Snapchat back in November had rolled out a redesigned interface that separates Stories of friends from brands. However, the redesign received a lot of flake from loyal Snapchat users. Now, thanks to the 1.2 million signed petitions, the company acknowledged that the new Snapchat was not satisfactory enough, so it is now rolling out yet another designed interface to iOS. Continue reading “Snapchat for iOS gets redesigned interface”
Huawei is teaming up with BTC.com to roll out bitcoin wallet to its app store. The AppGallery will be pre-installed on all new Huawei and Honor phones and rolled out to other devices in the second quarter. This app will allow consumers to hold virtual currencies. Continue reading “Huawei to launch BTC bitcoin wallet on its App Store”
At the Google I/O event, the company announced its digital well-being initiative to help people better understand their digital habits. One inclusion to this initiative is ‘Take a break’ self-set timer within YouTube to refrain users from spending too much time watching videos. Today, the feature is rolling out to YouTube for Android. Continue reading “YouTube for Android now lets you set a reminder to take a break”
Facebook is planning on creating its own cryptocurrency and this would allow users around the world to make electronic payments, according to a latest report from Cheddar. Furthermore, the company is also said to have started its research on blockchain almost a year ago and its corporate development team, lead by Morgan Beller began looking at how the social platform could use the emerging technology. Continue reading “Facebook said to be planning to launch its own cryptocurrency”
BlackBerry today announced that it will introduce its new smartphone codenamed ‘Athena’ as KEY2 at an event in New York on June 7th. This is the successor to last year’s KEYone that was introduced at the MWC 2017. Recent TENAA certification revealed that this will have the same display and physical QWERTY keyboard, but most other specs will get an upgrade.
The ZenFone series of devices have had a rollercoaster-like existence in India. From the soaring success of the first generation ZenFone to the hit or miss attempt at making it a high end product, the company hasn’t shied away from experiments either. The ZenFone series became a catch all of sorts with interesting devices like the ZenFone Zoom and ZenFone AR also falling under the same branding. As it goes though, it is the value segment that rules the roost in India. Asus went back to the drawing board and has created a brand new device specifically for India and our initial impressions put it as rather impressive. Let’s dive in for a closer review of the Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 Review”
HMD Global recently confirmed that the Nokia X will be announced on May 16th in China and also showcased the phone at the Sanlitun experience store. Nokia TA-1099 got certified by TENAA in China that confirmed the complete specifications of the phone. Now the phone has received Bluetooth certification that confirms the name as Nokia X6 and Bluetooth 5.0 support for Snapdragon 636. Continue reading “Nokia X6 (TA-1099) receives Bluetooth certification, three new unknown models get certified”
Asus launched the Zenfone Max Pro M1 last month. We already brought you the unboxing and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The phone packs a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, PDAF, 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera to capture the depth information for portrait shots. It has an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with soft LED flash and f/2.2 aperture. The company already said that it is using OmniVision sensors.
Sony today announced price cuts for its Xperia XZ Premium, XA1 Ultra and XA1 Plus smartphones in India. The Xperia XZ Premium that was launched in July last year is now available for Rs. 49,990, after a price cut of Rs. 10,000 from the launch price of Rs. 59,990.
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OPPO today has announced that it has successfully demoed world’s first 5G video call using 3D structured light technology. The demonstration reproduced a 3D portrait image on a remote receiver using portrait information collected structured-light 3D camera of an OPPO phone and 5G NR terminal prototypes from Qualcomm. Continue reading “OPPO demos world’s first 5G video call using 3D structured light technology, coming to smartphones soon”
Google last announced that it is committed to GDPR compliance across G Suite and Google Cloud Platform and the company today, ahead of the new law coming into effect has highlighted some of the key steps and changes it has taken. Continue reading “Google highlights how it manages user data; Google Cloud is now fully GDPR compliant”
Google has confirmed at the I/O 2018 that it is bringing some much-needed features like Gboard, app shortcuts to Chrome OS later this year and Android P for Chrome OS will bring support for Picture-in-Picture mode just like Android. These new additions will help developers and Chrome OS users as well. Continue reading “Chrome OS to get Gboard, app shortcuts, Picture-in-picture and more with Android P”
The Federal Communications Commission announced that USA net neutrality rules will expire on June 11, meaning that new regulations on how consumers can access the internet will take effect will change. The FCC back in December 2017 annulled the open-internet rules set in 2015. Continue reading “FCC announces US net neutrality rules will end on June 11”
Google at the I/O 2018 event this week introduced one of the most controversial Assistant feature; Google Duplex which mimics itself as human and makes appointments. While the question arises on how ethical this feature is, Google just clarified in a statement that the experimental system will have “disclosure built-in.” Continue reading “Google clarifies its AI voice calling Duplex system will identify itself”
Xiaomi is not only popular for its smartphones and electronic, but it is also popular for its IoT products. The company has invested in more than 90 IoT and lifestyle companies. At the Google I/O 2018 this week announced the company its smart home products will now work with the Google Assistant, allowing users to control products through a smart speaker, like the Google Home, or with the Google Assistant app.
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