Vishal Mathur is Technology Editor for Hindustan Times. When not making sense of technology, he often searches for an elusive analog space in a digital world.
Articles by Vishal Mathur
We’re focused on designing products for people, that solve problems: Jake Dyson
Dyson’s Chief Engineer talks about a research based approach to build products that tackle daily problems for users, refining product portfolio for India
Published on Sep 24, 2024 12:16 PM IST
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, Android’s newfangled motivation, is an operative genius
There’s generational substance, such as the battery stamina, and camera toolset, all with lighter price tags than before. Android phone makers will inevitably draw inspiration. And then, Apple Intelligence arrives
Updated on Sep 22, 2024 02:10 PM IST
Tech Tonic | Shouldn’t tech regulation be a proportionate, two-way street?
Regulatory pressure is what finally got RCS messaging support on iPhones they may do well to get the actual watchmakers and their OS developers to fall in line.
Published on Sep 22, 2024 07:15 AM IST
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is curiously versatile, as a phone and a small tablet
An example of relevant refinement, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold holds its footing among foldables with utilitarian, compact tablet vibes. But it too has typical foldable foibles
Published on Sep 19, 2024 11:45 AM IST
Sony PS5 Pro’s appeal dilemma, safeguarding stolen phones and Truecaller update
There is a new Sony PlayStation 5 Pro that launches in early November. A desperate mid-cycle refresh?
Published on Sep 19, 2024 07:15 AM IST
An Instagram for kids never happened, but this may be the next best alternative
Alongside giving parents more control over their child’s Instagram profile, Meta and Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica have also extended their smart glass partnership
Published on Sep 18, 2024 09:10 AM IST
Decoding Apple iPhone 16 pricing in India; why it bucks generational inflation?
Indians are spending more on premium phones, a trend reflecting in shipment trackers, and Apple hopes to take advantage of that momentum
Published on Sep 15, 2024 02:06 PM IST
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Apple and OpenAI remind us of varying methods for innovation, work
Consolidation is often the more successful route for tech innovation, but it doesn’t have the most appealing of optics.
Published on Sep 15, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Adobe’s Firefly AI videos arrive only when it is safe, amidst an India push
Can Adobe pip OpenAI’s Sora in terms of a safe, broader release? Adobe’s also countering Canva’s competition with Indian language support for Express
Published on Sep 14, 2024 01:31 PM IST
The many talking points from Apple iPhone 16 keynote & behaviour of tech leaders
This was never going to be subdued, in case you had any expectations on those lines. The iPhone keynote is where new performance & experience benchmarks are set
Published on Sep 12, 2024 07:15 AM IST
Apple Watch tracks sleep apnoea, AirPods as hearing aids & an idea of disruption
It is a clear intent to deploy wearables including the Apple Watch and AirPods to do more in terms of health and wellness tracking for users, building on the Watch’s extensive fitness suite
Published on Sep 10, 2024 08:41 AM IST
More buttons, strong AI: Apple iPhone16 series and the cyclical charm of tech
The overall iPhone 16 theme is built on new hardware where it was needed, but software is taking forward experience.
Published on Sep 10, 2024 08:11 AM IST
Apple unveils artificial intelligence-boosted iPhone 16 line
The company also unveiled a new model of its watch — the Apple Watch X — that chief executive Tim Cook described as being the company’s thinnest ever
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 12:33 AM IST
Tech Tonic | Where are all of the world’s chips being made?
Would it be hyperbole to say that hidden within a chip circuitry, is the destiny of the human race? No surprise then, everyone’s eyeing a stake in that pie
Published on Sep 08, 2024 08:00 AM IST
To say a Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is an Apple Watch Ultra clone, is fallacious
Beyond the orange, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra’s feature set and AI play is in contrast to an Apple Watch Ultra
Published on Sep 06, 2024 11:25 AM IST
Microsoft Copilot+ PC intricacy aside, Asus handholds AMD’s resounding comeback
Asus’ portfolio expansion adds a Zenbook S16 waiting for Copilot+, but definitively marks AMD’s accession to the powerful chips’ conversation, in a new era for laptops
Published on Sep 05, 2024 09:51 AM IST
Expectations from iPhone 16 keynote, India’s tablet market and OpenAI investment
There are very few certainties in life, and one of those is Apple setting a new benchmark for smartphones every September.
Published on Sep 05, 2024 07:15 AM IST
Brimmed with AI, Canva’s hiking subscription prices but skips India for now
It may more be a case of when and not if, but Canva confirms to HT that Canva Pro, Teams and Enterprise substitution pricing for users in India remains unchanged, though a significant surge is on the horizon in other countries.
Published on Sep 04, 2024 03:59 PM IST
Have tablet makers found a magic formula in India? Shipment data suggests so
Tablet sales in India are picking pace, since users find value in a refreshed ‘mid-spec’ price band, better balancing price alongside significantly improved specs, and therefore longevity as well as utility
Published on Sep 03, 2024 11:53 AM IST
Tech Tonic | More tech bosses should be very worried about the law catching up
The larger a tech platform, the more a propensity to flout local laws, and show up smartly dressed for a regulatory earful. Durov’s arrest may have changed that
Published on Sep 01, 2024 08:30 AM IST
Decoding Proton Docs and Zoom Docs suites, mounting a challenge to Google Docs
While the approach to a document editing suite within the web browser remains intact, Proton’s making a privacy pitch in line with their Google-rivalling ecosystem.
Published on Aug 29, 2024 10:31 AM IST
Amazon and Flipkart face Blinkit, Zepto conundrum, and solving Telegram’s chaos
Either a lot has transpired in the past few days, or maybe I’m overthinking things (that’d be very much in line with my personality).
Published on Aug 29, 2024 07:15 AM IST
Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL as AI superphones, augmenting Android’s acumen
Pricing reflects significant annual inflation, but there is an overwhelming AI layer integrated deep within Android that needs Google One’s AI Premium subscription to derive best results
Published on Aug 28, 2024 01:30 PM IST
Decoding smart rings for health metrics, as Ultrahuman and Boat play their cards
Fitness tracking doesn’t get more low-key than smart rings, which have a form factor advantage over smart watches, the bulk of which renders them less than ideal for tracking sleep.
Published on Aug 27, 2024 11:51 AM IST
Tech Tonic | We must not ignore smart acquisitions as a route to AI domination
Tech giants want to obtain exceptional tech and talent, to boost their arsenal of tools for consumers and enterprises
Published on Aug 25, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Did that car just bleat again?: EVs are trying some wild experiments with sound
BMW is working with the Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer; Mercedes-Benz with rapper Will.i.am. Lamborghini may even draw inspiration from spaceships.
Updated on Aug 23, 2024 05:07 PM IST
Countering AI’s overbearing influence and Indians are buying more tablets too
This week, the world of tech got reminded that there can be two different ways of doing the same thing.
Published on Aug 22, 2024 07:15 AM IST
Procreate adopts a risky stance against Gen AI’s influence on digital art apps
This approach comes in stark contrast to Procreate’s rivals, Adobe and Canva, with the high-risk approach gives users choice of apps that aren’t reliant on generative AI, and worthy of praise
Published on Aug 20, 2024 10:45 AM IST
Withings finds a way to blend aesthetics with ScanWatch Nova’s smartwatch brains
There are unique elements to Withings ScanWatch Nova pegging it on an even kneel as an Apple Watch Ultra 2 or Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, and they’re the benchmark smartwatches.
Published on Aug 19, 2024 01:44 PM IST
Decoding appeal of budget wireless earbuds as OnePlus, Xiaomi write new chapters
Indian tech brands are dominating the wireless earbuds space, with new OnePlus Nord Buds 3 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Buds 5c hoping to make inroads in that competitive space.
Updated on Aug 19, 2024 09:09 AM IST