Software Related to mobiles
Microsoft today at its educational event introduced Windows 10 S operating system, a version of Windows 10 Pro that for education. Microsoft says that the OS has been streamlined for security and performance and the applications are delivered only via the Windows Store ensuring Microsoft-verified security and integrity. Continue reading “Microsoft Windows 10 S introduced to take on Chrome OS, Windows 10 S PCs for Education starts at $189”
Google has updated its support page that gives out details about Android updates for its flagships. Pixel and Pixel XL will receive Android updates till October 2018, as per the support page. Meanwhile, security updates are promised to rollout until October 2019. Google had announced Pixel devices in October last year. Continue reading “Google Pixel, Pixel XL to get Android updates till October 2018”
Samsung is all set to launch Samsung Z4, the company’s new Tizen OS smartphone and the successor of Samsung Z3 that was introduced back in October 2015. User manual of the phone with model number SM-Z400F/DS has surfaced revealing separate dual LED flash present on the back on either side of the cameras as well as flash on the front. Continue reading “Samsung Z4 user manual reveals dual LED rear flash, selfie flash, India launch expected soon”
Google Maps will now help you find your parked car thanks to a new parking reminder feature. Available for Android and iOS, the feature will let users record their parking locations. Continue reading “Google Maps for Android and iOS get parking reminders”
Sony rolled out Android 7.0 (Nougat) update for Xperia X Performance and Xperia XZ smartphones back in November last year, today it has started rolling out Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) update for these smartphones. Continue reading “Android 7.1.1 Nougat update starts rolling out for Sony Xperia X Performance and Xperia XZ”
Google is expected to launch three Pixel devices this year. It has been reported that the company is working on two Pixel phones codenamed as Walleye and Muskie. Now, a leak from Android Open Source Project is suggesting there is a third device in making as well. All the three Pixel phone are tipped to be powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 835 processor.
Continue reading “Google to reportedly release three Snapdragon 835 powered Pixel phones in 2017”
Today at an event in India, Google announced that it has updated Gboard for Android with support for 11 new languages to the list of 11 existing Indian languages that include Bengali, Bashkir, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu and more. It also has transliteration support in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati and more. Continue reading “Gboard now supports 22 Indian languages, gets transliteration in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and more”
Microsoft will soon add a couple of features to Windows 10 Mail & Calendar apps that will improve Gmail experience for users. have long supported connecting to and managing your Gmail account. The update brings Focused Inbox, faster search and richer experiences for travel reservations and package deliveries. Continue reading “Microsoft is adding new features to Windows 10 Mail and Calendar apps”
OPPO are investing heavily into the selfie game. There is a huge demand for selfie centric smartphones in China and lately India too has been showing similar signs. I have seen several users buying smartphones solely due to the focus on selfies. However, as a smartphone, there are several other parameters to be considered in order to truly gauge the value of a smartphone and that is exactly what we will be doing in this review.
Images of dummy iPhone 8 model have surfaced thanks to Benjamin Geskin. The tipster has shared multiple images of the dummy iPhone 8 model that highlight the rumored edge-to-edge display. Foxconn has confirmed that these are CNC dummy models.
Continue reading “iPhone 8 dummy model images show edge-to-edge display, no rear Touch ID”
WhatsApp for iOS has received a latest message that brings some tweaks and improvements. The update that bumps the app to version 2.17.20 adds the ability for users to ask Siri to Read Out Their Latest Messages. Continue reading “WhatsApp for iOS now lets you ask Siri to read messages, tweaks calls tab and more”
HTC had launched One A9 in India in December 2015 and it came with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The phone has now started receiving Android Nougat 7.0 update in the country. HTC One A9 user @neelgaganslg has shared a screenshot of the update on Twitter.
Continue reading “Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out for HTC One A9 in India”
After seeing all the raving reviews and opinions both from our own colleagues as well as other websites, Vignesh from FoneArena was intrigued as to what the fuss behind the OPPO F3 Plus. He asked to use it for a week to see just what was so good about the device. Little did he expect that the phone would win him over so quickly. Here is what he experienced.
Microsoft is working to combat a major issue laptops face – draining battery life due to multiple apps running in the background. The company is testing a new feature for Windows 10 preview build (16176) dubbed as power throttling aimed at saving battery usage.
Continue reading “Windows 10 to get power throttling feature for improved battery life”
Just yesterday, Google Maps for iOS received directions widget and iMessage app for location sharing. Now, the app is getting a timeline feature that allows users to get a quick view at the recently visited places and keep a track of them in an easy way.
Continue reading “Google Maps for iOS gets Timeline feature in latest update”
