Weekly Roundup: ASUS Zenfone 5Z, JioPhone 2, OnePlus 6 Amber Red, Samsung  Galaxy On6 and more

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This week Asus launched its flagship Zenfone 5Z in India, Reliance Jio finally introduced the JioPhone 2 months after launching the JioPhone. OnePlus introduced the Amber Red OnePlus 6. Samsung too had a launch; the company introduced the Galaxy On6 and lots more in this roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: ASUS Zenfone 5Z, JioPhone 2, OnePlus 6 Amber Red, Samsung  Galaxy On6 and more”

Samsung Galaxy S10’s triple-rear cameras could include a ‘super wide angle’ lens, in-display and side-mounted fingerprint sensors tested

Samsung Galaxy S10

Samsung will launch the Galaxy S10 flagship smartphone next year and rumors started flowing in months before the launch. Latest we hear is that the Galaxy S10 will pack triple rear cameras, being a 10th-anniversary flagship, we expect nothing short from Samsung to grab all the attention.  Since the S10 might come in different sizes and variants, the biggest of all will sport a triple camera setup at the back.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10’s triple-rear cameras could include a ‘super wide angle’ lens, in-display and side-mounted fingerprint sensors tested”

Google Play Games update brings Search, Snake game, YouTube videos with gameplay and more

Play Games

Google Play Games app is getting a new update (v5.10) which brings features like new setting to disable autoplay videos, new search, removed settings to disabled Quest and Request notifications (v5.9), added Snake, YouTube links under games in the carousel (v5.8), White nav bar (v5.8). It is also bringing a new progress screen to a small group of users. Continue reading “Google Play Games update brings Search, Snake game, YouTube videos with gameplay and more”

Microsoft said to be working on Movies & TV app for Android and iOS

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Microsoft has been moving its focus in bringing out more apps that are daily usable by users. With Microsoft’s Edge browser and Launcher striking gold with millions of downloads in Play Store and App Store, the company sure has a scope to do more. The company’s Movies & TV app is currently only available on Windows-based platforms like Windows 10 PC, Xbox, and Windows 10 Mobile. Continue reading “Microsoft said to be working on Movies & TV app for Android and iOS”

Samsung patent hints at a smartphone with multi-display full screen

Samsung Multidisplay patent

Samsung has been patented multi-display full screen smartphone, and it is titled as the ‘Electronic device involving display,’ and the patent has been granted by WIPO on July 5, 2018. The patent describes four different design variants, all of which shows a display at the front and rear.  Continue reading “Samsung patent hints at a smartphone with multi-display full screen”

Apple releases Siri shortcuts beta app for iOS 12

Siri Shortcuts

Apple introduced Siri Shortcuts app back at the WWDC during iOS 12 presentations, and today the company has finally released the app in beta for devices running iOS 12. However, the shortcuts beta is handled through TestFlight, with Request option that is available after logging in to the Developer Center. Continue reading “Apple releases Siri shortcuts beta app for iOS 12”

Huawei TalkBand B5 with a pop-out Bluetooth headset surfaces in press image

Huawei TalkBand 5

Huawei is getting ready to introduce a new 2-in-1 wearable; TalkBand B5. This hints that the company doesn’t want to give up on the TalkBand series which it introduced back in 2014. The TalkBand is a concept that bundles smartwatch features with a pop-out Bluetooth headset into a single device. Continue reading “Huawei TalkBand B5 with a pop-out Bluetooth headset surfaces in press image”

Apple might phase out Intel’s 5G modem for 2020 iPhones

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According to latest report, Intel wont be providing 5G modems for Apple’s 2020 mobile devices. The Cuppertino company has even notified Intel that it would not use its modem in its next-generation mobile device. Furthermore, the development of the model, internally codenamed “Sunny Peak” has been halted and the Intel team that’s working on the product will be redirected to other efforts. Continue reading “Apple might phase out Intel’s 5G modem for 2020 iPhones”

Dell Alienware 15 and 17 gaming laptops with 8th Gen Intel Core processors, G3 and G7 laptops launched in India

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Dell today has launched the Alienware 15 and 17, Dell G Series – G3 and G7 and Inspiron 24 5000 All-in-One in India. The Alienware gaming laptops are powered up to Intel Core i9 processor with up to 6-cores. Dell G-series laptops include G3 15 and Dell G7 15. Continue reading “Dell Alienware 15 and 17 gaming laptops with 8th Gen Intel Core processors, G3 and G7 laptops launched in India”

Samsung and ARM partner to power 3GHz+ Cortex A76 processors based on 7nm LPP process technology

Samsung Electronics today announced that it is expanding its strategic collaboration with Arm to 7/5-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology with an aim to remain a step ahead in the era of high-performance computing. Continue reading “Samsung and ARM partner to power 3GHz+ Cortex A76 processors based on 7nm LPP process technology”

Nokia, Tencent sign agreement to accelerate 5G webscale research and applications

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At the Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Nokia and Tencent have signed an agreement to combinedly research and development to explore the potential of 5G for the provision of new applications, including those for a variety of vertical markets. Continue reading “Nokia, Tencent sign agreement to accelerate 5G webscale research and applications”

WhatsApp files Cease & Desist orders against apps that don’t use its APIs

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WhatsApp seems to be very aggressive in protecting its intellectual property and now the company has filed Cease & Desist orders against at least two apps that use native Android APIs to push messages through WhatsApp. The Lawyers team of WhatsApp has sent notices to the developers behind Can’t Talk and DirectChat.  Continue reading “WhatsApp files Cease & Desist orders against apps that don’t use its APIs”

Facebook confirms the acquisition of Bloomsbury AI

Facebook Bloomsbury

Facebook today has announced that the London-based team at Bloomsbury AI will be joining the company. Facebook says that the Bloomsbury team’s leading expertise in machine reading and understanding unstructured documents in natural language will strengthen Facebook’s efforts in natural language processing research. Continue reading “Facebook confirms the acquisition of Bloomsbury AI”

Google renames Chrome Duplex to ‘Duet’ to avoid confusion over Duplex phone-call

Google Duplex

At the Google I/O 2018 event the company introduced the Duplex Assistant  AI-based phone call technology. The feature uses Assistant to make phone calls and book appointments for users when asked. Then again, Google’s Chrome team has officially renamed the experimental ‘Chrome Home’ interface to ‘Chrome Duplex.’ To avoid any confusion, the company is now renaming Chrome Duplex to Chrome Duet. Continue reading “Google renames Chrome Duplex to ‘Duet’ to avoid confusion over Duplex phone-call”

Samsung Galaxy Note9 S Pen with Bluetooth support passes through the FCC

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launch invite

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will be unveiled on August 9th and the company is planning something big with the S Pen this time around. Over the weekend we heard reports that the Galaxy Note 9’s S Pen might be able to control music playback, long-range self-timer. Now the FCC certification more or less confirms Bluetooth support. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note9 S Pen with Bluetooth support passes through the FCC”