Yahoo is giving Flickr a major overhaul. The photo sharing service is getting refreshed mobile apps along with a revamped website. The latest update bumps the mobile version to 4.0 and brings new tool to the apps.
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Google has been hard at work providing easier ways to search on the desktop and then transfer the information to your smartphone. First they allowed you to send directions to your phone directly from desktop search and then they added the ability to send notes and set alarms on your device in the same way. Now Google has introduced a faster and easier way to order food directly from Google search.
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Axis bank is the now going social and making it easy for users to transfer money to their loved ones on the go. The third largest bank in India will now allow its customers to send money through several platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, email and SMS, through mobile-based application Ping Pay.
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Google’s Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology in Google Drive that turns pictures of text into computer text is now expanded to over 200 different languages. Until now, company had offered this OCR feature for English language only. Continue reading “Google Drive OCR technology now works for over 200 different languages”
Xiaomi unveiled 16000mAh power bank, larger than its 10400mAh power bank that was launched in India last year. We managed to get one from China since it is not available in India. It has anodised aluminium finish on the outside, similar to the other Mi Power Banks. It is compact, even though it packs 16000mAh battery, but weighs 350 grams. Similar to the other Mi Power banks, this one is also designed by Texas Instruments. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 16000mAh Power Bank Unboxing”
Samsung revealed that it plans to start a new chip production facility in Pyeongtaek, which is around 70 kilometres south of Seoul. The facility costs US$ 14.4 biilion (15.6 trillion won) and is set to start its production in the first half of 2017.
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Micromax is looking forward to invest up to $400 million in at least 20 start-ups across segments such as healthcare, entertainment and gaming, as per a PTI report.
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Sources say that Google is planning to give users more control over privacy on their Android phones. They will be able to determine what sort of information a particular application can access.
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LG is reportedly ready to introduce a mini version of flagship G4 as the LG G4c next month for about EUR 279 (approximately Rs. 20,000/ $312). Continue reading “LG G4c mini variant of flagship G4 tipped to launch next month?”
Motorola had started soak test for Moto X (2nd Gen) for Android 5.1 in March. Now the company is rolling out the soak test in Brazil for the phone and has also introduced a cool new feature.
We all remember Project Zero which eventually was launched as Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Now details have surfaced about the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Project Zen which is said to be an Edge variant of the Note series.
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Google has announced over twitter that the Nexus 9 will soon be receiving an update to version 5.1, starting today. Until today, the latest software version that was available for the Nexus 9 was Andoird Lollipop 5.0.2 while most of it’s counterparts received 5.1 quite a while back.
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Truecaller has partnered with Cyanogen to bring its smart caller ID functionality to Cyanogen powered smartphones. The duo will build a new dialer up under this partnership.
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Nokia’s Here Maps have suddenly become the talk of the town with an increased demand from a number of buyers. Now, Uber has become the latest interested buyer, as per a latest post from the New York Times.
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Announced in March 2015, the BlackBerry Leap is making its way to India later this month. The handset combines mid range specifications, solid reliability of BlackBerry OS with it’s enterprise credentials and a low enough price to offer a gateway product for mid level executives. The core specifications make it sound like a not so modern handset but give the Leap a chance and it is greater than the sum of it’s parts. The BlackBerry Leap employs a compact 5 inch 720p display. It is powered by a 1.5Ghz Snapdragon S4 processor and has 2GB of RAM onboard. An 8MP camera is placed at the rear while a 2MP camera can be used for video calling purposes. The phone is powered by BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 OS. Continue reading “BlackBerry Leap with 5 inch 720p display, 1.5Ghz Snapdragon S4 processor launched in India”
