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After confirming new holographic technology, Snapdragon 855 SoC and camera specifications of the Mi 9 smartphone, ahead of February 20 announcement, Xiaomi has confirmed that the display specifcations, in-display fingerprint technology as well as Transparent Edition.
Samsung launched the Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 smartphones in the new ‘M Series’ in India last month at a competitive price tag. Now the company has confirmed that it will launch the Galaxy M30 smartphone in India on February 27th, a day before Xiaomi launches its Redmi Note 7 smartphone. The teaser image reveals a similar Infinity-V display and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, but this will come with triple rear cameras.
Google’s ARCore is getting a new update bringing the version number to V1.7. This update brings new Augmented Faces API for the front camera and other improvements. It creates a “high quality, 468-point 3D mesh” of a user’s face, which can be used to create effects. Continue reading “ARCore V1.7 update brings Augmented Faces APIs, ARCore Elements and UI improvements”
After confirming new holographic technology and Snapdragon 855 SoC for the flagship Mi 9 smartphone earlier this week, ahead of February 20 announcement, today Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun has confirmed the camera specifications of the smartphone.
Samsung just announced Galaxy Tab S5e (SM-T725), the company’s latest tablet. It has a 10.5-inch Super AMOLED WQXGA screen, is powered by an Octa-Core SoC and runs on Android 9.0 (Pie). It has quad speakers tuned by AKG by HARMAN, similar to the Tab S, but it doesn’t have an S Pen or Iris scanner.
We already know that Samsung will introduce Galaxy Watch Active, new Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Buds along with the Galaxy S10 series at its Unpacked event on February 20th. Now the devices have surfaced on official Wearable app for Android. Extracting the apk also shows use the images of the devices.
Update – February 15, 2019: New promo image and video show Thunder Black and Aurora Green colors as well as pop-up front camera. Pre-booking is said to have begun through offline stores, as you can see from the image below.
Samsung has started rolling out Android 9.0 Pie for the Galaxy Note 8 in Bulgaria and Slovakia. The update is being pushed over the air. Bulgaria and Slovakia are not part of the Galaxy Note 8 beta program, but the stable update is also available for beta users right away. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 One UI based Android 9.0 Pie stable update starts rolling out”
Apple has acquired U.K.-based digital marketing startup DataTiger in a move that could boost the company’s digital marketing and make it relevant. A regulatory filing in December shows that Apple now controls Operatedata Ltd., the legal name of DataTiger. Continue reading “Apple Acquires UK-based digital marketing startup DataTiger”
Earlier this OnePlus rolled out OxygenOS 9.0.12 for the OnePlus 6T and OxygenOS 9.0.4 for OnePlus 6 smartphones the brought deep Google Duo integration into OxygenOS. Today the company has announced that the OnePlus 5 and 5T with the OxygenOS 9.0.4 and eventually, OnePlus 3 and 3T with the Android Pie update will get this feature.
Continue reading “OnePlus to bring Google Duo integration for video calls on its devices”
The Federal Trade Commission and Facebook are negotiating a record multi-billion dollar fine that would settle the agency’s investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices, according to sources. This fine would mark the agency’s largest imposition on a technology company. However, two sides have not yet agreed on an exact amount. Continue reading “FTC and Facebook said to be negotiating a record multi-billion dollar fine over privacy lapses”
Twitter doesn’t want to embrace an ‘edit button’, though it remains one of the most requested features. The company in numerous instances in the past has slipped answering the question. However, this time, it sounds different as the company’s CEO Jack Dorsey said that Twitter is “thinking about” some kind of feature that would let people go back to the Tweet and add clarifications or annotations to old tweets. Continue reading “Twitter to soon let you add clarifications or annotations to old tweets”
Update – February 15, 2019: Xiaomi CEO has shared new images of the Mi 9 in purple color that that offers unique color since it uses nano-level laser engraving holographic technology and dual layer nano coating.
Samsung has launched Galaxy Tab Active2 in India targeted at B2B segment. It is MIL-STD-810 certified to survive excessive pressure, temperatures, environments, vibration and drops. It has 1.2m anti-shock inbox protective cover, IP68 water and dust resistance and better display touch mode for gloved and wet touch. It has defense grade Knox security platform that helps keep sensitive information safe against malware and hackers.
Amazon has launched the Amazon Pay UPI for Android users. The company has partnered with Axis bank to issue UPI IDs to its customers. It allows customers to link their bank account on their Amazon mobile app and make fast, easy, and secure payments directly from the bank account. Continue reading “Amazon Pay UPI for seamless transactions launched for Android”
