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Gmail Gets a New Makeover, Check Out What’s New!

27Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Gmail Gets a New Makeover, Check Out What’s New!

Internet Search Giant Gmail has come out with one of its biggest revamp update since 2013. This overhaul makes Gmail a lot easier, secure and smarter. While we had already reported about how Gmail had rolled out "confidential mode" to make it more robust and secure, this time there is a dose of other features too that include access attachment option without opening the email, two-factor authentication, smart replies, high priority notifications and much more! If you are a Gmail user, follow these steps to check if you have received the update or not: 1. Log on to Gmail and sign in to your account. 2.Once you reach the homepage, look out for 'cogwheel option' on the top right. 3. If you have got the update, you will find a link "Try the new Gmail" Click on it to get the new ...

Apple iPad 6th Generation Launched in India

26Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Apple iPad 6th Generation Launched in India

Announced last month in an education targeted event at Chicago, Apple's new 2018 9.7 inch iPad is now available for sale in India at a price of Rs. 28,000 (32GB/WiFi version). The new 2018, 9.7 inch iPad is the successor to previously released model with a faster processor and a support for Apple Pencil, a pricey stylus that lets users draw on the screen with a flawless accuracy. Storage options on the device include 32 GB or 128 GB and are available in three colors namely silver, gold and grey. The 9.7-inch Retina display comprises a resolution of 2,048 x 1,536 for a total of 256 pixels per inch (PPI). There is a Touch ID Sensor present in the Home Button present just below the home button. A 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera ...

Microsoft Extends Windows 10 Timeline Support to Android & iOS

26Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Microsoft Extends Windows 10 Timeline Support to Android & iOS

Microsoft has shifted its focus on bringing Windows 10 closer to Google's Android and Apple iOS so that the navigation process from smartphone to Windows PC can become a lot easier. With this vision, Microsoft has announced that it will be extending support for one of the highly anticipated features of Windows 10 called Timeline, to Android and iOS users. How will Timeline Work for Android and iOS? The timeline will bring a change in the way the user's go back to their previous activities on PC or smartphone. It will work by displaying all the previous activities visited over the day along with the time at which they were closed, thus, making it a lot easier for users to access their unfinished or previously visited tasks on another Windows PC. ...

China based Lenovo Will Manufacture Smart Wearables in India

25Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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China based Lenovo Will Manufacture Smart Wearables in India

Chinese Device Maker Lenovo Group Ltd is looking forward to making smart wearables in India and raise its local market by three folds, a plan that will help to push Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of making India an electronics manufacturing hub. Sebastian Peng, Head of Accessories Lenovo Mobile informed in an interview that the tech giant aims to corner 20 percent share of India's market for wearables such as fitness bands and watches. He added, We have launched our product range in India and have received a positive response. We are looking to expand our porfolio including premium products. The company has managed to secure 6-7 percent of the market share of smart wearables since last year when they had started. It now aims to set up a manufacturing unit in India, where the sm...

Huawei P20 Pro, P20 Lite launched in India, Check Out Highlights

24Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Huawei P20 Pro, P20 Lite launched in India, Check Out Highlights

Within roughly a month of its global unveiling, Huawei P20 Pro and P20 Lite and have been launched in India. The newly launched Huawei smartphones in-house AI based camera features paired with co-optics based lens maker Leica. The P20 Pro falls in higher price bandwagon against flagships like Samsung Galaxy S9 and iPhone 8 while the P20 Lite will face off against phones like Vivo V9 and Oppo F5. Huwaei is a brand that is always known to be revolutionizing with camera in its phones. Hence, not much to surprise P20 pro has a triple camera set up while P20 Lite supports a dual camera. Both the Huawei phones run on Android Oreo operating system and have full view displays. Huawei P20 Pro and P20 Lite Price in India P20 Pro will be available at Rs. 64,999 while the P20 Lite...

Redmi S2 Smartphone Specification Details Revealed

23Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Redmi S2 Smartphone Specification Details Revealed

While it has been confirmed that Xiomi is working on its next budget smartphone Redmi S2, the details for the same were still unknown. Recently, there were the images of the phone that were published on TENAA certification website that revealed major specifications about the same. As per the listing, the phone will have a 5.99-inch display with an HD display 1440 x 720-pixel resolution. It will be available in 16GB/32GB/64GB of internal storage variants and will have a 256GB expandable memory. A rear-mounted fingerprint sensor has been confirmed as well.The phone will in-house a dual rear camera of a 12-megapixel and 8-megapixel and 16-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone will run on Android 8.1.0 Oreo operating system powered with 3000 m...

Google Knows What you are Searching For? And This is How It Does !

23Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Google Knows What you are Searching For? And This is How It Does !

Imagine a scenario where you are left puzzled on the road figuring where to head next? Have a maths question to solve, have tried 100 times and haven't come up with a solution? Is looking out to the nearest restaurant to order food to order? What will you do? By now, you would be thinking simple, I would Google it! Well, Right! Given our dependence on Internet and technology, it is difficult to imagine a day without "Google" on our smartphones or laptops. Google Search is by far the biggest and most used search engine on world wide web that handles about 3 billion searches every day! It is backed by a complex set of algorithms which not only show up thousands of results in 0.03 seconds but also function platform's autocompleted predictions making the search experience faster...

OnePlus 6 Registration To Begin Tonight on Amazon India

21Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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OnePlus 6 Registration To Begin Tonight on Amazon India

OnePlus fans would be elated to know, that the wait for OnePlus 6 is finally coming to an end! The company is all set to launch its next flagship phone in India soon. After a series of teasers and hints by CEO Pete Lau, OnePlus 6 will be available for "Notify me" starting today at 00:00 hrs. The e-commerce giant has said that it will have a dedicated page for OnePlus 6 registrations starting 21 April 2018. Ongoing rumors regarding the launch were floating in the technology market, and tech experts believe this would be the company's most expensive phone to launch so far. While the company has already confirmed the specifications of the phone, the registration page that is to go live on Amazon has created a buzz in the market. The phone will run on Android 8.1 Oreo and will in-hous...

Apple Introduces New iPhone-recycling Robot named ‘Daisy’

21Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Apple Introduces New iPhone-recycling Robot named ‘Daisy’

While we are yet to witness World Earth Day, Apple is ready to step into doing its bit for the conservation of planet. Adding on to its environmental accomplishments, the tech giant has introduced a robot, Daisy that can disassemble iPhone to recover valuable materials Daisy has been made by Apple engineers using Liam's parts and is capable of disassembling nine versions of iPhone and sorting their high-quality components for recycling. Further, it can take in 200 iPhones per hour sorting them and recovering their components much efficient than any conventional method that destroys valuable components during the process. Talking about the same, Lisa Jackson, Apple's Vice President for Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives said, At Apple, we’re constantly working to...

The Top Ten Most Downloaded Apps in India

20Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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The Top Ten Most Downloaded Apps in India

Given the growing human dependence on internet and smartphones, the application market has been constantly booming.Indians are using smartphones and the internet in diverse aspects of their lives and owning a smartphone is really seen as an asset to facilitate one’s life. Smartphones and their apps are extensively being used for communication among peers, to do some shopping or buy groceries, for cashless payments and food delivery. The evolution of this digital revolution is also extending to other sectors such as health, insurance, loan credit and entertainment as well, cementing the digital culture further in the Indian society Presently, India stands among the most internet-friendly ecosystems in the world and the scale and scope of this new...

Now Get Interest Free Loan For Vivo V9 Smartphone

19Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Now Get Interest Free Loan For Vivo V9 Smartphone

Non-banking finance company Home Credit Finance announced a tie-up partnership with Vivo offering interest-free loans for company's recently launched V9 Smartphone. As a part of the tie-up, buyers looking forward to buying VIVO V9 Smartphone will get affordable loans with 0 percent interest and a nominal processing fees, as per the company statement. Customers can visit the official website of the company to locate the nearest Home Credit store. Alternatively, they can also give a missed call on 9004690046 to speak to Home Credit Loan Representative. Vivo V9 is the pioneer flagship smartphone in Vivo that possess a dual rear camera of 16MP + 5MP. Other features of the phone include FullView display 2.0 with a highest 90% screen to body ratio. The phone is a perfect blend of classi...

Intel’s Accelerated System Performance, Reduce Scanning Load

19Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Intel’s Accelerated System Performance, Reduce Scanning Load

Conventional anti-virus products do not have the same impact on system performance that they used to back in the single core days. Thanks to Intel, as it has come up with a new technology called Accelerated Memory Scanning (AMS) that will help to reduce scanning load on machines with sky lake and newer CPU's. AMS will be ready for launch in Intel's 6th, 7th, and 8th generation processors making it work for most of the PC's and notebooks launched in last two to three years. The application is compatible to work with Microsoft Defender, an inbuilt security program present in Windows 10 PCs. Microsoft will integrate it with Defender by the end of this month. The core principle behind the technology is shifting the load from CPU to GPU that will accelerate the scanning process while redu...