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To take on Reliance Jio’s Jio TV app, Airtel has updated its Airtel TV app that offers Live TV channels as well as Regional & International content from Eros Now, SonyLIV and HOOQ. It has also announced that the entire content catalogue of Airtel TV will be available for its Postpaid and Prepaid users on a free subscription basis till June 2018. Continue reading “Airtel TV app gets new UI, Time shift feature for Live TV; free for all customers till June 2018”
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has received a 74 percent increase in his annual bonus for the year 2017 as the company posted high-profits and net income this year after a slight dip last year. With 74% bonus, Tim Cook’s final earnings reached $102 million, while other top executives earned about $24 million each this year. Continue reading “Apple CEO Tim Cook gets 74% bonus as the company posts higher profits in 2017”
After being spotted a while ago, Recommended posts in the news feed are finally making its way to everyone. Instagram will now show recommend posts in the news feed based on those based on those that have been liked by other accounts you follow. Continue reading “Instagram now shows recommended posts in your feed”
WhatsApp is working with streaming service Netflix on an enterprise level partnership, and the chat giant has reportedly confirmed to Killer Features that Netflix is indeed a testing partner for Enterprise Solutions. Continue reading “Netflix said to team with WhatsApp for an enterprise solution”
Not on the levels of Note7 but the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 seems to have started facing problems of its own as reports started coming in claiming that the device is not turning on or charging once the battery hits zero. Quite a few Note 8 users have taken this to the Samsung community and forums complaining about the device’s refusal to turn back on or charge after draining out completely. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 8 reportedly dying once battery drains completely”
Update: Facebook has officially posted an update on its site saying that the new Aadhaar prompt was a test among small number of users and the test is complete. It also said that it has just added additional language on the account sign-up page to explain that using their Aadhaar name will help family and friends recognize them and said that it is not collecting Aadhaar data and do not require people to enter their Aadhaar name when they sign up to Facebook. Continue reading “Facebook starts testing Aadhaar prompts for new users [Update]”
Lenovo’s standalone Daydream VR; Mirage has been certified by the FCC revealing some basic details like support for Daydream, Bluetooth 5.0 and a 4,000mAh battery. Above everything, the new listing indicates we’re close to experience what Daydream VR is like without the need for a smartphone. Continue reading “Lenovo Mirage Solo standalone Daydream VR headset passes through the FCC”
Samsung today launched Level In ANC (EO-IG930) in-ear wired earphones in India. It has two-way speakers for an immersive music experience and offers powerful Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) to drastically minimise surrounding ambient noise by -20dB. It comes with Talk-in Mode that allows you to stay fully immersed in high-quality music while allowing you to be cautious about the surrounding sounds without diluting the sound quality. Continue reading “Samsung Level In ANC earphones with active noise cancellation launched in India for Rs. 3799”
Back in October, there was a WSJ report that said Apple is planning on ditching Qualcomm for MediaTek modems for next-gen iPhones that will launch in 2018. Today yet another report, this time from Digitimes claims that Apple is looking at MediaTek as a potential partner after transferring half of its order to Intel from Qualcomm. Continue reading “Apple said to be considering MediaTek modems for next-gen iPhones”
Paytm has announced that its app has crossed 100 million downloads on Google Play Store in the second week of December 2017. This makes it India’s first first payments app to cross the 100 million downloads mark. It crossed 50 million milestone back in November 2016, so it took over a year to reach another 50 million mark. Airtel, Freecharge and MobiKwik are at still at 10 million downloads in the Play Store. Continue reading “Paytm first payments app in India to cross 100 million downloads on Google Play Store”
Garmin has announced the vivofit 4 fitness tracker, successor of last year’s vivofit 3, ahead of CES 2018. It has an always-on color display for the first time in the vivofit series, comes with one-year battery life and the Move IQ captures different activities, such as walking, running, biking, swimming and using an elliptical, to view on Garmin Connect. Continue reading “Garmin vivofit 4 activity tracker with always-on color display, over one-year battery life announced”
LG Electronics today announced a partnership with HERE Technologies for next-generation telematics solution for autonomous vehicles. This combines LG’s advanced telematics technology with high-precision map data and location services powered by the HERE Open Location Platform. Continue reading “LG and HERE partner for next-generation telematics solution in self-driving cars”
Energous; the developer of WattUp today announced that it received FCC certification for over the air and power-at-a-distance wireless charging technology. It is the first generation WattUp Mid Field transmitter which sends focused RF based power to compatible devices at a distance of three feet. Continue reading “Energous WattUp power-at-a-distance wireless charging technology certified by the FCC”
OPPO has opened its first ever flagship OPPO Store in Shanghai with an aim to create communication between the brand and its customers. In the newly opened store, customers are free to explore the wide-range of OPPO products. The company also introduced R11s New-Year edition that will be available at the flagship store. Continue reading “OPPO opens its first flagship store in Shanghai”
Vodafone has finally announced that it will roll out VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services in India from January 2018 in Mumbai, Gujarat, Delhi, Karnataka and Kolkata in phase one and the extended roll out in other circles will happen later. Reliance Jio officially launched pan-India 4G LTE services with VoLTE support back in September last year and Airtel started rolling out VoLTE services this September starting from Mumbai and is gradually expanding to several cities. Continue reading “Vodafone India to launch VoLTE services in January 2018”
