Apple has scooped up augmented reality company Metaio, according to a report from Tech Crunch. The financial terms of the deal are not disclosed.
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Nvidia Shield Android TV and streaming console now available for order
Nvidia announced its Shield Android Android TV and streaming console in March and today the device is officially going on sale. The console is powered by NVIDIA Tegra X1 processor with 256-core Maxwell architecture GPU, 64-bit CPU and runs on Android TV OS.
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Google’s Inbox app is now available for everyone
Google’s standalone email app Inbox is now open to everyone, the company announced at I/O conference. The email app that was released in October last year, was until now available as invite only.
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Coolpad Dazen 1 Hands On and Photo Gallery
Chinese manufacturer Coolpad has launched its budget smartphone dubbed the Dazen 1 in India at Rs. 6,999. It will be the first smartphone by the company to get manufactured in India at Aurangabad “very soon”, said Coolpad’s India Head Varun Sharma during the launch event in New Delhi on Thursday. Continue reading “Coolpad Dazen 1 Hands On and Photo Gallery”
Samsung Project Valley could be a dual-screen foldable smartphone
Details about Project Valley or Project V have popped up and it is likely to be a dual-screen foldable smartphone. While it is still in its early stages of development, it will bequite an interesting device if it manages to see the light of day.
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SwiftKey Keyboard v5.3 for Android brings 9 new Indian languages, SwiftKey Hub and more
SwiftKey for Android has been updated to version 5.3 that adds nine new Indian languages – Bodo, Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani (in both Devanagari and Kannada scripts), Maithili, Manipuri, Sanskrit, Santali and Sindhi. It also adds a new adaptive new layouts to our Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi and Nepali languages. It also adds Emoji Prediction for Tamil, Gujarati, Nepali and Marathi keyboards for the first time. Continue reading “SwiftKey Keyboard v5.3 for Android brings 9 new Indian languages, SwiftKey Hub and more”
Google announces new VR platform called Jump – GoPro ‘Jumps’ on board with their 360 degree camera array
Google has just announced its new open source VR platform. They are teaming up with GoPro to bring a 16 camera array that is capable of shooting 360 degree 3D videos.
OnePlus One Bamboo StyleSwap Cover Unboxing
OnePlus launched Bamboo StyleSwap Cover for the OnePlus One smartphone today at Rs. 1499. We unboxed it recently, check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “OnePlus One Bamboo StyleSwap Cover Unboxing”
Coolpad Dazen X7 Hands On and Photo Gallery
Chinese manufacturer Coolpad on Thursday entered India with the launch of two Dazen brand smartphones – the Dazen X7, and the Dazen 1 priced at Rs. 17,999 and Rs. 6,999 respectively. Both smartphones will only be available online on Snapdeal from June 9. Continue reading “Coolpad Dazen X7 Hands On and Photo Gallery”
Google Play Store adds A/B testing for page listing, developer pages and more
Google announced a number of improvements to Play Store that are targeted at developers. With the latest update, Play Store is getting developer pages and A/B testing for Play Store listings.
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OnePlus One Bamboo StyleSwap Cover launched in India for Rs. 1499
OnePlus has finally launched the Bamboo StyleSwap Cover for the OnePlus smartphone. It was introduced last year and is damp-proof, flame retardant and scratch resistant. Each Bamboo StyleSwap Cover is one of a kind, complete with its own distinct set of fibers, nodes, and colors. The production time involves 21 days and 28 different procedures which include drying, carbonising, polishing and laser cut finishing to finally carve it into place, said the company. Continue reading “OnePlus One Bamboo StyleSwap Cover launched in India for Rs. 1499”
Google Chrome for Android to get Network Quality Estimator and Offline mode
At the Google I/O 2015, Google’s VP of Engineering, Jen Fitzpatrick announced that Google is testing Network Quality Estimator for Chrome, especially for countries like India that has slow internet connection in most areas. This analyzes the network connection to optimize both the search results and any webpages to load pages faster and prioritizing text and information over data-intensive images. Continue reading “Google Chrome for Android to get Network Quality Estimator and Offline mode”
Google Play Services 7.5 gets smart lock passwords, instant identity and more
Google has updated Google Play Services with an array of features. The version 7.5 of the Play Services gets smart lock passwords, app invites, instant identity and many more features.
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Google brings Maps API for Android Wear
Google announced an array of new tools and updates at the I/O developer conference including Maps API for Android Wear. The feature that comes as a Google Play Services 7.3 update will allow developers to use the Google Maps API directly on Android Wear devices.
Android M Developer Preview images for Nexus 5, 6, 9 and Player now available for download
Google introduced Android M at the Google I/O 2015 few hours back. Now it has released M Developer Preview for Nexus 5, 6, 9, and Player (for TV), as well as emulator, as it promised. Android M brings new app permissions model which streamlines the process for users to install and upgrade apps, App Links, which improves upon existing link handling by allowing app developers to associate an app with a web domain they own, ‘Now on tap’ that offers contextual information in one click in Google Now, Android Pay & Fingerprint, Doze and App Standby power-saving features, new assist technology and more. Continue reading “Android M Developer Preview images for Nexus 5, 6, 9 and Player now available for download”