OnePlus 6 OxygenOS 9.0 Android 9.0 Pie Stable update starts rolling out

OnePlus has started rolling out OxygenOS 9.0 update based on Android 9.0 (Pie) for its flagship OnePlus 6 smartphone, in about four months after it released the Android P beta as one of the first manufacturers, and releasing three open beta updates this month. The company said that starting with the Android Pie, OxygenOS version number will correspond with the Android version number.  OnePlus already said that it has created specialized team called Team FSE (Fast, Stable, Efficient) to focus solely on maximizing the power of its flagship devices and ensure that OnePlus devices offer the fastest, and smoothest user experience available. Android 9 Pie includes Adaptive Battery technology, which learns how you use your phone, so apps and services you rarely use aren’t a battery drain. OnePlus already promised that it will offer software updates for two years after the launch of a device, and security updates for an additional year after that. The OnePlus 6 Android 9.0 Pie update is 1.52GB in size and also includes Android security patch for September 2018. OnePlus said that using VPN to download this build might not work as the roll out is not based on regions and is randomly pushed out to a limited number of devices. The company will release Android Pie to ...

Reliance Jio signs 5-year partnership with Star India to show all India-cricket matches on JioTV and Hotstar

Jio today announced that it has signed a 5 year partnership with Star India to make all televised India-cricket matches available to users of JioTV and Hotstar in India. This partnership will cover T20, One Day Internationals (ODI), International Test Cricket and Premier Domestic Competitions of the BCCI. Earlier this year, the company for the first time introduced India’s first interactive sports experience with option to choose different camera angle, mic selection and language selection in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. During IPL it introduced Jio Cricket Play Along game, Jio Cricket Season Pack and Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Live comedy Cricket show. The company has also been offering free add-on data packs during cricket season. Commenting on the partnership, Akash Ambani, Director, Jio, said: Jio continues to bring the most exclusive content to its users, this time around through the JioTV app. Cricket is not just played, its worshipped in India. Every Indian must have access to the best sporting events as well as quality and affordable bandwidth to consume the content. With this partnership, we intend to address both these objectives of providing the best sporting content with the best digital infrastructure to the Jio users. Jio promises to and will continue to bring a superlative customer experience ...

Samsung Galaxy Watch with Super AMOLED display, military-level durability launched in India starting at Rs. 24990

Samsung just launched Galaxy Watch at in India, after it was introduced last month.  It comes in 46mm version and 42mm options with 1.3-inch and 1.2-inch (360×360 pixels) Circular Super AMOLED Always On Display with the latest Corning Gorilla Glass DX+ protection and has rotating bezel. These run Tizen- Based Wearable Platform 4.0. It has 5ATM + IP68 ratings for water resistance, certified for military-level durability, comes with NFC and Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) support for mobile payments using Samsung Pay, built-in speaker for activate voice messaging and music listening, and GPS. It has new stress management tracker, which automatically detects high levels of stress and offers breathing exercises to help keep users centered and focused. In addition, a new advanced sleep tracker monitors all levels of sleep, including REM cycles. Galaxy Watch adds 21 new indoor exercises, tracking a total of 39 workouts that allow consumers to customize and change up their routines. It also offers intuitive calorie tracking and personalized alerts. The 46mm model has 472mAh battery with battery life of 80+ hours with typical usage; up to 168 hours with low usage and Galaxy Watch 42mm with a 270mAh battery promises 45+ hours with typical usage; up to 120 hours with low usage. Samsung Galaxy Watch Specifications 1.2-inch / ...

Bing finally rolls out AMP Viewer in mobile search

Bing today areleased Bing AMP viewer and Bing AMP Cache enabling AMP-enabled web pages to work directly from Bing’s mobile search results allowing Bing to provide faster mobile experiences to users. The AMP protocol offers the ability to cache and serve cached copied AMP content that is published on the web, providing faster user experiences on Bing. To enable your AMP published content within Bing, content creators need to allow the Bingbot to fetch AMP content and enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) for bing-amp.com domain. Most AMP enabled sites and advertisers have already authorized the CORS sharing for the ampproject.org domain, but now it also needs bing-amp.com to the allowed list. The company has started rolling out the first phase of the AMP viewer and AMP carrousel in the United States for the news carrousel from September 17th. It said that it would continue the phased roll out to more websites, more countries and regions and other links in the search results pages. Source

Facebook ‘Portal’ video chat device said to launch next week

Facebook said to be finally planning on launching Video chat device for home next week. It will function similarly to an Amazon Echo show with social features and will come in two screen sizes. This is the same device that Facebook initially planned to launch at its annual F8 developer conference in May but delayed due to anti-trust. The device is said to feature a shutter that covers the wide-angle camera lens when not in use. It uses artificial intelligence to recognize people in the frame and follow them as they move throughout a room. The new shutter option was recently developed in response to anti-trust in the Facebook brand. It will also come with Amazon's Alexa voice integration and let users play music, watch videos, see cooking recipes, and get news briefs. Facebook said to be testing the device with its employees for months and showcased the Portal to major retailers.W hen asked for comment, a Facebook spokesperson said that the company doesn't "comment on rumor and speculation." This also marks the company foray into selling consumer hardware outside of Oculus. Facebook designed software for a phone in partnership with HTC in 2013, but it failed. This new device is from Facebook's skunkworks hardware ...

GoPro HERO7 White, HERO7 Silver and HERO7 Black launched in India starting at Rs. 19000, up for pre-order on Amazon with launch offers

GoPro launched the HERO7 series of action cameras in India, after they were introduced yesterday. The GoPro HERO7  has HyperSmooth, which the company says is the best in-camera video SuperPhotostabilization ever featured in a camera, offering gimbal-like stabilized video without a motorized gimbal. The feature also works underwater and in high-shock and wind situations. The TimeWarp Video feature that applies a high-speed, ‘magic-carpet-ride’ effect to videos.It is the first GoPro to live stream so that you can share real time videos on Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, Vimeo and other platforms. The HERO7 White has 10MP sensor and 1080p 60 fps capture and the HERO7 Silver has 10MP sensor with HDR and 4K 30 fps capture, both with built-in battery, waterproof body and improved video stabilization. The HERO7 Black costs Rs. 36,000, HERO7 Silver is priced at 27,000 and the HERO7 White costs 19,000. These will be available in India beginning September 27. You  can pre-order them from Amazon.in that offers up to Rs. 1500 cashback as Amazon Pay balance, as well as 5% instant discount on ICICI credit and debit cards till 24th September. HERO7 Black pre-orders also get a free Shorty worth Rs. 3900 for free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX0IFavMGeg Highlights of GoPro HERO7 Black 12MP sensor HyperSmooth in-camera video stabilization ...

Apple iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max user manual shows AirPower references

Apple introduced AirPower which is its multi-device wireless charger last year, but the product never went on for sale despite rumored September launch. However, a user guide included with the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max has references about the AirPower, suggesting that Apple has not yet shelved the much-anticipated charging mat.  But they definitely mention it in the new iPhone XS Max manual pic.twitter.com/qJO7kVc8bi — Gavin Stephens (@ccgavind) September 20, 2018 The user guide included with the iPhone XS and XS Max clearly shows a passage mentioning the AirPower. It reads: "Place iPhone with the screen facing up on AirPower or a Qi-certified wireless charger. You can also use the Lightning connector to charge iPhone and connect accessories." It is unclear why Apple mentioned AirPower in the manual, it perhaps suggests that the company might have had plans to ship the charging accessory alongside the new iPhones. Apple didn't mention anything at its 'Gather Around' event though rumors suggested that it might. It's been more than a year since the device was first announced. Apple wants to give users the ability to place any of their devices anywhere on the charging mat to begin a charge and the ability to charge the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods ...

Google might rename ‘Incognito mode’ on Chrome to ‘Private mode’

Incognito Mode on Google Chrome lets you browse the web without maintaining a history or saving information like cookies and form inputs. Now, Google might be planning to rename the feature to 'Private Mode' Users have started noticing that the 'Open in incognito tab' option has been changed to 'Open in private tab,' which could signal that Google is about to change it for everyone. It looks like the change might be server side as the option didn't seem to have changed for us as they still read 'incognito' for me. However, things might remain as they are like before since these kinds of tests are nothing new to Google.  The Chrome Help page already has 'private' references quite heavily, so that could be a sign of things to come. This change comes after recent change to Keep which got re-branded to 'Keep Notes.' Source

Nokia 7 Plus on Android Pie beta gets Digital Wellbeing via a Play Store update

Nokia 7 Plus is one of the first set of devices to get Android 9.0 Pie beta when it is announced by the Google at I/O 2018. At the same event, Google announced the Digital Wellbeing feature which was made available in beta back in August. It was available only to Pixel smartphones running Android Pie. However, Google seems to be expanding the feature to other devices as it pushed an update to Digital Wellbeing feature via Play Store to the Nokia 7 Plus.  Nokia 7 Plus users running on Android 9 Pie Beta seems to be getting the update unhiding the hidden Digital Wellbeing feature. The Digital Wellbeing feature is to promote the “joy of missing out”—as opposed to the modern social terror of “FOMO”/fear of missing out. The beta version of the feature includes a ‘Dashboard’ that will help you understand your phone usage better, app usage timers so that you can limit the usage, a “devices down,” Do Not Disturb mode for preventing interruptions, and a new Wind Down feature for encouraging you to disconnect at night. Combined, these features are here to help you better understand your habits and digital health, and will also enable you to limit the usage and how to switch off ...

Google Drive gets new AI based ‘Priority’ page with intelligent file suggestions and organization

Google has announced that it is adding a new quick actions page in Google Drive’s left-hand navigation panel that helps you find and take action at the right time. This Priority page uses machine learning to suggest files you might need to work on and has “workspaces” to help you organize files.  Google says that the goal of Priority is to put your most important files in one place using machine learning. When you open the quick options page,  you’ll see those files, along with comments and suggested actions. You’ll be able to reply to some comments directly through the Drive interface and open full documents with one click. Google Drive's Priority page also organizes files into the workspace and lets you gather a private set of working files for ongoing easy access. Google says that users use around 10–20 files at any given time. The workspaces help make sure you can get to those files more efficiently. To build your workspace, you can use Drive's intelligent file suggestions or add files manually. You can sign up for the 'Priority' in Drive beta in case if you wish to try it out. Source