India’s smartphone shipment grew 23 percent year-on-year (YoY) to reach over 38 million units in Q1 2021, says a new report from market research firm Counterpoint. Xiaomi led the pack with a 26 percent market share, but Samsung grew the highest at 52 percent YoY among the top 5 brands. Counterpoint said that five out
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Redmi K40 Gaming Edition has launched in China and is the latest entrant in the Redmi K40 series. The phone, as the name suggests, carries some dedicated gaming features such as retractable shoulder buttons, three mics, Dolby Atmos support and audio tuned by JBL, among others. The design of the Redmi K40 Gaming Edition is
Apex Legends will soon get a new playable character and a 3v3 team deathmatch mode as a permanent addition to the game. The new character or Legend, as they are called in the game, named Valkyrie, a new game mode, along with several new features are part of the upcoming Legacy update for Apex Legends
Twitter plans to introduce a new Tip Jar icon to its platform months after experimenting different ways to allow its creator and influencers monetise their content. The Facebook-owned micro-blogging platform had been trying to deliver various features to its users in order to encourage them in bringing influential content on the platform so they might
Garmin Venu 2 and Garmin Venu 2S smartwatches have been launched in the US. These new wearables come with premium activity tracking features such as Fitness Age, Body Battery, stress tracking, and sleep scores. It also provides tips on how to improve Fitness Age and even has a Health Snapshot feature that takes a survey
An update to the software powering some billion iPhone units around the world kicks in Monday with an enhanced privacy feature critics fear will roil the internet advertising world. Apple will begin requiring app makers to tell users what tracking information they want to gather and get permission to do so, displaying what have been
Mi 11X Pro pre-orders have started in India today. Users interested in buying Xiaomi’s latest smartphone in the country can pre-book it and get an early delivery when shipping begins. The phone is listed for sale on Amazon.in and Mi.com in India. The Mi 11X Pro is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC and
Cyberpunk 2077 has actor Shruti Haasan excited. She recently posted an Instagram Reel that shows her unboxing a Cyberpunk 2077 Collector’s Edition sent to her by the game’s Polish developer CD Projekt. It’s a massive box with multiple sleeves and includes the game along with some really cool memorabilia. Shruti captioned the post, “It’s here!
WhatsApp was reportedly spotted testing a voice messages playback speed feature on the public beta channel. It was enabled for a few users on WhatsApp for Android beta 2.21.9.4, but disabled again with the release of a new WhatsApp for Android beta 2.21.9.5 update the very next day. This feature has been under development and
India is witnessing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases and the most effective way to control the spread of the novel coronavirus is by staying indoors. However, there’s a variety of healthcare products that can come in handy to ensure you stay healthy at your home. E-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart have an
While Apple was busy preparing for the the ‘Spring Loaded’ event that took place on Tuesday, April 20, a ransomware operator demanded that the company pay a ransom to avoid leaking of data about its next-generation devices. The group REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, claimed on the dark Web that it had gained access to
Zoom’s latest update will provide more screen annotations for Zoom Meetings and Zoom Video Webinars, new hardware solutions for Zoom Rooms, expanded management capabilities for Zoom Chat, and a streamlined mass communication solution for Zoom Phone. Along with these, the video chatting service has also gained a few other features such as more emojis and
New iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV updates are coming very soon. On Tuesday, buried in its announcements, Apple revealed that the next versions of all its operating systems — iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, macOS 11.3, watchOS 7.4 and tvOS 14.5 — will be available next week. There’s no word on an exact
Meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin fell on Tuesday after hitting an all-time high in a wild session that saw supporters of the token once considered a parody use hashtags to fuel a rally until it lost steam. Dogecoin ultimately fell 15.4 percent to $0.33 (roughly Rs. 25), but during the session when it hit a record peak,
Ever wondered what the next “big thing” was supposed to be but completely flopped? Can you recall something that was billed as really big at the time or before its launch but failed to live up to expectations or just could never create space in the mind and hearts of their audience? A gadget, a
Apple at its Spring Loaded event on Tuesday launched what it is calling the all-new iMac, featuring its custom-designed ARM chip – the Apple M1 SoC. As usual with most Apple upgrades, the 24-inch iMac is thinner, faster, and cooler running than previous generations. Alongside, the company also unveiled a revamped Apple TV 4K streaming
Realme RMX3161, a rumoured upcoming handset from the company, has been spotted on Geekbench. The same model number was spotted on TENAA a few months ago, and at the time, it was speculated to be the Realme Narzo 30 Pro. However, the same model number has leaked once again on Geekbench, hinting at its launch
Amazon’s video game division has canceled an online role-playing game based on the fantasy series Lord of the Rings, which was announced in 2019, an Amazon spokeswoman said. The game had been in development at Amazon Game Studios alongside China-based Leyou Technologies, which was acquired by Chinese tech giant Tencent in December. The resulting contract