Gmail’s new Web UI rolled out almost a year ago and the platform ever since has been constantly gaining new features including snoozing for emails and much more. The company today is adding a new context menu for the right click with twelve commonly-used actions. Continue reading “Gmail for web gets right-click context menu with reply, forward, mute and more”
Amazon and Eero have announced that both the companies entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire eero. The home mesh WiFi systems set up in minutes and blanket every room. Eero products are already available on Amazon and have over 4.6-star product rating on Amazon.com. Continue reading “Amazon acquires home mesh WiFi systems start-up Eero”
As per IDC’s Quarterly mobile phone tracker, the Indian smartphone market has shipped 142.3 million units in 2018, registering a healthy 14.5% year-on-year (YoY) growth as compared to 2017. Though the Q3 2018 has been the strongest quarter, the market saw a sequential decline of 15.1% in Q4 2018 owing to high channel inventory. Continue reading “Indian smartphone shipments up 14.5% YoY in 2018; Xiaomi continues to lead with 28.9% share: IDC”
Apple is said to launch new iPad models in the first half of 2019, according to Taiwanese supply chain website DigiTimes. One of these models is expected to be called the iPad Mini 5, however, reports suggest that the tablet might have a similar design as the iPad mini 4. Continue reading “Apple iPad Mini 5 with A10 Fusion chip, 7.9-inch display, familiar design said to go official in first half of 2019”
A class action suit has been filed against Apple accusing of the company’s two-factor authentication taking too much time out of a user’s day when it is needed, and since it can’t be rolled back to a less safe login method after 14 days. Continue reading “Apple hit with lawsuit over two-factor authentication on iPhone / Mac taking too much time”
Fitbit hasn’t launched a fitness-focused fitness band targeted at the youth in recent times. The Fitbit Ace was launched last year and remains the only wearable the company has that’s targeted more towards the youth. However, the company is looking to change it pretty soon with a new fitness tracker that’s kid-friendly. Continue reading “Fitbit fitness tracker with large display, rugged design surfaces”
Samsung is known to be working on Gear Sport successor codenamed Pulse. The upcoming Galaxy Watch Active smartwatch which is expected to be its name said to skip the company’s bezel ring and Samsung has also reduced the display size. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Watch Active specs surface – 1.1-inch AMOLED display, Exynos 9110, Bixby Reminders and more”
Xiaomi’s new design patent was published in the Global Design Database of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) on February 5th. The patent hints at a full-screen smartphone with a dual camera on the back. Furthermore, the display features a rounded off corners on all four sides.
Continue reading “Xiaomi patent hints at smartphone with edge-to-edge display, dual rear cameras”
Google at the I/O developers conference had showcased the new augmented reality feature for Google Maps which is aimed at providing users with directions from your phone’s camera in real-time. Though the company is still testing the feature, it is rolling out to a handful of users. Continue reading “Google Maps AR navigation beta starts rolling out”
Facebook has announced that it has acquired visual shopping and artificial intelligence startup GrokStyle Inc. in a move to bolster the social-media company’s own AI work. GrokStyle’s technology is integrated into popular Ikea’s mobile app. Continue reading “Facebook acquires visual shopping startup GrokStyle Inc”
Android Wear announcement lead to rumors suggesting that Google might be building its own smartwatch for the platform. Reports about a possible Pixel Watch started in mid-2018, however, Google mentioned that it is not coming anytime soon. However, according to the new job listing, it looks like the company may actually building its own wearable devices. Continue reading “Google’s new job listing hints at possible Smartwatch”
AT&T back in December started repacing 4G LTE indicator with ‘5G E’ logo phones and networks that use 4G LTE Advanced technology. However, Sprint which is another major carrier in the US has filed a lawsuit in federal court, seeking an injunction to prevent AT&T from using 5G E tags on its devices or advertising. Continue reading “Sprint files lawsuit against AT&T over its ‘5G E’ branding”
Opera has announced that it is testing new in-built browser VPN for its Android browser. Beta users are the first ones to test the VPN. It is a free, unlimited and has no-log VPN feature. Continue reading “Opera browser for Android beta gets built-in free VPN”
Germany’s competition watchdog; the Bundeskartellamt has imposed “far-reaching” restrictions on Facebook’s data collection and sharing. Facebook unsurprisingly plans to appeal. The watchdog said that Facebook should not combine or collect user data third-party websites and assign them to user accounts without users’ consent. Continue reading “German Watchdog blocks Facebook from merging user data without consent”
Apple has released iOS 12.1.4 update which brings a fix for the FaceTime bug that allowed the caller to peep into the receiver’s video and audio. The update also brings a fix for two zero-days security threats that a top Google security engineer, Ben Hawkes, team leader at Google’s Project Zero security team revealed. Continue reading “Apple iOS 12.1.4 update fixes FaceTime bug, two iOS zero-days vulnerabilities”
