Still holding out on the music streaming bandwagon? With the impending launch of Apple Music, Google wants to try to get you onboard first and on that note, the company today announced a new free tier to their music streaming service. Continue reading “Google Play Music update brings free ad-supported streaming for all”
Google X, the not-so-secret lab behind the company’s esoteric technological experiments, has developed a brand new fitness wearable. News has emerged that the life sciences division at Google is developing a highly advanced medical grade fitness tracker that will be intended for use in clinical trials and for medical patients. Continue reading “Google develops medical grade health tracking wearable to be used in clinical trials”
iOS has been notorious for requiring massive amounts of free space available on a handset before proceeding with a software update. This has traditionally proven to be a hindrance for users of iOS devices with low internal storage. Devices like the 16GB iPhone and iPad remain amongst the highest selling devices for Apple and with the limited amount of storage on offer, the devices invariably lack enough free storage onboard to facilitate the update. With iOS 9, Apple is rolling out changes that will make it foolproof for users to get said update. Continue reading “iOS 9 can temporarily delete apps to make space for system update”
There has been a lot of confusion and all around lack of clarity regarding Microsoft’s plans with Windows 10 licensing. The company has often said that it will be doling out Windows 10 for free but the rules around the license agreement have been ambiguous to say the least. With the latest information release, it seems that we might finally have some clarity on the situation. Continue reading “Microsoft clarifies free Windows 10 license eligibility criteria”
Dropbox has been adapting Google’s Material Design UI elements into its application over the last few releases. The beta releases since v2.6 have progressively introduced the design language. Today, the company has bumped up the application to version 3.0 and is rolling out the updated design to all users. Continue reading “Dropbox v3.0 brings along Material Design for Android app”
Part of the appeal of a smartwatch is the endless customization capabilities on offer. The Android Wear platform in particular has really picked up pace with over 1500 different watch faces on offer. Today, Google announced the addition of 17 new watch faces to the Play Store. Continue reading “Google releases 17 new Android Wear watch faces as part of Summer 2015 collection”
More and more details are beginning to trickle out as the next generation OnePlus is about to be revealed. The company recently revealed it’s intention to use a somewhat maligned Snapdragon 810 processor in its next gen flagship. Today, the company announced via a post on it’s social channels that the phone will be using a Type C USB connector. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 to sport a USB Type-C connector”
We recently reported that Motorola had begun soak tests for the Android Lollipop roll out for its 2013 edition Moto X handset. Today, the company has announced that it is beginning the Android 5.1 over the air roll out for carrier unlocked models in the US and Brazil. Continue reading “Android 5.1 OTA roll out begins for 1st gen Moto X, US & Brazil get it first”
Amazon has always believed in using a highly customized fork of Android called Fire OS on their line up of tablets and phones. Fire OS brings with it a completely different look and has a very different and in some ways superior feature set to stock Android when it comes to media consumption and more so from Amazon’s ecosystem. Today the company has released the first developer preview of their upcoming Fire OS 5 that is based on Android Lollipop. Continue reading “Amazon releases Android Lollipop based Fire OS 5 developer preview”
With the release of Intel’s latest Baytrail platform, the company has been making a push for small form factor computing devices. This includes devices like the NUC (Next Unit of Computing) as well as the Compute Stick. These computing systems aren’t specifically meant for standard desktop computing scenarios and are typically used without a permanently attached keyboard or mouse in an HTPC or digital signage setting. To assist in this use case, Intel has announced a brand new Android application that will let you control the Windows running machines from your phone or tablet. Continue reading “Intel Remote Keyboard announced, Lets you control your NUC from your Android device”
Back in 2012, Apple showed the first signs of listening to the audience when they launched a smaller iPad after vehemently denying any such possibility. The iPad Mini aimed to be the best small tablet on the market and the company arguably delivered with the device still seeing demand after 3 years. Now, it is time to say goodbye to the original. Continue reading “Apple says goodbye to the original iPad Mini, now sells only Retina iOS devices”
The game of smartphone market share is huge in India and everyone wants a slice of the pie. Relatively new entrant, InFocus, recently launched a new handset dubbed the M330. A large handset deserving of the ‘phablet’ moniker, it brings a price and specifications that are certainly satisfactory for the class of products it competes against. We put the phone through its paces to see how well it competes with the existing stalwarts. Continue reading “InFocus M330 Review”
Lycos started off as a search engine and over time has pivoted into multiple verticals like web hosting, mail and even entertainment content. With Lycos Life, the company is aiming to get a foothold into the fast growing wearables segment. On that note, with the launch of their Lycos Life initiative, the company has introduced the Lycos Band and Ring wearables in the Indian market. Continue reading “Lycos Life Ring and Band wearables now available in India”
The Apple Watch has been panned for being highly dependent on the iPhone for any kind of productive usage. Taking that feedback to heart, it looks like Apple has some big changes in store for their wearable. Rumors suggest that Apple is about to add features that would give their smartwatch a lot more autonomy. Continue reading “Apple Watch 2 might support a FaceTime camera, built-in WiFi suggest rumors”
With the start of the holy month of Ramadan, Google has introduced a new tool to help members of the Muslim community all around the world. Called ‘My Ramadan Companion’, the tool is meant to assist everyone observing the month of fasting by providing hyperlocal and time relevant information. Continue reading “Google introduces My Ramadan Companion to assist observers of the holy month”
