Samsung has announced that it will invest $1.2 billion into the United States specifically around the Internet of Things market. The company’s Vice chairman and CEO Dr. Oh-Hyun Kwon announced the four-year R&D plan during an event. Continue reading “Samsung to invest $1.2 billion in IoT R&D”
The veteran design lead for Motorola Mobility, Jim Wicks is leaving the company and heading to Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering next month. Now, Wicks position will be replaced by another Lenovo executive, Ruben Castano. Continue reading “Jim Wicks, Motorola Mobility design brain behind RAZR, Moto G leaves the company”
Micromax has launched Canvas Fire 5, the company’s latest smartphone in the Fire series dual front-facing speakers and has Auro 3D sound that promises loud and clear sound. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Fire 5 with 5.5-inch HD display, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 6199”
Google has updated its support page with details about when each Nexus device will stop receiving Android updates. Continue reading “Google reveals when it will stop Android updates for Nexus devices”
Moto G4 was introduced along with the Moto G4 Plus last month in India. Today it has been officially launched in the country. The Moto G4 has similar specifications as the G4 Plus that includes a 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 617, dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity, but it lacks a fingerprint sensor and comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera without laser autofocus.
Continue reading “Moto G4 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 12499”
LeEco today announced its partnership with HCL Care Services to offer after-sales services to its customers through 265 HCL Touch centres in more than 240 cities across the country. HCL Care Services has 300 service centers across 250 cities in India, more than 3 million consumers in a year. Continue reading “LeEco partners with HCL Care to offer after-sales services in 240 cities across India”
Unicode Standard has released the Version 9.0 collection of 72 new emojis on Tuesday, as promised earlier this month. It includes several new Faces, hand gestures, gender pairings, animals, food, drinks, and sports. Continue reading “Unicode releases 72 new emojis pack update 9.0 with ‘Black Heart’”
Microsoft if finally foraying into mobile wallets club. The company has introduced tap-to-pay with Microsoft Wallet to Windows Insiders (build 14360 or higher). Continue reading “Microsoft Wallet brings tap-to-pay feature with latest Windows 10 Insiders build”
PayPal, the popular US-based payment system company, has appointed Anupam Pahuja as the Managing Director and Country Manager for India. Continue reading “PayPal appoints Anupam Pahuja as India MD and Country Manager”
Huawei’s Honor has launched the Honor T1 7.0 tablet in India, along with the Honor 5C. It was introduced as MediaPad T1 7.0 last year, has a 7-inch WSVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum SC7731G processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has 3G support via SIM slot and comes with voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “Honor T1 7.0 with 3G, voice calling, 4100mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 6999”
Following the end of the Sony Ericsson brand, Sony took a hiatus of almost a year before entering the market again under a solo name. Sony went all out with the Xperia Z and brought about a fresh new design language and high end specifications. Although waterproof smartphones were a common sight in the east in Japan, there were less than a handful of phones that featured waterproof abilities worldwide and almost none of them were made for the masses.
Instagram has announced that it has more than 500 million monthly users and 300 million daily active users. Continue reading “Instagram hits 500 million users and 300 million daily users”
Huawei’s honor today launched the Honor 5C, successor to last year’s Honor 4C. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p IPS display with 74% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 650 16nm SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Honor 5C with 5.2-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 10999”
Along with extending video recording limit on its platform to upto 140 seconds, Twitter has also rolled out a new app. Dubbed as Engage, the app gives popular video creators, celebrities, and public figures a better way to connect with fans and influencers.
Continue reading “Twitter rolls out Engage app for celebrities with real-time data and insights”
In a bid to bank further on the video content, Twitter has increased the video limit on its platform. The micro blogging site will now allow users to upload and share videos upto 140 seconds.
Continue reading “Twitter and Vine now allow users to share videos upto 140 seconds”
