YouTube continues to rat out fake news and conspiracy theories its video-site platform. As a part of its efforts to streamline quality journalism that requires sustainable revenue, the company slowly has been expanding its funding support beyond Europe and today it is committing $25M to support future of news. Continue reading “YouTube expands Top News and Breaking News to 17 countries including India, to invest $25 million to support future of news”
Apple almost a year after introducing the iOS 11 upgrade is still rolling out updates bettering the OS. The company now rolled out iOS 11.4.1 which is the fifteenth update post the iOS 11 introduction. While the 11.4.1 update doesn’t bring any major changes; it does bring bug fixes. Continue reading “Apple iOS 11.4.1 with USB restricted mode and bug fixes released for iPhone and iPad”
Microsoft today has announced the Surface Go 2-in-1 with a 10-inch display, and this in no way changes Microsoft’s Surface design philosophy. In fact, it does look like a smaller version of the Surface Pro design that has been with us since 2014. It comes with an integrated kickstand with unlimited positions, runs on Windows 10. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Go 2-in-1 with 10-inch display, up to 8GB RAM announced starting at $399”
Apple has released macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, in a month after it released 10.13.5. The latest update brings AirPlay 2 multi-room audio support for iTunes that lets you control your home audio system and AirPlay 2-enabled speakers throughout your house and play music at the same time on multiple AirPlay 2-enabled speakers. The update also brings stability improvements and security updates. This might be the final macOS High Sierra update before macOS Mojave rolls out later this fall. Check out the complete changelog below.
Huawei has sent out invites for the Nova 3 event in China on July 18th as expected. In addition, the company also announced that it will introduce the new TalkBand B5 at the event. This surfaced in press shots last week revealing the smartwatch-like design along with a pop-out Bluetooth headset. Huawei already confirmed 24-megapixel + 16-megapixel AI dual rear cameras, both with f/1.8 aperture and a 24-megapixel front camera with 2-megapixel dual front cameras for the Nova 3. Continue reading “Huawei Nova 3 with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, AI dual front and rear cameras and TalkBand B5 announcement set for July 18”
OnePlus today released final open betas ( Beta 39 for the OnePlus 3 and Open Beta 30 for OnePlus 3T), as it had promised last month. The update brings several new features including updates to launcher, improved way to switch between front and rear cameras and option to scrub/seek through AAC audio file timelines. Some of these features were added to OnePlus 5 and 5T in the latest update. Check out the complete changelog below.
Continue reading “OnePlus 3 and 3T final OxygenOS beta update released”
Samsung today opened its new mobile phone manufacturing facility – The World’s Largest Mobile Factory – in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It also launched its ‘Make for the World’ initiative that aims to export mobile handsets produced in India, to overseas markets. With this new facility, Samsung will double its current capacity for mobile phones in Noida from 68 million units a year to 120 million units a year, in a phase-wise expansion that will be completed by 2020. Continue reading “Samsung opens world’s largest mobile factory in India, launches ‘Make for the World’ initiative”
Google has killed the support for Wi-Fi Protected Setup authentication mode in Android P. It is a protocol that allows a client Wi-Fi device to connect to a router using a PIN or a push-button. This, however, isn’t considered to be very secure. Continue reading “Google removes WPS support from Android P”
Google today announced that it has partnered with Niti Aayog with an aim to focus on the growth of India’s nascent artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) ecosystem. According to the company, Artificial Intelligence has helped farmers detect the onset of crop infections, enables doctors to diagnose the occurrence of diabetic blindness among millions and many more. Continue reading “Google brings Machine Learning crash course study jam Series to India”
Samsung launched the Galaxy J6 smartphone in India back in May at Rs. 13990 for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage and Rs. 16,490 for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version. Today the top-end version has received a price cut of Rs. 500, and is available for Rs. 15,990. This comes after the launch of Galaxy On6 last week with similar specifications at Rs. 14490, cheaper than the J6. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J6 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage version gets a price cut in India”
DJI Mavic Pro seems to be getting a sequel pretty soon, the new drone according to DroneDJ is said to be just called the Mavic 2. The new drone will still have the signature folding propeller arms, would include side obstacle avoidance cameras. There is also a chance it might feature one on the rear as well to provide 360-degree obstacle avoidance. Continue reading “DJI MAVIC 2 with removable gimbal, 360-degree obstacle awareness surfaces”
Twitter doesn’t seem to be slowing down its fight against fake users as the company reportedly suspended 70 million accounts in May and June in its attempts to reduce the impact of misinformation. This new count is double the accounts it suspended back in October. Continue reading “Twitter reportedly suspended more than 70 million fake accounts in May and June”
Samsung is prepping to launch a new Galaxy smartwatch; the Gear S4, however, according to the new information revealed by the popular leakster; Ice Universe Samsung could launch it as Galaxy Watch and it might be running on Android Wear ditching the Tizen OS. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S4 with Android Wear, new UX, blood pressure measurement surfaces; could launch as Galaxy Watch”
Xiaomi’s brand new POCOPHONE series was in the news a while ago, and some time ago, the first phone under the brand got certified at Taiwan’s NCC. Today, the device again found passing through the FCC. It comes with dual rear cameras and will support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi bands. Continue reading “Xiaomi POCOPHONE with dual rear cameras passes through the FCC”
Huawei’s Honor brand today confirmed that it will introduce new Honor Note 10 smartphone with AI features soon, as the successor of the Honor Note 8 which was introduced back in 2016. The company is skipping the Honor Note 9 which was supposed to go official last year. Continue reading “Honor Note 10 with AI features confirmed in teaser, expected to go official July-end”
