Twitter revokes API access of three notification spammer apps that sell fake followers

Twitter has announced that it is stepping up its fight against notification spammer as the functionality of three of these services — ManageFlitter, Statusbrew, Crowdfire stopped functioning. Twitter has confirmed its actions and said that these three apps for having repeatedly violated the API rules.  A Twitter spokesperson in a statement said: "As a part of our commitment to building a healthy service, we remain focused on rapidly curbing spam and abuse originating from the use of Twitter’s APIs.” These apps will cease to function since they’ll no longer be able to programmatically interact with Twitter to follow or unfollow people or take other actions. Twitter’s policies specify that “Aggressive following (Accounts who follow or unfollow Twitter accounts in bulk, aggressive, or indiscriminate manner) is a violation of the Twitter Rules.” ManageFlitter‘s site promotes how “Following relevant people on Twitter is a great way to gain new followers. Find people who are interested in similar topics, follow them and often they will follow you back.” While another feature lets them check back a few days later and rapidly unfollow everyone who didn’t follow them back. Many a time when you follow users, they do not follow back . . . thereby, you might want to disconnect with such ...

Vivo V15 Pro with 32MP pop-up selfie camera and V15 promo images revealed ahead of India launch on February 20

Earlier this week Vivo teased the launch of a mid-range smartphone with a pop-up selfie camera in India on February 20th. Now the promo images of the V15 Pro with 32-megapixel pop-up selfie camera and triple rear cameras with dual-LED flash have surfaced. As expected, the phone will come with an in-display fingerprint sensor and a FullView display with minimal bezels Earlier rumors said that it will be priced under Rs. 30,000, similar to the V11 Pro. It is rumored to launch as X25 in China around the same time or in early March. Vivo will also launch the V15 smartphone in a later date. We should know the complete specifications soon, as the phone is said to go on pre-bookings starting February 15th. Source 1, 2

Apple restores Google’s internal iOS apps after certificate misuse

Apple has shut down Google's ability to distribute its internal iOS apps, following a similar shutdown that was issued to Facebook earlier this week.  According to reports, the early versions of Google Maps, Hangouts, Gmail, and other pre-release beta apps stopped working alongside employee-only apps like a Gbus app for transportation and Google’s internal cafe app. The company then later has restored Google’s Enterprise Certificate hours later so its internal apps will now function. Apple has worked closely with Google to fix the situation. This move comes just a day after Google disabled its Screenwise meter app; a private app was designed to monitor how people use their iPhones, similar to Facebook’s research app. Google’s app also relied on Apple’s enterprise program, which enables the distribution of internal apps within a company. In an earlier statement over Facebook’s certificate removal, Apple did warn that “any developer using their enterprise certificates to distribute apps to consumers will have their certificates revoked.” The company is sticking to its rules and applying them equally to Facebook, Google and other companies that break the policies. Facebook’s internal iOS apps have also resumed functioning, as the social network confirmed that Apple had restored its enterprise certificate. While all sounds ...

Xiaomi Redmi Go Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone with 5-inch HD display announced officially, price revealed

After a leak last week, Xiaomi has officially announced the Redmi Go, the company's first Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone in Phillipines officially. It has a 5-inch HD screen, Snapdragon 425 SoC with 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front camera, 4G LTE with dedicated SIM slots and a 3000mAh battery. Xiaomi Redmi Go specifications 5-inch (1280 x 720pixels) HD 16:9 display with 380 nits brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 72% NTSC Color Gamut 1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform with Adreno 308 GPU 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo Go Edition) Dual SIM 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12μm pixel size 5MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture, 1.12μm pixel size Dimensions:140.4x 70.1 x 8.35mm; Weight: 137g 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS 3000mAh battery The Xiaomi Redmi Go comes in Black and Blue colors, is priced at 3,990 Philippine Piso ($ 76 / ₹ 5,422 approx.) and is available for order from Lazada.

OPPO K1 with Snapdragon 660, in-display fingerprint sensor launching in India on February 6

After teasers, Flipkart has confirmed the launch of OPPO K1 , a mid-range smartphone with in-display fingerprint scanner in India on February 6th. It was announced in China back in October last year, packs a 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED Waterdrop notch display, is powered by Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 AIE with up to 6GB RAM, ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo), 16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera and a 25MP front-facing camera. OPPO K1 specifications 6.4-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 19.5:9 2.5D curved glass display Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU 6GB / 4GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ColorOS 5.2  Dual SIM 16MP rear camera with LED Flash, secondary 2MP camera 25MP front-facing camera In-display fingerprint sensor Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS 3600mAh battery The OPPO K1 comes in Van Gogh Blue and Mocha Red colors, and the company already said that it will cost less than Rs. 20,000. We will know the exact price when the phone is launched next Wednesday.

Nokia 8.1 6GB RAM, 128GB storage version launched in India for Rs. 29999

HMD Global launched Nokia 8.1, successor of Nokia 7 Plus in India in 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version in India for Rs. 26,999 last month. Now it has launched the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version in the country finally. Other specifications are similar, including the 6.18-inch Full HD+ 18.7:9 aspect ratio Puredisplay, Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform, Android 9.0 (Pie), 12-megapixel rear camera rear camera with ZEISS optics, Sony IMX363 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, OIS along with a 13-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots and zoom. The camera has AI scene detection to automatically detect 18 scenes. There is a 20-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture and pixel binding that can combine four pixels to form 1.8μm large pixel. It also has AI beauty and AI portrait Mode, 6 AI studio lights, AI expressions and new dual-view mode. It has a 6 series aluminum-magnesium alloy frame, glass back, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, and packs a 3500mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging. Nokia 8.1 specifications 6.18-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ Puredisplay with 18.7:9 aspect ratio, 500 nits brightness, 96% NTSC Color gamut, DCI-P3, 1500:1 Contrast ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz ...

Google Arts & Culture update brings new camera button for AR, Material design and more

Google Explore Art and Culture app which uses augmented reality is getting a new update to its iOS and Android. It brings a new camera tab making AR features easily accessible. The Android version of the app brings a new bottom bar with Material Theme.  The Home, Explore, Nearby, and Profile section of the app are still accessible from the navigation drawer. However, a new addition to the bottom bar is the new Camera icon. The Art Projector shows you actual-size artworks in augmented reality right in front of you. You can also tap on your lookalike to discover more information about the work or the artist. Take a snapshot of anything around you and find colorful connections to art using Color Palette. It uses computer vision algorithms to find multiple artworks from around the world that exactly match the color in the photo you just snapped of. The new Camera tab will also include Pocket Gallery, a virtual exhibition space and experience that brings together all of Vermeer's known artworks in one place. Google Arts & Culture app update is now available on Android and iOS. Source

LG profit down 80% as smartphone sales continue to decline in Q4 2018

LG Electronics has reported revenues of 15.77 trillion won (US$ 13.99 billion) for the fourth quarter that ended December 31, 2018, which is down 7% compared to the same quarter last year, as expected. It posted profits of 75.7 bilion won (US$ 67.1 million), down 79.3% YoY, while net profit was down 80.7 billion won from 182.8 billion won a year earlier. Decrease in profits is due to primarily due to lower sales of mobile products, said LG. For the whole of 2018 it reported 61.3 trillion won (US$ 54.4 billion) revenue, same as 2017. Full-year profit of 2.70 trillion won (US$ 2.40 billion) is up 9.5% compared to 2017 with record profitability from appliances and home entertainment products. Mobile Communications sector reported a quarterly revenue of 1.71 trillion won (US$ 1.51 billion), down 16.1% QoQ and 41.4% YoY due to sluggish smartphone market and intensifying competition in mass-tier products. The Mobile sector posted a operating loss of 322.3 billion won (US$ 289.6 million), compared to loss of 216.3 billion won a year ago and 146.3 billion won loss it posted in Q3 2018. Full-year operating loss increased to 790.1 billion won (US$ 700.65 million). LG said that the loss in mobile sector widened as marketing ...

Saregama Carvaan Mini Bhakti with 300 devotional songs launched

Saregama has launched the Carvaan Mini Bhakti, it comes preloaded with 300 devotional songs and can be started with a just press of a button. Like other Carvaan devices, it does not need the internet or connectivity with your phone to play it.  The pre-loaded 300 songs are categorized by deities like Shiv, Ganesh, Krishna, Sai, Devi and Ram, Hanuman. The Carvaan Mini Bhakti also includes bhajans, aartis, mantras and more. It features like AM/FM, Bluetooth and a USB. This mini version of Carvaan can last up t0 4 hours and comes with a 6-month warranty. The Carvaan Mini Bhakti is priced at Rs. 2490 and will be available on Saregama website and retail outlets. Vikram Mehra, Managing Director, Saregama India said:  Carvaan is an undoubted success in India and expanding across the globe now. New variants of the product is launched based on our customer feedbacks and demands. We are proud to have constantly been able address the need between the demand and supply. With launch of a new variant – Carvaan Mini Bhakti, we hope the experience of listing to devotional songs is enhanced and made easier.

Sony Xperia XZ4 said to feature – 52MP main + 16MP telephoto and a ToF sensor

Sony is reportedly working on the XZ4 flagship which is rumored to launch at the MWC 2019 event in February. Before the official announcement, we see more details about the flagship surface. The Xperia XZ4 said to feature triple rear cameras.  The triple rear camera system on the XZ4 include a 16MP telephoto lens with f/2.6 aperture, a 52MP primary camera with f//1.6 aperture and finally a 0.3MP ToF sensor. The fact that the Xperia XZ4 comes with a 52MP sensor means that the 48MP sensor on the View20 or the Redmi Note 7 are no longer the highest regarding the number of pixels. The ToF sensor purpose is to raise the speed of autofocus. The CAD-based render was posted on Reddit based on the live-images that were leaked earlier. Furthermore, rumors also suggest that the XZ4 packs a ToF sensor on the front, however, the exact optic details are unknown at the moment. Since the information that surfaced is from various sources, there's no way to tell if they are legitimate, so it's just speculation at the moment. Source