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WhatsApp introduces new STATUS feature !!

Snapchat has another Facebook owned competitor snatching for its users. We are talking about latest WhatsApp's encrypted Status feature. In the context of its 8th Birthday on 24 Feb , 2017,  the instant messaging platform banged its users with a new feature for sharing bedazzled photos , videos and GIFs( Graphics Interchange Format ) as Status. WhatsApp revamped Status feature will allow users to flaunt their status in far better way. Those people who are using Snapchat can easily relate to this...(and Instagram users too who are addicted to Instagram Stories).These photos , videos and GIFs will disappear automatically after 24 hours of Status Update. Similar to the new security feature ,end-to end encryption this too will be end-to-end encrypted. Your entire WhatsApp contact list can access your status within 24 hours of Status update. WhatsApp will even allow your contact list to comment on your Status to make this feature more social, but these comments will...

Apple overtakes Samsung in Q4 2016

According to the latest reports and analysis Apple overtook Samsung company in terms of sale and market share in the 4th quarter of 2016. Apple became the world's largest smartphone vendor in Q4 2016, kicking away Samsung. Considering the result Apple sold nearly around 439 million units. Strategy Analytics , an independent research firm confirmed that the smartphone shipment and sales grew by 3 % globally. According to the firm around 1.5 billion units were shipped in year 2016. Apple managed to jump over Samsung in terms of sales in Q4 2016 by shipping around 78.3 Millon units worldwide which is approximately 800,000 more units than Samsung shipped during Q4 2016. Apple managed to regain top place in charts by retaining 18 % global share in the market. Apple raised it's bar by increasing it's share by 5% from 74.8 million. All this happened because of the silly mistake done by Samsung. By saying silly mistake I'm talking about Samsung's N...

BHIM app launched

Gearing up the move towards Digital India , Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched e-wallet app  BHIM( Bharat Interface for Money ) ,  which is named after Dr B.R. Ambedkar according to the sources. PM Narendra Modi mentioned that BHIM app is launched for making transactions more easy and reliable. BHIM is Aadhaar  based mobile payment service through which various transactions can be done. The app BHIM was launched at Digi Dhan Mela which was held in Delhi. It is basically refurbished version of UPI (Unified Payments Interface) and USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) This service can be used on a smartphone or a regular basic feature phone . At present it is available on Play Store for Android Devices , later it will be available on App Store also for iOS devices ( Can't say anything about Windows Phone 😋 ). To use BHIM one needs to register their respective account with the app and generate UPI code for further transactions . T...

Opera 42 released with Currency Converter

A new stable build has been released by Opera recently. The Internet Explorer Opera launched its new build with great tinkling and exciting features that are worth discussing. Opera  42 comes with a built-in currency converter tool. The Opera 42 is currently available on Mac, Windows and Linux platforms. Usually for currency conversion task users have to look out for Google or Xe.com , but with the new added feature in Opera 42 users can convert the currency in the same tab in which they are working without leaving the screen. They just have to select the amount given in the page and a pop-up will come out asking for conversion according to the default value that has been set. Opera 42 supports around 32 major currencies and the exchange rates are updated regularly based upon the exchange rates provided by European Central Bank. It supports INR, USD, EUR, CHF, JRY, GBP and many more. You can enable or disable this currency conversion feature in the settings opti...

Airtel's 4G Offer Extended

Airtel's 4G offer that was exclusively launched for Samsung Galaxy J series smartphone is now available for all 4G band supported smarthphones. According to the mentioned offer users can avail 10 GB 4G data on their new 4G smartphone. Airtel, the telecommunication giant has made the announcement that anyone purchasing new 4G smartphone can get 10 GB 4G data at Rs. 259 only, irrespective of brand. Aftre paying Rs. 259 you can get 10 GB 4G/3G according to your circle.Let's get into some detail. You can avail the above offer within 30 day of your purchase of new 4G supporting smartphone. Your account will be credited with 1 GB 4G/3G at the moment. To avail rest of your data that is 9GB you have to download and access MyAirtel app through your smartphone and thereafter you can get your complete package. The validity will be of 28 days only. The hidden condition over here is that one user can have only 3 recharges within span of 90 days. Now ending my article wit...

Apple Music rolled out My New Music Mix feature.

The company has started rolling out new features    to beta testers of iOS mobile OS and macOS Sierra, ahead of upcoming Apple’s    iPhone event going to be held on September 7 th . Apple Music’s new playlists was originally introduced at Worldwide Developers Conference in June, held this year. It is launched as a direct challenge to Spotify’s  “Discover Weekly” playlist. Apple is launching it with the tag “My New Music Mix”, which will be updated  every Fridyay with new songs and tunes. At the launch event , Worldwide Developers Conference it was showcased with the tag “Discovery Mix”, but I think later Apple realised that it was way similar to Spotify’s “Discover Weekly” and rebranded it as “My New Music Mix” . In the Music app,  under ‘For You’ option “My New Music Mix ” can be found, currently offering 25 tracks which is based over  your listening history. The company revealed in June it has already reac...

Intex Aqua Twist Launched

Intex has introduced its all new Intex Aqua Twist smartphone. The company has now listed the smartphone Intex Aqua Twist on its official site. The company is coming with a price tag of Rs. 5,199 and is expected to launch in coming few days. The most striking feature of Intex Aqua Twist is its rotating 5-megapixel camera, which are now a days seen in mid range smartphones, The rotating camera camera can be both used as front and rear camera. Intex Aqua smart sports a 5- inch IPS display having a resolution of 480*854. The smartphone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It can store upto 8 GB of data and it can be expanded to 32 GB. The new Intex's smartphone is coupled with 1 GB of RAM clocked at 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6580 SoC. The new Intex Aqua Twist is a dual-sim smartphone , juiced with a 2200mAh battery. It is boosted up by proximity sensor, ambient light sensor and accelerometer. The smartphone is available in Black and White variant