Sphero Mini and Sphero Star Wars: BB-8 App-enabled Droid launched in India

Luxury Personified, distributor of luxury electronics and accessories today has launched latest Sphero-branded products – Sphero Mini and Star Wars: BB-8 app-enabled Droids in India. You can control these toys using your smartphone or tablet. The Sphero Mini is the world’s smallest app-enabled robotic ball. Continue reading “Sphero Mini and Sphero Star Wars: BB-8 App-enabled Droid launched in India”

ARM announces Project Trillium machine learning and neural network IPs

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ARM today announced the Project Trillium IP including the new highly scalable processors that are capable of delivering enhanced machine learning and neural network functionality. These new technologies are focused on the mobile market which will enable a new class of ML-equipped devices with advanced computing capabilities and object detection. Continue reading “ARM announces Project Trillium machine learning and neural network IPs”

Google Chrome will block annoying video ads starting from Thursday, February 15

With an aim to improve web-experience, Google today announced that starting from February 15, it will block or stop showing all ads on sites that repeatedly display these most disruptive ads after they’ve been flagged. Google currently relies on  Better Ads Standards from the Coalition for Better Ads, to determine which ads to show.  Continue reading “Google Chrome will block annoying video ads starting from Thursday, February 15”

Xiaomi Mi TV 4 55-inch 4K HDR TV with 4.9mm slim frameless design launched in India for Rs. 39999

Xiaomi just launched the the company’s Mi TV in India, as expected. It was introduced at the CES 2017 and was launched in China in May last year. IT has a 4K panel with support for HDR. It has  a 4.9mm slim frameless design and comes with  Patch Wall, a UI layer on top of the Android OS that’s based on deep learning AI technology that can curate content based on recommendations. It brings all the content from the STB and seamlessly integrates right on your homepage. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi TV 4 55-inch 4K HDR TV with 4.9mm slim frameless design launched in India for Rs. 39999”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 636, up to 6GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 13999

Along with the Redmi Note 5, Xiaomi also launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone, as rumored. It has the same 5.99-inch Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass screen and runs Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9.2 on top, but this is powered by Snapdragon 636 SoC with up to 6GB RAM, has a 12-megapixel primary rear camera with 1.25μm pixel size sensor, dual-tone LED flash, same as the Redmi Note 5, but this also comes with a secondary 5-megapixel camera to capture the depth information for background blur.  Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro with 5.99-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 636, up to 6GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 13999”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 with 5.99-inch FHD+ FullView display launched in India starting at Rs. 9999

Xiaomi just launched the Redmi Note 5, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Redmi Note’ series in India, as it had promised. As expected, it is the same  Redmi 5 Plus that was introduced  in China back in December last year. It has a 5.99-inch FHD+ 18:9 full-screen display, is powered by Snapdragon 625 with up to 4GB of RAM and runs on Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9.2 on top.

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Google is testing ‘Reply’ app to bring smart replies to messaging apps

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Google introduced automated-replies to Inbox two year ago and later was also rolled to Gmail. These automated replies will guess what you might reply to the message and adds a button to send that response. While this feature is limited to messaging apps like Allo and Android Messages, Google is now said to be working on bringing this feature to other chat applications. Continue reading “Google is testing ‘Reply’ app to bring smart replies to messaging apps”

Google announces AMP for Gmail to make email more interactive

Google today announced Gmail Developer Preview of “AMP for Email.” The company says that new feature will pave the way for developers to create more engaging, interactive, and actionable email experiences. AMP is Google’s way to make mobile pages load faster. Continue reading “Google announces AMP for Gmail to make email more interactive”

Spectra launches 1Gbps broadband plan in Bengaluru starting at Rs. 899, unlimited 1Gbps plan at Rs. 1249

Spectra (formerly Spectranet) has launched 1Gbps broadband plans in Bengaluru, after Delhi NCR. It starts at Rs. 899 with 400 GB download limit with option of carrying forward the unused data, while unlimited 1Gbps plan without any cap costs Rs. 1,249. Spectra is present only in select areas in Bengaluru and is expected to expand across the city soon. With the Gigabit plan, Spectra will take on ACT Fibernet that started offering Gigabit broadband recently. Continue reading “Spectra launches 1Gbps broadband plan in Bengaluru starting at Rs. 899, unlimited 1Gbps plan at Rs. 1249”

Indian smartphone market saw 14% growth in 2017, total shipments cross 124 million units: IDC

Indian smartphone market has seen major improvements in shipments in the year 2017 when compared to 2016. The smartphone market witnessed a 14%  annual growth with a total shipment of 124 million units in 2017, making it the fastest growing market amongst the top 20 smartphone markets globally. Continue reading “Indian smartphone market saw 14% growth in 2017, total shipments cross 124 million units: IDC”

JioPhone users finally get Facebook app

Reliance Jio unveiled JioPhone, the company’s first VoLTE feature phone back in July and started pre-bookings in August. It comes pre-loaded with JioTV, JioMusic and few other apps and recently got support for Google Assistant. Today the company has announced that Facebook app will be available for the phone through the app store starting from tomorrow, February 14th. Continue reading “JioPhone users finally get Facebook app”

Millions of Android users targeted by drive-by cryptocurrency miner

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According to Malwarebytes, a new malware on Android is letting user use their device to drive-by cryptocurrency mining campaign, and this is believed to be the biggest operation of this kind that is specifically attacking mobile users.  Continue reading “Millions of Android users targeted by drive-by cryptocurrency miner”

Now you can book Ola cab directly from Hike messenger

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Hike and Ola have teamed up to offer a seamless experience to users where they can now book Ola cab directly from Hike app. Users can now book Ola cabs and autos across 110 cities in India from within Hike app and can pay directly through the Hike Wallet or in cash. Continue reading “Now you can book Ola cab directly from Hike messenger”

Microsoft announces advanced threat protection for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

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Microsoft today announced advanced threat protection (ATP) for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, before the Windows 7 support ends in January 2020. The company says that starting this summer, customers who are moving to Windows 10 can add Windows Defender ATP Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) functionality to Windows 7, and Windows 8.1 devices. Continue reading “Microsoft announces advanced threat protection for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1”

Samsung Experience 9.0 Android Oreo update brings redesigned and standardized emoji

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Samsung is finally bringing updated and redesigned emojis set with its Experience 9.0 based on Android 8.0 Oreo update. The new emoji looks consistent and standard with other sets of manufacturers like Google and iOS and apps like Facebook and Twitter. Continue reading “Samsung Experience 9.0 Android Oreo update brings redesigned and standardized emoji”