Xiaomi No.1 Mi Fan Sale on Dec 20 & 21: Discounts on phones, accessories, Re. 1 flash sale and more

Xiaomi has announced its year-end sale – No.1 Mi Fan Sale on December 20th and 21st.  In the sale it will have Re. 1 flash sale, offer discounts on smartphones and accessories, and will also allow you to get discount coupons (Rs. 50, Rs. 100, Rs. 200 and Rs. 500).  Xiaomi will hold Re.1 flash sale everyday at 2PM during … Continue reading "Xiaomi No.1 Mi Fan Sale on Dec 20 & 21: Discounts on phones, accessories, Re. 1 flash sale and more"

Ola acquires Foodpanda India, to invest $200 million

Ola today announced a partnership with Germany based DeliveryHero Group, an online food ordering and delivery marketplace. As a part of this partnership, Ola will have now have rights over Foodpanda India business in an acquisition deal in exchange for Ola stock. Both the DeliveryHero and Ola will collaborate in building the online food delivery ecosystem in India. With … Continue reading "Ola acquires Foodpanda India, to invest $200 million"

InFocus Vision 3 with 5.7-inch 18:9 display, dual rear cameras, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 6999

InFocus just launched Vision 3, the company’s latest smartphone in India. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 82.4% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with SMILE UX and has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens. It … Continue reading "InFocus Vision 3 with 5.7-inch 18:9 display, dual rear cameras, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 6999"

Reddit updated with chat function, live comments, theater mode and more

Reddit has rolled out a major update to their app that brings features like chat function, live comments, theater mode, Safari View Controller and more. The company says that its number one priority with this update is to give moderators more control and all the tools they need to maintain the communities directly from the phone. The new Mod … Continue reading "Reddit updated with chat function, live comments, theater mode and more"

Nose Zone and Rainbrow games for iPhone X use TrueDepth sensor for controls

Developers have started taking advantage of the iPhone X’s TrueDepth sensor to design games and we now already have two games on the list; Nose Zone & Rainbrow. These games combine data from the iPhone X’s TrueDepth sensor with the ARKit framework and APIs to detect facial motions.  The games detect your “eye blink percentage” or “mouth … Continue reading "Nose Zone and Rainbrow games for iPhone X use TrueDepth sensor for controls"

WhatsApp ordered by French data protection authority to stop sharing user data with Facebook

France data privacy watchdog; CNIL has given a 1-month ultimatum to WhatsApp over Facebook data transfers without proper users consent. It ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing data with Facebook without proper permissions, and if WhatsApp fails to follow the order, the watchdog said that it could sanction the company. CNIL further said that WhatsApp did not have … Continue reading "WhatsApp ordered by French data protection authority to stop sharing user data with Facebook"

Twitter to implement new rules to reduce hateful conduct and abusive behavior

After announcing a new set of rules last month, Twitter today announced that it would start enforcing updates to the Twitter rules with an aim to reduce hateful and abusive content on the platform. The company also said that it is working on a robust appeal system if in case of any wrong conclusions.  Violence and physical harm … Continue reading "Twitter to implement new rules to reduce hateful conduct and abusive behavior"

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) with 5.6-inch and 6-inch FHD+ Infinity display, dual front cameras announced

Samsung just announced the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) smartphones in the Galaxy A series after several rumors. These have 5.6-inch and 6-inch (1080 × 2220 pixels) Full HD+Infinity Super AMOLED displays with 18.5:9 display ratio with curved glass on the back and front. These are powered by Octa-Core Exynos 7885 14nm processor, but still run Android 7.1.1 … Continue reading "Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) with 5.6-inch and 6-inch FHD+ Infinity display, dual front cameras announced"

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 Android Oreo beta program announced

Xiaomi released MIUI 9 Global Stable update for its Mi MIX 2 smartphone last month. Today it has announced Android Oreo beta program for the phone, but it is for the MIUI 9 China ROM on its global forum, however it is applicable for all regions. To be eligible, you must be using MIUI China Alpha ROM and must be … Continue reading "Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 Android Oreo beta program announced"

Facebook to block Engagement Bait posts from news feed

Engagement bait posts that ask for like, share and comment are abundant on the Facebook news feed and they are an indirect way from pages, people to gain reach. In order to tackle the issue, Facebook today announced that it will begin demoting individual posts from people and Pages that use engagement bait. The Facebook … Continue reading "Facebook to block Engagement Bait posts from news feed"