Google Overhauls Entire Ad Portfolio With Rebranded Google Ads, Marketing Platform and Ad Manager

Google has today announced sweeping changes to the company’s portfolio of advertisement products by rebranding and merging old solutions such as AdWords and DoubleClick to create new divisions, making it easier for businesses and advertisers to choose the most suitable option. As part of the overhaul, the company has launched three new ad products,Google Ads, Google Marketing Platform,andGoogle Ad Manager, to help publishers and advertisers reach out to a wider audience and boost their income by using new and innovative solutions....

June 27, 2018 · 2 min · 396 words · Victor Matthews

Google Pixel 4 Could Feature an In-Screen Fingerprint Scanner

ThePixel 2’s amazing camerashave made the Pixel 3 one of the most hotly anticipated phone of the year and while the Pixel 3 launch is still a few months away,we already know quite a bit about it. Yes, thanks to various leaks and rumors, we have a pretty good idea of how the Pixel 3 will look and its specs. Well, from what we have seen so far, it’s pretty clear that the Pixel 3 won’t feature an in-screen fingerprint scanner and instead, go with the usual rear fingerprint scanner....

June 27, 2018 · 1 min · 210 words · Donna Tucker

How to Hide WhatsApp Photos and Videos from Gallery on Android and iOS

WhatsAppis one of the most popular messaging app out there, boasting of a whopping user base of over 1.5 billion people. The app facilitates easy communication across the world and has become the go-to app of choice for a lot of people. Among everything we do on WhatsApp there are hundreds of images and videos we receive everyday on various groups and personal chats. These WhatsApp media files can quickly turn your phone’s gallery into a cluttered mess....

June 27, 2018 · 2 min · 382 words · Joshua Blake

Instagram Gets Video Chat, Custom Camera Effects and Updated Explore Feed

Instagram has begun the rollout of a new update which brings a host of new features such as group video chat in Instagram Direct, custom camera effects and an updated Explore feed, all of which wereannouncedat the F8 developers’ conference back in May. The new features are now live and are being rolled out widely on iOS and Android. Video Chat in Instagram Direct Instagram users can now start a one-on-one video chat or agroup video chat with up to four peoplein Instagram Direct....

June 27, 2018 · 2 min · 418 words · Brandon Jackson PhD

Lenovo Launches Ideapad 330S, Ideapad 530S Laptops and IdeaCentre AIO 730S in India

Lenovo has launched its new set of Ideapad laptops as well as a new All-in-One desktop solution, which expand the company’s range of ultra-slim laptops and budget offerings. The focus is on portability since all the new models have the S suffix which stands for ‘Slim’. Lenovo Ideapad 530S The Ideapad 530S is a 14-inch full HD laptop powered by the 8th generation Intel Core i5-8250U processor clocked up to 3....

June 27, 2018 · 2 min · 375 words · Jeremy Gray

macOS Mojave Public Beta Is Here, but Should You Download It?

Now,macOS Mojave isn’t another ‘under-the-hood’ upgrade like macOS High Sierrawas last year (and fortunately, it has a better name than macOS High Sierra), in fact, it brings quite a lot of new features to Apple’s lineup of desktops and laptops. However, while the Public Beta is available for anyone to download without the need for a $99/year developer account, is it really something you should download on your MacBook or iMac?...

June 27, 2018 · 5 min · 960 words · Mrs. Monica Eaton PhD

OnePlus 6 Midnight Black (8GB+256GB) On Sale in India From July 10 For Rs 43,999

TheOnePlus 6wasofficially unveiledlast May in London, and went on sale pretty much immediately in many major markets around the world,including in India. The company had originally announced three different RAM+storage configurations for the device, but only the two lower-end models went on sale in the country, with the third said to be launched at a later date. That day is now finally here, with the company officially launching the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant of the phone in the country....

June 27, 2018 · 2 min · 294 words · Richard Carter

PUBG Gets a Whole Lot Better on Xbox One with Latest Update

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or PUBG came to Xbox One late last year, and since then, has seen substantial growth, just like on every other platform. https://youtu.be/m0Tnp-3W3z4 As announced in anofficial forum post,PUBG Corp has released a new PUBG patch which focuses on improving performance and reducing memory usage,to improve the player experience. However, no additional content is being introduced with this patch. The studio has made two changesto reduce crashes related to being “out of memory”....

June 27, 2018 · 2 min · 271 words · Zachary Mcfarland

PUBG Mobile Sees 365% Revenue Boost From Royale Pass Sales

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the name that most of you must be familiar with. While Fortnite might be the current leader in the battle royale genre, it was PUBG that actually brought the genre into the limelight. After conquering the PC world and moving on to the Xbox One world, PUBG partnered with Tencent Mobile to roll out its smartphone port as well – PUBG Mobile. Recently, the game received itsmajor update, which brought togethera ton of features....

June 27, 2018 · 2 min · 383 words · Sandra Miller

Qualcomm Debuts Snapdragon 632 With 40% Performance Gain, AI Capabilities

This mobile chipset was first spotted on Geekbench in March, powering a Xiaomi phone codenamed ‘Berlin,’ but it is now that it has finally been made official. The Snapdragon 632 mobile platform, as Qualcomm puts it in their press statement, has been“engineered to bring higher performance, better battery life, efficient design, impressive graphics, and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to the mid-tier and highest-selling Snapdragon phones.” The chipset is built on an advanced FinFET process technology and packs ineight Kyro 250 CPU cores (4 performance and 4 efficiency cores, with a maximum frequency of 1....

June 27, 2018 · 2 min · 265 words · Lucas Smith

Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon Wear 2500 for Kids’ Smartwatches

There was a time when smartwatches were all the rage, but with time, the trend has mostly passed away. While Samsung is still gearing for the launch of the Gear S4, other mainstream manufacturers have sort-of shifted their interest. Nonetheless, Qualcomm, the processor giant, is all set to introduce at least two new smartwatch chips. However, their use-case might not be what you’re looking for. After more than two years, Qualcomm is ready to introduce two new smartwatch chips, with one being announced today in anofficial blog post....

June 27, 2018 · 2 min · 362 words · Eric Vasquez

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 439, Snapdragon 429 To Power Budget Phones

Qualcomm says the Snapdragon 439 and 429 chipsets are designed to improve CPU performance and power efficiency by 25 percent when compared to the Snapdragon 430 and 425, which they replace. The last-gen chipsets are hugely popular in the budget or sub-Rs 10,000 segment, so the 439 and 429 have big shoes to fill. The Snapdragon 439 features support for up to a 21MP single-camera or up to an 8MP + 8MP dual-camera setup, in addition to improved rendering on modern 18:9 displays....

June 27, 2018 · 1 min · 199 words · Travis Morales

Qualcomm’s Latest Chips Support SenseTime’s AI-Powered Multiple Face Unlock Feature

Among other things on show, we got to see and test one of the cool new features Qualcomm has built into most new Snapdragon chipsets. Yes, we are talking about anAI-powered face unlock technology that’s not only fast but also lets you add multiple faces. We tried out the multiple face unlock feature at theQualcommbooth and well, it works pretty well.We added 3 faces to a Galaxy S9 that had the feature enabled,and we were able to unlock the phone with all of the faces in a snap....

June 27, 2018 · 2 min · 355 words · Laura Whitehead