Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Apple iPhone 7 – What’s Different

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Samsung’s S series lineup and Apple’s iPhone lineup never do get announced at the same time. Hence most people say that comparisons between the two are often unfair. While that may be debatable, a comparison is definitely needed and is unavoidable. Here is a spec comparison between the two smaller siblings in each company’s lineup.

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Google Search app for iOS now comes pre-installed with Gboard

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Google launched Gboard for iPhone and iPad in May last year following which it was also released for Android. The company has added Gboard to its Search app for iOS, meaning it will now be pre-installed with the app.

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Amazon brings Alexa to iPhone via its main shopping app

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Amazon is bringing Alexa voice assistant to iPhone via its main shopping app. iPhone users can now talk to Alexa while using the Amazon app. They can use Alexa while shopping and tracking packages and also to do the usual stuff like asking the news and weather updates, control music and so on. Continue reading “Amazon brings Alexa to iPhone via its main shopping app”

Chrome 57 brings improved battery life to laptops, ‘read later’ feature rolled out for iOS

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Google Chrome has been a primary reason for battery drain on laptops. The company has been working on improving Chrome’s efficiency for about a couple of years. To combat this issue, the latest version of the browser – Chrome 57 has been designed to solve this issue as the update will throttle individual background tabs by limiting the timer fire rate for background tabs using excessive power. This in turn will result into a prolonged battery life.
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Gboard for iPhone gets support for voice typing,15 new languages and Google Doodle

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Google has updated Gboard for iPhone with a number of feature. The update that bumps the app to version 1.3.0 brings support for voice typing,15 new languages and Google Doodle. Continue reading “Gboard for iPhone gets support for voice typing,15 new languages and Google Doodle”

iOS 10 is now present on 79% of Apple devices

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Apple’s latest version of its operating system, iOS 10 is present on nearly 80 percent of devices, five months after its release in September 2016. The company has revealed that 79 percent of iOS devices are running iOS 10.

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Supercell’s Clash Royale mints 1 Billion Dollars in its first year

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Supercell, the company behind games such as Clash Royale and Clash of Clans had generated a revenue of 2.3 Billion US$ during the year 2016. However, we didn’t get a breakdown of the amount generated from each game during the said period until now.

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Google Maps for iOS adds real-time info about crowded places

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Google Maps for iOS has received a new update that adds a bunch of new features. The update that bumps the app to version 4.27.0 now gives you a heads up about how crowded your favorite place is thanks to a new feature dubbed as Popular Times.  Continue reading “Google Maps for iOS adds real-time info about crowded places”

Paytm for iOS beefs up security with TouchID authentication support

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Paytm has improved security on its iOS app by adding support for TouchID authentication. The update which bumps the app to version 5.8.3 brings fingerprint authentication for payments. Continue reading “Paytm for iOS beefs up security with TouchID authentication support”

Paytm restores iOS app in Apple App Store after fixing the bug

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[Update] – Paytm has shared more details about the bug that caused the removal of the iOS app from the Apple App Store. As per the company, millions of users have already updated their iOS app and our traffic on iOS is back to normal.

Yesterday, iPhone users were taken aback when the Paytm app went missing from the Apple App Store. The popular digital payments wallet which has benefited a lot owing to the current demonetization situation has now been restored in the App Store.
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Capcom’s 8-bit Mega Man NES games coming to Android and iOS in 2017

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Nostalgia is usually triggered by something that reminds you of your childhood days. In fact, if you try to rewind your memory and remember the games you played, you would feel that your childhood was absolutely a bliss. Continue reading “Capcom’s 8-bit Mega Man NES games coming to Android and iOS in 2017”

Apple might invest a billion dollars into SoftBank’s tech fund

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If sources are to be believed, Apple would be investing a lot of money into a tech fund being setup by the Japanese technology firm SoftBank to explore emerging technologies.

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Microsoft’s classic Solitaire game now available on Android and iOS

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Microsoft is doing something cool that will give everyone but especially kids from the 90’s a major throwback moment. The company is bringing Solitaire to Android, iPhone and iPad.
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