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Thursday, 28 January 2021

Samsung Galaxy M02 with 6.5-inch Infinity-V display, 5000mAh battery launching in India on February 2 for under Rs. 7000

After the launch of Galaxy M02s earlier this month, Samsung has officially confirmed the launch of Galaxy M02, the company’s new budget smartphone in the Galaxy M series in India on February 2nd. The company has confirmed 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-V display and a 5000mAh battery for the phone. The teaser image reveals a similar design … Continue reading "Samsung Galaxy M02 with 6.5-inch Infinity-V display, 5000mAh battery launching in India on February 2 for under Rs. 7000"

Apple’s upcoming iOS App Tracking Transparency feature to provide users with more data privacy controls

Among the many tech giants, Apple is one of the few that strongly advocate protecting their user’s privacy and data. In their upcoming iOS and iPadOS update, Apple is bringing two new features called the Privacy nutrition label and App Tracking Transparency that will bring powerful controls to users over their data. The privacy nutrition label, … Continue reading "Apple’s upcoming iOS App Tracking Transparency feature to provide users with more data privacy controls"

Airtel says its network is 5G ready; successfully demonstrates live 5G services in Hyderabad

Airtel today announced that it has become the country’s first telcom performance to successfully demonstrate and orchestrate live 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad city. Airtel said that this has been carried out over its existing liberalised spectrum in the 1800MHz band through the NSA (Non Stand Alone) network technology using Ericsson 4G … Continue reading "Airtel says its network is 5G ready; successfully demonstrates live 5G services in Hyderabad"

Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Worldwide smartphone market record 385.9 million shipments, 4.3% YoY growth in Q4 2020: IDC

The International Data Corporation (IDC) has released their report for worldwide smartphone shipments in the 4th quarter of 2020 and for the entire year. The smartphone market shipped a total of 385.9 million during Q4, which calculates to a modest growth of 4.3% and showing improved signs of recovery. Despite being severely affected by the … Continue reading "Worldwide smartphone market record 385.9 million shipments, 4.3% YoY growth in Q4 2020: IDC"

Apple reports $28.8 billion profit on all-time record $111.4 billion revenue in FY Q1 2021

Apple has reported quarterly revenue of $111.4 billion, an all-time revenue record, which is up 21.3% YoY. It posted a net profit of $28.8 billion, up 29.7% YoY and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.68, up 35% YoY for the financial year Q1 2021 that ended December 26, 2020. During the earnings call Tim … Continue reading "Apple reports $28.8 billion profit on all-time record $111.4 billion revenue in FY Q1 2021"

India smartphone shipments reach 150 million units in 2020, records 4% decline YoY: Counterpoint Research

Despite being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian smartphone market recorded a decline of only 4% for the year 2020, shipping more than 150 million units in total. According to Counterpoint Research, the top 5 companies for the year were Xiaomi, Samsung, Vivo, realme and OPPO. In the 4th quarter of 2021 specifically, the … Continue reading "India smartphone shipments reach 150 million units in 2020, records 4% decline YoY: Counterpoint Research"

Redmi 8A MIUI Software Update Tracker [MIUI 12 update with January Android security patch starts rolling out in India]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 8A smartphone in India running MIUI 10.3 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in a month. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI updates for Redmi … Continue reading "Redmi 8A MIUI Software Update Tracker [MIUI 12 update with January Android security patch starts rolling out in India]"

Redmi 8 MIUI Software Update Tracker [MIUI 12 update with January Android security patch starts rolling out in India]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 8 smartphone in India running MIUI 10.3 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in a month. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI updates for Redmi … Continue reading "Redmi 8 MIUI Software Update Tracker [MIUI 12 update with January Android security patch starts rolling out in India]"

Indian Government to ban 59 Chinese apps including TikTok permanently; TikTok cuts workforce in India

Back in June last year the Indian Government announced a ban on 59 Chinese mobile apps including TikTok and Helo saying that they are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order. Now  there are reports that says that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) … Continue reading "Indian Government to ban 59 Chinese apps including TikTok permanently; TikTok cuts workforce in India"

Carl Pei launches new smart venture called ‘NOTHING’; first smart devices coming in H1 2021

Carl Pei, who co-founded OnePlus today launched ‘Nothing’, which he says is a new forward-thinking consumer technology company based in London. This comes after receiving $7 million (approx Rs. 52 crores) in a Seed funding round from a list of high-profile investors such as Tony Fadell, Casey Neistat, Kevin Lin, Steve Huffman and Josh Buckley … Continue reading "Carl Pei launches new smart venture called ‘NOTHING’; first smart devices coming in H1 2021"