Author: Tawsif Reza
Tawsif Reza is the Editor-in-Chief and founder of Droid Expose. He started the site with a clear goal: to build a reliable, no-nonsense resource where people can find accurate information about technology, from smartphones to software. His interest in tech started early and grew deeper when he began exploring custom ROMs. His first experience was with Lineage OS on the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, which opened up a whole new side of Android for him. That curiosity has stayed with him ever since. Tawsif is also the founder of CTG Post News, an online news platform built on the same principle — giving people access to trustworthy information. He has a background in web development and programming, skills he sharpened during the COVID-19 period when he had more time to focus on learning. He also has a genuine interest in photography, particularly mobile photography, and has worked with tools like Gcam to push the quality of smartphone cameras further. A proud Bangladeshi, Tawsif is motivated by more than just technology. A moment he witnessed early in life — a hungry child crying in its mother's arms — left a lasting mark on him. Since then, giving back and helping those with less has been just as important to him as everything else he builds. When he is not working, you might find him on his balcony thinking through his next project, or playing Double Dragon on a Neo Geo emulator.
My Intel Celeron N2815 laptop has 2GB of RAM. On Windows 10, that was enough to make the machine a daily frustration slow boot, constant disk activity, apps taking forever to open. At some point it stopped being a laptop and started being a waiting exercise. I started looking for a lighter operating system, and after some research I landed on antiX Linux. Here is what actually happened when I installed it and used it. What antiX Linux Is, Before Anything Else AntiX is a Debian-based Linux distribution built specifically for older and low-resource hardware. According to the official antiX…
When we wrote about the Galaxy Z Flip 8 leak in May, the focus was on the redesigned hinge and the long-overdue crease improvement. What that piece couldn’t cover yet was the bigger picture because Samsung wasn’t just quietly updating one phone. According to multiple leaks and supply chain reports, it has been preparing to reshape its entire foldable lineup at once. Samsung is expected to announce three foldables at a Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22 in London: the Galaxy Z Fold 8, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide, and the Galaxy Z Flip 8. The July 22 date…
Google’s Gemini family keeps moving fast. When Gemini 3.5 Flash arrived, the marketing pitch was familiar- smarter, faster, better. But marketing copy means nothing until you sit down and actually break a model. So I did exactly that. I ran five carefully designed experiments on both Gemini 3 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash, the kind of tests that reveal not just benchmark scores, but the real personality of a model. I wanted to know: does 3.5 Flash genuinely think differently, or is it just a minor polish job? Spoiler: the differences are real. Some of them surprised me and here…
Meta launched paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp which is a global rollout that puts the company squarely in competition with the subscription models that have defined streaming, music, and more recently, AI tools. The plans are simple on the surface: Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus at $3.99 a month, WhatsApp Plus at $2.99. But the move reflects a much bigger bet Meta is making on its own future. What You Actually Get Instagram Plus is the most feature-heavy of the three. Subscribers can see aggregate rewatch counts on their Stories, create unlimited audience lists beyond Close Friends,…
Instagram has a photo-sharing feature that most users stumble into rather than choose. It is called Instants, and after spending time with it, I have a few things worth sharing especially for anyone who has not fully figured out how it works yet. What Is Instagram Instants? Instants is Instagram’s version of spontaneous, unfiltered photo sharing which operates on a “View Once” basis. The idea is similar to BeReal: snap a photo, send it to close friends, no editing, no pressure. It lives inside your Instagram inbox as a small stack of photos in the bottom right corner of the screen. The…
Google just made a big move at I/O 2026. On May 19, the company officially launched the Gemini 3.5 model family — and the first model out of the gate is Gemini 3.5 Flash. This is not a routine upgrade. The 3.5 Flash is Google’s strongest model yet in the Flash line, and it arrives with a clear purpose: to be the engine that powers real-world AI agents — systems that don’t just answer questions, but actually get complex, multi-step work done. This article covers everything that is currently known about Gemini 3.5 Flash: what it does, who built it,…
Google held its annual I/O developer conference on May 19, 2026, and if there was one message Sundar Pichai wanted every person in that audience to walk away with, it was this: the age of AI that answers questions is giving way to AI that actually gets things done. The company called it the agentic Gemini era— a shift from models that respond to prompts toward systems that can plan, act, and keep working even after you close your laptop. It’s a distinction that sounds subtle but has enormous implications for how we interact with software. Here’s a full breakdown…
Google has officially introduced Gemini Omni, a major evolution in its multimodal AI lineup. Moving beyond static image generation and simple text prompts, this new class of models is designed to treat video as a dynamic, conversational canvas. The first model in this family, Gemini Omni Flash, is rolling out now, promising to change how we create and edit motion content. The rise of AI-driven video tools is also part of a broader trend in short-form content. While TikTok introduced short-form video features years ago to dominate mobile entertainment feeds, its parent company ByteDance recently launched Seedance 2.0, bringing the…
I have been paying for Spotify Premium for three years. And like a lot of people, I kept asking myself the same question: is there a real, working free alternative? A few months ago, I found one that actually held up for more than a week. It is called SimpMusic. I used it. I tested it. And I also dug into what it actually does behind the scenes — because that part matters, and most articles writing about this app are skipping it entirely. This is not a recommendation. This is what I found. What SimpMusic Actually Is SimpMusic is…
For over a decade, the 15GB storage has been a hallmark of the Google ecosystem—a generous pool of free space shared across Gmail, Drive, and Photos. However, that baseline is shifting. Recent changes to Google’s account creation process suggest that the full 15GB is now being treated as a reward for verification rather than a universal right. If you sign up for a new Google account today without linking a phone number, you may find yourself with only 5GB of storage, a third of the traditional offering. The Verification Gap The change first surfaced through user reports on platforms like…