Apple and Google have announced a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the virus, with user privacy and security central to the design. Both the companies will be launching APIs and operating system-level technology to assist in enabling contact tracing. Continue reading “Apple and Google are collaborating for COVID-19 contact tracing iOS and Android apps, Bluetooth-based platform”
Few days back Reliance Jio launched JioPOS Lite, an app that lets anyone become a Jio Partner and start earning for doing Jio recharges for others. Jio says that this doesn’t require any documentation or verification. You just have to fill your details, submit documents and register online. The app is only available for Android users and is not available on iOS yet, but we can expect it soon. Continue reading “JioPOS Lite lets individuals become Jio Partner and earn for recharges”
It looks like Microsoft will not be releasing its much anticipated Surface Neo dual-screen device this year as it has decided to focus on Windows 10X’s compatibility on single screen devices. With the world working through the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantines, Microsoft is shifting its priorities to help people work efficiently in virtual environments.
Continue reading “Microsoft’s Surface Neo dual screen PC will not be releasing in 2020”
Samsung is said to be evaluating option to include under display camera technology on next’s year’s flagship Galaxy S21 smartphone, according to the latest rumor. The company currently use Infinity-O display on its latest smartphones, which is tiny. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S21 might feature under-display camera technology”
With an increased number of classrooms and educations being conducted online, Google is introducing a lot of new changes to improve Meet for their G Suite for Education and G Suite Enterprise for Education users. These include Classroom integration with Meet, security and encryption updates, addition of premium Meet features for free and more.
Continue reading “Google Meet premium features are free till September 30th”
Google has just launched a new accessibility feature for blind people called the Talkback braille keyboard. It is a new virtual keyboard that will be integrated directly into android, enabling a blind person to type fast and conveniently without any additional hardware.
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Samsung’s in-house Exynos SoCs have been there for a while now, and the company is set to launch Exynos SoCs with AMD Graphics next year which could drastically improve the GPU performance. Lately, Exynos SoCs are being used on non-Samsung smartphones as well and on similar lines now, a new report suggests that Samsung is working on a custom chipset for Google which could be announced as soon as this year.
Renders of the Google Pixel 4a surfaced last year, and live images of the phone have along with specifications surfaced last month showing off the phone’s punch-hole OLED display, square camera module, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a small bezel below the screen. Now the retail box of the phone and more specifications has surfaced. Continue reading “Google Pixel 4a with 5.81-inch FHD+ OLED display, Snapdragon 730 retail box surfaces; launch imminent”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 8 series in India back in October. To recall, Redmi Note 8 Pro was the world’s first smartphone to be powered by the gaming-focused MediaTek Helio G90T SoC. Redmi Note series devices usually have great third-party development support, the company even provided units to a few renowned developers for the development. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 Pro finally gets official Pixel Experience support”
A lot of app makers have been adding tools to help people find the right balance for how you use their apps. Back in 2018 Facebook added ‘Your Time,’ designed to help users manage social networking habits that reveals how many minutes you’ve spent on Facebook’s app on that device each day for the past week and on average. Continue reading “Facebook app gets ‘quiet mode’ to mute push notifications”
To help its customers during the nation-wide lockdown, Vodafone Idea is launching a new program called #RechargeforGood. It is aimed at incentivising its customers to recharge for a friend, family or anyone who doesn’t know how to recharge online or doesn’t have access to the internet and in return, Vodafone Idea will reward a cashback of up to 6% of the recharge amount.
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Xiaomi’s Mit Fit app for wearable devices received the 4.0 update last year which introduced new UI, optimized data view, and more. The company has now released the 4.0.17 update with minor tweaks to UI and a nifty feature for Indian users.
Continue reading “Mi Fit 4.0.17 update lets Mi Band 3 and 4 users unlock laptops with their bands”
OnePlus has always given importance to the design of its smartphones, believing that “it shapes every moment of your experience with a device”. In a blog post about its upcoming 8 series phone’s design and materials, they talk about their fifth generation Matte-Frosted Glass that they claim to be their best CMF (color, material, finishing) to date.
Continue reading “OnePlus 8 Series will feature its fifth-generation Matte-Frosted Glass back”
HUAWEI’s HONOR brand today announced HONOR Play 4T and 4T Pro smartphones in China. The Play 4T Pro packs a 6.3-inch FHD+ OLED screen with waterdrop notch, in-display fingerprint sensor, 48MP + 8MP + 2MP triple rear cameras and a 4000mAh battery with support for 22.5W fast charging over USB type-C that can charge up to 58% in 30 minutes. The HONOR Play 4T comes with a 6.39-inch punch-hole HD+ LCD screen with rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and 48MP + 2MP dual rear cameras. Continue reading “HONOR Play 4T Pro with 6.3-inch FHD+ OLED display, 48MP triple rear cameras and HONOR Play 4T announced”
In February, Google released an update to Chrome Beta v81 that added a lot of API’s that could power new experiences in the future. These include Web NFC API, WebXR augumented reality API’s, etc. and Google has brought them over to the stable version in Chrome v81.
