Facebook offers end to end encryption option in Messenger
Social media giant Facebook has said that it has begun offering an option to encrypt messages – a way to have secret conversations with other users – to some of 900 million users of Messenger, its messaging app.The end-to-end encryption is a system that allows only the communicating users to read the messages. The upgrade […]
Asus Zenfone 3 series tipped to make its debut in India this month
Asus Zenfone 3 series, which was unveiled at Computex 2016 in May, is expected to set foot in India soon.Asus is expected to reveal the price and availability details of the Zenfone 3 series by hosting two events simultaneously in India and in Taipei on July 12 , The Mobile India reported citing its sources. […]
Pentax K-70 coming in July; will it beat the Nikon D7200 and the Canon 80D at their own game?
Pentax announced the K-70 a month ago and now the mid-range DSLR is expected to ship starting July 22. While the camera, at first glance, has the features common among mid-range DSLRs, such as the Nikon D5500 and the Canon 750D, some aspects in the Pentax K-70 are so advanced that even those like the […]
Facebook offers end to end encryption option in Messenger
Social media giant Facebook has said that it has begun offering an option to encrypt messages – a way to have secret conversations with other users – to some of 900 million users of Messenger, its messaging app.The end-to-end encryption is a system that allows only the communicating users to read the messages. The upgrade […]
Samsung Galaxy J2 with Smart Glow launched
Samsung has unveiled its latest flagship in the J-series, the Galaxy J2 smartphone in India priced at Rs 9,750.The Galaxy J2 features a 5-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 720×1280 pixels,and is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor. In terms of storage the smartphone offers 1.5GB of RAM, and 8GB of internal storage […]
Stop taking ‘stupid selfies’, Croatian authorities tell tourists
Croatia’s mountain rescue service has urged tourists to stop putting themselves in danger, by taking “stupid and dangerous selfies”. The appeal came after the young Canadian plunged off a 75-metre viewpoint in the Plitvice Lakes national park while trying to take a selfie. “Dear tourists, we respect you. It’s time for you to start respecting […]
Snapchat’s sexual content in Discover lands the ephemeral messaging app in trouble; gets sued by a teen
Snapchat has come under fire after a lawsuit was filed on Thursday by a 14-year-old boy and his mother over the sexually explicit content on its Discover channels.Snapchat has come under fire after a lawsuit was filed on Thursday by a 14-year-old boy and his mother over the sexually explicit content on its Discover channels.The […]
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 successor in the offing? Redmi Note 4 may arrive soon
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is still going strong in the Indian market, but its successor dubbed as the Redmi Note 4 is said to be on its way. It has now emerged that the upcoming handset will come with several feature upgrades over its predecessor, including a much larger screen.The Chinese smartphone maker hasn’t […]
Android Nougat prevents smartphones from ransomwares threats
Mumbai: Realising the need to curb increasing malware count, Google’s latest operating system Android Nougat will employ a new condition that will prevent ransomwares from resetting a device’s password using the ‘resetPassword’ API.According to a Symantec report, numerous dangerous malwares including Android.Lock.E variants with advanced capabilities emerged during the first quarter of 2105. All these […]
Facebook imitates YouTube; to test offline video feature in India
Mumbai: Streaming a video online is probably one of the biggest predicaments faced by users, especially in developing countries where internet data packs are not only costly but also sluggish.To bridge this gap, Google’s YouTube had started offline video feature a couple of years, allowing users to download or sync videos to watch later. Following […]
More than 1,000 restaurants are hacked for credit, debit card info: Wendy’s
Wendy’s said hackers were able to steal customers’ credit and debit card information at 1,025 of its US restaurants, far more than it originally thought.The hamburger chain said Thursday hackers were able to obtain card numbers, names, expiration dates and codes on the card, beginning in late fall. Some customers’ cards were used to make […]
Will Google release Android 7.0 Nougat with Samsung Galaxy Note 7? Release date, specifications
Samsung’s “next big thing” is not far away. The much-hyped Galaxy Note 7 will most probably see the light of the day in a few weeks, and now, the buzz is that the device will come running Google’s latest operating system Android 7.0 Nougat, which is yet to be released. It will come as a […]
Apple iPhones battery life hacks: 10 simple steps to enhance battery life
Apple iPhones boast best build quality, but they still lack good battery, which can last a whole day.Thankfully, there are ways to ensure the battery lasts a little longer. We sifted through numerous portals, including Apple and other reliable self-help websites, on tips and tricks on how to ensure the iPhones work until you return […]
Google acquires start-up Moodstocks; new deal to enhance machine learning, visual recognition
In a move to enhance visual recognition, machine learning and image recognition technology, Google has acquired French start-up Moodstocks that specialises in recognition of objects from a smartphone. The search giant announced the deal on Wednesday.Moodstocks is a French start-up that develops new algorithms for visual recognition, machine learning, and image recognition technology. It enables […]
iPhone 7 release date, other details: 5 simple features that iPhone users may want to see
Apple’s upcoming flagship smartphone dubbed as the iPhone 7 is just a couple of months away from hitting the stores, and now several details of the device have been leaked, giving us a possible picture of what it may offer. Expectations from the handset are huge as in all iPhones in the past, and fans […]
Reliance Jio 4G offers in India: LYF smartphones bundled with 3 months unlimited data for Rs. 2,999
Reliance Jio 4G roll-out has been a mystery, but the company is laying strong groundwork ahead of the official roll-out. Reliance LYF branded smartphones have made quite a name for themselves in the recent months and the new bundle offer will only make consumers rush to the nearest Reliance stores. According to a report by […]
BlackBerry bids goodbye to its Classic smartphone
It is time to say goodbye to tactile keys. Canadian mobile maker BlackBerry has parted ways with its most successful device of its times – BlackBerry Classic.According to Ralph Pini, chief operating officer and general manager for devices at BlackBerry, the company will no longer manufacture BlackBerry Classic.“For many years, Classic (and its BBOS predecessors) […]
This week in Tech: Microsoft may be working on Surface device
The rumour mill has begun spinning with reports of a new Surface device in the works at Microsoft. The company is reportedly working on an All-in-One desktop product to add on to its existing Surface line of devices, which comprises of the Surface and Surface Pro tables and the Surface Book laptop. The Redmond-based company […]
Xiaomi to launch Rs 40,000 handset this year: report
Mumbai: Chinese consumer goods manufacturing giant Xiaomi has been riding on the success of its affordable, almost-premium handsets for quite a long time in India. Its products have been accepted extensively in the country, be it due to affordable pricing or the overall product.According to a report by GizmoChina, the company is now looking to […]
Satya Nadella hails MS Excel as Microsoft’s finest product; 4 other cool things Microsoft made
Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hailed MS Excel as the company’s finest achievement. “Think about a world without Excel. That’s just impossible for me,” Nadella said.While MS Excel changed the way in which accountants everywhere crunched numbers, Nadella, in a way, is changing the way Microsoft works. Business […]