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Facebook is planning on creating its own cryptocurrency and this would allow users around the world to make electronic payments, according to a latest report from Cheddar. Furthermore, the company is also said to have started its research on blockchain almost a year ago and its corporate development team, lead by Morgan Beller began looking at how the social platform could use the emerging technology. Continue reading “Facebook said to be planning to launch its own cryptocurrency”
BlackBerry today announced that it will introduce its new smartphone codenamed ‘Athena’ as KEY2 at an event in New York on June 7th. This is the successor to last year’s KEYone that was introduced at the MWC 2017. Recent TENAA certification revealed that this will have the same display and physical QWERTY keyboard, but most other specs will get an upgrade.
HMD Global recently confirmed that the Nokia X will be announced on May 16th in China and also showcased the phone at the Sanlitun experience store. Nokia TA-1099 got certified by TENAA in China that confirmed the complete specifications of the phone. Now the phone has received Bluetooth certification that confirms the name as Nokia X6 and Bluetooth 5.0 support for Snapdragon 636. Continue reading “Nokia X6 (TA-1099) receives Bluetooth certification, three new unknown models get certified”
Sony today announced price cuts for its Xperia XZ Premium, XA1 Ultra and XA1 Plus smartphones in India. The Xperia XZ Premium that was launched in July last year is now available for Rs. 49,990, after a price cut of Rs. 10,000 from the launch price of Rs. 59,990.
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OPPO today has announced that it has successfully demoed world’s first 5G video call using 3D structured light technology. The demonstration reproduced a 3D portrait image on a remote receiver using portrait information collected structured-light 3D camera of an OPPO phone and 5G NR terminal prototypes from Qualcomm. Continue reading “OPPO demos world’s first 5G video call using 3D structured light technology, coming to smartphones soon”
Google last announced that it is committed to GDPR compliance across G Suite and Google Cloud Platform and the company today, ahead of the new law coming into effect has highlighted some of the key steps and changes it has taken. Continue reading “Google highlights how it manages user data; Google Cloud is now fully GDPR compliant”
Google has confirmed at the I/O 2018 that it is bringing some much-needed features like Gboard, app shortcuts to Chrome OS later this year and Android P for Chrome OS will bring support for Picture-in-Picture mode just like Android. These new additions will help developers and Chrome OS users as well. Continue reading “Chrome OS to get Gboard, app shortcuts, Picture-in-picture and more with Android P”
The Federal Communications Commission announced that USA net neutrality rules will expire on June 11, meaning that new regulations on how consumers can access the internet will take effect will change. The FCC back in December 2017 annulled the open-internet rules set in 2015. Continue reading “FCC announces US net neutrality rules will end on June 11”
Google at the I/O 2018 event this week introduced one of the most controversial Assistant feature; Google Duplex which mimics itself as human and makes appointments. While the question arises on how ethical this feature is, Google just clarified in a statement that the experimental system will have “disclosure built-in.” Continue reading “Google clarifies its AI voice calling Duplex system will identify itself”
Xiaomi is not only popular for its smartphones and electronic, but it is also popular for its IoT products. The company has invested in more than 90 IoT and lifestyle companies. At the Google I/O 2018 this week announced the company its smart home products will now work with the Google Assistant, allowing users to control products through a smart speaker, like the Google Home, or with the Google Assistant app.
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Instagram is rolling out interactive emoji slider sticker for polls; It is a fun new way to spice up your Instagram stories polls. As usual, you can ask questions in your stories and add polls, and from there you have to choose an emoji for your question, add a layer of emotional context that helps those answering understand your tone and answer accordingly. Continue reading “Instagram Stories gets interactive emoji slider sticker for polls”
Motorola’s Moto Z3 Play has been in the news for quite some time now and the launch might be around the corner. In fact, we already know everything that is to know about the Moto Z3 Play and now popular leakster, Evan Blass has posted the deep indigo color variant. Continue reading “Moto Z3 Play with 6.1-inch FHD+ display, dual-rear cameras deep indigo color variant surfaces”
Vivo announced the X21 in two variants, one with a normal fingerprint sensor, and the other one with an under-display fingerprint sensor, but both were powered by Snapdragon 660 along with dedicated Qualcomm AIE Artificial Intelligence Chip. Now the vivo X21i has been certified in China, after a recent rumor, which will be powered by MediaTek Helio P60 12nm SoC. This also has a 24-megapixel front camera.
Apple has launched the Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) in India, as it had promised, after it went on pre-orders starting from May 4th starting at Rs. 39,080. You can now buy it from Airtel Online Store and from Jio on jio.com as well as Reliance Digital and Jio Stores.
HTC is all set to launch the U12+ at an event on May 23rd, while most of the specifications are out in the open, it is the price and sale date that is under the wraps. However, according to report from Taiwanese news, the pricing of the flagship and its variants is revealed. Continue reading “HTC U12+ price, color variants surface ahead of announcement on May 23”
