Google back in 2018 had announced the Android Slices at I/O 2018 event and began testing the new UI in the later part of 2018 with third-party apps. Slices are designed to surface the key features of applications in natural places, like Google Search. Now, the Shortcuts for the Settings app on Pixel devices are beginning to roll out. Continue reading “Google begins rolling out Android Slices for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other settings”
Nova launcher is easily the go-to choice for many Android users who are into customization. The app has now received a new stable update bringing the version number to 6.0, after months of beta testing. This brings a host of new features including improved Settings menu layout, Nova Settings are now searchable for faster parsing. Continue reading “Nova launcher 6.0 with improved Settings menu layout, more Adaptive Icons released”
OnePlus at the MWC 2019 has showcased the prototypes of its upcoming 5G smartphone. When asked about the upcoming flagship; the OnePlus 7, the company’s CEO Lau revealed that he is indeed carrying the prototype of the upcoming flagship in his pocket but chose not to reveal it. However, courtesy of OnLeaks, we are getting to see the renders of the OnePlus 7 giving us a closer look at the design. Continue reading “OnePlus 7 with 6.5-inch display, triple rear-cameras, pop-up selfie camera surfaces in renders”
Huawei’s Honor brand announced the V20 smartphone in China in December, and it was later introduced for the global markets in January. Now the company is gearing up to introduce the Honor 20 with improved specifications in China. The render shows 48MP+20MP + 8MP triple rear cameras, similar to the Mate 20. The leak also reveals 108 points in DxO mark, placing it above the Xiaomi Mi 9’s 107 score, and behind the Huawei’s own Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, but the P30 Pro that will be introduced later this month should beat this. Continue reading “Honor 20 with 6.1-inch OLED display, triple rear cameras, 32MP front camera, in-display fingerprint sensor surfaces”
Google is removing the ability to fully unlock the phone using Voice Match on Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. At CES 2019, the company said that this feature would be coming to all Android devices. Replacing the full device unlock is the Voice Match recognition on phones and tablets can now only provide Assistant “personal results,” like email and calendar entries. Continue reading “Google begins replacing ‘Voice Match’ function with Assistant-only lock screen access”
Microsoft is adding the ability which allows users to take a photo of a printed data table and convert it into a fully editable table in the Excel app for iOS and Android. For now, though, the app is rolling out to Android and will be gradually rolled out to iOS. Continue reading “Microsoft Excel app now lets you add data to spreadsheet directly from a photo”
Facebook brings a new update to Stories feature where you can now share events in Stories. This ability makes much more sense and makes it easier to invite your friends to Facebook events you’re attending. To share events in Stories, visit the page of the event and click “Share” below the date/time of the event. Instead of sharing the event in a post or sending to someone on Messenger, you’ll now be able to click “Share to Your Story.” Continue reading “Facebook now allows you to add event invites in Stories”
Vivo’s iQOO brand has introduced its first gaming smartphone in China, as it had promised. It has a 6.41-inch Full HD+ water drop notch screen with 91.7% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 855 with liquid cooling, up to 12GB of RAM, runs Android Pie, has a 12-megapixel primary rear camera with Sony IMX363 sensor, secondary 13-megapixel 120-degree ultra-wide lens and a 2-megapixel sensor for portrait shots. There is also a 12-megapixel camera on the front.
Samsung introduced the Galaxy S10e along with the S10 and S10+ at its Unpacked event last week. We checked it out at the MWC this week, here is the hands on and photo gallery of the phone.
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Optisafe has launched My Hero, a distress companion device, in India. It is designed to help people in distress and is extremely easy to wear or carry. It features two-way siren which sounds off loud distress siren simultaneously on the device as well the user’s smartphone. Continue reading “Optisafe My Hero distress companion device with location tracker launched in India”
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro made a global debut in India yesterday when everyone expected it to be introduced in China first since it got certified by TENAA recently. Today the company confirmed that the phone will be introduced in China on March 18th, few days after it goes on first sale in India on March 13th.
Much to our anticipation, the South Korean giant Samsung recently launched its Galaxy S10 flagship smartphone at an event in San Francisco recently. This 10th gen Galaxy S device from Samsung’s stable ticks all the boxes of what we expect from a flagship. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 Hands On and Photo Gallery”
ZTE’s nubia brand at the MWC introduced nubia-α, a wearable smartphone with a curved wrap-around OLED screen, here we have the hands on and photo gallery of the device.
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Apple is rumored to be holding a special event on March 25th where it is expected to make announcements regarding its new Service based offerings. Sources from internal operations of suppliers in the Asia-Pacific market now suggest that AirPods 2 might be added to the list of announcements on March 25th and would hit the stores on March 29th. Even though no hardware announcements are expected at its March 25 event, it might be introduced with just a release. Continue reading “Apple AirPods 2 with wireless charging case, Siri integration said to go on sale on March 29”
Google Chrome developers are experimenting on a new ‘back/forward cache’ that would make loading the previous page instant since if you close a web page on the browser, it has to load most of the page again which is time-consuming. Continue reading “Google Chrome working on back/forward cache to speed up web browsing”
