OnePlus Uploads New Open Beta Builds Following Domain Change OnePlus hadpulled all open beta builds from its websiterecently, which did cause some panic among users. It was speculated that the builds were pulled from the company’s website because they were quite buggy and were causing major battery drain on the devices, but according to a recentreportfromAndroid Police, the builds were removed because of the company’s recent domain change. OnePlus recent moved its website from OnePlus....

The ZTE Iceberg Concept Features Two Notches; Could Be Released in 2019 Two is always better than one, or is it? Well, ZTE seems to think so. After almost all smartphone manufacturers hopped onto thedual-camerabandwagon last year, ZTE is most likely at the forefront of pioneering dual notches. While everybody was arguing about whether notches were a good addition or not, ZTE went ahead and developed a smartphone with twonotchesin the display....

WhatsApp Looking to Hire Country Lead in India WhatsApphas over 200 million monthly active users in India, but so far it’s never had leadership positions dedicated to the country. The company is now looking to hire a country lead. According to a recentreportfromThe Economic Times, the position has remained vacant for a while and this will be the first full time hire for the company in India. WhatsApp recently started beta testing a UPI-based payments feature on the platform and it is believed that the company is hiring a country head to oversee the complete roll out....

Goa to Finally Get State Tourism-Backed App For Taxis Goa’s relationship with taxi-aggregators Ola and Uber has been rather tumultuous, with the existing taxi union coming in between the state and the service providers. Back in February 2014, whenOlaandUberinitially tried to enter the state, the taxi unions went on strike for two days, bringing the tourist destination to a standstill. The union succeeded in getting its demands fulfilled and the external players were not allowed to enter the market....

Google Assistant Could Get ‘Forget Me’ Feature For Improved Privacy Since its release back in 2016, theGoogle Assistanthas seen a number of redesigns to the interface, settings, and Explore tab. Now, Google has started rolling out a new UI redesign for the initial onboarding experience on the Assistant, according to a recentreportfrom9to5Google.(Image: 9to5Google) New Onboarding The new walk-through screen for onboarding has been broken down into categories that tell you exactly what data will be shared....

Indian Cryptocurrency Exchanges Consider Challenging RBI Ban in Supreme Court Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of Indiaissued a new directiveagainst cryptocurrency trading, barring all institutions falling under RBI’s regulations from engaging in the cryptocurrency trade. As a result,cryptocurrency rates in India tanked, with one Bitcoin going for as low as Rs. 3,75,580, as opposed to Rs. 4,29,000 in international markets. Now, according to a recentreportfromMoneycontrol,domestic cryptocurrency exchanges like Unocoin, Coinsecure, and Zebpay are considering challenging RBI’s directive....

Most New Sony Xperia Phones Have a Hidden 120Hz Display Mode When gaming peripheral manufacturerRazerlaunched its own gaming-focused smartphone last year, everyone was wowed by its beautiful 5.7-inch 120Hz display. Turns out, the Razer Phone wasn’t the first phone in the market to sport a display with a120Hzrefresh rate. According to a recentreportfromXDA, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium, which was launched back in June last year, also features a display that supports a 120Hz high refresh rate mode, however, the mode had been disabled by default....