Virgin Hyperloop One today announced that it has signed an agreement with Administrator of Railway Infrastructures to open an Advanced Technology Development and Testing Center in the Andalusian region of Spain. The company’s first European development facility is valued at approximately US$ 500 million. Continue reading “Virgin Hyperloop One signs deal to open first development facility in Spain”
Google is finally adding an option to Gmail for Android and iOS that lets you disable Conversation view. Replies to emails are usually grouped together as “conversations,” to make them easier to follow, while some prefer to see each of their emails listed individually in their inbox. Continue reading “Gmail for Android and iOS now lets you turn off conversation view”
Ola today announced it is planning to enter the UK, bringing a dynamic, responsible new service to the market. The company has obtained licenses to operate in South Wales and Greater Manchester and will launch operations in South Wales within the next month. Continue reading “After Australia, Ola announces its plans to foray into UK”
RED finally has announced the launch timeline of its first smartphone; Hydrogen One. The phone was first announced back in July 2017 and its unique selling point is a holographic display. Though the initial launch date was Q1 2018, after delaying it for a while the company has now finally mentioned that it is coming to AT&T and Verizon in the USA and Telcel in Mexico. Continue reading “RED HYDROGEN ONE with Holographic display coming to AT&T and Verizon on Nov 2, Pre-orders to ship starting October 9”
Qualcomm has started sending out invites for an event scheduled on September 10th. Though there are no details about what to expect, the teaser image hints at a brand new chipset for the wearable platform which is lagging behind. Continue reading “Qualcomm schedules an event on September 10th in San Francisco, new wearable chipset expected”
Google has acquired GraphicsFuzz which is a company specializing in mobile graphics benchmarking tools, for an undisclosed amount. GraphicsFuzz is a three-person team-Alastair Donaldson, Hugues Evrard, and Paul Thomson and they will be joining Google’s Android Graphics Team to integrate their specialist graphics driver testing technology within the Android ecosystem. Continue reading “Google acquires mobile graphics benchmarking company GraphicsFuzz”
Google’s AR Stickers app was launched with a handful of stickers built right within the app’s download section. However, Google, over the time kept making each pack as separate apps that need to be downloaded to use, leaving ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Stranger Things’ as the only pre-installed ones. But Google is now making packs as separate apps reducing the AR Stickers app size from 65MB to just 8.5MB. Continue reading “AR Stickers v1.3 reduces app size by making Star Wars and Stranger Things packs optional”
Fossil today has announced the fourth-generation of Q lineup smartwatches. Two new watches in the lineup include Q Venture HR with 40mm stainless steel casing and Q Explorist HR with the large 45mm case. Continue reading “Fossil Q Venture HR and Q Explorist HR with GPS announced in India starting at Rs. 19995”
Apple might be US’s first $1 Trillion company and it could have bestsellers worldwide, but if you look closely, the company is struggling to keep up in one of the world’s biggest market; India where it is lagging behind in the 11th position. Apple, in fact, sold less than 1 million iPhones in India in the quarter accounting to a meagre 1% market share. Continue reading “Apple plans to regain its position in India with strong retail strategy, Stores, dedicated services and more”
Google officially named Android 9.0 P as Pie, and the update is already rolling out to Essential and Pixel series phones. At the I/O 2018 Google showed off the Digital Wellbeing feature, but it was missing in the developer’s preview update. However, the Digital Wellbeing beta has finally opened up for Pixel owners on Android 9 Pie. Continue reading “Google’s Digital Wellbeing finally opens up in beta for Pixel users on Android 9.0 Pie”
Xiaomi today announced that Holitech Technology which is its key component supplier will start smartphone component manufacturing in India. Holitech has signed an MOU with the state of Andhra Pradesh and will start local manufacturing in the city of Tirupati for Xiaomi. Continue reading “Xiaomi teams up with Holitech Technology to manufacture smartphone components in Tirupati”
Leica today has launched the C-LUX camera in India. It is the company’s newest addition to its compact camera segment. It features Leica DC Vario-Elmar 8.8–132 mm f/3.3–6.4 ASPH and a high-performance 20-megapixel sensor that is capable of shooting 10 frames per second. Continue reading “Leica C-Lux compact camera with 15x Optical Zoom, 4K Video recording launched in India for Rs. 85000”
HARMAN International which is a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has launched JBL’s online brand store; www.JBL.com in India. This move comes as a part of the inaugural promotion of the two new JBL products; JBL Go+ Bluetooth speaker and JBL T205BT headphone launch. Continue reading “JBL T205BT headphones and JBL GO+ Bluetooth speaker launched in India starting at Rs. 2999”
Google is rolling out a new update to its Google app and as usual, there’s aren’t any major changes right out of the bat, but there are substantial changed lying beneath. It hints about features like a conventional translation on smart display, categories in top apps, memory Aid Locker and more. Continue reading “Google app update hints at conventional translation on smart display, categories in top apps and more”
A new report suggests that the panel working on the Indian government’s cloud computing policy wants data generated in India to be stored within the country. This proposal comes as a big blow to global technology giants such as Amazon and Microsoft who offer cloud services. Continue reading “Indian Govt plans localization of cloud storage data within the country: Report”
