Microsoft to bring dictation feature to Office web apps

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Microsoft rolled out the dictation feature in the Word desktop app earlier this year and it is making its way to the web version of the office. The dictation feature to word and OneNote online will be available in the coming weeks. The company says that it will work on any browser.  Continue reading “Microsoft to bring dictation feature to Office web apps”

Samsung introduces Exynos Auto and ISOCELL automobile chips

Exynos-AutoSamsung Electronics has announced two new automotive solution brands; Samsung Exynos Auto and Samsung ISOCELL Auto to bring application processor and image sensor technology solutions to the road. Based on the qualities of the Exynos mobile processors, Exynos Auto meets industry requirements for harsher environments, allowing automotive manufacturers to develop applications such as infotainment, advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) and telematics. Continue reading “Samsung introduces Exynos Auto and ISOCELL automobile chips”

Sony announces blockchain-based DRM platform for music, films, VR content and e-books

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Sony has announced the development of a digital rights management (DRM) platform based on the blockchain. This new system is based on Sony and Sony Global Education’s previously developed system for authenticating, sharing, and rights management of educational data, and additionally features functionality for processing rights-related information. Continue reading “Sony announces blockchain-based DRM platform for music, films, VR content and e-books”

Apple iPad Pro 2018 said to feature same resolutions as 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch models, will not have headphone jack

Apple iPad Pro

Apple is likely to introduce the iPad Pro 2018 at an event which might happen later this month. The Cupertino giant is said to be testing the new models internally over the past few months. What’s interesting about the new iPad Pro models is that the new models appear to have the same display resolutions as the latest 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch models. Continue reading “Apple iPad Pro 2018 said to feature same resolutions as 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch models, will not have headphone jack”

Google said to be in talks with Flipkart, Paytm to launch its shopping tab in India

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Google is said to be launching its shopping tab in India allowing users to search and buy products and direct them to merchant websites or e-commerce platforms for product listings, according to sources. The feature said to be testing for several months and will be piloted soon, prior to a full-fledged launch before the end of the year. Continue reading “Google said to be in talks with Flipkart, Paytm to launch its shopping tab in India”

Android Pie cloud backups are now encrypted with user’s lock screen passwords

Android Pie

Google Android 9.0 Pie changes the way backups are stored in a way that even Google can’t read the data. It is known that Google automatically backs up data like SMS, messages on Pixel phones to the cloud so if you wipe your device you can restore them back again. Continue reading “Android Pie cloud backups are now encrypted with user’s lock screen passwords”

Google expands real-time translations to all Assistant-optimized headphones

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Google is expanding the real-time translations on the Pixel Buds to all Google Assistant-optimized headphones. The company has updated their Pixel Buds support pages yesterday saying that “Google Translate is available on all Assistant-optimized headphones and Android phones.” Continue reading “Google expands real-time translations to all Assistant-optimized headphones”

HTC Exodus native blockchain phone to be announced on October 22nd

HTC Exodus

Back in May, about HTC confirmed that it will be launching ‘Exodus’ smartphone with native blockchain for secure cryptocurrency trading. The wait now seems to be coming to an end as the company will launch the phone as early as this month. It made the announcement on the newly opened HTC Exodus Instagram account.  Continue reading “HTC Exodus native blockchain phone to be announced on October 22nd”

Samsung Galaxy A6s ‘Phoenix ‘with dual-rear cameras, gradient colors surface in live images

Samsung Galaxy PSamsung recently launched the Galaxy A7 (2018) which is its first phone to come with triple rear-cameras and A9 is the world’s first smartphone with four rear-cameras. Now it looks like Samsung is working on yet another A-series phone that will be launched only in China initially. It is also said to be the company’s first ODM device which means that a third-party would manufacture it for the company. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A6s ‘Phoenix ‘with dual-rear cameras, gradient colors surface in live images”

OnePlus 6T will come with redesigned OxygenOS UI, improved gestures, camera enhancements and more

OnePlus 6T is scheduled to go official on October 30th and the company is actively started teasing the device on social media. In an interview with resident software expert Szymon Kopeć, it is revealed that the OnePlus 6T will come with redesigned UI, improved gestures and more.  Continue reading “OnePlus 6T will come with redesigned OxygenOS UI, improved gestures, camera enhancements and more”

Google is testing new ‘Explorer UI’ in Chrome’s new page tab

Chrome Explore UI

Google is testing a new content discovery interface in the Chrome browser’s new tab page called ‘Explore.’ Users can access it on Android by enabling an experimental flag. It is clear that the interface is currently in early stages as it contains a large number of placeholder sites at the moment. Continue reading “Google is testing new ‘Explorer UI’ in Chrome’s new page tab”

Google Pixel camera app to get support for external microphone on October 18th

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Google Pixel line-up though packs extremely good set of cameras on a smartphone, they don’t allow the use of external microphones in the default camera app. However, that might change as early as next week. A Google employee in a Pixel support thread from 2016 commented saying that the feature would become available on October 18th which happens to be the day of Pixel 3 and 3 XL launch. Continue reading “Google Pixel camera app to get support for external microphone on October 18th”

Samsung foldable phone can be used as tablet unfolded and would fit in pocket: CEO Koh

Samsung Foldable Phone

It is a known fact that Samsung is working on the foldable phone but the phone hasn’t made its appearance still. However, D.J. Koh, CEO of Samsung’s mobile business, now in a revealing statement said that users will be able to use the device as a tablet with multitasking capability before being able to fold it up into a more portable phone. Continue reading “Samsung foldable phone can be used as tablet unfolded and would fit in pocket: CEO Koh”

Facebook said to testing ‘Unsend’ message feature months after confirming

Facebook Unsend

Back in April, Facebook, CEO, Mark Zuckerberg retracted messages from the recipients’ inboxes which some saw it as a violation of trust and abuse of power since Facebook Messenger doesn’t have an unsend button. However, the company clarified that it would eventually allow everyone to use this functionality. Six months have passed by without the company announcing such a feature and now we may have our first look at the feature.  Continue reading “Facebook said to testing ‘Unsend’ message feature months after confirming”

Facebook security breach allowed hackers to access 30 million accounts; Facebook will send customized messages to affected accounts

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There was a security breach in Facebook two weeks ago that allowed hackers to control 50 million accounts and the company today is sharing more details about the attack. The attackers said to have exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code that existed between July 2017 and September 2018. The vulnerability was the result of a complex interaction of three distinct software bugs and it impacted “View As.” Continue reading “Facebook security breach allowed hackers to access 30 million accounts; Facebook will send customized messages to affected accounts”