Earlier this month Apple and Google announced a joint effort to enable APIs and operating system-level technology to assist in enabling contact tracing using Bluetooth in the phones. The companies also announced they will release APIs that enable interoperability between Android and iOS devices using apps from public health authorities. Continue reading “iOS 13.5 beta 3 brings COVID-19 exposure notifications, unlock the phone with passcode while wearing face mask and more”
Apple has agreed to settle a $18 million lawsuit that was filed over 3 years ago over its handling of FaceTime with users having an iPhone 4 or an iPhone 4s. The claimants argued that the company had disabled FaceTime in the older iPhone models as a cost saving measure in 2014.
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The usage of mobile data has increased lately with people working from home and as a part of a special offer, Reliance Jio credited 2GB daily data free for its users last month. Similarly, the company is now crediting 2GB of daily data to users randomly under ‘Jio Data Pack’ offer.
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Update: April 29, 2020 – Redmi Note 9 press images have surfaced ahead of announcement tomorrow. This shows a punch-hole display, quad rear cameras and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.
A flagship smartphone from any brand must go beyond the limits set by its predecessors, or its competitors. If it doesn’t, a big question mark hangs over not just the device, but over the person buying it as well. No doubt the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra goes well beyond the limits set by its predecessors. In fact, it even reaches a comfortable parity with the best of the best in the Android cameraphone world. However, for the owner of a flagship, especially the costliest one, this is not enough. It needs to cross the borders of machine and reach into the man, eventually merging into the identity of the owner. In my opinion, after a long time, the Galaxy S20 Ultra has become that iconic S-series Samsung phone which will not only give you the feeling of owning something unique, it becomes an extension of your character as well. Of course, conditions apply. So, what does it feel like to own an iconic device that naturally comes attached with compromises? This is the review of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra.
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LG Electronics has reported revenues of 14.73 trillion won (US$ 12.45 billion) for the fourth quarter that ended March 31, 2020, which is down 1.25% compared to the same quarter last year. It posted profits of 1.09 billion won (US$ 921.47 million), up 21% YoY, making this only the second time in history when quarterly operating profit exceeded KRW 1 trillion, while net profit was up 88% YoY to 1086.7 billion won (US$ 717 billion). The 7.4 percent operating margin was the highest in LG’s history for a first quarter. This is due to strong performance in home appliance and TV businesses. Continue reading “LG Mobile losses continue in Q1 2020 despite 88% jump in overall profits; expects sales decline in Q2 due to COVID-19”
Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI, dubbed MIUI 12 along with Mi 10 Youth Edition at an event in China earlier this week. MIUI 12 brings brand-new Animations, Dark Mode 2.0, and focuses on Privacy and security. MIUI 12 shows all sensitive behaviours of an app and comes with improved Xiaomi ’s AI phone assistant with AI calling. Continue reading “MIUI 12 New Features and First look on Redmi Note 7 Pro (Android 10)”
Recently, AV1 (AOMedia Video 1) is gaining popularity thanks to its royalty-free licensing model and good compression rates for content. However, the codec has largely been absent for streaming content on the smartphone due to the lack of a decoder. That is about to change as the MediaTek’s upcoming Dimensity 1000 5G SoC has an integrated hardware AV1 decoder.
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The coronavirus pandemic has impacted several industries and business across the world including the smartphone industry. While the shipments increased 10% YoY during Q4 2019, the Q1 2020 report shows a modest growth as COVID-19 impacted shipments late in the Quarter.
Continue reading “India smartphone shipments up 4% YoY in Q1 2020; Vivo surpasses Samsung: Report”
Google’s parent company, Alphabet had a strong beginning in revenue for the first quarter of 2020 but later saw a dip towards the end. In an earnings call, Alphabet released its Q1 2020 results, reporting a total revenue of $41.16 billion, that calculates to a YoY growth of 13%. The company saw a dip in its advertising revenue and saw a huge rise in their products like Search, YouTube, and Cloud.
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The OnePlus 8 series is arguably one of the best smartphone line-ups in the market right now for a wide range of reasons. The latest outing from the OnePlus manages to leverage so much from its predecessors with some cutting-edge features. Continue reading “5 Reasons why OnePlus 8 Series is the best buy of 2020”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Note 9 Pro Max smartphones in India last month, but it didn’t launch these in China. Now the company is said to be planning to launch the Redmi Note 10 and Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G phones in China with 5G support since the company will be focusing only on 5G models for the Chinese market. Continue reading “Redmi Note 10 and Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G phones with Dimensity 800 and Dimensity 800+ expected in May”
Samsung has reported its earnings for Q1 2020 that ended March 31, 2020 in which the company has made revenue of 55.33 trillion won, a decrease of 7.6% from the previous quarter mainly due to weak seasonality for the Company’s display business and Consumer Electronics Division and partially due to effects of COVID-19. Revenue rose 5.6% YoY due to increasing demand for server and mobile components. Continue reading “Samsung’s mobile profits up 16.7% YoY in Q1 2020; expects Q2 smartphone sales to decline significantly due to COVID-19”
OnePlus introduced its flagship OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro flagship smartphones at its online event earlier this month and announced the pricing for the phones last week, which start at Rs. 41,999 for the OnePlus 8 and Rs. 54,999 for the 8 Pro. Today the company has started pre-bookings on Amazon.in via gift card ahead of sale from May 11th. Continue reading “OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro pre-book offer on Amazon India offers Rs. 1000 additional cashback ahead of sale on May 11”
Huami just announced the Amazfit X smartwatch on Indiegogo as it had promised. It has a 2.07-inch 326 PPI 92° curved screen wraps comfortably around your wrist. The company says that it uses 700°C hot bending FPC-connected three-piece motherboard to achieve this so it offers more room for apps and less time spent scrolling. The watch has customized watch faces that tracks your steps and measures your heart rate and has 40+ widgets.
