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After taking initiatives of starting production of iPhone SE in India, Apple announced that it is going to start a new app development center in Bengaluru, India which will be known as App Accelerator Bengaluru. The aim of this program is to accommodate developers to create more apps for Apple’s platforms (iOS). In Apple Accelerator Bengaluru, Apple experts will initiate seminars and provide one-to-one app reviews for young developers to build iOS apps, watchOS and other apps for Apple platforms. Apple facility will also provide support and guidance on Apple’s new programming language of above platforms. Apple will provide specialized briefings for more than 500 developers every week. This also includes detailed app analysis and feedback as young developers work on their apps. Phil Schiller, who is Apple’s senior vice president of World Marketing said, “We are impressed by the great entrepreneurial spirit in India, and are excited to provide a platform for these developers to...

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ launched: After many leaked images and video we finally have the details of Samsung’s 2017 flagship Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Samsung introduced these two phones which looks somehow same as their previous flagship S7edge (which also gets the best mobile phone of 2016 award during  MWC 2017 . Although the design is somehow relative to the S7 but the company worked on decreasing the width of the bezel just like  LG G6. As the name says, Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ are different in size. S8 is 5.8” panel whereas Galaxy S8+ is at 6.2” screen phone. As usual Samsung continued to provide Super AMOLED in both phones which features an extra wide aspect ratio of 18.5:9. In resolution both has 1,440 x 2,960 resolutions. In both phones Samsung added HDR10 just like they did on  Note7 . Samsung partnered with Amazon to bring HDR capable content. The company claimed that these two devices are the first Ultra Dynamic Range certified screens ...

Apple has released iOS 10.3 and iwatch OS 3.2 today. The updates are now available through OTA updates and also iTunes in case of iOS. iOS 10.3 comes with some user facing as well as some underneath slight improvements. One example is the option to find Apple AirPods under the Find My iPhone app. What this do is that is plays a sound to help you locate your lost AirPods. This also shows the last location on the map which enables to find them easily in case you lost them. Siri now has the ability to pay the bills and check the status with payment apps. Scheduling rides (ride booking apps), car fuel level checking, lock status, turning on lights and activating horn with carmaker apps, and Cricket scores and statistics for IPL and ICC. CarPlay now has shortcuts in the status bar for easy access to last used apps. Apple Music Now Playing screen gives access to Up Next and the currently playing song's album. This is very useful for people who use Apple music more often. A...

In February we had news claimed that Samsung is considering to offer refurbished Galaxy Note7 units this summer. Today, Samsung confirmed that they’re focusing on how the company is going to "recycle" the Note 7 and start selling the refurbished devices. The first step the company is going to take is to start the process of refurbishing Note 7. The second step involves detaching problematic components (batteries) from the phones in order to reuse them.

Huawei revealed that the global shipments of their flagship devices P9 and P9 Plus crossed 12 million figures. This news was revealed by Mr. Yu ChengDong, CEO (Huaweis Consumer Business Group) during the launch of P10 in China last week. This figure is up 2 million from the 10 million figure the Chinese manufacturer announced back in December last year.

Samsung Gear IconX are fitness earbuds which works wirelessly. Samsung US has cut the price in the United States. Samsungs US website reveals the wireless headphones are listed for $149.99, decreasing $50 from the actual price. Although it's a limited-time deal according to the website. There's no firm information on exactly when it ends. Amazon is also offering these earbuds in $150. 

Facebook users around the world, we have a good news for you. The social networking giant may soon start supporting animated GIFs in comments. Facebook spokesman recently said that "Everyone loves a good GIF and we know that people want to be able to use them in comments" "So we’re about to start testing the ability to add GIFs to comments and we’ll share more when we can, but for now we repeat that this is just a test." he added. You could get more information in this link.