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Several Android and some iOS users in India are reporting about the sudden Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) toll-free helpline number being saved in their contacts by default. UIDAI has replaced the helpline number with new 1800-300-1947 that got into people’s phonebooks without their consent. Continue reading “UIDAI says it has not asked telcos to save toll-free number in phonebooks”
Update: Option to expand notifications by swiping down is now back with MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM 8.8.2, so chances are high for Xiaomi to bring back this feature to stable update in future.
Google is rolling out a new update to Gboard which is bringing support for 16 new language variants, Handwriting Input for 4 others, though the official changelog says 18 new languages. Furthermore, it is adding support for Japanese in Android TV and improvements to Morse code. Continue reading “Gboard for Android gets support for 18 new languages, Handwriting Input gains four new languages”
YouTube is said to be experimenting with new swipe-based gesture navigation and this would make the navigating between videos in the YouTube app a whole lot easier. You can slide with your finger to swipe between videos. Continue reading “YouTube experimenting new swipe-based gesture navigation on its app”
Samsung has accidentally pushed out the official intro video for the Galaxy Note9 that was pulled immediately. This has confirmed 512GB storage version, which can be expanded further with 512GB microSD card. It also shows off the new S Pen stylus, 3.5mm audio jack on the bottom and powerful battery, thanks to 4000mAh battery, which will also support wireless fast charging technology. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note9 promo video goes live accidentally, confirms 512GB version, new S Pen and more”
Musical.ly, the short-form video app has announced that it is shutting down and the users will be migrated to TikTok which is also a similar short-form video-sharing app from Chinese internet giant Bytedance. This move comes after Bytedance closed the acquisition of Musical.ly in November 2017. Continue reading “Musical.ly short video service gets rebranded to TikTok”
Apple is fined $145 million by the jury in San Diego over infringing two WiLan patents relating to wireless communications technology, WiLan, a unit of Quarterhill Inc. Apple, on the other hand, confirmed that it plans to appeal. The company earlier rejected claims of infringement in pre-trial filings. Continue reading “Apple hit with $145 million fine over WiLan patent infringement”
According to IDC, worldwide tablet market declined 13.5% in Q2 2018 as global shipments fell to 33 million. Slate tablets accounted for the majority of the market with 28.4 million units, which is down 14.5% from the previous year. On the other hand, the detachable tablets also declined during the quarter largely due to the high-profile product launches in the Q2 of 2017 and the absence of timely updates to those products in 2Q18. Continue reading “Worldwide tablet shipments declined 13.5% in Q2 2018, Apple and Samsung continue to lead: IDC”
Apple has officially crossed $1 trillion in market value and the company’s CEO, Tim Cook has sent a full memo to its employees calling the value a “milestone.” The memo is sent to more than 120,000 Apple employees and in that Cook explains that it is a milestone, but it’s “not the most important measure of our success.” Continue reading “Apple surpasses $1 trillion market cap, CEO Tim Cook thanks employees”
Motorola has finally announced the Moto Z3, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the Moto Z series with support for Moto Mods, as expected. It has a 6-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display, is powered by Snapdragon 835 SoC with 4GB of RAM, has 12-megapixel dual rear cameras with depth-sensing AI photo features, including Cinemagraphs and support for Google Lens. Continue reading “Moto Z3 with 6-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, dual rear cameras and 5G Moto Mod announced”
Jio Payments Bank is a 70:30 JV between RIL and SBI, today Jio and SBI have signed MoU to deepen digital partnership, in aim to increase SBI’s digital customer base multi-fold. SBI YONO is a omni channel platform offering digital banking, commerce and financial superstore services to customers. YONO’s digital banking features and solutions will be enabled through the MyJio platform for a seamless, integrated and superior customer experience. MyJio will now bring in financial services capabilities of SBI and Jio Payments Bank.
Continue reading “SBI YONO to integrate with Reliance MyJio app to boost digital payments”
Google released final Android P Beta 4 (DP5) for Pixel smartphones last month. It already said that the final stable Android P 9.0 release for the Pixel smartphones is expected sometime Q3. Now @evleaks has tweeted that the launch date is set for August 20, which coincides with the Android O launch on August 21 last year on the day of solar eclipse.
WhatsApp announced that it will charge businesses for replies to messages sent after 24 hours and now the company is said to be planning on displays ads in Status. If you’re following WhatsApp closely, you might have got requests from companies to allow them to contact you via WhatsApp and now reports suggest that Facebook is planning to build on this approach. Continue reading “WhatsApp Status might start showing ads soon”
Infinix has launched Smart 2, the company’s latest smartphone in its new ‘Smart series’ in India. It has a 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by MediaTek MT6739 with up to 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with XOS 3.3 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and 8-megapixel front camera with dual LED flash. Continue reading “Infinix Smart 2 with 5.45-inch HD+ display, Android 8.1 , Dual 4G VoLTE, Face Unlock launched in India starting at Rs. 5999”
Xiaomi is celebrating 5th anniversary of Redmi phones, as first Redmi device was announced on 31st July 2013. In a tweet, the company’s VP and India Head, Manu Kumar Jain shared a picture of Redmi devices he used till date, surprisingly, the picture shows a device with red rear panel which is yet to be introduced in India. Continue reading “Xiaomi planning to launch Red version of Redmi smartphone soon?”
