Google search to answer celebrity questions with selfie-style videos

Google is making the celebrity search queries more personal as the company is now adding a feature where you can get answers to your celebrity searches directly from the source through selfie-style videos. This feature is piloting in the U.S. currently, but it also worked for us in India. The selfie-style video answers will have a … Continue reading "Google search to answer celebrity questions with selfie-style videos"

Apple announces best iPhone and iPad apps and games of 2017

As usual Apple has named the best iOS apps and games for 2017 worldwide and for India. It has also posted Trends of the year as well as top apps and games charts for 2017 for several countries, including India. Apple Apps and Games of the year for 2017: iPhone App of the Year: Calm iPhone Game of … Continue reading "Apple announces best iPhone and iPad apps and games of 2017"

YouTube said to launch paid music streaming service in March 2018

YouTube is said to launch a new paid music subscription service in March 2018 according to sources of Bloomberg. YouTube is aiming to directly compete with rivals like Apple and Spotify which are again growing gradually after two decades of downfall. Warner Bros one of the world’s three major record labels has already signed up, while discussions … Continue reading "YouTube said to launch paid music streaming service in March 2018"

OnePlus 5T OxygenOS 4.7.4 update brings optimized Camera UI, improvements in photo quality and more

OnePlus 5T has received its second OxygenOS update to version 4.7.4, couple of weeks after the OxygenOS 4.7.2 update that brought several fixes and improvements. The latest update brings optimized Camera UI and improvements to photo quality along with optimizations for audio from loudspeaker and headphones, face unlock and more. It also improves stability of fingerprint and GPS along with the usual set of bug fixes … Continue reading "OnePlus 5T OxygenOS 4.7.4 update brings optimized Camera UI, improvements in photo quality and more"

Facebook Messenger Instant Games get live streaming and video chat support

Facebook Messenger games complete one year and to celebrate the occasion, the company is introducing new games and new features. The platform currently has over 70 games from more than 100 developers which are available worldwide. Facebook Messenger games finally get the ability of live streaming your playthroughs to friends and engage in conversations. To start the … Continue reading "Facebook Messenger Instant Games get live streaming and video chat support"

BlackBerry and Qualcomm team up to develop automotive platforms for next-gen connected vehicles

BlackBerry has partnered with Qualcomm to develop and produce automotive platforms for the next generation of connected vehicles. As a part of this non-exclusive deal, both the companies will combinedly develop and optimize select Qualcomm Technologies’ hardware platforms for Next-generation Vehicles. Qualcomm and BlackBerry have also agreed to optimize BlackBerry over-the-air (OTA) software and BlackBerry Secure Credential … Continue reading "BlackBerry and Qualcomm team up to develop automotive platforms for next-gen connected vehicles"

Baidu, Qualcomm partner to optimize DuerOS conversational AI system for Snapdragon

At the second annual Snapdragon Technology Summit, Qualcomm has announced a strategic partnership with Baidu to Support an Optimized On-Device AI for Baidu’s DuerOS for Snapdragon including the latest Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform. As a result of this strategic partnership, both the companies are said to utilize AI to optimize DuerOS with the Qualcomm Aqstic hardware and software and to … Continue reading "Baidu, Qualcomm partner to optimize DuerOS conversational AI system for Snapdragon"

Honor View10 Hands On & First Impressions

At an event in London, Honor announced an all new device as part of the View series of smartphones. Dubbed View10, it is the first device to pack the new Kirin 970 chipset that comes equipped with a dedicated NPU or Neural Processing Unit. If you’d remember, we brought you the lowdown on that from IFA … Continue reading "Honor View10 Hands On & First Impressions"

OPPO F5 Youth with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 16MP front camera launched in India for Rs. 16990

OPPO launched the F5, a selfie-focused smartphone with 6-inch full HD+ 18:9 full-screen display last month, and as promised, it has launched the F5 Youth smartphone, a cheaper version of the phone. It has a similar display and comes with A.I. beauty recognition technology that scan 200 facial recognition spots to beautify a selfie shot perfectly and also offers bokeh effect … Continue reading "OPPO F5 Youth with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 16MP front camera launched in India for Rs. 16990"

HP Envy x2 Hands On – Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 2-in-1 with 4G LTE

HP introduced Envy x2 2-in-1 powered the Snapdragon 835 at Qualcomm’s second annual tech summit. We got to check it out, here is the video. It has a 12.3-inches WUXGA+ display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection, is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC Platform Octa-Core processor with up to 8 GB LPDDR4X memory and up to … Continue reading "HP Envy x2 Hands On – Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 2-in-1 with 4G LTE"