Google Flights can now predict airline delays, gets new fare type options

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Google Flights has received two new features to help your travel experience. One among them is the ability to predict flight delays, and another is the new fare type option to show cheap fares. Continue reading “Google Flights can now predict airline delays, gets new fare type options”

UFS 3.0 standard released, offers 2x faster performance than UFS 2.1

UFS 3.0

JEDEC Solid State Technology Association today announced the new UFS 3.0 standard making it the first to introduce MIPI M-PHY HS-Gear4 with a data rate of up to 11.6 Gbps per lane which is a 2x performance increase over UFS 2.1. Continue reading “UFS 3.0 standard released, offers 2x faster performance than UFS 2.1”

Apple’s manufacturer Wistron nears land deal in Bengaluru, to invest $157 million: Report

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Apple’s Taiwan manufacturer Wistron Corp is said to be on the verge of closing a land deal in Bengaluru and is also is likely to invest about $157 million to develop the site, according to a latest report from Reuters. Continue reading “Apple’s manufacturer Wistron nears land deal in Bengaluru, to invest $157 million: Report”

Airtel, Jio commit to invest Rs. 74,000 crore to expand infrastructure over call drops

 

Airtel and Jio Call drops

Airtel and Jio have readily committed to investing Rs. 74,000 by next fiscal year to upgrade and expand infrastructure and address the issue of call drops said Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan post the DoT review.  Continue reading “Airtel, Jio commit to invest Rs. 74,000 crore to expand infrastructure over call drops”

VLC for Android beta adds Chromecast and Samsung DeX support

VLC Android Beta

VLC has finally added support for Chromecast, which was first introduced back in 2013. The latest beta update for Android with V2.9.0 also brings support for Samsung’s DeX as well as improved Chromebook support. Continue reading “VLC for Android beta adds Chromecast and Samsung DeX support”

Google Photos v3.13 brings motion photos search filter, photo book notifications and more

Google Photos

Google is rolling out a new update to the Photo app bringing the version number to V3.13. Unlike the recent updates, the latest version brings new features including motion photos search filter, photo book notifications, controls over promo notifications and more.  Continue reading “Google Photos v3.13 brings motion photos search filter, photo book notifications and more”

Google took down over 700,000 bad apps from Play Store in 2017, 70% more than 2016

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Android is the primary target for hackers to inject malware and Trojans. While Google actively purses in eliminating any vulnerabilities, some still make it in the form of Apps. Today Google has announced that it took down 700,000 bad apps that violated the Google Play policies from Play Store in 2017 which is also 70% more than the apps that it took down in 2016. Continue reading “Google took down over 700,000 bad apps from Play Store in 2017, 70% more than 2016”

Snapchat gets Bitmoji Deluxe with new skin tones, facial features and more

Snapchat today introduced Bitmoji Deluxe feature with hundreds of new ways to customize your Bitmoji. The Bitmoji Deluxe feature includes new skin tones, hairstyles, eye and hair colors, facial features, and accessories. Continue reading “Snapchat gets Bitmoji Deluxe with new skin tones, facial features and more”

Apple said to delay major iOS features to focus on reliability and performance for iOS 12

Apple has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. The company’s inability to be transparent enough with the battery throttling issue dented the brand’s credibility among the common audience. And, now for the same reason, we hear that Apple is said to have been delayed some major iOS features like the re-designed home screen, in-car user interfaces, improvements to core apps to focus on reliability and performance for iOS 12. Continue reading “Apple said to delay major iOS features to focus on reliability and performance for iOS 12”

Instagram might get video calling feature soon

 

Instagram new logoInstagram is already feature-rich with stories, stickers, live, and it recently launched a standalone Direct messaging app which is under testing. Today we are seeing yet another new feature; video calling which is under testing by the internal Instagram team.  Continue reading “Instagram might get video calling feature soon”

HTC U11 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out in India

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HTC just as it promised has started rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update to U11 in India. The update has already started rolling out to users in batches and comes with version number 3.16.708.3 and is of 1.48GB in size. The phone was originally launched with Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) back in June last year. The phone got Oreo update in Taiwan back in November last year. Continue reading “HTC U11 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out in India”

Ola announces international foray, all set to launch in Australia

Ola Australia

Ola; Indian cab sharing aggregator has announced its plans to foray into Australia. The company has begun onboarding driver-partners across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and said that is aiming to expand soon and work with local communities for better reach. Continue reading “Ola announces international foray, all set to launch in Australia”

Microsoft acquires cloud-based gaming startup PlayFab

Microsoft today announced that it has acquired the cloud-based gaming startup PlayFab. It is a complete back-end platform provider of services to build, launch and grow cloud-connected games. The tool that PlayFab offers is designed to for developers to use across all platform including mobile, PC, console.  Continue reading “Microsoft acquires cloud-based gaming startup PlayFab”

Asus Zenfone 3 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

Zenfone 3Asus has announced that it is rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update to the Zenfone 3 just as it had promised. The Zenfone 4 had received the Oreo update last month. The Oreo update for the Zenfone 3 brings the version number to 15.0410.1712.31. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 3 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”

Facebook to update news feed with more local news

Facebook Local News

Facebook recently said that it is overhauling its new feed with more posts from friends and family, and today it announced starting this week it will focus on showing more news from the local news in news feed allowing you to see topics that have a direct impact on you and your community.  Continue reading “Facebook to update news feed with more local news”