LG today announced that it would be introducing a wide-range of speakers with smart capabilities at the CES 2018 event. The company is partnering with Meridian Audio for advanced high-performing audio technology, and the company will also announce its first premium smart AI audio product, the LG ThinQ Speaker at the event. Continue reading “LG to introduce range of Speakers including ThinQ Speaker with built-in Google Assistant at CES 2018”
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has received a 74 percent increase in his annual bonus for the year 2017 as the company posted high-profits and net income this year after a slight dip last year. With 74% bonus, Tim Cook’s final earnings reached $102 million, while other top executives earned about $24 million each this year. Continue reading “Apple CEO Tim Cook gets 74% bonus as the company posts higher profits in 2017”
WhatsApp is working with streaming service Netflix on an enterprise level partnership, and the chat giant has reportedly confirmed to Killer Features that Netflix is indeed a testing partner for Enterprise Solutions. Continue reading “Netflix said to team with WhatsApp for an enterprise solution”
Not on the levels of Note7 but the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 seems to have started facing problems of its own as reports started coming in claiming that the device is not turning on or charging once the battery hits zero. Quite a few Note 8 users have taken this to the Samsung community and forums complaining about the device’s refusal to turn back on or charge after draining out completely. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 8 reportedly dying once battery drains completely”
LG Electronics today announced a partnership with HERE Technologies for next-generation telematics solution for autonomous vehicles. This combines LG’s advanced telematics technology with high-precision map data and location services powered by the HERE Open Location Platform. Continue reading “LG and HERE partner for next-generation telematics solution in self-driving cars”
OPPO has opened its first ever flagship OPPO Store in Shanghai with an aim to create communication between the brand and its customers. In the newly opened store, customers are free to explore the wide-range of OPPO products. The company also introduced R11s New-Year edition that will be available at the flagship store. Continue reading “OPPO opens its first flagship store in Shanghai”
OnePlus today has announced a reward program for OnePlus 5T Star Wars Edition buyers. As a part of this offer, first 37 customers of the phone will be rewarded with one star named after them in the galaxy. In association with ‘Star Register’ OnePlus is offering this unique experience to its 5T star wars edition owners. Continue reading “OnePlus to reward first 37 OnePlus 5T Star Wars Edition buyers with personalized Star name in the galaxy”
Xiaomi has announced Service Order Status feature on Mi India website. This feature lets you track your device’s repair status just by entering required details like phone number/service number/IMEI number and verify with OTP on the Mi official website. Continue reading “Xiaomi now lets you track device repair status online in real time in India”
WhatsApp will stop supporting BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8.0 from December 31st, 2017 and support for Android versions 2.3.7 and older will end on February 1, 2020, as it had announced earlier. The company has already stopped support for Android versions older than 2.3.3 and Windows Phone 7 back in 2016. Continue reading “WhatsApp will stop working on BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone 8.0 after December 31”
Popular chipset maker Qualcomm has received permission to test autonomous vehicles on public roads in California in its efforts to enter the self-driving car market. California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has issued the permit authorizing testing for one vehicle and three drivers. Continue reading “Qualcomm gets permission to test self-driving cars in California”
As a part of its aim to create custom processors for its upcoming flagships; Google is said to have hired John Bruno, a designer who founded and ran Apple’s silicon competitive analysis group and the chips that were used in iPhones and iPads. However, what he will be doing at Google is unknown at the moment. Continue reading “Google hires key Apple chip designer John Bruno, likely to build custom chipset”
HMD Global since it started selling Nokia branded phones just over a year ago has said to have shipped around 16 million units in the Q3 2017. According to the market share report for Q3 2017 shared by analyst firms, they have witnessed strong demand for Android-powered Nokia phones and feature phones as well. Continue reading “HMD Global estimated to have shipped around 16 million Nokia phones in Q3 2017”
Apple intentionally slowing down iPhones with aged batteries to preserve its life surely has raised a controversy over the past few days, and now it landed the company in class action lawsuit in Los Angeles. The lawsuit accuses the company saying that it a fraud designed to lure users in upgrading to the latest model. Continue reading “Apple faces class action lawsuits over intentionally slowing down old iPhones”
In a surprising note, Apple has been sanctioned in Qualcomm court case for withholding relevant documents. The lawsuit against Qualcomm by FTC alleges that Apple was forced to use Qualcomm modem chips exclusively. Continue reading “Apple sanctioned in Qualcomm court case for withholding evidence documents”
Earlier this month, after being rejected for a proposal to acquire Qualcomm, Broadcom nominated a slate of 11 members for the director’s role at Qualcomm’s 2018 Annual Meeting to replace the Qualcomm’s existing board of directors. However, Qualcomm today announced that it has rejected director nominees assembled by Broadcom. Continue reading “Qualcomm rejects Broadcomm’s board of director nominees”
