Silver Lake to invest 5,655 crore in Jio Platforms

After last month’s announcement from Facebook that said that it will buy 9.99% equity stake in Jio Platforms for $5.7 billion or INR 43,574 crore, today private equity firm Silver Lake has announced that it will invest Rs. 5,655.75 crore / US$ 747 million into Jio Platforms. This investment values Jio Platforms at an equity … Continue reading "Silver Lake to invest 5,655 crore in Jio Platforms"

Xiaomi denies claims of data collection in Mi Browser

In a recent Forbes cybersecurity article, researchers claimed to have discovered proof that Xiaomi was collecting a worrying amount of information from its native smartphone browser application. This included not only aggregated usage analytics, but even personally identifiable information. Xiaomi has come out with a statement denying the claims outright, explaining in the blog post … Continue reading "Xiaomi denies claims of data collection in Mi Browser"

realme XT realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: C.04 with April Android Security Patch and DocVault ID]

realme launched the realme XT smartphone running ColorOS 6.0 realme edition on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). The smartphone has already received Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 update. realme UI brings new features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, screen-off display, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share (cross-brand file-sharing technology) and more. Check out this post to learn about … Continue reading "realme XT realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: C.04 with April Android Security Patch and DocVault ID]"

Samsung Galaxy M21 gets a price cut in India

Samsung launched the Galaxy M21 smartphone in March India. Now the phone has received a price cut in just over a month of launch. Samsung Galaxy M21 is now available starting at Rs. 13199, compared to recent price of Rs. 14,222 after the GST hike. To remind you, the phone was launched at a price … Continue reading "Samsung Galaxy M21 gets a price cut in India"

realme X50 Pro realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: A.19 with April Security Patch, Vivid Color Mode, 4K 60fps recording]

realme launched realme X50 Pro in India back in February, it was the first smartphone in India to feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G. The smartphone runs on Android 10 based realme UI 1.0. realme UI offers some interesting features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, screen-off display, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share … Continue reading "realme X50 Pro realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: A.19 with April Security Patch, Vivid Color Mode, 4K 60fps recording]"

realme 5 Pro realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: C.03 update with April Android Security Patch and DocVault ID]

realme launched the realme 5 Pro smartphone in India running ColorOS 6.0 realme edition on top of Android 9.0 (Pie), which was later introduced as realme Q in China. The smartphone has already received Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 update. realme UI brings new features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, screen-off display, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, … Continue reading "realme 5 Pro realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: C.03 update with April Android Security Patch and DocVault ID]"

POCO M2004J11G passes through EEC, could be POCO F2 [Update: M2004J11g appears on TKDN Certification]

[Update: 1 May, 2020]: M2004J11G has been now spotted on TKDN, Indonesia smartphone certification, last month same smartphone appeared on EEC. Recently, official Global account name was changed from POCOPHONE Global to POCO, hinting towards the release of a new product. Earlier this week, Google Play Store listing revealed that Redmi K30 Pro will be … Continue reading "POCO M2004J11G passes through EEC, could be POCO F2 [Update: M2004J11g appears on TKDN Certification]"

JioMeet video conferencing app to launch soon

The usage of video conferencing apps have increased lately with people staying at homes and these business apps crossed 62 million downloads last month. Reliance Jio’s ‘Jio Meet’ is the newest entrant in this segment and is set to take on popular video conferencing apps like Zoo, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and more. Alongside releasing … Continue reading "JioMeet video conferencing app to launch soon"

HTC Desire 20 Pro with punch-hole display, quad rear cameras schematic surfaces

HTC Wildfire X and Wildfire R70 were introduced in India last year and this year. Now the schematic of the upcoming HTC Desire 20 Pro has surfaced revealing a punch-hole screen, quad rear cameras and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. HTC 2Q9J10000 codenamed “Bayamo” surfaced last month on Geekbench listing revealing Snapdragon 665 SoC, 6GB of … Continue reading "HTC Desire 20 Pro with punch-hole display, quad rear cameras schematic surfaces"

Worldwide smartphone shipments fall below 300 million, down 11.7% YoY in Q1 2020 due to COVID-19

Worldwide smartphone shipments decreased 11.7% year over year in Q2 2020, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. In total, companies shipped a 275.8 million smartphones during quarter making this is the largest annual (year over year) decline ever and the first time smartphone market has fallen … Continue reading "Worldwide smartphone shipments fall below 300 million, down 11.7% YoY in Q1 2020 due to COVID-19"