Software Related to mobiles
Essential Phone has to be one of the most anticipated phones of 2017 just for the fact that the company is led by Android creator; Andy Rubin himself. After breaking promises, delays in deliveries, the phone has finally gone for sale a while back and much to everyone’s surprise, the device has been received mostly negative reviews mostly due to its poor camera performance. Continue reading “Essential Phone update improves camera low-light performance, brings bug fixes”
Microsoft has introduced its popular Edge browser for iOS and Android. Available initially as a preview, this brings familiar features like Favorites, Reading List, New Tab Page and Reading View across PC and phone, making it easier to find, view and manage content on-the-go, without disrupting the flow. You can continue on your PC, which enables you to immediately open the page you’re looking at right on your PC—or save it to work on later. Continue reading “Microsoft introduces Edge browser for Android and iOS”
Back in August, China-based Topwise Communication made its entry into the Indian market with the launch of Comio S1 and a couple of mobiles. The Comio S1 comes in Royal Black and Sunrise Gold colors and is priced at Rs. 8,999. Placed perfectly amid other mid-range smartphones, does it pass with flying colors? Let’s check it out. Continue reading “Comio S1 Review”
Google had the busiest of the days in the year yesterday where it launched the Pixel flagships and many other hardware products. While everyone has their focus on the latest and greatest from Google, the company has launched the Assistant app silently on the Play Store erlier today. Before you get excited, it doesn’t bring the voice assistant to your phone; rather it is just a shortcut app which when tapped triggers the Assistant on your phone. Continue reading “Google Assistant released on Play Store, works only on supported Android phones”
Sony is one such brand that stays most active on their forum providing a helping hand for their developers community. The company even launched Open Devices Program earlier where developers get to play around and experiment with the custom ROMs on supported Sony phones. And, for the same supported smartphones, Sony releases AOSP device configurations directly on GitHub along with binaries. Continue reading “Sony releases AOSP Android 8.0 Oreo to Open Devices Program”
Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Pixel and Nexus devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. Like last time, is not available for Nexus Player yet. The latest update this month fixes several critical issues, including issues in Framework, System, Media framework, several MediaTek and Qualcomm components and more. Continue reading “Google rolls out October Android security update for Pixel and Nexus devices”
Google Android 8.0 Oreo is finally out of beta and is slowly finding its way into smartphones, and with that being out of the way, it’s time for Android Wear. Google is finally taking beta registrations for the preliminary beta update for the next version of Android Wear starting today. Though it is the next version of Android wear, you will be disappointed to know that the update doesn’t bring a lot of new features and will only be termed as “technical upgrade to API 26”. Continue reading “Google announces Android Wear beta based on Android 8.0 Oreo”
Since HMD Global has mentioned that it will not provide official bootloader unlock for Nokia phones, fans and users have been requesting the company for the same, and it looks like HMD global has finally changed their mind. The company is now willing to unlock the bootloader on all Nokia phones, but it will do it one phone at a time. Continue reading “HMD Global confirms to unlock bootloader on Nokia Android smartphones one at a time”
Google is out with Android distribution numbers for the month of October. Android Oreo that was released little over a month ago, has entered the charts this month and is now present on 0.2% of all the devices. Google started rolling out Android 8.0 Nougat to Nexus and Pixel devices in late August.
Continue reading “Android Oreo is now on 0.2% of devices, Nougat adoption hits 17.8%”
Earlier this month 10.or (pronounced Tenor) made its debut in India with the 10.or E aiming at the budget segment. The 10.or E series comes in Aim Gold and Beyond Black colors, is priced at Rs. 7,999 for the 2GB RAM with 16GB storage version and the 3GB RAM with 32 GB storage variant costs Rs. 8,999. It goes on sale exclusively on Amazon.in. Let’s see how it fares among other budget segment smartphones. Continue reading “10.or E Review”
Apple has released a white paper explaining the Face ID facial recognition technology on the iPhone X. The paper answers several questions about security and privacy about the Face ID and also explains how the new system works. Continue reading “Apple issues white paper to share details about the Face ID on iPhone X”
Samsung is getting ready to foray into the Windows Mixed Reality space. The company is reportedly working on its own Windows Mixed Reality headset. Twitter user WalkingCat has shared images of the headset that gives a clear look at the design. Continue reading “Samsung Windows Mixed Reality headset surfaces in renders”
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities says that iPhone X demand could reach 40-50 million units. He noted that as iPhone X is a major model revamped form factor for the iPhone since the iPhone 6 debuted in 2014. Continue reading “Apple iPhone X pre-order demand may cross 40-50M units – KGI”
Research agency IHS has revealed the estimated cost of recently launched iPhones. The company says the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are slightly more expensive to make as compared to their predecessor. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus manufacturing cost estimated at $247.51 and $288.08 respectively”
Netflix for iOS app has received an update for HDR support. With the latest update, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X users will be able to watch HDR content. According to The Verge the newest 10.5-inch iPad Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models also support HDR. Continue reading “Netflix rolls out HDR support for iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus”
