Update – February 1, 2019: HMD Global has started sending out invites for its MWC event on February 24th in Barcelona. The event starts at 4PM CET (8:30 PM IST).
Uber adds public transit to expand transportation beyond rides
Uber has announced it is rolling out its first-ever integration with public transit in partnership with the Regional Transportation District (RTD). Uber riders in Denver can now plan their transit journey with real-time information and end-to-end directions right in the Uber app. Continue reading “Uber adds public transit to expand transportation beyond rides”
Samsung Foldable phone shows up in promo video
Update: Video is back on official YouTube channel highlighting new, innovative and groundbreaking products for the next decade as a part of its new brand campaign that will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of Galaxy smartphones. This highlights seamless multi-device experiences, artificial intelligence, and radical new displays – and teases Samsung’s 5G products and foldable display technology to be launched later this year.
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Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ with in-display front-camera, triple rear cameras, in-screen fingerprint sensor surface in renders
Samsung is set to introduce the Galaxy S10 series flagships later this month and with the launch inching closer, rumors and leaks continue to grow. This time around, we are getting to see the S10 and S10+ flagships in their full glory. Despite the relatively narrow bezels, there’s still a sizeable chin at the bottom of the display. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ with in-display front-camera, triple rear cameras, in-screen fingerprint sensor surface in renders”
Amazon India pulls products from Cloudtail, Appario as new FDI norms come into effect
India’s new E-commerce FDI norms comes into effect today, February 1st and this will impact Amazon’s pricing, product selection, and convenience for both customers and sellers. Amazon’s growth has slowed down internationally in the December quarter, comprising of Diwali sales and holiday sales across international markets. Continue reading “Amazon India pulls products from Cloudtail, Appario as new FDI norms come into effect”
Nintendo, LINE partner to launch Dr Mario World for Android and iOS later this year
Nintendo and LINE Corporation have signed a partnership where both the companies will jointly develop a new game for smart devices. Nintendo and LINE will co-develop and jointly operate a new action puzzle game featuring Dr. Mario titled Dr. Mario. Continue reading “Nintendo, LINE partner to launch Dr Mario World for Android and iOS later this year”
Telegram V5.3 update brings motion and blur effects to backgrounds
Telegram is gaining a new update bringing with it chat background where you can now search the web for wallpapers, add effects and then share your backgrounds with friends via links. Telegram backgrounds now support motion and blur effects. You can also set any color as your background, apply a pattern and more. Continue reading “Telegram V5.3 update brings motion and blur effects to backgrounds”
Twitter revokes API access of three notification spammer apps that sell fake followers
Twitter has announced that it is stepping up its fight against notification spammer as the functionality of three of these services — ManageFlitter, Statusbrew, Crowdfire stopped functioning. Twitter has confirmed its actions and said that these three apps for having repeatedly violated the API rules. Continue reading “Twitter revokes API access of three notification spammer apps that sell fake followers”
Vivo V15 Pro with 32MP pop-up selfie camera and V15 promo images revealed ahead of India launch on February 20
Earlier this week Vivo teased the launch of a mid-range smartphone with a pop-up selfie camera in India on February 20th. Now the promo images of the V15 Pro with 32-megapixel pop-up selfie camera and triple rear cameras with dual-LED flash have surfaced. As expected, the phone will come with an in-display fingerprint sensor and a FullView display with minimal bezels
Apple restores Google’s internal iOS apps after certificate misuse
Apple has shut down Google’s ability to distribute its internal iOS apps, following a similar shutdown that was issued to Facebook earlier this week. According to reports, the early versions of Google Maps, Hangouts, Gmail, and other pre-release beta apps stopped working alongside employee-only apps like a Gbus app for transportation and Google’s internal cafe app. Continue reading “Apple restores Google’s internal iOS apps after certificate misuse”
Xiaomi Redmi Go Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone with 5-inch HD display announced officially, price revealed
After a leak last week, Xiaomi has officially announced the Redmi Go, the company’s first Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone in Phillipines officially. It has a 5-inch HD screen, Snapdragon 425 SoC with 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front camera, 4G LTE with dedicated SIM slots and a 3000mAh battery.
OPPO K1 with Snapdragon 660, in-display fingerprint sensor launching in India on February 6
After teasers, Flipkart has confirmed the launch of OPPO K1 , a mid-range smartphone with in-display fingerprint scanner in India on February 6th. It was announced in China back in October last year, packs a 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED Waterdrop notch display, is powered by Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 AIE with up to 6GB RAM, ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo), 16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera and a 25MP front-facing camera.
Nokia 8.1 6GB RAM, 128GB storage version launched in India for Rs. 29999
HMD Global launched Nokia 8.1, successor of Nokia 7 Plus in India in 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version in India for Rs. 26,999 last month. Now it has launched the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version in the country finally. Other specifications are similar, including the 6.18-inch Full HD+ 18.7:9 aspect ratio Puredisplay, Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform, Android 9.0 (Pie), 12-megapixel rear camera rear camera with ZEISS optics, Sony IMX363 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, OIS along with a 13-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and zoom. Continue reading “Nokia 8.1 6GB RAM, 128GB storage version launched in India for Rs. 29999”
Google Arts & Culture update brings new camera button for AR, Material design and more
Google Explore Art and Culture app which uses augmented reality is getting a new update to its iOS and Android. It brings a new camera tab making AR features easily accessible. The Android version of the app brings a new bottom bar with Material Theme. Continue reading “Google Arts & Culture update brings new camera button for AR, Material design and more”
LG profit down 80% as smartphone sales continue to decline in Q4 2018
LG Electronics has reported revenues of 15.77 trillion won (US$ 13.99 billion) for the fourth quarter that ended December 31, 2018, which is down 7% compared to the same quarter last year, as expected. It posted profits of 75.7 bilion won (US$ 67.1 million), down 79.3% YoY, while net profit was down 80.7 billion won from 182.8 billion won a year earlier. Decrease in profits is due to primarily due to lower sales of mobile products, said LG. Continue reading “LG profit down 80% as smartphone sales continue to decline in Q4 2018”