Facebook adds 'Photo Magic' facial-recognition feature to Messenger

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA41xAnE5CPnm7rMjx5CTTrhaPiEI2R5IFLq3D47JSSZKCoHo1v2AD_c9djtUBdEnm6_tbPprurGENNIkww3AafIkXPq_VlATj2pplNjliv-T8DvoO3KwpzGjU7cQhIf_qeOIw9hiG3nFC/s1600/messenger.0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA41xAnE5CPnm7rMjx5CTTrhaPiEI2R5IFLq3D47JSSZKCoHo1v2AD_c9djtUBdEnm6_tbPprurGENNIkww3AafIkXPq_VlATj2pplNjliv-T8DvoO3KwpzGjU7cQhIf_qeOIw9hiG3nFC/s320/messenger.0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Facebook is offering a feature called Photo Magic that will automatically address a message so it can be sent quickly to Facebook friends identified in a picture. The option relies on the same image-recognition technology that attaches people's names to Facebook posts.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">With this twist, Facebook is deploying the technology in its Messenger application to make it more convenient to distribute pictures to a few friends and family members.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Facebook will highlight Photo Magic in a Messenger update that will start rolling out Thursday to users of Apple's iPhones and smartphones running on Google's Android software. It will still be up to each individual to decide whether they want to activate Photo Magic. After the feature is turned on, it can still be switched off at any time.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The update is being distributed to a broad audience after a month of testing among smartphone users in Australia. Facebook is planning to make Photo Magic available to Messenger users everywhere in the world except in Canada and the European Union.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Messenger currently has more than 700 million users, about half the size of the audience on Facebook's social network.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Facebook is counting on Photo Magic to foster more allegiance to its Messenger app as it competes against other competing services such as Snapchat that have become particularly popular among teenagers and young adults.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If Photo Magic is turned on, it is supposed to promptly figure out if any of the people in a picture belong to the smartphone owner's circle of Facebook friends. If some are found, Photo Magic creates a messaging thread that allows a user to send the picture to all the identified parties with two clicks.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">About 9.5 billion pictures are already sent through Messenger each month, according to Facebook. The Menlo Park, California, company believes the volume will be even higher if Photo Magic's automation is successful in making it less of a hassle to pick out the images and figure out which people might be interested in seeing them.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As part of the Messenger upgrade, Facebook is also including an option that will allow users to change the colors of their exchanges with different friends, and switch the formal name of a recipient to a nickname, such as "mom" or "dad." Until now, Messenger's address book mirrored the names listed on people's Facebook profiles.</span></div>

Facebook adds 'Photo Magic' facial-recognition feature to Messenger

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Videocon launches its first 4G phone (Z55 Krypton) in india

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJ3ktaDUk5bOg6L2pWllzjPMdnLyDzUITHtefyibneOKNAZcJm-uv9J-Ys2dljlJqPnqcHjYGU7OifYpD1H50xWjM2z6i6us8WWGdT8EfOdXN5s8opm9YHsP1hdK2-UsvH7Lpr_PyMeCb/s1600/z55krypton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJ3ktaDUk5bOg6L2pWllzjPMdnLyDzUITHtefyibneOKNAZcJm-uv9J-Ys2dljlJqPnqcHjYGU7OifYpD1H50xWjM2z6i6us8WWGdT8EfOdXN5s8opm9YHsP1hdK2-UsvH7Lpr_PyMeCb/s320/z55krypton.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Videocon Mobile Phones has launched its first 4G smartphone - Z55 Krypton - in India. The phone, which runs Android Lollipop 5.1 OS, includes a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Priced at Rs 7,999, the Videocon Z55 Krypton features a 5-inch HD IPS screen with Dragon Trail X glass atop, which is claimed to protect the screen from scratches.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Under its hood is a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor paired with 1 GB of RAM. The phone has an internal storage space of 8 GB (expandable up to 32 GB).</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The first 4G smartphone from Videocon comes packed with a 2200 mAh battery and includes features like Dual SIM, FM radio among others.</span></div>

Videocon launches its first 4G phone (Z55 Krypton) in india

Videocon Mobile Phones has launched its first 4G smartphone - Z55 Krypton - in India. The phone, which runs Android Lollipop 5.1 OS, in...

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OnePlus 10,000mAh power bank up for sale again in India at Rs 1,399

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EeJ1v-NJ3gR1jbzBV_-30tErjDjAiZleNqjJniX1607It0m0ZJC0rgwTOhG9YQ5u_rBy24js9WN1JlCtomwpLHc-9dMC2_NUGzo_8ZjzFwXE0rsNVIwc45RRLeBdQs587DC5OeZzlWDa/s1600/oneplus-powerbank_650_041915025348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EeJ1v-NJ3gR1jbzBV_-30tErjDjAiZleNqjJniX1607It0m0ZJC0rgwTOhG9YQ5u_rBy24js9WN1JlCtomwpLHc-9dMC2_NUGzo_8ZjzFwXE0rsNVIwc45RRLeBdQs587DC5OeZzlWDa/s320/oneplus-powerbank_650_041915025348.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">OnePlus' 10,000 mAh power bank, which was out of stock on its exclusive partner Amazon India for quite some time, is now back on sale in India.</span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The company has decided to sell the power bank for a limited period at the same old price of Rs 1,399, before it starts selling it at an increased price.</span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Unfortunately, an increase in production and operational costs have led to an increase in product price that will come into effect starting 2016," says OnePlus in a press note, adding, "We are offering the limited stock of OnePlus Power Banks on the Amazon India starting 2 PM, today, December 18, 2015 onwards" at the same price of Rs 1,399.</span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The 10,000 mAh Lithium-Polymer OnePlus Power Bank is available in Sandstone Black and features dual USB ports for simultaneous charging two devices and battery indicator LEDs.</span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In a press note sent to the media, the company has also explained the reason that why its power bank was not available to buy in the last few months.</span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"We understand your frustration at not being able to get your hands on the OnePlus Power Bank but we've had to battle some regulatory hurdles as well as a mind-numbingly lengthy product certification process. But, things are about to change. We are very pleased to inform you that all of the required processes have been cleared," explicates OnePlus.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> </div>

OnePlus 10,000mAh power bank up for sale again in India at Rs 1,399

OnePlus' 10,000 mAh power bank, which was out of stock on its exclusive partner Amazon India for quite some time, is now back on...

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