It looks like Motorola will soon get back into the tablet game. The Lenovo owned company is working on an Android tablet with a Productivity Mode, according to a latest report from Android Police. Continue reading “Motorola Android tablet with Productivity Mode reportedly in the works”
Uber will now let riders update their pick up location after they have requested a ride, in case they happened to request from the wrong place. Riders can now redirect their driver partner to correct location through the app, even when the driver is en-route. This feature was piloted in a handful of cities and Uber said it led to less stress and fewer cancellations. This feature will be made available to all riders across the India in the coming weeks.
Ryan Yu, Software Engineer and Rachel Holt, Regional General Manager, US & Canada at Uber in a blog post,
Pick-ups are one of the hardest parts of the experience to get right, and they’re especially difficult when riders accidentally request a pickup from the wrong place. It often begins with a phone call and ends with a cancelled ride. A small miscue can lead to a frustrating situation where riders aren’t riding, and drivers aren’t earning.
Here’s how it works:
Once a rider updates their pickup location, drivers will:
The latest feature is available on Uber app for Android and iOS.
Homegrown cab aggregator Ola has raised $100 million (Rs 670 crore) in the latest round of funding. Investors in the latest round of funding comes from Falcon Edge Capital and Ratan Tata’s UC-RNT capital, a joint venture between Tata and and the University of California Investments, according to documents filed with the Registrar of Companies on May 2.
Continue reading “Ola secures Rs. 670 crore in funding from Falcon Edge, Ratan Tata”
Facebook has officially announced the commercial launch of Express Wi-Fi in India. The social network was testing this service in the country since August last year. Facebook has launched 700 hotspots across the four Indian states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya. Continue reading “Facebook launches Express WiFi in India; partners Airtel for 20,000 hotspots”
Google Allo has rolled out an update that brings new features to the chat app. The update brings incognito mode for groups, chat backup and link previews to Allo. Continue reading “Google Allo update adds incognito mode for groups, chat backup and more”
OPPO just took wraps off F3, its latest selfie-focused smartphone in the ‘F Series’. We have already seen unboxing and first impressions of the phone and now let’s take a detailed look at hardware and specifications of the phone in this photo gallery.
Continue reading “OPPO F3 Photo Gallery”
Facebook has reported financial earnings for Q1 2017. The social network has recorded $8.03 billion in revenue, up 49% YoY. Facebook continued its march toward the 2 billion user threshold as more than 1.94 billion people are now using its service monthly as of March 31, up 17 percent from a year earlier. Continue reading “Facebook reports $8.03 billion in revenue, hits 1.94 billion MAUs in Q1 2017”
The ongoing battle between Apple and Qualcomm is escalating further and may affect U.S consumers next. According to a latest report from Bloomberg, Qualcomm is reportedly seeking to ban the import of iPhones into the United States.
Continue reading “Qualcomm reportedly seeks iPhone import ban in the U.S.”
Google has confirmed that Google Docs users were hit by a major phishing attack which arrived in users inbox posing as an email from a trusted contact and asked users to check a Docs file. The fast spreading phishing attack has targeted around 100 crore users. Continue reading “Google confirms Google Docs phishing attack; releases anti-phishing update for Gmail”
At a time where we are seeing smartphones with larger displays and almost bezel less designs, a new smartphone with display size as small as 2.45 inches is now a reality. Dubbed as Jelly, the smartphone has made its way to KickStarter.
Continue reading “Jelly is the world’s smallest 4G Android 7.0 Nougat smartphone”
Google has released Android distribution numbers for the month of May. Android Nougat adoption is increasing steadily and has now reached to 7.1%, up from 4.9% last month. Nougat 7.0 is present on 6.6% of Android devices while 0.5% have Android 7.1 installed.
Continue reading “Android Nougat adoption hits 7.1% in May”
Huawei’s Honor has finally started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update to the Honor 6X smartphone, as promised. The phone also gets the EMUI 5.0 update along with the latest Android OS. Continue reading “Honor 6X starts receiving Android Nougat with EMUI 5.0 update”
Facebook has started rolling instant games for Messenger. In addition, the social network has also released news features that the social network had previewed to developers at its F8 conference last month.
Continue reading “Facebook Messenger’s Instant Games start rolling out to all users”
YouTube has unveiled a new look for its desktop client that boasts of several Material Design features. The company has now started rolling out preview of the revamped site for its users. People can now opt-in to check out the new look. Continue reading “YouTube unveils revamped Material Design interface for desktop”
Samsung had launched Galaxy C7 Pro, successor of the Galaxy C7 in the Galaxy ‘C Series’, in India last month. We have already seen unboxing of the phone and now let’s take a detailed look specifications and hardware in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Photo Gallery”
