Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is set to launch a new smartphone in China — Redmi K20 — on May 28 that would be powered by Snapdragon 855 processor. The company released an official teaser on Monday, confirming the launch date. The Redmi K20 is expected to come to India as … Read More
Samsung is rolling out an update that would bring the latest features in its Galaxy Watch Active to older smartwatches. The update would bring features like One UI interface, health features and other optimisations to older models like regular Galaxy Watch, Gear S3 and Gear Sport, according to the company. … Read More
Google has cut phone maker Huawei off from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese firm. New Huawei smartphones will also lose access to popular Google apps. The move comes after the Trump administration added Huawei to a list of companies that American firms … Read More
Google’s smartphone business has been struggling to gain ground even as rivals Apple, Samsung and Huawei continue to upend competition with better “specced” devices every quarter. Samsung grabbed the top position with 21% market share while Huawei, with 17% share was at the second spot and Apple settled at the … Read More
On the occasion of World Telecom Day on Friday, state-run telecom major BSNL has partnered with Google to increase access to its WiFi footprint in the country. With the launch of this service, people across the country will be able to enjoy BSNL’s free WiFi services. This initiative will allow … Read More
Facebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram is putting an end to “Direct“, its standalone camera-first messaging app which was used to send Instagram direct messages. “In the coming month, we’ll no longer be supporting the ‘Direct’ app. Your conversations will automatically move over to Instagram, so you don’t need to do anything,” … Read More
Mobile handset shipments in India recorded a 25% year-on-year (YoY) decline in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019 while feature phone shipments saw a noticeable decline of around 49% and smartphones recorded a 10% growth, a new report said on Thursday. According to CyberMedia Research (CMR), 4G contributed to 66% … Read More
Apple’s plans of introducing its own iPhone 5G chip could take as long as six years, the media reported. In order to reduce its reliance on suppliers, the iPhone-maker has been designing a lot of components which would be required to integrate superfast 5G connectivity into phones by itself, CNET … Read More
As part of $7.25 million worth of a lawsuit settlement, Google has agreed to pay up to $500 to the owners of faulty Pixel and Pixel XL devices that were manufactured before January 4, 2017. The proposed settlement has grouped owners of the 2016 Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL … Read More
Accelerating efforts to generate larger revenues, Google has announced it will allow ads to reflect on the homepage of its mobile app from later this year. The ads would be displayed on the “Discover” section of the homepage in a news feed layout and would be algorithmically personalised. “Rolling out … Read More
Software giant Microsoft is warning users using older Windows versions to urgently apply for a Windows Update in order to protect their systems and data against a potentially widespread attack. The company has already released security patches for Windows 7, XP and Windows Server 2003 even though XP and Server … Read More
Vodafone on Tuesday announced that its 5G network would go live in the UK for both common consumers as well as business customers on July 3, giving the UK its first official 5G launch date. “Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool and London will be among the first cities in … Read More
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