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Wednesday, 10 April 2019

Dropbox announces Google Docs, Sheets and Slides integration

Dropbox, the file hosting company has announced a new feature to its software today. The company announces the integration with Google Docs, Sheets and Slides which means that users can now work with these directly from Dropbox. At Google Cloud Next '19, Dropbox has made the announcement of the integration of Google Docs, Sheets and Slides and the functionality is in open beta for now. With this new functionality, the user can create and store Docs, Sheets, and Slides files in any Dropbox folder, right alongside traditional files, once the user is signed into both Google and Dropbox accounts. Apart from this, the new feature will allow the user to search for everything on Dropbox viz Docs, Sheets and Slide files. The user can also make use of the full-text search feature which will show results content of the user's Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Users can also create web-based files and also edit their existing files. Apart from this, users can add a Docs, Sheets, or Slides file to a shared Dropbox folder and it will automatically grant members access without leaving Dropbox. Dropbox also adds an ability for the users to share individual files, get feedback and manage access. The new feature is available ...

Samsung Galaxy A80 with 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED Infinity display, Snapdragon 730G, rotating camera announced

Samsung just announced the Galaxy A80 smartphone, the company's top-end smartphone in the 'A Series' at an event in Thailand. It has a 6.7-inch Full HD+ New Infinity Super AMOLED display with 20: 9 aspect ratio, is powered by the latest Octa-Core Snapdragon 730G SoC with 8GB of RAM and runs Android Pie with Samsung One UI. It features rotating camera module with a 48-megapixel primary rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, secondary, 8-megapixel 123° ultra wide-angle lens and a 3D Depth camera for Live Focus by scanning objects for measurement and depth. When users select the selfie mode in the camera app, the three cameras automatically pop-up from the back of the phone and rotate. The phone has a 3D Glasstic body with a metal frame, comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner and packs a 3700mAh battery with support for 25W super fast charging. "The Angel Gold color includes elements of pink, while the Ghost White option combines some blue characteristics, so these colors look different depending on light direction and reflection," said Samsung. Samsung Galaxy A80 specifications 6.7-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 20: 9 New Infinity-U Super AMOLED display Octa Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 730G Mobile Platform with Adreno 618 ...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7 Pro sales cross 1 million units in India within a month of launch

Xiaomi launched Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro in February 2019 in and the 6GB RAM, 128GB storage variant of Note 7 Pro went on sale today for the first time. Both the smartphones witnessed a huge demand and the company has conducted several sales every week so far. Today, Xiaomi India has announced that it has surpassed 1 Million or 10 lakh Units of Redmi Note 7 Series Sale. A million units sold before today's sale. #RedmiNote7 & #RedmiNote7Pro have made their mark in just a month. We know a lot of you are waiting and we promise that you'll have it soon. We've already ramped up production. RT to spread ❤️ & win F- codes. pic.twitter.com/eZxU3H4liJ — Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) April 10, 2019 The company has surpassed this record within a month of the sale of Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphones. The record of 1 Million Units combines both online sales and offline sales. To recall, Redmi Note 7 is powered by the Snapdragon 660 processor and comes in two configurations i.e., 3GB RAM + 32GB storage and 4GB RAM + 64GB storage. It sports a 12MP + 2MP Dual Rear Camera with LED Flash, 13MP Front Camera ...

Jabra Move Style Edition wireless headphones launched in India for Rs. 7299

Jabra has launched Move Style Edition, the company's latest on-ear wireless headphones in India. It offers an improved battery life of up to 14 hours compared to Jabra Move, whilst offering the same great sound, comfort and light-weight design. Highlights of Jabra Move Style Edition Exceptional wireless sound quality 4mm omni-directional microphone and Take control of your music and calls directly from the headphones. Conveniently placed buttons mean you can control your calls and music at the touch of a button. Ultra-light, comfortable headband. Making your headphones so comfortable you can wear them all day Up to 14 hours of battery and 12 days of standby time. If you run out of battery, or can't connect your headphones wirelessly, simply attach the 3.5 mm cable (included as standard) The Jabra Move Style Edition comes in Titanium Black, Gold Beige and Navy colors, is priced at Rs. 7299 and will be available from Croma and Jabra stores, as well as Amazon online. Commenting on the  launch, Jabra India & SAARC Country Marketing Manager, Amitesh Punhani said: The Jabra Move is one of the most popular on-ear wireless headphones because it offers a great wireless experience for calls and music on-the-move at an affordable price. It has long been a customer ...

OPPO Reno with 6.6-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855, 10x hybrid optical zoom, in-display fingerprint sensor announced

OPPO just announced its Reno series at an event in China, as it had promised. The standard version has a 6.4-inch Full HD + AMOLED display and is powered by  Snapdragon 710, the 10x loss less zoom version comes with a 6.6-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with ultra narrow bezels and 93.1% screen-to-body ratio. Both these have up to 8GB of RAM, Game Boost 2.0, run Android Pie with ColorOS 6 on top and a 48-megapixel primary rear camera with Sony IMX286 sensor. The standard edition features a 5-megapixel secondary camera, while the high-end model comes with a 13-megapixel periscope telephoto camera and an 8-megapixel 120 degree ultra-wide lens with equivalent focal length of 15.9mm, which provides wide-angle shots and the telephoto camera offers 159mm equivalent focal length. It has a 16-megapixel side-lifting camera on the top. The company says that it will withstand over 200,000 times of lifting and the mechanism takes just 0.8 seconds. It has an in-display fingerprint scanner that the company says it 28.5% faster than the predecessor. These 3765mAh and 4065mAh battery respectively with VOOC 3.0 fast charging. OPPO Reno Standard Edition specifications 6.4-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 aspect ratio AMOLED display with 430 nits brightness, 97% NTSC color gamut, ...

It’s your last chance to get OnePlus 6T – Take advantage of it

Even after 6 months and several mobile launches, OnePlus 6T remains relevant, popular and trendy, thanks to its latest and futuristic hardware and breezy software. In the latest development, Amazon.in has announced that OnePlus 6T will be available at its lowest price ever during Fab Phones Fest starting midnight on April 11. For the starters, starting April 11th until April 13, customers will get flat Rs. 3,000 off on 6GB+128 GB and flat Rs. 4,000 off on both 8GB+128GB and 8GB+256GB variants. Furthermore, there will be a 10% Instant Bank Discount for customers using HDFC Bank Debit, Credit Cards & EMI. Customers looking to exchange their old handsets for the OnePlus 6T during Fab Phones Fest can also get exciting exchange value. They can also choose Total Damage Protection and secure their new smartphone for a nominal charge. Get notified when this OnePlus 6T offer goes live on Amazon.in’s Fab Phones Fest ! The OnePlus 6T has the Snapdragon 845 chipset with up to 8GB of RAM. The 6T offers the right blend of software and hardware for a seamless experience, be it gaming or entertainment. In order to power it, the OnePlus 6T comes with a 3700mAh battery featuring Dash Charging technology that provides ...

ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1 and Max M2 Android 9.0 (Pie) update starts rolling out in India

After beta update in February, ASUS has finally started rolling out stable Android 9.0 (Pie) update for the Zenfone Max Pro M1 and also for the Max M2 in India, as it had promised. The latest Android Pie update brings several new features, including Adaptive Battery that uses machine learning to prioritize system resources for the apps, App Actions that help you raise the visibility of your app and help drive engagement using machine learning, new Magnifier feature for easier copy-and-paste and lots more. The ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1 v16.2017.1903.050 update is 1.55GB in size or 392MB for those who are running Pie beta and includes Android security patch for March 2019. The update is gradually rolling out in batches so it will take time to reach everyone. ASUS already promised that it will roll out Android Pie for the Zenfone Max Pro M2 by April 15th. Check out the complete change log below. The ZenFone Max Pro M1 – Firmware Notes. (FOTA version – OPM1.WW_Phone-16.2017.1903.050) Android P upgrade Update security patch The ZenFone Max M2– Firmware Notes. (FOTA version – WW_Phone-16.2018.1903.37) Update Android 9.0 Google Mobile Services (GMS) upgrade to version 9.0_201903 Source 1, 2, 3

Tuesday, 9 April 2019

Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 accelerator for data centers announced

Qualcomm today announced Cloud AI 100 accelerator for data center providers built from the ground up to help accelerate AI experiences, providing a turn-key solution that addresses the most important aspects of cloud AI inferencing—including low power consumption, scale, process node leadership, and signal processing expertise. In addition, it is supporting developers with a full stack of tools and frameworks for each of our cloud-to-edge AI solutions. Facilitating the development of the ecosystem in this distributed AI model will help enhance a myriad of potential experiences for the end-user, including personal assistants for natural language processing and translations, advanced image search, and personalized content and recommendations. The Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 offers: More than 10x performance per watt over the industry’s most advanced AI inference solutions deployed today An all new, highly efficient chip specifically designed for processing AI inference workloads 7nm process node bringing further performance and power advantages Available support for industry leading software stacks, including PyTorch, Glow, TensorFlow, Keras, and ONNX Power-efficient signal processing expertise across major areas: Artificial Intelligence, eXtended Reality, Camera, Audio, Video, Gestures The Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 is expected to begin sampling to customers in the second half of 2019.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and 730G 8nm and Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platforms announced

Qualcomm just announced new Snapdragon 730 and 730G 8nm and 665 11nm Mobile Platforms. The Snapdragon 730 brings technologies that were previously exclusive to 8 series devices that includes 4th generation multi-core Qualcomm AI Engine for 2x faster AI on-device processing compared to Snapdragon 710, Qualcomm Spectra 350 with dedicated Computer Vision (CV) ISP for up to 4x overall power savings in Computer Vision compared to the previous generation and 4K HDR videos in Portrait Mode (Bokeh).  It has Kryo 470 CPU, Adreno 618 GPU integrates Vulkan 1.1 and Snapdragon X15 LTE modem and is Wi-Fi 6-ready. The Gaming-centric 730G  has Snapdragon Elite Gaming features, which include an arsenal of hardware and software optimizations that give mobile gamers a competitive edge. Snapdragon 730G Mobile Platform has Snapdragon elite gaming features, including: Up to 15% faster graphics rendering over the Snapdragon 730 and up to 25% faster graphics rendering over the Snapdragon 710, featuring an overclocked Adreno 618 GPU Qualcomm Technologies' in-house game studio has collaborated with popular game-makers to optimize Snapdragon 730G for a selection of the world’s top-rated games. True HDR gaming for extreme realism with rich graphics and cinema-quality processing with over 1 billion shades of color. Jank Reducer feature reduces janks by up to 90% in games running at ...

Twitter limits number of accounts users can follow in a day from 1000 to 400 to combat spam and bots

Twitter has been seen making changes to its platform recently and in the same lines, the company has made a new change in the number of accounts that a user can follow every day. In order to curb bot and spam, Twitter has announced that it has limited the number of accounts that a user can follow from 1000 to 400 per day. With the latest change, Non-verified users can follow up to 400 accounts per day and Verified users can follow up to 1000 per day. Follow, unfollow, follow, unfollow. Who does that? Spammers. So we’re changing the number of accounts you can follow each day from 1,000 to 400. Don’t worry, you’ll be just fine. — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) April 8, 2019 Apart from this, Twitter has applied an overall restriction in the number of accounts a user can follow to 5000 overall. Once a user hits this limit, the user has to wait until the user has more followers before the user can follow additional accounts. However, the number is different for each account and is calculated based on the unique ratio of followers to following. Once a user hits a follow limit, Twitter will show a message saying “You are unable to follow ...