WhatsApp is known for keeping your old data including messages, videos and photos, safe for a long period of time. However, in its latest post, the messaging app said that it has come up with a new way to store your data. X WhatsApp has advised the users to connect their phones to Wi-Fi prior to backing up their chats via Google Drive. Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is consistently bringing a number of updates to enhance the user experience. But, one of its latest updates will change the app forever. WhatsApp is known for keeping your old data including messages, videos and photos, safe for a long period of time. However, in its latest post, the messaging app said that it has come up with a new way to store your data. Instead of backing up data on the device, it will now store it on Google Drive. It also said that back-up won’t make use of the Google Drive storage space. All these backed-up messages, photos, and videos of the count...

HIGHLIGHTS Moto P30 has been 'designed for China'. The phone has a starting price of around Rs. 21,400 Eight Moto phones have been confirmed to receive Android Pie. Following a leak from earlier this week, Lenovo-owned Moto has now made official the latest Moto P30 mid-range smartphone (listed as Motorola P30) in China. Key highlights of this iPhone X-lookalike include an 18.7:9 display, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, and a glass back with gradient colour design. Interestingly enough, this smartphone runs the custom ZUI 4.0 skin on top of Android 8.0 Oreo. Apart from that, the phone maker has also revealed names of handsets that will get the Android Pie update later this year, including models from 2018 as well as 2017. Moto P30 price, availability Moto P30 price in China is set at CNY 2,099 (roughly Rs. 21,400) for the base variant with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage and CNY 2,499 (approximately Rs. 25,400) for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB ...

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Mi 8 with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage has now been launched. The new variant is currently available in China. It comes with a price tag of CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 33,500). A new Xiaomi Mi 8 variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage has now been launched in China. Originally, the Mi 8 debuted with 6GB of RAM, while the Mi 8 Explorer Edition had 8GB of RAM, priced at CNY 3,699 (roughly Rs. 37,600). The price of the new 8GB RAM variant of the Mi 8 is CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 33,500). This is, notably, identical to the price of the 6GB RAM and 256GB storage variant of the Mi 8 that was launched alongside the base model, comprising 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. Xiaomi Mi 8 8GB RAM, 128GB storage price Xiaomi Mi 8 price in China has been set at CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 33,500) for the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant that is available for purchase through  Mi.com  and  JD.com . The handset comes in Black and Blue colour op...

Not wanting to alienate owners of low-end smartphones from the PUBG Mobile fun, PUBG Corp. recently released a lighter and less resource-intensive version of the game called PUBG Mobile Lite which is tailor-made for budget smartphones. While the game has so far been available only in the Philippines, Tencent has confirmed that they are testing PUBG Mobile Lite and  ‘optimizing it for Indian networks and devices’ , but it is not known when the game will officially be available for eager Indian fans. However, if you can’t wait for the game to officially arrive in India, here’s how you can install the game on your budget smartphone. Since the game has only been soft-launched in the Philippines, you won’t find the game listed on the Play Store. In order to install the game, follow these steps: Download the APKPure appSearch for PUBG Mobile app and download the APK  file . Once downloaded, install the PUBG Mobile Lite APK ...

The long-awaited release date of the Android version of Fortnite has finally been announced, however it won't be available to everyone straight away. Tim Sweeney, the chief executive of Fortnite developer Epic Games, revealed that the game will available from 9 Aug but only for owners of the Samsung smartphone. The latest Galaxy Note 9 smartphone was unveiled at an event in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday, 9 August. A beta version of the game will also be available for a range of recent Samsung devices, including the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9 Plus, Note 8, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, Tab S4 and Tab S3. According to Samsung, this exclusive period will last for "the next few days." When it is rolled out more widely, the  Fortnite app  will not be available through the Google Play Store, after Epic Games complained about the "disproportionate" cut that Google takes for enabling downloads through its online app store. Google ta...

Highlights Android 9 Pie has been officially released. This comes as the successor to Android OreoThe new platform includes a gesture-based navigation system. Android 9 Pie, the next iteration in the Android family, has now been officially released. The latest Android version comes after the debut of five developer preview builds of Android P that are claimed to have been tested by more than 140,000 beta testers till date. Google also earlier this year announced its partnership with seven OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to bring the beta releases of Android Pie to their flagship devices. However, the new software package, which was previously speculated to debut as Pistachio Ice Cream, isn't designed for  Nexus models, including the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Pixel C.  This doesn't mean that the search giant isn't favouring its native hardware altogether. The fresh experience t...

Xiaomi is set to launch the successor to the Mi A1 in India at a media event today. Ahead of the formal India launch today, the Mi A2 has been spotted on Amazon India, complete with pricing information. Xiaomi Mi A2: Price in India Revealed Ahead of Launch According to the Mi A2 listing on the Amazon app, the smartphone will be priced at Rs.17,499. That’s the price for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant. You can, in fact, pre-order the smartphone currently on Amazon.in. As reported previously, Xiaomi is not likely to launch the base 4GB RAM + 32GB storage variant in India. The 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant of the smartphone is also unlikely to arrive in India. While the Mi A2 will be an Amazon-exclusive in India, consumers will also be able to purchase the Android One smartphone from Mi.com. More details with regards to the availability of the smartphone will be revealed tomorrow at the Mi A2 launch event. Add caption Xiaomi Mi A2: ...