Government asks Google to submit fresh proposal for Project Loon: Report

Earlier this month, it was reported that Google is in talks with Indian telecom operators to pilot Project Loon. However, it looks like there will be further delay piloting this project in the country.

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Meizu PRO 6 will exclusively be powered by 10-Core Helio X25 SoC

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MediaTek today officially introduced its Deca-Core Helio X20 processor at an event in China. At the event Meizu CEO, Yongxiang BAI and MediaTek Vice President & Co-COO, Jeffrey Ju confirmed that the upcoming flagship Meizu PRO 6 smartphone will be exclusively powered by a Deca-Core Helio X25 processor. The smartphone was earlier rumored to be powered by Samsung Exynos 8870 SoC. Continue reading “Meizu PRO 6 will exclusively be powered by 10-Core Helio X25 SoC”

HERE Maps to stop supporting Windows Phone and Windows 10 devices

HERE Maps has announced that it is taking down its app from the Windows 10 store. The app will not be available from March 29 on the Windows Store.

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HCL Care launches exclusive Experience Service Centres for Xiaomi smartphones in 28 cities

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HCL Care today announced that it has launched exclusive Experience Service Centres (ESCs) for servicing Xiaomi smartphones, which will act as an extended arm of Xiaomi support. “These service centres will provide one-stop solution for services, accessories and insurance requirements for Xiaomi customers,” said HCL care. Continue reading “HCL Care launches exclusive Experience Service Centres for Xiaomi smartphones in 28 cities”

UberEATS online food delivery app launched in the US

Uber has launched a new standalone online food delivery mobile app on Android and iOS. Dubbed as UberEATS, the service is currently available in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto while it will soon come to Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Melbourne, New York, Paris, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

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LeEco (Letv) Le 1s Camera Samples

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LeEco (formerly Letv) launched the Le 1s smartphone in India at Rs. 10,999 earlier this year exclusively on Flipkart. We already brought you the unboxingbenchmarks and the battery life test results, here we have camera samples from the smartphone. The Le 1s has a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, ISOCELL sensor, PDAF and single LED flash. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with Samsung S5K5E2 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 1080p video recording and 85-degree wide-angle lens. Continue reading “LeEco (Letv) Le 1s Camera Samples”

Instagram to start testing personalized feed with new algorithm tweak

Instagram could soon change the way you look at your feed. The photo sharing app is taking a cue from Facebook and will start showing content out of order and based on personalized algorithms.

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CyanogenMod announces first non-nightly CM13 release for OnePlus One, Moto E (2015) and more

CyanogenMod announced official CM13 nightly builds back in November last year. Today it has announced first non-nightly CM13.0 snapshot release that brings Android 6.0.1 (r17) goodies, alongside the CM features. It has also highlighted different update scenarios and also asks CM 13.0 nightly users not to flash these builds, since they are already on a newer codebase (Android 6.0.1_r22), so attempting to flash these release builds will result in crashes due to attempted database downgrades. Continue reading “CyanogenMod announces first non-nightly CM13 release for OnePlus One, Moto E (2015) and more”

Google is internally calling Android N as New York Cheesecake

Google is internally referring to Android N as New York Cheesecake. Android Police has found out various references to “nyc”or New York Chessecake in the Android Open Source Project repository.

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Fossil launches Q Marshal and Q Wander Android Wear smartwatches, Q Motion fitness tracker and more

Fossil has introduced a range of digital and analog smartwatches along with a new activity tracker. The company has unveiled Q Marshal and Q Wander Android Wear smartwatches, Q Motion activity and sleep tracker and Q Tailor and Q Nate Smart Analog Movement watches.

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Google Maps adds support for Ola in India

Google Maps is expanding integration of five new ride hailing services across the world into its apps. The service is adding Ola Cabs in India, 99Taxis in Brazil, Hailo in the UK and Spain, mytaxi in Germany and Spain, and Gett in the UK.

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Sony PlayStation VR launching worldwide starting October 2016 for $399

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Sony today at the annual Game Developers Conference announced that PlayStation VR (PS VR), a virtual reality system that makes use of PlayStation 4 (PS4), will launch from October 2016. It also revealed the the final consumer version of PS VR, including all of the contents that comes in the package, which doesn’t include the Playstation camera ($60) and Move controllers ($50). Continue reading “Sony PlayStation VR launching worldwide starting October 2016 for $399”

Skype for Web lets you make calls to mobile phones and landlines

Skype has updated its Web client with an ability for users to make calls to mobile phones and landlines. Users will need a Skype credit or a subscription to start making international calls.

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ICICI Bank launches iTap contactless mobile payments service

ICICI Bank has launched a new contactless mobile payment solution that enables its credit and debit users to make in-store contactless payments by simply waving their smartphones near an NFC-enabled merchant terminal.

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