For the second time in six months, an Apple engineer has been accused of attempting to leak confidential intellectual information about the company's secret autonomous vehicle programme to China. from Gadgets Now http://bit.ly/2sUgK0x via app promotion

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OnePlus recorded its highest-ever shipments in a single quarter (Q4), capturing 36 per cent market share to lead premium smartphone segment for three successive quarters. from Gadgets Now http://bit.ly/2HH6NxK via app promotion

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The app bans images of men in underwear and swimwear after "repeated suspensions by app store distributors". from BBC News - Technology via App Marketing

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Highlights: Fortnite for Android and iOS now supports bluetooth controllers. The game supports 60FPS on select Android devices. The update for Fortnite on mobile brings with it bug fixes. If you are frustrated using touch controls for Fortnite on iOS and Android then there is good news for you. Epic has updated the game on iOS and Android to support bluetooth controllers. On Android you can use any bluetooth controller, but on iOS users can only use controllers that are “Made for iPhone” certified. On its official website, Epic says, on Android “most of Bluetooth controller adapters, such as Steelseries Stratus XL, Gamevice, XBox1, Razer Raiju, and Moto Gamepad” are supported. On iOS, “MFi controllers, such as Steelseries Nimbus and Gamevice” are supported. Fortnite already supported 60FPS on the new iPhones but the developer has also added 60FPS support for select Android devices. As of now, 60FPS is supported on the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (USA variant), HONOR View 20 and the Huawei M...

The Samsung Galaxy M10 is powered by an Exynos 7870 octa-core processor and has a dual camera setup on the back. Samsung has launched the M series in India to target Millenials. The phone has a water drop notch on top of it, which makes it stylish in terms of design. On the other hand, the Redmi 6A is a very basic phone in terms of design and display but packs a powerful set of specifications under a price of Rs 6,000. So, let’s compare these two budget devices to know which one packs better hardware under its hood within a limited budget.    Let’s begin with the display of these two smartphones. As you can see in the sheet above, the Samsung Galaxy M10 sports a 6.22-inch display that offers a resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels, while the Xiaomi Redmi 6A features a 5.45-inch display that comes with a resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels.  When it comes to the processor, the Galaxy M10 is powered by an Exynos 7870 octa-core processor, which is paired with 2GB RAM and 16GB interna...

Highlights: Retail box image leak shows Moto G7 Plus with 27W TurboPower fast charging support. The main 16MP camera is also seen having OIS. The phone is seen sporting a waterdrop notch. Last week, all the phones belonging to the Moto G7 series were leaked delving out a lot of information about the devices. It seemed that we might not see any major leaks in the run-up to the launch event, but now the images of the retail box of the Moto G7 Plus are making rounds on the internet showing that the phone will come with 27W TurboPower fast charging support. Previous generation of Motorola phones ship with the Turbo charging support. However, there is no confirmation if all other phones in the series, apart from Moto G7 Plus, will have the same TurboPower fast charging support. In addition to the TurboPower charging, the Moto G7 Plus is expected to have the Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) on its main 16MP camera. Brazilian tech website Tudocelular also reports that Motorola...

Highlights: Canary channel of Chrome OS gets support for multiple Google accounts. The feature should appear in all Chromebooks soon. New accounts can be added using the account manager.   You may have read reports about Chrome OS getting support for multiple Google accounts around September last year. Well, according to a recent report by Chrome Story, the updated Canary channel of Chrome OS finally has it. What it means is that support for multiple Google accounts will soon roll out even to the Stable version of Chrome OS. When it does, you should be able to add more than one Google account on your Chromebook using the newly added account manager. According to Chrome Story’s report, the account manager is already available on the Canary channel of Chrome OS. For the uninitiated, Chrome and Chrome OS are available in four release channels: Stable (recommended for most regular users), Beta (for those wanting to try features still in development), Dev (for those wanting to experime...

Highlights Samsung Galaxy S10 enters mass production. Phone may come with screen protector pre-installed. 5G variant to go into mass production later. With Samsung just 20 days away from announcing its next set of flagship smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+, a source has told The Investor that the S10 has entered mass production. The insider says that the production for the three variants of the Samsung Galaxy S10 has begun and that these are the 4G variants of the phone. The source says that the 5G variants will enter mass production later and will be manufactured at Samsung’s Gumi plant. The insider also told the publication that the mid-sized and large Galaxy S10 will come with a screen protector pre-installed. Typically, curved screen protectors have cost a pretty penny in the past, so Samsung pre-installing screen protectors would be a great move. However, we expect these to be standard flexible screen protectors and not actually tempered glass protectors. The Galaxy S1...

Highlights: Apple bans Facebook Research App that accessed root-level information on users’ phones. Facebook allegedly paid up to $20 per month to users to download the VPN app. The social media company denies any wrongdoing, says it took consent to access data.   It seems that Facebook hasn’t learnt from its mistakes. It is already shrouded by several controversies related to data theft, yet new reports of spying and data collection activity crop up ever so often, putting the data protection claims of the Menlo Park-based company under the lens. In the latest development, it is alleged that Facebook was spying on teenagers through an app by accessing all the data passing through their phones in exchange of up to $20 a month. Apple has now banned the app. According to TechCrunch, Facebook has been secretly paying people to install a “Facebook Research” VPN that gives it access to users’ data and web activity. The report claimed that Facebook sidestepped the App Store and...

Highlights: UberBOAT service with on-demand speed boats announced in Mumbai. UberBOAT will be available from Mumbai's coastal routes, Gateway of India, Elephanta Islands and Mandwa Jetty.  The service will be available from February 1. Uber has announced a pilot launch of its new UberBOAT service in Mumbai, in partnership with Maharashtra Maritime Board. The company’s new on-demand speed boat service will enable customers to use waterways as a mode of transportation from the city’s popular coastal routes namely Gateway of India, Elephanta Islands and Mandwa Jetty. The new service will be available for Uber users in Mumbai from February 1 and there are two variants of the service, UberBOAT with a seating capacity of six to eight passengers and another called UberBOAT XL for more than ten passengers. The rides will cost Rs 5,700 for UberBOAT and Rs 9,500 for BOAT XL, for all the active routes.    Commenting on the launch of UberBOAT, Prabhjeet Singh, Head of Cities, Uber I...

Highlights LG V50 ThinQ could be company's first 5G smartphone Might be announced at MWC 2019 Would be available in North America and Europe first With Mobile World Congress 2019 just around the corner, we’re hearing rumours that LG might not stop at announcing just the LG G8. The company may not sto at the G8 though, with rumours suggesting that LG would also end up announcing the LG V50, the company’s first 5G smartphone. 5G is the big thing for this year amongst telecom operators, smartphone manufacturers and even chipset makers. Everyone is betting big on 5G, with some companies already having pledged to produce a 5G smartphone in this year. OnePlus has done this, as has Samsung. Now, thanks to a leak from etnews, a Korean publication, we are expecting that the company will announce the LG V50 ThinQ alongside the LG G8 ThinQ at its press conference during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The leak further details that the LG V50 ThinQ will come equipped with the optional X50...

Highlights Google Pixel 3XL with 4GB RAM spotted Listing suggests Snapdragon 710 processor May launch in Spring 2019 as Verizon exclusive There have been plenty of rumours about the existence of a “cheaper” variant of the Pixel phones, dubbed Pixel Lite. The Google Pixel 3 Lite and Pixel 3XL Lite have been leaked repeatedly through CAD renders and what not. Every time the phone leaks, there is some new information that comes to light. Today, the Pixel 3 Lite made an appearance on Geekbench, revealing some interesting information about the specifications of the allegedly upcoming smartphones from Google. The newest listing on Geekbench shows the Pixel 3XL Lite as sporting 4GB of RAM, which is interesting seeing how an earlier leak that revealed the same phone to sport 6GB of RAM. The Google Pixel 3 Lite and Pixel 3 XL Lite are supposed to be mid-range smartphones from Google, but somehow, the XL variant sports more RAM than Google’s current flagship device. Regardless, the device manag...

Key Highlights: Samsung has started mass-producing 1TB flash storage ahead of Galaxy S10 release. 1TB UFS chip has the same footprint as the 512GB one, which Samsung claimed as an industry-first. The Galaxy S10 is expected to come with the upgraded storage that can store 260 10-minute 4K videos. Samsung announced on Tuesday it has started mass-production of 1 terabyte flash storage for smartphones, making it the industry first. The 1TB UFS is twice as much as what is available right now. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 houses 512GB flash storage, and in the upcoming Galaxy S10 flagships, choosing which photo to delete will be a thing of the past. The 1TB UFS storage sports the same footprint, which is something only Samsung has been able to do. Samsung claims the upgraded storage will bring a more “notebook-like” experience to its upcoming smartphones. With 1TB of onboard storage on a smartphone, users may be able to store 260 10-minute 4K videos as compared to 13 videos on a 64GB storage w...

Paytm Mall LG Special Sale has kicked off on January 28 and will go on till February 2. The e-commerce platform is also offering an additional 10% discount on making payment through Kotak bank debit or credit card. The offer is valid on EMI transactions as well. So, let’s begin.  LG 32-inch HD Ready Smart LED TV The LG 32-inch HD Ready LED TV is now available on sale at a discounted price of Rs 19,590 (including Rs 1,500 cashback). You can also get an additional 10% discount on making payment via Kotak bank debit or credit card. Check out the deal here.  LG 43-inch Full HD LED Smart TV The LG 43-inch Full HD LED Smart TV comes with a built-in Wi-Fi that allows you to download and watch content from apps like Netflix, Youtube, Hotstar and more. The TV offers a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. During the sale, it is available for Rs 35,247 inclusive of cashback. Check out the deal here.  LG 49-inch Full HD Smart LED TV The LG 49-inch Full HD Smart TV comes with the same f...

Highlights Nokia 9 PureView could launch during MWC 2019 Nokia 9 PureView is rumoured to sport 5 rear cameras Nokioa 9 Pureview has been rumoured since 2017 The Nokia 9 has been the subject of relentless rumours of over two years now. We first heard rumours of the phone back in 2017, and as the years have passed, the rumours just keep coming. In the last few months, rumours of an upcoming Nokia 9 have been gaining some credibility though, with leaks of purported cases and what not. Now, it would seem that the Nokia 9 might have an actual launch date. HMD Global owned Nokia has announced their event for 24th February during the Mobile World Congress days. Incidentally, a phone with the product code TA-1094 has passed China’s 3C certification process, leading many to believe that this is the Nokia 9, and it could be announced at MWC 2019. However, we do strongly urge some caution as we know that when Nokia launches a phone in China, it may or may not come to international markets ri...

Let’s face it, we’ve all dreamed of ways to get a gaming console for cheap. This 19-year-old actually went ahead and executed it. For those unaware, internationally, you can checkout from a store on a self checkout counter. The self checkout counter is reserved for those with small and few goods in their basket. This 19-year-old decided to pose a PS4 as a fruit or vegetable and checked it out for $11, £8 or Rs 790 to be precise. The individual in question has been arrested. That's not all. This isn't the first time the individual has done this. For his second act, he was caught and convicted on 24 Jan and faces four months in jail. He said he did this to sell the PS4 to buy tickets to Nice, France. The incident took place in Monbeliard, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region of eastern France.The PS4 in India is priced at Rs 27,000 approx.  Sony’s PS4 is the hottest selling console of this generation. Sony has said that as of December 31 2018, the company has sold more than 91...

Highlights: TRAI’s new rules for TV channel selection go into effect from Feb 1. Most DTH service providers are now enabling users to choose the channels they want to watch. Here we have listed the process for some of the major DTH providers.   TRAI’s new order marking changes to TV channel selection will be implemented from February 1. Those who have a DTH connection in their home will need to select channels, individually or from bouquets, that they want to watch. The new rules are meant to save money for TV channel subscribers but it remains to be seen if consumers will actually be able to save money or not under the new scheme. The date of implementation of new rules draws near and almost all the major DTH subscribers have announced the process, which their consumers will need to follow for watching TV channels under the new scheme. Here’s a rundown. Tata Sky Tata sky has set-up a web-portal where its users can log-in and select various options on how to recharge under th...

Highlights: OnePlus tops premium smartphone selling brand in 2018 in India. Samsung, however, takes up the top spot in terms of shipments. Apple took a beating this quarter and took the third spot. OnePlus has emerged as the best selling smartphone brand in 2018 in India, and has captured 36 percent of the total premium smartphone market share in the fourth quarter of last year, Counterpoint Research has said in Counterpoint Market Monitor Service Data for Q4 2018. The market research firm also says that with a market share of 15 percent, the OnePlus 6 was the best-selling premium model throughout 2018 in terms of shipment as well as in retail value. The OnePlus 6T (10 percent) was positioned at second place followed by the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus (8 percent). Not only that, OnePlus has recorded its highest ever shipments in a single quarter (Q4 2018) to lead premium smartphone segment for three successive quarters. The success was driven by the strong demand of the OnePlus 6T during D...

Highlights Apple is being sued by a lawyer over the FaceTime Bug The bug lets users eavesdrop on others without them knowing The bug was discovered by a 14-year-old Recently it was discovered that an iPhone user could eavesdrop on another iPhone or Mac user using the group FaceTime feature. Now, the Cupertino giant is being sued because of the bug. Bloomberg has reported that a Houston based lawyer is claiming that his iPhone allowed an unknown person to eavesdrop on a private conversation with a client. According to the Bloomberg report, “Attorney Larry Williams II said the glitch intrudes on the privacy of “one’s most intimate conversations without consent,” according to the complaint he filed in state court in Houston. He said he was eavesdropped on while taking sworn testimony during a client deposition. Williams is seeking unspecified punitive damages on his claims of negligence, product liability, warranty breach.” According to the source, Apple has declined to comment on the la...

Going to the gym can be quite the chore, but virtual reality has the possibility to transform a boring experience into an exciting one. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Almost 1,500 people work on the car of the future in at VW in Wolfsburg, and that's just on the electronics! We took a visit to see how it is going. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Android dominates the European markets thanks to the growth of brands such as Huawei and Xiaomi, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel Comtech. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Smart home gadgets are trendy, but can be intimidating if you are not tech-savvy. This is why we've created a list of easy-to-use practical gadgets. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Everyone seems to want to make their own video streaming service, Apple is no exception to the rule! It could arrive as early as this spring. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Need to download and install the Google Play Store app on your smartphone or tablet manually? In this guide, we will show you how to do it. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

EA has accepted defeat over Belgium's loot box ban and will stop selling in-game currency in its popular soccer franchise, FIFA. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Disney is working on its second short movie filmed in VR. This new video, which is only a few minutes, may well include well-known Disney characters. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

The LG V50 ThinQ could arrive during the MWC in Barcelona at the end of February. There are rumors about prices, specifications and 5G connectivity. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Passengers on board domestic American Airlines flights will be able to stream Apple Music content for free from next month. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Yesterday, Apple presented its current quarterly figures and revealed the possibility of lower iPhone prices. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Samsung's folding smartphone is getting closer and closer! Now, the South Korean giant has decided to patent a model dedicated to gaming. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Samsung always has tricks up its sleeve! This time the surprise comes in the form a new patent for a celebrity-voiced alarm. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Fortnite is continuously updating and introducing new features. Here we'll keep track of what's new on Fortnite's latest update. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Google is updating the mobile version of its Gmail client. The design uses the new Material Theme already seen on the desktop version. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Facebook is in hot water once again. This time, a new report found that they were paying volunteers $20 a month for access to all of their phone activity. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

Is your phone's storage always full? Samsung might have the solution - the Korean manufacturer will offer world's first 1TB storage chips for smartphones. (This is a preview - click here to read the entire entry.)

You may think that the worst you’ll risk by buying a bargain-bin smart bulb or security camera will be a bit of extra trouble setting it up or a lack of settings. But it’s not just while they’re plugged in that these slapdash gadgets are a security risk — even from the garbage can, they can still compromise your network. Although these so-called Internet of Things gadgets are small and rather dumb, they’re still full-fledged networked computers for all intents and purposes. You may not need to do much, but you still need to take many of the same basic precautions to prevent them from, say, broadcasting your private information unencrypted to the world, or granting root access to anyone walking by. In the case of these low-cost “smart” bulbs investigated by Limited Results (via Hack a Day ), the issue isn’t what they do while connected but what they keep onboard their tiny brains, and how. All the bulbs they tested proved to have no real security at all protecting the information k...