Google’s Eric Schmidt, Diane Greene to Step Down From Board in June
Google parent company Alphabet said on Tuesday former Chairman and Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and former Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene will step down from the search company’s board in June. Robin Washington, chief financial officer of biotech firm Gilead Sciences, will join the board. The changes follow scandals involving Google’s handling of sexual misconduct cases […]
Google Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL Receive Bluetooth SIG Certification Prior to May 7 Launch
Pixel 3a is tipped to draw power from the Snapdragon 670 SoC Highlights Pixel 3a XL will reportedly be powered by Snapdragon 710 SoC Leaks indicate both phones will pack a single 12-megapixel camera 18W fast charging support is also expected to arrive with Pixel 3a duo Google has confirmed that the company will make […]
Facebook Messenger to Get Faster iOS App, New Desktop Apps for Windows and macOS, and More
Highlights Messenger for iOS is being redesigned to be faster and lighter Desktop apps for Windows and macOS are coming later this year New ways businesses can connect with customers were also shown Facebook Messenger was a major topic of discussion on Day 1 of the F8 2019 developer conference. Amongst the announcements, Messenger was […]
Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 6.1 Plus Get April Android Security Patch in India: Reports
There is no word whether the updates’ rollout has commenced in other regions as well. Highlights The update for Nokia 8 Sirocco has the build number V4.14B Nokia 6.1 Plus’ update doesn’t bring any new features The updates for both phones are based on Android Pie Nokia has reportedly started rolling out new software updates […]
Huawei Pips Apple to Become Second Largest Smartphone Brand in Q1 2019, iPhone X Bestselling Phone of 2018: Counterpoint Research
Huawei’s global smartphone market share reached 17 percent in Q1 2019 Highlights Samsung still tops the smartphone shipments LG saw the biggest decline in shipments year-over-year Oppo and Vivo’s shipments increased in the last quarter Continuing its rise in the smartphone world, Huawei pushed past Apple to become the second biggest smartphone brand in terms […]
Avengers: Endgame Final Scene Explained by Director Joe Russo
Photo Credit: Disney/Marvel Studios Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America in Avengers: Endgame Highlights Avengers: Endgame now playing in cinemas worldwide Final scene was perplexing for a few reasons Joe Russo has cleared the air on some confusions Spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame. In serving as the culmination to the Infinity Saga — […]
YouTube to Stream 13 Major League Baseball Games Live Globally
Google’s YouTube reached a deal with Major League Baseball for exclusive rights to stream games in the second half of the season, continuing the expansion of live sports to the internet. The 13 games will be distributed on YouTube globally, and exclusively in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, the parties said Tuesday. The actual […]
Musk, US SEC Agreement Over Twitter Use by Tesla CEO Approved by Judge
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a deal struck between Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over Musk’s use of Twitter, a court filing showed. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan approved the deal worked out on Friday that settled the dispute in which the SEC had […]
OnePlus 7 Pro Official Camera Samples Tease Ultra-Wide Angle Lens, 3x Optical Zoom Capabilities
Photo Credit: Twitter / OnePlus OnePlus 7 Pro is all set to be announced on May 14 alongside the OnePlus 7 Highlights OnePlus 7 Pro’s display has received an A+ rating by DiplayMate It is tipped to pack a 4,000mAh battery with 30W Warp Charge support OnePlus 7 Pro will pack a 48-megapixel primary camera […]
Redmi Snapdragon 855 Flagship May Not Sport In-Display Fingerprint Scanner
Redmi 855 Flagship may not have an in-display fingerprint scanner Highlights Redmi 855 Flagship will not have an in-display fingerprint scanner It could be as powerful as the Mi 9 series It will have a triple camera setup It is a known fact that Xiaomi has been working on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855-based Redmi flagship […]