Microsoft opens 3rd India Development Center engineering hub in NCR

Microsoft has opened their 3rd India Development Center (IDC) facility at NCR, which will serve as an engineering hub to collaborate and build products with Microsoft’s teams globally. The facility will work alongside the other IDC facilities in Bangalore and Hyderabad, providing opportunities for the various areas of business in Microsoft. The company first opened … Continue reading "Microsoft opens 3rd India Development Center engineering hub in NCR"

ZTE Blade X1 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 765G, 48MP quad rear cameras announced

ZTE has announced Blade X1 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in the US. The phone packs a 6.5-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 16-megapixel front camera inside the punch-hole, is powered by Snapdragon 765G 7nm SoC with support for 6GB RAM, packs 48-megapixel main camera along with an 8-megapixel 120° ultra-wide camera, 2-megapixel … Continue reading "ZTE Blade X1 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 765G, 48MP quad rear cameras announced"

Electric Vehicles with Google Maps built-in now recommends best routes with charging stations for trips

Travelling trips can prove to be quite stressful with electric vehicles, especially when you need to plan routes with charging stations along the way. To help solve this problem, Google is introducing 3 new features for electric vehicles with Google Maps built-in that will recommend routes and charging stations for trips. For longer trips that … Continue reading "Electric Vehicles with Google Maps built-in now recommends best routes with charging stations for trips"

Samsung’s 2020 profits up 29.6% YoY, mobile profits up 23.7% YoY; new Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip models confirmed for 2021

Samsung has reported its earnings for Q4 2020 and the whole of 2020 that ended December 31, 2020. In Q4 2020 the company has made an operating profit of 9.05 trillion won, up 26.39% YoY. This is due to strong display and memory chip businesses, but fell 26.7% compared to Q3 2020 due to weaker … Continue reading "Samsung’s 2020 profits up 29.6% YoY, mobile profits up 23.7% YoY; new Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip models confirmed for 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"

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"