ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has launched Strix GL503GE and Zenphyrus GX501GI, gaming laptops in India powered by 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GTX 10 series GPU. The GL503 and GX501 come with 120Hz and 144Hz high refresh rate respectively for immersive gaming experience.
Lenovo-owned Moto back in September last year confirmed the list of devices that will get the Android 8.0 (Oreo) update. Now the company has finally started rolling out stable Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for the Moto Z Play smartphone in the country. Continue reading “Moto Z Play Android 8.0 Oreo update finally starts rolling out in India”
Halfbrick Studios, the creator of Fruit Nija released Jetpack Joyride game back in 2012, which recently crossed 500 million downloads, now it has got a new version exclusively made for India. The game has been created by Mech Mocha, Bangalore-based gaming start-up, in partnership with Halfbrick Studios.
Continue reading “Jetpack Joyride exclusive India version released for Android and iOS”
Microsoft today announced that its Translator is getting A.I powered offline translations in a handful of languages. It allows both end-users and third-party app developers to take advantage of the neural translation technology whether the device is connected to the cloud or offline. Continue reading “Microsoft Translator gets AI-powered offline translation in 11 languages”
Intel has announced that it is shutting down the New Devices Group (NDG), and is also suspending the Vaunt smart glasses project which was revealed back in February. The report from The Information also notes that this drastic change will also result in “some layoffs” from the team that is reported to have around 200 people. Continue reading “Intel is shutting its smart glasses division”
Snapchat released the Lens Studio for Mac and Windows that lets you design and build AR lenses for Snapchat back in December. Today it is bringing a new set of features for Lens Studio including seven brand new templates for the creation of face lenses. Continue reading “Snapchat Lens Studio now lets anyone create face filters, integrates GIPHY GIFs”
Last Google replaced SMS based verification with device-based Prompts. However, that was not the case for iOS, and they had to rely on Google app for two-factor authentication when logging in. To save them from the trouble, Google is now rolling out the 2-Step verification prompts for iOS Gmail app. Continue reading “Gmail for iOS gets two-Step verification prompts”
InFocus just launched Vision 3 Pro, the company’s latest smartphone and the successor of last year’s Vision 3 in India. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 82.4% screen-to-body ratio, and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with SMILE UX, same as the predecessor, but this has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 8-megapixel camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens and a 13-megapixel front camera with Face ID to unlock the phone in 0.5 seconds. Continue reading “InFocus Vision 3 PRO with 5.7-inch 18:9 display, 4GB RAM, dual rear cameras, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 10999”
Facebook is said to be forming team internally to design its own chipsets following the trend of limiting the dependency on chipmakers such as Intel Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. Facebook is also looking into hiring a manager to build an “end-to-end SoC/ASIC, firmware and driver development organization, according to a latest report from Bloomberg. Continue reading “Facebook reportedly forming team to design its own chipsets”
According to the latest investors report from Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple’s upcoming low-cost 6.1-inch iPhone model with LCD display is said to come in two variants. One that packs single SIM and another with dual-SIM dual standby (DSDS) functionality. Continue reading “Entry-level 6.1-inch iPhone 2018 with dual sim support to be priced as low as $550: KGI”
OnePlus today announced that it is partnering with Marvel Studios to celebrate its 10th anniversary with Avengers: Infinity War, which arrives in theatres on April 27, 2018. It tied up with Disney India back in December last year to launch OnePlus 5T Star Wars Limited Edition, so we can expect OnePlus 6 Avengers: Infinity War Limited Edition smartphone along with the standard version, which is expected to be introduced later this month or early next month.
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Whenever we feel dejected or uninspired, we tend to look out for some powerful motivational quotes that uplift our spirit to achieve the goal we want. Peter Vesterbacka, the man behind the famous “Angry Bird” franchise, which was built on the mix of games, movies and some merchandising has revealed his success story. Continue reading “How OnePlus’ ‘Never Settle’ tag inspires CEOs across the globe”
Opera launched its free VPN app for Android and iOS back in 2016. Today it has announced that it will be shutting down the app on April 30th. The company recently shut down its Opera Max data saving app, which was acquired by Samsung. Opera desktop browser has built-in VPN service. The company recently disabled option to select the region. Continue reading “Opera VPN app for Android and iOS shutting down on April 30”
Motorola has been expanding its retail footprint across India rapidly. Now the company has announced the opening of 50 new Moto Hubs in Telangana, across top 8 cities including Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Nalgonda, Khammam, Nizamabad, Mancherial to further strengthen their retail presence in the southern market. Earlier this week it opened 60 Moto Hub stores in Madhya Pradesh. Continue reading “Motorola expands retail footprint with 50 Moto Hub stores in Telangana”
WhatsApp is now rolling out ‘dismiss as admin’ feature for Android and iOS which is long overdue. WhatsApp was first found testing this feature back in January 2018. This feature will let group administrators demote other admins, but group creators can’t be dismissed from being an admin. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android beta and iOS gets ‘dismiss as admin’ feature”
