Apple is rumoured to be working on a new 16-inch MacBook Pro. Earlier reports indicated that the Cupertino-based company might release the new MacBook model in October this year. Apple could also update its existing lineup of 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models around the same time. However, Apple won’t be replacing its controversial
Month: August 2019
The Trump administration has banned U.S. federal agencies from buying equipment and obtaining services from Huawei and two other companies as part of the government’s latest crackdown on Chinese technology amid national security fears. Jacob Wood, a spokesperson for the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, was quoted as saying that the administration will
There might be life on the Moon after all: thousands of virtually indestructible creatures that can withstand extreme radiation, sizzling heat, the coldest temperatures of the universe, and decades without food. These terrifying-sounding beings aren’t aliens but instead microscopic Earthlings known as tardigrades, who likely made it out alive following a crash landing on the
India’s e-commerce giant Flipkart said on Tuesday that it is revamping its shopping app to add support for Hindi language, a video streaming service, and an audio-visual assistant, the latest in a series of recent efforts to expand its reach in the country. The Walmart -owned company, which leads the local market, told TechCrunch that
Cloud computing has changed the way that businesses think about their IT infrastructure. No longer do you need to invest in expensive hardware or maintain your own server rooms. You can now have access to computing power and storage as and when you need, thanks to cloud services. There are two dominant players in the
Xiaomi-backed Huami has now launched the Amazfit Verge Lite smartwatch in India. The big highlights of the wearable are its touted 20 days of battery life, an AMOLED display, and seven different sports modes. The smartwatch also offers 24 hours heart rate monitor, notification alerts, and sleep tracking as well. The Amazfit Verge Lite is
Do video games trigger violent behaviour? Scientific studies have found no link. But the persistent theory is back in the headlines following the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday. An online manifesto thought to be authored by the gunman briefly mentioned the combat game “Call of Duty.” Then President Donald Trump weighed in,
Realme X will go on sale in India today, the current flagship smartphone from the Oppo spin-off brand. To recall, the Realme X was launched in India last month, and has since been available in weekly sales. Its offline sales began last week, but the online flash sale models continues. Highlights of the smartphone include
Sprint href=”https://newsroom.sprint.com/sprint-to-launch-5g-smartphone-from-oneplus.htm”> this morning announced that it will be the first network to get its hands on OnePlus’s long-promised 5G handset [not pictured]. The Shenzhen-based manufacturer announced late last year that it was targeting 2019 for the device, bucking the trend of being slightly behind the curve on the latest smartphone technologies. Sprint’s not offering
Expanding its gaming portfolio in a big way in India, Taiwanese computing giant Acer on Tuesday launched eight new gaming laptops, across several lineups. The new Acer gaming laptops are priced starting at Rs. 59,999, and will go up to Rs. 4,49,999. A number of these laptops were showcased by the company this April. The
Canon recently added two new point-and-shoot cameras — the PowerShot G7 X Mark III and the PowerShot G5 X Mark II — to its point-and-shoot lineup a month ago and now, it has launched them in India. The PowerShot G7 X Mark III gets a new live streaming feature and is priced at Rs. 52,995,
Samsung has now launched a new The Frame TV, and two new Smart 7-in-1 TVs in India. The new TVs will be available online only – i.e., The Frame and 32-inch Smart 7-in-1 TV will be sold exclusively on Flipkart and Samsung eShop, while the 40-inch Smart 7-in-1 TV will be available on Amazon, Samsung
Facebook has open-sourced its photo and video matching technologies for people to identify harmful content such as child exploitation, terrorist propaganda or graphic violence. The two Facebook technologies can detect identical and nearly identical photos and videos. “These algorithms will be open-sourced on GitHub so our industry partners, smaller developers and non-profits can use them
Discord has become one of the leading chat platforms on the web. However, the more you know about it the more you can get out of it. So here are our Discord tips and tricks. Discord started life as a service for gamers, but its impressive list of features has helped it grow into other
Apple rolled out its virtual credit card on Tuesday, working with bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc on the new iPhone add-on that may help Apple diversify from device sales and build out the Wall Street bank’s new consumer business. Apple announced the card in March, aiming to draw in iPhone owners by offering a card
Jumping on to the bandwagon, Xiaomi is hosting its own Independence Day sale in India on Mi.com. This sale will begin at 12pm IST tomorrow and will go on till August 11. Apart from hosting a sale on its own site, the company has also listed its products with offers during the Flipkart National Shopping
The Honor Band 5 fitness band has been announced in India. Key features of the band include a coloured display panel, 5ATM water resistant capabilities, ten different activities in sports mode, swim stroke recognition, stylish watch faces, and a continuous heart rate monitor. The company hasn’t revealed its pricing or availability details, but has confirmed
There are thin-and-light “gaming lifestyle” laptops that can actually be carried around every day, and then there are “musclebook” models that are designed solely for power with no priority whatsoever given to weight or bulk. MSI’s latest flagship model, the GT76 DT-9SG Titan, falls squarely and unapologetically into that latter category. It weighs over 4kg
Smartphone maker LG has been constantly dishing out smartphones and the recent ones to hit the Indian market were the budget-focussed W10 and W30. While its flagship offering, the V50 ThinQ hasn’t made it to India yet, the company has started sending invites out for the reveal of its next flagship, expected to be called
Both Verizon and Sprint have been promising 5G coverage in the nation’s largest city for some time now. AT&T this morning, however, said it’s starting to do just that. The U.S.’s largest carrier by subscribers announced limited availability of 5G coverage in New York City. The typical not-so-fine print applies to the news this morning.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 was launched on Monday, after many leaks and teasers. The latest Samsung smartwatch heavily borrows the design elements of its predecessor but brings a host of new features such as bezel controls, better automatic activity tracking, voice calling support, seamless Spotify integration, and a lot more. Samsung is also betting
In favour of steering users more towards its Maps, Google has shut down its travel planning app, Trips. The features of the app have been added to other Google apps like Maps and Search, which would continue helping people to find personal Trips information such as notes and saved places, the company wrote in a
Huawei has almost certainly been working on a software contingency plan for some time now, prepping for a worst case scenario. When the U.S. announced that it was blacklisting the Chinese hardware giant earlier this year, those plans were likely accelerated. One of the things that’s still unclear, however, is what role the company’s Hongmeng
It’s like “Back to the Future,” but real: a prototype of a flying car hovered 10 feet above the ground for about a minute in Japan on Monday. Designed for autonomous delivery flights, the early prototype looks more like a large drone than a typical car. Made by NEC, a global technology company based in
Google is shutting down its Trips app for mobile phones, but is incorporating much of the functionality from the service into its Maps app and Search features, according to a statement from the company. Support for the Trips app ends today, but information like notes and saved places will be available in Search as long
TV buyers in India continue to see their list of options increase, with new TV launches taking place every few weeks, and new brands coming in regularly. The latest product launch is from iFFalcon, an affordable TV brand that is owned by China-based TCL and Tencent Digital. The iFFalcon K31 series of LED TVs is
Google Assistant can now read WhatsApp, Telegram, and Slack messages out loud, and even reply to them. Earlier, the tech giant’s voice assistant was restricted to reading SMS texts sent via the native messaging app only, but now that feature supports third-party communication apps as well. This includes apps like GroupMe, Discord, Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp,
Google Fit now tracks users’ sleep patterns from applications that share their data, thus, giving them a better sense of increasing or cutting their sleeping hours. Users can also add and edit their sleep history if companion apps aren’t providing a complete picture of the downtime, Google said in a blog post on Friday. “At
For the first time, Samsung Electronics is said to be set to unveil two Galaxy Note devices, the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+, in New York on Wednesday, August 7 (Thursday, August 8 India time). that would take performance and productivity on-the-go to the next level, while simultaneously positioning the brand strongly against
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 launch is just a couple of days away. But ahead of the formal launch, the rumour mill has churned out some last-minute rumours to help us understand what we would see officially later this week. One of the recent leaks is revealing the distinct colour options of the Galaxy Note 10