WhatsApp is taking further efforts to make its app even safer. The Facebook owned messaging service has discreetly added end-to-end encryption to iCloud backup. The latest move comes from WhatsApp an year after it rolled out end-to-end encryption for all communication.
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HTC has given its latest flagship phone U Play a major price cut. HTC U Play smartphone was launched in India in February for Rs. 39,990. With the latest price cut, it will now be available for Rs. 29,990. This means, the HTC U Play has received a price cut of Rs. 10,000. Continue reading “HTC U Play gets Rs.10,000 price cut in India, now available for Rs. 29990”
Intex has launched a new smartphone in its Aqua series. The company has released Aqua A4 that runs Android 7.0 Nougat and supports 4G VoLTE. It sports a 4-inch WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor.
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Google Chrome for Android has received an update that makes it easier to download pages offline for viewing it later. The offline feature was first introduced to Chrome last year in December. According to Google, over 45 million web pages are being downloaded with Chrome each week.
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Instagram has added the ability to upload images from its mobile website. The move comes from the Facebook owned photo and video sharing app as it targets users from countries with expensive data and slower internet speeds. According to TechCrunch, Instagram was testing this functionality since March. Continue reading “Instagram adds ability to upload photos and videos from its mobile website”
WhatsApp has revealed some important insights about its video calling feature specific to Indian users. The Facebook owned instant messaging site says India is the top country for the video calling feature in terms of total minutes per day. Continue reading “WhatsApp’s 200M MAUs in India clock over 50 million video calling minutes per day”
Harman Kardon has officially taken wraps off its Cortana powered speaker dubbed as Invoke. The popular audio company had teased the speaker back in December. The Invoke speaker competes directly with the likes of Google Home and Amazon Echo. Continue reading “Harmon Kardon’s Invoke speaker with Cortana unveiled”
Shyam Telecom Limited, the exclusive brand licensee of Moto Companion Product Portfolio in India has launched Motorola HK255 and Motorola HK115 Bluetooth Headsets. These headsets are successor to last years Motorola HK 110 and Motorola HK 255.
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Bharti Airtel has teamed up with Ola to offer a range of digital services. Under the strategic partnership, Airtel Payments Bank will integrate with Ola app while Ola Money will integrate with Airtel digital properties. This will allow Ola users an additional digital payment mode while booking rides. Continue reading “Bharti Airtel, Ola team up for integrated digital services”
Microsoft has announced a new Surface related event in Shanghai scheduled on May 23. The company is expected to showcase a new Surface device at this event.
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More details of OnePlus 5 along with an image have surfaced in a new leak. The latest image revealed by popular tipster Evan Blass via Gamesbeat suggests a pretty powerful successor to the OnePlus 3/OnePlus 3T.
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Amazon was reported to be working on next generation Echo device for sometime. Now, images of the new Echo speaker device have surfaced that suggests it will sport a touchscreen. The images come months after a report in November last year suggested possibilities that Amazon is working on a new Echo device with touchscreen. Continue reading “Amazon’s new Echo with touchscreen surfaces in images”
This week OPPO launched F3 selfie-centric smartphone, Smartron launched srt.phone, Facebook launched Express WiFi in India and more. Let’s take a look at all the launches and announcements that took place this week.
Facebook Reactions are now expanding to comments. The social network has started rolling out reactions to its main app soon after bringing them to Messenger in March. Continue reading “Facebook Reactions are now available for comments”
The worldwide tablet market once again contracted in the first quarter of 2017 (1Q17) with total shipments of 36.2 million, a year-over-year decline of 8.5%, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. The first quarter contraction marks the tenth straight quarter that tablets have experienced a decline over the same quarter a year earlier, with the previous five quarters recording double-digit drops.
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