macOS Mojave with Dark Mode, Stacks, new built-in apps, Redesigned Mac App Store now available for download

Apple has released macOS 10.14 Mojave for Macs, as it had promised. It was announced back in June at the WWDC 2018 and brings several new features, including  Dark Mode, a new Dynamic Desktop with a series of time-shifting images to match the time of day, New productivity features like Stacks, new apps, including News, Stocks, Voice Memos and Home, and a redesigned Mac App Store. The macOS  Mojave is 5.7GB in size and is compatible with all Macs introduced in mid-2012 or later, plus 2010 and 2012 Mac Pro models with recommended Metal-capable graphics cards. It can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for free. Check out the complete changelog below. New features in Apple macOS Mojave Dark Mode • Experience a dramatic new look for your Mac that puts your content front and center while controls recede into the background. • Enjoy new app designs that are easier on your eyes in dark environments. Desktop • View an ever-changing desktop picture with Dynamic Desktop. • Automatically organize your desktop files by kind, date, or tag using Stacks. • Capture stills and video of your screen using the new Screenshot utility. Finder • Find your files visually using large previews in Gallery View. • See full metadata for all file types in the Preview pane. • Rotate an ...

Apple completes acquisition of Shazam, app will soon go Ad-free for all users

Back in December last year Apple confirmed the acquisition of London-based music recognition service Shazam. Today the Cupertino giant has announced that it has completed the acquisition. It also said that the app will soon be ad-free for all users. The company currently charges $2.99 or ₹ 249 for ad-free experience. Shazam till date has over 1 Billion app downloads and specializes in recognizing music clips from its large database. It also provides more information to users about the music and the artists and also capable of redirecting users to other sites where you can download and listen to the music. Though Apple didn’t disclose the value of the acquisition, earlier reports said that it could be $400 million. Apple is not killing the Shazam app for Android since it is still getting updates. Today the Android app got updated with support for Android Pie offering better start up and improved power management. Commenting on the acquisition, Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music, said: Apple and Shazam have a long history together. Shazam was one of the first apps available when we launched the App Store and has become a favorite app for music fans everywhere. With a shared love of music and innovation, we are ...

Vodafone Idea launches All-Rounder Recharge packs with talk time, data and validity starting at Rs. 25

Vodafone Idea Limited today launched All-Rounder Recharge - a combo offering for Vodafone prepaid customers. This is a single recharge that bundles talk time, data and a discounted tariff rate, starting Rs. 25. "These packs will thus enable customers with even small ticket-sizes to enjoy enhanced connectivity through both voice and data, says the company. Pack (Rs.) Talktime Call Rate Data Validity 25 18 2.5p/sec 10MB 28 days 35 26 60p/min 100MB 28 days 65 65 60p/min 200MB 28 days 95 95 30p/min 500MB 28 days 145 145 30p/min 1GB 42 days 245 245 30p/min 2GB 84 days The packs range from Rs. 25 to Rs. 245 and come with a validity ranging from 28 days to 84 days. These are available in Chennai and Tamil Nadu circle and is expected to expand to other circles soon. Commenting on the launch of new packs, Sashi Shankar, Chief Marketing Officer – Vodafone Idea Limited said: It’s always been our endeavour to design products and services relevant to the unique needs of different customer segments. Designed for customers who prefer to recharge with small denomination packs for voice or data separately, the Vodafone All-Rounder packs are convenient, affordable and simple. These new low priced combo packs ensure that customers get to enjoy both voice and data benefits in a single recharge. These packs offers customers a great deal including Talk-time, rate-cutter tariff and data.

Kirin 980 can outshine Apple’s A12 Bionic chip says Huawei

The Apple iPhone Xs, XS max, Xr witnessed the launch of company's A12 Bionic processor based on a 7nm fabrication process. A few weeks ahead of the Apple launch, Huawei announced their own 7nm processor; the Kirin 980 with Dual NPU. The Kirin 980 will debut with Huawei Mate 20 series phone whose launch is set for October 16th. However, during product brief, Huawei mentioned that it is confident its processor would outperform Apple's A12 Bionic chipset. Huawei has been working on the Kirin 980 for over three years and it primarily focused on Power and Efficiency, Intelligence, and, Connectivity. The Kirin 980 features 6.9 billion transistors within a 1cm2 die size, up by 1.6 times from the previous generation and is also exactly the same number Apple has managed to pack on the A12 Bionic. The company claims that the Kirin 980 is 75% faster than its previous generation as far as the CPU is concerned and 46% faster when it comes to the GPU. Kirin 980 is an Octa-Core SoC with two ARM Cortex A76 cores clocked up to 2.6GHz for Turbo performance, two ARM Cortex A76 cores clocked up to 1.92GHz for Long-lasting performance and four ARM Cortex A55 cores clocked up to 1.8 ...

Instagram denies testing ‘regram’ feature

Instagram might have just confirmed that Regramming; the ability to instantly repost someone else’s feed post to your followers is “not happening.” This comes after the company is rumored to be testing the feature a while back and this is a good move by Instagram. Earlier rumor suggested that 'Regram' button would appear under the profile picture of the original sharer. Users can regram a post once, it will show a stack of both profile thumbnails of who previously shared it. This feature would help Instagram in widening the content on your feed but would be ideal if Instagram’s algorithm could hide the least engaging regrams. Keeping this in mind, CEO Kevin Systrom shared his views saying: We debate the re-share thing a lot. But really that decision is about keeping your feed focused on the people you know rather than the people you know finding other stuff for you to see. And I think that is more of a testament of our focus on authenticity. The ability to share or repost someone else's post to your feed instead of sharing something original of your own could make Instagram a lot identical to Facebook and this would bring the possibility of fake content getting ...

Samsung files for ‘Samsung Buds’ trademark

Samsung has filed for 'Samsung Buds' trademark at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) recently. The trademark doesn't reveal any details except for the name, but the company could be working on new style of earbuds with support for Bixby voice support, similar to the Google Pixel Buds with Google Assistant support. Samsung introduced Gear IconX Bluetooth earbuds with fitness tracking capabilities back in 2016. Last year it refreshed it by introducing Gear IconX 2018 wireless earbuds with Bixby Voice that can be activated simply tapping and holding the earbud to use your voice to control your music or your phone. The Samsung Buds could feature an better design and it might use the help of AKG. It could go official sometime earlier next year along with the Galaxy S10. We will have to wait to see if Samsung will ditch the 3.5mm audio jack on its next flagship 'S series' smartphone which is rumored to come in three variants, all with an in-display fingerprint scanner. Source | Via

Vivo V11 with 6.3-inch FHD+ FullView display, 6GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor surfaces on official India website ahead of launch

Vivo  launched the V11 Pro smartphone in India earlier this month. Now the company is gearing up to launch the V11 smartphone in India soon, as it has surfaced on the official website. This will feature a 6.3-inch Full HD display with 19: 9 aspect ratio and a notch,  powered by Helio P60 SoC  with 6GB of RAM, feature a 16-megapixel rear camera  along with a 5-megapixel camera for portrait shots, AI scene recognition, and a 25-megapixel front camera with AI beautify feature. It has an in-display fingerprint sensor, dedicated Dual SIM and microSD card slots and packs a 3315mAh battery with support for fast charging. Vivo V11 specifications 6.3-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display Octa Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor (Quad 2GHz Cortex A73 + Quad 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs) with 800MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU (V11i)  6GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM Funtouch OS 4.5 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, secondary 5MP camera with f/2.4 aperture 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture In-display fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 75.63 x 8.1 x 155.97mm; Weight: 163.7g Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, ...

Amazfit Cor Review

Across price bands, there's no dearth of fitness bands in the market. From basic trackers with no displays and simple step tracking to devices that can follow your runs using GPS and present dozens of metrics to assist your fitness goals. Amazfit recently introduced a number of their products in the Indian market. We reviewed the Amazfit Bip a while back. The latest entrant in the series is the Amazfit Cor, here's our review. Design The Amazfit Cor takes the essentials of a fitness focussed wearable and manages to turn it into a premium looking product, a task that many others have failed at. The simplistic looking band is essentially a central module made of marine grade stainless steel with detachable bands on either side. The core module is slightly curved at the top for aesthetic purposes but maintains a flat profile along the lower half to ensure good contact for the heart rate sensor. The combination of matte grey edges with deep black bezels makes the band look subdued and elegant. Unlike the Mi Band or Fitbit Charge, the Amazfit Cor adds in a 1.23 inch color IPS LCD display which is a huge step up as far as usability is concerned. There's Gorilla ...

Moto G5 and Moto G5S Plus Android 8.1 Oreo update starts rolling out in India

Earlier this month Motorola officially announced that it is rolling out Oreo update for the Moto G5 Plus users in India and Brazil and for the Moto G5 users in Mexico. Now the company has started rolling out the update for G5 and G5S Plus smartphones in India. The company  confirmed Android 8.0 update for a range of smartphones including Moto G5 series back in September last year, now these phones are getting the Android 8.1 update directly, skipping Android 8.0. The company began Android 8.1 (Oreo) soak test for the Moto G5 Plus users in India and Brazil back in July. The Android 8.1 Oreo update for the phones are about 1.2GB in size and also come with Android security patch for August, 2018. This update introduces changes including the following: Android  8.1 Oreo : many enhancements including new multitasking features, more efficient notification controls and improved data saver, battery features, new power menu UI and Bluetooth improvements. Android security: includes the updates of Android security patches Stability improvements: includes changes that fix bugs and improve the stability of your phone. Source 1, 2, 3

Nokia 5.1 Plus with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 10999

HMD Global just launched the Nokia 5.1 Plus, the company's latest Android One smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 5.86-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio 2.5D curved glass display with 84% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) OS, which is upgradable to Android P. It features a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera for AI portrait shots, 8-megapixel camera on the front for AI-powered selfie portraits and beauty mode. It has a glass back, fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 3000mAh battery. Nokia 5.1 Plus specifications 5.86-inch ( 720×1520 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass 19:9 aspect ratio display Octa Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor (Quad 2GHz Cortex A73 + Quad 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs) with 800MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 400GB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo) OS, upgradable to Android P Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, secondary 5-megapixel rear camera 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture, 80.4-degree wide-angle lens 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 149.51 x 71.98 x 8.096 mm; Weight: 160g Dual 4G ...