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Yahoo Mail has been updated with a new feature that lets you enhance your email conversations. The latest update comes with the ability to add photo, files, GIFs more easily to your messages.
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Xolo just launched its first smartphone under BLACK sub-brand. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 2nd-gen Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with HIVE Atlas UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for depth mapping that lets you click the image first and adjust the focus later. Xolo is calling this UbiFocus. It can focus in 0.15 seconds and the ChromaFlash lets you retain original color and skin tone even in low-lighting conditions, says the company. It also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash.
Huawei’s first Nexus smartphone will launch this fall or sometime between late September and December of 2015, according to a report from The Information (Via). An earlier report from Android Police earlier this year said that there will be two Nexus smartphones this year, including one from Huawei. Continue reading “Huawei-made Nexus smartphone reportedly launching this fall”
A new smartphone from Xiaomi codenamed Libra has surfaced on Geekbench. This reveals it will be powered by an Hexa-Core Snapdragon 808 SoC (MSM8992) clocked at 1.44GHz and run on Android 5.1.1-based MI UI. It also reveals 2GB RAM, so this might not be a high-end smartphone, and might not be the flagship Mi 5 as rumored earlier. Continue reading “Xiaomi ‘Libra’ with Snapdragon 808, Android 5.1 surfaces in benchmarks”
Google Hangouts on Web has got an update that lets you share images with simple drag and drop.
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The OnePlus 2 is coming and it looks like the company is really aiming to hit it out of the ballpark when it comes to specifications. Carl Pei and the team at OnePlus took to Reddit as part of an AMA session ahead of the launch scheduled for 27th July. While OnePlus has been regularly providing weekly updates about the specifications of phone, the AMA resulted in some additional information regarding the battery unit on the handset. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 to pack 3300mAh battery in a smaller frame than original”
Facebook has updated News Feed’s Preferences to offer you more control. Now you can select stories from the list of friends or pages to show first, discover pages, select which friends and pages to follow or unfollow and also reconnect with people you unfollowed. News Feed Preferences is available in the Settings. Continue reading “Facebook now offers more control over who you see in your News Feed”
WhatsApp has silently updated WhatsApp on the Web with several new features. First spotted by Android Police, WhatsApp Web now lets you change your profile photo by uploading an image, capturing an image and set it as a profile photo if you have a webcam or remove the profile photo. It also offers more control over your chats and groups. Continue reading “Whatsapp Web now lets you change profile image, manage groups and more”
Meerkat for iOS has been updated to version 1.5 that adds new cameo mode that lets your viewers to take over your stream for 60 seconds. You can tap a viewer’s profile or comment “Cameo @username” to invite someone for a cameo. Both can end the cameo at any time. This update also makes use of Facebook API so that you can connect your Facebook account to Meerkat to receive alerts when one of your friends or pages you follow join.
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Google has updated its Messenger app for Android to version 1.4 that brings support for location sharing, stickers, and quick scrolling. The location sharing in attach dialog lets you easily share your location, and the recipient gets a small image of the map with the location and a link to Google Maps. It also has a link to the business or POI’s web page if there is one. Continue reading “Google Messenger gets location sharing, stickers and more”
Microsoft’s recent job cutting has been a hot topic of discussion online for all the wrong reasons. However CEO Satya Nadella also mentioned that they are planning to streamline their devices into 3 categories from now on.
Two new Samsung tablets with model numbers SM-T715 and SM-T815 have received certification in Korea. The two models refer to the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 and S2 9.7.
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Live video streaming app Periscope for iOS has been updated with a new privacy feature that enables blocking of an inappropriate comment on a broadcast. Continue reading “Periscope for iOS updated with comment ‘blocking’ feature and more”
U.S. District court judge Rodney Gilstrap on Tuesday rolled back the earlier decision of court where Apple was asked to pay $532.9 million damages to Smartflash LLC for iTunes software infringement. Continue reading “Judge voids $533M penalty verdict against Apple for iTunes patent infringement, orders new trial”
Samsung might be readying a Neo variant of the Galaxy S5 from last year. The SM_G903F just got its Wi-Fi certification and we get to know the specification of the phone that might well be the Galaxy S5 Neo.
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