The United States has announced that it is filing criminal charges against China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, pushing a fight against the world’s biggest telecommunications equipment maker. However, Huawei denies of any wrongdoings and this comes days before the trade talks with Beijing. Continue reading “US files criminal charges against Huawei over sanctions violations and technology theft”
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced a new direction-finding feature that is aimed at enhancing the performance of the Bluetooth location services solutions. The new feature allows devices to determine the direction of a Bluetooth signal, thereby enabling the development of Bluetooth proximity solutions that can understand device direction as well as Bluetooth positioning systems. Continue reading “Bluetooth 5.1 adds ‘direction-finding’ for improved location accuracy”
Dropbox, Inc. has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HelloSign which is an eSignature and document workflow platform with more than 80,000 customers. Under the terms of the agreement, Dropbox will acquire HelloSign for $230 million in cash. Continue reading “Dropbox acquires eSignature startup HelloSign for $230 million”
According to reports, Apple is said to be planning a subscription service for games. The service would function like Netflix for games, allowing users who pay a subscription fee to access a bundled list of titles. The Cupertino company said to have begun privately discussing the subscription service with game developers in the second half of 2018. Continue reading “Apple said to be planning on gaming subscription service”
Apparently, a bug on the Apple’s FaceTime lets you call anyone with FaceTime, and immediately hear the audio coming from their phone even before the receiver on the other end has accepted or rejected the incoming call. However, Apple was quick to act on it and has taken Group FaceTime offline and will address the issue with a software update later this week. Continue reading “Apple acknowledges FaceTime bug that lets you hear audio of the other person before they pick up, fix coming in a week”
Samsung, Huawei, LG are said to be working on foldable smartphones which are slated to release some time this year. Apart from these mainstream OEM’s, companies like Qualcomm, Microsoft, IBM, and Intel are also said to be working on foldable devices. In-line with the reports, Intel’s new patent hints at what the company is working. Continue reading “Intel patent hints at a foldable smartphone that unfolds into tablet”
WhatsApp has rolled out a new update for WhatsApp Web, bringing the version up to 0.3.2041. The update brings new improvements and security fixes, but most importantly, the company has enabled Picture-in-Picture mode with support for Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Streamable. Continue reading “WhatsApp for web gets Picture-in-Picture support for Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Streamable”
GOQii has launched RunGPS which comes with an integrated GPS tracker to track walking, running, cycling and other activities. It also comes integrated with Marathon Coaching delivered by GOQii Play interactive video platform. Continue reading “GOQii RunGPS with integrated GPS, heart rate sensor launched”
It is well known that Android can read your clipboard even if you don’t grant them runtime permission to do so. The reason why Android apps need to read the clipboard is that they can’t accept any text from the clipboard without it, meaning you can’t paste any text that you’ve copied. However, Google might be planning on changing this with Android Q. Continue reading “Google Android Q might block background clipboard reads, bring support for downgrading apps, new fonts, icon shapes and more”
Microsoft has integrated To-Do with Cortana to help users save time and do more. Cortana helps by adding your reminders and tasks to your lists in Microsoft To-Do. With Cortana, you can use your voice on your PC or your phone. Continue reading “Microsoft Cortana integration with To-Do is now rolling out to everyone”
Google, following the trend it follows every year, has set the I/O conference at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California this year too. The event will kickstart on May 7th and go through until the 9th. At the conference, Google will introduce Android Q and updates to its products. Continue reading “Google I/O 2019 scheduled from May 7 to 9”
While the development of 5G is still underway, South Korean giant LG has taken early steps to secure core technologies for 6G mobile communication. The company teamed up with KAIST which is state science school. LG has opened a 6G research lab at the state-run Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) in the central city of Daejeon. Continue reading “LG, KAIST teamup for development of 6G mobile communication technology”
Android Q which leaked earlier this month is confirmed to bring tons of new features including a system-wide dark theme and API changes. However, one of the biggest additions to the upcoming Android OS is the native support for a more secure facial recognition, instead of just relying on an image as a Trusted Face. Continue reading “Android Q UI reveals native support for facial recognition, screen-recording, WPA3 and more”
Samsung Electronics has announced that the company would soon start taking steps to replace plastic packaging materials with paper and other environmentally sustainable elements. From the first half of 2019, the packaging used currently for Samsung’s products and accessories – ranging from mobile phones and tablets to home appliances – will be substituted with environmentally sustainable materials like recycled/bio-based plastics and paper. Continue reading “Samsung Electronics to replace plastic packaging with sustainable materials”
Apple has laid off 200 employees earlier this week from Project Titan, which is its autonomous vehicle group. In August 2017, Apple enlisted a Tesla engineering vice president and Apple veteran, Doug Field, to lead the Titan team alongside Bob Mansfield. Continue reading “Apple dismisses over 200 employees from its Project Titan autonomous vehicle group”
