Following the footstep of Facebook (Facebook Lite and Messenger Lite), Twitter has launched a Lite model of its micro blogging social network. Twitter Lite (about 1MB in size) will be accessible on mobile devices via the web in emerging markets across Asia Pacific, Latin America and Africa. According to official blog release, Twitter Lite (https://lite.twitter.com/) […]
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Samsung Galaxy S8 – The World’s First Phone With Bluetooth 5.0
Samsung’s novelty Galaxy flagships – the S8 and S8+ come packed with high-end specs and features, one of these is the new Bluetooth standard – 5.0. The Samsung Galaxy S8 (and Galaxy S8+) (April) beat the Sony Xperia XZ Premium (June) to be the World’s First Phone with Bluetooth 5.0. According to Bluetooth SIG, the […]
Twitter’s Egg Default Profile Picture Replaced With Gender-Balanced Figure
Twitter’s egg default profile picture, has over the year, become an integral part of the experience and a large number of people can relate. But as they say, all good things come to an end. The micro-blogging website has announced plans to do away with this iconic egg avatar for something more gender-balanced to help […]
Facebook Unveil Stories, New In-App Camera and Direct Features
In a bid to lure more people from Snapchat, especially teenagers; Facebook has over the months been aggressively duplicating features a la Snapchat. The company made its intentions obvious with the launch of Instagram Stories and this features has been extended to Whatsapp, Messenger and now Facebook. The social media giant added Facebook Stories as […]
You Can Now Post Multiple Photos On Instagram
Your Instagram feed is about to get more lively or irritating as the case may be. An update gradually rolling out to the photo sharing platform now allows its more than 600 million users to post multiple photos on Instagram. The update is available on Instagram version 10.9 for iOS the Apple App Store and […]
Are You Familiar With These Common Tech Acronyms?
So many words have become part of our daily lives and most of us use them on a regular basis. While some have taken time out to figure out what these common tech acronyms or terminologies mean, a larger percentage don’t even know they have underlying meanings. Here are list of Common Tech Acronyms and […]
MWC 2017: What You Need To Know, What to Expect
All about Mobile World Congress! The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the largest and paramount gathering of the mobile industry. Organised by the GSM Association (GSMA) which represents interests of mobile operators worldwide, the MWC is an annual event where the global industry gather to collaborate and conduct business. This event facilitates the avenue for […]
Nokia announces MIKA, Digital Assistant For Engineers and Telecom Operators
Telecommunications giant, Nokia (not the Nokia brand of devices by HMD Global) has announced its ‘strictly business’ digital assistant. MIKA or the ‘Multi-purpose Intuitive Knowledge Assistant’ is the first digital assistant customised for telecommunication operators and engineers. Powered by Nokia’s AVA cognitive services platform, MIKA is designed to provide voice-dictated automated assistance that saves time […]
Happy New Year 2017
Happy New Year 2017 readers, let’s raise a toast to yesterday’s achievements and tomorrow’s brighter future. We can’t help but look back 365 days to appreciate everyone for all their efforts (our writers, editors, readers, sharers , critics, etc.) throughout 2016. The success of TGF is built on the commitment of our team and support […]
CES 2017: Samsung to Launch Personalized Smart TV Services
At the upcoming CES 2017 in Las Vegas, Samsung Electronics has announced it will introduce three new Smart TV services – ‘Sports’, ‘Music’ and ‘TV Plus’. The new services will be offered through Samsung’s Smart Hub platform and will offer personalized content to consumers based on their TV preferences. Samsung’s Smart TV ‘Sports’ service basically […]