Microsoft to disable TLS 1.0, 1.1 for Edge and Internet Explorer in first-half of 2020

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft has announced it will be disabling ‘Transport Layer Security’ (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 by default in supported versions of Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 in the first half of 2020. This change is in line with announcements from Apple, Google, and Mozilla to supports more performant, secure connections. Continue reading “Microsoft to disable TLS 1.0, 1.1 for Edge and Internet Explorer in first-half of 2020”

Winamp media player for Android, iOS, and desktop to get revived in 2019

Winamp

Winamp which was the go-to music player around the turn of the century has been silent since 2013 but it looks like the company is making its way for a grand entry with a major update planned for 2019. The Parent company Radionomy is planning to reboot the service as an all-in-one app with the ability to play podcasts, playlists, streaming radio stations.  Continue reading “Winamp media player for Android, iOS, and desktop to get revived in 2019”

Microsoft to bring dictation feature to Office web apps

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Microsoft rolled out the dictation feature in the Word desktop app earlier this year and it is making its way to the web version of the office. The dictation feature to word and OneNote online will be available in the coming weeks. The company says that it will work on any browser.  Continue reading “Microsoft to bring dictation feature to Office web apps”

Samsung introduces Exynos Auto and ISOCELL automobile chips

Exynos-AutoSamsung Electronics has announced two new automotive solution brands; Samsung Exynos Auto and Samsung ISOCELL Auto to bring application processor and image sensor technology solutions to the road. Based on the qualities of the Exynos mobile processors, Exynos Auto meets industry requirements for harsher environments, allowing automotive manufacturers to develop applications such as infotainment, advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) and telematics. Continue reading “Samsung introduces Exynos Auto and ISOCELL automobile chips”

Palm Phone with 3.3-inch HD display, water-resistant body, Android 8.1 announced

After rumors, Palm, a California company that purchased the rights to the Palm brand from TCL, today launched the Palm Phone with a 3.3-inch HD screen, aluminum chassis, Gorilla Glass protection on the front and back and a water and dust-resistant body with IP68 ratings. It runs Android 8.1 (Oreo), is powered by Snapdragon 435 with 3GB of RAM, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with flash and an 8-megapixel camera on the front.

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Google Pixel 3 XL Review: The Best Smartphone Camera in Your Pocket

A device is more than the sum of its parts. In the three years since Google first introduced the Pixel series of smartphones, it has consistently proved that plain and simple hardware specs do not matter as much as Google’s OEM partners would have you believe. Bearing testament to this is the fact that despite the Pixel 3 XL smartphone having leaked in the flesh three months ahead of launch, the event itself had so much more to reveal. I’ve spent the last week using the Pixel 3 XL as my principle smartphone and here’s what I think about Google’s latest and greatest. Continue reading “Google Pixel 3 XL Review: The Best Smartphone Camera in Your Pocket”

Huawei Enjoy Max with 7.12-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, 5000mAh battery and Enjoy 9 Plus with 6.5-inch FHD+ display, dual front and rear cameras announced

After certification, Huawei has officially announced the Enjoy Max with similar specifications has a Honor 8X Max that was introduced last month with a 7.12-inch Full HD+ display with narrow bezels and 90.5% screen-to-body ratio, Snapdragon 660, 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, AI scene recognition, 2-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information in portrait shots, 8-megapixel front camera and a 5000mAh battery, but this comes with a leather-like back.

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Nokia X7 (7.1 Plus) with 6.18-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras with ZEISS optics to be announced on October 16 [Update: New teaser]

Update – October 15, 2018: The  company has posted a new teaser image that shows a notch display, similar to what we had seen on TENAA recently.

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Sony announces blockchain-based DRM platform for music, films, VR content and e-books

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Sony has announced the development of a digital rights management (DRM) platform based on the blockchain. This new system is based on Sony and Sony Global Education’s previously developed system for authenticating, sharing, and rights management of educational data, and additionally features functionality for processing rights-related information. Continue reading “Sony announces blockchain-based DRM platform for music, films, VR content and e-books”

Coolpad Note 8 with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 9999

Coolpad has launched Note 8, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Note’ series in India. It has a 5.99-inch Full HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by an Octa-Core MT6750 SoC, runs Android 8.0 (Oreo), has a 16-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 0.3-megapixel camera for portrait shots.

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Apple iPad Pro 2018 said to feature same resolutions as 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch models, will not have headphone jack

Apple iPad Pro

Apple is likely to introduce the iPad Pro 2018 at an event which might happen later this month. The Cupertino giant is said to be testing the new models internally over the past few months. What’s interesting about the new iPad Pro models is that the new models appear to have the same display resolutions as the latest 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch models. Continue reading “Apple iPad Pro 2018 said to feature same resolutions as 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch models, will not have headphone jack”

Google said to be in talks with Flipkart, Paytm to launch its shopping tab in India

Google

Google is said to be launching its shopping tab in India allowing users to search and buy products and direct them to merchant websites or e-commerce platforms for product listings, according to sources. The feature said to be testing for several months and will be piloted soon, prior to a full-fledged launch before the end of the year. Continue reading “Google said to be in talks with Flipkart, Paytm to launch its shopping tab in India”

Android Pie cloud backups are now encrypted with user’s lock screen passwords

Android Pie

Google Android 9.0 Pie changes the way backups are stored in a way that even Google can’t read the data. It is known that Google automatically backs up data like SMS, messages on Pixel phones to the cloud so if you wipe your device you can restore them back again. Continue reading “Android Pie cloud backups are now encrypted with user’s lock screen passwords”

Google expands real-time translations to all Assistant-optimized headphones

Google Pixel Buds

Google is expanding the real-time translations on the Pixel Buds to all Google Assistant-optimized headphones. The company has updated their Pixel Buds support pages yesterday saying that “Google Translate is available on all Assistant-optimized headphones and Android phones.” Continue reading “Google expands real-time translations to all Assistant-optimized headphones”

HTC Exodus native blockchain phone to be announced on October 22nd

HTC Exodus

Back in May, about HTC confirmed that it will be launching ‘Exodus’ smartphone with native blockchain for secure cryptocurrency trading. The wait now seems to be coming to an end as the company will launch the phone as early as this month. It made the announcement on the newly opened HTC Exodus Instagram account.  Continue reading “HTC Exodus native blockchain phone to be announced on October 22nd”