Nokia has announced that it has signed a patent license agreement with OPPO. Under the agreement, OPPO will make payments to Nokia for a multi-year license period. However, the terms of the agreement remain confidential between the parties at the moment. Continue reading “Nokia and OPPO ink multi-year patent licensing agreement”
Mitsubishi Electric and NTT DOCOMO have announced that both the companies have achieved world’s first 5G mobile telecommunications proof of concept for 27Gbps and 25Gbps maximum throughputs via one mobile terminal over communication distances of 10m and 100m, respectively, using the 28GHz radio frequency. Continue reading “Mitsubishi and NTT DOCOMO achieve first 27Gbps 5G data speeds in outdoor trials”
It is already known that Google is testing Fuchsia operating system for months now, though it never spoke about it publicly. It is also speculated that eventually, Fuchsia will replace the Android operating system completely, and possibly even Chrome OS too. While we know nothing about the OS, we now know that Huawei could be the first OEM to boot Fuchsia OS. Continue reading “Huawei said to be testing Google’s Fuchsia OS on Kirin 970 powered Honor Play”
MevoFit has launched exclusive women’s only fitness trackers-MevoFit Slim and MevoFit Slim+ HR. These fitness trackers come with premium & slim design, classy curved glass. The Mevofit Slim comes with IP67 water resistant and sports a 0.87 inches OLED customizable touchscreen display. Continue reading “MevoFit Slim and Slim+ HR fitness trackers for women launched starting at Rs. 2990”
YouTube has announced that it is planning on introducing two back-to-back skippable ads which it is calling “Ad-pods.” This will let you watch a longer video without interruptions. Currently, YouTube shows an ad at the start and while you’re in the middle of watching a video. Continue reading “YouTube testing ‘Ad-pods’ two back-to-back ads so you can watch videos without interruption”
Reports about HTC putting an end to their smartphone market has been in the news for quite some time. However, the company has yet again dismissed recent speculation and reports that U12+ being the last of its model. Continue reading “HTC confirms to not quit smartphone business, to launch new models soon”
After being introduced at the I/O 2018, Google’s Duplex is finally making its way to Pixel phones. Using Google Duplex, Assistant can now book appointments, make reservations and more. These actions usually require user physical action to pick up the phone and call the business to get things done, but Google Assistant will now take the job of going through all this behind the screen for you. All you have to do is just provide the date and time, and your Assistant will call the business to coordinate for you. Continue reading “Google Duplex finally starts rolling out to Pixel phones”
The US Government to combat unwelcomed phone calls and spam text messages plaguing millions of consumers has proposed few proposals. However, one of its proposals raises for concern as it could enable telecom giants to censor legitimate communications. Continue reading “FCC proposes new plans to combat spam phone calls and text messages”
Google Duo is getting a new update bringing the version number to V44, however, it doesn’t bring much to the table on the covers, but underneath there are few subtle inclusions. The team behind Duo is said to be working on a new Low Light mode to enhance the video-calling experience in underlit conditions. Continue reading “Google Duo v44 hints at Low Light mode, data saver, new call answering UI and more”
Microsoft launcher for Android gets a new update which brings Android 9.0 Pei’s Digital Wellbeing like feature which it is calling ‘Digital Health.’ This allows you to track which apps you use, how long you use them, and even how often you unlock your phone. Continue reading “Microsoft Launcher beta gets Android Pie-like Digital Health feature”
Apple has acquired Silk Labs, an AI startup that focuses on making AI software “lightweight enough” for consumer hardware like cameras and speakers. Silk’s website says that it aims to “bring next-generation visual and audio intelligence to connected products” with “state-of-the-art image and audio recognition.” Continue reading “Apple acquires AI startup Silk Labs”
Instagram has announced that it is testing better and easy ways to better express yourself and more easily connect with the people. It mentioned that over the next few weeks, users may see features re-arranged at the top of the profile including changes to icons, buttons and the way you navigate between tabs. Continue reading “Instagram testing new Profile design to make it easier to connect, navigate between tabs and more”
Google has rolled out an update to Assistant on iOS which brings support for Siri Shortcuts. The company is trying hard to make Assistant a best replacement for Siri which currently is deeply ingrained within Apple’s platform. However, Google doesn’t want to miss any chance. Continue reading “Google Assistant for iOS gets support for Siri Shortcuts”
Microsoft is making it easier to protect your identity on Windows, it is making updates to the Account Protection page, which clearly alerts you if there’s an action to take to improve your account protection. This page aims to make it as simple as possible for you to protect your account. Continue reading “Now you can sign in to your Microsoft Account without a password using Windows Hello or FIDO2 security key”
Weeks after announcing the ‘Your Time on Facebook,’ Facebook has finally started rolling the feature across the world. This is designed to help users manage social networking habits similar to what we have with Instagram’s usage insights. The dashboard reveals how many minutes you’ve spent on Facebook’s app on that device each day for the past week and on average. Continue reading “Facebook ‘Your Time’ dashboard to check usage finally rolling out worldwide”
