Idea partners with Flipkart to offer unlimited calling, 4G data packs on range of 4G smartphones

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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 Mi TV 4 49, 55 and 65-inch 4K HDR TVs with 4.9mm slim frameless design launched in China

Xiaomi Mi TV 4 65-inch

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 mobile live streaming is now open to all

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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”

Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ and LG’s next flagship phone to get Daydream support

Samsung Galaxy S8 Daydream

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 suffers security breach, 17 million user records stolen

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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”

Android O to bring 2x faster boot time, app speeds and more

Android O 2x faster boot time

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.

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Google showcases new Visual Positioning Service for Project Tango

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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”

Android GO experience coming to all entry-level Android devices with 1GB RAM or less in 2018

Android Go

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.

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Android O beta registration goes live, O Developer Preview 2 factory images, OTA now available

Android O Beta

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 beefs up Android security with Play Protect

Google Play Protect

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”

Google Photos get suggested sharing, shared libraries and photo books

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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

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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

HTC Vive and Lenovo Google Daydream Standalone VR headset

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

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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”