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Nokia ReefShark chipsets with AI, nanometer chip technology and Future X 5G Architecture announced

Nokia ReefShark

Nokia today has unveiled the new ReefShark chipsets which are aimed to take leverage of the in-house silicon expertise and reduce the size, cost and power consumption of operators’ networks and meet the radio requirements of 5G. The company has also outlined its implementation of Future X network architecture for 5G. The chipsets also incorporate the Nokia’s artificial intelligence (AI) and nanometer chip technology. Continue reading “Nokia ReefShark chipsets with AI, nanometer chip technology and Future X 5G Architecture announced”

Google Clips goes on sale briefly, shipping excepted from March

Google Clips camera

Google’s A.I powered clips camera was introduced back in October at the Pixel event. The tiny camera can be hooked onto your daily things like shirt, table, chair and will automatically record a seven-second video. The Clips hands-free camera is now on sale from the Google Store in the USA.  Continue reading “Google Clips goes on sale briefly, shipping excepted from March”

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ Android Oreo beta program ends, stable update expected soon

Samsung Galaxy S8

Samsung ended the Oreo beta program for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in India and UK earlier this month, now the company has announced to its beta testers through ‘Samsung Members app’ that it is ending the beta program in the USA from yesterday, i.e January 26th.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ Android Oreo beta program ends, stable update expected soon”

Twitter is using neural networks for smart auto-cropping of Images

Twitter

Twitter feed doesn’t show images in full on the news feed, and the company thinks that it can be challenging in rendering a consistent UI experience and the photos more often than not are framed awkwardly. Today Twitter is solving the problem by using neural networks for smart auto-cropping of Images. Continue reading “Twitter is using neural networks for smart auto-cropping of Images”

Google Bulletin hyperlocal and community news app released

Google_Bulletin

Google just launched Bulletin hyperlocal and community news app for Android. The app is designed with an aim to inspire users to share hyperlocal stories on a community platform right from your phone. Google also hopes that the app highlights the inspiring the stories that aren’t being told. Continue reading “Google Bulletin hyperlocal and community news app released”

PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat now available on Alexa

Amazon Alexa picks up a new skill. It can now play ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Indian radio programme hosted by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is developed by the Asian News International (ANI), India’s premier multimedia news agency.  Continue reading “PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat now available on Alexa”

Huawei, Deutsche Telekom and Intel achieve 5G NR Interoperability

Huawei, Deutsche Telekom, Intel 5G

Huawei Deutsche Telekom and Intel today announced that they have collaborated to achieve 5G NR Interoperability and development testing, a multi-vendor interoperability based on 3GPP R15 commercial system which will accelerate 5G commercialization.  Continue reading “Huawei, Deutsche Telekom and Intel achieve 5G NR Interoperability”

Reliance Jio reportedly in talks with Xiaomi to sell Mi TVs and smartphones on its retail platform

Reliance Jio is said to be in talks with Xiaomi for exclusive rights to sell smartphones and TVs in India similar to what it has with Apple. If everything works out, Jio will exclusively sell Xiaomi phones and TVs through the Jio retail network and the Reliance Digital chain of stores, according to a new report from ET. Continue reading “Reliance Jio reportedly in talks with Xiaomi to sell Mi TVs and smartphones on its retail platform”

Fitbit to end support for Pebble smartwatches on June 30

Pebble Time Steel

Fitbit today has made it clear once and for all that it will end support for Pebble smartwatches on June 30. Fitbit acquired Pebble along with smartwatch team and assets related to their software platform back in 2016. The company will put an end to most of Pebble’s features including App Store, the forum, cloud development tool, voice recognition features, and SMS and email replies. Continue reading “Fitbit to end support for Pebble smartwatches on June 30”

Qualcomm inks $2 billion sales MOUs with Lenovo, Xiaomi, Vivo and OPPO

Qualcomm

At the Qualcomm, China Tech Day event in Beijing, Lenovo, Xiaomi, Vivo, OPPO have shown interest in Qualcomm to support the 5G initiative named as “5G Pioneer” in China and introduce 5G New Radio (NR) standard-compliant commercial devices expected as early as 2019. ZTE Corporation and Wingtech Technology have also extended their support. Continue reading “Qualcomm inks $2 billion sales MOUs with Lenovo, Xiaomi, Vivo and OPPO”

Xiaomi surpasses Samsung to become top smartphone vendor in India in Q4 2017: Reports

Xiaomi Redmi Y1

Xiaomi has finally surpassed Samsung in the last quarter of 2017 claiming the top smartphone vendor in India title. The company has shipped over 8.2 million units in Q4, 2017 while Samsung despite the annual growth of 17% Samsung retained the second spot with 7.3 million smartphones shipments according to Canalys. Continue reading “Xiaomi surpasses Samsung to become top smartphone vendor in India in Q4 2017: Reports”

Qualcomm hit with 997 million euro fine by the EU over Apple mobile chip deals

Qualcomm

Update: Qualcomm has confirmed it has received a decision from the European Commission (EC) relating to an expired agreement between Qualcomm and Apple Inc., which was in effect from 2011 through 2016, for the pricing of modem chips. Qualcomm said that it strongly disagrees with the decision and will immediately appeal it to the General Court of the European Union. It also said that EC decision does not relate to Qualcomm’s licensing business and has no impact on ongoing operations. Continue reading “Qualcomm hit with 997 million euro fine by the EU over Apple mobile chip deals”

LG and Huawei might not announce their flagship smartphones at MWC 2018: Report

Huawei P10

It is a well-known fact that LG has decided not to launch their next flagship smartphone; the G7 at the MWC 2018 event next month. New to join the list is Huawei which according to industry reports is planning on skipping the flagship announcement at the MWC event.  Continue reading “LG and Huawei might not announce their flagship smartphones at MWC 2018: Report”

Apple shipped 29 million iPhone X units in Q4 2017: Canalys

iPhone X

According to Canalys, Apple is said to have shipped around 29 million iPhone X in Q4 2017 making it the best selling smartphone in the world during the holidays season. Out of the 29 million units, 7 million units were shipped in China. The reason for the high sales is the Apple’s upgrade centric markets where the company enjoys huge customer base. Continue reading “Apple shipped 29 million iPhone X units in Q4 2017: Canalys”

Honor 8 to get EMUI 8.0 features ported, more devices to get EMUI 8.0 update confirmed

Honor 8

While Huawei is busying pushing Oreo update to its Huawei branded phones and flagships, the company is yet to start rolling out Oreo for Honor phones. The company recently clarified that Honor 8 won’t be getting the Oreo update because of software limitations. Continue reading “Honor 8 to get EMUI 8.0 features ported, more devices to get EMUI 8.0 update confirmed”