Acer India today launched the Acer Swift 5 laptop which weighs just 970gms. It is powered by the 8th Generation Intel Core with support for Windows Hello. The laptop sports a 14-inch full HD display with narrow bezels on all corners with an overall footprint of the notebook similar to that of a 13” notebook. Continue reading “Acer Swift 5 with 14-inch display, 8th gen Intel core processor, fingerprint reader launched in India starting at Rs. 79999”
Essential today announced that it is rolling out the Android 8.1 Oreo update to its Essential PH-1. Back in January, the company announced that it will skip the 8.0 update for 8.1 and just as it promised it is now rolling to users. The update brings increased performance, better battery life, stronger security, and more, and Oreo features. Continue reading “Essential Phone gets Android 8.1 Oreo update with better multitasking, improved notifications and more”
Google has rolled out an update to the search results on mobile which now will display captions for images. The move is to give images better visual discovery and more context on the image results page. Google last year had started showing badges like recipe or product. Continue reading “Google search results on mobile will now show captions for images”
Meltdown and Spectre are two most major security flaws that affected most of the modern computing chipsets, and today CTS-Labs, a security company based in Israel researchers says that it has found 13 security flaws in AMD’s Ryzen and EPYC chipsets. These security flaws could allow attackers install malware on highly guarded parts of the processor. Continue reading “AMD investigating report on critical security vulnerabilities in Ryzen and EPYC chips”
Google bought the Assistant for iPhones last year and today iPads are joining the suite. Assistant on iPads will do things exactly how it does on iPhones. It supports both portrait and landscape modes. Continue reading “Google Assistant now available on iPads”
March 31st was the deadline for linking Aadhaar card with mobile numbers and bank accounts. Today Supreme Court has extended the deadline indefinitely until it delivers a verdict on the validity. The move comes after several petitions were raised challenging the validity of the Aadhaar Act. Continue reading “Deadline to link Aadhaar with mobile, bank accounts extended indefinitely till SC delivers verdict”
Ziox Mobiles has launched the ‘Tubelight’ feature phone in India which according to the company is aimed at breaking stereotypic features phones. It comes with multi-language support and Privacy Lock & Inbuilt Auto Call recording. Continue reading “Ziox Tubelight feature phone with 8-LED torch launched for Rs. 915”
Vivo at an event in China recently introduced the AI-Powered Super HDR in an aim to take the mobile photography to a new level. With the Super HDR’s auto scene detection, it promises clearer photos, better colors, more details and better tones. Continue reading “Vivo’s AI-Powered Super HDR will offer clearer photos with more details, better colors and tones”
Samsung-owned HARMAN International today launched the JBL Soundgear in India which is an around the neck wearable device for a hands-free and ear-free intimate sound experience. It connects to smartphones via Bluetooth for immersive mobile virtual reality headset experience. Continue reading “JBL Soundgear wearable neck-band launched in India for Rs. 14999”
Google today has introduced Plus Codes for Maps which is a simple location-based digital addressing system and voice Navigation in six additional Indian languages. The Plus Codes concept divides the surface of the Earth into tiny ‘tiled areas’ and assigns a unique to each. Continue reading “Google Maps in India gets Plus Codes to locate addresses easily, voice navigation in 6 additional Indian languages”
Asus has just started rolling Android 8.0 Oreo update to Zenfone 4 Pro (ZS551KL) just like it promised. The company rolled out the update to the regular Zenfone 4 back in December. The Zenfone 4 Pro update brings the build number V15.0410.1802.34. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 Pro Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”
Apple today inked a deal with Ito World to display nearest bike-sharing stations in Maps in over 175 cities across 36 countries. The feature is already live on Maps and will help you find the nearest station by typing “bike sharing” in the search bar or the name of the service. Continue reading “Apple partners with Ito World to display nearest bike-sharing stations in Maps”
Apple today announced that it has acquired the Next Issue Media LLC’s digital magazine service Texture. The service gives users unlimited access to their favorite titles for one monthly subscription fee. The move from Apple comes with an aim to tackle fake news and pave the way for trusted information. Continue reading “Apple acquires Next Issue Media’s digital magazine service Texture”
WhatsApp for Android earlier this month got the new extended time for ‘Delete for Everyone’ from 7 minutes or 420 seconds to 4096 seconds which is about 68 minutes and 16 seconds. Now the company has rolled out the same for iOS. WhatsApp with V2.18.31 for iOS and Windows phone also gets the new 1 hour, 8 minutes and 16 seconds for deleting a message. Continue reading “WhatsApp for iOS extends ‘delete for everyone’ duration to more than an hour”
Broadcom has almost reached a dead-end with its pursuits to acquire Qualcomm as Trump’s government has prohibited the take over with regards to national security. White House has ordered Broadcom immediately and permanently abandon the proposed takeover of Qualcomm. Continue reading “U.S. president Trump blocks Broadcom’s acquisition of Qualcomm citing national security concerns”
