Update: Google has rebranded the Google Play Newsstand and released it as Google News for Android and iOS. If you already have Google Play Newsstand, you would have received an update, if not you can get it from Google Play Store or the App Store.
Continue reading “Google News now uses AI to organize news, replaces Google Play Newsstand, Google News & Weather apps [Available for Android and iOS]”
HMD Global just announced the Nokia X6, the company’s first Android smartphone in the ‘Nokia X’ series in China, as it had promised. It has a 5.8-inch FHD+ display with a notch and 19:9 aspect ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 636 with up to 6GB RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with RGB sensor, along with a 5-megapixel secondary rear camera with a monochrome sensor, AI portrait and scene recognition and a 16-megapixel front camera with AI selfies with background blur, stickers and face unlock.
Microsoft has announced the Surface Hub 2 and it is designed from the ground up that can be used by teams. The company says that it is sleek, agiler and more affordable to fit any workspace or work style. It sports a 50.5-inches 4K multi-touch display with 3:2 aspect ratio and extremely thin bezels. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Hub 2 with 50.5-inch 4K display announced”
HTC has announced that it is planning to launch an Android phone that will come built-in with blockchain technology. The phone is named Exodus and it will feature universal wallet and a built-in secure hardware that support cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications (DApp). Continue reading “HTC Exodus native blockchain phone for secure cryptocurrency trading coming soon”
Twitter back in March introduced a new approach to improve the health of the public conversation on Twitter. Since then it has been working on what one refers to as “trolls,” which is behavior is fun, good and humorous. Today the company is taking actions against such trolls that distort and detract from the public conversation on Twitter. Continue reading “Twitter to start hiding Tweets from trolls in conversations and search”
Facebook for the first time is publishing the number of Community Standards Enforcement Reports that it has got. This report covers the enforcement efforts between October 2017 to March 2018, touches areas like graphic violence, adult nudity and sexual activity, terrorist propaganda, hate speech, spam, and fake accounts. Continue reading “Facebook took down 837 million spam posts, 583 million fake accounts in Q1 2018”
Vivo has silently introduced X21i, the cheaper version of the X21 smartphone that was introduced in China in March. It has the same 6.28-inch FHD+ 19:9 Super AMOLED display with a notch, 90.3% screen-to-body ratio, 1.66mm narrow bezels on the sides, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.0, 12-megapixel primary sensor with Samsung 2L9 sensor with Dual Pixel technology along with a 5-megapixel secondary rear camera to capture the depth information, but this is powered by MediaTek Helio P60 12nm SoC. Continue reading “Vivo X21i with 6.28-inch FHD+ 19:9 AMOLED display, dual rear cameras, 6GB RAM announced”
Facebook’s Messenger platform never had any means of reporting content that violates any policies within the app except via the Facebook reporting tools or Messenger web. Today the company is giving access to the reporting tool directly from any Messenger conversation on iOS or Android. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger gets new reporting tools”
WhatsApp is rolling out a bunch of new features to groups including Group description, new Admin controls, Group catch up, and Participant search. WhatsApp rolled out group description back in March, and now for every new participant who joins the group; the description will show up at the top of the chat. Continue reading “WhatsApp gets new admin controls, group catch up, group participant search and more”
Samsung just announced new Sunrise Gold and Burgundy Red color variants of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones. These join the Midnight Black, Titanium Gray, Coral Blue, and Lilac Purple versions that were introduced earlier this year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ Sunrise Gold and Burgundy Red Editions announced”
Huawei’s Honor brand just launched its flagship Honor 10 smartphone for global markets, including India at an event in London,as it had promised. It was announced in in China last month and packs a 5.84-inch Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with a notch, 19:9 aspect ratio and 82.6% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 970 10nm SoC with i7 co-processor and runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.1 on top. Continue reading “Honor 10 with 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, 6GB RAM, dual rear AI cameras launched in India for Rs. 32999”
Huawei’s Honor brand just introduced its flagship Honor 10 smartphone globally at an event in London. We got to check out the smartphone, here is our unboxing and first impressions of the smartphone.
Qualcomm today announced that it is integrating WPA3 support across mobile and networking infrastructure products. WPA3 was introduced back in January and is the industry’s newest Wi-Fi security and provides robust protection for user passwords and stronger privacy in both public and private Wi-Fi networks. It is also including the recently launched 2×2 802.11ax-ready solution for client devices, the WCN3998, and IPQ807x AP platform. Continue reading “Qualcomm to integrate WPA3 security features across mobile and networking products”
OnePlus India has announced launch offers for its flagship OnePlus 6 smartphone ahead of the launch later this week. The company recently started reservations for the phone, which lasts till 16th May and pre-bookings will begin May 21st. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 India launch offers include Cashback, No Cost EMI, free device Insurance and more”
HMD Global has been super active in rolling out updates to its smartphones be it major OS upgrades or monthly security patches. Today HMD Global’s Cheif Product Officer Juho Sarvikas has re-confirmed that it will be rolling out Android P update to Nokia 5, Nokia 6 (2017). Continue reading “HMD Global confirms Android P update to Nokia 5 and Nokia 6; Nokia 3.1 / Nokia 3 2018 with Android 8.0 Oreo surfaces”
