NVIDIA has introduced NVIDIA TITAN RTX, which is calls the world’s most powerful desktop GPU offering good performance for AI research, data science and creative applications. It is based on NVIDIA Turing architecture, delivers 130 teraflops of deep learning performance and 11 GigaRays of ray-tracing performance. Continue reading “NVIDIA TITAN RTX world’s most powerful desktop GPU announced”
According to IDC, the global shipments of wearable devices reached 32.0 million units in the Q3 2018, up 21.7% from the previous year. New products from the likes of Fitbit, Garmin, and Huawei helped the basic wearables category return to growth during the quarter. Another factor was the growing demand in markets like Asia which accounted for more than half of all shipments and grew 21.4% compared to the previous year. Continue reading “Worldwide Wearable shipments reach 32 million units, up 21.7% YoY in Q3 2018: IDC”
Quora has announced that some of its user data were compromised as a result of unauthorized access to one of our systems by a malicious third party. The company said that it is working rapidly to investigate the situation further and take the appropriate steps to prevent such incidents from happening in the future. Continue reading “Quora data breach affected 100 million users globally, exposing names, email addresses and more”
As usual Apple has named the best iOS apps and games for 2018. It has also posted Trends of the year as well as top apps and games charts for 2018. This includes Froggipedia from India, which is the iPad App Of The Year.
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OnePlus unveiled its most expected OnePlus 6T smartphone couple of weeks back. In addition to several new camera features such as Nightscape for the best night shots and Studio lighting that uses face detection for the best portraits, the OnePlus 6T also comes with Google Lens built right into the camera app. Google Lens can not only detect an object, but it can also understand what it detects and offer actions based on what it sees. Google Lens can be accessed from ‘More’ option in the camera app.
Continue reading “OnePlus 6T has a smarter camera with Google Lens powered by AI”
Skype has announced that it is bringing call captioning with live captions & subtitles which works for one-on-one calls to any phone number, as well as in group calls with a work team or friend group. Simple settings allow you to turn them on for a single call or keep them turned on for all your calls. Continue reading “Skype for desktop gets AI-powered live captions and subtitles”
Microsoft is said to be secretly working on a new version of Windows which is currently called ‘Lite’, based on documentation found in the latest build. This new version is not Windows exactly, but it is a version of the OS that is targeted at Chromebooks. Continue reading “Microsoft said to be working on Windows Lite to rival Chrome OS”
With 5G wave slowly taking off among the Android side, Apple seems to be in no mood to rush as the company is planning to hold on until at least 2020 for a 5G iPhone, according to sources. This delay will give a huge advantage to rivals like Samsung and Huawei to win over consumers by bringing phones with 5G early next year. Continue reading “Apple said to launch iPhones with 5G in 2020”
Verizon and Samsung announced that they will bring the first commercial 5G smartphone to the market in the first half of 2019. The companies will unveil a proof of concept, powered by the upcoming flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Platform with the Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem and antenna modules with integrated RF transceiver, RF front-end, and antenna elements, at the annual Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit later this week. Continue reading “Samsung, Verizon team up to bring first commercial 5G smartphone early 2019”
Google has announced that it will bring eSIM support to more carriers and more countries. Pixel 2 was the first major smartphone with eSIM, and now, on Pixel 3. In Germany, Google is supporting eSIM from networks including Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone soon. Continue reading “Google expands eSIM support on Pixel 3 to more carriers including Airtel and Jio in India”
OnePlus has rolled out OxygenOS 9.0.7 update for the OnePlus 6T smartphone, in more than a week after 9.0.6 update. This update brings several improvements, including improved Bluetooth stability for better connectivity, Wi-Fi and standby power consumption optimiztions and improvements to slow-motion videos. It also brings audio tuner or equalizer to Bluetooth earphones. Continue reading “OnePlus 6T OxygenOS 9.0.7 update improves Bluetooth stability, brings equalizer to Bluetooth earphones and more”
Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Pixel devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The update for this month also includes several functional improvements for these eligible Pixel and Nexus smartphones. however the first generation Pixel and Pixel XL have not received the update. The update includes Improved memory performance in certain circumstances, Improved camera capture performance, Improved Android Auto compatibility and more. Check out the complete details below.
Months after JioMusic and Saavn merger announcement, the JioMusic app has been renamed to JioSaavn. The app has also got a new look, several new features including option to schedule dark mode, option to preview and set JioTunes for Jio users and more. It now has 45 Million+ songs, thanks to Saavn. It also gets exclusive Saavn Original audio shows and personalized music recommendations,as well as exclusive video content to roll out over the next few months. Continue reading “JioMusic is now JioSaavn, gets updated with new UI and features; Jio users get 90 days free Pro subscription”
Qualcomm Technologies and Nokia have announced that they have successfully achieved over-the-air (OTA) 5G NR data calls in both the mmWave and sub-6 GHz spectrum bands. It is in compliant with the global 3GPP 5G NR Release 15 specification in NSA mode. The interoperability testing milestones were completed at Nokia’s 5G center of excellence in Oulu, Finland using commercially available Nokia AirScale base stations and a test device powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem and antenna modules. Continue reading “Qualcomm and Nokia announce the completion of 5G NR mmWave and Sub-6 GHz Over-the-Air interoperability”
After Huawei confirmed the announcement of Nova 4 with in-display on December 17th, Samsung has confirmed that it will introduce its A8s smartphone with display hole for the camera on December 10th, a week before Huawei. FCC certification revealed a tall 19.5:9 aspect ratio display, and a space on the left corner of the phone for the display hole so that it doesn’t have any icons.
