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Apple Music has just surpassed 40 Million paid subscribers worldwide on this occasion; the company appointed Oliver Schusser as vice president of Apple Music & International Content. Schusser has LED efforts related to App Store, iTunes’ movies and TV portals, iBooks, Apple Podcasts, and more outside of the USA. Continue reading “Apple Music surpasses 40 Million Subscribers; Oliver Schusser appointed as vice president”
After facing a lot of criticism for not having an option for data portability like how Facebook allows you to download your data. Instagram today has confirmed that it is building a new data portability tool, and you’ll soon be able to download a copy your data on Instagram, including your photos, videos, and messages. Continue reading “Instagram will soon let you download your data”
Last week details of Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini smartphone with model number SM-G8750 surfaced. Benchmark listing also revealed Snapdragon 660, 4GB RAM and Android 8.0 (Oreo) for the smartphone. Now a new smartphone with model number SM-G8850 has been certified by TENAA in China. This is said to be another version of the S9 Mini for the Chinese market. It has a 5.8-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED screen, same as the S9, but the rear camera and fingerprint sensor arrangement is different compared to the S9 and the S9 Plus.
OnePlus has finally released the first image of its upcoming OnePlus 6 smartphone that shows the side frame of the phone. The OnePlus 5T is placed on top of the OnePlus 6 that shows that the successor will have a similar size. It shows a new antenna teasing unlike the warp-around design in the 5T. The SIM slot and volume rockers are on the left side of the phone, which coincides with earlier leak. The three-step slider has been moved to the other side, as revealed in an earlier image showing the notch. Continue reading “OnePlus 6 with metal frame, repositioned alert slider teased in first official image”
Qualcomm today announced “Vision Intelligence” Platform which includes a pair of new 10nm FinFET SoCs; QCS605 and QCS603 SoCs that are mainly designed for camera-equipped IoT home and industrial gadgets. Continue reading “Qualcomm QCS605, QCS603 10nm SoCs announced for IoT devices”
After Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa and Rajasthan,Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (UP) west, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh (UP) East, Vodafone has launched VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services in Punjab in India. It is currently available in cities of Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Kharar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Rajpura, Bathinda, Firozpur, Moga, Hoshiarpur, Pathankot, Batala, Khanna, Phagwara, Abohar, Sangrur, Faridkot, Kot Kapura and Malout. Continue reading “Vodafone launches VoLTE services in Punjab”
Back in March, it was reported that Snapchat is working on the second-generation Snap Spectacles for later this year and a third version equipped with two cameras in 2019. Today, the Snap Spectacles have been spotted passing through the FCC. Continue reading “Second-generation Snap Spectacles passes through the FCC”
Motorola today introduced the Moto Stereo Speaker mod for its Z-series phone line-up. The Moto Mods are currently the most successful take on smartphone mods. The new Moto mod slaps onto the back of your Moto Z series phone like any other mod. Continue reading “Motorola introduces Moto Stereo Speaker mod at $59.99”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone in India back in February, which went on sale exclusively on Flipkart as well as Mi.com from February 22nd. Even though it had been close to 7 weeks since it went on sale, Redmi Note 5 Pro goes out of stock in seconds every week. For those who are yet to book one during flash sale, Xiaomi today announced that it will start pre-orders for the phone on mi.com from April 13th, Friday at 12PM. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro will be available for pre-order from April 13 for those who can’t buy it in flash sale”
Kaira Global which is the distribution house for Razer in India has announced the availability of the Hammerhead Bluetooth headphones. It comes with an aluminum acoustic chamber which enhances music reproduction. Continue reading “Razer Hammerhead Bluetooth headphones with aptX launched in India for Rs. 9699”
According to new report from Bloomberg, Spotify is said to be working on new version of its free music service which also happens to be the first big product change since the company went public some while ago. For customers with mobile phones, the company is said to be tweaking the free service to make it easier to use. Continue reading “Spotify said to be planning a new version of its free music service”
ZTE’s Nubia brand just announced Nubia Z18 mini, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘Z series’ in China, as it had promised. It has a 5.7-inch Full HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, is powered by Snapdragon 660 with 6GB RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with nubia UI on top, has a 24-megapixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture, PDDF + CAF hybrid focus for 0.1 second quick focus along with a 5-megapixel secondary rear camera for portrait shots. It also has NeoSmart AI engine and Snapdragon 660 AIE Artificial Intelligence Chip promising the best experience.
Pixel and Pixel XL 2016 marked the first official introduction of the Pixel-series by Google which also killed off the Nexus series. However, Google today has officially removed the original Pixel and Pixel XL from its online stores. Accessories” category now joins the latest Pixel 2 flagship in the online store listing. Continue reading “Google no longer selling original Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones”
After several leaks, Samsung has officially announced the Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo smartphone in India. It has a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by Exynos 7 series Octa-Core processor, runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) and comes with 13-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual rear cameras with f/1.9 aperture for capturing portrait shots with background blur and an 8-megapixel front camera. There is no sign of Bixby features as rumored earlier. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo with 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display, Dual rear cameras, Android Oreo launched in India for Rs. 16990”
Facebook today has announced a new ‘Data Abuse Bounty’ program to reward people who report any misuse of data by app developers. Facebook aims to quickly uncover potential abuse of users information and it says that the new Data Abuse Bounty is inspired by the existing bug bounty program that we use to uncover and address security issues. Continue reading “Facebook announces ‘Data Abuse Bounty’ program with up to $40,000 rewards”
