Huawei P9 uses Leica dual-lens camera tech to refocus

Huawei has unveiled an Android smartphone that uses dual-camera technology to let owners refocus photos after they have been taken.

The feature is the result of a collaboration between the Chinese tech firm and German camera-maker Leica.

It means the P9 can create shallow depth-of-field shots more commonly associated with larger lenses.

Analysts say the innovation could help Huawei promote itself as a

WhatsApp update now lets you add up to 256 members to a group

WhatsApp is quietly rolling out an update, which brings in one big change to its groups. The cap for the number members one can add to a group is being raised from 100 to 256.


WhatsApp’s latest version — 2.12.437 – isn’t available on the Google Play Store yet, but can be manually downloaded from the company’s website. The member cap has been raised for the first time after 2014, when WhatsApp increased the number of users you can add to a group from 50 to 100.
To install the downloaded APK file, ensure that you have enabled the setting on your smartphone. Head over to Settings -> Security -> and enable the option ‘Unknown Sources’. You will be shown a pop message, which warns you against installing apps from unknown sources. Hit Okay to enable the setting.
Recently, WhatsApp revealed that its active user base had crossed a billion. Breaking down the numbers, WhatsApp also revealed that there were more than a billion WhatsApp groups, and users were sending 42 billion messages every day, and sharing 1.6 billion photos and 250 million videos every day.

WhatsApp Cancels Subscription Fee, Announces Social Media Banking As Possible Revenue Source

Whatsapp announced that there will be no more yearly subscription fee for its over half a billion regular, active users, the company also announced that they will be looking for other ways of making money giving the example of embedding tools to allow the application's users to communicate with their banks.

This announcement was made by the company, through its official blog, where it sighted the main reason of removing the fee as a way to do away with inconveniencing their users.

"Nearly a billion people around the world today rely on WhatsApp to stay in touch with their friends and family. From a new dad in Indonesia sharing photos with his family, to a student in Spain checking in with her friends back home, to a doctor in Brazil keeping in touch with her patients, people rely on WhatsApp to be fast, simple and reliable," the

You can remotely start your Hyundai with your Apple Watch now

 After launching its Android Wear app earlier this year, Hyundai is taking its Blue Link connected car platform to the obvious next destination: the Apple Watch. The Watch-compatible Blue Link app is now in the iOS App Store, offering seemingly all of the same features that are on the Android Wear version — remote engine start and stop, remote door lock and unlock, remote light flashing, and a car finder with a map, among other things. All features can be

Virtually there: How Google is readying VR for you

The search giant has a low-cost contraption made of cardboard that can turn any smartphone into a virtual reality headset. The goal: mass appeal.

Google's updated version of Cardboard works with any device up to six inches, including Apple's iPhone.

Google has an ambitious plan for the future: help nearly anyone with a smartphone to experience virtual reality.

The technology industry is preparing for an onslaught of new devices that mount on your head, immersing you in computer-generated worlds ranging from space battles to

Google’s Gmail API officially gets push notification support

At last year’s Google I/O developer conference, the company launched its official Gmail API. One year later, it’s adding a small but important feature to this API: Push notification support.

The inclusion of push notification support means third party developers no longer have to poll Gmail for new messages, which helps eliminate

How to easily root an Android device

Rooting is the Android equivalent of jailbreaking, a means of unlocking the operating system so you can install unapproved (by Google) apps, update the OS, replace the firmware, overclock (or underclock) the processor, customize just about anything, and so on.

Of course, for the average user, rooting sounds like -- and can be -- a scary process. After all, "rooting" around in your smartphone's core software might seem like

Best free Android apps of 2015

So you've just cracked open the box and peeled the plastic off your brand spanking new Android smartphone. But there's not much going on in the way of Android apps straight away. This is where our best free Android apps comes in. This list is your one stop shop for the absolute best-in-class Android apps. And it won't cost you a cent. Here are the apps you absolutely must have in 2015.

Unclouded

With all the cloud storage services out there, there's a good chance you have a few accounts yourself. This can lead to situations where you don't remember if you put a certain file on Dropbox, or Google Drive, or OneDrive. With Unclouded, this becomes a non-issue, as you can manage and