The Parallel Eye

I was one of those guys that thought Game of Thrones was just another over-the-toply-hyped, nothing-special, sells-only-for-sex type of show. Also, I believe TV adaptations of books almost always leave a lot to be desired, so, I'd rather read the book than see a low quality AV version of the same. Until one day, out of sheer boredom, I decided to kill time by giving GoT a try. And boy, was I thrown aback by how wrong I was about the show!

Kolkata - the heart of one of the most culturally varied states of India - West Bengal. We all know Kolkata as 'The City of Joy'. We've been hearing this term since our very childhood. It is a joyous city, doubtlessly. But besides being jolly and culturally beautiful, its places, streets, foods and of course Bengalis are no less admirable. And only a true Calcuttan knows how calling it just a city of joy is really an understatement. So, we bring to you the 13 on the point reasons which shows how Kolkata is so more than just a joyous city. So pay attention people : 1. Kolkata has got a soul of its own. If you wanna feel it, well, visit the Howrah Bridge or the Prinsep Ghats early at 5:30 in the morning. The serenity of the city at that point of time will make it possible for even a non-writer person to write a poem on the Ganges and the hearthrobing scenario of the very city that's visible fromthere, just like Wordsworth once did when he was in London, standing up...

Google has just announced its annual upgrade to the Android OS. This time the release is called Oreo, named after the popular cookie originally manufactured by Nabisco. Oreo brings in a lot of new features and refinements to the already well polished Operating System (I'm a fan of Android 7 Nougat). In this post, we take a look at some of the new features that the 8th numerical iteration of Android brings to the table.  System-wide autofill  Don't you just hate it when you have saved your password to that 20 character email account (or your facebook or twitter) you created on Google chrome, but you can't use the autofill option to sign in to your email client on your Android? Well, Android 8 takes care of that by introducing System-wide auto fill, that helps you automatically fill user saved information such as emails, passwords, name, address, etc. Your fingers will love you for this! Picture-in-picture mode. This one's my favourite. Suppose you're wat...

Android is a widely used Operating System. As of Q1 2017, over 85% of the smartphones spotted in the wild run on Android OS. So its no surprise that more and more developers are joining the App development forces to capitalize on this huge user base. There are over 3 million apps on the Play Store, and growing as we speak. Its thus natural to not know about some awesome apps that you should be using, but you do not know about due to the sheer size of the Play Store. Today, I bring to you 5 such apps that not a lot of people know about. You can download these apps, by clicking on the "Get it on Google Play icon". Google Opinion Rewards How many times it has happened that you were browsing the Play Store, and you found an app/game that you really liked, and wanted to download but couldn't because it was a paid app? I assume a LOT of times. Because, lets face it some of the best apps in the world demand money. This is where Google Opinion Rewards comes in. What'...

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." - Anatole France I have a dream that one day, I’ll wake up to my dog licking me all over my face just to get me out of the bed. That he pulls me out of the house so that we can take a long stroll down Victoria, and sit down the lake and contemplate life. That he run and jump on me as I come back after a long, rough day at the office to make me realize how much he missed me. And then we cuddle and cuddle and sleep, only to find him next to me the subsequent morning I wake up. I’ll pour my heart out to him, and I know he’ll return the most unadulterated form of love existing in this world. The only problem is that I’m afraid of having a pet. Why you ask? Because I’m frightened by the fact that in case he falls ill, I won’t have a reliable vet to take him to, at least not in my city/country. As of 2016, it is estimated that more than 1.6 crore pets have found their homes in Indian households...

Before we start this post and dive deep into the above-mentioned topic, let me tell you that I am a self-professed technology geek. Throw me any smartphone/gadgets related jargon, and I’ll throw ten others at you. So, it’s no surprise I am THAT person among my acquaintances who everyone trusts when they want to buy a new gadget, or have some problems relating to the same. Now that we’ve established the fact that I am competent enough to be your smartphone guide, let’s begin. Not in a mood to read the whole thing? Click me and jump directly to our conclusion table.