WhatsApp in the recent day has been on a roll as it is pushing new features in regular intervals. New to join the list is the ability to share own contact info and to quickly add contacts. The feature, however, is not available yet, but the company is seriously working on the ability to bring Share Contact Info via QR. Continue reading “WhatsApp said to be working on Instagram Nametag-like ‘QR Code’ and ‘Add Contact’ features”
Optiemus has launched the TCL-made BlackBerry KEY2 LE, a cheaper version of the KEY2 in India last month. It was introduced at the IFA in August and has a similar design as the BlackBerry KEY2. Is the BlackBerry Key2 LE worth the price at this competitive scenario? Check it out the review below to find out. Continue reading “BlackBerry Key2 LE Review”
Google has announced that it is rolling out a newly expanded Google Safety Center with updated resources and pulled even more information into one site dedicated to educating and empowering people on important topics like data security, privacy controls, and online protections for all of our users. Continue reading “Google expands Safety Center to India to help users manage security and privacy controls, available in 9 Indian languages”
Waymo, which is a private subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., is planning to launch the world’s first commercial driverless car service in the next two months, according to a report from WSJ. It will operate under a new brand and will compete with Uber and Lyft. Continue reading “Alphabet’s Waymo said to start first driverless car service in the next two months”
Spotify has finally introduced its app for the Apple Watch giving users the ability to seamlessly access and control music and podcasts. With this new app, users can enjoy an improved experience with better control and the ability to connect to your speakers or devices. Continue reading “Spotify for Apple Watch introduced”
EE; UK’s mobile network that is part of BT Group has announced that it is switching on 5G sites in 16 UK cities in 2019. The first launch cities will be London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, and Manchester. EE is building 5G in the busiest parts of the six launch cites including Hyde Park in London, Manchester Arena, Belfast City Airport, the Welsh Assembly, Edinburgh Waverly train station and Birmingham’s Bullring. Continue reading “EE to launch 5G services in 16 UK cities in 2019”
Back in October, Microsoft has announced and later paused the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update over reports of missing files, and after resolving the issues, the company has finally resumed the update via media. The update will be rolled out in batches, meaning it will be available to everyone in the coming weeks. Continue reading “Microsoft resumes Windows 10 October 2018 update”
Google is extending the Project Fi VPN to all connections. The enhanced network also enables a fast, seamless connection by intelligently switching between Wi-Fi and cellular. Continue reading “Google Project Fi ‘Enhanced Network’ beta brings free always-on VPN”
Verizon in partnership with Motorola, Samsung, and Qualcomm has announced the completion of the world’s first 5G data transmission on a smartphone on a commercial 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) network. This test was completed with a Moto Z3 paired with a 5G Moto Mod. Continue reading “Verizon, Motorola complete 5G data transmission on Moto Z3 with 5G Moto Mod”
With an aim to help web developers optimize their web pages, Google’s Chrome Labs has released a new web tool called Squoosh that can downsize, compress, and reformat images. Squoosh’s top priority is speed and the demo showcases the improvements and new capabilities to Chrome. Continue reading “Google Chrome Labs introduces Squoosh browser-based image optimization tool”
Xiaomi announced MIUI 10 Global back in June at an event in India and rolled out MIUI 10 Global Stable ROM for Redmi Y2, Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro in September. Now the company has started rolling out MIUI 10 Global Stable ROM for last year’s bestseller Redmi Note 4. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 MIUI 10 Stable OTA update finally starts rolling out in India [Download link]”
Snapchat has introduced friend’s Bitmoji; a new way to celebrate friendships on Snapchat. In each profile, you’ll find the images, videos, messages, links, and more than you and your friends have saved in Chat. The company says that this feature will make it easy to find your favorite memories and the important information you’ve saved over time. Continue reading “Snapchat introduces Friendship Profiles and Bitmoji Stories comic strip”
Samsung has announced Exynos 9 Series 9820 SoC, as it had promised. It is the successor of Exynos 9 Series 9810 SoC that powers the Galaxy S9 series and the Galaxy Note9. It is based on the 8nm LPP (Low Power Plus) FinFET process that reduces power consumption by up to 10% compared to 10nm LPP process, while the Exynos 9820 also optimizes power consumption of CPU and GPU through reduced operating voltage, idle, and leakage power. Continue reading “Samsung Exynos 9 Series 9820 8nm SoC with Tri-cluster CPU, integrated NPU, up to 2Gbps LTE-Advanced Pro modem announced”
Update – November 14, 2018 – As promised, the Funcl W1 and Funcl AI are available for order through Indiegogo at $19 (Rs. 1,380 approx.) and $54 (Rs. 3,921 approx.), respectively and ships worldwide starting December. The company has already hit 100% ($50,000) funding goal in just 8 hours.
Samsung has announced new Ice Blue color variants of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones. These join the Midnight Black, Titanium Gray, Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Sunrise Gold and Burgundy Red color versions that were introduced earlier this year. It has a gradient color finish for the first time that makes it more fashionable.
Continue reading “Samsung introduces Galaxy S9 and S9+ Ice Blue Gradient color variant”
