Instagram usage insights tool with reminders, priority notifications surface

Instagram CEO Kevin recently confirmed that the company is working on a usage insights tool within the Instagram app. While the company is still perfecting the feature for the official roll out, the screenshots of the tool in action have now surfaced, thanks to Jane Manchun Wong’s APK digging skills. 

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Redmi 6, Redmi 6A, Vivo NEX, Samsung QLED TVs, Garmin vivoactive 3 Music and more

This week Xiaomi has announced the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A smartphones in China. Vivo has announced the much-hyped full-screen Vivo NEX S smartphone. Garmin has launched the vivoactive 3 Music smartwatch with integrated Music support and lots more in our weekly roundup.

Micromax Canvas 2 Plus with 5.7-inch HD+ display, face unlock, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 8999

Micromax has released Canvas 2 Plus, one year after launching the  Canvas 2 (2017) in the Canvas series. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass screen with 18:9 aspect ratio, is powered by a quad-core processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera wit support for face unlock, however it still runs on … Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 2 Plus with 5.7-inch HD+ display, face unlock, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 8999”

OnePlus 6 OxygenOS 5.1.7 update with bootloader bypass vulnerability fix released; 5.1.6 roll out paused in India due to stability issues, 5.1.8 with fixes coming

OnePlus rolled out OxygenOS 5.1.6 with several new features including portrait mode support for the front camera, battery percentage in the status bar, Idea VoLTE support in India Dual-4G network option and more a few days back. Now the company has released  OxygenOS 5.1.7 update with some fixes, including fixes for the bootloader protection bypass vulnerability, as … Continue reading “OnePlus 6 OxygenOS 5.1.7 update with bootloader bypass vulnerability fix released; 5.1.6 roll out paused in India due to stability issues, 5.1.8 with fixes coming”

Samsung Galaxy S9+ Sunrise Gold Limited Edition launched in India

Samsung just launched the new Sunrise Gold color variant of the Galaxy S9 smartphone that joins the Midnight Black, Coral Blue, and Lilac Purple versions that were launched earlier this year. Samsung has also announced a TV Control widget, which offers a one-of-its-kind unified convergence solution between mobiles and televisions.

Xiaomi starts testing Android 8.1 Oreo for Mi A1, stable roll out expected soon

Xiaomi launched Mi A1 back in Sep 2017 under Android One programme in collaboration with Google with an aim to keep the android version updated for next couple of years. At the event, Xiaomi and Google promised regular security patch updates every month along with Android Oreo in 2017 itself for Mi A1.

Microsoft’s AI makes Windows 10 updates smoother

Microsoft today announced that it uses its AI to detect which Windows 10 devices should get an update first. AI is becoming so common these days that brands are using the technology to make things easier for users, but it is slowly becoming boring at the same time as it eliminates the use of the creative side … Continue reading “Microsoft’s AI makes Windows 10 updates smoother”

OnePlus 6 sales cross 1 million in 22 days globally, becomes the fastest selling OnePlus device

OnePlus today announced that OnePlus 6, the company’s flagship smartphone has crossed 1 million sales globally within 22 days of launch. The OnePlus 6 has also become OnePlus’ fastest selling smartphone, since the first OnePlus One smartphone was launched back in 2013. OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T each sold a million units within three months … Continue reading “OnePlus 6 sales cross 1 million in 22 days globally, becomes the fastest selling OnePlus device”

Xiaomi launches Mi Rollerball Pen, Travel U-shaped Pillow, I Love Mi T-shirt and Mi Band Charger in India starting at Rs. 129

Xiaomi today has launched the Mi Rollerball Pen, Mi Travel U-shaped Pillow, I Love Mi T-shirt and Mi Band 2 Charge Cable in India. These new products will expand the Mi Eco-system products in India. 

Samsung Gear S4 could pack a bigger battery, might be announced alongside Galaxy Note9 in August

Samsung is expected to introduce its flagship Galaxy Note9 smartphone in August, now a new rumor from Korea says that the Gear S4 smartwatch will be introduced along with it. Another rumor from China says that it will come with a 470mAh battery compared to 380mAh in the predecessor. Even though it was expected that … Continue reading “Samsung Gear S4 could pack a bigger battery, might be announced alongside Galaxy Note9 in August”

Lenovo Legion Y530, Legion Y730 gaming laptops, Legion C730, Legion C530 gaming PCs announced

Lenovo at the E3 2018 event announced six new gaming devices powered by Windows 10, built-in Mixer streaming for low-latency, interactive moments, powered by the Intel and NVIDIA and with Xbox Play Anywhere, support.

Microsoft Office 365 gets simplified ribbon, new colors and icons, AI-powered Search and more

Microsoft today announced new changes to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook and these changes are exclusive to Office.com and Office 365. The company also mentioned that over the next few months it will be deploying new designs to select customers in stages and carefully test and will move them into production only after they have made it through rigorous rounds of validation and refinement.

Garmin vivoactive 3 Music with integrated music, GPS announced

Garmin has introduce vivoactive 3 Music, its new GPS-enabled smartwatch with integrated Music support that lets you store up to 500 songs by downloading offline music playlists from select music streaming services like Deezer (coming soon), iHeartRadio, or transfer music from a computer directly. It has the same fitness features that was introduced with the … Continue reading “Garmin vivoactive 3 Music with integrated music, GPS announced”

OPPO Realme 1 Moonlight Silver Limited Edition goes on sale on Amazon India from June 18

OPPO’s Realme launched the Realme 1 smartphone in the country in Diamond Black, Solar Red and Moonlight Silver colors. At that time the company said that 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version in Moonlight Silver and Diamond Black colors will be available from June. Now the company has confirmed that the Silver Limited Edition will go on sale on … Continue reading “OPPO Realme 1 Moonlight Silver Limited Edition goes on sale on Amazon India from June 18”

Samsung Galaxy S10 said to ditch the earpiece for a 6.2-inch sound-emitting edge-to-edge display

Samsung showcased an interesting sound-emitting display concept at the Society of Information Displays (SID) 2018 expo last month. Samsung says that the panel uses vibration and bone conduction to eliminate the need for an earpiece. This also helps in extending the screen all the way from top to bottom.