TecQ is our weekly round-up of stories from the field of science and technology.
1. Drugs, Hacks and Internet Anarchy: Who is Legion?
A quick Google search of the word shows up a Wikipedia definition: ‘Legion’ is a group of demons referred to in the New Testament, in an incident during which Jesus performs an exorcism.
Biblical references aside, Legion is the latest hacker group to take centrestage in India’s cyber-security landscape. In the last couple of weeks, Legion has hacked four high-profile Twitter accounts and dumped a couple of gigabytes of sensitive personal information on the internet.
Everything you read about Legion is what they are projecting to the world.
Read the story here.
2. Wireless Club: Sony MDR-1000X vs Sennheiser PXC 550 vs Bose QC 35
When it comes to noise-cancelling headphones – you know, the sort that actively cut outside noise like aircraft engines – Bose headphones are widely considered the gold standard. They’re practically ubiquitous on long-haul flights, which not only underscores their popularity among frequent travelers but also serves as an excellent advertisement for folks considering their next set of travel headphones.
With the QuietComfort 35, Bose raised the bar yet again for active noise-cancelling headphones, this time minus the wires.
The QC35 looked set to dominate the category. But with the launch of the MDR-1000X and the PXC 550, Sony and Sennheiser have shown they’re up to the challenge of producing a pair of headphones that can occupy pride of place in your limited carry-on luggage.
Read the story to know which one wins the battle.
3. Review: Lenovo Miix 310 2-in-1 PC Gives You Long Battery Life
Affordable 2-in-1 PCs in India have evolved in 2016 and it’s good to see that major brands like Lenovo and Dell have jumped onto the bandwagon.
To be able to buy a Windows ‘convertible’ under Rs 20,000 that can last the mile would have been impossible in 2015, but this no longer holds true.
With the Miix 310, Lenovo gives us a product that seeks to be in the reckoning with the rest. And for Rs 17,999, how attractive is it for consumers in this segment?
Read The Quint review to find its worth.
4. Review: Samsung Gear IconX Gives You A Glimpse of Wearable Future
Samsung has outshone Apple by not only rolling out its version of wireless earbuds, but also making them available to buyers before its rival. Priced at Rs 13,490, the Gear IconX is relatively cheaper than Apple’s yet-to-debut Airpods, and works with most Android devices.
Wearable electronics in the form of smartwatches and fitness bands have failed to live up to the billing. Can the wireless wearable brigade rise up to the challenge?
Read here to find out.
5. With Prime Video, Has Amazon Set the Bar Too High for Flipkart?
Now that Prime Video is here in India, it is safe to say that Amazon is currently ahead of Flipkart in the e-commerce sector. Consumers now have more reasons to pick Amazon over Flipkart or Snapdeal.
Most experts feel that the scales are tilting in favour of the Jeff Bezos-owned company, what with customer acquisition being the most important thing in this sector right now.
Offering video services as a part of an e-commerce package is uncharted territory in the Indian e-commerce space, something that Flipkart and Snapdeal would find both hard and expensive to match.
Read the story here.
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