Vivo S1 India launch, Samsung Galaxy Note 10 debut, and Redmi K20 series open sale were the biggest tech news stories of the week. Additionally, Poco F1 got another price cut in India and Huawei finally showcased its HarmonyOS as well as the first devices to use it. Further, Realme revealed more details about its
Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A users in India have reportedly started receiving the MIUI 10 update based on Android 9.0 Pie. The company, in April, revealed that it had suspended development of this update for the two phones. However, in June, the company changed its mind and announced that the two phones will indeed be
A Tesla vehicle involved in a collision burst into flames and exploded on a highway near Moscow last night, local media reported. The occupants were slightly injured, but the car is toast. The model of the car is not clear from reporting, but seems to be either a Model S or Model 3. It was
YouTube stars attract millions of eyeballs and generate billions of dollars in ad revenue for the media giant, which pledges to run its business without tolerating hateful and otherwise harmful videos. But some of the workers hired to flag problematic content accuse YouTube of playing favorites, doling out more lenient punishments for top video creators
A new Samsung phone, believed to be Galaxy M10s, has been spotted on Geekbench. The Samsung SM-M107F listing reveals the key specifications of the phone, which include Exynos 7885 SoC and 3GB RAM. The Samsung Galaxy M10s is expected to be a slightly tweaked variant of the Samsung Galaxy M10 that comes equipped with a
The first Note was a spectacle. It wasn’t just the reintroduction of the stylus. In 2011, the idea of a 5.3 inch phone was laughable. Around the same time, Steve Jobs famously mocked a push toward 4-inch-plus phones, telling a press conference, “no one’s going to buy that.” With the average phone size hovering about
Flipkart’s National Shopping Days sale has entered its final day today. The sale kicked off earlier this week to take on Amazon’s Freedom Sale while celebrating the upcoming Independence Day. With less than 12 hours left for the sale to end, there are still quite a handful of deals you can grab at the last
Huawei’s Honor sub-brand on Saturday unveiled the first products to be powered by newly announced HarmonyOS. Dubbed as Honor Vision and Honor Vision Pro, the new products are being called Smart Screen devices by the company, but they are essentially Smart TVs with various bells and whistles. The Honor Vision and Honor Vision Pro comes
Top officials in the Trump administration expressed interest in tools that might anticipate mass shootings or predict attackers by scanning social media posts, photos and videos during a meeting Friday with tech giants including Facebook, Google and Twitter. The technology could serve as an early-warning system for potential attacks, White House officials proposed at the
Apple appears to be preventing third-party battery replacement on few iPhone models, meaning users cannot replace the battery without any glitch forcing them to go to Apple authorised service providers only. The tech giant is reportedly locking down batteries with a software switch, and if users decide to replace the battery on their own, or
Realme X 256GB storage option has been spotted in Chinese regulator TENAA’s database. This means that the company could be launching a new storage variant soon. Since, the new variant has been sighted on TENAA, the China market could see the launch first. There’s no word from Realme regarding the new storage option or its
If you feel that you have a sedentary lifestyle and want to motivate yourself to get moving, getting a fitness band might be a good idea. Having a wearable that you can always wear, even when you’re sleeping, means that you’ll be tracking your activity no matter what. This in turn could motivate you to
Nokia 7.2 has been spotted on Geekbench with key specifications in tow. The phone is listed to pack 6GB RAM and an octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz. The phone is expected to launch at IFA 2019 in Berlin next month. HMD Global has confirmed that it will host an event at IFA on September 5.
Telegram, a popular instant messaging app, has introduced a new feature to give group admins on the app better control over how members engage, the latest in a series of interesting features it has rolled out in recent months to expand its appeal. The feature, dubbed Slow Mode, allows a group administrator to dictate how
Huawei Technologies on Friday offered the first glimpse of an in-house software that may someday replace Google’s Android, an important step toward reducing its reliance on American technology. “HarmonyOS,” previously code-named “Hongmeng,” is a long-gestating operating system that could soon find its way into smart TVs and lower-end phones. The OS embodies Huawei’s shift toward
Walmart Inc said on Friday it has asked employees at its stores in the United States to take down signs and playable demos of violent video games but made no changes to its policy on selling firearms. In an internal memo, Walmart also asked its employees to turn off hunting season videos immediately. The largest
Private instant messaging and voice over IP service Telegram has rolled out updates that bring the ability to send silent messages and animated emojis for the users. The ability to send messages silently essentially means if the users want to message to someone but don’t want their device to make a sound, they can now
The new Note’s 3D scanning feature got what may well have been the loudest applause line of today’s big Samsung event. It’s an impressive feature for sure, but it’s the kind with little real world value at the moment — and it’s only available on the pricier Note 10+. Understandable on the latter, at least.
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is hosting its 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday and the company is expected to announce the details of the commercial Jio GigaFiber rollout. The company may also unveil the next iteration of its Jio Phone, which is rumoured to be called Jio Phone 3. No credible details about the
Paytm, India’s biggest mobile payments firm, now has 10 million customers in Japan, the company said as it pushes to expand its reach in international markets.Paytm entered Japan last October after forming a joint venture with SoftBank and Yahoo Japan called PayPay. In addition to 10 million users, PayPay is now supported by 1 million
Samsung Galaxy Book S, an new ultra-thin and lightweight always-on connected laptop, is now official and it draws power from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx processor. The Galaxy Book S features a premium metallic build and is claimed to deliver an impressive battery life of 23 hours, thanks to hardware-level performance optimisations that are claimed to
Amazon Alexa’s announcements feature allows users to send a simple voice-based message to Alexa-enabled devices. After introducing the feature on its Echo smart speakers, Amazon added support for all Alexa-powered devices in May this year. The company is now adding Alexa announcements to its Fire TV devices as well. The feature is being rolled out
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook’s effort to undo a class action lawsuit claiming that it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent. The 3-0 decision from the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco over Facebook’s facial recognition technology exposes the company to billions
Apple has announced that its analytics platform for musicians, called “Apple Music for Artists”, is out of beta and available for all. The platform is intended to help artistes get insights about how their music is performing on a platform across the world, The Verge reported on Thursday, “Apple Music for Aritsts” has been introduced
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo on Friday announced the completion of the first phase of its manufacturing facility in Greater Noida with which the company expects to double its manufacturing by 2020 from the current four million smartphones a month. According to the firm, the Greater Noida campus has over 10,000 strong workforce engaged across manufacturing
Timex brand Helix has now launched a new Gusto fitness band in India. The Helix Gusto and Helix Gusto HRM are offered at reasonable prices in the Indian market, and come with a battery life of up to 15 days. The Helix Gusto HRM comes with a larger display screen, a heart rate monitor, camera
Vivo S1 was launched in India yesterday, packing triple rear cameras, an in-display fingerprint sensor, and eye-catching design. The latest Vivo smartphone is now available from authorised retail stores with some cashback offers and banking discounts in tow, just as the company had promised at the launch event. Only the base 4GB RAM + 128GB
By-the-minute car rental service Car2go is raising its rates for short trips under the guise of variable pricing, the company announced to its users today. As we’ve seen with other variably priced services like delivery and ride hailing, in practice this means you never really know what it will cost but will have little choice
Chinese telecom giant Huawei unveiled its own operating system on Friday, as it faces the threat of losing access to Android systems amid escalating US-China trade tensions. Richard Yu, the head of Huawei’s consumer business, told a press conference in the southern city of Dongguan that the new system, called HarmonyOS or HongMeng in Chinese,
HP on Friday introduced a new Chromebook model in India at a starting price of Rs. 44,990. Called the HP Chromebook x360, the Chrome OS laptop comes with Android app support via the Google Play Store. The laptop will be available to purchase through HP World Stores in 28 cities in India, the HP Online
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