Smartron Indian based company backed by Sachin Tendulkar has announced that it is expanding to other markets like Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, and others in the Middle East. Initially, it will start with Srt Phone, the t.book and will launch all their products in the next 6 to 8 months. Continue reading “Smartron expands to the Middle East, launches srt.phone and t.book”
Xiaomi launched the Mi A1, the company’s first Android One smartphone with dual rear cameras in India back in September for Rs. 14999. It also launched the Rose Gold version in the country recently. Today the company has announced a Rs. 2000 price cut for the phone for limited period on Flipkart during its Big Shopping Days sale between December 5th and 7th as well as Mi.com. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A1 to get Rs. 2000 price cut from Dec 7 to 9, will be available for Rs. 12999”
[Update: Xiaomi has finally started rolling out MIUI 9 stable ROM for the Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite smartphones. If you don’t have the update, you can download the Recovery ROM for the Redmi Y1 and for the Redmi Y1 Lite here and flash on your device using updater method. Check out the complete changelog below] Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite MIUI 9 Stable ROM starts rolling out”
Samsung Electronics today has announced that it has begun mass production of first 512GB flash storage for next-generation mobile devices and it utilizes the Samsung’s latest 64-layer 512-gigabit (Gb) V-NAND chips. Continue reading “Samsung begins mass production of 512GB eUFS flash memory for flagship smartphones and tablets”
After putting an end to the much celebrated Nexus brand, Google opened a fresh front in the smartphone market last year in form of ‘Pixel’. This game plan gave Google a full control over both software and hardware, elevating them to a next level when it comes to Android experience. With Pixel smartphones, Google directly started competing against Apple, be it pricing, quality or the experience. Soon after the launch of the first Pixel, the device met with a mixed response, particularly for its pricing. Continue reading “Google Pixel 2 Review”
Google launched Tez payments app in India back in September. Today at the Google for India event in Delhi the company said that Tez has seen huge growth in its first 10 weeks of launch. It has processed over 140 million transactions from nearly 12 million active users and over 525,000 merchants are on Tez who pay their suppliers or transfer money to employees. Continue reading “Google Tez clocks 12 million users, to get Bill Payments, Reminders and more”
At the Google For India 2017 event today, apart from announcing Android Oreo Go edition and launching new apps, Google has announced new Two-wheeler mode in Maps for India. This is the India-first feature which is debuting in the country before it goes to other parts of the world. The new two-wheeler mode is placed alongside the other modes; Car, Foot, and Train that are present. Continue reading “Google Maps gets Two-wheeler mode in India, shows directions and voice navigation for motorcycles”
YouTube’s CEO, Susan Wojcicki in a blog post today has announced that the company is expanding the teams that moderate the content that is on the platform as the company believes that human judgment is critical to making contextualized decisions on content. Continue reading “YouTube expands with more human moderators and machine learning to prevent inappropriate content”
Google at the Google For India 2017 introduced Android Oreo (Go Edition) for entry-level Android devices. It also announced that Android Oreo (Go edition) devices will includes optimized apps – Google Go, Google Assistant Go, YouTube Go, Google Maps Go, Gmail Go, Gboard, Google Play, Chrome, and the new Files Go app. Continue reading “Google Go search app, Files Go, Google Assistant for JioPhone and more launched”
Google at the I/O 2017 announced Android Go for low-cost Android devices that have 512MB to 1GB of RAM offering smooth and efficient software experience, better data management, better saving and more. Today at the Google For India 2017 in the country it has announced that this will be called Android Oreo (Go edition) and will be based on Android 8.1 (Oreo).
Quanta Computer Inc., who is one the major manufacturing partners of Apple has struck a deal with Israel-based augmented-reality component maker Lumus Ltd to build lenses for smart glasses. The displays for AR glass designed by Lumus will project information into the wearer’s field of view. Continue reading “Apple manufacturer Quanta teams up with Lumus to make AR displays”
Huawei’s Honor brand last week confirmed that it will launch the Honor 7X smartphone, successor of Honor 6X at a global event in London on December 5th that will start at 2:30PM London Time, which is 8PM IST. You can watch the live stream on Honor’s YouTube channel or on its Facebook Page. Continue reading “Honor 7X to launch today: Here’s how to watch the live stream”
Starting today Instagram will warn posts and hashtags that are associated with animal or nature abuse with an aim to protect Wildlife and Nature from Exploitation. People who search for a hashtag associated with harmful behavior to animals or the environment will now see the content advisory screen before letting you proceed. Continue reading “Instagram to trigger content advisory warning for hashtags that exploit wildlife and nature”
A month after officially launching; Apple starting today has finally started selling the SIM-free, unlocked model of the iPhone X in the U.S. Though the iPhone X was technically available since November 3rd, the supply and demand became stable just recently. Continue reading “Apple iPhone X Unlocked, SIM-free variant goes on sale in the U.S.”
Facebook today has launched ‘Messenger Kids’ a standalone dedicated messaging app for kids in the USA for iOS. The Messenger Kids lets your kids to chat easily, start a video call and connect with family members and friends all of which is controlled from a parent’s Facebook account. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger Kids app with parental controls launched for iOS”
