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In 2020, we witnessed a massive surge in video calls, which spurred many messaging services to improve upon their video calling capabilities. Telegram will soon be adding video calls support into their voice chat feature, complete with features such as screen-sharing, encryption and more.
Continue reading “Telegram CEO reveals support for group video calls feature is coming in May”
Google is always looking into new ways to improve their Assistant by applying new AI and machine learning technologies to it. The latest update to the Assistant focuses around three functionalities – recognizing and pronouncing names better, understanding the context when setting alarms and timers, and improved natural conversation skills.
Smartphone vendors shipped nearly 346 million devices during first quarter of 2021, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The strong growth came from all regions with the greatest gains coming from China and Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan and China), said the report. As the two largest regions globally, accounting for half of all global shipments, these regions experienced 30% and 28% year-over-year growth, respectively. Continue reading “Worldwide smartphone market record 345.5 million shipments, 25.5% YoY growth in Q1 2021: IDC”
Truecaller, the popular caller ID app, has announced a new feature called Covid Healthcare Directory, which is a one stop place where users in India can find and access official healthcare numbers.
Continue reading “Truecaller introduces Covid Healthcare Directory for Android users in India”
Everyone knows the frustration of being indecisive when choosing what to watch on streaming platforms. Most streaming platforms have massive content libraries and choosing something can be really hard. Now, Netflix thinks they have the answer with a new feature called “Play Something”.
Continue reading “Netflix introduces “Play Something” button to help users with what to watch next”
vivo just launched the V21 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in the V series in India, as it had promised. It features a 44MP auto focus front camera with 4K video recording, Night Portrait, Super Night Selfie features and also comes with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) for better videos and night selfies and Dual Selfie Spotlight that offers bright selfies and videos, thanks to dual LED flash on the front. It has a 6.44-inch Full HD+ E3 AMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate.
LG Electronics today reported Q1 2021 earning results that ended March 31, 2021 for which is reported revenue of 18.81 trillion won (US$ 16.90 billion), up 27.69% YoY and the highest quarterly results in the company’s history with 1.51 trillion won operating profit, up 39% YoY, which is a first-quarter record for the company. This is due to strong LG home appliances and home entertainment product sales as consumers around the world continue to spend more time at home. Continue reading “LG Q1 2021 earnings: Highest quarterly revenue and first quarter operating profit”
Samsung has reported its earnings for Q1 2021 that ended March 31, 2021 in which the company has made an operating profit of 9.38 trillion won, up 40.3% YoY. This is due to solid sales of smartphones and consumer electronics that outweighed lower earnings from semiconductors and displays. It posted 65.39 trillion won consolidated revenue, up 18.18% YoY. Continue reading “Samsung’s Q1 2021 profits up 40.3% YoY, mobile profits up 65.6% YoY due to strong sales of Galaxy S21 series”
Apple has reported quarterly revenue of $89.6 billion, an increase of over $31 billion or 54% from a year ago. It posted a net profit of $23.6 billion, up 29.7% YoY and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.40 for the financial year Q2 2021 that ended March 27, 2020. International sales accounted for 67% of the quarter’s revenue. Continue reading “Apple reports $23.6 billion profit on $89.6 billion revenue in FY Q2 2021; iPhone revenue up 65% YoY”
Samsung has announced the launch of two laptops in their Galaxy Book series, called the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360. These laptops feature updated 11th Gen Intel Core processors, offer either 13.3-inch or 15.6-inch AMOLED display options, Thunderbolt 4 connectivity and more.
Samsung at its Galaxy Unpacked event introduced the Galaxy Book Odyssey, the company’s top-end gaming laptop which is the world’s first to feature NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 / 3050 Ti GPU with 4GB of GDDR6 VRAM. It is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core processors (i7/i5), features a 15.6-inch TFT LCD FHD screen and has a lot of ports. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Book Odyssey with 15.6-inch display, 11th Gen Intel Core i7/i5, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GPU announced”
After the launch of Black Shark 4 in China, Black Shark has started rolling out the phone for global markets with pre-orders starting today, April 28th. It did not reveal any details about the Black Shark 4 Pro model. Open sales begin May 6th. During the limited time only, 100 early buyers will receive free FunCase and a FunCooler. Continue reading “Black Shark 4 with 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED 144Hz display, Snapdragon 870, up to 12GB RAM, 120W fast charging starts rolling out globally”
Just as Apple announced their paid Subscriptions service for the Apple Podcasts platform, Spotify has unveiled their own Podcasts Subscriptions, which will serve as a method of monetization for creators on the platform. As a way of enticing creators, Spotify also announced that they will not take commission from these creators for two years.
Continue reading “Spotify announces Podcast Subscriptions, a monetization platform for creators”
Update: realme India CEO has confirmed that the company has postponed the smartphone and AIoT products’ launch along with anniversary celebrations due to ongoing COVID-19 situation in the country. Continue reading “realme India CEO confirms Dimensity 1200-powered phone, new Smart TVs and more will launch on May 4 [Update: Event postponed]”
Xiaomi under its Redmi brand introduced the first gaming-centric Redmi K40 Gaming Edition phone in China yesterday. The company did not reveal any details about the global roll-out of the phone yet. A finding by Mi tipster and leaker @kacskrz revealed that the phone might arrive in India as POCO F3 GT. Continue reading “Redmi K40 Gaming Edition could launch in India as POCO F3 GT”
