Smartphone Shipments in India Declined 16 Percent in January-March 2023 Quarter

Smartphone Shipments in India Declined 16 Percent in January-March 2023 Quarter

Smartphone shipments in India declined 16 percent year-on-year in the January-March quarter to 31 million units, market research firm IDC said on Thursday. Realme and Xiaomi shipments recorded the highest decline during the quarter. India’s smartphone market is expected to see flat growth in 2023, the IDC report said. “31…

The Night Manager Part 2 Starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor to Release on June 30

The Night Manager Part 2 Starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor to Release on June 30

The second part of popular series The Night Manager, starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor, will be released on Disney+ Hotstar on June 30. A high-octane thriller wrapped in lavish drama and picturesque sights, The Night Manager is the Hindi-language adaptation of John le Carre’s novel of the same name. The…

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Tipped to Feature Bigger Outer Display Than Galaxy Z Flip 4

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Tipped to Feature Bigger Outer Display Than Galaxy Z Flip 4

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is expected to launch alongside the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. Both smartphones could be unveiled in July at an earlier-than-expected Galaxy Unpacked event. Reportedly, the South Korean tech giant has initiated the process of mass production of hinges that would be used in these…

Facebook Parent Meta Asked to Change Access Rules for Ad Verification by French Antitrust Watchdog

Facebook Parent Meta Asked to Change Access Rules for Ad Verification by French Antitrust Watchdog

France’s antitrust watchdog on Thursday gave Facebook-owner Meta two months to change its access rules for ad verification partners, saying the company was potentially taking unfair advantage of a dominant market position in online advertising. In a statement, the competition authority said Meta must publish new access criteria for partners…

Cyber Alert Issued Against ‘Royal’ Ransomware Virus That Targets Key Sectors, Seeks Bitcoin Payoffs

Cyber Alert Issued Against ‘Royal’ Ransomware Virus That Targets Key Sectors, Seeks Bitcoin Payoffs

The Indian cyber security agency has issued a warning against the “Royal ransomware” virus that attacks critical sectors like communications, healthcare, education, and even individuals and seeks pay-off in Bitcoins for not leaking personal data in the public domain. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In has stated in…

Ola Electric Says It Will Reimburse Charger Cost to EV Scooter Buyers; No Details on Refund Amount

Ola Electric Says It Will Reimburse Charger Cost to EV Scooter Buyers; No Details on Refund Amount

Ola Electric on Thursday said it will reimburse its buyers of electric scooters the cost of chargers. In a statement on Twitter, the company said the electric vehicle industry has witnessed unprecedented success in the last couple of years despite attempts from vested interest groups, like the recent narrative on…

FTC Says Meta Misled Parents on Child Protection Measures, Proposes Ban on Profiting From Minors’ Data

FTC Says Meta Misled Parents on Child Protection Measures, Proposes Ban on Profiting From Minors’ Data

The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Meta’s Facebook of misleading parents about protections for children and proposed tightening an existing agreement on privacy to include a ban on making money from minors’ data. Specifically, the FTC said Facebook misled parents about how much control they had over who their…

Google Wins US Patent Trial Over Data-Retrieval Technology on Pixel Phones, Google Apps

Google Wins US Patent Trial Over Data-Retrieval Technology on Pixel Phones, Google Apps

Alphabet’s Google LLC won a jury trial on Tuesday in a long-running patent lawsuit in Delaware federal court over features in Google’s smartphones and apps. The jury decided that Luxembourg-based patent owner Arendi SARL’s patent was invalid and that Google did not infringe it, according to the verdict made public…

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2023 Now Live for Prime Members: Best Offers on Mobile Phones

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2023 Now Live for Prime Members: Best Offers on Mobile Phones

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2023 is now live in India for Amazon Prime subscribers. The seasonal sale brings offers and discounts for new handsets from different brands including Apple, Samsung, OnePlus, Redmi and Vivo. The sale will open up to all shoppers, or non-Prime from May 4 starting 12pm. ICICI…

AMD Ryzen 7040U Series CPUs for Ultra-Slim Laptops Unveiled: Zen 4 Architecture, RDNA 3 Graphics, Ryzen AI

AMD Ryzen 7040U Series CPUs for Ultra-Slim Laptops Unveiled: Zen 4 Architecture, RDNA 3 Graphics, Ryzen AI

Following the announcements of its high-performance Ryzen 7000-series CPUs for desktops and mainstream laptops, AMD is now ready to ship more power-optimised versions aimed at premium ultra-slim laptops. The Ryzen 7040U series, codenamed ‘Phoenix’, consists of four CPU models at the time of launch, based on the current-gen ‘Zen 4’ architecture…