Apple this week rolled out the macOS 10.13.4 that introduced official support for eGPUs (external graphics processors) on Thunderbolt 3 Macs. In the release notes, Apple has published a detailed support document that outlines how eGPU support works and provides graphics card and chassis recommendations that can be used with your Mac. Continue reading “Apple details eGPU support in macOS 10.13.4, recommends AMD Radeon graphic cards; no NVIDIA support”
Google’s URL shortener; goo.gl was introduced back in 2009 and today the company has announced that it is shutting down the services and is replacing it with Firebase Dynamic Links (FDL). FDLs are smart URLs that can send existing and potential users to any location within an iOS, Android or web app. Continue reading “Google shutting down goo.gl URL shortener in favor of Firebase Dynamic Links”
This week Xiaomi introduced the most expected Mi MIX 2S smartphone as well as several Mi Gaming Laptop, Mi AI Speaker Mini and Mi TV 4S. Huawei introduced the P20, P20 Pro and Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS . OPPO launched the F7, SHARP introduced the AQUOS S3, Garmin launched the Vivomove HR, and lots more from this week in our weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S, Mi TV 4S, Huawei P20, P20 Pro, OPPO F7 and more”
Reliance Jio launched Reliance Jio Prime membership at a one-time payment of Rs. 99 for a year back in March last year, which was supposed to end tomorrow, 31st March 2018. Today the company has officially announced that all Jio Prime members who have subscribed to the exclusive membership benefits till 31st March 2018 will get another year of complimentary Prime benefits at no additional fee, which it calls a limited period offer. Continue reading “Reliance Jio offers free Jio Prime membership for existing users for one more year, here’s how to claim it on or before 31st March”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi 5 smartphone in India earlier this month. We recently brought you the unboxing and first impressions of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the phone. The Redmi 5 has a 12-megapixel rear camera with 5-element lens, f/2.2 aperture and large 1.25μm pixel size, same as the Redmi Note 5, but it has a single LED flash compared to dual-tone LED flash. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture and selfie flash. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5 Camera Samples”
WhatsApp is currently working on improving its Change number feature on iOS, Android and Windows phone. When someone gets a new number or changes his number on WhatsApp, it migrates the data to the new number preserving the chat history and will be automatically gets added to the groups that the old number is present and notifies group members. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android now lets you notify your contacts when number is changed”
Earlier this month, Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 in China which was launched as Redmi Note 5 Pro in India. The Redmi Note 5 China variant has a couple of changes as compare to Redmi Note 5 Pro, it runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Treble support and has Dual 4G VoLTE support for both the SIM cards. Earlier, this week, MIUI Global Beta ROM for Redmi Note 5 Pro was leaked, which is based on Android 8.1 (Oreo). Continue reading “How to install Android 8.1 Oreo on Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro”
Huawei has introduced new Enjoy 8, Enjoy 8 Plus and Enjoy 8e smartphones in the ‘Enjoy series’ in China. The Enjoy 8 and Enjoy 8e have HD+ 18:9 screens, are powered by Snapdragon 430 SoCs, have a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera. The Enjoy 8 Plus has a 5.93-inch Full HD+ display, feature dual front and rear cameras and pack a 4000mAh battery. Continue reading “Huawei Enjoy 8 Plus with 5.93-inch FHD+ display, dual front and rear cameras, 4000mAh battery, Enjoy 8 and Enjoy 8e announced”
Details about the Moto G6, Moto G6 Plus and Moto G6 Play surfaced earlier this year. The Moto G6 got certified in China. Now all the three smartphones have been listed on an Hungarian site with images and full specifications. This reveals 18:9 display and front LED flash for all the smartphones, dual rear cameras and front-mounted fingerprint sensor for the G6 and G6 Plus and rear mounted fingerprint sensor on the Moto logo on the Moto G6 Play. Continue reading “Moto G6 Plus with 5.93-inch FHD+ display, 6GB RAM and Moto G6, Moto G6 Play renders, detailed specifications surface”
Earlier this month, Instagram and Snapchat removed the GIPHY integration over racial slur GIF that was spotted by users. However, Instagram has now restored the GIF stickers from GIPHY as it confirmed it has reviewed its GIF library four times and will preemptively review any new GIFs it adds. Continue reading “Instagram restores GIF stickers from GIPHY”
Moto Z3 Play first surfaced in render back in January revealing 6-inch 18:9 screen, smart camera and support for MotoMods and the cases for the surfaced recently. Now the smartphone has passed through the FCC with the model number XT1929 that reveals that it will come with a 6.1-inch display, which will likely be Full HD+. It also confirms Snapdragon 636 SoC, 4GB RAM with 32GB or 64GB storage variants. It will come in single SIM and dual SIM variants depending on the region. Continue reading “Moto Z3 Play with 6.1-inch display, Snapdragon 636, dual rear cameras gets certified by the FCC”
Gboard beta 7.1 is now rolling to users along that hints at bunch of new features and improvements including Auto-spacing, new emoji, GIF making, 20 new languages and dialects, handwriting settings and more. Continue reading “Gboard 7.1 beta for Android hints at new emoji, GIF making, 20 new languages and dialects”
Razer today announced that it will be rolling out the Android 8.1 Oreo update to everyone from mid to late April 2018. However, the developer’s preview is available for those who wish to try out the update before the official roll out. Continue reading “Razer Phone Android 8.1 Oreo developer preview now available, stable update from April”
Google launched Audiobooks back in January, and today it is receiving a major update including smart resume, bookmark favorite moments, speed controls and more, more reading time with routines on the Google Assistant. Continue reading “Google audiobooks gets smart resume, bookmark favorite moments, speed controls and more”
Twitter has introduced new Timestamps feature that lets you share live video or replay at any specific moment. Twitter says that it rolled out this feature after seeing user share live videos with a specific time in the video they wanted to talk about. Continue reading “Twitter and Periscope Timestamps lets you share live videos from any specific moment”
