Google is bringing Smart Reply feature to Gmail. The feature that was available for Inbox by Gmail and Google Allo suggests quick responses to your messages. Continue reading “Google adds Smart Reply to Gmail for Android and iOS”
Google Photos get suggested sharing, shared libraries and photo books
Google announced three new features for Photos at the I/O 2017 conference that are aimed at making sharing easy. Google Photos is getting suggested sharing, shared albums and photo books. Continue reading “Google Photos get suggested sharing, shared libraries and photo books”
IFA Global Press Conference 2017 Summary
You guys must have surely heard of IFA or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin auf Deutsch which happens every year in Berlin in September. It is infact one of of the oldest tech conferences in Europe and used to be a Radio exhibition long ago. The organisers hold a GPC or Global Press Conference every year and they invited me to the press conference in Lisbon, Portugal few days back and It was indeed a great experience. IFA flew in over 300 journalists from all over the world and literally painted the whole town red in IFA colours. Continue reading “IFA Global Press Conference 2017 Summary”
HTC VIVE and Lenovo are developing standalone Google Daydream VR Headsets
Google at the Google I/O 2017 announced its standalone Daydream VR headset, as expected. HTC’s VIVE and Lenovo will be building these headsets that are coming later this year. Google will also create a standalone headset reference design powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 VR platform. Since it is an untethered headset that doesn’t require a smartphone like the first generation Daydream headset, and this comes with positional head-tracking.
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Google Home to get hands-free calling, proactive assistance, Bluetooth streaming and more
Google Home, its voice activated Google Assistant is geting new features. This includes option to schedule new calendar appointments, create reminders, Make hands-free calls and more new features. Continue reading “Google Home to get hands-free calling, proactive assistance, Bluetooth streaming and more”
Google Assistant now lets you type, adds new languages, to get Google Lens visual AI intelligence
Today at the Google I/O, Scott Huffman, vice president of engineering for search announced that Google Assistant on phone will now let you type, in addition to voice commands. Google Assistant will also get history within the conversation soon so that you can see what you’ve previously asked. Continue reading “Google Assistant now lets you type, adds new languages, to get Google Lens visual AI intelligence”
Google Assistant is now available on the iPhone
The rumors of Google Assistant coming to the iOS is indeed true. Google, today at its I/O developer conference in Mountain View announced that the Assistant will be available on the iPhone. Google’s Assistant takes on Apple’s Siri directly and it will be interesting to see who wins this battle.
Google’s Assistant has third-party integrations and is capable of handling complicated queries. Google Assistant also allows you to control your connected devices thanks to Google’s new partnerships with third-party companies. Continue reading “Google Assistant is now available on the iPhone”
Android surpasses 2 billion monthly active devices
Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Google I/O in Mountain View announced that the company has passed 2 billion active devices on its Android platform.
The growth is quite astonishing considering that Google has added nearly 400 million devices powered by its mobile operating system since September 2015 when it last reported this figure. Continue reading “Android surpasses 2 billion monthly active devices”
Samsung introduces Tizen 4.0, ARTIK 053 IoT module and more
At the Tizen Developer Conference (TDC) 2017 in San Francisco, annual Tizen conference for developers, Samsung introduced Tizen 4.0, the next generation Tizen platform. Unlike the Tizen 3.0 that is limited to devices such as TVs and smartphones, Tizen 4.0 offers development environment that can be refined according to the characteristics of various devices by subdividing functional modules. Continue reading “Samsung introduces Tizen 4.0, ARTIK 053 IoT module and more”
Apple starts assembling iPhone SE in India, shipping starts later this month: WSJ
Apple was working on assembling iPhone in India and now the has confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that its manufacturing partners Winstron have completed a trial run of the first-ever iPhones assembled in India. The iPhone SE handsets assembled in India will begin shipping to customers some time this month, added the report. Continue reading “Apple starts assembling iPhone SE in India, shipping starts later this month: WSJ”
Asus to launch a new smartphone in India on May 24, ZenFone Live expected
Asus just sent out invites for the launch of a new smartphone in India on May 24th. The invite has #GoLive and the company is teasing live video shooting on its social sites that confirms the launch of the ZenFone Live (ZB501KL) next week. It was introduced back in February this year and has real-time beautification with live-streaming beautification app. It lets you see your skin smoothed and blemishes removed in real time, says Asus. Continue reading “Asus to launch a new smartphone in India on May 24, ZenFone Live expected”
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 highest shipped smartphone in India in Q1 2017: IDC
Chinese smartphone vendors continued dominance and are now contributing to than half of the Indian smartphone market in Q1 2017, according to latest data from International Data Corporation (IDC). Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 was the highest shipped smartphone in Q1. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 highest shipped smartphone in India in Q1 2017: IDC”
OPPO R11 with 20MP + 16MP dual rear cameras, 20MP front camera, Snapdragon 660 coming soon
OPPO today confirmed that it will introduce R11, a new high-end smartphone in the ‘R Series’ in China soon. It also confirmed that the successor of last year’s R9 smartphone will come with 20-megapixel front and rear cameras and also teased a new image that shows dual rear cameras. Even though the resolution of the secondary rear camera sensor is still a mystery, it is expected to be a 20MP + 16MP camera arrangement. Continue reading “OPPO R11 with 20MP + 16MP dual rear cameras, 20MP front camera, Snapdragon 660 coming soon”
Airtel upgrades broadband plans, now offers up to 100% more data at same price
Airtel today announced that it has upgraded its existing home broadband plans to offer up to 100% more data benefits within the same monthly rentals. Airtel launched ‘V-Fiber’ recently that offers broadband speeds of up to 100 Mbps at the same plan rentals and only requires modem switch. Continue reading “Airtel upgrades broadband plans, now offers up to 100% more data at same price”
Here’s what to expect from Google I/O 2017
Google is all set to kick off its I/O 2017 annual developer conference today. The keynote by CEO Sundar Pichai will start at 10 AM PST (10 30 PM IST). Last year, Google introduced Google Home, the Google Assistant and the Daydream VR headset. Let’s see what Google is expected to announce this year. Continue reading “Here’s what to expect from Google I/O 2017”