Facebook is testing downvote button to flag inappropriate comments

Facebook has confirmed that is testing downvote button to flag inappropriate comments to hide them. Since it is a testing phase, it is only available to a limited set of public Page post comment reels according to TechCrunch. According to Facebook's Spokesperson, the aim of the downvote button is to create a way for users to provide a signal to Facebook about a comment is inappropriate, uncivil, or misleading. The company clarifies that it is not a Dislike button, instead, it is a way of users giving the feedback about comments on public page posts. [HTML1] [HTML2] When a user taps the downvote button, it will hide the comment and gives users additional reporting options like “Offensive”, “Misleading”, and “Off Topic”. This will give Facebook a chance to review the comment to see the comment if it is objectionable, a form of “fake news” or irrelevant. Though Facebook has hide button, it is hidden behind the drop-down arrow, while the downvote is present right beside the like, comment buttons. Facebook further adds that it is a temporary testing and doesn’t affect the ranking of the comment, post, or Page and it is designed as a way to give feedback to Facebook. The company is testing it on 5% of Android users in ...

Latest Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 teaser highlights the smartphone’s large 18:9 display

We already know the Xiaomi is all set to launch the most expected Redmi Note 5 smartphone in India on February 14th. Earlier teasers did not have any hints. Today the company has posted a new teaser highlighting the smartphone's large 18:9 aspect ratio high pixel density screen, which hints at a 5.99-inch FHD+ 18:9 full-screen display found in the Redmi 5 Plus. These images even show a similar sensor, earpiece and front camera arrangement on the top. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MkeQMRH7RA Earlier rumors said that the Redmi 5 Plus might be launched globally as the Redmi Note 5. We still have four more days for the launch, so we can expect Xiaomi to tease the features of the phone everyday. We will have to wait till next Wednesday to find out all the details including the price. As usual, Xiaomi will offer live stream for the event starting from 12PM on mi.com.  After the launch the smartphone will go on sale exclusively on Flipkart.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S design, specifications surface – Snapdragon 845, under-display fingerprint sensor, dual rear cameras

Xiaomi introduced the Mi MIX 2 smartphone back in September last year. Now sketches of the Mi MIX 2S along with rumored specifications has surfaced in China. The design shows minimal bezels for the smartphone, front-facing camera that has been moved from bottom right to the top right corner, dual rear cameras on the back. It is also said to feature under-display fingerprint sensor. It is said to feature four-sided curved ceramic uni-body design, powered by Snapdragon 845 with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, global 4G LTE bands and 12-megapixel dual rear cameras with optical zoom, which is rumored to be feature unannounced Sony IMX363 sensors. The leak doesn't reveal the display size or resolution, front camera details and the battery capacity. Another rumor says that the phone will be unveiled at the MWC 2018 later this month, which is doubtful since earlier reports said that Samsung has secured first batch of Snapdragon 845 SoCs for the Galaxy S9 smartphones that will be introduced at the MWC later this month and go on sale next month. Source | Via

Moto Z2 Force with Shatterproof display, Moto TurboPower pack bundle launching in India on February 15

Motorola has sent out invites for the launch of Moto Z2 Force smartphone in India on February 15th. It will be launching the limited edition Moto Z2 Force that comes bundled with Moto TurboPower pack worth Rs. 5999. The battery Mod for the Moto Z series phones was originally launched in India back in December last year. To remind you the Moto Z2 Force packs a 5.5-inch Quad HD AMOLED shatterproof display. It even offers warranty against shattering and cracking of display and embedded lens for 4 years. It has a 6.1 mm slim body made of 7,000 series aluminum. It is powered by Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and should come with Android 8.0 (Oreo) out of the box. Moto Z2 Force specifications 5.5-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD AMOLED POLED ShatterShield, shatterproof display 2.45GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU 6GB / 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) Dual SIM 12MP dual rear cameras (monochrome + color) with dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX386 sensors, ƒ/2.0 aperture, 1.25um pixel size, PDAF, Laser Auto Focus, 4k video recording 5MP front-facing camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, 85-degree wide-angle lens Fingerprint sensor Water repellent nano-coating Front-ported loud speaker, ...

Jolla to introduce Sailfish OS 3, new Sailfish devices on February 26 at MWC 2018

Finnish-based handset maker, Jolla has announced its MWC 2018 event on February 26. At the event the company will unveil the major Sailfish OS 3 and will also introduce new Sailfish devices, and probably Sailfish X support for more Sony Xperia devices. Last year at the MWC the company introduced Sailfish X for the Sony Xperia X. The company said that it will also reveal Sailfish licensing and technology development details such as updates and progress from Sailfish partners and solutions around the world in the fields of blockchain, corporate solutions, and more. Last week, in a blog post, the company said that it will work on bringing new Sailfish OS updates throughout the year. It will release 2.1.4 Lapuanjoki in a few weeks that will bring several fixes, especially for Sailfish X, and will release 2.2.0 Mouhijoki in a couple of months that will add Dual SIM support for the Dual SIM variant of Xperia X. It will also be adding NFC and fingerprint authentication support in future releases. In the first half of the year it will be adding memory card encryption, filesystem encryption, and email encryption. In the second half it will continue to improve security frameworks of the OS, and adding more security features like improved ...

Huawei schedules an event on March 27 in Paris, P20 and P20 Plus with triple rear cameras expected

Huawei has sent out media invitations for an event in Paris on March 27th where the company is expected to introduce the P20 and P20 Plus along with a lite variant, just as expected. The invite reads " SEE MOOORE with A.I." There are three '0' in the background of the teaser image giving us a hint that the P20 series will actually have triple rear cameras. While the lite variant will settle for a dual rear camera setup, the P20 and P20 Plus will likely have triple rear cameras making them the first handsets in the market with three cameras. If rumors are to be believed, the third camera said to offer a 5x hybrid zoom. Even in the word 'MOOORE' there are three 'O' confirming that at least two models will have triple rear cameras. Moving along, the recent case renders of the P20 reveals the design of the phone in its full glory. There are also rumors that the flagship will run on Android 8.1 Oreo with EMUI 8.1 which is expected to bring upgrades to the NPU chipset and A.I enhancements. The P20 Lite smartphone was recently certified by the FCC which revealed the iPhone X style top-notch with IR sensor ...

Vivo smartphone with bezel-less display, under-glass fingerprint sensor surfaces

Last month Vivo launched the X20 Plus UD with in-display fingerprint sensor in China. Even though this had a Full HD+ 18: 9 Super AMOLED display, it had bezels around the screen. Now an image of a new smartphone with almost bezel-less screen, similar to the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2. It is not clear if this is the upcoming X30 since this doesn't have a top-notch with earpiece and the front camera. Some rumors say that this will have over 95% screen-to-body ratio. It could use Cantilever piezoelectric ceramic acoustic system instead of a standard earpiece and ultrasonic proximity sensor, similar to the Mi Mix, but lack of front camera make us think if these images are real. The Vivo X20 UD that was introduced recently uses Clear ID FS9500 optical fingerprint sensor from Synaptics. The company already said that the In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology outperforms other authentication solutions available for full-screen smartphones in many aspects. We should know more details about this mysterious bezel-less Vivo smartphone in the coming weeks. Source 1, 2

BSNL launches 4G LTE services in India starting from Kerala

State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has finally launched 4G services in India starting from Kerala. BSNL 4G services will be available at five locations - Udumbanchola, Udumbanchola Town, Kallupalam, Chemmannar and Senapathy in Kerala in the high range Idukki district and is expected to be roll out to other districts in Kerala later this year. BSNL has also launched international pre-paid roaming to USA and Nepal for its pre-paid mobile customers. Prepaid Subscribers will now be able to use their BSNL connection in these two countries. In the USA, the service is being launched in association with T-Mobile while in Nepal, the facility is being provided by N-Cell.   This will be beneficial to the large number of non-resident Indians and visitors to these countries. It also also  launched a new mobile prepaid 'Home' plan at Rs.67 with 180 days validity. This  offers unlimited local/STD/BSNL roaming calls to one BSNL landline number in Kerala, other calls to BSNL network will be charged at 1 paise per sec and other networks at 1.2 paise sec. New customers  get Rs.20 talk time and 500 MB data free for the first 30 days. At the launch in Thiruvananthapuram , Dr P T Mathew ITS, CGM, Kerala ...

Xiaomi might bring Split Screen to Marshmallow devices [Update: Coming to Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S, Mi 4 and Mi 3 soon]

Update - February 9th: As per our sources, Split Screen feature is already rolled out to MIUI China Alpha ROM users, and is expected to be rolled out to MIUI China Beta ROM users soon. The supported devices include Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S/Prime/Plus, Mi 4 and Mi 3. Earlier: Split screen was one of the major features that Google announced with android Nougat back in 2016, but some smartphones launched in late 2016 and early 2017 didn’t get the Nougat update. Xiaomi rolled out the Nougat update to Mi 5, Mi Max, Redmi Note 4 and Redmi 4 devices in second half of 2017 but core Nougat features like Split Screen and Quick Switch were not available (to Stable ROM users) until the announcement of MIUI 9 back in November. Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S/Prime/Plus, Redmi 4/Prime (Chinese variant) are the Xiaomi devices launched in 2016 which are running on Marshmallow and despite being a capable hardware, users of these devices are not able to enjoy features like Split Screen and Quick Switch. Now, it seems that Xiaomi is working to enable Split Screen feature for these devices, a post from MIUI China Forum admin says: ‘分屏团队的工程师目前已在积极适配基于 Android 6.x 的机型，预计在1月初上线到6.x体验版机型进行测试，待测试完成后，就会上线到开发版及后续稳定版中。’ ‘Split screen team engineers are ...

Android Messages v2.9 hints at Allo-like web interface, payments to businesses and more

Android Messages has received a new update with version number V2.9. The update doesn't bring any major U.I change but there quite a few additions that hint at upcoming features including  Allo-like web interface, payments to businesses and more. Google is getting ready to introduce a web interface that would allow users to pair their phones with a computer for texting needs. It also hints that the company might also be planning to offer its enhanced chat features to work with RCS messaging. Finally, there may be the possibility of buying things from companies right from within Android Messages. A teardown of the APK further revealed more insights about whats coming. The Allo-like web interface is being codenamed "Ditto," but might be labeled "Messages for web" when it launches. Just like WhatsApp, you will need to visit a website and a follow a simple procedure to pair your phone to receive messages directly from the PC. Since the strings of code mention all the available browsers, it should have compatibility with most browsers. On the other hand, Google is speeding up RCS, encouraging people to "text over Wi-Fi" and suggesting that they "upgrade" immediately. It is interesting to see Google offering some functionality rather than dumping it ...