ACT Fibernet launches Gigabit broadband services in Bengaluru, 1Gbps at Rs. 5999

ACT 1Gbps Giga

After launching India’s first 1Gbps (Giga speeds) wired broadband service in Hyderabad earlier this year, today it has launched Gigabit broadband services in Bengaluru. It was launched by Shri. Priyank Kharge, Minister of IT, Bio Technology, Science & Technology, Tourism, Government of Karnataka. Continue reading “ACT Fibernet launches Gigabit broadband services in Bengaluru, 1Gbps at Rs. 5999”

Twitter starts rolling out ‘Threads’ feature to let you stitch multiple Tweets

Twitter logo

Twitter is making so many changes to their platform off lately. The company recently has increased the character limit for Tweets from 140 to 280; later it also increased the character limit to 50 for display names. Today the company is adding a new feature making it easy to stitch and post multiple Tweets which now makes it easier to tweetstorm. Twitter had been testing this feature for sometime. Continue reading “Twitter starts rolling out ‘Threads’ feature to let you stitch multiple Tweets”

Apple iMac Pro with 27-inch Retina 5K display available for order from December 14

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Apple unveiled its top-end iMac Pro desktop PC at its WWDC 2017 annual developer’s conference back in June. Today it has announced that it will start taking orders for the iMac Pro from December 14th.

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Nokia 6 (2018) with new design revealed on certification site

Nokia 6 2018

Rumors about HMD Global’s refreshed Nokia 6 smartphone surfaced recently. Even model number TA-1054 surfaced recently. Now the images of the smartphone has surfaced on TENAA showing a large display with minimal bezels, possibly hinting at a 18:9 ratio. Continue reading “Nokia 6 (2018) with new design revealed on certification site”

Xiaomi Mi A1 Android 8.0 Oreo beta update starts rolling out [Update: Download Link]

Xiaomi Mi A1 Android 8.0 Oreo

[Update: Download link for the Mi A1 Android 8.0 Oreo zip file is available here. Download and install at your own risk.]

Xiaomi launched the Mi A1 Android One smartphone in India back in September running stock Android 7.1 (Nougat) in partnership with Google. At the launch it promised Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for the phone by 2017 and also said that it will also be one of the first phones to get Android P. Last week it started recruitment for Android Oreo beta testers for the phone through Mi Community India as well as MIUI Global Forum and earlier today it selected some active users eligible for the update.

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Nokia 5 Android 8.0 Oreo beta update starts rolling out, coming to Nokia 6 soon

Nokia 5

After Nokia 8, HMD global has started rolling out the beta update for the Nokia 5. The company’s Chief product officer; Juho Sarvikas has announced the same on Twitter. Just as it promised, HMD Global has been rolling out updates to every Nokia phone one after the other. Continue reading “Nokia 5 Android 8.0 Oreo beta update starts rolling out, coming to Nokia 6 soon”

Intel announces affordable Pentium Silver and Celeron Processors

Intel Pentium Silver and Celeron chip

Intel today revealed new affordable and budget-friendly Pentium Silver processors and Intel Celeron chips. These processors are based on Intel’s architecture ‘Gemini Lake’ and are the cheap and power-efficient processors for desktop PCs and laptops.  Continue reading “Intel announces affordable Pentium Silver and Celeron Processors”

Audio-Technica QuietPoint range of ANC headphones launched in India

ATH-ANC40BT

Audio-Technica has announced the availability of QuietPoint range of ANC headphones series in India. The line-up includes the ATH-ANC40BT in-ear model with Bluetooth wireless, and high-value ATH-ANC50iS and ATH-ANC70 over-ear headphones that come with the noise-canceling feature.  Continue reading “Audio-Technica QuietPoint range of ANC headphones launched in India”

Intex ELYT e6 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 6999

Intex ELYT e6

Intex has launched ELYT e6, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the ELYT series. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass screen with Dragontrail glass, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front-facing camera with selfie flash and has 4G LTE connectivity with VoLTE. Continue reading “Intex ELYT e6 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 6999”

Apple now lets developers offer new apps for pre-order on the App Store

Apple iOS 11 New App Store

Apple has launched a new feature to the App Store which now lets developers offer new apps for pre-orders on the App Store and automatically download upon the release. Developers can put up their apps for pre-order prior to 90 days its release. Continue reading “Apple now lets developers offer new apps for pre-order on the App Store”

Airtel first to launch 4G services in Kargil, Dras and Leh in Ladakh region covering 130 towns and villages

Airtel 4G

Airtel today announced that it has launched it has become  the first operator to launch 4G in Kargil, Dras and Leh in the Ladakh region covering  130 towns and villages. This is a part of Project Leap – Airtel’s network transformation initiative. Airtel said that its network teams and partners have overcome the challenge of extremely difficult terrain and harsh weather conditions, including sub-zero temperatures, to deploy a state-of-the-art 4G network in the region.

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Android 8.0 Oreo adoption rate now at 0.5%, Nougat adoption hits 23.3%

Google

Google like every month is again out with Android distribution numbers for the month of November. The latest operating system; Android Oreo has hit the adoption rate to 0.5% and the company has just started rolling out the Android 8.1 update which hasn’t entered the adoption list. Continue reading “Android 8.0 Oreo adoption rate now at 0.5%, Nougat adoption hits 23.3%”

Google announces Appsperiments program, launches new Photography apps for Android and iOS

Google Storyboard, Selfissimo, and Scrubbies

Google today has announced appsperiments program with a focus on better usable and useful mobile photography experiences built on experimental technology. The company has also launched three new apps based on the same program; Storyboard, Selfissimo!, and Scrubbies for Android and iOS. Continue reading “Google announces Appsperiments program, launches new Photography apps for Android and iOS”

Apple confirms acquisition of music recognition app Shazam for $400 million

Apple

Just as it was reported last week, Apple indeed has acquired London-based music recognition service Shazam and has finally announced the news on Monday just as expected. Apple’s acquisition aims at integrating Shazam’s music recognition capabilities into the company’s music service.  Continue reading “Apple confirms acquisition of music recognition app Shazam for $400 million”