Google’s Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology in Google Drive that turns pictures of text into computer text is now expanded to over 200 different languages. Until now, company had offered this OCR feature for English language only. Continue reading “Google Drive OCR technology now works for over 200 different languages”
Xiaomi unveiled 16000mAh power bank, larger than its 10400mAh power bank that was launched in India last year. We managed to get one from China since it is not available in India. It has anodised aluminium finish on the outside, similar to the other Mi Power Banks. It is compact, even though it packs 16000mAh battery, but weighs 350 grams. Similar to the other Mi Power banks, this one is also designed by Texas Instruments. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 16000mAh Power Bank Unboxing”
Samsung revealed that it plans to start a new chip production facility in Pyeongtaek, which is around 70 kilometres south of Seoul. The facility costs US$ 14.4 biilion (15.6 trillion won) and is set to start its production in the first half of 2017.
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Micromax is looking forward to invest up to $400 million in at least 20 start-ups across segments such as healthcare, entertainment and gaming, as per a PTI report.
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Sources say that Google is planning to give users more control over privacy on their Android phones. They will be able to determine what sort of information a particular application can access.
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LG is reportedly ready to introduce a mini version of flagship G4 as the LG G4c next month for about EUR 279 (approximately Rs. 20,000/ $312). Continue reading “LG G4c mini variant of flagship G4 tipped to launch next month?”
We all remember Project Zero which eventually was launched as Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Now details have surfaced about the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Project Zen which is said to be an Edge variant of the Note series.
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Google has announced over twitter that the Nexus 9 will soon be receiving an update to version 5.1, starting today. Until today, the latest software version that was available for the Nexus 9 was Andoird Lollipop 5.0.2 while most of it’s counterparts received 5.1 quite a while back.
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Truecaller has partnered with Cyanogen to bring its smart caller ID functionality to Cyanogen powered smartphones. The duo will build a new dialer up under this partnership.
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Basemark today announced that it has acquired the benchmark business unit from Rightware, which was founded by Tero Sarkkinen five years ago. It offers performance measurement tools and services for smartphone, tablet and other embedded industries. Continue reading “Basemark acquires benchmark unit from Rightware”
Lava International on Thursday announced that it has crosses US$ 1 billion (Rs. 6300 crore approx.) in revenue in FY14-15, registering more than 100% growth over last year. Overall smartphone sales witnessed a three-fold growth with 300% increase in volume (YoY), compared to FY 2013-14 said the company. It sold 26 million handsets and recorded group sales of INR 70 billion in FY 14-15. Continue reading “Lava to invest Rs. 1,200 crore for manufacturing”
Rovio has launched its Angry Birds Fight!, the first cultural mash-up game from the company in Asia Pacific countries, including India after it was launched in Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It is a match-3 frenzy where you take on other players in real-time battles of strategic, bird swapping agility.You need to race against the clock to match as many panels as possible to power up your bird for the fight. Continue reading “Angry Birds Fight! for Android, iPhone and iPad launched in Asia Pacific”
So ‘Here’ it is. Now the three biggest German auto makers along with China’s Baidu are looking to purchase Nokia’s Here mapping unit, just like the tech giants – Google, Apple, and Facebook. Continue reading “Three-big German auto makers wants to buy Nokia’s Here mapping unit: WSJ”
Micromax just announced that it has invested in HealthifyMe, one of the leading digital fitness providers in India. Based in Bengaluru, the company is focusing on mobile services to motivate people towards healthy behavior. This investment is part of Micromax’s vision of creating a mobile ecosystem that brings unique and innovative technologies from around the world to its consumers, said the company. Continue reading “Micromax invests in Bengaluru-based digital fitness company HealthifyMe”
Nubia, one of the popular Chinese smartphone makers under ZTE has announced that it is all set to enter the Indian market soon. It has also opened accounts on its social channels and also has a separate website for India, nubia.in. The website just shows a box with the caption Now, There is no limit to what you can achieve. This doesn’t give any hint about the smartphone that will launch in the country first. Continue reading “Nubia set to enter Indian smartphone market soon”
