China Plans to Launch Robot Rovers to the Far Side of the Moon This December China’s space agency has released details about its upcoming Chang’e-4 lunar mission in which it plans to launch two robots to the far side of the moon. According to areportfromBusiness Insideron the matter, the lunar mission has been scheduled for December as part of the country’s ongoing lunar exploration program. A Chinese government official was quoted saying that the new mission“will be the first to realize a soft landing on and inspection of”the far side of themoon....

Controversial Kimbho App Taken Down From Play Store Again After Second ‘Soft Launch’ Another day, another version of theswadeshimessenger, another chain of complaints from users, and another hasty takedown – it seemsyoga guruBaba Ramdev’s plan to launch a home-brewed messaging app which replaces WhatsApp is stuck in circle. After boasting about the restructured and now encryptedKimbhomessenger which wassoft launched (for the second time)on India’s 72nd Independence Day, theapp appears to have been taken down again....

Faster And Leaner Android Pie Go Edition Coming Later This Year Android Piewent officialearlier this month and has now been rolled out to the Pixel and Essential Phone. However, Google hasnow announcedthat the lighter version of its latest mobile OS update, Android Pie (Go edition) will be released later this fall to help make entry-level devices leaner and faster later this fall. Google hadkicked offits Android Go journey with last year’s Android Oreo, but has now made significant improvements to itslightweight OS to make itrun better on devices with low storage(only 8GB or less)....

Five Features We Love in the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Samsung finally launched the much-anticipatedGalaxy Note 9flagship smartphone at its signature ‘Unpacked’ launch event last week. I know, the device looks and feels a lot like its predecessor,the Galaxy Note 8, and can be mistaken for just a refresh but that’s not the case here. The Korean giant didn’t change much on the design front, but the Galaxy Note 9 packs in a ton of new features including the Bluetooth-supported S-Pen, Samsung’s biggest-ever battery, accessory-free DeX support, and a lot more....

Fully Waterproof JBL Xtreme 2 Bluetooth Speakers Launched in India for Rs 21,999 Samsung subsidiary Harman has launched the JBL “Xtreme 2” wireless Bluetooth speaker in India for Rs 21,999, which would compete against high-end portable speakers in the Indian market. The device, which is available in black, green and blue colours, comes with powerful audio performance, up to 15 hours of playtime and an IPX7 rating for weather-proofing. Besides the water resistance, another USP is the speaker’s built-in rechargeable 10,000mAh Li-ion battery that supports up to 15 hours of playback, according to the company....

Google Promises Free Unlimited Storage for WhatsApp Backups on Google Drive Creating a manual backup of your WhatsApp chats as well as the media you’ve sent or received used to be a hassle back in the early days of the messaging app. But with its evolution, WhatsApp added support for automatic and routinely backup via Google Drive, iCloud, and OneDrive for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone devices. Now, giving Android an edge over other two operating systems, WhatsApp has partnered with Google, allowing users to back up their chats and media on Google Drive without worrying about running out of free storage....

Google Working On A Virtual Health Coach For Wear OS With theWear OS rebrandand theAndroid P developer preview for Wear OSthat’s currently underway, Google is hoping to stage a comeback for its smartwatch OS. One more way to do so is Google’s plan to turn Wear OS into your AI-backed fitness coach. According toAndroid Police’s report, Google is working on anAI-powered health and wellbeing ‘Coach’for upcoming wearables, possibly thePixel Watch. It is expected to make them a lot more useful while giving it a chance to rival Apple and its dominant position in the smartwatch market....