Sirin Labs, the Switzerland-based company that has a history of raising fourth largest crowdsale in history; $157.8M, recently unveiled the final design of the FINNEY which is the first ever blockchain smartphone. Today the company has confirmed that it will hit markets in November and will cost around $999 (Rs. 68,430 approx.). Continue reading “Sirin Labs Finney Dual-screen Blockchain smartphone with Snapdragon 845, SIRIN OS will be available in November”
Sony is said to be working on a flagship despite the fact that it launched a flagship just two months ago. The company’s upcoming phone is said to be coming during the IFA 2018 event. Though we don’t really know much about the flagships, the first-hand information suggests that it will come with four cameras: two on the back, and another two in the front. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ3 with dual front and rear cameras said to launch at IFA 2018”
Twitter in its ongoing fight against fake accounts today has announced that starting this week it will be removing the locked accounts from follower counts across profiles globally and as a result of this, the number of followers displayed on many profiles may go down. Continue reading “Twitter to remove locked accounts from followers list”
Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities is back with yet another new investor’s note and this time according to the analyst, Apple is said to be working on launching 11-inch iPad Pro, refreshed Mac mini, Apple watch with large display, Airpower in fall. The newly updated portfolio will join the three iPhone models; 5.8″ OLED model, a new 6.5″ OLED model, and a new 6.1″ LCD variant. Continue reading “Apple will launch 11-inch iPad Pro, refreshed Mac mini, Apple watch with larger display, AirPower charger in fall: Kuo”
Indian Telecom Commission, decision-making body in the telecom ministry has approved net neutrality recommendations proposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). These rules restrict telecom operators from discriminating against Internet content and services or grant higher speed for those who pay a premium. Continue reading “Telecom Commission approves new net neutrality recommendations proposed by TRAI”
Tronx Motors, a Smartron company, today has launched India’s 1st smart crossover electric bike; TRONX ONE. It is Smartron’s first step towards building the Tronx Motors vertical coupled with the company’s own tronX ecosystem. It offers a powerful ride experience of 25 km/h. It also comes with multiple ride modes and Virtual Gears coupled with 3 Electric Gears and 6 speed Shimano Shifters. Continue reading “Smartron’s Tronx Motors launches TRONX ONE e-bike with multiple ride modes, virtual gears in India for Rs. 49999”
Snapchat back at the end of 2017 launched the Snap Studio and also introduced a new way for people to build their own lenses. Today the company is introducing a new way to find those lenses inside the app; it calls Lens Explorer. This shows a variety of lenses in a variety of ways. Continue reading “Snapchat Lens Explorer lets you browse community filters”
Opera today announced that it is testing Cryptowallet beta built-in to its Android app and it supports the Ethereum Web3 API. Through this feature, users can send, receive and pay in cryptocurrency without needing a new web browser or a separate extension. Continue reading “Opera for Android is the first browser with built-in Crypto Wallet”
Emirates Skywards which is the loyalty programme of Emirates airline has partnered with the ENTERTAINER to launch its own Emirates Skywards GO app for members. The app is a mobile travel companion that offers members access to over 4,400 2-for-1 offers at some of the best restaurants and spas in over 20 cities. Continue reading “Emirates Skywards GO companion app for Android and iOS released”
Google’s Gboard application is getting a new update which brings features like spell check, a mini mode for the morse code keyboard, and an adaptive icon. Though few of them are already available, few are still disabled. As for the stuff that is lying beneath, there are hints at the development of Minis; Allo type Selfie Stickers, a floating keyboard, more Make GIF effects, and more. Continue reading “Gboard V7.4 hints at floating keyboard, Minis selfie stickers, spell check and more”
Facebook has been fined a £500,000 ($665,000) by the UK’s data protection watchdog, the ICO, for failing to protect users data and take consent on how their data would be harvested by apps. This penalty also relates to Facebook’s role in the Cambridge Analytica data-harvesting scandal where the personal information of around 87 million users was shared with Cambridge Analytica. Continue reading “UK privacy Watchdog fines Facebook £500,000 over Cambridge Analytica data breach”
Facebook today has announced that it has started testing AR based ads in News Feed and will only be accessible for users in the USA. The company said that it is adding new ways to help businesses to engage with users on mobile, encourage product discovery and drive sales online and in stores. Continue reading “Facebook starts testing AR ads in News Feed”
Apple today has announced that it is naming John Giannandrea as its first Chief of Machine Learning and AI strategy. John Giannandrea joined Apple back in April, he was making contributions at Google since 2010 including AI related products like Google Assistant, Gmail, Google Search’s Knowledge Graph, and more. Continue reading “Apple names John Giannandrea as its first Chief of Machine Learning and AI strategy”
Instagram today has officially announced that it is introducing a new interactive questions sticker in Stories that lets your friends submit questions for you to answer, after testing it recently. It’s a fun new way to interact with your followers. The company back in May rolled out interactive emoji slider sticker for polls. Continue reading “Instagram update brings interactive questions sticker for Stories”
WhatsApp today has announced that it is rolling out a new feature that will indicate which messages you receive have been forwarded to you. This extra piece of information will give a better idea and determine if your friend or relative wrote the message they sent or if it originally came from someone else. Continue reading “WhatsApp will now label forward message to fight misinformation”
