Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S8 series of phones come with dedicated Bixby hardware button that lets you access Bixby Voice by pressing and holding it. At the announcement Samsung said that Bixby will only understand US English and Korean. It also confirmed that Bixby Voice will only be available in Korean initially and the English version will be available later. Continue reading “Samsung Bixby Voice assistant for Galaxy S8, S8+ launched in Korea, English support coming by June”
Google today said that it will start rolling out a new update for Maps for Android in India that will add shortcuts on the home screen to explore the app in just a few quick taps. The new home screen also loads fast even on spotty connections. Continue reading “Google Maps for Android gets new home screen with faster loading time, shortcuts for India”
Finnish handset maker Nokia made its entry into the smartphone market with Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 powered by Android OS at the MWC earlier this year. Nokia also unveiled its ever famous feature phone – Nokia 3310 with refreshed design. In addition to Warm Red, Dark Blue, Yellow and Grey color, the handset manufacturer HMD global is now offering their Instagram followers a chance to design limited edition of Nokia 3310 for them. Continue reading “Create your own Nokia 3310 design and be the artist of limited edition packaging for the phone”
iBall launched Slide Brace-X1 4G tablet in the Slide series back in November last year, now it has launched a new version of the tablet running Android based operating system ‘Remix OS’ in partnership with Jide Technology. The company said that all its future iBall Slide Tablet PCs will run Remix OS offering a fully functional desktop experience.
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Samsung today launched Q9, Q8 and Q7 series of its flagship premium line-up of QLED TVs in India at an event in Delhi. These come in 55-inch, 65-inch, 75-inch and 88-inch sizes with nearly bezel-less displays with 4K (3,840 × 2,160 pixels) UHD resolution, promise optimal brightness levels and stunning visual experience. Continue reading “Samsung Q7, Q8 and Q9 4K Ultra HD QLED TVs launched in India starting at Rs. 314900”
Uber just launched UberEATS food delivery service in India, starting from Mumbai, as it had promised. This takes on FoodPanda, Swiggy, Zomato and more that that offer online food delivery service. UberEATS was launched in the U.S. last year after piloting it in Los Angeles as UberFRESH back in 2014. Currently it is live in 78 cities across 26 countries worldwide. Continue reading “UberEATS online food delivery service launched in India starting from Mumbai”
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on ‘Network testing before commercial launch of services’, following complaints by telecom operators against Reliance Jio over subscriber enrollment during its test phase prior to rolling out commercial services. “This is to discuss issues involved, possible solutions and framework to bring clarity on the matter,” said TRAI.
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Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Pixel and Nexus devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The latest update this month fixes several critical issues, including issues in Remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver, and Remote code execution vulnerability in Framework APIs, Mediaserver, Audioserver and more. Continue reading “Google rolls out May Android security update for Pixel and Nexus devices”
Microsoft will host an event in New York City this week on May 2nd that focuses on education. Even though we can’t expect Surface Book 2 or Surface Pro 5, the company is expected to introduce a Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S at the event. Thanks to @h0x0d and @evleaks, we now know how the Surface Laptop will look like and some specifications of it. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S surfaces ahead of education event”
Samsung launched Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones in India last month starting at Rs. 57900. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The Galaxy S8 has a 12MP autofocus rear camera with 1.4µm pixel size, 1/2.55″ sensor size, f/1.7 aperture, 77-degree FOV, Smart OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) and utilizes the same Dual Pixel image sensor that was first introduced with the Galaxy S7. Compared to 5MP fixed-focus front camera on the Galaxy S7, this has an 8MP autofocus front camera with facial recognition technology, f/1.7 aperture, 1.22µm pixel size, 1/3.6″ sensor size and 80-degree FOV.
Samsung had launched Galaxy C7 Pro, successor of the Galaxy C7 in the Galaxy ‘C Series’, in India last month. We have already seen unboxing of the phone and now let’s take a detailed look specifications and hardware in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Photo Gallery”
Apple is withholding payments to contract manufacturers that are owed to Qualcomm until the legal dispute between the two companies is resolved. As a result, Qualcomm has slashed its current-quarter profit and revenue forecasts. The company has lowered its revenue guidance to a range of $4.8 billion to $5.6 billion for the fiscal third quarter from $5.3 billion to $6.1 billion.
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OPPO launched the F3 Plus in India last month for Rs. 30,990 on Amazon.in, Flipkart and offline retailers. We already brought you the review of the smartphone, here we have its battery life test results. The F3 Plus packs a 4000mAh built-in battery and has VOOC Flash Charge, similar to some of its flagship smartphones.
Uber is bringing major changes to its privacy controls that will allow users to easily manage their data. With the latest update, the Uber app will get a dedicated “Privacy Setting” menu where users can easily control how the company collects information about them. Continue reading “Uber improves privacy controls for better data management”
Google and Facebook have been confirmed as victims of a $100 million phishing attack that was first reported in March, according to a latest report from Fortune.
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