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Google has announced that Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Sites will be getting a new look and feel on the Web. While there may not be any functionality changes, users will notice visual improvements including Interface typography that uses Google’s custom-designed and highly-legible typefaces, controls and more. Continue reading “Google Docs, Sheets, Slides on the Web get Material Design”
After rumors, Amazon has confirmed that V40 ThinQ penta camera smartphone will go on sale in India from January 20th exclusively on Amazon.in with early access for Prime members starting January 19th at 12PM. The phone was introduced back in October last year and packs a 6.4-inch FullVision OLED display, triple rear cameras with 16MP 107-degree super wide-angle, 12MP standard angle and 12MP telephoto with 2x optical zoom and Triple Shot feature stitches together the images captured with each of the three lenses into a short video file for easy sharing.
After introducing the feature for iOS last month, Twitter is bringing the ability to switch between the latest and top Tweets for Android. When enabled, this will bring the latest Tweets to the top in you want to know what’s been happening. Twitter says that, over time, the company will learn your behavior. If you regularly switch to the latest tweets, Twitter will by default show them to you. Continue reading “Twitter for Android gets the ability to switch between latest and top Tweets”
YouTube has announced that it is updating its mobile app to make it easier to navigate through videos. The app will get a new horizontal swiping gesture that lets you move forward and backward through the video you are watching. Continue reading “YouTube for iOS gets new horizontal swiping gesture to navigate between videos”
Huawei has announced that Mate 20 Pro and HUAWEI P20 Pro now support Netflix HD & HDR content. The support for HD & HDR content has been made possible through Widevine L1 support. Continue reading “Huawei Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro get Netflix HD and HDR content support”
Vivo has announced Y91, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘Y series’ in India. It has a 6.2-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio Halo FullView display, is powered by Helio P22 Octa-Core 12nm SoC, has 2GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.5, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for blur in portraits, as well as an 8-megapixel front camera with support for face unlock.
Huawei’s Honor brand has launched Honor 10 Lite, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced back in November last year, has a 6.21-inch Full HD+ waterdrop notch display with 19:5:9 aspect ratio, is powered by Kirin 710 SoC with up to 6GB RAM, has support for GPU Turbo 2.0 and runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for AI portraits and AI scene detection for detecting 22 different scenes. Continue reading “Honor 10 Lite with 6.21-inch FHD+ display, Kirin 710, up to 6GB RAM, AI dual rear cameras, Android 9.0 Pie launched in India starting at Rs. 13999”
Airtel today launched 4G services in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, making it the first mobile operator to launch 4G services in the island. This popular tourist destination will also allow visitors be access seamless 4G connectivity. Airtel 4G services will be available in Port Blair to begin with and will be gradually expanded to other parts of the islands. Continue reading “Airtel becomes the first operator to launch 4G services in Andaman and Nicobar Islands”
Toreto has launched GRAB S Bike Mobile Holder and GRAB-S Car Headrest Mounted Holder. The Grab Bike Holder helps you find your way through GPS, it enables you to hold your Smartphone comfortably while riding a bike. While the Grab-S works is a car headrest mounted holder. Continue reading “Toreto GRAB R bike mobile holder and GRAB S car headrest mounted holder launched”
According to Apple’s operating chief COO Jeff Williams testimony in the ongoing legal battle with Qualcomm, the company wanted to use Qualcomm’s 4G LTE modems in its newest iPhones, but the chipmaker wouldn’t sell to it. This had a major effect on how quickly Apple can make the shift to 5G. Continue reading “Apple wanted to use Qualcomm modems on iPhone XS and iPhone XR, but was refused”
Google has announced that it is upgrading default messaging on eligible phones to RCS on Project Fi. In the coming weeks, all compatible phones designed for Fi will get faster data coverage in more places around the world. Continue reading “Google Fi gets RCS chat, to roll out faster 4G LTE speeds in 33 more countries”
Wilito, which is a semiconductor pioneer has raised a $30 million series B for a total of $50 million in funding. This comes after the company’s demonstration of the first-ever sticker-sized Bluetooth sensor tag incorporating an ARM processor powered solely by scavenging energy from ambient radio frequencies. Continue reading “Wiliot gets $30 million funding from Amazon, Samsung and others for sticker-sized Battery-free Bluetooth tag”
Just as rumored, Spotify and T-series which is India’s leading music and film company have agreed to a global content agreement. The deal will see Spotify’s worldwide audience gain access to T-Series’ entire Indian song catalog, including Bollywood and regional movie soundtracks, as well as non-film albums and emerging artist content. Continue reading “Spotify and T-Series ink global content partnership”
Huami has launched Verge , the company’s latest smartwatch in India. It was introduced in China last year. It comes with a water resistant body with IP68 ratings, comes with continuous heart rate monitoring, has an 1.3-inch AMOLED Screen, lets you take calls from the watch when connected to the phone over Bluetooth since it has microphone and speakers, has 11 Sports Modes, including Run, Climb, Tennis, Skiing, Soccer, Cycling and more.
Airtel has announced initiatives to offer a digital Kumbh Mela 2019 experience to its customers. This includes Dedicated Kiosks at the Mela to offer Virtual Reality experience to visiting devotees, Dedicated channel on Airtel TV app to stream Kumbh Mela 2019 proceedings for those unable to visit the Kumbh and deployment of pre-5G Massive MIMO network technology at the venue to offer seamless high speed network experience.
