Nintendo and LINE Corporation have signed a partnership where both the companies will jointly develop a new game for smart devices. Nintendo and LINE will co-develop and jointly operate a new action puzzle game featuring Dr. Mario titled Dr. Mario. Continue reading “Nintendo, LINE partner to launch Dr Mario World for Android and iOS later this year”
Telegram is gaining a new update bringing with it chat background where you can now search the web for wallpapers, add effects and then share your backgrounds with friends via links. Telegram backgrounds now support motion and blur effects. You can also set any color as your background, apply a pattern and more. Continue reading “Telegram V5.3 update brings motion and blur effects to backgrounds”
Twitter has announced that it is stepping up its fight against notification spammer as the functionality of three of these services — ManageFlitter, Statusbrew, Crowdfire stopped functioning. Twitter has confirmed its actions and said that these three apps for having repeatedly violated the API rules. Continue reading “Twitter revokes API access of three notification spammer apps that sell fake followers”
Apple has shut down Google’s ability to distribute its internal iOS apps, following a similar shutdown that was issued to Facebook earlier this week. According to reports, the early versions of Google Maps, Hangouts, Gmail, and other pre-release beta apps stopped working alongside employee-only apps like a Gbus app for transportation and Google’s internal cafe app. Continue reading “Apple restores Google’s internal iOS apps after certificate misuse”
Google Explore Art and Culture app which uses augmented reality is getting a new update to its iOS and Android. It brings a new camera tab making AR features easily accessible. The Android version of the app brings a new bottom bar with Material Theme. Continue reading “Google Arts & Culture update brings new camera button for AR, Material design and more”
Sony is reportedly working on the XZ4 flagship which is rumored to launch at the MWC 2019 event in February. Before the official announcement, we see more details about the flagship surface. The Xperia XZ4 said to feature triple rear cameras. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ4 said to feature – 52MP main + 16MP telephoto and a ToF sensor”
Microsoft has announced final quarter results that ended on 31st December 2018. When compared to the last fiscal year, the revenue is increased by 12% resulting in $32.5 billion, operating income is $10.3 billion with an increase of 18%, the net income was $8.4 billion, and the diluted earnings per share were $1.08 GAAP and $1.10 non-GAAP%. Continue reading “Microsoft reports $32.5 billion revenue with 12% YoY growth in Q4 2018, LinkedIn revenue up 29%”
LG is reportedly working on its first 5G smartphone; the LG V50 ThinQ which is rumored to go official at the MWC in February; earlier than Samsung Electronics first 5G model; the Galaxy S10 X. The company is said to announce two models of LG G8 ThinQ and LG V50 ThinQ at the International Conference Hall (CCIB) in Barcelona on April 24th. Continue reading “LG V50 ThinQ with 6-inch display, Snapdragon 855, 5G support said to be introduced at MWC 2019”
Back in December 2018, Google announced that it will shut down Google+ for consumers in April 2019 due to low usage and challenges involved. The company confirmed that it will pull the plug on April 2nd, your Google+ account and any Google+ pages you created will be shut down and the company will begin deleting content from consumer Google+ accounts. Continue reading “Google+ for consumers to shutdown on April 2nd 2019”
According to a latest Bloomberg report, Apple is said to be planning to launch iPhones with more-powerful 3D cameras as soon as 2020, pushing the company further into AR. The rear-facing, longer-range 3D camera is designed to scan the environment to create three-dimensional reconstructions of the real world. Continue reading “Apple’s 2020 iPhones said to feature 3D cameras in AR push”
According to IDC, worldwide smartphone shipments reached a total of 375.4 million units during the Q4, down 4.9% YoY. This marks the fifth consecutive quarter of decline. This downfall also marks the worst year ever for smartphone shipments with global smartphone volumes declining 4.1% in 2018 with a total of 1.4 billion units shipped. Continue reading “Global smartphone shipments down 4.9% in Q4 2018, Samsung leads with 70.4 million, Huawei posts 43.9% YoY growth”
Update: Several users have started reporting that they are able to log-in and are not facing 404 issue anymore. Continue reading “Gmail down in India and parts of Europe as users face log-in issues [Update: It’s back]”
Samsung Electronics has announced an 8K display driver IC (DDI) that helps deliver true-to-life 8K resolution with intra-panel data transfer speed at up to 4-gigabit-per-second (Gbps). It adopts the company’s Unified Standard Interface for TV (USI-T) 2.0. Continue reading “Samsung 8K display driver IC with data speeds of up to 4Gbps announced”
Jaybird has announced the Jaybird RUN XT True Wireless Sport Headphones that come with IPX7 waterproof and sweatproof and new color options. The headphones are protected by a double hydrophobic nano-coating. Continue reading “Jaybird RUN XT true wireless sports headphones announced”
Apple said to be aiming to have its video streaming service ready for launch in mid-April, according to reports. Furthermore, Apple has been in talks with entertainment companies who will have content available through the service to be ready for a launch in mid-April. Continue reading “Apple said to roll out its streaming service by mid-April”
