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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 (DSS) radio infrastructure on OPPO Reno5 Pro and OPPO Find X2 Pro smartphones. 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.

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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 Cook said that Apple saw strong double-digit growth across every product category, and achieved all-time revenue records in each of the geographic segments. 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.

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Indian Government to ban 59 Chinese apps including TikTok permanently; TikTok cuts workforce in India

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Back in June last year the Indian Government announced a ban on 59 Chinese mobile apps including TikTok and Helo saying that they are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order. Now there are reports that says that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has sent new notice to these apps last week saying that their answers and clarifications following the ban were found to be inadequate, so the temporary block has now been made permanent. Continue reading “Indian Government to ban 59 Chinese apps including TikTok permanently; TikTok cuts workforce in India”

Carl Pei launches new smart venture called ‘NOTHING’; first smart devices coming in H1 2021

Carl Pei, who co-founded OnePlus today launched ‘Nothing’, which he says is a new forward-thinking consumer technology company based in London. This comes after receiving $7 million (approx Rs. 52 crores) in a Seed funding round from a list of high-profile investors such as Tony Fadell, Casey Neistat, Kevin Lin, Steve Huffman and Josh Buckley for the new hardware venture. Last week, the company raised undisclosed funding from CRED Founder Kunal Shah.

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POCO M3 with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, 48MP triple rear cameras, 6000mAh battery launching in India on February 2

POCO has confirmed the launch of POCO M3 smartphone in India on February 2nd on Flipkart. This was introduced back in November last year and packs a 6.53-inch Full HD+ LCD Dotdrop screen with 90.34% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 662 SoC, 48-megapixel primary rear camera with LED flash along with a 2-megapixel 4cm macro sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. There is an 8-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “POCO M3 with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, 48MP triple rear cameras, 6000mAh battery launching in India on February 2”

Google Lens update adds offline translation support

Google is rolling out a new update to the Lens app, adding the ability to translate text without an internet connection. Similar to how it works on the Translate app, users can instantly translate texts in real life into their preferred language in Google Lens without needing to be online.

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Sony Xperia PRO with 6.5-inch 4K OLED HDR 21:9 CinemaWide display, 5G mmWave + 5G Sub-6, HDMI port starts rolling out

Sony showed off Xperia PRO smartphone along with Xperia 1 II back in February last year. After almost one year the company has announced that it is available for order in the US priced at $2,499.99 (Rs. 1,80,204 approx.). Continue reading “Sony Xperia PRO with 6.5-inch 4K OLED HDR 21:9 CinemaWide display, 5G mmWave + 5G Sub-6, HDMI port starts rolling out”

Qualcomm introduces 4th Generation Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platforms

Making advancements in the automotive space, Qualcomm has introduced their 4th generation Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit Platforms during their Automotive Redefined: Technology Showcase event. Along with this, Qualcomm also revealed their Snapdragon Automotive 4G and 5G Platforms, powering connected experiences for future automobiles designs.

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Apple releases iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 update with iPhone camera repair warnings, bug fixes and more

Apple has released iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, a month after it released the iOS 14.3 update. The update now lets the camera to identity smaller QR codes and a feature for specifying a device type for third-party Bluetooth-connected audio devices that lets you take Headphone Audio Level measurements correctly. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 update with iPhone camera repair warnings, bug fixes and more”

Xiaomi Mi Band 6 could come with bigger screen, GPS, SpO2 monitoring, Amazon Alexa support and 30 Sports modes

It has been over 7 months since the Mi Band 5 was introduced with major changes including a new charging method. Now reports about the upcoming Mi Band 6 have surfaced. According to Zepp app code, a new device codenamed “Pangu” and model number “XMSH16HM”. The Firmware and Resources files have revealed new features in the Mi Band 6. The “XMSH16HM” is the China NFC version and there is also “XMSH15HM” is the global version without NFC. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band 6 could come with bigger screen, GPS, SpO2 monitoring, Amazon Alexa support and 30 Sports modes”

Samsung expands ECG and blood pressure tracking support in Galaxy Watch Active2, Galaxy Watch 3 to 31 more countries

Last year, Samsung introduced the ability to measure Blood pressure and track an Electrocardiogram (ECG) on the Galaxy Watch Active2 and Galaxy Watch 3 for their customers in South Korea. They have now received the required certification to expand the feature support to 31 more countries.

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Realme X7 Pro 5G with 6.55-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1000+ and realme X7 5G launching in India on February 4

After teasers realme today confirmed that it will launch the realme X7 5G and realme X7 Pro 5G in India on February 4th. The phones will be sold on Flipkart . As we already know, the X7 Pro 5G packs a 6.55-inch Full HD+ 120Hz flexible AMOLED screen with 240Hz touch sampling rate, is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ SoC with dual 5G support, 15509mm² VC liquid cooling, tactile Engine linear motor, features 64-megapixel main camera with IMX686 sensor, 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, 2-megapixel retro portrait and a 2-megapixel macro camera. The phone packs a 4500mAh with 65W Super Dart fast charging that offers 100% charge in 35 minutes. Continue reading “Realme X7 Pro 5G with 6.55-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1000+ and realme X7 5G launching in India on February 4”

Samsung introduces new Galaxy A02 with 6.5-inch Infinity-V Display, 5000mAh battery

Samsung has silently introduced a new Galaxy A02 (SM-A022F) smartphone after a lot of rumours. This comes after last year’s Galaxy A02 model, but the specifications are different even though it retains the 6.5-inch HD+ TFT Infinity-V Display and the 5,000mAh battery. It is powered by MediaTek MT6739 SoC compared to Snapdragon 450 SoC in the last year’s model, feature 13MP main + 2MP macro camera and a 5MP front camera. Continue reading “Samsung introduces new Galaxy A02 with 6.5-inch Infinity-V Display, 5000mAh battery”