Google which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc has received a new code of conduct. Earlier it was “Don’t be evil” and the new code of conduct is “Do the right thing”.
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Earlier this year, a security research had revealed that Android phones can be hacked using just a simple text. Now apparently, two new exploits have been revealed that could put potentially 1.4 billion users at risk.
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Skype 6.3 has now been released and it includes support for iPads and iPhones running on iOS 9 as well. It also brings around various new features such as split view and slide over.
Gionee has sent out invites for the launch of its flagship Elife E8 smartphone in the E series in India on October 8th. The company also announced that it will enter into e-commerce space, so we can expect for it to announce tie-up with a leading e-commerce player in India to sell the smartphone exclusively. There is incomplete listing for the Elife E8 with exchange offer on Flipkart, which hints that it could go to Flipkart. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E8 launching in India on October 8”
Microsoft Lumia 550 has leaked again in official render. The company is expected to announce this budget handset along with its flagships Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL at an scheduled event on October 6th.
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In a bid to bolster Siri’s performance even further, Apple has acquired speech recognition start-up VocallQ, according to a latest report from the Financial Times. The U.K.-based artificial intelligence startup is aimed at making it easier for people to speak to computers in a more natural way.
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This week’s highlights was Google’s new Nexus devices. The Nexus 6P from Huawei and the Nexus 5X from LG. They also announced the new Pixel C tablet.
Google announced at its event earlier this week that it will roll out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for Nexus devices starting from next week. HTC already confirmed list of 12 devices that will get the update, Motorola just announced the list of smartphones that will get the Android 6.0 update first. This includes the Moto X (2nd Gen, 3rd Gen Pure Edition, Style and Play), Moto G (2nd and 3rd Gen), DROID Turbo, Moto MAXX and Moto Turbo. Continue reading “Motorola confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow for range of smartphones”
Motorola launched its mid-range Moto X Play smartphone in India last month starting at Rs. 18,499. Now the company has started teasing the launch of its high-end Moto X Style smartphone in India on its social channels. The Moto X Style was announced back in July, along with the Moto X Play.
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Google unveiled the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P smartphones at an event earlier this week. Flipkart has started teasing the launch of the Huawei-made Nexus 6P smartphone in India. This time Flipkart doesn’t have a ticker to show the pre-order date of the latest Nexus smartphone, like it did for last year’s Nexus 6 launch. Since the smartphone is shipping for pre-ordered customers later this month in some countries, we can expect the pre-order to start in India later this month and it might go on sale next month. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6P launching in India soon on Flipkart”
Communication is meant to bring people closer and that is what Skype does however one of the major barriers that people face in communication is language. Skype Translator was rolled out as a preview app in December 2014 and since then hundreds of thousands of people have been able to circumvent that barrier.
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Microsoft and Asus have announced their plans to expand their earlier patent licensing agreement which will include a broad cross-licensing covering.
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The 2nd generation Motorola Moto X that was released in 2014 was released running on Android 4.4.4 KitKat but eventually got the update to Android 5.1 Lollipop via an OTA update. Now, we have good news as the device has now been certified to get Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
It has been rumoured for quite a while that Samsung might use a Qualcomm processor for some of the Galaxy S7 units ie the Snapdragon 820. While it has been somewhat uncertain so far, now it seems more than likely considering the reliability of the source.
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Amazon has announced that it will stop selling Apple and Google’s video streaming devices because they aren’t easily compatible with Amazon’s own video streaming service.
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