HTC U12+ detailed specs, press renders surface – 6-inch QHD+ display, Snapdragon 845, Dual front and rear cameras

HTC is on the verge of launching the U12+ flagship in the coming week and today ahead of the launch we see the design of the phone in its complete glory along with the specifications. As expected, the U12+ sports a 6-inches Quad HD+ display and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, 6GB RAM.  Continue reading “HTC U12+ detailed specs, press renders surface – 6-inch QHD+ display, Snapdragon 845, Dual front and rear cameras”

Instagram now lets you share feed posts directly to stories

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Instagram is now rolling out the ability to share feed posts directly to stories, after testing it earlier this year. This makes it easier to share a post that you come across your feed directly to stories for your friends and followers to see. Continue reading “Instagram now lets you share feed posts directly to stories”

YouTube Music streaming service announced, comes in free ad-supported and ad-free paid versions

YouTube Music

Jumping back and forth between YouTube and music streaming services might be seeing their final days as YouTube just unveiled ‘YouTube Music’ streaming service. The company says that it is a new music streaming service is made for music with the magic of YouTube.  Continue reading “YouTube Music streaming service announced, comes in free ad-supported and ad-free paid versions”

Netflix adds HDR support for Sony Xperia XZ2, Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Huawei P20

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Netflix is now bringing HDR support for Xperia XZ2, Huawei Mate 10 Pro and P20 smartphones. While more and more smartphone with HDR-capable displays is launching, app developers must bring the compatible feature to take advantage of the capability. Continue reading “Netflix adds HDR support for Sony Xperia XZ2, Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Huawei P20”

YouTube adds automatic artist, songwriter, label and publisher credits to videos

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YouTube starting today is adding artist, songwriter, label and publisher credits to videos. It will answer those questions with “Music in this video” crediting the one who contributed to the music. The company is adding credits to more than half a billion videos. Continue reading “YouTube adds automatic artist, songwriter, label and publisher credits to videos”

Instagram is working on ‘time spent’ usage insight tool

Instagram Usage Insights

Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom has just confirmed that the company is building ‘time spent’ usage insight tool following Google’s Dashboard feature with new time management controls. Incidentally, there is a code present in the Instagram app that reveals “Usage Insights” feature that will show users the “time spent”. Continue reading “Instagram is working on ‘time spent’ usage insight tool”

Facebook begins rolling out voice posts, achieve stories, and new cloud storage starting from India

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Facebook is rolling out new features to its flagship app which includes Voice Posts, Stories archive, and new cloud storage features. The new cloud storage feature will let you save photos and videos directly to your account in the Facebook cloud. You can share voice messages with friends, and archive your favorite Facebook Stories. Continue reading “Facebook begins rolling out voice posts, achieve stories, and new cloud storage starting from India”

Microsoft said to launch low-cost Surface tablets to take on iPad Pro

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Microsoft said to be planning on launching low-cost tablet lineup that will stand up against the iPads. The company might launch the surface branded tablets as the second half of 2018. Microsoft has tried this before back in 2012 with the launch of original Surface RT. Continue reading “Microsoft said to launch low-cost Surface tablets to take on iPad Pro”

HMD Global schedules an event on May 29 in Moscow, Nokia 2, 3 and 5 2018 editions expected

HMD Global

HMD Global has scheduled a press event in Moscow, Russia on May 29th where the company is expected to launch new Nokia phones. The company has started sending out media invites for the launch where the company’s CEO Florian Seiche, HMD’s CMO Pekka Rantala and CPO Juho Sarvikas will be present. Continue reading “HMD Global schedules an event on May 29 in Moscow, Nokia 2, 3 and 5 2018 editions expected”

Bing will ban Cryptocurrency Ads globally from June

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Microsoft’s Bing search engine today has announced that it is jumping into the anti-bitcoin bandwagon and has banned Cryptocurrency Ads. Since cryptocurrency and related products are not regulated, it sees them as a possible risk to Bing users with potential for bad actors,  scam consumers. Continue reading “Bing will ban Cryptocurrency Ads globally from June”

YouTube said to be testing Incognito Mode on its Android app

YouTube Incognito

Incognito Mode in apps lets you use their functionality without being tracked and without your actions being logged into your usage history. It is reported that YouTube is testing incognito mode in its Android app Continue reading “YouTube said to be testing Incognito Mode on its Android app”

Microsoft Surface Hub 2 with 50.5-inch 4K display announced

Surface Hub 2

Microsoft has announced the Surface Hub 2 and it is designed from the ground up that can be used by teams. The company says that it is sleek, agiler and more affordable to fit any workspace or work style. It sports a 50.5-inches 4K multi-touch display with 3:2 aspect ratio and extremely thin bezels. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Hub 2 with 50.5-inch 4K display announced”

HTC Exodus native blockchain phone for secure cryptocurrency trading coming soon

HTC has announced that it is planning to launch an Android phone that will come built-in with blockchain technology. The phone is named Exodus and it will feature universal wallet and a built-in secure hardware that support cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications (DApp). Continue reading “HTC Exodus native blockchain phone for secure cryptocurrency trading coming soon”

Twitter to start hiding Tweets from trolls in conversations and search

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Twitter back in March introduced a new approach to improve the health of the public conversation on Twitter. Since then it has been working on what one refers to as “trolls,” which is behavior is fun, good and humorous. Today the company is taking actions against such trolls that distort and detract from the public conversation on Twitter. Continue reading “Twitter to start hiding Tweets from trolls in conversations and search”

Facebook took down 837 million spam posts, 583 million fake accounts in Q1 2018

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Facebook for the first time is publishing the number of Community Standards Enforcement Reports that it has got. This report covers the enforcement efforts between October 2017 to March 2018, touches areas like graphic violence, adult nudity and sexual activity, terrorist propaganda, hate speech, spam, and fake accounts. Continue reading “Facebook took down 837 million spam posts, 583 million fake accounts in Q1 2018”