Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo to Soon Launch Their AirDrop-like File Sharing Service Globally Earlier last year, a trio of renowned Chinese phone makers – Xiaomi, Vivo, and Oppo (includes Realme as well) –partnered to build a new wireless file transfer protocolfor their Android-backed smartphones. This was back in August and we hadn’t heard any updates on this front to date. But, that changes today as the phone makers have jointly announced that theirAirDrop-like file sharing serviceis launching globally very soon....

You Now Get Free Wi-Fi Facility Inside Delhi Metro Trains; Here’s How to Access It In what can only be seen as another milestone inDelhi Metro’s journey, you will now be able to access free high-speed Wi-Fi services while traveling on the Airport Express Line. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has provided free Wi-Fi service on numerous metro stations since 2016 but this is the first time it’s offering Wi-Fi services on a moving train....

‘Chandrayaan 3’ Mission to Launch in 2020, Confirms ISRO ISRO is not letting thefailure of its Chandrayaan-2 missionto thwart its ambitions of becoming a space superpower in the coming decade. In an interview with reporters at the organization’s headquarters in Bengaluru this week, ISRO Chairman K. Sivan said that the government has approved the Chandrayaan-3 mission that will have a lander and a rover, but not an orbiter. According to him, the mission will have a ‘similar configuration’ to that of the previous mission whichsuccessfully deployed a lunar orbiterthat relays scientific data back to earth, but wasunable to stick the landingthat would have made India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to make a successful soft-landing on the moon and the first to do so on the dark side....

‘Pulse SMS’ Android App Source Code Released on Github Klinker Apps has released the full source code of its popular messaging app, Pulse SMS,on Github. Today’s announcement pertains to the Android version of the app, while the versions available on other platforms, including the web app, iOS, Windows, Chrome and Tizen were alreadyopen sourcebefore today’s announcement. While the move has led to some speculation about whether the developers are abandoning the project, Luke Klinker, the founder and lead developer of Kilnker Apps, the company behind Pulse SMS, dismissed any such notion....

BaldPhone is an Open-Source Launcher for Elderly People You must have seen elderly people complaining or finding it difficult to get used to the modern user interface offered by Android and iOS. Today, we stumbled upon BaldPhone, an Android app that presents users with a straightforward interface. The app essentiallyreplaces your smartphone’s interface with big iconsthat can be viewed easily by elderly people. BaldPhone was primarily developed to help people with motoric problems and people who need a visual aid to use their phones....

Caviar’s Overphone Concept Envisions the Smartphone of the Future Caviar, the Russianluxury iPhonemaker has created a concept it calls “Overphone” illustrating the smartphone of the future. The company calls the concept “an ideal smartphone for the upcoming decade”. From the renders, we are looking at asmartphone with two separate displays. These displays, according to Caviar, can be attached to make it a single unit or detached to function individually. For instance, a render depicts an ideal use-case for this concept – sending a text message while watching a video....

China’s GPS Alternative Expected to Complete by Mid-2020 China has been working to create an alternative for GPS technology dubbed Beidou Navigation System. The project is expected to be completed in the first half of 2020 by launching the final two satellites to hit the 35-satellite network goal. Earlier this week, project director Ran Chengqi disclosed that thecore of the Beidou Navigation System was completed this month. As Ran puts it, this GPS alternative will flaunt“high performance indicators, new technology systems, high localization, mass production networking and a wide range of users....