Facebook is said to be working on a standalone app; Lasso where users can record and share videos of themselves lip-syncing or dancing to popular songs. The app is designed to be a standalone competitor to Musical.ly which later was acquired by Bytedance and re branded to TikTok. Continue reading “Facebook said to be working on TikTok-like Lasso video music app”
Google, every month releases security patches for Android and this becomes tedious for carriers and manufacturers to get them installed on actual phones. However, that might soon change. According to confidential contracts, many manufacturers now have explicit obligations to keep their phones updated written into their contract with Google. Continue reading “Google said to mandate security updates for two years for popular phones in new Android contract”
Apple has scheduled an event on October 30th but ahead of the launch, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared some details on what to expect from the event as well as information on other products that we might see from Apple in late 2018 or early 2019. According to Kuo, there will be an updated iPad Mini along with the regular Pro model. Continue reading “Apple to introduce iPad Mini, iPad Pro, AirPods 2 with Hey-Siri, updated MacBooks and more on October 30th: Kuo”
Samsung has filed a patent with the USPTO and WIPO which is a method for acquiring biometric information and electronic device supporting the same’. The patent was published on October 18, 2018. Unlike the regular optical in-display fingerprint scanner, Samsung has patented a new technology that makes it possible to use the entire display as a fingerprint scanner. Continue reading “Samsung patent hints at a full-screen fingerprint scanner”
After teasing the company’s flagship Honor Magic 2 smartphone at the Honor Play global launch in August, the company earlier this month confirmed that the phone will be launched in China on October 31st. It already confirmed slide-out design, which it calls Magic Slide full screen with high screen-to-body ratio, now the phone has been certified by TENAA in China that reveals the complete specifications of the phone.
Google a couple of days ago announced that it would charge Android manufacturers to use its app suite in Europe. According to documents obtained by ‘The Verge,’ a confidential fee schedule shows the cost as high as $40 per device to install the “Google Mobile Services” suite of apps, which includes the Google Play Store. Continue reading “Google app suite could cost as much as $40 per device under new EU deal”
Smartphone space is growing at a rapid pace, we have two types of designs; one where smartphones embrace the notch and there is Samsung which is minimizing the bezels on all corners without a notch. Off late, we have been seeing water-drop notch replacing the regular notch and we have Samsung that is working on eliminating even that by including in-display cameras and sensors. Continue reading “Samsung is working on in-display front camera, screen sound and gaming smartphone with haptic on display technology”
WhatsApp seems to be working on ‘Vacation Mode,’ a feature which will no longer unarchive chats after they are archived. The current state of the chat will automatically unarchive whenever a new message is received from that Chat. This new feature will be available in WhatsApp settings when it is released. Continue reading “WhatsApp said to be working on linked accounts, Vacation and Silent Modes features”
Facebook is said to be building a camera-equipped gadget that sits atop a TV and allows video calling along with entertainment services like Facebook’s YouTube competitor, according to a report. The project is internally codenamed “Ripley” and uses the same core technology as the company’s recently announced ‘Portal’ device. Continue reading “Facebook said to be working on camera-equipped TV device”
Apple is likely to introduce the iPad Pro 2018 at an event which might happen later this month. The Cupertino giant is said to be testing the new models internally over the past few months. What’s interesting about the new iPad Pro models is that the new models appear to have the same display resolutions as the latest 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch models. Continue reading “Apple iPad Pro 2018 said to feature same resolutions as 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch models, will not have headphone jack”
Samsung recently launched the Galaxy A7 (2018) which is its first phone to come with triple rear-cameras and A9 is the world’s first smartphone with four rear-cameras. Now it looks like Samsung is working on yet another A-series phone that will be launched only in China initially. It is also said to be the company’s first ODM device which means that a third-party would manufacture it for the company. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A6s ‘Phoenix ‘with dual-rear cameras, gradient colors surface in live images”
Xiaomi launched Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro duo in India back in February, the company usually releases successors of devices at an interval of 10-12 months but this year Xiaomi launched Redmi 6 and Redmi 6 Pro within 6 months of launching Redmi 5, and it seems like Xiaomi is preparing to launch Redmi Note 6 Pro in India which was announced last month in Thailand. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro expected to launch in India next month”
Essential, the startup run by Android creator Andy Rubin said to be working on a new kind of smartphone that will mimic its owner and automatically respond to messages on their behalf, according to sources. To pursue this project, the company said to have put aside all the other projects. Continue reading “Essential said to be developing new AI-Phone that would automatically respond to messages for you”
Update: @evleaks has shared more details about the four rear cameras on the Galaxy A9 Star Pro smartphone that will go official tomorrow. This coincides with earlier leak that revealed a 24MP f/1.7 aperture main sensor, 5MP depth-sensor for live focus with f/2.2 aperture, an 8MP 120 ° wide-angle lens with f/2.4 aperture, and a 10MP Telephoto camera with f/2.4 aperture for 2X optical zoom.
Apple is expected to hold yet another event later this month where it is scheduled to introduce new iPad Pro 2018 models, new Macbooks, AirPods 2 and much more. According to sources, the new WiFi iPad Pro 2018 models will have iPad8,1, iPad8,2, iPad8,5 and iPad8,6 codenames. Continue reading “Apple iPad Pro 2018 said to support FaceID in landscape orientation, output 4K HDR videos and more”
