Google is releasing a new developer focused streaming media device called ADT-3 for developers to built and test out Android TV app implementations on Android 10. With the release of Android API level 29, Google is adding more performance and security updates with Android 10 to Android TV.
International Data Corporation (IDC) released global smartphone shipments and India smartphone shipments during Q3 2019 recently, and now it has released the report for worldwide wearable shipments during the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Qualcomm announced the worlds first 5G-supported extended reality (XR) platform called the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Platform. It boasts multiple new technologies that Qualcomm claims to give the newer platform 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement over the precious XR platform.
In recent times, the hype for 5G technology has been high thanks to the growing adoption of the next-gen high-speed network and the cray high speeds combined with a plethora of use cases. Smartphone manufacturers also incorporated the same in some of their smartphones launched this year and in 2020, almost all smartphones will come with support for 5G. Thanks to the stiff competition in the SoC market, there has been rapid development in the development of 5G chipsets. On similar lines, Qualcomm has now launched its next-generation flagship Snapdragon 865 chipset along with a new 7 Series Snapdragon 765/765 5G chipset. In this article, let us find more details about the newly launched chipsets from Qualcomm.
At the Qualcomm Tech Summit 2019 Day 1, the company’s also introduced 3D Sonic Max, which it says it the world’s largest fingerprint sensor, making it 17 times larger than the previous generation eliminating the need to carefully align your finger with the sensor area. Continue reading “Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max is the world’s largest fingerprint sensor with simultaneous two-finger sensing”
At the Snapdragon Tech Summit 2019 Xiaomi confirmed Snapdragon 765G for its K30 smartphone that will be introduced in China next week and their Mi 10 smartphone with Snapdragon 865 will be introduced in Q1 2019. Nokia said that its 765G-powered 5G phone will be introduced in 2020. In addition, several other companies such as OPPO, ZTE and Motorola also announced their plans to launch Snapdragon 865-powered 5G phones in 2020. Continue reading “OPPO, ZTE, Motorola and others to launch Snapdragon 865-powered 5G phones in 2020”
As usual Apple has named the best iOS apps and games for 2019. It has also posted Trends of the year as well as top apps and games charts for 2019 and also shared most downloaded apps and most downloaded games of the year. This year’s game trend were ‘Blockbusters Reimagined’ that includes Mario Kart Tour and Dr. Mario World (Nintendo), Pokémon Masters (DeNA Co), Assassin’s Creed Rebellion (Ubisoft), Call of Duty: Mobile (Activision Publishing) and more. Continue reading “Apple announces best iPhone, iPad, Mac apps and games of 2019”
It is that time of the year when leaks, renders of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S series smartphone surface and on similar lines recently, renders of Galaxy S11 and Galaxy S11e surfaced revealing key details. Now, the renders of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S11 Plus revealing key details of the smartphone.
It has been over 5 years since Nokia’s Sriperumbudur plant shut down production due to a tax dispute. Now, Finnish based firm Salcomp, manufacturer of chargers/adapters for mobile phones and other electronics for companies like Apple, has bought the defunct plant for about Rs. 215 crores.
Earlier this year, WhatsApp partnered with The Indian School of Public Policy for a privacy education program. Similarly now, WhatsApp has partnered with Startup India to launch Ad Credit Challenge and the company has invested US $2,50,000 (Rs. 1,79,23,230 approx.) into the Indian Startup Community.
Through a new financing round, the Noida-headquartered firm, Paytm has raised $1 Billion in its latest equity fundraise, named Series G funding. The company, now valued at $16 Billion, had its funding led by U.S. asset manager T Rowe Price with existing investors Ant Financials (contributed $400 million), SoftBank Vision Fund (contributed $200 million), and Discovery Capital also participating in the round.
Google has launched the Nest Mini, successor to Google Home Mini in India, after it was introduced at the Pixel event last month. It has been completely re-engineered with Google Assistant to make everything users love about the original, even better, said the company. Continue reading “Google Nest Mini launched in India for Rs. 4499”
Apple released iOS 13 software alongside the new iPhone 11 series back in September this year. It is now running on 55% of iPhones and the company also released incremental updates to fix bugs. Now, a report from Bloomberg suggests that Apple will change the way it tests the software before pushing it to users and the change in the testing process is reportedly due to iOS 13’s buggy debut.
Apple has introduced new Smart Battery Cases designed for iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The design of the cases is similar to the past battery case option Apple offered for the iPhone XS series with a bump to add the extra battery pack and each offer varied battery life depending on the device. Continue reading “Apple introduces Smart Battery Case for iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max”
Qualcomm just announced its 3-day annual Snapdragon Technology Summit in Hawaii on December 3, 4 and 5. The company has confirmed that it will have keynotes that will cover 5G Global Expansion, Flagship Snapdragon Mobile Platforms, XR and Always On, Always Connected PC. We can expect the flagship Snapdragon 865 SoC, successor of the Snapdragon 855 that was introduced in December last year. New Snapdragon 735 and other new mid-range SoCs with 5G are also expected. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2019 scheduled from Dec 3 to 5 — Snapdragon 865, Snapdragon 735 with 5G and more expected”
