Google Material Design Awards 2019: Here Are All the Winners Googlehas a tradition of picking and honoring the best apps that follow its material design guidelines. The company revealed the winners of the 2019 Material Design Awards earlier this week and chances are, you might not have even heard of them. So, let’s take a look at the four apps picked by Google to know how they stand out from the millions of apps that follow material design guidelines....

Indians Feel E-Commerce Ratings and Reviews Are Positively Biased With e-commerce companies like Amazon and Flipkart giving outhuge discounts on products during sales, people across India are finding more reasons than ever before to continue or try out online shopping. One of the advantages people get while using online shopping is product reviews from people who have bought the item and a recent survey from LocalCircles has found that Indians think customer reviews are positively biased....

Netflix Announces Ghee Happy, an Animated Preschool Series Netflix hasordered a preschool television seriesnamed Ghee Happy from Academy Award and Annie Award-nominated director-animator-illustrator Sanjay Patel. The plot revolves around children attending a daycare named Ghee Happy where they discover their powers. In case you’re not aware, Sanjay Patel is known for his contributions in Pixar films like Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, Cars, Toy Story 2, and The Incredibles 1 & 2. His short animated film named Sanjay’s Super Team was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards and for Best Animated Short Subject at the 43rd Annie Awards....

Steam Will Let You Play Local Multiplayer Games Online Soon Valve is in the final round of preparations to launch a new feature in Steam named “Remote Play Together”, a feature that allows you to play local multiplayer games with your friends as if you all were in the same room. “All local multiplayer, local co-op and split-screen games will be automatically included in the Remote Play Together beta, which we plan to launch the week of October 21....

These Are the First Smartphones Made Entirely in Africa In a smartphone industry where almost every major brand relies onChinafor manufacturing a majority of their smartphones, there exists a brand named Rwanda Mara that manages to manufacture smartphones entirely in Africa. The company’s president Paul Kagame has announced its first two smartphones –Mara X and Mara Zin a press conference earlier this week. Now, let’s discuss the specifications packed in these smartphones but let me warn you, don’t expect cutting-edge specifications on these ones....

Uber Pet Makes It Easy to Travel Around the City with Your Pet A lot of pet owners find it difficult to find a ride when they’re traveling with their pets. Even drivers of ride-hailing giants often tend to reject your booking if they find a pet, say a cat or dog with you. The main reason for this is because they don’t want to get their cars dirty. At times, drivers may be allergic to pets....

Volvo’s All-Electric XC40 Will Feature an Android Powered Infotainment System Volvo is all set to launch its first EV, an all-electric variant of the brand’s own XC40 SUV. To make the electric vehicle even more appealing, the automaker has teamed up with software giant Google to equip an infotainment system based on Android. What this means for the end-users is that you don’t need an Android smartphone with this vehicle. The car has built-in Google Assistant, Google Maps, and even Play Store for downloading compatible apps....