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Currently, you can share photos, audio and video files, and PDF documents on WhatsApp, but the Facebook-owned messaging platform will soon allow you to share any type of file. As noted by WABetaInfo, the update is being tested with a small subset of users, and should be rolling out to WhatsApp's 1.2 billion customers shortly. According to the publication, you'll be able to share any file with your contacts or in a group as long as it's under 128MB on Android, 100MB on iOS, and 64MB on WhatsApp Web. Presumably, the file size restriction is put in place to ensure WhatsApp's servers don't get overwhelmed by users sharing high-res movies or 4K videos shot on their phones. The update will also include the ability to share APK files, which will be of particular interest to users in India as it'll make it easier for them to pirate apps and games. WhatsApp usage is ubiquitous in the country, and the service is looking to make the switch from a messaging app to a...

Can there be a better deal? Now go and grab iPhones for just Rs 27000. Assembled-in-India iPhones, Apple's first batch of iPhone SE has hit the stores. At present it is available in stores in Bengaluru priced at Rs 27,000 for Rs 27,200 for a 32GB and Rs 37,200 for a 128 GB model. And not to confuse the buyers Apple has clearly mentioned on iPhone boxes: "Designed by Apple in California, Assembled in India'. Once the GST becomes functional more Apple products will be launched in te coming days. Reports suggest that sources in Bengaluru inform that the retailers have very pieces at present. For sure it is a very good opportunity for all iPhone enthusiasts.

Vodafone In a bid to challenge Reliance Jio, which has crossed 112 million subscribers as of April, Vodafone has launched a new pack for its prepaid customers offering them unlimited internet usage on 3G and 4G, including downloads for as low as Rs 29. Vodafone’s SuperNight recharge offer is for its prepaid customers, and will be available as a pack from June 19. The Rs 29 recharge allows unlimited 3G/4G data usage and downloads for a total period of five hours.   Sandeep Kataria, Chief Commercial Officer, Vodafone India in a press statement said, “We are delighted to bring Vodafone SuperNight to our customers under our ‘Super’ umbrella. Like all other ‘Super’ products, it breaks all price barriers that concern customers in their use of internet…These SuperNight packs will enable them to download as much data as they want for five hours at a fixed, nominal price.” – What is Vodafone Rs 29 SuperNight Recharge pack? According to Vodafone’s statement, a user can purchase the...

WhatsApp has long been used as a medium to share photos, videos, and even Word docs. And for those files that weren’t supported on WhatsApp, users tend to go the long route by uploading them first on the cloud, and then sharing the link for download. There are several other workarounds, including third-party apps, to get your unsupported file from one sender to another, but it appears WhatsApp no longer wants you to use those. The company is said to be testing support for all types of file transfers (including archives) on Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone with a limited number of users, removing any hindrance of file sharing on WhatsApp. WABetaInfo spotted this roll out, and claims that it’s a phased one. While some users in countries like India, Japan, Kuwait, Sri Lanka have reported that the support has arrived, there are several other users that do not see it still. However, WhatsApp can be expected to roll this feature out to everyone in the due course of time. The fi...

The increasing dominance of Chinese players in the Indian smartphone market is reflected in their rapid growth rate which increased 3.4 times taking the market share to 51 percent in the first quarter of the year 2017 (1QCY17). Samsung Electronics has held the top position as the market leader with 28 percent share in the 1QCY17, while the market share of Indian vendors has been downsized to a mere 14 percent from last year's 40 percent. There has been a massive change in the market position of the top five smartphone players in the financial year 2017 (FY17), as Xiaomi, Vivo Mobile India, and Oppo Mobiles India have dethroned Micromax Informatics, Lava International, and Karbonn Mobiles from the top five list. Meanwhile, Lenovo has retained its position owing to its established brand and product line-up placed in diversified price segments. Oppo and Vivo India have seen massive growth with their smartphone sales which increased by seven to nine times in the FY17. ...

MICROSOFT has taken aim at Google Chrome with a slew of new web browser features in its latest Windows 10 update. The Redmond-based firm have released a brand new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build, which features big improvements to the Microsoft Edge browser. One of the headline new features is designed to make it easier for Chrome users to transition from Google's popular internet browser to Microsoft Edge. Chrome users will now be able to import their settings and cookies to Edge for the first time. Microsoft said this will make it easier for Windows 10 users to “make the move to Microsoft Edge” and turn it into “their primary browser”. The Windows 10 update also makes it quicker for Microsoft Edge users to close tabs - with the X close button always visible and not obscured by anything. This option is also available on Google Chrome, which data shows is currently the market leading internet browser by far. Data from Netmarketshare claims ...

1. Use Apps for Long Exposures When shooting in low light with a film camera or DSLR, your answer to getting the right exposure is a long shutter speed. The smartphone’s answer to controlling shutter speed (or simulating it)? Apps! Try Manual (iOS) or Manual Camera (Google Play) – both let you control how long the shutter on the camera stays open. 2. Use an Outside Light Source These days, there are all kinds of amazing mobile accessories, in particular those that will allow you control the lighting in your night photos better than your phone’s built-in flash. See The Pocket Spotlight and the Smartphone Ring Light . Don’t limit yourself there: flashlights, lamps, bike lights are all handy ways to get extra lighting into your photo. Find some DIY photography lighting ideas in our guide. 3.Shoot in burst mode To shoot in rapid-fire burst mode, just keep your finger pressed down on your smartphone camera’s shutter button. If you’re looking to capture fleeting momen...

Every time Apple’s developer conference rolls around we get a smattering of changes to the App Store Review guidelines . This corpus of rules can be, in turns, opaque and explicit, and has caused a decent amount of consternation over the years for developers as they try to read into how Apple might interpret one rule or another. I remember the crushing of apps like AppShopper and AppGratis, for instance, under the boot heel of rule 2.25, which forbid apps from “duplicating” the features of the App Store. AppShopper eventually returned, finding a way around the rule by adding social features — something which the App Store still largely lacks, by the way. This year the big issue appears to surround rule 4.2.6, which states that “Apps created from a commercialized template or app generation service will be rejected.” Sounds fine, right? Sure, until you start thinking about how many apps take advantage of development assistance tools like PhoneGap — or even apps that pr...