Google said on Wednesday it would offer an audio-only option on its Duo video calls service to help users communicate using poor-quality connections, and was adding a feature to permit file sharing in group chats on its Allo messaging App. The company launched Google Duo in August, providing video calls for users on Android and […]
Apple is cutting prices on two iPad models, but the company held back on updating its higher-end iPad Pro tablets. A much-speculated 10.5-inch iPad Pro didn’t materialize, nor did new versions of existing sizes in the Pro lineup, which is aimed at businesses and creative professionals. The new devices are mostly refreshes of existing models. […]
The search giant on Tuesday announced the next generation of its mobile software, which powers almost nine out of every 10 smartphones on the planet. For now, the software is just called Android O, and it’s an unfinished version, meant to give software developers a leg up before Google officially releases it. Link:::https://www.cnet.com/news/google-android-o-developer-preview-better-battery-life-notifications-os/
Brian Acton, co-founder of popular messaging app WhatsApp, called on IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to discuss ways in which the company can contribute to Indias vision for digital commerce. Highlighting the countrys importance, Acton said WhatsApp hopes to contribute more to “Indias vision for digital commerce in future”. Link:::http://www.businesstoday.in/technology/top-story/whatsapp-keen-to-plug-into-indias-digital-commerce-play/story/246945.html
Brand Nokia is no stranger to India. Despite the tragic fall of the Finnish company in the past decade, it has managed to revive itself. The company recently launched four devices in an MWC event in Barcelona and one of them being the legendary Nokia 3310. Link:::http://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/nokia-wants-indias-attention-to-revive-its-global-status/story/247191.html
The nature of blue collar, at times, even white collar employment could undergo a tectonic shift going ahead. Link:::http://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news
Its newest app for Android gives parents a peek at their children’s online activities while giving millions of kids 12 and under access to Google services. Link:::https://www.cnet.com/news/google-family-link-children-parent-users-android/
Intel Corp agreed to buy Israeli autonomous vehicle technology firm Mobileye for $15.3 billion on Monday in a deal that could thrust the US chipmaker into direct competition with rivals Nvidia Corp and Qualcomm Inc to develop driverless systems for global automakers. Link:::http://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news
Just days after Xiaomi Vice-President Hugo Barra put out a Facebook post declaring his decision to leave the company, a new post from his Facebook account clears that he will be joining Facebook shortly, to lead the virtual reality business of the social network giant. Source:::http://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/xiaomi-globals-vp-hugo-barra-to-join-facebook/story/245020.html
Qualcomm has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate next-generation cloud services on the 10nm Qualcomm Centriq 2400 ARM-based platform. The collaboration will span multiple future generations of hardware, software and systems. The two have been working for several years on ARM-based server enablement, optimizing a version of Windows Server for ARM running on the […]
