The Election Commission will launch a special drive to enrol new electors, and has collaborated with Facebook to launch a ‘voter registration reminder’ on July 1. With over 180 million people in India on Facebook, the ‘Register Now’ button is designed to encourage Indian citizens to register themselves with the Election Commission of India.
We have already seen a couple of leaks and reports about the Samsung Galaxy Note8. Now, a 3D CAD drawing of the upcoming flagship from Samsung has been shared by BGR. The render shows back of the Galaxy Note8 that highlights the fingerprint sensor and dual camera setup. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 render highlights fingerprint sensor and dual camera”
After Mumbai, Uber has expanded its food deliver service UberEATS to Delhi-NCR. The services will start in Gurugram first. The company has partnered with over 300 restaurants and claims to offer local restaurants a reliable delivery option. . Uber says that the reason it chose Gurugram is because of its high density office and residential complexes. The service will be available seven days a week.
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Another massive ransomware attack it hitting across the globe including UK, US and Russia. Several companies confirmed so far to have fallen victim to GoldenEye/Petya ransomware. The attack makes use of the same vulnerability that allowed for the spread of the WannaCry ransomware in May. The Petya ransomware hijacks victims’ computers before encrypting their files and holding them hostage until a fee is paid.
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Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon Wear 1200 chipset at MWC Shanghai. The Snapdragon Wear 1200 comes with built-in LTE and is aimed at entry level wearable and IoT devices. It is targeted at activity trackers for kids, pets and more.
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Facebook has announced that it now has 2 billion monthly active users. The latest milestone was revealed by Mark Zuckerberg in a Facebook post. This means nearly two-thirds of the people on the Internet are on Facebook. The social network had 1.94 billion MAUs in Q1 2017. Continue reading “Facebook now has over 2 billion monthly active users”
Following the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco in 2016, Samsung bounced back with an impressive Galaxy S8 this year that has been praised for its design as well as performance. Now, a latest report from the Wall Street Journal states that Samsung is all set to sell refurbished Galaxy Note 7 next month. Continue reading “Samsung will reportedly release Galaxy Note 7 ‘Fandom Edition’ on July 7”
Apple has released the first iOS 11 public beta for iPhone and iPad. Announced earlier this month at WWDC, iOS 11 brings an improved Siri, and Unified Control Center and more. The company plans to release final version of iOS 11 later this year. Continue reading “Apple releases first iOS 11 public beta”
OnePlus launched its much anticipated flagship smartphone – OnePlus 5 in India last week. The OnePlus 5 is now available via open sale on Amazon.in and OnePlus online store in the country. OnePlus had already forayed into the Make in India initiative by teaming up with Foxconn to manufacture phones. The recently launched OnePlus 5 is also Made in India. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 is Made in India by OPPO”
[Update] – Google has shared a statement on the fine imposed by EU
When you shop online, you want to find the products you’re looking for quickly and easily. And advertisers want to promote those same products. That’s why Google shows shopping ads, connecting our users with thousands of advertisers, large and small, in ways that are useful for both. We believe the European Commission’s online shopping decision underestimates the value of those kinds of fast and easy connections. While some comparison shopping sites naturally want Google to show them more prominently, our data show that people usually prefer links that take them directly to the products they want, not to websites where they have to repeat their searches.
The European Commission has fined Google 2.42 billion euro for breaching EU antitrust rules. The search engine giant was expected to hit with a fine up to 3 billion euro. EU had filed formal antitrust charges on Google last year over claims that it has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to another Google product, its comparison shopping service.
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Facebook Messenger is adding Snapchat-like filters, masks, animated reactions to video chat. The update also brings the ability to take screenshots during an ongoing video chat. All the new features are available for one-on-one and group video chat. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger brings Snapchat like filters, masks to video chat”
Apple has acquired eye-tracking firm SensoMotoric Instruments, according to a report from MacRumors. The German based company specializes in eye-tracking glasses and platforms for both augmented and virtual reality. It had recently made eye tracking for a variety of applications, including athletics. Continue reading “Apple acquires eye-tracking firm SensoMotoric Instruments”
In a bid to combat terrorism, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube have formed the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism. “We believe that by working together, sharing the best technological and operational elements of our individual efforts, we can have a greater impact on the threat of terrorist content online”, Facebook said in its blog post. Continue reading “Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube team up for anti-terror group”
TCL has launched Movetime smartwatch in India. It comes with a heart rate monitor, calorie counter, sleep tracking, distance covered and sport activity tracking. The watch offers notifications for calls, messages, social media, calendar and more. It offers gesture control that lets you take a snap or play music by twisting your wrist. Continue reading “TCL Movetime smartwatch with heart rate monitor launched in India for Rs. 9999”
Android O, the next Android OS comes with some new and handy features such as notification channels, adaptive icons, and more. One of the features that stands out is picture-in-picture (PIP) support. Now, Google is adding PIP support for Chrome. It is already available for VLC, Duo and Play Movies. Continue reading “Google Chrome gets picture-in-picture video support on Android O”
