Andy Rubin’s Essential may unveil bezel-less smartphone with 360-degree camera on May 30

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We already know that Android creator Andy Rubin is working on a bezel less smartphone under his new company Essential. Now, the company has tweeted “something big is coming” on May 30th, from its official Twitter account. In a consecutive tweet, Essential has shared a photo of the new smartphone in silhouette. There is a rounded attachment on top of the device, which the company later confirmed is a 360-degree camera unit.

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Instagram adds support for landscape mode and link sharing in Direct Messages

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Instagram is out with another update, however this one is for the Direct message. The Facebook owned photo and video sharing site has rolled out support for sending links in direct messages and sharing photos in landscape orientation.

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Garmin VIRB 360 degree action camera shoots video up to 5.7K, announced for $799.99

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Garmin has announced VIRB 360 rugged and fully spherical 360-degree camera. The waterproof action camera captures video up to 5.7K/30fps and comes with four built-in microphones. Along with videos, the VIRB 360 can take stitched-in-camera, 360-degree, 15 megapixel spherical photos. Continue reading “Garmin VIRB 360 degree action camera shoots video up to 5.7K, announced for $799.99”

Google Photos rolls out Archive feature on Android and iOS

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Google has rolled out a new feature for Photos that lets you hide photos from your main photos view. Dubbed as Archive, the feature is seen after tapping the hamburger menu represented by three lines on top left.  Continue reading “Google Photos rolls out Archive feature on Android and iOS”

DJI Spark mini drone with gesture control announced for $499

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DJI has introduced a mini drone called as Spark that is small enough to fit in your hand. It can be controlled by hand gestures which means users can launch, guide, take photos, and land the drone without remote control devices. Continue reading “DJI Spark mini drone with gesture control announced for $499”

Android Pay tipped to launch in India this year via UPI

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Google is planning to launch Android Pay in India later this year through Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a report from the Economic Times. A person familiar to the matter revealed Google has started testing UPI on its Android Pay platform.

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Sony to launch two Xperia flagships in 2017, will ditch ‘Premium Standard’ phones

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Sony is planning to kill its ‘premium standard’ models of Xperia smartphones, according to XperiaBlog. According the slides obtained by the publication, Sony Xperia X and Xperia X Compact smartphones that were launched last year will not get successors.

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Google Family Group lets you share Photos, Calendar, Keep and more

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Google wants to make it easier for you share and stay connected with your family. The company has rolled out new Family Group sharing feature that lets you easily share calendars, photos, notes, and content subscriptions.  Continue reading “Google Family Group lets you share Photos, Calendar, Keep and more”

LeEco cuts 70 percent of its US workforce due to lack of funding

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LeEco is slashing 70 percent of its US workforce or 325 employees, according to a latest report from CNET. These job cuts comes after the company announced its plans to release phones and a video streaming service in the U.S. The Chinese smartphone maker is slashing jobs due to lack of funding.

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Facebook Live adds Live Chat with Friends and Live With features

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Facebook wants it to make it easier for you to watch and enjoy live video with your friends. The social network has added two new features – Live Chat with Friends and Live With, to Facebook Live that allows you to share experiences and connect in real time with your friends on Live. Continue reading “Facebook Live adds Live Chat with Friends and Live With features”

MuveAcoustics Drive in-ear earphones Review

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The audio accessory market is dominated by players like JBL, Sennheiser, Jaybird and others. However, new players are entering the space and one such player is MuveAcoustics. The company recently launched Drive in-ear earphones for Rs. 1999. Let’s see if this is worth the price tag in this detailed review.

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