Instagram copied Snapchat to launch Instagram Stories a year ago. The feature which now has over 250 million daily users is celebrating its first birthday. Instagram has shared some stats about Stories which should worry Snapchat. Continue reading “Instagram Stories turns one year old, continues to dominate Snapchat”
RED announced the HYDROGEN ONE Android smartphone with holographic display last month. The company did not show how it would look like. Now popular Youtuber Marques Brownlee has teased prototype of the phone on his channel to show how the phone will look like. He said he saw three different prototypes – a non-working unit with the final design and dimensions, one that shows the holographic display in action, and a third is a separate camera module with its own lens and sensor.
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Skype and PayPal have teamed up to allow users to send and receive money right within the chat from the Skype app. The Send Money feature is live in 22 countries, including the US, UK, Canada, and a number of European markets.
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After rumors, LG has officially confirmed that its next flagship V30 smartphone will come with a 6-inch (1440 × 2880 pixels) QHD+ OLED FullVision display with 20% less upper and 50% less lower bezels compared to the V20. It also says that the OLED display will deliver 148% of the sRGB color space for digital images and 109% of the DCI-P3 2 color space for digital cinema, while offering faster operational response time compared to LCD display. Continue reading “LG confirms 6-inch QHD+ OLED FullVision display with narrow bezels, Gorilla Glass 5 for V30”
PayPal today launched two Technology Innovation Labs in Chennai and Bengaluru. This is the first Innovation Lab by PayPal in India and the third after US and Singapore. These labs will actively support technology innovation across diverse fields including machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, data science, IoT, penetration testing, software defined radios and wireless communication, VR/AR, computer vision and basic robotics.
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After posting press shots of the upcoming flagship Galaxy Note8 smartphones, @evleaks has posted the detailed specifications of the phone that reveals 12-megapixel dual rear cameras, one with wide-angle lens (f/1.7) and other one with telephoto lens (f/2.4) offering 2x optical zoom. It also reveals 6GB RAM and 3300mAh battery.
Hyperloop One today announced the successful completion of its second phase of testing. In Phase 2 test on July 29, 2017, it achieved new record speeds of 192 mph or 310 kmph traveling nearly the full distance of the 500-meter DevLoop track in the Nevada desert. The first-generation Hyperloop One XP-1 pod, accelerated for 300 meters and glided above the track using magnetic levitation before braking and coming to a gradual stop. Continue reading “Hyperloop One XP-1 autonomous pod achieves new top speed of 310 kmph”
Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 341.6 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17), according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Smartphone shipments declined 1.3% from the same quarter a year ago and were down 0.8% from 1Q17. Continue reading “Smartphone shipments fell 1.3% in Q2 2017: IDC”
Samsung is developing a new wearable device that could be a fitness tracker/hybrid smartwatch. The device will not be a full fledged smartwatch but will have some smartwatch functions, along with fitness tracking capabilities. Continue reading “Samsung confirms it is working on fitness tracker/hybrid smartwatch”
Jabra has launched Elite Sport waterproof wireless earbuds with personalized fitness tracking with in-ear heart rate monitor that promises 90%+ accuracy and an integrated app that offers automatic fitness testing (VO2 Max measurement), race-time predictor and recovery advisor. The Jabra Sport Life app offers real-time in-ear coaching for an uninterrupted workout.
Apple has asked the Indian government to extend tax breaks to its suppliers if India to start making phones in India instead of simply assembling them. Government officials told Reuters that meeting this request would mean India would have to formulate a new policy that applies fairly to all device makers.
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SoundBot, California-based company popular for its audio accessories has launched SoundBot SB565 water-resistant Bluetooth headset in India. It uses Bluetooth 4.0, has built-in music and volume controls. Continue reading “SoundBot SB565 water-resistant Bluetooth headset launched in India for Rs. 1990”
LG is all set to announce its flagship V30 smartphone at the IFA in Berlin, Germany on August 31. Now a outline sketch of the phone from the user manual has surfaced revealing the design of the phone with dual rear cameras and a fingerprint sensor on the back, thanks to @OnLeaks. A new Android Authority report says that the phone will ditch the secondary display, as earlier rumors said. Continue reading “LG V30 could pack 6-inch QHD+ OLED display, f/1.6 aperture camera, drop second screen for floating bar”
Sony Corporation has reported its revenues for the first quarter of the financial year 2017 that ended June 30, 2017. Sales increased by 15.2% to 1,858.1 billion yen compared to the same quarter last year due to increases in Financial Services and Semiconductors segment sales. Continue reading “Sony mobile sales down 2.5% YoY in Q1 FY17, 3.4 million smartphones shipped”
ASUS has sent out invites for the announcement of its flagship Zenfone 4 smartphone at an event in China on August 17th. It is expected to announced the ZenFone 4 Pro, ZenFone 4 Selfie and ZenFone 4V as well at the event.
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