Sony Xperia XZ and Xperia XZs Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

Xperia XZs (11 of 11)

Sony today has started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo update for Xperia XZ and XZs. The new update comes with a build number 41.3.A.0.401, and the update with same build number is expected to hit Xperia X Performance shortly. Sony just as it promised, is rolling out the update to its flagship smartphones before the end of the year.

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Nokia 8 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

Nokia 8

HMD Global started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo beta update for the  Nokia 8 smartphone last month. As promised, it has started rolling out the final Android Oreo update for the phone today. The company already promised to offer Oreo update for all its Android smartphones. Continue reading “Nokia 8 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”

Facebook said to be working on a new shortcut to tag friends in comments

Facebook

Facebook is reportedly working on a new way to tag your friends in the comments and the feature is currently hidden and is being under testing. To tag your friends you just need to type @ followed by his/her name.  Continue reading “Facebook said to be working on a new shortcut to tag friends in comments”

Motorola takes a dig at Samsung’s iPhone X parody with ‘up-upgrade’ Moto Z2 ad

Motorola Clip

Back when Apple launched the iPhone X, Samsung mocked it with an Ad taking all the past features that Apple iPhones were missing leading back to the iPhone X top-notch. Now it is Moto who takes a dig at Samsung with their Projector mod for the Moto Z2 series.  Continue reading “Motorola takes a dig at Samsung’s iPhone X parody with ‘up-upgrade’ Moto Z2 ad”

Xiaomi Mi accessories get a price cut in India

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Goods and Services Tax (GST) was revised for some products in India earlier this month. Xiaomi today slashed the price of most of its accessories in the country. This includes Power Banks, Mi Charger, Mi Car Charger, USB Cable, Cases and Screen Protectors. Price cut vary depending on the device starting from Rs. 20 for USB Fan and screen protectors and goes up to Rs. 200 for the 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2. Check out the list below.
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Uber and Mahindra team up to deploy electric vehicles in India

Uber Mahindra e2oPlus

Uber and Mahindra have partnered to introduce electric vehicles in India to build the next generation sustainable solutions in the shared mobility space. The Initiative will start with hundreds of Mahindra’s electric vehicles initially deployed in Hyderabad and New Delhi in Phase I, which then will be followed by other cities. Continue reading “Uber and Mahindra team up to deploy electric vehicles in India”

OnePlus 5T OxygenOS 4.7.2 update brings fingerprint, face unlock optimizations, update for camera improvements soon

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OnePlus 5T went on sale earlier this week running OxygenOS 4.7.1. The company has rolled out a new OxygenOS 4.7.2 update that brings optimization for fingerprint and face unlock also improves screen off gestures and EIS during 4K video recording. It also fixes KRACK WP2 Wi-Fi protocol vulnerability. Check out the complete changelog below.

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Sony WI-1000X, WH-1000XM2, WH-H900N wireless noise cancelling headphones, WF-1000X earbuds launched in India

Sony WF-1000X

Sony just launched range of headphones at an event in India that includes headband style WH-1000XM2 and h.ear on 2 Wireless NC (WH-H900N), behind-the-neck style WI-1000X, and the truly wireless WF-1000X earbuds. All these have noise-cancellation technology, but the WH-1000XM2,  WI-1000X and WF-1000X come with world’s first Adaptive Sound Control feature, which recognize the user’s actions and automatically switch the noise cancellation feature on or off, in accordance with the usage situation. Continue reading “Sony WI-1000X, WH-1000XM2, WH-H900N wireless noise cancelling headphones, WF-1000X earbuds launched in India”

Google rolls out more accurate Pixel battery life estimates with personalised on-device model

Google Pixel 2

Google’s Product Manager, Michelle today has announced that the company has started rolling out more accurate battery life estimates which some of the users have started noticing in the past few days. This wasn’t the case earlier where it used to show simple (mostly inaccurate) battery estimates. Continue reading “Google rolls out more accurate Pixel battery life estimates with personalised on-device model”

Facebook is testing Snapchat-like Streak feature on Messsenger

Messenger

Facebook is again copying a feature from Snapchat and this time it is Streak count as a handful of users have started reporting that they’ve been seeing this feature, so Facebook might be testing this feature for some time. Facebook has confirmed the same with Mashable when asked. Continue reading “Facebook is testing Snapchat-like Streak feature on Messsenger”

Twitter testing Bookmarks feature to privately flag Tweets for later

Twitter Bookmarks

Twitter started working on the “save for later” feature a while ago, and now the company has given the feature a name; it is called Bookmarks which is currently under testing. This news is being confirmed from Tina Koyama, a staff product designer at the company. Continue reading “Twitter testing Bookmarks feature to privately flag Tweets for later”

Xiaomi Redmi 4A MIUI 8 Global Stable ROM based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat starts rolling out

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Just last week, Xiaomi started rolling out Android Nougat based MIUI 9 Beta ROM to its budget oriented device Redmi 4A which was launched back in March 2017 with MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow). Now some Redmi 4A users are reporting that they have received a new android Nougat 7.1.2 based OTA update as Nightly build on their devices. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 4A MIUI 8 Global Stable ROM based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat starts rolling out”

PM Modi launches UMANG – One app to avail all government services

UMANG

At the 5th Global Conference on Cyberspace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched UMANG (Unified Mobile Application For New-age Governance) app in an aim to bring e-governance on a unified platform, making it accessible to all citizens to access myriad e-gov services with ease.

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SoundBot SportsBot SS301 Combo set launched in India for Rs. 2990

Soundbot Sportsbot SS301 Mouse, Keyboard, Headset combo

SoundBot has launched the dynamic SportsBot SS301 3-in-1 gaming combo for gamers combo in India that includes Gaming Over-Ear Headset, Keyboard, and Mouse Combo Set. Both keyboard and mouse have blue LED backlight. Continue reading “SoundBot SportsBot SS301 Combo set launched in India for Rs. 2990”

Logitech G launches G603 Wireless Gaming Mouse and G613 Wireless Gaming Keyboard in India

Logitech G603 and G613

Logitech G, a brand of Logitech has launched G603 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse and G613 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Keyboard in India. The G603 wireless mouse uses the Logitech G’s new advanced HERO optical sensor and advanced LIGHTSPEED wireless technology.  Continue reading “Logitech G launches G603 Wireless Gaming Mouse and G613 Wireless Gaming Keyboard in India”