Ola has received a fresh round of funding from SoftBank, Tencent and other investors, according to a latest report from Bloomberg. The funding is also backed by venture capital fund jointly run by Indian industrialist Ratan Tata, the University of California’s investment arm and U.S. institutional investors. Continue reading “Ola raises $2 billion from SoftBank, Tencent and other investors”
Sony has announced a new updated PlayStation VR headset. The headset sports a design similar to the previous model but come with additional improvements. Continue reading “Sony announces new PlayStation VR headset”
Google is out with Android distribution numbers for the month of October. Android Oreo that was released little over a month ago, has entered the charts this month and is now present on 0.2% of all the devices. Google started rolling out Android 8.0 Nougat to Nexus and Pixel devices in late August.
Continue reading “Android Oreo is now on 0.2% of devices, Nougat adoption hits 17.8%”
HOOQ, video-on-demand service that was launched in India in 2015 has announced new plans for the Indian market. As a result of growing demand for Hollywood content in the country, HOOQ will now focus Hollywood movies and TV shows. Continue reading “HOOQ debuts Rs.89 per month subscription plan, will focus on Hollywood movies and TV shows”
Apple has released a white paper explaining the Face ID facial recognition technology on the iPhone X. The paper answers several questions about security and privacy about the Face ID and also explains how the new system works. Continue reading “Apple issues white paper to share details about the Face ID on iPhone X”
Google is working on a high-end Google Home smart speaker called as “Max”, according to a latest report from 9to5Google. Earlier this month we saw renders of Google Mini smart speaker. Continue reading “Google Home Max smart speaker with stereo sound reportedly in works”
In a bid to make it easier to donate blood in India, Facebook has rolled out a new feature. The feature will make it easier for people to sign up to be donors. It will help to connect people and organizations with information and tools to find blood donors when needed.
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Amazon has introduced second generation Alexa o Echo smart speakers – New Echo and Echo Plus. The company also unveiled a Echo Spot alarm clock. Continue reading “Amazon unveils new Echo, Echo Plus smart speakers and Echo Spot alarm clock”
Dyson, the company best known for its vacuum cleaners, is building an electric car. The UK based company will spend £2 billion on the project. Founder and CEO James Dyson said the car would not be a sports car, but would be “radically different” to current electric vehicles.
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Apple has acknowledged the crackling earpiece issue on iPhone 8 and is working on a fix. The earpiece issue apparently affects both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus during calls.
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Micromax is working on an entry level 4G VoLTE feature phone that will compete with Reliance JioPhone. According to a latest report from the Economic Times, the Bharat One 4G VoLTE feature phone will be launched in the first week of October for about Rs 2,000.
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Samsung is getting ready to foray into the Windows Mixed Reality space. The company is reportedly working on its own Windows Mixed Reality headset. Twitter user WalkingCat has shared images of the headset that gives a clear look at the design. Continue reading “Samsung Windows Mixed Reality headset surfaces in renders”
Saying what you want to say in just 140 characters is quite a task on Twitter. However, the company is now experimenting with the character limit and soon you will have more characters to express yourself on Twitter.
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Instagram is inching closer to the 1 billion user mark. The Facebook owned photo and video sharing site has announced that it now has 800 million monthly active users, up from 700 million in April. It also has over 500 million daily active users. Continue reading “Instagram hits 800 million monthly active users, 500 million daily active users”
Truecaller has updated the iOS 11 app by adding a new spam filtering feature. As the name suggests, the feature will filter out SMS and MMS spam from iMessage and send them directly to a junk tab.
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