Twitter has announced that the company is testing the ability to get notifications for tweet replies on iOS and Android and this joins Twitter’s testing of ‘subscribe to conversation’, ‘new conversation’ features and more to make it more conversational.
Ola which is a ride-hailing company has today announced that they have acquihired Pikup.ai, an artificial intelligence startup based out of Bangalore, India and aims to develop deep tech solutions for mobility. As part of the deal, the team at pikup.ai will join Ola.
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Update: August 13, 2019 — More renders Motorola One Zoom has surfaced in new Violet color. According to the new report, the Motorola One Zoom will have special Alexa integration, and this is not an Android One phone even though it has a ‘Motorola One’ branding. It is said to be powered by Snapdragon 675 SoC with 4GB RAM, 128GB (UFS) storage with microSD slot. It is said to be priced at €399 (US $447/ Rs. 31,990 approx.).
WhatsApp has been testing and introducing new features recently like Status Ads, ability to use the same account on multiple devices and more. Today, WhatsApp has started rolling out the much-awaited fingerprint lock feature to beta users on Android, after introducing it for iOS beta users earlier this year. This feature was rumored few months back.
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Earlier this year at the F8 2019, Facebook introduced several new features to its platform including ‘FB5’, a fresh new design which is simpler, faster and more immersive than ever before. On similar lines, according to a new report, Facebook is reportedly testing a dark mode for mobile and is said to be in an early stage of development.
In a recent report, India smartphone market saw the highest ever second quarter shipment of 36.9million in 2019, with a 9.9% year-on-year (YoY) and 14.8% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth. Continue reading “Indian smartphone market witness highest second-quarter shipments in Q2 2019: IDC”
Samsung introduced its flagship Galaxy Note 10 series last week. Now the DisplayMate Technologies which is known for their accurate and in-depth evaluation of smartphone displays has completed its comprehensive evaluation of the Galaxy Note10+’s Dynamic AMOLED Display, and according to them, the Galaxy Note10+ has a very impressive Top Tier Smartphone Display with close to Text Book Perfect Calibration Accuracy and Performance that is Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect.
Update: August 13 — realme has posted new teaser for the realme 5 Pro that says that it will be India’s first quad camera smartphone in the segment with a 48-megapixel main camera with Sony IMX586 sensor. The realme 5 is expected to come with a 13-megapixel or a 16-megapixel primary rear camera, even though it will retain the same ultra-wide sensor, Super Macro and depth sensing portrait lens.
Update: August 13, 2019 — Xiaomi has confirmed that the phone will launch in India on Amazon.in on August 21st.
At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday, Reliance Jio announced that Jio and Microsoft have entered into a globally unique long-term alliance to accelerate the digital transformation of India. This 10-year commitment combines the world-class capabilities of both companies to offer a detailed set of solutions comprising connectivity, computing, storage solutions, and other technology services and applications essential for Indian businesses and will span the broad Reliance Industries ecosystem including its existing and new businesses. Continue reading “Reliance Jio and Microsoft sign long-term cloud agreement”
Meizu introduced 16s smartphone earlier this year. Today the company has announced that the 16s Pro will be announced on August 28th in China. The phone with model number M973Q has received 3C certification revealing 24W mCharge fast charging, same as the 16s.
Vivo’s iQOO brand has introduced iQOO smartphone in China earlier this year. Now the Vivo iQOO Pro 5G has been certified by TENAA with the model number V1916A, ahead of announcement on August 22nd. It is said come with a 6.41-inch Full HD+ water drop notch screen with 91.7% screen-to-body ratio, similar to the predecessor, but this will be powered by Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC combined with Qualcomm’s X50 modem for 5G connectivity, liquid cooling, up to 12GB of RAM, Android Pie, 48-megapixel primary rear camera, secondary 13-megapixel 120-degree ultra-wide lens and a 2-megapixel sensor for portrait shots.
Earlier this year, Xiaomi opened its 1000th Mi Store in India and also announced Mi Studio. Expanding it further, Xioami has today announced its 2000th Mi Store in India and with this launch, Xioami now has Mi Stores present across nearly 600 cities and 28 states in India.
Amazon launched ‘Alexa Announcements’ feature with its Echo devices and earlier this year, the company added support for all Alexa-enabled devices. Expanding it further, Amazon is now adding Alexa Announcements on all Fire TV devices and is available in countries where Alexa Announcements is available.
Reliance Jio today at its 42nd annual general meeting (AGM) in Mumbai announced that Jio Fiber will roll out commercially starting from September 5th, 2019. It also announced that Jio Fiber users will a free Jio Fixed Voice Landline Service that will offer voice calls across India. The company has been testing landline service for the past few weeks for those who are using Jio Fiber service trials. Here are the steps on how to activate it.
