Instagram is said to be internally testing a web version of Instagram Direct messaging that lets users to chat with others without the app. When this feature rolls out, the Direct message will be available on the desktop, Android, iOS and the mobile web browser. Continue reading “Instagram said to be testing web version of Direct messages”
Apple is said to have settled on a date for its first major announcement of 2019, according to to a new report. The news is that the company plans to hold a special event on March 25th at the Steve Jobs Theater on its Apple Park campus. It is possible that Apple might announce the News subscription plan. Continue reading “Apple said to have scheduled subscription-services focused event on March 25th”
According to a new Reuters report, India’s antitrust commission is looking into accusations that Google is abusing its popular Android OS to block its rivals. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the six months has been reviewing a case similar to one Google faced in Europe. Continue reading “India antitrust watchdog said to be investigating Google over Android abuse”
HMD Global is all set to introduce Nokia 9 PureView with penta rear cameras at the MWC on February 24th. Now the smartphone has been certified by the FCC confirming the design and cameras with ZEISS optics once again. It also reveals model numbers – TA-1087 Dual-SIM global variant, Single SIM global variant TA-1082 and Nokia TA-1094 which is the Dual-SIM China variant.
Apple usually sends out invites for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) by the end of February or early March. Now, WWDC Bash at Discovery Meadow organized by Apple on Thursday, June 6 has been confirmed in 2019 events calendar from the City of San Jose’s Office of Cultural Affairs with attendance of 7000 members, so the main WWDC event should happen from June 3rd till June 7th with keynote on June 3rd, Monday.
Continue reading “Apple likely to schedule WWDC 2019 from June 3 to 7”
WhatsApp beta for Android has been updated to version 2.19.45 that brings new Settings UI after years. This includes new icons for all the settings feature, toggles instead of check boxes, and clearer network usage details with graphs.
Tata Capital has unveiled ‘TIA’ within the Tata Capital Mobile App for Personal Loans. This is a first – of – it’s kind VoiceBot that is powered by Artificial Intelligence. TIA is designed to voice-assist the personal loan customer journey, check loan eligibility and aid the customer through the loan approval process in minutes. Continue reading “Tata Capital TIA AI-powered VoiceBot for Personal Loans launched”
Swiggy has launched Swiggy Stores that lets you order Home Essentials, Groceries or anything you need from store across your city. “Swiggy Stores also acts as a directory of popular stores and lists bestsellers to get items seamlessly delivered by Swiggy,” said the company.
It is a known fact that Xiaomi’s foldable phone is under development, while it is not confirmed, but the company might showcase the first-gen foldable phone at the MWC 2019 event later this month and eventually roll out in the latter half of 2019. Lin Bin, co-founder and CEO of Xiaomi, has published a video showing a prototype of the bendable smartphone.
Continue reading “Xiaomi dual-side foldable smartphone uses flexible folding screen co-developed with supply chain partner”
In the recent past, especially with OnePlus 6T, the company has been pushing boundaries with equipping in-display fingerprint sensor, cutting-edge specifications, edge-to-edge displays and much more at a competitive price point.
It’s worth mentioning here that OnePlus 6T is the most accomplished and futuristic phone till now from the OnePlus stable. With new technology and worthwhile improvements, OnePlus 6T seems to the perfect little gift for your valentine this February 14th. With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, here are 5 reasons why the OnePlus 6T could be the ideal gift for your loved one this season. Continue reading “5 reasons why the OnePlus 6T could be the ideal gift for your Valentine”
Ookla has released its new report on India’s 4G Availability and according to the findings, Reliance Jio ranked first with 98.8% 4G availability across the country. Jio is followed by Airtel at 90.0% and Vodafone and Idea with 84.6% and 82.8% respectively, across 15 largest cities of India. Continue reading “Jio tops 4G availability in India, Airtel fastest network during Q3-Q4, 2018: Ookla”
Google app is finally getting a new beta update, there are two distinct beta versions of the Google app; 9.21 and 9.23. Both these versions reveal a new Assistant device ID named “nexus” for an upcoming feature or hardware category, as well as a “Labs” feature. Continue reading “Google app beta update hints at ‘NexusAmChips’ Assistant device ID, ‘Labs’ feature, more”
Google has hired more than a dozen of microchip engineers in Bengaluru, India, in recent months and plans to rapidly add more, according to LinkedIn profiles, job postings, and two industry executives. This move comes in an effort to expand its program to design the chips of its devices internally. Continue reading “Google said to have hired microchip engineers to expand Bengaluru hub”
Vivo has announced iQOO, the company’s latest mobile phone sub-brand in China. The company has posted a teaser without saying when we can expect new mobiles under the sub-brand or what the iQOO means. Some reports from China say that the new brand will focus on premium mobile phones, while few reports say Vivo is getting into to gaming phone segment to take on Xiaomi, Nubia and others.
Continue reading “Vivo announces new iQOO sub-brand for mobile phones”
Gmail’s new Web UI rolled out almost a year ago and the platform ever since has been constantly gaining new features including snoozing for emails and much more. The company today is adding a new context menu for the right click with twelve commonly-used actions. Continue reading “Gmail for web gets right-click context menu with reply, forward, mute and more”
