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Facebook is said to be building a unified messaging for a business feature that will let businesses access and manage Instagram Direct Messages alongside its Facebook Messenger messages. This would mark Facebook’s first step toward building a tool to manage messaging across Facebook’s apps for businesses.
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Xiaomi has announced a price cuts for select models of Redmi 6 series phones – Redmi 6 Pro, Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A in India on Amazon, Flipkart and Mi.com for a limited period. This comes after the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6 Pro received permanent price cuts last month, and the company started selling the Redmi 6A at the original launch price starting December. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro, Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A get a limited-period price cut in India”
Unicode Consortium has approved the final emoji list for 2019 which includes a total of 230 emojis and will be coming to major platforms this year. Additions include previously drafted candidates such as a Flamingo, Otter, and Guide Dog, as well as a Waffle, Hindu Temple, Sari, Sloth, and Mate. Continue reading “Emoji 12 with 230 new emojis including Waffle, Hindu Temple, Sloth, and more finalized”
After teasers, Xiaomi has opened crowdfunding for its Mi Men’s Sports Shoes 2 in India. Xiaomi says that it is created using Uni-Moulding process, is Shock-absorbent, has anti-slip design and is durable for machine wash. It was introduced in China last year as Mi Sport Sneakers 2.
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Back in September last year Aegis School of Data Science, Cyber Security & Telecom, run by Aegis Knowledge Trust announced nominations for 9th edition of Aegis Graham Bell Awards (AGBA). Jury Round for Focus & Tech Categories was held in Mumbai in November in Mumbai. Now it has announced the winners who were awarded at Grand Award Ceremony hosted by Government of Goa at the Entertainment Society of Goa, Panaji.
Facebook Messenger finally gets ‘delete message’ feature months after promising the rollout. You can easily remove your sent message on Messenger – whether it’s to one person or a group, similar to that on WhatsApp. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger ‘Unsend’ feature now available for everyone”
Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Pixel devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The update for this month doesn’t include functional improvements, and only brings security fixes.
HMD Global launched the Nokia 5.1 Plus Android One smartphone in India back in September last year with 3GB RAM with 32GB storage at Rs. 10999. Today the company has launched new 4GB RAM with 64GB strorage, as well as 6GB RAM with 64GB storage version for Rs. 14,499 and Rs. 16,499, respectively.
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Coolpad has launched Cool 3, the company’s latest budget smartphone, as it had promised. It has a 5.71-inch HD+ Dewdrop notch display that promises 90% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a 1.3GHz Octa-Core SoC, and runs on Android 9.0 (Pie). It has an 8-megapixel rear camera along with a 0.3 MP secondary camera and a 5-megapixel front camera with beautify features.
Optiemus Infracom has launched Picooc Mini which is a high-precision health monitoring smart weighing scale in India. Thanks to its compact build, Picooc Mini is easy to store and carry and can also be connected to the user’s smartphone using a Bluetooth connection and processes the measurement data to create health trends. Continue reading “Picooc Mini smart weighing scale launched for Rs. 2999”
Skullcandy has has launched Skullcandy Set, the company’s latest water-resistant wired earphones with IPX4 certification. It has in-line microphone and call and track control. It comes with three
different size ear-tips for ambient noise isolation as well as removable FitFin gels. Continue reading “Skullcandy SET sweat-proof in-ear sport earbuds launched in India for Rs. 2999”
Acer has launched two new Chromebooks; the Acer Chromebase for Meetings 24V2 for effortless video conferencing with Google Hangouts Meet, and the Acer Chromebase 24I2, an all-in-one Chrome device. Both the models are powered by the 8th Gen Intel Core processors, 24-inch Full HD display and a 5MP wide-angle webcam. Continue reading “Acer Chromebase 24I2 and Chromebase for Meetings 24V2 with 8th Gen Intel Core processor announced”
Google has introduced two new apps for Android: Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier designed to help hearing-impaired. Live Transcribe app takes real-world speech and turns it into real-time captions using just the phone’s microphone. Continue reading “Google Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier apps released to help hearing-impaired users communicate”
Google has announced Instant Tethering will be available on more Chromebooks starting today. Meaning, you can connect to the internet via a paired Android phone’s cellular network connection, as long as tethering is enabled on your mobile data plan. Continue reading “Google expands Instant Tethering to more Chromebooks and smartphones”
Periscope is finally bringing the ability to go live with guest and invite anyone in your audience to join your broadcast. Your chosen guests can be heard by everyone and can drop off at any time. Broadcasters can still read and respond to chats. Continue reading “Periscope brings the ability to go live with guests”
