Google today confirmed that it has agreed to acquire Xively, a division of LogMeIn, Inc. at $50 million. This deal is aimed at strengthening Alphabet’s goal to take on Amazon and Microsoft in the public cloud business and internet of things. Continue reading “Google acquires LogMeIn’s iOT division Xively for $50 million”
Google today announced that it is expanding its international coverage of Project Fi to 170 more countries including the 135 locations it already covers. Like always, the data you use abroad costs the same as the data you use at home. The newly added countries include Belize and Myanmar. Continue reading “Google Project Fi expands international coverage, now available in 170 countries”
Receiving a Telugu text has been crashing the messaging apps in the iOS, MacOS, and watchOS making users unable to re-open it and in some cases, it can require a DFU reset to fix it. Furthermore, forcing a full reboot at this point will put the device into a boot-loop, where the device continually restarts. Continue reading “Apple acknowledges message apps crash bug on iOS and macOS, says fix is coming in the next release”
[Update: Samsung has confirmed that it has indeed stopped the roll out Oreo update for the phone. It has also said that the roll out was stopped due to unexpected reboots for some. If it finds the impact to be minimal, it will resume it soon] Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 Android 8.0 Oreo update suspended, new version said to be in development [Update: Samsung responds]”
Microsoft today released a new photos app named ‘Photos Companion” for Android and iOS which is designed to make it easier to transfer photos or videos from a phone to a PC. The new app is released as a part of the Microsoft’s Garage project which lets employees release experimental apps. Continue reading “Microsoft Photos Companion app for Android and iOS released, lets you quickly transfer photos and videos to PC”
Vu today has launched the 65 and 75-inch Quantum Pixelight LED Tv in India. The TV comes with 1500 nits brightness making it the brightest LED TV in this segment. The LED panel promises to deliver an immersive life-like TV viewing experience with its vibrant color gamut and impressive picture quality using quantum pixel technology. Continue reading “Vu Quantum Pixelight 65-inch and 75-inch 4K HDR LED TVs launched in India”
After launching the Assistant Go, Gboard Go, YouTube Go, and Maps Go, Google today released the Gmail Go to phones with Low-RAM. The Go Edition apps are aimed at phones running on Android Go (Oreo Edition) Android operating system based on Oreo 8.1. Continue reading “Gmail Go for Android 8.1 phones with low RAM released”
Amazon Echo products including Echo Dot, Echo, and Echo Plus were so far available through invite only. Today the company announced that is available to all for purchase by all customers through Amazon.in and 350 retail outlets such as Croma, Reliance, Vijay Sales, Crossword and more in 20 cities across India. Continue reading “Amazon Echo devices now available without an invite online and across offline stores in India starting at Rs. 4499”
Apple HomePod speaker is apparently leaving white ring marks on certain wood surfaces in normal use. However, Apple has responded to same by saying that it is usual for ‘vibration-dampening silicone’ to leave marks. Continue reading “Apple acknowledges HomePod white ring issue, says it is normal for ‘vibration-dampening silicone’ to leave marks”
Apple HomePod speaker which recently went on sale is said to cost $216, according to an analysis by TechInsights. The HomePod speaker is Apple’s first attempt at speakers in a decade which is now generating thinner profit margins compared to other products like the Apple Watch and iPhone. Continue reading “Apple HomePod costs $216 to build”
Qualcomm today unveiled the Snapdragon X24 LTE modem which supports up to 2Gbps download speeds. It is the world’s first Category 20 LTE modem supporting mammoth speeds and also the first chip built on a leading-edge 7-nanometer FinFET process. It is the successor of last year’s X20 LTE Modem Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 world’s first 7nm LTE modem with up to 2Gbps download speeds announced”
HTC smartphone business president Chialin Chang has left the company. He joined HTC as CFO back in April 2012 and served since, is now resigning to his role as President of Smartphone and Connected Devices Business, effective immediately with an aim to personal career plan. Continue reading “HTC Smartphone president Chialin Chang resigns”
Luxury Personified, distributor of luxury electronics and accessories today has launched latest Sphero-branded products – Sphero Mini and Star Wars: BB-8 app-enabled Droids in India. You can control these toys using your smartphone or tablet. The Sphero Mini is the world’s smallest app-enabled robotic ball. Continue reading “Sphero Mini and Sphero Star Wars: BB-8 App-enabled Droid launched in India”
ARM today announced the Project Trillium IP including the new highly scalable processors that are capable of delivering enhanced machine learning and neural network functionality. These new technologies are focused on the mobile market which will enable a new class of ML-equipped devices with advanced computing capabilities and object detection. Continue reading “ARM announces Project Trillium machine learning and neural network IPs”
With an aim to improve web-experience, Google today announced that starting from February 15, it will block or stop showing all ads on sites that repeatedly display these most disruptive ads after they’ve been flagged. Google currently relies on Better Ads Standards from the Coalition for Better Ads, to determine which ads to show. Continue reading “Google Chrome will block annoying video ads starting from Thursday, February 15”
