YouTube claims 1.5 billion logged-in viewers every month

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YouTube has shared some interesting metrics about video consumption on its platform. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki shared in a blog post that 1.5 billion logged in viewers visit YouTube every single month which is equivalent to one in five people around the world.

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LG Display introduces world’s first 77-inch flexible, transparent OLED display

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LG Display introduced 18-inch flexible OLED panel with 30 radius of curvature that is rollable, along with a 55-inch transparent OLED panel with 40 percent transparency last year, after introducing a 18-inch transparent OLED panel in 2014. Now it has introduced a 77-inch flexible and transparent OLED display. Continue reading “LG Display introduces world’s first 77-inch flexible, transparent OLED display”

YouTube introduces new VR180 content format for videos

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With an aim to make VR content easier to create and boost VR video, YouTube has announced a new format for videos. Dubbed as VR180, the new video format essentially cuts 360-degree videos in half to focus on what is right in front of the camera. Continue reading “YouTube introduces new VR180 content format for videos”

Sony Xperia X and Xperia X Compact Android 7.1.1 Nougat update starts rolling out

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Sony confirmed Android 7.0 (Nougat) update for a range of smartphones back in August and rolled out the Nougat update for Xperia X and Xperia X Compact smartphones back in December last year, now it has started rolling out Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) update for these smartphones. Continue reading “Sony Xperia X and Xperia X Compact Android 7.1.1 Nougat update starts rolling out”

Airtel *121# Digital Care platform now available in 11 Indian languages

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Airtel has launched *121# Digital Care platform for Prepaid Customers in Hindi and 10 other regional languages such as Now available in Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bangla, Oriya and Assamese. “This will make it more convenient for customers to quickly resolve basic queries like balance, validity details of last few transactions etc. without having to call customer care or visit a retail store,” said Airtel. Continue reading “Airtel *121# Digital Care platform now available in 11 Indian languages”

WhatsApp will soon let you share any type of files

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Currently WhatsApp lets you share various types of files like sv, doc, docx, pdf, ppt, pptx, rtf, txt, xls, xlsx and similar via its mobile apps and web. Now, the popular messaging app is adding the ability to share all file types with your contacts.

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Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 Android flip phone launched in Korea

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Samsung announced the Galaxy Folder 2 Android flip phone in China back in back in September last year. Now it has launched the phone in Korea. To remind you, the phone has a 3.8-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor with 2GB RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 Android flip phone launched in Korea”

Former Apple supplier Imagination Technologies puts itself up for sale

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Imagination Technologies has officially announced that it has started sale process for the Group and is engaged in preliminary discussions with potential bidders, after it received interest from a number of parties for a potential acquisition of the whole Group over the last few weeks. Continue reading “Former Apple supplier Imagination Technologies puts itself up for sale”

WhatsApp is in talks with SBI and NPCI for UPI integration

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WhatsApp is in talks with SBI and NPCI for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) integration in India, according to a report from the Economic Times. The latest development comes months after the popular messaging app was reported to launch a peer-to-peer payment system in India that will be powered by UPI. Continue reading “WhatsApp is in talks with SBI and NPCI for UPI integration”

Facebook is giving Indian users more control over their profile picture

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Facebook has rolled out an important feature for its over 166 million monthly active users in India. The social network has introduced a profile picture guard that will give Indian users more control over who can download and share their pictures. Continue reading “Facebook is giving Indian users more control over their profile picture”

OnePlus 5 Battery Life Test

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OnePlus just launched its flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone in India starting at Rs. 32,999. We already brought you the review of the smartphone, here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 3300mAh battery, slightly smaller than the 3400mAh battery on the OnePlus 3T, but it still has its Dash Charge technology for fast charging using the Dash Charger (5V-4A).  It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Optic AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Oxygen OS. Check out the test results below.

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OnePlus 5 Midnight Black Photo Gallery

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OnePlus today launched the OnePlus 5 in India following its global announcement recently. We have got our hands on the Midnight Black variant of the phone, so let’s take a detailed look at specifications and hardware in this photo gallery. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 Midnight Black Photo Gallery”

OnePlus 5 Review

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OnePlus hasn’t shied away from calling it’s phones, flagship killers. The company set out to build top-notch handsets with cutting edge specifications and offered them at bargain basement prices. The OnePlus 5 however has higher ambitions. With its sight set on top end flagships and a price that isn’t too far off, OnePlus has a tough uphill climb ahead of it. The company has endowed it with all sorts of hardware bells & whistles but hardware alone doesn’t make a phone. Let’s take a closer look and see if the OnePlus 5 really lives up to the hype.  Continue reading “OnePlus 5 Review”

OnePlus 5 Benchmarks – Snapdragon 835 and 8GB RAM

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OnePlus just launched its flagship OnePlus 5 smartphone in India. We already brought you the unboxing of the phone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The OnePlus 5 is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 10nm Mobile Platform with that has four custom Kryo 280 Performance cores clocked at 2.46GHz per core and four smaller Efficiency Kryo 280 cores are clocked at 1.90GHz per core. It has 710 MHz Adreno 540 GPU, 6GB or 8GB LPDDR4x RAM, has a 5.5-inch 1080p Optic AMOLED display and runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Oxygen OS 4.5. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 Benchmarks – Snapdragon 835 and 8GB RAM”

WhatsApp extends support for Android 2.3 till 2020

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WhatsApp has announced that it will continue to support Android 2.3 till 2020. The Facebook owned messaging app has updated its old blog stating that Android 2.3.7 and older will continue to work until February 1, 2020.

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