Posts

Apple Sees Revenue Growth Accelerating After Setting Record For IPhone Sales, China Strength

Image
Apple Inc on Wednesday reported holiday quarter sales and profits that beat Wall Street expectations, as new 5G iPhones helped push handset revenue to a new record and sparked a 57% rise in China sales.

Facebook Scores Earnings Beat On Holiday Retail Advertising; Apple Privacy Changes Loom

Image
Facebook Inc soundly beat quarterly revenue estimates on Wednesday after heavy holiday advertising by ecommerce retailers, but it warned Apple's impending privacy changes could hurt revenue by interfering with ad targeting.

Samsung Electronics Sees Solid Chip Demand, Stronger Phone Sales In First-quarter

Image
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday forecast solid demand for its chips in the current quarter and stronger mobile sales after bringing forward the launch of its flagship Galaxy S smartphone to grab market share.

Tesla Underwhelms Wall St With Hazy 2021 Delivery Outlook, Profit Miss

Image
Tesla Inc's fourthquarter profit fell short of Wall Street expectations on Wednesday and the company failed to provide a clear target for 2021 vehicle deliveries, sending shares down 5% in extended trade.

Xiaomi Sold 1.5 Million Smartphones During 5-Day Republic Sales in India, Mi 10i Was Top-Selling 5G Device

Image
Xiaomi says that the Redmi 9A and Redmi 9 were best-selling smartphones in the sub-10K segment during Amazon India's Great Republic Day sales. Latest Counterpoint research states that Xiaomi was leading smartphone brand in India in 2020, in terms of shipments.

Indian App Chingari Calls TikTok's Move to Layoff Staff Unfortunate, Says It'll Hire Potential Talent

Image
ByteDance will layoff some of its Indian workforces after the Indian government decided to retain the ban on its Tiktok app. TikTok, along with 58 China apps, was banned in India in June 2020.

Nissan Says New Models In Key Markets To Be Electrified By Early 2030s

Image
Nissan Motor Co said on Wednesday all its "new vehicle offerings" in key markets would be electrified by the early 2030s, as part of the Japanese automaker's efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Wall Street Expects Near-record IPhone Sales Despite Delay, Shut Apple Stores

Image
During the last three months of 2020, Apple Inc delivered its flagship iPhone 12 model weeks later than normal iPhone debuts and shuttered some of its stores due to the pandemic.

AT&T Is Sued For $1.35 Billion Over Technology To Synchronize Smart Devices

Image
AT&T Inc was sued on Tuesday for at least $1.35 billion by a Seattle company that accused the telecommunications giant of stealing its patented "twinning" technology, which lets smart devices such as watches and tablets respond to calls placed to a single phone number.

Realme X7, X7 Pro 5G Smartphones Confirmed to Launch in India on February 4: All You Need to Know

Image
The Realme X7 and Realme X7 Pro debuted in China in September 2020 with 5G support, quad rear cameras and more. The company is also rumoured to launch the Realme X7 Lite.

Carl Pei’s New Venture Is Called Nothing And That is As Forward Thinking A Name As It Can Be

Image
Nothing will release their first smart devices over the next few months, though it isn’t immediately confirmed what these devices will be. Carl Pei’s venture has already received $7 million in seed funding. A few days ago, Indian fintech startup CRED’s founder Kunal Shah made an investment into the venture.

Amazon Set To Launch In Poland, Shares In Local Allegro Fall

Image
Online shopping platform Amazon is preparing to set up a Polish based website so local shoppers will no longer have to order via its German site, it said on Wednesday, sending shares in top local rival Allegro down by over 7%.

TikTok's Parent ByteDance to Cut India Workforce, Unsure of Comeback After Permanent App Ban

Image
ByteDance in the memo wrote that the company had hoped for a better situation following the TikTok ban in India in June 2020. "We don't know when we will make a comeback in India," the company wrote to its India employees.

Made In India DigiBoxx Cloud Storage Offers 26GB Free Space: Here Is How You Can Sign Up Now

Image
The subscription options for DigiBoxx once you use up the 26GB free storage space, include the plan that costs Rs 30 per month and offers 5TB of storage space as well as the subscription option targeted at small and medium businesses, which is priced at Rs 999 per month and offers 50TB storage space.

Taiwan Says Chipmakers To Prioritise Auto Chips Amid Global Shortage

Image
Major Taiwanese chipmakers are willing to prioritise supplies for auto makers amid a global shortage of chips for the industry, the island's economics minister said after meeting with company executives.

FAU-G Clocks Over 10 Lakh Downloads on Google Play Nearly 24 Hours After Official Launch

Image
FAU-G or Fearless and United Guards is also leading the India-specific Google Play's top free games chart since earlier today. Prior to its launch, FAU-G had gained over 4 million pre-registrations on Google Play.

Realme's First Laptop May Arrive by June 2021, Development of Other Smart Home Products Teased

Image
At the moment, the specifications of the first Realme laptop remain unknown. Without explicitly denying its development, Realme India CEO in an interview said that we must "stay tuned" for updates related to it.

Apple WatchOS 7.3 Released With Unity Watch Face Collection to Commemorate Black History Month

Image
Apple launched WatchOS 7.3 alongside the iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 rollout. The company has announced new Unity watch face collections to commemorate the Black History Month.

Apple Releases iOS 14.4 With Camera App Tweaks, Fixes Bugs That Were Exploited by Hackers

Image
The iOS 14.4 update is available for iPhone users globally via an OTA update in the Settings app.

Motorola Edge S With Snapdragon 870 SoC, Dual Front Cameras Launched: Price, Availability and More

Image
The Motorola Edge S is currently available in China, and the Lenovo-owned company is yet to share its global availability details. Its price starts at CNY 1,999 (approx Rs 22,600) for the base 6GB + 128GB storage variant.