This week, as expected, Apple announced its new 4-inch iPhone with model name ‘SE’ – consider it as the ‘special edition’ or an ‘enhanced’ version of the existing iPhone 5s. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Apple iPhone SE, iPad Pro 9.7, new Watch bands, Xiaomi’s new Mi TV and more”
At the beginning of this week, Apple announced new iPhone SE and smaller iPad Pro. It also released the iOS 9.3 with Night Shift and other features. However, some iPhone and iPad owners saw their devices bricked after updating to the recently released iOS 9.3 firmware. Continue reading “Apple releases new iOS 9.3 build to fix activation bug on iPad 2”
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Samsung launched the Galaxy S7 edge smartphone in India earlier this month for Rs. 56900. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the battery life test results. The Galaxy S7 edge packs a 3600mAh built-in battery with support for Samsung’s Adaptive fast charging that can charge the phone fully in about an hour. It has a 5.5-inch Quad HD screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 8890 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Samsung’s own UI on top. Check out the test results.
Netflix has announced that it will roll out a mobile data saver feature sometime in May.
Continue reading “Netflix app to get built-in data saver feature in May”
LG is expected to release a ‘Lite’ version of its flagship G5 smartphone in Latin American markets, now the smartphone has also been certified by TENAA (Via) in China, which will also get the Snapdragon 820 variant. It will also have 3GB of RAM, instead of 4GB of RAM on the G5. According to the listing it will have a 2700mAh battery. Other specifications will be the same. Continue reading “LG G5 Lite with 5.3-inch QHD display, 3GB RAM, Snapdragon 652 gets certified in China”
Facebook is testing a new security tool that will alert users when someone is trying to impersonate them i.e using their name or profile, according to a latest report from Mashable.
Continue reading “Facebook is testing new security tool to curb profile impersonation”
Sony Corporation today announced that it plans to split out and establish its semiconductor business as a wholly owned subsidiary in April 2016. The company is also exploring to split its Imaging Products and Solutions Sector. In addition to Game & Network Services, Mobile Communications, Pictures, Music, Sony split out its TV business in July 2014 , followed by its Video & Sound business in October 2015. Continue reading “Sony to split semiconductor business, appoint four new executives in April”
Foursquare has updated the Swarm App with new features. The update that bumps the app to version 4.0 gets revamped profiles and improved life-logging features.
Continue reading “Swarm 4.0 gets revamped profiles, improved check-ins history display and more”
Google is adding new security features to Gmail for safe access of emails. The company is expanding the Safe Browsing service for Gmail users. Continue reading “Gmail gets safe browsing alerts and more in new update”
vivo has launched Y31L, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in India. It packs a 4.7-inch qHD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Funtouch OS 2.1, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The vivo Y31 was launched back in September last year. Continue reading “Vivo Y31L with 4.7-inch display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 9450”
Microsoft has announced that it will release first version Skype Universal Windows Platform Preview app for members of the Windows Insiders program. Continue reading “Microsoft to roll out Universal Skype app for Windows 10”
Oculus has started shipping the first Rift for pre-orders, after nearly four years of crowdfunding, developer kits and acquisition by Facebook. It started taking pre-orders starting from January 6th and costs $599. Oculus already said that 30 VR games will be launching with Rift on March 28th. Continue reading “Oculus Rift shipping begins, will be delivered from March 28”
Apple Music has added a bunch of new features and improvements to it’s Android app. The update which bumps the app to version to 0.9.7 gets a homescreen widget that will let you control playback.
Continue reading “Apple Music for Android gets homescreen widget for playback control and more”
Just yesterday HTC hinted at new BoomSound technology for the HTC 10. Now, the upcoming flagship from the company has been leaked and this time it is showing AnTuTu benchmark score. Continue reading “HTC 10 live image shows top score for AnTuTu benchmark”
