Google has launched a new safety feature for Search and Maps that will help you during time of emergencies The feature is aimed at making emergency information more accessible during a natural or human-caused crisis. Continue reading “Google adds SOS feature on Maps and Search for emergencies”
Airtel has announced consolidated results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2017 in which it posted consolidated revenue of Rs. 21,958 crore, YoY drop of 11.1%, less than the expected drop of 14.0%. India revenues were at Rs. 17,244 crore that has declined by 10.0% YoY primarily led by mobile drop of 14.1% YoY. Net Income was at Rs 367 crore compared to Rs 1,462 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, down 74.9%.”Mobile market remains turbulent in the current quarter as well, due to disruptive pricing by a new operator,” said Airtel.
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Adobe just announced its roadmap to stop supporting Flash at the end of 2020. This is not surprising since Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Facebook, Apple and others have already started to switch to HTML5 as default. Adobe said that it is encouraging web developers to migrate any existing Flash content to open standards. Continue reading “Adobe will finally kill Flash by the end of 2020”
Lenovo-owned Moto at its #hellomotoworld event in New York City announced the flagship Moto Z2 Force smartphone along with the 360 Camera Moto Mod, as expected. It has a 5.5-inch Quad HD AMOLED shatterproof display. It even offers warranty against shattering and cracking of display and embedded lens for 4 years. It has a 6.1 mm slim body made of 7,000 series aluminum. It is powered by Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat). Continue reading “Moto Z2 Force with Shatterproof display, Snapdragon 835, dual rear cameras announced”
Nubia today started its 3-day Summer Rush sale in India that offers up to Rs. 4000 discount on its smartphones. After discount, the Nubia N1 Lite is available for just Rs. 5999 and the top-end Nubia Z11 is available for Rs. 25999 after Rs. 4000 discount. The company offered similar discounts on its smartphones during Amazon Prime Day sale earlier this month. Continue reading “Nubia Summer Rush sale from July 25 to 27 – Up to Rs. 4000 off on smartphones”
Xiaomi backed manufacturer, Yi has finally launched an array of action and home cameras in India. The company has launched YI 4K action camera that was announced in May last year. Continue reading “Yi 4K action and home cameras launched in India starting Rs. 2990”
1More, popular for its headphones has launched Triple Driver Lightning In-Ear Headphones in India. It has Two balanced armatures and a separate dynamic driver offering an extremely powerful yet intimate listening experience. The patented armatures work together to deliver sizzling highs and can withstand extremely high input power without distortion. The patented triple layer driver with aerospace grade metal inside two outer layers of PET, a resilient polymer, greatly increases bass and midrange response time, definition, and fullness. Continue reading “1More Triple Driver Lightning In-Ear headphones launched in India for Rs. 10999”
Facebook has acquired a startup dubbed as Source3 that uses technology to identify videos and other content that has been shared on the internet without permission. The news was first reported by Recode and later confirmed by Source3.
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Gionee has launched A1 Plus, the company’s latest smartphone in “A1 series’ in India. It has a 6-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Helio P25 SoC and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a 20-megapixel front-facing camera along with a 13-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual rear cameras.
Uber has launched driver profile feature in India in a bid to enhance the riding experience for the driver as well as the rider. Uber drivers can customize their profile by adding personal information like the languages they speak, hometown, city recommendation and even a fun fact about themselves. Continue reading “Uber rolls out driver profile feature in India”
HMD Global has sent out invites for the launch of its new smartphone on August 16th. The invite says that press are invited to an “exclusive gathering” to check out “the next milestone for Nokia phones.” The company did not say it will unveil the Nokia 8 at the event, but will likely be the Nokia 8 that was rumored to be announced next week. Continue reading “HMD Global schedules an event in London on August 16, Nokia 8 with dual rear cameras expected”
Microsoft is not killing Paint. The company had announced yesterday that the popular drawing tool is being “deprecated” with the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. However, following huge backlash and rage online from users across the globe, Microsoft has decided not to kill the app. Continue reading “Microsoft confirms Paint is not dead, will be available as free download from Windows Store”
Huawei introduced its Watch 2 series at the MWC 2017 back in February. It introduced Porsche Design version of the smartwatch later. Today it has started selling the smartwatch in the UK and Europe. It comes with similar specifications as the Watch 2, but this has more premium black, DLC coated watch case that is resistant and has a comfortable, skin-friendly and hybrid leather-rubber bracelet. Continue reading “Porsche Design Huawei Watch starts rolling out from Europe and UK”
YU has launched YUNIQUE 2, the company’s latest budget smartphone, successor of last year’s YUNIQUE PLUS. It packs a 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6737 SoC and has 2GB of RAM. It runs on Android 7.0 Nougat, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “YU YUNIQUE 2 with 5-inch HD display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5999”
Paytm has appointed Kiran Vasireddy chief operating officer (COO) of its payments business. Kiran was working as senior vice-president at Paytm’s parent firm One97 Communications Ltd since March 2014.
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