Google has expanded support voice search in more Indian languages. In addition to Hindi and English, Google will now support eight more Indian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Starting today, speakers of these languages will be able to use their voice to dictate queries — both in Gboard on Android as well as in Search through the Google App. Continue reading “Google Voice Search adds support for eight more Indian languages”
Facebook has secretly launched a new photo-sharing app dubbed as Colorful Balloons in China. The largest social network with over 2 billion monthly active users has been blocked in China since 2009. According to a report from the New York Times, the app was published by a company named “Youge Internet Technology” in China’s App Store and early users are not able to easily share the app with outsiders.
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Google is gearing up to launch Android O any day now, and the actual name of the next iteration of Android is still unknown. It looks the company will soon reveal the name of Android O by the end of this month.
Continue reading “Google tipped to reveal Android O name on August 21”
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been stressing on the importance of videos for a long time. Now, the social network has introduced Watch video platform to take on YouTube. Facebook will start rolling out an array of original shows along videos from other creators to a small group of U.S. users on mobile, desktop and Facebook’s TV apps. Continue reading “Facebook takes on YouTube with Watch video platform”
Intel has announced that it will start building a fleet of fully autonomous (level 4 SAE) vehicles for testing in the United States, Israel and Europe. The company is deploy the first self-driving car later this year, followed by a fleet of more than 100 automobiles. Continue reading “Intel to build fleet of over 100 self-driving cars and start testing them this year”
Flipkart has raised a latest round of funding from SoftBank
Vision Fund. This is said to be the biggest ever private investment in an Indian technology company and will make the Vision Fund one of the largest shareholders in Flipkart. Continue reading “SoftBank Vision Fund invests in Flipkart to become one of its largest shareholders”
Paytm has announced that it now supports third party Quick Response QR codes. Users will now be able to scan non- Paytm codes as well using the Scan button on the Paytm app.
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Google has rolled out an update for mobile Search that makes it easier for users to get relevant information quickly. Google Search app for Android will now show tappable shortcuts below the search bar about an array of topics including cricket scores, weather, nearby restaurants and more.
Continue reading “Google Search for Android gets tappable shortcuts for nearest ATMs, restaurants in India”
Android creator Andy Rubin has confirmed that the Essential Phone is in “full mass production”. Announced in May, the Essential Phone will finally get a release date sometime next week, said Rubin.
Acer has announced a rugged Chromebook 11 C771 that sports an 11.6-inch display (1366×768) with 180-degree hinge. It is powered by 6th-generation Intel Core and Celeron processors and can support upto 4GB of RAM.
Sony already confirmed that it will release two flagship phones in 2017 and kill its ‘premium standard’ models. Sony G34XX and flagship Sony G83XX phones have already surfaced some time back in benchmarks. Now live images of the phones have surfaced.
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ICICI bank has launched instant credit cards that will allow its savings account holders to get a credit card instantly without the hassle of tedious paperwork. The credit limit for the instant credit card is capped at Rs. 4 lakh based on pre-checked bureau scores. Continue reading “ICICI Bank launches instant credit cards with credit limit of up to four lakh”
Google has released Android distribution numbers for the month of August. Android Nougat adoption has increased to 13.5%, up 2% over last month. Nougat 7.0 was up 1.7% to 12.3% while, Nougat 7.1 increased to 1.2% from .9%. It is possible that before next month’s distribution, we will already see the arrival of Android O. Continue reading “Android Nougat adoption hits 13.5%, up 2% since last month”
FacInstagram is testing a new way that will let you add your friend during a live stream. The live video will be visible in split screen once you have added another person.
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It looks like Apple will release the iPhone 8 in September after all. According to KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 8, iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus will launch at the same time. Previous rumor had suggested that iPhone 8 might not ship until late 2017.
Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8 will launch in September in three colors : KGI”
