Messenger Kids is Facebook chat application for children aged six to 12 and today the company is now rolling out a new sleep mode parent control. This feature brings more control to parents for how long their kids can spend using the app. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger Kids gets new sleep mode parent control”
Microsoft to start rolling out the Windows 10 April 2018 Update from April 30th. This update brings a bunch of new features including improved Focus Assist, a new Timeline feature for recalling previous apps you were working on across machines, and more. Continue reading “Windows 10 April 2018 Update with improved Focus Assist, Timeline to roll from April 30”
LG is said to be working on a new wearable dubbed LG Watch Timepiece which is a hybrid smartwatch and will run on Google’s Wear OS. Since it is a hybrid smartwatch it won’t be a straight-up smartwatch, instead, it will have a mechanical clock setup alongside the smart functions. Continue reading “LG Watch Timepiece hybrid smartwatch with Snapdragon 2100, Wear OS said to launch soon”
This week ASUS launched the most-expected Zenfone Max Pro M1 in India, Xiaomi introduced the Mi 6X, Huawei launched its flagship P20 Pro smartphone as well as its mid-range P20 Lite smartphones in the country. Apple announced that its Watch Series 3 with built-in cellular connectivity will be launching in India on Airtel and Reliance Jio on May 11.
Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1, Xiaomi Mi 6X, Huawei P20 Pro and more”
Apple introduced special edition (Product) Red iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones earlier this month and said that they will go on sale in India in May. Now these new phones are already available from through Apple Authorised Resellers in the the country, few days before announced date and are also available for pre-order from Flipkart that ships from April 30th.
Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus Special Red Edition launched in India”
Reliance Jio today reported Rs. 7,128 crore revenue, up 3.6 % QoQ and a net profit of 510.44 crore, up 1.2% QoQ for its third quarterly financial performance for the period that ended 31st March, 2018. Jio’s rival Airtel earlier this week reported 652.30 crore crore net loss for the same quarter. Continue reading “Reliance Jio reports Rs. 510 crore profit in Q4, has over 186 million customers”
Earlier this week there were rumors that Nokia X or X6 will be announced on April 27th, which is today. The company after the event in Sanlitun experience store in Beijing confirmed that the phone will officially introduced on May 16th. It has also shared the official image of the phone with a notch and an 19:9 aspect ratio display. Unlike the earlier renders, the Nokia branding is in the middle of the bottom bezel. Continue reading “Nokia X with a 19:9 aspect ratio display, dual rear cameras showcased, to be announced on May 16”
Update: Xiaomi just confirmed that after the latest update of public MIUI 9 Global Developer ROM, updates for MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM will be suspended for all devices. The company said that updates are expected to be resumed after July, 2018. This might be based on MIUI 10 since the MIUI 9 was introduced at the same time.
Continue reading “Xiaomi discontinues further MIUI 9 development to focus on stability and system optimizations, MIUI 10 expected soon”
OPPO has announced A3, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in China, as rumored. This has a similar 6.23-inch Full HD+19:9 aspect ratio display with 88% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P60 with up to 6GB RAM, runs on ColorOS 5.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) and has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, as the F7, but this has an 8-megapixel front camera instead of 25-megapixel front camera on the F7. Continue reading “OPPO A3 with 6.2-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, 128GB storage, face unlock, Android 8.1 announced”
Samsung is gearing up to launch the Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+ smartphones. Earlier this week we have seen the press images of the A6+ surfacing on the internet, and today the device is back again, but this time it surfaces in live images. Falling in-line with the earlier rumors and leaks, it packs a unibody metal design, dual rear cameras, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A6+ with 6-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, dual rear cameras gets certified”
Microsoft today released its earnings report for FY18 Q3. It as recorded a $26.8 billion revenue which is 16% up compared to same time last year. The company reported a $7.4 billion in net income with 35% YOY increase compared to the $5.5 billion in net income in 2017. Continue reading “Microsoft reports $7.4 billion net income in FY18 Q3, up 35% YoY, Cloud and commercial services surge”
Apple today has announced that it has officially ended development of its AirPort line of products which includes AirPort Express, the AirPort Extreme, and the AirPort Time Capsule. Apple has not updated its AirPort products since 2012 (Express) and 2013 (Extreme and Time Capsule) and in late 2016. Continue reading “Apple officially discontinues AirPort Wireless Router Lineup”
Swiftkey is now rolling out for new updates to stable and beta; the update to stable gets toolbar customization and brings new quick settings UI to beta. Toolbar to Swiftkey was rolled out back in March, and now it is adding better Customization to the toolbar by turning features on/off & rearrange them in the order you want. Continue reading “Swiftkey keyboard gets toolbar customization, brings new quick settings UI to beta”
Google is rolling out a new functionality to GSuite business users. If your organization uses SAML to sign into G Suite services, Google will now show additional steps in the process. Starting 7th May, Google will now show a new screen on accounts.google.com to confirm users’ identity. Continue reading “Google accounts get new secure account verification to prevent phishing attacks”
Apple’s entry-level 6.1-inch iPhone has been in the news for quite some time and today, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back again with yet another research note where he claims that the 6.1-inch iPhone 2018 will skip 3D touch and have strong impact-resistant glass. Continue reading “Entry-level 6.1-inch iPhone 2018 to feature ‘cover glass sensor’ technology, no 3D Touch: KGI”
