Ola has teamed up with Google to launch ‘Progressive Web App’ (PWA), a lightweight mobile website that offers users, especially in smaller towns and cities, an app-like experience on simple smartphones. Continue reading “Ola teams up with Google to launch Progressive Web App for 2G networks”
One97 Communications Ltd, the parent of Paytm, has secured a massive funding of $1.4 billion from Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. The latest deal is in one of the largest funding rounds by a single investor. Continue reading “Paytm raises $1.4 billion from SoftBank”
OnePlus has announced that it is partnering with DxO, a photography benchmark to “enhance” the camera on the OnePlus 5. The company said with this partnership it is planning to “take things to the next level” for its upcoming flagship. Continue reading “OnePlus teams up with DxO for improved camera on OnePlus 5, prototype image surfaces”
After launching Aura 4G smartphone, Karbonn has launched Aura Power 4G Plus, another budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 5-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Karbonn Aura Power 4G Plus with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery, Android 7.0 launched for Rs. 5790”
OPPO has announced A77, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in the ‘A series’ in Taiwan. It has similar specifications as the OPPO F3 that includes a 5.5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750T processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with ColorOS 3.0, but this has a single 16-megapixel sensor on the front instead of dual front cameras on the F3. It still offers background blur to create depth of field effect along with selfie timer. Continue reading “OPPO A77 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 16MP front camera, fingerprint sensor announced”
Idea Cellular has announced partnership with Flipkart, to offer a range of bundled offers on a range of 4G smartphones, exclusively for its customers. Under this offer, prepaid packs will offer huge data benefits on select range of smartphones from Lenovo, Micromax, Motorola, and Panasonic, priced in the range of Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 25,000. Continue reading “Idea partners with Flipkart to offer unlimited calling, 4G data packs on range of 4G smartphones”
Xiaomi introduced new Mi TV 4 series at the CES 2017 earlier this. It has finally launched these TVs in China that come in 49-inch, 55-inch, and 65-inch sizes and have 4K panel with support for HDR. These have a 4.9mm slim frameless design and the top-end 65-inch model also comes with Dolby Atmos audio technology with 2 up-firing speakers, that are basically pointed at the ceiling which reflects the sound to provide a 3-dimensional experience. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi TV 4 49, 55 and 65-inch 4K HDR TVs with 4.9mm slim frameless design launched in China”
YouTube is now making it easier for everyone to start live-streaming on mobile devices. At the Google I/O developer conference 2017, YouTube announced that it has removed the limitation of having more than 10,000 subscribers in order to live stream from mobile devices. Continue reading “YouTube mobile live streaming is now open to all”
Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones are the first smartphones to support its Daydream View VR headset for an immersive VR experience. Later the Moto Z and Moto Z Force smartphones received Android Nougat update that added Daydream support. At the CES, Asus introduced Zenfone AR smartphone, which is the first smartphone to support both Google Tango and Daydream. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ and LG’s next flagship phone to get Daydream support”
Zomato has announced that it has suffered a security breach with over 17 million user records stolen from its database. According to the restaurant search and discovery giant, usernames and hashed passwords were stolen by the attackers. Continue reading “Zomato suffers security breach, 17 million user records stolen”
At the Google I/O 2017 Stephanie Saad Cuthbertson, Director, Product Management Google announced that Android O will bring more fluid experiences, as well as improvements to what the company call “vitals” like battery life and security. Android Vitals focuses on optimizing battery life, start up time, graphic rendering time, and stability. On Google Pixel boot time will be 2x faster in Android O, compared to Android N.
Continue reading “Android O to bring 2x faster boot time, app speeds and more”
Google has unveiled a indoor positioning tech dubbed as Visual Positioning Service (VPS) at its Google I/O developers conference. It is basically GPS for indoors that helps devices quickly and accurately understand their location. VPS can direct you right to the item you are looking for once inside. Continue reading “Google showcases new Visual Positioning Service for Project Tango”
At the Google I/O 2017, Google announced Android Go for low-cost Android devices that have 1GB or less of memory. This is built into the Android O and upcoming Android versions, and promises smooth and efficient software experience. It also has better data management, offers better saving and also lets you top up directly from the data settings once data is over.
Google released Android O developer preview images back in March. Today during Google I/O 2017 it has started registrations for the upcoming Android O beta. When it released Android O developer preview, Google said that Android O will bring new power and performance optimizations and many new ways to extend your apps. Continue reading “Android O beta registration goes live, O Developer Preview 2 factory images, OTA now available”
Google has announced suite of Play Protect services to keep your Android devices secure. The security services aims at providing new protections and greater visibility into your device security. You will be able to see these service at work on your phone by navigating to the “My apps & games” section of the Google Play Store. Continue reading “Google beefs up Android security with Play Protect”
