TVs this year will ship with a new feature called “filmmaker mode,” but unlike the last dozen things the display industry has tried to foist on consumers, this one actually matters. It doesn’t magically turn your living room into a movie theater, but it’s an important step in that direction. This new setting arose out
Month: February 2020
Google is updating Google Maps on Android and iOS with a revamped tab bar at the bottom, a new icon and a couple of new features. In particular, the company is putting more emphasis on user-generated content and recommendations. At the bottom of the app, you now get five icons — Explore, Commute, Saved, Contribute
After years of being pestered, Netflix has finally given in. The streaming service is now giving subscribers the choice to turn off autoplaying previews — i.e. the trailers that play when you browse through the Netflix carousel. That solves a long-standing pain point for a subset of Netflix’s 167 million members, who have voiced displeasure
Facebook said on Friday production of its Oculus virtual reality headset would be hit by the recent coronavirus outbreak, which has weighed on businesses dependent on Chinese supply lines. Earlier in January, the world’s largest social media network started restricting its employees from travelling to China, in the face of rising death toll from the
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WhatsApp finally introduced dark mode for its Android app earlier this year. And even though the feature is still limited to beta testers, it is a clear sign that it will soon be released widely via the stable channel. However, iPhone users have so far been left out of the equation. That changes now, as dark
Xiaomi pulled off a surprise in December when it launched only the Redmi K30 phone in China, contrary to rumours of a simultaneous Redmi K30 Pro debut as well. While new leaks keep coming, the company’s latest move confirms that the Redmi K30 Pro’s launch is not too far. Xiaomi’s Vice President and Redmi Brand’s
After South Korean company LG electronics and the Swedish telecommunication giant Ericsson, now graphics giant Nvidia has announced that it is not sending its employees to the Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona due to the public health risks around the coronavirus. Nvidia was a major sponsor of the conference, and had partnered with the
Samsung Galaxy S20 series and Galaxy Z Flip phones – set to launch on Tuesday – have appeared in a set of fresh leaks. After making their way out in a tonne of renders, live images, and getting their price as well as specifications unceremoniously appear online, more details have now surfaced. Alleged live images of
Next Tuesday, Samsung kicks off smartphone season with its Unpacked event in San Francisco. One of two tentpole events for the company, the big show brings with it the latest edition of the company’s primary flagship line, the Galaxy S. Samsung played a fun little trick, holding the event on February 11th at 11AM PT,
Apple is extending its retail store closures in China due to the coronavirus outbreak, even as it worked towards opening its corporate offices and contact centres, the iPhone maker said on Friday. The company earlier this month said it would shut all of its official stores and corporate offices in mainland China until Feb.9 due
India vs New Zealand second ODI is set to begin at 7:30am (IST) on Saturday. New Zealand has already taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match against India. Virat Kohli and his team will now look towards levelling the series in a must-win game. India
Controlling your smart home gadgets from your phone or by voice isn’t exactly a chore, but after setting up a bunch of smart lights, a Wi-Fi lock, thermostat and a few more smart devices, I came to miss the ability to control at least some of them with a physical switch. Add to that the
Motorola’s long been a kind of quiet workhorse on the mobile scene. Aside from the occasional razzle-dazzle of a Moto Z or Razr, the Lenovo subsidiary mostly trades in budget handsets. The G line is probably the best example of the bunch. The devices aren’t flashy and the specs are often a year or two
HMD Global is expected to be unveiling new Nokia smartphones at MWC 2020 but more importantly, there are talks of the company showcasing the first Nokia smartwatch that will run on Google’s Wear OS. A rumour indicates that the upcoming Nokia smartphone will include support for eSIM, allowing it to connect to the Internet without
Activision COO Coddy Johnson has confirmed that there will be a new Call of Duty game in Q4 this year. During Activision’s Q4 2019 financial results call, he shared that there is hype surrounding the play tests already. During the same call, CEO Bobby Kotick hinted that there will be more remasters down the line.
France’s competition watchdog DGCCRF announced earlier today that Apple will pay a $27.4 million (€25 million) fine due to an iOS update that capped performance of aging devices. The company will also have to display a statement on its website for a month. A couple of years ago, Apple released an iOS update (10.2.1 and
The Galaxy Fold felt like an omen for a burgeoning category. The fascinating and promising product was plagued by broken review units that forced Samsung to go back to the drawing board with a reinforced model. But even that version ultimately ran into issues, as I can personally attest. No doubt other companies readying their
Income Tax calculator 2020 has now become a big requirement for a whole bunch of people because Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2020 introduced new tax slabs. Now you can either opt in to the new tax regime and stop claiming any deductions to taxable income, or you can continue to pay as per
Apple recently released its latest round of developer beta software for the iPhone, iPad, MacBooks, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, which gives us a good insight on what new features we can expect in the stable rollout. Developer betas are also a great place to find clues about upcoming products, which is exactly what 9to5Mac
WhatsApp Pay, which is so far available to India users under a pilot, has secured a licence from National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to kick off a phased rollout in the country, according to a media report. The new development would allow WhatsApp to grow its payments service that uses the government’s Unified Payments
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Twitter for iPad, after replacing single timeline layout with a multi-column view that works in both portrait as well as landscape mode, has now introduced a new update in which a user can turn off the multi-column view. With the latest update users can now hide the right-hand column altogether so that their attention is
Chinese smartphone maker Realme had an eventful year in 2019. The company launched multiple smartphones every quarter forcing the competition to pick up the pace. Realme started 2020 with a budget smartphone called the Realme 5i, and hot on its tail, the company is bringing in yet another very affordable smartphone called the Realme C3.
Xiaomi has added a new accessory to its portfolio – a 65W universal Type-C charger that can juice up a wide range of devices such as smartphones, laptops, tablets, a Nintendo Switch, and other compatible gaming equipment. Officially listed under the name Xiaomi Type-C Power Adapter 65W, it is claimed to be 27 percent smaller
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip has leaked in another video, showing off the phone’s clamshell-like design. The video reveals that the phone folds vertically, as seen in all recent renders, and the display stays turned on, even when the display is folded in various angles. At the back, the dual camera setup is spotted, and the
Instagram may finally let IGTV video makers earn money 18 months after launching the longer-form content hub. Instagram confirms to TechCrunch that it has internally prototyped an Instagram Partner Program that would let creators earn money by showing advertisements along with their videos. By giving creators a sustainable and hands-off way to generate earnings from
t appears Apple’s recent update to macOS Catalina has fixed a significant bug, one that displayed snippets from encrypted emails. The fix was not announced by Apple, but it was indeed fixed, reports the IT specialist who discovered the bug in the first place. The bug was first reported back in July last year, and
Boeing narrowly missed a “catastrophic failure” during its December flight test of an unmanned space taxi that was cut short by an unrelated problem, a NASA safety review panel said Thursday, recommending that the agency examine Boeing’s software verification process before letting it fly humans to space. The newly revealed software bug, which Boeing said
Netflix announced this week that it has started to stream titles in AV1 on Android in what could significantly help the two-year-old media codec gain wider adoption. The world’s biggest streaming giant said on Wednesday that by switching from Google’s VP9 — which it previously used on Android — to AV1, its compression efficiency has
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