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Samir Makwana is a freelance technology writer who aims to help people make the most of their technology.
He has been writing about consumer technology with work appearing on MakeUseOf, GuidingTech, The Inquisitr, GSMArena, BGR, and other India-based media publications since 2006.
As a journalist, he has written thousands of news articles and features about the tech industry covering the computing and mobile industry. He has covered about computers, operating systems, mobiles and mobile platforms like Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Symbian.
While not tinkering, fixing, or updating computers (macOS and Windows), he reads books, graphic novels and Manga.
He holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Communication Studies from M.S. University of Baroda, India.
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