The blog cited examples like ‘L’ and ‘R’ not being distinguishable when spoken in some languages. “So, when some people heard us say Android Lollipop out loud, it wasn’t intuitively clear that it referred to the version after KitKat. It’s even harder for new Android users, who are unfamiliar with the naming convention, to understand if their phone is running the latest version,” it explained. The blog also pointed out that ‘pies’ are not a dessert in some places, and that ‘marshmallows’ are not a popular treat in many parts of the world....

Samsung has just launched its Galaxy M42 5G for India. It is the cheapest 5G smartphone from Samsung in the country as of now. The device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC and packs a big battery for longer performance. It has almost everything an average user would want from their smartphone. There is plenty of memory, a decent processor, and most of all; it is priced in the mid-range segment....

Google Maps most recent beta update, version 11.39, includes options for users to pick the engine type of the vehicle they would be driving in order to “save you the most petrol or energy” when driving. Google now offers customers four alternatives to determine which route will prove to be the most fuel-efficient for a vehicle with a given type of engine: gas, diesel, electric, and hybrid. According to the type of the vehicle’s engine, the goal is to recommend to the Google Maps user the best route to travel in order to conserve fuel or energy....

Google Pay Also Woking with Dunzo Google likes to make fast moves. It is an investor in Dunzo. Dunzo is a hyperlocal delivery startup of India. Google Pay is allowing users to access Dunzo through their platform for ordering essential stuff. During the time of social distancing, this is one of the best things for people. Dunzo was seeing over 1 lakh orders in a day throughout the country. Smelling an opportunity here, the payments app onboarded the services of Dunzo in their platform....

The Pixel 7a will come to India in 2023, according to predictions. It doesn’t seem like the device will launch anytime soon because its predecessor arrived in the country just five months back. There are chances that the new version could arrive sooner in the country. Some of the leaks about the upcoming Pixel 7a phone have already been leaked online. Here is everything you need to know. Pixel 7a Info You Should Know The Pixel 7a will likely be announced during Google’s yearly I/O event in May, just as it did with the previous model....

The Pixel Watch, Google’s first smartwatch, and the Pixel 7 line of flagship phones have finally been announced. The Pixel Tablet, which is slated to go on sale in 2023, was also on display at the event. Some Pixel enthusiasts were hoping Google might reveal something about its first foldable phone. Sadly, the brand made no comments regarding it. Ross Young, an analyst at Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), has revealed the Pixel foldable’s launch date, though....

Google’s Physical Card Likely to Have a Chip Google’s physical card is going to be co-branded by many financial institutions and will contain a chip. At present, Citigroup and Stanford Federal Credit Union are the two financial institutions that are mostly confirmed to be included in Google’s physical card project. Google’s aim with this card is to make it the base or foundation of the company’s Google Pay, an online mobile payments service....

Google Messages App: Verified SMS for Businesses With this new feature, Google is aiming to better the functionality of the SMS application and to improve the trustworthiness of the businesses that SMS the people. Also, it will help the consumers in identifying whether or not they should trust the business that is messaging them. As per Google, the new feature will display the name and the logo of the business along with a verification badge in the SMS thread....

Google Pixel 5a Might Run on Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Series Chipset The Google Pixel 5a might run on Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC coupled with up to 6GB of RAM. Google might not bring a 256GB variant of the device in India to ensure that it stays in the medium pricing range only. Reportedly, the smartphone might launch on August 26, 2021, and might be priced at $450 (approximately Rs 33,369.75) which seems to be in line with Google’s target price for the Indian market....

Hathway Broadband has finally introduced its high-speed 200 Mbps broadband plan in Hyderabad city. Competing with Airtel Xstream Fiber, Hathway is offering the 200 Mbps broadband plan at an effective price of Rs 899. For the unaware, Airtel Xstream Fiber also has a 200 Mbps plan priced at Rs 999 in Hyderabad city. This new 200 Mbps plan from Hathway Broadband can be availed only in three months subscription model....

The Hisense A6H Series 4K Google TV supports Google TV, as you might have guessed from the name. Using what you see, it can select material. It also has a feature called a watchlist that enables you to add your preferred TV shows and movies to a single list even from a mobile device. Additionally, Apple AirPlay and Apple Home Kit are supported by the TV. Hisense 4K Google TV specifications Far Field Voice Control, an exclusive feature of the Hisense television, enables users to control the TV using voice commands without the use of a remote....

Honor 9X: Specifications and Features The Honor 9X is the first smartphone from Honor after nearly seven months; To recall, the Honor 20 series was the last phones from the Huawei sub-brand to debut in India back in India in June 2019. Moving onto the specs, the Honor 9X flaunts a 6.59-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD display on the front. According to Honor, the smartphone offers 91% screen-to-body ratio and the screen resolution is 2340 x 1080 pixels....

The current major release of macOS, Apple’s desktop operating system for Macintosh computers – macOS Monterey was announced by the company in the June of this year as a successor to macOS Big Sur and was launched in the month of October. Although it comes with a lot of new and exciting features, one of the most prominent features available with macOS Monterey is the “Live Text.” The Cupertino-based tech giant Apple describing the feature stated that it makes text ‘completely interactive in your photos’ which allows the user to copy and paste it, look it up, translate and much more....

India has climbed two spots in the Speedtest Global Index for mobile while the country has maintained its position in the fixed broadband space for the month of July. Ookla, the company behind the Speedtest platform on Tuesday released the Speedtest Global Index for the month of July. The United Arab Emirates topped the charts in the mobile segment while Singapore retained its position at the top in the fixed broadband segment on the Speedtest Global Index for July....

Higher Loads Due to Covid-19 Slow internet is a keyword that has been spotted on social networks and various forums in India as users have started to share the experience of slow speeds from their service providers. A Twitter user Sandeep Sarma tweeted on Monday that his Act Broadband has been patchy “for a while” as he has been “getting around 90 Mbps” on his ACT Giga plan. “I don’t think it’s fair to charge for a GIGA connection while giving less than 1/10th the promised speed,” Sarma said in his tweet....

Infinix S5 Pro: Specifications and Features The Infinix S5 Pro features a 6.53-inch Full View IPS LCD display with FullHD+ resolution. The screen offers an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a pixel density of 394 PPI along with a 2.5D curved glass on top. Under the hood, the S5 Pro is powered by Mediatek Helio P35 octa-core processor clocked at 2.3GHz along with PowerVR GE8320 GPU. The mobile chipset is backed by 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage....

What does Internet Privacy mean? In simple terms, as the name suggests, Internet Privacy is the right to privacy on the internet. It is also commonly known as online privacy and, as we noted above, is just a part of data privacy. Your right to own privacy when you view, store and communicate data or information is known as Internet Privacy. Everything we do, share and store on the internet is information that needs to be protected and kept private....

Apple is going to release iOS 16 on September 12. It is available for free download and is compatible with iPhone 8 and later. Initially, the firm debuted iOS 16 during its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). You should be aware of every top feature in iOS 16 listed below. Redesigned Lockscreen Apple has totally overhauled the iOS lock screen and now lets users customize it to their tastes. According to reports, iOS 16 will also incorporate Android’s “Always-On display” functionality; however, it may only be available on iPhone 14 Pro models....

Ookla said that while only one in ten survey respondents had an iPhone, Apple smartphones tend to be more 5G capable. As per the report, the top smartphone vendors in the market are Samsung (31%), followed by Xiaomi (23%), Realme and Vivo. Samsung is the only non-Chinese smartphone brand here. But it is still the early days of 5G in India. As the market matures and evolves, the stats will definitely change....

There’s one more thing. If you are looking for a larger display device, the iPhone 11 would be a better choice here, as the iPhone 12 series device that we are talking about here is the iPhone 12 mini. Apple iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 11 Price in India Right Now The iPhone 12 mini has a 5.4-inch display, while the iPhone 11 has a 6.1-inch display. So if you are wanted a device with a slightly larger display, the iPhone 11 is a better price....