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Vodafone has launched VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services in India in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Gujarat (Surat and Ahmedabad), as the company had promised, after testing it recently. Vodafone is calling it Super VoLTE and said that the technology delivers high-quality sound over voice calls across the Vodafone SuperNet 4G network so that users will experience ultra-clear voice quality and reduced background noise.
"Conversations will sound more natural, almost as if the person at the other end of the phone call is right next to you. Also, with Vodafone Super VoLTE, you can surf at 4G speeds even while being on a phone call," said Vodafone.
Vodafone lists Oneplus 3, Oneplus 3T, Oneplus 5, Oneplus 5T, Honor View 10, Honor 9i, Honor 7X, Honor 8 Pro, Xiaomi Redmi 4, Mi Mix 2, Mi Max 2, Nokia 5 Nokia 8, Samsung C9 Pro and Samsung J7 Nxt as 4G compatible handsets, but other handsets should get software update to enable Vodafone VoLTE.
If you have a VoLTE enabled handset, you can SMS 4G CHECK to 199 to know if you your smartphone is Vodafone Super VoLTE compatible. If you have Dual SIM handset, Vodafone SIM should be inserted in the SIM slot with data capability and network mode should be set as "4G/3G/2G (Auto)".
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The recently launched Honor 9 Lite is one of the few mid-range smartphones that runs on the latest Android 8.0 Oreo. The company has included their own customization skin -EMUI 8.0, to add some zing to the entire user experience. An upgrade from EMUI 5.1, the company has followed the same numeric order with Android Oreo.
EMUI 8.0 packs a lot of new features and is indeed a giant step forward. The overall look and feel remains the same as its predecessor, however provides better memory management ensuring a smoother UI experience. The Honor 9 Lite with EMUI 8.0 comes equipped with various useful customization options that are fun to experiment with. Below is the list of EMUI 8.0 features that are present in the Honor 9 Lite:
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Three finger Screenshot: Previously, in order to take a screenshot, we had to press the combination of buttons at the same time. With EMUI 8.0, the company has come up with a whole new method of taking a screenshot. Known as “Three-finger screenshot”, it allows the user to take a screenshot by simply sliding down three fingers from top to bottom. Once the screenshot is done, you will get a popup screen ...
WhatsApp has been developing the 'payments' feature for quite some time now. In January we heard that the company will be rolling out the feature to users from February and since we are in February now, the Payment option is enabled to select WhatsApp beta users on Android and iOS.
The version number with the Payments option differs for both Android and iOS. For iOS users, WhatsApp with version number V2.18.21 has the Payment option enabled, while it is only available to selected users on Android running version V2.18.41. Everyone might not see the Payments option since it seems to be a server-side roll out.
WhatsApp Payments will be through UPI (Unified Payments Interface) and once you tap the Attachments menu inside a chat you will see new Payment option along with gallery, video, documents and once you click it, you will be displayed with the list of banks and once you select your bank, you will see the account that is linked. After selecting the account, you will be needing to verify it like any other UPI based payment service. If you haven't used UPI payments before, you will be asked to create one along with security pin for authentication.
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Google has just announced a new feature using which you can manually create themed movies via the app or the web. You can use the photos to create the movies where you can edit them, add music or just select the photos and ask Google to automatically create a movie for you which was available since quite some time now.
Google Photos has a range of themes including “They Grow Up So Fast” to the feline favorite “Meow Movie,” "Doggie Movie," and more. With Valentine's day inching closer, Google has also added a theme around it called "Valentines Day movie" Creating a movie is also very simple, you just need to open the Google Photos app, go to the Assistant tab, and tap Movie to get started.
Either you can create on your own, or let Google's machine learning algorithm to select photos based on your choices, add a soundtrack and produce a custom movie for you. Apart from themed movies, Google is also rolling out a feature that lets you create a photo book from your computer or phone. However, these photobooks need to be purchased and they start at $9.99. This Photobook is available only for US or Canada users.
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Instagram is currently testing a new feature that lets you re-share public feed posts of whom you follow directly to your story. This feature will let you add commentary and overlaid stickers to a meme, celebrity post or even a friend’s photo according to TechCrunch.
If you are concerned about your Privacy, you can still go to your Settings to turn off the ability for others to reshare their posts. Even if you don't have the reshare option, you will still see the privacy setting now. We earlier reported that Instagram is also said to be testing re-gram button which lets you share news feed posts directly to the news feed. However, this never made it, at least for now.
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When the post is added to your Story, you get options for how you want it to appear. You can resize it, rotate it, move it around, and also choose from couple of designs.
Since the resharing is currently in testing with a small percentage of users, it might be a while before it rolls out. Using the resharing you can move, resize, and rotate the reposts which can be formatted two different ways. instagram recently got the Text-only stories ‘type-mode’ stories and Gify powered Gif stickers.
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Unicode Consortium has published the final Unicode 11.0 list of Emojis for 2018 just as it had mentioned earlier while it was in beta since December last year. With the newly finalized 157 new emojis, the total number of approved emojis count reaches to 2,823. These emojis will be on phones in the second half of 2018.
The new Unicode 11.0 emojis includes emojis for redheads, curly hair, superheroes, softball, infinity, kangaroo and more. Unicode says that they have created in an Apple-like style, and the sample images aim to capture how these emojis might look when arriving later in the year. In fact, the 11.0 Consortium makes it the first time to implement the new components available for hair color.
There are options for red hair, curly hair, white hair, and baldness and these are available for use in sequences for men and women of any skin tone. other emojis include popular activities such as sewing, knitting, lacrosse, and skateboarding. Though the Unicode 11.0 emoji list for 2018 is final, the specification for Emoji 11.0 is still a draft. On the other hand, the emoji 12.0, new emoji proposals are expected to be submitted before the end of March 2018.
Commenting on the same, Unicode president Mark Davis said:
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Google acquired Nest back in 2014 for $3.2 billion, and in the four-year journey, Nest has gained a lot of momentum and has doubled its hardware portfolio last year by selling more products in 2017 than in 2016 and 2015 combined. On the other hand, Google did great too; it has sold tens of millions of products for the home in just the last year.
Today Google has announced that it is merging Nest and Google hardware teams together with a goal to create more thoughtful home products. Both the companies will continue to combine hardware, software, and services to bring safer and, smarter home products. Google will use its artificial intelligence and the Assistant at the core for the products.
Since both the company already work closely, there is an advantage of a better understanding of end requirements and goals. The mission here is to create a more thoughtful home, one that takes care of the people inside it and the world around it. Google Home products have been user favorite with Assistant doing the job of playing music, control their connected devices, get useful information about their day and more.
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CoolPad launched its mid-range Cool Play 6 smartphone in India recently. We already brought you the review of the phone, here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 4000mAh (minimum) / 4060mAh (typical) battery. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by Snapdragon 653 SoC, has 6GB of RAM, runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Journey UI. Check out the test results below.
Talk Time
It lasted for 33 hours and 25 minutes in our talk time test.
3G Browsing
It lasted for 7 hours and 47 minutes in our 3G browsing test.
WiFi Browsing
It lasted 10 hours and 7 minutes in our WiFi Browsing test.
Video Playback
It lasted for 11 hours and 12 minutes in our video playback test.
Charging Time
It takes 2 hours 42 mins for charging it from 0 to 100% since it doesn't have fast charging, and 0 to 50% takes about 1 hour and 4 minutes.
Standby Time
It lasted for 52 days in our standby test.
In achieved a One Charge Rating of 15 hours and 46 minutes, mainly due to brilliant talk time results. Check out our battery life test procedure, to know more about our tests in detail.
HP today has unveiled new Elitebook 800-series, HP ZBook 14u, and HP ZBook 15u laptops. These commercial devices are designed for today’s constantly on-the-go modern workforce. These laptops are powered by the Windows 10 with support for Cortana, cameras, optional fingerprint readers with Windows Hello for fast and secure login, and Windows Ink.
These laptops feature new chiseled linear wedge profiles and anodized aluminum covers. The EliteBook 800 series packs an ultra-bright display that automatically adapts to changing light conditions. The EliteBook 800 series and the ZBook 14u/15u passed the MIL-STD-810G testing to ensure durability and also have Thunderbolt 3 ports. On the other hand, the ZBook 14u/15 undergo two additional MIL-STD 810G tests for bench handling and crash hazard shock for unpredictable conditions in technical environments.
The HP Elitebook 800-series is powered by the 8th generation Intel Core vPro processor. The HP EliteBook 820 G4 sports a 13-inch screen, while the HP EliteBook 840 G5 packs a 14-inch display since it is a business notebook. Both the models include AMD RX540 discrete graphics and feature a world-facing, noise-canceling microphone removing unwanted sounds when in individual mode or enhances for 360-degree voice pick-up. it comes with HP Fast Charge support and can charge 50 percent of the battery in just 30 minutes.
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Vodafone has launched VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services in India in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Gujarat (Surat and Ahmedabad), as the company had promised, after testing it recently. Vodafone is calling it Super VoLTE and said that the technology delivers high-quality sound over voice calls across the Vodafone SuperNet 4G network so that users will experience ultra-clear voice quality and reduced background noise.
"Conversations will sound more natural, almost as if the person at the other end of the phone call is right next to you. Also, with Vodafone Super VoLTE, you can surf at 4G speeds even while being on a phone call," said Vodafone.
Vodafone lists Oneplus 3, Oneplus 3T, Oneplus 5, Oneplus 5T, Honor View 10, Honor 9i, Honor 7X, Honor 8 Pro, Xiaomi Redmi 4, Mi Mix 2, Mi Max 2, Nokia 5 Nokia 8, Samsung C9 Pro and Samsung J7 Nxt as 4G compatible handsets, but other handsets should get software update to enable Vodafone VoLTE.
If you have a VoLTE enabled handset, you can SMS 4G CHECK to 199 to know if you your smartphone is Vodafone Super VoLTE compatible. If you have Dual SIM handset, Vodafone SIM should be inserted in the SIM slot with data capability and network mode should be set as "4G/3G/2G (Auto)".
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Indian Antitrust watchdog has fined Google a Rs.135.86 ($21.17 million) over “search bias” and abuse of its dominant position. Competition Commission of India (CCI) says that Google; a part of Alphabet is abusing its dominance in online web search and online advertising markets.
Furthermore, CCI said that it did not find any actions from Google’s that oppose the specialized search design, AdWords, and online distribution agreements. Commenting on the same, a Google spokesperson said that the company is reviewing the “narrow concerns” identified by the Commission and will assess its next step.
Last year, the European Commission imposed a record 2.4 billion euro ($3 billion) fine on the company for somewhat similar where the company was found favoring its shopping service and demoting rival offerings. Google has appealed against the order. However, Google is found guilty of placing its commercial flight search function at a position that is favorable to it on the search results page which indirectly is causing damage to the businesses trying to gain market access.
This ruling also put an end to the probe that was first started by the watchdog in 2012 based on the complaints filed by Bharat Matrimony; a matchmaking website and a not-for-profit organization, Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS). The ...
Last week Broadcom made its final offer to acquire Qualcomm at a value of $121 Billion, which is $82 per share which consist of $60.00 in cash and $22.00 per share in Broadcom stocks. Qualcomm today announced that its Board of Directors unanimously rejected the unsolicited proposal by Broadcom. This comes after the first offer that was made by Broadcom got rejected by Qualcomm back in November and in December it rejected directors nominated by Broadcom to replace the Qualcomm's existing board of directors.
Broadcom says that the proposal materially undervalues Qualcomm and falls well short of the firm regulatory commitment the Board would demand given the significant downside risk of a failed transaction. Qualcomm said that it would like to meet Broadcom to see if it can address the serious deficiencies in value and certainty in its proposal.
In a letter to Hock Tan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Broadcom Limited, Qualcomm Board, said:
The Board has unanimously determined that your amended offer materially undervalues Qualcomm and falls well short of the firm regulatory commitment the Board would demand given the significant downside risk of a failed transaction.
However, the Board is committed to exploring all options for maximizing shareholder value, and so we would be prepared to meet with you to allow you to explain how you ...
Panasonic has launched LUMIX GH5S, its latest flagship model under LUMIX G DSLM cameras based on the Micro Four Thirds system standard. This doesn’t have 5-Axis in-body Stabilization that was present in the GH5 that was launched and also uses new 10.2-megapixel Digital Live MOS Sensor with Dual Native ISO Technology and Venus Engine that allows for a maximum 51200 ISO in high-sensitivity recording with minimal noise. It can record Cinema 4K (4096 x 2160 resolution) video at 30 or 60 frames per second and shoot 14-bit RAW files at up to 10 frames per second.
It can record 4:2:2 10-bit 400-Mbps All-Intra in 4K 30p/24p and 200-Mbps All-Intra in Full-HD. It also allows for 4K HDR video with Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) mode in Photo Style. It also has -5EV luminance detection performance with Low Light AF with higher sensitivity and optimized tuning of the sensor.
Highlights of Panasonic LUMIX GH5S
10.2MP high-sensitivity MOS sensor with multi-aspect and dual native ISO (400 & 2,500) with a range from 160 – 51,200; extendable to 80 – 204,800
Magnesium alloy full die-cast front/rear frame and is splashproof, dustproof and freezeproof down to -10 degrees
Unlimited in-camera recording of C4K: 60p50p 8-bit, 30p25p24p 4:2:2 10-bit, 4K: 60p50p 4:2:0 8-bit, ...
Twitter has revealed financial earnings for Q4 2017 and Fiscal Year 2017 Results. The company has generated a total revenue of $732 million, an increase of 2% year-over-year. The company reports the quarterly GAAP net income at $91 million, with a GAAP net margin of 12% and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.12.
The company further reveals the Quarterly non-GAAP net income at $141 million, or $0.19 per diluted share. This is an increase compared to the quarterly non-GAAP net income of $78 million, or $0.11 per diluted share for the same period last year. The Adjusted EBITDA is $308 million or 42% of total revenue, again a solid jump compared to $215 million or 30% of total revenue for the same period last year.
The company has generated a solid $2.4 billion in the Fiscal Year 2017, but it still is a 3% decreases YoY. The GAAP net loss was around $108 million and a net margin of 4% in 2017, compared to $457 million and a net margin of 18% in 2016. The adjusted EBITDA for the entire Fiscal Year 2017 was $863 million with a 35% margin compared to $751 million and 30% margin for the previous year.
Twitter says that the annual stock-based compensation expense decreased 29% YoY to ...
The launch of Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ is just a couple of weeks away, and we have most of the details regarding the flagships. Back in January, there were reports about Samsung trademarking a new DeX Station accessory for the S9 just there was for the S8 last year. The DeX accessory dubbed 'DeX Pad' now makes its first appearance, courtesy of Evan Blass.
This DeX Pad accessory is aimed at turning the phone into a viable desktop computing solution. It will hold the phone on a flat surface rather than making it stand. This not just adds for comfort, but also brings the possibility of using the phone as a touchpad. With the phone's screen held down on DeX Pad and used as the desktop's cursor, you'd only have to connect a keyboard.
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The image falls in line with the description that was leaked back when Samsung trademarked. The DeX Pad will have a USB-C for connecting the phone, two USB-A ports for connecting external devices, and HDMI out for a display and it appears like it also has a cooling vent system. Of course this isn't a groundbreaking idea, since Microsoft and Huawei have already implemented the same.
The rendered image also reveals the fact that ...
Snapchat is rolling out few new features which now lets you create custom face lenses, new text caption styles for snaps. These face lenses are AR masks like puppy ears, flower crowns and more that overlay on your face. These lenses start at $9.99. It is available on the Snapchat desktop site, iOS app.
Snapchat says that there will be over 150 different lens templates at launch and these can be personalized with text. To create the custom lens, in the iOS app you have to tap on Settings, then select Filters and Lenses. From there you can choose from one of the pre-made face lens templates and can also add text if you wish.
Snapchat says that users should complete their custom lens purchase at least 3 hours before the event for it to run on time. The tool is only intended for consumers and the company wouldn't allow brands to advertise them for their company. Snapchat recently rolled out new Bitmoji Deluxe with new skin tones, facial features and more.
The company is also rolling out new font styles for captions on both your photo and videos. The new fonts include brush, italic, glow, gradient, rainbow, fancy, and old English and you can use more than one fonts on each snap. ...
Google just announced that from starting July it will mark all HTTP sites as 'not secure' with an aim to offer secure browsing. Starting with Chrome 68, the search engine giant will show all the non-HTTPS sites as not secure for browsing.
This isn't surprising since Google already shows the HTTP sites with text fields as insecure when you enter any information. The company also says that over 68% of Chrome traffic on both Android and Windows, over 78% Chrome traffic on both Chrome OS and Mac and 81 of the top 100 sites on the web use HTTPS by default and are now protected.
For years HTTPS was regarded as a requirement for sites handling critical information, like bank portals. But since the last couple of years, regular sites gaining traction with HTTPS thanks to the availability of free SSL/TLS certificates and even browsers started encouraging the shift.
Google said that Chrome is dedicated to making it easy to setup HTTP sites to migrate to HTTPS. The Mixed content audits are now available to help developers migrate their sites to HTTPS in the latest Node CLI version of Lighthouse which is an automated tool for improving web pages. The lighthouse audit will help developers to find which resources a site loads using HTTP, and which ...
Xiaomi launched the Mi 4i back in 2015 MIUI 6 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). MIUI v8.5.3 was the last update for the above mentioned devices which company rolled out a few months back, and company decided to skip MIUI 9.0 update for the phone. Earlier this week the company started rolling out MIUI 9.2 Global Beta Stable update to the phone and, the main highlights of MIUI 9.2 include Interactive and Fresh UI changes, New Gallery App, Calendar Cards, App Vault, Mi Video App, New Mi Explorer.
Now it has rolled out stable update for the phone for all the users, which is still based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), so users will not be able to enjoy few features like Split Screen, Quick Switch and New Notification Shade that MIUI 9 brings. This will be the final MIUI update for the phone, as the company had confirmed.
The update doesn’t bring any major features but it is certainly refreshing and should make the phone smoother than ever as MIUI 9 is focused towards optimization. The company deserves a pat on its back for providing support to the phone after almost 3 years.
The new version for Mi 4i is MIUI 9.2.2.0.LXIMIEK and the update is 209MB in size, but the security patch ...
Android Messages has received a new update with version number V2.9. The update doesn't bring any major U.I change but there quite a few additions that hint at upcoming features including Allo-like web interface, payments to businesses and more.
Google is getting ready to introduce a web interface that would allow users to pair their phones with a computer for texting needs. It also hints that the company might also be planning to offer its enhanced chat features to work with RCS messaging. Finally, there may be the possibility of buying things from companies right from within Android Messages.
A teardown of the APK further revealed more insights about whats coming. The Allo-like web interface is being codenamed "Ditto," but might be labeled "Messages for web" when it launches. Just like WhatsApp, you will need to visit a website and a follow a simple procedure to pair your phone to receive messages directly from the PC. Since the strings of code mention all the available browsers, it should have compatibility with most browsers.
On the other hand, Google is speeding up RCS, encouraging people to "text over Wi-Fi" and suggesting that they "upgrade" immediately. It is interesting to see Google offering some functionality rather than dumping it ...
Update - February 9th: As per our sources, Split Screen feature is already rolled out to MIUI China Alpha ROM users, and is expected to be rolled out to MIUI China Beta ROM users soon. The supported devices include Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S/Prime/Plus, Mi 4 and Mi 3.
Earlier: Split screen was one of the major features that Google announced with android Nougat back in 2016, but some smartphones launched in late 2016 and early 2017 didn’t get the Nougat update. Xiaomi rolled out the Nougat update to Mi 5, Mi Max, Redmi Note 4 and Redmi 4 devices in second half of 2017 but core Nougat features like Split Screen and Quick Switch were not available (to Stable ROM users) until the announcement of MIUI 9 back in November.
Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S/Prime/Plus, Redmi 4/Prime (Chinese variant) are the Xiaomi devices launched in 2016 which are running on Marshmallow and despite being a capable hardware, users of these devices are not able to enjoy features like Split Screen and Quick Switch. Now, it seems that Xiaomi is working to enable Split Screen feature for these devices, a post from MIUI China Forum admin says:
‘分屏团队的工程师目前已在积极适配基于 Android 6.x 的机型，预计在1月初上线到6.x体验版机型进行测试，待测试完成后，就会上线到开发版及后续稳定版中。’
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State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has finally launched 4G services in India starting from Kerala. BSNL 4G services will be available at five locations - Udumbanchola, Udumbanchola Town, Kallupalam, Chemmannar and Senapathy in Kerala in the high range Idukki district and is expected to be roll out to other districts in Kerala later this year.
BSNL has also launched international pre-paid roaming to USA and Nepal for its pre-paid mobile customers. Prepaid Subscribers will now be able to use their BSNL connection in these two countries. In the USA, the service is being launched in association with T-Mobile while in Nepal, the facility is being provided by N-Cell. This will be beneficial to the large number of non-resident Indians and visitors to these countries.
It also also launched a new mobile prepaid 'Home' plan at Rs.67 with 180 days validity. This offers unlimited local/STD/BSNL roaming calls to one BSNL landline number in Kerala, other calls to BSNL network will be charged at 1 paise per sec and other networks at 1.2 paise sec. New customers get Rs.20 talk time and 500 MB data free for the first 30 days.
At the launch in Thiruvananthapuram , Dr P T Mathew ITS, CGM, Kerala ...
