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Following its failure in the mobile market, Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution has announced the end of Unity 8’s development. This decision comes as a result of a failure in both smartphone and laptop markets. Saying that Ubuntu on the desktop will return to using GNOME as the desktop environment. Continue reading “Canonical kills Ubuntu for phones and tablets, to switch back to GNOME from Unity”
ZTE’s nubia brand just announced Nubia Z17 mini, its latest smartphone in the ‘Z Series’ at an event in China, as it had promised. The main highlight of the smartphone is its dual 13-megapixel rear cameras, one with monochrome lens and the other one with RGB lens, offering crisp shots. It has ultra fast focus in 0.1 seconds and supports aperture adjustment from f/1.0 to f/16.0. It also has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with 80-degree wide-angle lens. Continue reading “Nubia Z17 mini with 5.2-inch 1080p display, dual 13MP rear cameras, 6GB RAM announced”
Microsoft has launched a new app dubbed as Who’s In that makes it easier for you to plan events with your friends. The app lets you find restaurants, find movie options, visit nearby attractions and more. Continue reading “Microsoft launches Who’s In social networking iMessage app”
Reliance Group launched Unlimit back in November last year as the first dedicated IoT (Internet of Things) business unit of any telecom operator in India. Today it has announced that it has partnered with Cumulocity, one of the global leading IoT software providers to launch ‘Enablement’ platform to roll out a suite of new products and services. Continue reading “Reliance Group’s Unlimit launches Enablement – First Indian IoT application platform in partnership with Cumulocity”
Twitter has introduced a ‘lite’ version of its service aimed at users from emerging markets like India. Dubbed as Twitter Lite, the app weighs less than 1MB and works via a web browser instead of a standalone app. The app is designed to minimize data usage and load quickly on slower connections. Continue reading “Twitter rolls out Twitter Lite for emerging markets”
Xolo launched its Era 2X budget 4G smartphone in the Era series with 4G VoLTE support earlier this year. Now it has received a price cut. The Xolo Era 2X 2GB RAM version that was launched for Rs. 6666 has received a Rs. 444 price cut and is available for Rs. 6222, while the 3GB RAM version that was launched for Rs. 7499 now costs Rs. 6777 after receiving a price cut of Rs. 722. It is available exclusively from Flipkart at new price. Continue reading “Xolo Era 2X with 5-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE gets a price cut, now starts at Rs. 6222”
LG introduced its flagship G6 smartphone at its MWC 2017 event in Barcelona back in February. The company started taking pre-orders for the smartphone across several U.S. carriers last month, today it has announced that it will roll out globally starting from week, starting from the U.S. tomorrow, April 7th through 11 North American mobile carriers including Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile and US Cellular. It will also be available in Canada on the same day. Continue reading “LG G6 global roll out begins this week, available in the U.S. from April 7, coming to Asia, Europe and more regions soon”
Google is building a new international subsea cable system in Southeast Asia, called INDIGO. The new cable system will serve Google traffic between Australia and Asia, connecting Perth, Sydney and Singapore, with a branch to Jakarta.
Continue reading “Google invests in INDIGO undersea cable from Australia to Southeast Asia”
Google Play Music went live in India back in September last year to upload songs from your library and purchase songs separately, but it did not launch All Access at that time. Google Play Music All Access also called Subscription has finally gone live in India today. This offers free unlimited streaming and downloads of millions of songs, personalized recommendations without ads, unlimited skips and choice of songs, albums, and playlists. Continue reading “Google Play Music All Access goes live in India, free trial for 1 month, Rs. 89 per month after that”
Following its announcement last month, YouTube TV streaming service has gone live today in five US cities. The service bundles content from networks and about 35 of other cable networks for $35 per month. Continue reading “YouTube TV streaming service goes live in five US cities”
Twitter and Indian Premier League (IPL) have teamed up to release special player emojis for 30 popular IPL players. Fans can just tweet using the designated player hashtag and an emoji version of that player will automatically appear after the hashtag within the tweet.
Continue reading “Twitter introduces player emojis to celebrate a decade of IPL”
Last year, Twitter rolled out night mode for its Android and iOS apps. Now, the micro-blogging site is testing an automatic night mode feature for Android.
Continue reading “Twitter starts testing automatic night mode for Android app”
Why do bloggers shoot and write about unboxing of a device? Is it because they love to shoot the unwrapping of recyclable plastic? Well, tech bloggers write about unboxing with the hope of actually discovering some truly innovative accessories in the box that add to the experience of using the main guy in the box – the Phone! After over a decade of unappetizing unboxing experiences, we are delighted to introduce a device that will change the afterlife destiny of the box you bring your newly purchased goody, in! Say hello to the truly ‘smart’ device Honor 8 Pro with Honor VR cardboard glasses IN THE BOX! Continue reading “Honor 8 Pro with 5.7-inch Quad HD display, 6GB RAM and 12MP dual rear cameras announced”
After several rumors, Xiaomi has announced Mi Pad 3, successor of Mi Pad 2 that was introduced back in 2015. It has the same 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536 pixels) display at 326 ppi as the first two Mi Pad tablets, but the Intel processor has been replaced by MediaTek MT8176 hexa-core processor. It has the same 6.95mm slim unibody metal design as the predecessor and also has an improved 13-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 with 7.9-inch display, 6.9mm slim metal body, 6600mAh battery announced”
Huawei has introduced Y5 2017, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4G LTE support in its ‘Y series’. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737T processor with 2GB of RAM, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED fash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “Huawei Y5 2017 with 5-inch HD display, 3000mAh battery, 4G LTE announced”
