Yohan Perera from Colombo, Sri Lanka writes about Cyber Security, E-Commerce, Social Issues, Family and Relationships, Current Affairs, and Religion
My father wasn’t your typical tech enthusiast. Fancy smartphones with touchscreens held no appeal for him. His only real foray into “smart” devices was a budget Ampe A70 tablet running the older Android 5.0 Lollipop. He mostly used it for taking photos and videos, a simple task that fit the tablet’s capabilities. When it came…
WhatsApp Messenger was founded in February 2009 by Brian Acton and Jan Koum, who were former employees of Yahoo! The name “WhatsApp” is a play on the phrase “What’s Up.” It was acquired by Facebook, Inc. (now Meta) in 2014. Since then, WhatsApp Messenger has grown significantly. (You can check the timeline of WhatsApp here.)…
If you do not know what it is, Dialog “Suraksha” (which means “safeguard”) is a zero-configuration parental control service introduced by Dialog Axiata, available to Dialog Mobile and Home Broadband customers free of charge. The service has two main features: data restriction and real-time location tracking. I decided to test the service because I can…
CDMA telephones were popular among Lankabell and Dialog customers for several years until both companies discontinued them. If you’ve never had a CDMA telephone, it’s like a portable landline phone (though using it on the go is illegal in some countries and may violate the carrier’s terms of service). It works with both AC and…
If I asked what is the first word that crosses your mind when you think of the Apple iPhone or the Google Pixel, for that matter, “expensive” would be your answer, and you are not wrong. At the time of this writing, the Google Pixel 8 (the cheapest model) is priced at around 160,000/- while…
I started using WhatsApp as recently as 2018. I remember researching whether to use WhatsApp or Viber, and WhatsApp came out on top. In just six years, the most popular messaging platform has evolved significantly. While I wouldn’t call myself a WhatsApp expert, I’ve gained plenty of knowledge and experience with the app in that…
I could have said “half-baked,” “meaningless,” “nonsensical,” “less useful,” “unproductive,” or even “useless” instead of unreliable, but I wanted my title to be easy to understand. Besides, I didn’t want to be overly critical or blow it out of proportion. In 2014, when Meta announced its updated privacy policy for WhatsApp, millions of users who…
If you’re a Dialog Home Broadband Subscriber living in a rural area where the signal strength is weak, you might have heard about the Dialog Home Broadband Outdoor Unit. Its main purpose is to improve internet speed by increasing exposure to 4G signals emitting from the cell tower. This unit consists of two parts: an…
I won’t label this post as a review. Instead, I see it more as sharing an experience. So, let’s talk about the SoundPEATS Capsule 3 Pro Transparent ANC Wireless Earbuds with LDAC. I was introduced to them by my friend, Sohan Dinesh, who’s a tech enthusiast, and I bought my own and tested them for…
In 2004, PCMag introduced me to Password Managers, and my first experience was with RoboForm. However, a year or two later, I grew frustrated with the limitations of RoboForm’s free plan and switched to LastPass’s free version. Despite its initial imperfections, LastPass quickly gained momentum, and I was pleased with its performance, eventually upgrading to…
