Google Flutter beta launched for faster cross-platform app development

Google at the MWC 2018 event has announced the first beta of Flutter which is a new mobile UI framework that helps developers in designing high-quality native interfaces for both iOS and Android. It lets developers to create native apps in record time. Continue reading “Google Flutter beta launched for faster cross-platform app development”

Google Clips goes on sale in the US for $249

Google Clips camera

After briefly going on sale in January, Google Clips is now officially available in the USA just in time for the promised March shipping time frame. Clips is Google’s  A.I powered camera was introduced back in October at the Pixel event. Continue reading “Google Clips goes on sale in the US for $249”

KaiOS 2.5 will run on feature phones with Qualcomm, Spreadtrum chipsets with just 256MB RAM

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At the MWC event, KaiOS Technologies announced that it is partnering with Unigroup Spreadtrum & RDA, Airfind, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Doro, HMD Global, Micromax, NXP, Qualcomm to integrate with newest chipsets and offer advanced functionality on lite phones. Furthermore, KaiOS is already supported on high-performance LTE chipset platform Spreadtrum’s SC9820A which is now running on JioPhone.

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Google Health cards get common symptom search in India in Hindi and English

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Google with an aim to offer healthcare related information quickly in search results, rolled out the Health Cards with over 400 health conditions back in April 2016. Today it announced that it is adding information about commonly searched symptoms like common cold, acute bronchitis, flu, pneumonia, chest infection and Hindi language support. Continue reading “Google Health cards get common symptom search in India in Hindi and English”

Google Tez now lets SBI bank users create SBI UPI IDs

Google Tez

Google today announced a strategic partnership with SBI to deeply integrate SBI bank on the company’s digital payments app Google Tez. This partnership lets users create SBI UPI Id; @oksbi and get access to exclusive offers for SBI customers and enable wider adoption of digital payments and growing the digital payments ecosystem in India. Continue reading “Google Tez now lets SBI bank users create SBI UPI IDs”

YouTube Live streaming to get automatic captions, locations tags and more

YouTube_captions

YouTube is announcing few new features to its live stream function to improve the user experience and make it accessible to more people. This includes automatic English captions to live streams whenever professionally provided captions aren’t available. Continue reading “YouTube Live streaming to get automatic captions, locations tags and more”

Actions on Google Assistant gets 7 news languages, deeper app integration, available to more developers

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At the Mobile World Congress, Google shared some major developments in Actions on the Google Assistant; it will now be available in seven more languages including Hindi, Thai, Indonesian, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Dutch bringing the total supported languages to 16. Continue reading “Actions on Google Assistant gets 7 news languages, deeper app integration, available to more developers”

Lenovo Yoga 730 with Alexa voice support, Yoga 530 Windows 2-in-1 laptops announced

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Lenovo at the MWC 2018 event introduced the new Yoga 730; the 13-inch and 15-inch variants, and Yoga 530 2-in-1 Laptops. These come with Alexa voice support and powered by the latest 8th-generation Intel Core i7 processors. Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga 730 with Alexa voice support, Yoga 530 Windows 2-in-1 laptops announced”

Lenovo 100e, 300e and 500e rugged Chromebooks start rolling out

Lenovo 300e

Lenovo back in January has introduced the 100e, 300e, and 500e Chromebooks for Education. Though they were supposed to ship from January end, after a delay for over a month, the company at the MWC 2018 event announced the availability of these.  Continue reading “Lenovo 100e, 300e and 500e rugged Chromebooks start rolling out”

Huawei P20 with dual rear Leica cameras surface, P20 Pro said to pack triple rear cameras

Huawei P20

Huawei might have skipped the P20 series announcement at the MWC 2018, but the news about the flagships never stops coming. Today we see the freshly surfaced image of the P20 courtesy of popular leakster Evan Blass. Unlike the Pro model, the base P20 is said to have dual-rear cameras.  Continue reading “Huawei P20 with dual rear Leica cameras surface, P20 Pro said to pack triple rear cameras”

Indian tablet Shipments decline by 11% in 2017, Lenovo leads with 26.1% share: IDC

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Indian tablet market has yet again seen a dip by 11% in 2017, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. A total of 717 thousand tablets were shipped in India with a 32% sequential decline in 2017, which is more or less similar YoY.  Continue reading “Indian tablet Shipments decline by 11% in 2017, Lenovo leads with 26.1% share: IDC”

Jolla Sailfish 3 and new Sailfish devices, support for feature phones announced at the MWC 2018

Jolla Sailfish 3 devices

Jolla has introduced the Sailfish 3 OS just as it promised and it is the third generation independent mobile operating system along with new device support including Sony’s Xperia XA2, the Gemini PDA, and INOI tablets. Sailfish is now also available for the new era of 4G Feature Phones.  Continue reading “Jolla Sailfish 3 and new Sailfish devices, support for feature phones announced at the MWC 2018”

Samsung Dex Pad Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ desktop dock announced

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Samsung at the Unpacked event along with the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+  also introduced the new DexPad accessory. It is an upgrade to the original Dex Station that was introduced last year. It removes the need for a keyboard and a trackpad. Continue reading “Samsung Dex Pad Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ desktop dock announced”

Sony Xperia Ear Duo wireless headphones with Google Assistant and Siri integration announced

Sony at the MWC 2018 event has introduced the Xperia Ear Duo wireless headphones with noise-canceling and Google Assistant and Siri integration. The dual listening experience combines music that you are listening to environmental sounds for the richer sound experience.  Continue reading “Sony Xperia Ear Duo wireless headphones with Google Assistant and Siri integration announced”

Apple said to launch high-end over-ear headphones later this year: KGI

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According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is said to be working on high-end over-ear headphones that are expected to launch later this year. In the latest research note outlining, KGI predicts his expectations for Apple’s “acoustic accessories” pipeline later this year along with AirPods. Continue reading “Apple said to launch high-end over-ear headphones later this year: KGI”