Instagram had announced Live Videos for Stories in November but only for users in the US. The service that lets users broadcast videos from their device will be rolling out to all users across the globe over the next week. Continue reading “Instagram Live Stories to start rolling out globally next week”
Smartphone sales within the leading 50 cities of India fell by a whopping 30.5 percent month on month in Nov 2016 over Oct 2016, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) monthly city level smartphone tracker. Continue reading “Smartphone market drops by 30.5% in top 50 cities of India: IDC”
Google previewed Android Instant Apps at Google I/O last year and now they are live for Android users in limited test format. Currently Instant Apps are available from BuzzFeed, Periscope and Viki.
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The LG G6 will not be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 and instead will come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, according to a latest report from Forbes. The reason LG G6 will have Snapdragon 821 is because Samsung called dibs on the initial quantities of Snapdragon 835. Continue reading “LG G6 will not be powered by Snapdragon 835, courtesy Samsung”
HMD Global introduced the Nokia 6 smartphone exclusively for China earlier this month. The phone got sold out in the first flash sale in under a minute. Now, it looks like Nokia is working on a budget smartphone. Codenamed as Heart, the device has been spotted on GFX benchmark. Continue reading “Nokia ‘Heart’ with 5.2-inch display, Snapdragon 430, 13MP camera spotted”
Earlier this month Google confirmed that it is working on new Google Voice. Now, the company has given Google Voice a major overhaul with refreshed design and new features. The update is first major one in five years for the service. Continue reading “Google Voice gets revamped look, new features in its first major update”
Apple has picked Wistron as the primary iPhone manufacturer for India, according to a latest report from Digitimes. Wistron will be the lead supplier for 2017 iPhones which are expected to be dubbed as iPhone 8. Continue reading “Apple reportedly picks Wistron as the main iPhone manufacturer in India”
This week Xiaomi launched Redmi Note4 in India, Lenovo launched Phab 2 Pro Tango smartphone while Samsung launched Galaxy C9 Pro and mid ranger J2 Ace. Micromax launched Vdeo 3 and Vdeo 4 smartphones that support 4G VoLTE. Check out all the announcements and launches from this week in our roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Round up – Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro and more”
Previous report from SamMobil had stated that Samsung Galaxy S8 will come with AI powered smart virtual assistant dubbed as Bixby. Now, the publication has shared more information about various features of Bixby in a latest report.
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LinkedIn has given its desktop website a major overhaul. The largest professional social network is calling it “the largest desktop redesign” since LinkedIn’s inception in 2003. Continue reading “LinkedIn for web gets major design makeover”
Reliance Jio is gearing up to make LYF phones in India. The company has asked Chinese and Taiwanese device makers along with Foxconn to manufacture LYF VoLTE smartphones, smart set-top boxes, home automation and automobile telematics devices in the country, according to latest report from the Economic Times. Continue reading “Reliance Jio asks Foxconn to make LYF smartphones, other products in India”
Last week, ICICI bank had blocked transactions on Flipkart’s payment app PhonePe citing security concerns. Now, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has asked ICICI bank to unblock transactions made on Flipkart’s PhonePe app immediately. Continue reading “NPCI asks ICICI Bank to unblock UPI transactions made on Flipkart’s PhonePe”
Information Technology Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad has revealed that recently launched BHIM app for UPI-based payments has crossed 1.1 crore downloads. The app has reached this milestone within 20 days of its launch earlier this month. Continue reading “BHIM app for UPI-based payments hits 1.1 crore downloads in 20 days : Ravi Shankar Prasad”
Samsung executives will announce the cause of the Galaxy Note7 incidents and quality enhancement plan during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on January 23, 2017. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters earlier this week that Samsung’s probe had found the battery was the main cause of Note 7 fires.
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A new phishing attack is targeting Gmail users tricking them into revealing their login details. The scam which was discovered by security researchers at WordFence a popular developer of security tools is said to fool even tech savvy users.
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