Instagram is said to be working on a new effortless way to fast-forward through Stories. A screenshot shows Instagram “Introducing a new way to move through posts by tapping through posts, just like you tap through stories.” The company even confirmed that it is testing tap to advance within Explore. Continue reading “Instagram is testing tap to proceed instead of scrolling through posts in Explorer”
The online smartphone market in India is expected to surpass 15 million units in Q3 2018 with a growth of more than 25% year-on-year and expected to account a record 38% of the total smartphone market. In Q2 2018, online channels including Flipkart, Amazon, PayTm Mall, mi.com, OnePlus.com grabbed 35% share, growing 65% year-on-year. Continue reading “Online smartphone shipments in India grows 65% YoY in Q2 2018, Xiaomi leads with 54% share: Canalys”
Facebook might just combine Groups and Messenger as the company will gradually roll out the ability for members of Facebook Groups to launch group chats about specific sub-topics where up to 250 members can join. Continue reading “Facebook Groups gets custom chat rooms with up to 250 members”
After being in beta for a while, Apple rolled out the iOS 12 updates to every compatible phone on September 17th. The iOS 12 update is now present on 53% of active devices introduced in the last four years, according to Apple states page on the App Store. Continue reading “Apple iOS 12 is on 53% of devices from last four years”
Facebook announces the roll out of 3D photos which is a new way to share memories and moments in both the News Feed and VR. You can scroll, pan and tilt to see the photo in realistic 3D and you can also view 3D photos in VR using the Oculus Browser on Oculus Go or Firefox on Oculus Rift. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out 3D Photos in News Feed and VR”
Twitter has announced moving forward it will count all emojis equally including those with gender and skin tone modifiers. This update marks significant progress for our service, and everyone can now benefit from the additional room to express themselves with more character. It is also in support of recent updates to Unicode.
Continue reading “Twitter brings uniformity to emoji character count”
Google earlier this week has introduced new hardware, and along with it, the company has introduced new Assistant features that will be coming over the next few weeks. The Google Assistant can now also control many popular media and entertainment devices, and the biggest among them is the ability to detect spam calls and let Assistant do the job for you. Continue reading “Google Assistant to get Screen call to handle spam calls; Duplex to roll out from November”
‘Genius’ as we know is the world’s biggest encyclopedia of music, built by artists, scholars, and super-fans working together. The company has announced that it is making Apple Music its default music player and subscribers who visit Genius will be able to play any song in full right from the song page.
Apple seems to be working on a new technology that could detect nuisance callers using spoofed phone numbers as the company filed for patents named “Detection of spoofed call information.” This system could let iPhones perform checks on a call to ascertain if it is genuine, if not warn the user of the nuisance callers or prevent it from disturbing the phone user at all. Continue reading “Apple iPhone patent hints at automatic detection of nuisance callers using spoofed phone numbers”
Bose has launched Home Speaker 500, Soundbar 700, Soundbar 500 India which comes with Amazon Alexa integration. These speakers were introduced back in August. Both the smart speaker and soundbars use their proprietary mic technology found in Bose headsets and headphones to hear commands better over louder listening levels. Continue reading “Bose Home Speaker 500, Soundbar 700, Soundbar 500 with Alexa voice-assistant launched in India starting at Rs. 39,000”
Microsoft Corp. and Anil Kumble’s technology startup, Spektacom Technologies, with support from broadcast partner Star India introduced Power Bat to provide players, coaches, commentators, fans and viewers with a completely new and unique way to engage with the sport and help improve their game. This will be powered by the Microsoft Azure cloud platform using AI and Internet of Things (IoT) services. Continue reading “Anil Kumble’s tech startup launches Microsoft AI-powered Power Bat for real-time statistics and insights”
Microsoft announced that it joined hands with Open Invention Network (“OIN”) which is a community dedicated to protecting Linux and other open source software programs from patent risk. With this association, Microsoft believes that it will be able to do more than ever to help protect Linux and other important open source workloads from patent assertions. Continue reading “Microsoft and Open Invention Network join hands to bring 6000 patents to open network”
Insta360 has introduced the One X which is a 5.7K camera that uses 360° capture, groundbreaking stabilization, and cinematic slow-mo to expand camera possibilities. It is compatible with iOS and Android. The company says it is more than a 360-degree shooter that gives possibilities to do more during and after capture. Continue reading “Insta360 ONE X 5.7K 360° action camera with FlowState stabilization announced”
Dialog Semiconductor plc has announced an agreement with Apple Inc. to license certain of its power management technologies, transfer certain of its assets and over 300 employees to Apple to support chip research and development. Continue reading “Apple to buy a part of Dialog Semiconductor in $600 million deal”
Snapchat has unveiled the ‘Snap Original’ which is a platform where exclusive shows are created by some of the world’s greatest storytellers, with new episodes, released every day. The first Snap Original includes Co-Ed, a new comedy from the Duplass Brothers. Continue reading “Snapchat introduces Snap Original with 12 original web-series, documentaries”
