HIGHLIGHTS Cyanogen OS 13.1 is based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The Mod platform is meant to deeply integrate app and services. Cyanogen’s Mod platform is open to third party developers. Cyanogen OS 13.1 has begun rolling out to eligible devices, starting with the OnePlus One. Most notably, the update brings support for the Mod platform that Cyanogen hadintroduced back in ... Read More »
It’s been a big week in tech news, though next week is going to be a huge one as well, thanks to Apple’s WWDC which will take place on Monday night India time. This week though, the big news of the week probably was about Twitter getting hacked – the company denied reports of a system breach that exposed the ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS The replies appear alongside the original messages as quotes. The feature is available for both Android and iOS. It can be seen in both one-on-one and group conversations. WhatsApp has got a new feature that will let users quote messages when replying. While earlier this week, the new feature was spotted in beta builds of WhatsApp for Android, it ... Read More »
Facebook on Thursday launched a feature that allows users to upload photos with 360-degree views. Apart from photos taken from 360-degree cameras, panoramic photos taken on a mobile phone can be converted to a 360-degree view on the newsfeed, the company said on Thursday. The photos can also be seen in virtual reality compatible devices, Facebook said. The social network ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Moto Mods magnetically connect to the 16 dots at the rear panel. Moto Z and Moto Z Force are almost identical in specifications. The company has not yet announced pricing of the smartphones. The keynote address of Lenovo Tech World 2016 in San Francisco on Thursday saw the launch of the much-awaited Moto Z and Moto Z Force smartphones. ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is the first Tango smartphone It features 4 cameras for a seamless AR experience. The Lenovo Phab 2 and Phab 2 Plus were also announced. At the Lenovo Tech World 2016 event in San Francisco, Yang Yuanqing – Chairman and CEO of Lenovo – announced the first consumer facing Project Tango smartphone during the keynote ... Read More »
Mumbai: The number of school students with coding skills in India is much higher than in the US, says a report. “India produces the most school pupils with coding skills – almost 10 times as many as the US (although the percentages of those graduating from high school are small),” said the report based on the Barclays Digital Development Index. The index measures and ... Read More »
New Delhi: With mobile services market hotting up ahead of Reliance Jio’s launch, Vodafone India on Tuesday said it will announce revised plans for data pack in a day or two to keep its promise of offering “competitive” rates to customers. “We always believe in giving value to customers. We will shortly be coming out with our plans,” Vodafone India ... Read More »
Shares of Japanese messaging app operator Line Corp soared as much as 36 percent in their U.S. market debut on Thursday, valuing the high-profile tech startup at $9.34 billion in the biggest tech IPO this year. The offering of 22 million American Depository Shares (ADSs) at $32.84 each topped the upper end of the expected price range of $28.50-$32.50, raising ... Read More »
Mumbai: Predicting data revenues for telecom operators to double to $11 billion by 2017-18, top brokerage CLSA has said the much-awaited commercial entry of Reliance Jio would drive the market further. Even as existing operators have begun to focus on content, the key differentiator will be network delivery, or quality and download speed – areas that have intensified ahead of ... Read More »
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