Xiaomi has emerged as India’s biggest exclusive offline brand in India, according to a market research survey conducted by Channel Play, a Retail Execution & Measurement company in India. The survey evaluated 11 product based industries and concluded Xiaomi as the largest in the country, with Samsung in second place.
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beyerdynamic, the German premium audio manufacturer, has announced their in-ear wireless earphones called the Blue BYRD. They are a pair of lightweight, stylish and durable earphones with beyerdynamic’s balanced sounds signature. The earphones also feature beyerdynamic’s MOSAYC sound personalization technology.
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The International Data Corporation (IDC) has reported that tablet shipments for Q3 2019 worldwide have seen growth with 37.6 million units shipped globally, resulting in a year-on-year growth of 1.9%. The top five companies that shipped tablets are Apple, Amazon.com, Samsung, Huawei and Lenovo.
Facebook has released their quarterly earnings report for Q3 2019. The company has posted a 29% year-on-year growth in total revenue, split between 28% from advertising and 42% from Payments and other fees. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, also explained in a post how they will not ban political advertising on the platform while the company believes in defending free expression.
Twitter’s CEO, Jack Dorsey has announced in a tweet that Twitter will no longer allow political advertising globally on the platform. In his tweet, he explains that the reason for this is that Twitter believes that “political message reach should be earned, not bought”.
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Razer has announced two new products; the Razer Junglecat and the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless earbuds. The Razer Jungle cat is a dual-sided mobile gaming controller with dual configuration for both mobile and desktop play. The Razer Hammerhead, on the other hand, are a pair of truly wireless, Bluetooth 5.0, ultra-low latency, high audio quality earbuds.
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Spotify, the most popular music streaming service in the world has introduced a new standalone app called Spotify Kids, designed to bring ad-free audio content such as music and stories to the next generation of listeners. The app will be a part of the premium family subscription and is currently in its beta phase in Ireland.
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HIFIMAN, a popular brand in the world of high fidelity personal audio, has introduced their truly wireless earphones, the TWS600 True Wireless Hi-Fi Earphones in India. The earphones are touted to have improved audio quality and Bluetooth connectivity over existing wireless earbuds in the market.
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Apple has released their first major update to macOS Catalina, jumping to version 10.15.1, alongside their iOS 13.2 and WatchOS 6.1 update. Along with bug fixes and improvements, the update also adds 70 new emojis, support for AirPods Pro, HomeKit Secure Video, HomeKit enabled routers, and new Siri privacy settings. Continue reading “macOS 10.15.1 update with Airpods Pro support, new emoji and more released”
LG Electronics (LG) and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. have announced today their partnership to further develop LG’s connected in-vehicle infotainment system, webOS Auto. The partnership aims to integrate the features of LG’s webOS and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Automotive Development Platform (ADP) to create a more convenient experience for drivers and passengers.
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In its Q3 2019 earnings report released today, Alphabet has announced a revenue of $40.5 billion that is an increase of 20% in revenue compared to same period last year. With an operating income of $9.17 billion, that represents an operating margin of 22%. The company did well in meeting most of its expectations but fell short in some.
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Alphabet Inc, Google’s parent company has reportedly made an offer to acquire U.S. wearables device maker, Fitbit Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Google entered the hardware market with their smartphones, but has not made an entry into the smart wearables market, a market that’s dominated by Apple, Xiaomi, Samsung and others.
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Jim Jannard, founder of RED Digital Cinema Camera Company and Oakley, Inc. has announced that he will be retiring from his 45-year long career due to health issues. Along with his career, he is also retiring the Hydrogen Project which was RED attempt at creating a flagship smartphone camera, which proved to be unsuccessful.
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Netflix has finally brought variable playback speed feature to its Android app. This was a much sought after feature for users who wanted to consume more content in lesser time. The feature has been present in other podcast and video players like YouTube, etc. and Netflix has now joined that list.
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Last week, it was discovered that Galaxy S10 series and the Note 10 series had a fatal security flaw where users who installed a silicon cover for the phone could unlock their phone using any fingerprint, registered or not. Samsung acknowledged the issue and said they will soon release the fix for it. Less than a week later, the fix has been rolled out to the affected devices through a software update.
