LG Electronics is all set to unveil the XBOOM audio lineup; the XBOOM Go portable Bluetooth speakers and XBOOM AI ThinQ smart speakers at the IFA 2018. The company says that the XBOOM mini component (model CK99) and all-in-one are crowd favorites are capable of producing an output starting at 1,800 watts and topping off at 5,000 watts for a lively party atmosphere. Continue reading “LG XBOOM Go portable Bluetooth speakers and XBOOM AI ThinQ smart speakers announced”
A week after reports suggesting that Google apps track your movements even if location services are turned off, Google has updated its website to precisely explain the nature of its location policy. The company has now clarified that it continues to track users even if they’ve disabled the setting. Continue reading “Google admits it still tracks your movements even if location services are turned off”
Walmart Inc. and Flipkart Group today announced that the acquisition transaction has now been completed making Walmart the largest shareholder in the Flipkart Group. Walmart back in May had announced that it is acquiring 77% stake in Flipkart for $16 billion. This partnership to leverage combined synergies, including market insights, retail expertise and local and global supply-chain knowledge. Continue reading “Walmart completes acquisition of 77% stake in Flipkart for $16 billion”
According to reports, the Apple Store at Leidseplein in Amsterdam has been briefly evacuated earlier today likely after an iPad exploded due to battery overheating. Furthermore, three people reportedly suffered breathing problem, possibly due to vapors from a leaking battery. However, they were treated on site.
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Update: August 20 – Flipkart has confirmed that the phone will be exclusively available with them. It has also released a new teaser video featuring Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy.
Motorola One Android One smartphone with the model number XT1941 has been certified by TENAA in China, after the press images of the phone surfaced in renders. The smartphone that surfaced in live images and TENAA certification was actually the P30 that was introduced in China earlier this week. Continue reading “Motorola One Android One smartphone with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 gets certified”
ZTE has announced an event at the IFA 2018 in Berlin later this month where it is expected to introduce Axon 9, successor of the Axon 7 that was introduced back in 2016, according to the teaser. ZTE will also introduce “leading 5G innovations” on display at a trade show booth. Continue reading “ZTE Axon 9 to be announced at IFA on August 30”
Details about Qualcomm’s upcoming flagship Snapdragon 855 SoC, successor of Snapdragon 845 surfaced earlier this year. A recent report said that TSMC will be making the 7nm (FinFET) chips and the production will start by the end of 2018 or early 2019. Now another report reveals that the company might go for a new naming scheme. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 7nm SoC could launch as SM8150, feature dedicated AI processing unit”
Xiaomi’s MIUI is amongst the most popular Android skins with more than 200 million worldwide users. MIUI Beta ROM gets updated biweekly, which includes closed beta on every Tuesday and public beta on every Friday but all devices running MIUI come with MIUI Global Stable ROM pre-installed. Users could switch to MIUI Global Beta ROM using Updater method or Fastboot method but company always advised users to flash MIUI Global Beta ROM using Fastboot method after unlocking the bootloader of their device, but now users don’t need to unlock bootloader to switch to MIUI Global Beta ROM. Continue reading “You can now switch to MIUI Beta ROM without unlocking Bootloader”
This week Xiaomi introduced the Mi Pad 4 Plus, larger version of the Mi Pad 4, Motorola introduced the Moto P30, OPPO introduced the F9, Samsung introduced its new Dolby Atmos Soundbars, and lots more from this week in our weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Plus, Moto P30, OPPO F9, Samsung Dolby Atmos Soundbars and more”
Future version of Android releases could allow users to start manually backing up app data to Google Drive, according to the Android development team on the Google Issue Tracker. This backup includes your application data, call history, device settings, and text messages. Continue reading “Future releases of Android said to bring manual Google Drive backup support”
Microsoft India and Apollo Hospitals as a part of company’s AI Network for Healthcare initiative, announced the launch of the first ever AI-powered Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score API (application program interface), designed specifically to predict the risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Continue reading “Apollo Hospitals uses Microsoft AI-powered API to predict risk of cardiovascular diseases”
Google is said to be working on releasing a smart speaker equipped with a display later this year, according to sources. This new smart speaker with the display will compete against rivals from Amazon.com and would round out Google’s range of smart speakers that are running AI voice assistant. Continue reading “Google said to launch its own smart AI speaker with display later this year”
According to a new report, OnePlus 6T which is rumored to be the next OnePlus flagship will be T-Mobile exclusive when it launches in the U.S later this year. This means that the OnePlus 6T will be optimized for T-Mobile’s network. This in addition to the standard global version that’s unlocked. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T said to launch on T-Mobile network in the US in October”
