OnePlus has managed to stay in headlines for quite some time now for various reasons including the latest OnePlus 8 Series launch. This time, the company is in headlines for appointing Navnit Nakra as the Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for OnePlus India, who previously worked with Apple as the Head of Affordability in India for over three years. Continue reading “OnePlus India appoints former Apple exec Navnit Nakra as VP and Chief Strategy Officer”
The SD Association, the group that sets criteria for memory cards, has recently announced the SD 8.0 Specification for SD Express memory cards that will allow the card to transfer data at nearly 4 gigabytes per second (GB/s) using the popular PCI Express (PCIe) 4.0 specification. Continue reading “SD Express 8.0 memory card specifications announced — Up to 4GBps transfer speed with PCIe 4.0”
Recently, many users and tech reviewers alike claimed OnePlus 8 Pro can see through some object (plastics and some cloth materials) via its Color Filter camera sensor. It’s worth mentioning that the filter named “Photochrom”, seem to be using the infrared sensor of the device to achieve it. Continue reading “OnePlus 8 Pro’s color filter camera will be disabled temporarily via software update over privacy concerns”
In the latest development, Apple has said that it’s reopening around 25 stores across the US and 12 stores in Canada this week. It’s worth mentioning that around 100 Apple stores have been already reopened to customers across the globe. However, some stores will offer only curbside or storefront service. Continue reading “Apple to reopen its stores in US and Canada next week amid COVID-19 outbreak”
Started by the South Korean tech giant, Samsung Electronics in 2012, C-Lab Inside supports employees’ innovative ideas while instilling a corporate culture in which creativity is at the fore. The program supports the development of ideas from all areas of the business. Continue reading “C-Lab Program: Samsung announces support for yet another five startups”
As we all confined within our homes due to coronavirus lockdown, the video conferencing app including Zoom, Google Meet, Facebook’s Messenger Room, and others are making a meteoric rise. Continue reading “Google Meet clocks 50 million downloads on the Play Store amid COVID-19 lockdown”
Goqii, a smart-tech-enabled, integrated preventive healthcare platform has launched GOQii Vital 3.0, the world’s first band capable of tracking body temperature, which according to the company can identify early signs of COVID-19. Continue reading “GOQii launches Vital 3.0 fitness band capable of tracking body temperature at Rs. 3999”
The social media giant Facebook today announced the acquisition of popular GIF platform GIPHY in a deal worth $400 million. Known for its visual expression and creation, GIPHY will be a part of the Instagram team from now on. However, Facebook said that it isn’t disclosing terms of the deal. Continue reading “Facebook buys popular GIF platform GIPHY for $400 million”
Not so long ago, the Cupertino giant Apple has confirmed the acquisition of virtual reality company NextVR. For the uninitiated, NextVR is a technology company that captures and delivers live and on-demand virtual reality experiences. Continue reading “Apple acquires virtual reality startup NextVR”
Recently, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang, from his kitchen delivered a keynote about various NVIDIA products and discussed his vision of next-generation computing. Continue reading “NVIDIA unveils new Ampere architecture, A100 GPU with 54B transistors, 5 petaflops performance and more”
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TMSC) has announced its intention to build and operate a $12 billion advanced semiconductor facility in Arizona, the United States. Notably, the construction is planned to start in 2021 with production targeted to begin in 2024. Continue reading “Taiwan chip maker TSMC to build $12 billion worth chip factory in Arizona”
A few weeks back OnePlus launched its much-awaited OnePlus 8 series in the Indian market starting at Rs. 41,999 and Rs 54,999 respectively. However, a few days later, some of the OnePlus 8 Pro users witnessed the device suffering from green tint, similar to that of Galaxy S20 Ultra, earlier this month. Continue reading “OnePlus 8 Pro OxygenOS 10.5.8 update brings display, camera, network optimizations, April security patch”
Sony Corporation has announced two intelligent vision sensors — IMX500 1/2.3-type (7.857 mm diagonal) approx. and IMX501 1/2.3-type (7.857 mm diagonal) approx. These 12.3MP sensors support 4K（4056×2288）60fps
1080p 240fps and 30fps Full/video+AI processing. Notably, these are the first image sensors in the world to be equipped with AI processing functionality. Continue reading “Sony announces world’s first intelligent vision sensors with AI processing”
Back in 2019, Apple introduced Apple News+, a subscription service that lets you access magazines and other paywalled content from new sites. In the latest development, Apple is planning to produce the audio version of Apple News+ stories alongside the regular article. Continue reading “Apple plans to add audio version of articles to Apple News+”
Best Android smartphone for photography? Well, if you thought of Pixel by any chance, you are right. Credits go to Marc Levoy, the man behind the computational photography powering Pixel smartphones. He literally changed the game for Pixel series in terms of what we can expect out of smartphone cameras. Continue reading “Marc Levoy, man behind computational photography in Google Pixel devices quits”
