- Tech NewsBenQ 4K home cinema projectors launched in India at Rs 2.49 lakh
Taiwanese electronics company BenQ on Tuesday launched two new 4K home cinema projectors W2700 and W5700 with CinematicColor technology, projector-optimised HDR-PRO support and individual factory colour calibration in India.
Tech NewsWhatsApp chat forward feature gets global limit; only 5 people at timeWhatsApp and other social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter have been accused of spreading fake news for quite some time. To resolve this serious issue, WhatsApp started releasing audio-visual ads to make users aware and cautions about reading and spreading fake news. Another measure WhatsApp announced last year was limiting the forward feature to five chats only. This feature was introduced to Indian users in July 2018 and now it has rolled out the forward chat limit feature globally.
Tech NewsWhatsApp Dark mode feature: Here's the first lookA source close to the WhatsApp development team has come up with some hints about the upcoming Dark mode feature. Report claims that this new feature is scheduled to be released for Android and iOS platforms. WhatsApp is a globally used instant messaging app and this new dark mode feature is expected to improve the user experience.
Tech NewsNew Twitter bug exposed Android smartphone users' private tweetsA bug in Twitter exposed private tweets of some Android users for over five years when they made changes in their settings, like changing the email address linked to their accounts.
Tech NewsFossil Group sells smartwatch technology to Google for $40mnGlobal watch and accessories maker Fossil Group has announced to sell its smartphone technology to Google for $40 million.
Tech NewsFacebook deletes Russia-linked pages, accounts and groupsThe social networking giant, Facebook has removed hundreds of Russia-linked pages, groups and accounts. The company says that the pages were part of two big disinformation operations targeting users outside the US.
Tech NewsRobot brings 290-million-year-old creature to life. Here's howRobotic science, today, redefines the thing we see around us. Lately, scientists have used a 300-million-year old fossil skeleton and preserved ancient footprints to recreate the walk of prehistoric life.
Tech NewsUser data now locally hosted in India: TruecallerAiming to provide secure services to the users, Swedish caller identification app Truecaller on Wednesday said all its Indian user data is now hosted in the country.
Tech NewsSmartphones to go cheaper in 2019: Here's the reasonSmartphone market is growing bigger day by day and India is a country where the scope of mobile phone is high. Global brands like Samsung and Xiaomi are making best efforts to churn the most out of the potential market. For some time both the brands have been struggling hard to win major market share in pan India and Xiaomi grabbed most of 2018.
Tech NewsOPPO brings 10x optical zoom technology in IndiaIn the year 2017, OPPO exhibited a new camera technology called 5X Precision Optical Zoom and this 2019, it is time to introduce 10x optical zoom technology in the market. The 5X Precision Optical Zoom technology used combination of hardware and software to obtain high-quality images even after zooming 5 levels. Now, let's see what's there in the kitty of 10x optical zoom technology.