Microsoft has announced that it will end support for Windows 10 Mobile devices on December, falling in-line with company’s announcement in 2017 when it revealed that won’t be developing new features or hardware for Windows 10 Mobile. However, the company continued to offer security and software updates. Continue reading “Microsoft to end support for Windows 10 Mobile in December”
Moto G7 Plus, G7, G7 Play and G7 Power with a notch surface in new renders [Update: More renders and price]
Update – January 18, 2019: More renders of the Moto G7 series have surfaced along with pricing for the G7 Play and G7 Power in Europe, which are rumored to start at €149 (US$ 169 / ₹ 12,075 approx.) and €209 (US$ 237 / ₹ 16,935 approx.), respectively.
PUBG Mobile 0.10.5 update with Royale Pass Season 5, Mk47, Laser Sight and more released
Tencent games; makers of PUBG has rolled out a new update which brings the new Season 5 and the new Royale Pass with Premium outfits and taunting emotes as rewards. The update also adds Mk47 and Laser Sight attachment and brings back Share For Deals.
Cortana won’t challenge Alexa and Google Assistant, says Microsoft CEO
It’s no secret that Microsoft’s Cortana digital assistant has fallen behind Google Assistant and Alexa, and it looks like Microsoft is taking a different route. The company’s CEO Satya Nadella revealed that Microsoft no longer sees Cortana as a competitor to Alexa or Google Assistant. “Cortana needs to be that skill for anybody who’s a Microsoft 365 subscriber,” explains Nadella. Continue reading “Cortana won’t challenge Alexa and Google Assistant, says Microsoft CEO”
Spotify to launch in India on January 31st reveals terms on official website
Spotify India launch was long coming; while there were many rumors and reports in the past, nothing materialized yet. However, things are happening faster than expected and latest we hear is that the company is on the verge of bringing their service to India. The launch is scheduled to take place as soon as January 31st. Continue reading “Spotify to launch in India on January 31st reveals terms on official website”
POCO F1 MIUI 10.2.2.0 stable update with 960fps slo-mo recording, enhanced low-light mode starts rolling out [Download Link]
POCO today rolled out new MIUI 10 v10.2.2.0 stable update for all the users brings new camera features including 960fps slow-motion video recording in addition to 120fps and 240fps, as well as enhanced low-light mode in the camera settings for improved low-light performance. This takes 8 photos at different exposures and merges them into one brighter, higher-quality shot. The company started testing these features last month in beta.
Samsung Galaxy M series smartphones with Infinity U display launching in India on January 28 on Amazon [Update: New teasers]
Update – January 18, 2019: Samsung has posted new video and image teasers for the M series showing the ‘Infinity U’ display with minimal bezels.
OnePlus 6T Republic Day offer: OnePlus Assured Upgrade, Cashback, Exchange Offers and more
Soon after the year-ender offer, OnePlus has announced a set of exciting new offers for Republic Day for those who wish to buy its latest OnePlus 6T smartphone. In the recent development, OnePlus announced its first-ever ‘OnePlus Assured Upgrade’ program on the purchase of the OnePlus 6T starting 19 January 2019. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T Republic Day offer: OnePlus Assured Upgrade, Cashback, Exchange Offers and more”
Collection 1 breach exposed over 770 million unique email IDs and over 21 million passwords
As many as 772,904,991 unique email addresses and over 21 million unique passwords have been leaked online. This results in more than 87GB of passwords and emails getting leaked. All these had been distributed in a folder dubbed ‘Collection # 1’ by hackers who have posted the link to the dump on a hacking forum. Continue reading “Collection 1 breach exposed over 770 million unique email IDs and over 21 million passwords”
Netflix reports 35% growth YoY, adds 8.8 million new users in Q4 2018
Netflix has announced that it has seen an annual revenue of $16 billion in 2018 which is a 35% growth. The company has doubled the operating profits of $1.6 billion. Netflix has ended the 2018 year with 139 million paying subscribers, up to 9 million from the quarter and up to 29 million from the beginning of the year. Continue reading “Netflix reports 35% growth YoY, adds 8.8 million new users in Q4 2018”
ZTE and China Unicom complete world’s first 5G call on prototype smartphone
ZTE Corporation has announced that Guangdong branch of China Unicom and ZTE have made the world’s first 5G call by means of ZTE’s 5G prototype smartphone in Shenzhen 5G field trial. The test also completed the verification of diverse services, such as Wechat group voice call, online video, and web browsing. Continue reading “ZTE and China Unicom complete world’s first 5G call on prototype smartphone”
Twitter acknowledges bug that exposed protected Tweets of some Android users for years
Twitter for Android has been effected with an issue where ‘Protect Your Tweets’setting has been disabled if a certain amount of changes were made. The company says that it is aware of the issue and users may have been impacted by this issue if they had protected Tweets turned on in the settings, and made certain changes to account settings such as changing the email address associated with your account between November 3, 2014, and January 14, 2019. Continue reading “Twitter acknowledges bug that exposed protected Tweets of some Android users for years”
Google acquires Fossil Group’s smartwatch technology for $40 million
Google has acquired Fossil Group’s intellectual property related to a smartwatch technology that is currently under development for $40 million. The deal, which will see some of Fossil’s R&D team joining Google and will also result in the launch of a ‘new product’ that is yet to hit the market. Continue reading “Google acquires Fossil Group’s smartwatch technology for $40 million”
Vivo APEX 2019 bezel-less curved screen smartphone to be introduced on January 24
Vivo introduced its APEX FullView Concept Smartphone with 98% screen-to-body ratio and an in-display fingerprint scanner at the MWC in February last year. Later it introduced the phone as NEX and the new NEX Dual Screen with a new design was unveiled last month. Today the company posted a teaser for APEX 2019 bezel-less smartphone ahead of announcement on January 24th. This shows a more curved design without the front camera or even the buttons on the sides. Continue reading “Vivo APEX 2019 bezel-less curved screen smartphone to be introduced on January 24”
LG G7 ThinQ Android Pie update rolling out starting from Korea, update schedule for V35 ThinQ, V40 ThinQ, V30, G6 and more confirmed
LG has finally rolled out Android 9.0 (Pie) update for its G7 ThinQ smartphone starting from Korea, as it had promised last month. The company has also shared update schedule for older smartphones, including some of the Q and X series smartphones in Korea, which extends throughout the year. Hope we can expect the global roll out soon after the roll out in Korea.
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