Google Phone V22 hints at call screening, on-phone voicemail recording

Google Phone V22 update is rolling out, while it doesn't bring any new changes, there are subtle hints at features that Google is preparing. One among them is the call screening with real-time transcriptions so you can easily differentiate between legitimate and unwanted callers. It also hints at a new feature that is aimed at simplifying voicemail greetings recording right on your phone. Google Phone V22 includes a new settings screen where users will have the option to turn on, configure call screening. When a suspicious caller connects to you, they'll be asked for a name, follow-up question before the call gets routed to you. The responses will be transcribed into text for you to read. In case, if you begin listening to calls, you can hear the questions, answers in real-time. Obviously, you can reject the call and all the missed calls will have those responses recorded and ready for playback later. However, Google might not implement this feature widely, instead, it will only implementing it to support carriers that already offer call screening. The strings suggest that the call screening will work without data connectivity and all the responses will be stored on the phone. What this basically means is that the phone app will ...

YouTube expands Top News and Breaking News to 17 countries including India, to invest $25 million to support future of news

YouTube continues to rat out fake news and conspiracy theories its video-site platform. As a part of its efforts to streamline quality journalism that requires sustainable revenue, the company slowly has been expanding its funding support beyond Europe and today it is committing $25M to support future of news. This YouTube specific investment will help the company in establishing an expert working group with news organizations and experts from around the world to help it develop new product features, improve the news experience on YouTube, and tackle emerging challenges. It will also provide funding across 20 global markets to support news organizations in building sustainable video operations. The company also said to expand its team focused on supporting news publishers. These specialists will be based around the world and support partners with training and best practices in formats. For any news to be termed as credible, authoritativeness is essential and for the same reason, YouTube is investing in new product features to prominently surface authoritative sources. In the coming weeks in the U.S. YouTube will start providing a short preview of news articles in search results on YouTube. This will link to the full-length article during the initial hours of a major news event. The company is also ...

Apple iOS 11.4.1 with USB restricted mode and bug fixes released for iPhone and iPad

Apple almost a year after introducing the iOS 11 upgrade is still rolling out updates bettering the OS. The company now rolled out iOS 11.4.1 which is the fifteenth update post the iOS 11 introduction. While the 11.4.1 update doesn't bring any major changes; it does bring bug fixes. It also fixes an issue that prevents users from knowing or viewing the last known location of AirPods in Find My iPhone and it improves the reliability of syncing mail, contacts, and notes with Exchange accounts. The update also includes USB Restricted Mode, which was introduced in iOS 12 beta. This mode on iPhones and iPads will make them immune to certain hacking techniques used by law enforcement or other potentially malicious entities to gain access to the iOS device. These methods use a USB connection for downloading data from your iPhone (or iPad) through the Lightning connector. The iOS 12 update prevents this by disabling data access to the Lightning port if it's been more than an hour since the iOS device was last unlocked. You can also disable it from settings in case if you wish to. The iOS 11.4.1 is available on all eligible devices including iPhone 5s and later, the iPad ...

Microsoft Surface Go 2-in-1 with 10-inch display, up to 8GB RAM announced starting at $399

Microsoft today has announced the Surface Go 2-in-1 with a 10-inch display, and this in no way changes Microsoft’s Surface design philosophy. In fact, it does look like a smaller version of the Surface Pro design that has been with us since 2014. It comes with an integrated kickstand with unlimited positions, runs on Windows 10.  https://youtu.be/krRRskzHWFE The Microsoft Surface Go sports a 10-inches display 1800 x 1200 pixel resolution) with a 3:2 aspect ratio. The 2-in-1 packs a custom-built high-resolution PixelSense Display that supports Surface Pen with 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity, low pen parallax, low latency, and precision for accurate note taking, drawing and computer-aided design. It comes with Microsoft’s proprietary Surface Connector port for charging and connecting to a desktop dock. It is powered by the 7th Generation Intel Pentium Gold Processor 4415Y and packs up to 8GB RAM and 128 GB SSD. The Go also comes with an optional keyboard cover. The company claims that the Go offers up to nine hours of battery life on a single charge. It runs on Windows 10 with S mode enabled by default. But users can switch to a full version of Windows 10 for free if they want. Microsoft is launching the Wi-Fi versions of the Go initially, but will also ...

Apple releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 with AirPlay 2 Multi-Room Audio Support for iTunes and security updates

Apple has released macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, in a month after it released 10.13.5. The latest update brings AirPlay 2 multi-room audio support for iTunes that lets you control your home audio system and AirPlay 2-enabled speakers throughout your house and play music at the same time on multiple AirPlay 2-enabled speakers. The update also brings stability improvements and security updates. This might be the final macOS High Sierra update before macOS Mojave rolls out later this fall. Check out the complete changelog below. The macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 update adds AirPlay 2 multi-room audio support for iTunes and improves the stability and security of your Mac. This update is recommended for all users. AirPlay 2 for iTunes Control your home audio system and AirPlay 2-enabled speakers throughout your house Play music at the same time on multiple AirPlay 2-enabled speakers in your house, all in sync Other improvements and fixes Fixes an issue that may prevent Photos from recognizing AVCHD media from some cameras Fixes an issue that may prevent Mail users from moving a message from Gmail to another account You can check out complete set of Security Updates on macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 from Apple support site here. Source

Huawei Nova 3 with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, AI dual front and rear cameras and TalkBand B5 announcement set for July 18

Huawei has sent out invites for the Nova 3 event in China on July 18th as expected. In addition, the company also announced that it will introduce the new TalkBand B5 at the event. This surfaced in press shots last week revealing the smartwatch-like design along with a pop-out Bluetooth headset. Huawei already confirmed 24-megapixel + 16-megapixel AI dual rear cameras, both with f/1.8 aperture and a 24-megapixel front camera with 2-megapixel dual front cameras for the Nova 3. The Nova 3 was already certified by TENAA with model numbers PAR-TL00 and PAR-AL00 revealing a 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:5:9 aspect ratio display with a notch, similar to the Honor Play. It also revealed a 2.36GHz Octa-Core SoC, which will likely be Kirin 970 with support for GPU Turbo. Huawei Nova 3 rumored specifications 6.3-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 970 (4 x 2.4 GHz A73+ 4 x 1.8 GHz A53) 10nm processor with Mali-G72 MP12 GPU,  i7 co-processor, NPU, GPU Turbo 6GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2 Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.8 aperture, secondary 24MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture ...

OnePlus 3 and 3T final OxygenOS beta update released

OnePlus today released final open betas ( Beta 39 for the OnePlus 3 and Open Beta 30 for OnePlus 3T), as it had promised last month. The update brings several new features including updates to launcher, improved way to switch between front and rear cameras and option to scrub/seek through AAC audio file timelines. Some of these features were added to OnePlus 5 and 5T in the latest update. Check out the complete changelog below. Launcher Improved search tags in App drawer Added "New installs" category tag in App drawer Improved app list for hidden space and toolbox Camera Optimized switching between front and rear camera Multimedia Added capability to scrub/seek through AAC audio file timelines The update is about 66MB in size for both. If you’ve already flashed a previous Open Beta build, you will receive this update via OTA. If you haven’t, you will need to flash this manually by downloading it from downloads.oneplus.net. The company already said that it will provide a stable version of OnePlus 3/3T for beta testers to migrate back to the stable version of OxygenOS. The company already said that it will provide Android version updates for the 3 and 3T till November 2018 and Android security updates till November 2019. Source 

Samsung opens world’s largest mobile factory in India, launches ‘Make for the World’ initiative

Samsung today opened its new mobile phone manufacturing facility – The World’s Largest Mobile Factory – in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It also launched its ‘Make for the World’ initiative that aims to export mobile handsets produced in India, to overseas markets. With this new facility, Samsung will double its current capacity for mobile phones in Noida from 68 million units a year to 120 million units a year, in a phase-wise expansion that will be completed by 2020. The Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri @narendramodi, and the Honourable President of the Republic of Korea, @moonriver365, jointly inaugurating the Samsung India's new production unit at Noida - The World's Largest Mobile Factory! #MakeForTheWorld #MakeForIndia pic.twitter.com/71MKTJQSWT — Samsung India (@Samsung_IN) July 9, 2018 Back in June last year Samsung  announced an investment of Rs. 4,915 crore to add new capacity at the Noida plant, under the Uttar Pradesh government’s Mega Policy. The manufacturing plant, spread over 129,000 sq. metres, will help the company meet the growing demand for its innovative products and services across the country and also fulfil the company’s goal of making India an export hub for the world. Samsung said that 30% of the production from the unit will be exported. All Samsung mobile phones, ...

Google removes WPS support from Android P

Google has killed the support for Wi-Fi Protected Setup authentication mode in Android P. It is a protocol that allows a client Wi-Fi device to connect to a router using a PIN or a push-button. This, however, isn't considered to be very secure. The pin-based authentication is crackable with a brute force attack, and the PIN mode is required to be enabled by default on routers with WPS support. With Android P, Google seems to be planning on removing the feature for good. Users started noticing the change in Google Issue Tracker related to WPS that are now marked as deprecated (no longer supported). This led to the speculation that Google might not bring back the feature once P releases publically. WPS suport has been deprecated from Client mode and this method will immediately triggerWifiManager.WpsCallback.onFailed(int) with a generic error. With WPS being a security issue, and many new routers are eliminating the feature entirely, Google removing the feature OS-level makes sense. The feature was introduced a decade ago. Google is yet to comment on the speculations. Source | Via

Google brings Machine Learning crash course study jam Series to India

Google today announced that it has partnered with Niti Aayog with an aim to focus on the growth of India's nascent artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) ecosystem. According to the company, Artificial Intelligence has helped farmers detect the onset of crop infections, enables doctors to diagnose the occurrence of diabetic blindness among millions and many more.  With an aim to further improve the developing AI in India, Google signed a Statement of Intent with NITI Aayog earlier this year to jointly work towards building the AI ecosystem in India and today it has announced that it will bring Machine Learning Crash Course (MLCC) Study Jam series to India this July. This course is aimed at improving developers’ technical proficiency in machine learning, enable them to apply cutting-edge techniques to help take on a range of practical challenges. It also covers numerous machine learning fundamentals, from basic concepts such as loss function and gradient descent, builds through more advanced theories like classification models and neural networks. Since this is a free course, it will benefit those who wish to learn about ML from a practical, applied perspective that will enable them to understand TensorFlow, and incorporate best practices into their everyday projects. Then again, it will suit developers with basic machine learning ...