Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) and Galaxy A7 (2016) have started receiving Android 7.0 Nougat update in India. The rollout of the latest Android OS update started for Galaxy A5 (2016) in Russia earlier this month. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) and A7 (2016) start receiving Android 7.0 Nougat update in India”
Nintendo is working on a Legend of Zelda game for smartphones, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The move comes from Nintendo to expand its mobile game offering. Continue reading “Nintendo tipped to be working on Legend of Zelda smartphone game”
Earlier in January this year US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm for anti-competitive practices. Now, Intel and Samsung have filed amicus briefs with the court supporting the FTC’s lawsuit and opposing Qualcomm’s request to dismiss the case. Both the companies claim that Qualcomm uses its dominant position in the mobile processor industry to keep other players out. Continue reading “Intel and Samsung file amicus brief to support FTC lawsuit against Qualcomm”
Over the weekend a massive ransomware cyber attack WannaCry hit over 150 countries affecting healthcare, public transport, law enforcement, businesses, and individuals globally. Microsoft’s President and Chief Legal Officer, Brad Smith has slammed governments for not disclosing more software vulnerabilities. Continue reading “Microsoft slams NSA over WannaCry ransomware attack”
Apple has been focused on AI for sometime and it looks like it is bolstering its efforts further. According to a new report from TechCrunch, Apple has acquired Lattice Data, a company that specializes in artificial intelligence. The deal which was closed a couple of weeks ago is slated at $200 million. The report also said that about 20 engineers have joined the larger company.
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One of the major struggles of the Android ecosystem has been the delay in updating devices to latest version of the OS. Google is introducing a new tool dubbed as Project Treble, that might fix Android’s biggest problem. Google says the main aim of Project Treble is“re-architecting Android to make it easier, faster and less costly for manufacturers to update devices to a new version of Android.”
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WannaCry ransomware attack seemingly based on leaked NSA hacking tools has hit companies, hospitals, schools in several countries. According to security researchers, the ransomware attack used a Windows exploit first developed by the United States National Security Agency.
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Apple has announced that it is investing $200 million in Gorilla glass maker Corning Incorporated from it’s new Advanced Manufacturing Fund. The investment will support “Corning’s R&D, capital equipment needs and state-of-the-art glass processing”. Continue reading “Apple invests $200 million in Gorilla glass maker Corning”
This week Honor launched Honor 8 Lite in India, Asus Zenfone Go 5.5 was also launched, Micromax launched Canvas 2 (2017), nubia launched M2 Lite and much more. Let’s take a look at all the announcements and launches that made news this week. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Honor 8 Lite, Asus Zenfone Go 5.5, Qualcomm Snapdragon 660, Snapdragon 630 and more”
Worldwide shipments fell 7% year on year to just over 9 million in the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest report from Canalys. Meanwhile smartwatch shipments hit 6 million, up 25% YoY . The report revealed that smartwatch now accounts for around 40% of the wearable band market.
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Android creator Andy Rubin’s accelerator has unveiled a new smart security camera dubbed as Lighthouse that uses a 3D sensor, video camera, computer vision and deep learning to answer simple questions about your everyday life at home.
Continue reading “Lighthouse is an AI powered smart security camera that identifies people and pets”
Google is really trying hard to increase its user base for smart messaging app Allo. In its latest effort to bolster offering, Google has introduced an interesting neural network powered feature that turns your selfies into sticker packs. Continue reading “Google Allo will now turn your selfies into sticker packs with neural network”
Microsoft has detailed a bunch of new features for OneDrive on second day of Build 2017 conference. The company announced that it is bringing back OneDrive Files On-Demand feature to Windows 10 Fall Creators update.
Microsoft has announced pre-order for Acer and HP Windows Mixed Reality Dev Kits at the ongoing Build 2017 conference. The virtual reality headsets from HP and Acer can be found in the Microsoft Store. Continue reading “Acer and HP Windows Mixed Reality Dev Kits are now up for preorder”
Uber is now making it easier to save your favourite places that you visit frequently. The US based cab hailing service is rolling out a new in-app feature dubbed as Saved Places. As the name suggests, you can now bookmark places other than Home and Work. Continue reading “Uber now lets you save custom places in addition to home and work”
