with them at all. But on the bright side, this recent launch of Mi Router 4C in Nepal might…

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Generation Next has a great piece of news for all iPhone fans and Mac lovers alike: the month of July will welcome three new awesome Apple products. These three products – the iPhone SE 2020, Macbook 2020, and Macbook Pro 2020, will be available through all authorized Apple product dealers across Nepal. The iPhone SE 2020, Macbook 2020, and the new iMac Pro, all of these are products that have been hotly demanded by Nepali consumers after its launch. On the one hand, we have the latest affordably priced iPhone, while on the other we have the “Next Big Thing…

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Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is a technology that allows computer programs to spot trends in data and adapt their programming accordingly. In ways, AI is almost a simulation of human intelligence; it can improvise, change, and overcome many situations that conventional software fails to perform in. AI can adapt, and in a sense, “program itself” to serve its users better. Meanwhile, traditional programs are bound by the code that their developers write for them and are incredibly inflexible in adapting to new situations. As such, AI is a potent tool, embraced by thousands of companies in the banking sector, entertainment,…

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With a wide range of smart accessories in its arsenal, Mi has gathered a lot of popularity in the affordable smart-bands section. This Xiaomi’s latest next-gen fitness tracker- the Mi Smart Band 5, was launched just a little less than a month ago, and it has already gathered a lot of love among fans. However, now Xiaomi has also launched the Mi Band 4C as a more affordable alternative to the Mi Band 5. Sporting a heart rate monitor, 14-day battery life, and above all, a super budget-themed price tag, is the Mi Band 4C the best affordable smart band…

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Vivo’s most awaited product of the year is finally here, and this time it’s not going anywhere. The flagship Vivo V19 launch got delayed quite a few times in Nepal due to the COVID pandemic, but this time it is here to stay. The V19 joins the list of Vivo products available in the Nepali market, which is followed up by another product in the Y-series, the Y30. So in this article, we’ll look over what we know about the V19, whether it lives up to its hype or not, and the official Vivo V19 price in Nepal. Vivo V19:…

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The Indian government has effectively banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including TikTok(Bytedance), Shareit (Lenovo Group), and WeChat (Tencent), starting today. In a press release earlier this day, they explained their actions as a “necessary step” taken to protect the country’s “sovereignty and security.” India Bans Chinese Apps following voluntary uninstalls Following the recent border issue at Ladakh, tensions have risen between the two superpowers. With discontent growing amongst the general population rapidly, many Indian users displayed their displeasure by voluntarily uninstalling Chinese made apps from their devices a few weeks ago. Simple applications that detected apps of Chinese origin and…

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