Nokia 6 2018, Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco Android One smartphones launched in India starting at Rs. 16999

HMD Global just launched new Nokia 6, Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco, the company's latest Android One smartphones that were introduced at the MWC 2018, as expected. All these run Android Oreo, come with Face unlock and also have Pro Camera mode. The company has also promised to offer latest Android security updates every month and also update to Android P. The new Nokia 6 has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by Snapdragon 630 Mobile platform, runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, ZEISS optics and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera.  It has an unibody metal design made of 6000 series aluminium, has Nokia’s Dual Sight / Bothie feature and packs a 3000mAh battery with support for fast charging that can charge the phone up to 50% in 30 minutes. The Nokia 7 Plus has a 6-inch 18:9 Full HD+ display, is powered by Snapdragon 660, has dual rear sensors with ZEISS optics that combine an ultra-sensitive 12MP wide-angle primary camera for both low-light and extra bright conditions and a secondary 13MP camera for 2x optical zoom. It has an unibody metal design made of 6000 series aluminium ...

Facebook Messenger now lets you share 360-degree photos and HD video

Facebook Messenger has received the ability to send 360-degree photos, panoramic photos, and high-definition videos directly in Messenger. Facebook will now allow users to send and receive HD quality; 720p videos straight from their camera roll. To send 360-degree photos in Messenger, you can simply set your phone camera to panorama mode and snap a photo or click a 360-degree photo using a 360 photo app or camera and can share it directly in the Messenger as you would a normal picture. Facebook will then convert it to an immersive, envy-inducing photo which can be experienced on mobile by tapping and dragging the photo or by moving their phone, and on Messenger.com by clicking and dragging. As for the video, users can share a pre-recorded HD video or share from your news feed, or even share a video from one message thread to another. Users will see a compass icon on the right-hand side of a panoramic photo and the videos will also be easily identifiable with an HD or SD marker. You can also change the quality right from the marker on the lower right side. The 360-degree photos in Messenger are available all over the world on both iOS and Android. While the HD quality videos are ...

Facebook News Feed updated with more background information on publishers and articles

Facebook last year started providing more background information about the publishers and articles users see in News Feed. Today the company is rolling out this feature to everyone in the US and adding additional features to provide more context to users. Facebook said that its internal research within the company's community, academic, and industry partners have identified that additional key information helps users evaluate the credibility of an article and determine whether to trust the article’s source. With the same goal, Facebook is making it easy for people to view context about the article, it will also include the publisher’s Wikipedia entry, related articles on the same topic, information about how many times the article has been shared on Facebook, where it is has been shared, as well as an option to follow the publisher’s page. Facebook will indicate that the information is unavailable in case the publisher does not have a Wikipedia entry. Additionally, Facebook is also introducing 'More From This Publisher', which will give users a quick snapshot of the other recent stories posted by the publisher and 'Shared By Friends' which will show users if any of their friends have shared the article. Facebook will also display more information about the author if the publisher has implemented author ...

Apple hires Google’s former A.I Chief John Giannandrea, aims to improve Siri

Apple is hiring Google’s former head of search and artificial intelligence; John Giannandrea. The news was first reported by The New York Times, and it comes one day after he announced that he was stepping down from his role at Google.  John Giannandrea joined Google back in 2010 as a machine learning expert, and it is a big deal for Apple who is lagging behind in the AI fields like computer vision and natural language processing. According to reports, John Giannandrea will directly report to CEO Tim Cook as the leader of “machine learning and AI strategy. With Google, Facebook, Amazon and to some extent Microsoft are racing ahead in AI. It is Apple who helped define the early market with its virtual assistant Siri has slowly started declining with no access to data nor the research talent and resources to reach the same level of intensity as its rivals. Apple in a statement on Tuesday said that Giannandrea would run Apple’s “machine learning and A.I. strategy,” and become one of 16 executives who report directly to Tim Cook. Though Apple is the world’s most valuable publicly traded company; the company is lagging behind regarding iPhone’s digital assistant; Siri, which is very less effective than its counterparts at Google and Amazon. As for Google, ...

Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 Special Edition, updated XPS 15, Inspiron All-in-One PCs announced

Dell has introduced the Inspiron All-in-Ones PCs, an updated XPS 15, Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 Special Edition, S Series displays, and also announced the availability and new color for the XPS 15 2-in-1. The Inspiron and XPS devices are powered by the Intel’s latest 8th Gen Core processors. The Dell XPS 15 flagship laptop comes with latest 6-core 8th Generation Intel Core processors and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti graphics card. It comes packed with platinum silver exterior and sports a 15.6-inches UltraSharp 4K Ultra HD InfinityEdge touch display with 100 percent Adobe RGB color. It comes with Windows Hello log-in with an optional fingerprint reader integrated into the power button, and Thunderbolt 3 with four lanes of PCI Express and HDMI 2.0. The new XPS 15 2-in-1, which was unveiled at CES 2018 is now available for purchase worldwide starting March 29. It sports a 15.6-inch InfinityEdge 4K Ultra HD display, and there is also a 15.6-inches Full HD base model as well. It is powered by the 8th Gen Intel Core processor with Intel HD graphics and discrete Radeon RX Vega M graphics in a single package. It comes with an innovative maglev keyboard and near slim edge display. It runs on Windows 10 with  Xbox app, support for DirectX12, and gamers ...

Snapchat introduces Group video chat, brings back GIF stickers from GIPHY

Snapchat today is rolling out video chat feature where it allows up to 16 users to join a single video chat at one time. It brings a new video camera icon in a Group Chat. On the other hand, after Instagram, Snapchat has also restored the GIF stickers from GIPHY. With the new video chat feature, a group of 16 users can join a single video call at a time and users in the Group Chat will receive a notification inviting them to join. It also gives the option to use Lenses, join only with your voice, or simply send messages that others can read while they talk making every conversation is unique. The group video calling feature will be rolling out starting this week. Last week Instagram has restored the GIF stickers from GIPHY and today is also bringing back the GIPHY integration after being removed over a racial slur GIF. The company has apologized and fixed the bug that let the objectionable GIF slip through. The company has mentioned that it has worked with GIPHY to revamp its moderation systems. This marks the end of a stir that was caused by a GIF containing a racial slur. GIPHY said that it re-moderated its entire sticker library 4 times ...

HTC U12+ with dual front and rear cameras surface in images

Details about the upcoming flagship HTC U12 surfaced last month, later it was said that the phone will be called U12+ and will feature feature dual 8-megapixel front-facing cameras for bokeh effects, similar to the HTC U11 EYEs as well as dual rear cameras. Now an online listing for the screen protector for the phone has surfaced showing how the phone will look like. It clearly shows 18:9 aspect ratio display and dual front cameras. Earlier leak revealed that the phone will feature a 6-inch QHD+ screen, Snapdragon 845 with 6GB RAM, Android 8.0, 12-megapixel rear camera along with a 16-megapixel secondary camera, both with Sony IMX3 series sensors and a 3420mAh battery. HTC U12+ rumored specifications 6-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ Super LCD 6 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU 6GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB storage (UFS 2.1), expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) with HTC Sense UI Single / Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 12MP HTC UltraPixel rear camera with dual LED flash, secondary 16MP rear camera 8MP + 8MP dual front-facing cameras with Real-time bokeh effects Water and dust resistant (IP68) Fingerprint sensor USB-C ...

Google updates search results to make it easier to filter movies by ratings, showtimes, theater location and more

Google today announced updates to its search results to make it easier to pick a movie. It will now let you can quickly compare movies by factors like ratings, showtimes, theater location and more all from the same view. You can also click showtime to purchase a ticket in advance.  If you already have a favorite theater, you can check out what’s playing by narrowing down your search results by location, 'showtimes,' 'movies' or movie times in your city. The new updated search results are available on Google Search in mobile browsers and in the Google app for Android. It is rolling out in the U.S. and India in Hindi and English. Google mentioned that it would come to Google app for iOS soon. Source

Google removes 100 device registration limit from uncertified device page

Few weeks back Google began blocking Google Play apps and services on uncertified devices which created a lot of confusion among users and what it means. While Google mentioned that it would let custom ROM users be whitelisted, but the page was accepting IMEI values or Play Service Framework Device ID, but the pressing issue here is that it only accepted 100 IDs to be whitelisted. Today, a Google representative has confirmed to XDA that the company is removing this limit. This means that the Android registration page now accepts GSF IDs in their original hexadecimal format. The Google Play Service Framework Device ID (GSF ID) is a unique device identifier that is generated by Google Play Services. Wiping and flashing a fresh ROM means that you will end up wasting a token that is used to whitelist your device. With the Whitelist page not having to remove active device registrations, it is an issue for developers especially to save their GSF IDs every time so that they don't fill up the 100 tokens limit. Now that Google has officially removed 100 device registration limit, you can register and re-register as many times as you wish. This is a really good move from Google as it addresses the major concern of Android community. However, ...

Xiaomi Black Shark gaming phone with Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM to be announced on April 13

After several leaks, last week official Black Shark account on weibo and Qualcomm China confirmed that it the gaming phone will be powered by Snapdragon 845. Now it has announced that the phone will be announced on April 13th and also confirmed that Xiaomi has invested in the company. Even though some renders of the phone have surfaced online showing physical control buttons, it seems to be MatriMax iPlay edited to look like the Black Shark phone. However, another image of the phone has surfaced in China showing off a standard design. Earlier rumors revealed 8GB of RAM, Android 8.0 Oreo and 2160 x 1080 FHD+ 18:9 display for the phone. The phone is rumored come with a 120 Hz display to compete with the Razer Phone. Black Shark Technology CEO, Peter recently said that the company has the company currently has more than 300 employees, more than 90% are designers and engineers. He also said that many in the team are themselves gamers. We should know more details about the phone soon. Source 1, 2