Google announced Daydream 2.0 that is codenamed as Euphrates at the I/Oc conference. The update to the virtual reality platform brings features like Chrome VR, Google Cast support and more. Euphrates will be available on all Daydream compatible handsets later this year, including the Galaxy S8 and S8+ and LG’s upcoming flagship smartphone. Continue reading “Google Daydream 2.0 Euphrates adds Chrome support, screen casting, YouTube VR and more”
Facebook Messenger has redesigned its home screen to make navigation easy. The redesigned home screen is more organized and focuses more on messaging. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger revamps home screen for easier navigation”
Telegram has received a major update that brings a number of features like video messages, instant views, bot payments and Telescope. The update bumps the app to version 4.0.
Continue reading “Telegram 4.0 brings video messages, bot payments, instant views and more”
Google has announced Payment API that will allow people pay in app or online with any verified credit or debit card saved to their Google Account, via products like Google Play, Chrome and YouTube. This is independant from Android Pay and will allow any app or website to use the payment information stored in your Google account for making payments. Continue reading “Google announces Payment API, expands Android Pay to four more countries”
Lenovo has announced the launch of its Legion gaming laptop series in India. The company has launched Lenovo Legion Y520 and Y720 gaming laptops in the country. Continue reading “Lenovo Legion Y520, Legion Y720 gaming laptops launched starting at Rs. 92,490 in India”
WhatsApp has officially rolled out pinned chats feature for all Android users. The feature that was available in beta until now makes it easier for users to pin messages at the top of the chat screen. Once pinned, a conversation stays on top of the list even if you are getting messages from other users. Continue reading “WhatsApp officially rolls out pinned chats feature for all Android users”
Ola has teamed up with Google to launch ‘Progressive Web App’ (PWA), a lightweight mobile website that offers users, especially in smaller towns and cities, an app-like experience on simple smartphones. Continue reading “Ola teams up with Google to launch Progressive Web App for 2G networks”
One97 Communications Ltd, the parent of Paytm, has secured a massive funding of $1.4 billion from Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. The latest deal is in one of the largest funding rounds by a single investor. Continue reading “Paytm raises $1.4 billion from SoftBank”
OnePlus has announced that it is partnering with DxO, a photography benchmark to “enhance” the camera on the OnePlus 5. The company said with this partnership it is planning to “take things to the next level” for its upcoming flagship. Continue reading “OnePlus teams up with DxO for improved camera on OnePlus 5, prototype image surfaces”
YouTube is now making it easier for everyone to start live-streaming on mobile devices. At the Google I/O developer conference 2017, YouTube announced that it has removed the limitation of having more than 10,000 subscribers in order to live stream from mobile devices. Continue reading “YouTube mobile live streaming is now open to all”
Zomato has announced that it has suffered a security breach with over 17 million user records stolen from its database. According to the restaurant search and discovery giant, usernames and hashed passwords were stolen by the attackers. Continue reading “Zomato suffers security breach, 17 million user records stolen”
Google has unveiled a indoor positioning tech dubbed as Visual Positioning Service (VPS) at its Google I/O developers conference. It is basically GPS for indoors that helps devices quickly and accurately understand their location. VPS can direct you right to the item you are looking for once inside. Continue reading “Google showcases new Visual Positioning Service for Project Tango”
Google has announced suite of Play Protect services to keep your Android devices secure. The security services aims at providing new protections and greater visibility into your device security. You will be able to see these service at work on your phone by navigating to the “My apps & games” section of the Google Play Store. Continue reading “Google beefs up Android security with Play Protect”
Google is bringing Smart Reply feature to Gmail. The feature that was available for Inbox by Gmail and Google Allo suggests quick responses to your messages. Continue reading “Google adds Smart Reply to Gmail for Android and iOS”
Google announced three new features for Photos at the I/O 2017 conference that are aimed at making sharing easy. Google Photos is getting suggested sharing, shared albums and photo books. Continue reading “Google Photos get suggested sharing, shared libraries and photo books”
