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Wistron controversy unlikely to impact Apple's expansion plans in India

From a small exports market that played second fiddle to the markets in North America, Europe and China, India now features at the top of Apple's priority list

Xiaomi's market value tops $100 billion, reaching 2018 IPO goal

Xiaomi in November reported its fastest quarterly sales growth in two years, while earnings beat analysts' estimates

Over 750 mn pieces of content uploaded to the platform this year: ShareChat

Homegrown social media platform ShareChat on Tuesday said over 750 million user generated pieces of content were uploaded this year

Year in Review 2020: Here are the best five smartwatches launched this year

Of the many launches this year, Business Standard lists the best five smartwatches that stood out in 2020

Year in Review 2020: Here are top 3 wireless headphones launched this year

Of the many launches this year, Business Standard lists top three wireless headphones that stood out in 2020

Year in Review 2020: Here are the best five tablets launched this year

Business Standard lists top 5 tablets that stood out in 2020

TikTok owner ByteDance in talks to buy stake in mobile games firm CMGE

The deal would come as the gaming industry continues to benefit from Covid-19 pandemic countermeasures which have forced people to stay at home, boosting game downloads

Adobe releases Premiere Pro in Beta for Apple Macs with M1 chip

Adobe has released an Arm version of Premiere Pro in Beta for Apple macOS. This will help people who own the new Apple Macs with M1 Silicon chip

New Samsung earbuds may have similar Apple 'Spatial Audio' tool

A new report has claimed that it will have a feature that is quite similar to the Spatial Audio function available in the AirPods Max and AirPods Pro

Apple iPhone 13 series to come with LiDAR sensors: Report

The report claims that unlike the iPhone 12 series, all the phones in the iPhone 13 series are expected to be equipped with LiDAR sensors

Microsoft announces 'together mode' viewing option for Skype: Report

'Together mode' is a viewing option that makes it appear as if all meeting participants are located in the same physically shared space instead of via a traditional grid view.

Restructuring of networks amid pandemic made India vulnerable to ransomware

This was due to the sudden rush to provide remote access to employees by restructuring network and security systems during the lockdown, a report says

Over 5% more malicious files detected every day in 2020: Kaspersky

Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky's detection systems discovered an average 360,000 new malicious files daily in the past 12 months, 5.2 per cent more than in the same period last year

Apple to focus on cementing its position in mid-premium range phones

Apple will focus on cementing its position further in 2021 with wooing mid-premium range consumers in the price-conscious smartphone market, leading industry experts said

Spotify set to launch streaming service in South Korea in 2021

Global streaming giant Spotify is planning to launch a music streaming service in South Korea, home to the booming K-pop industry, in the first half of 2021

Facebook fixes bug that exposed Instagram users' personal information

A bug during a Facebook test recently exposed the personal information like email addresses and birthdays of Instagram users, the media reported

Google blames Gmail, YouTube outage on error in user indentification system

On Tuesday, Google's Gmail service had another disruption. The company attributed this to an issue with data migration

Google to shut down its light-weight IoT version of android early next year

Google has announced that Android Things will shut down early next year.

Vivo, ZEISS form global partnership to promote, develop mobile imaging

Chinese handset maker Vivo on Thursday said it has formed a long-term strategic partnership with optical solutions firm Zeiss to jointly promote and develop innovations in mobile imaging technology.

Amazfit announces GTS 2 for Rs 12,999, to go on sale from December 21

Amazfit GTS 2 features a 1.65-inch AMOLED screen with 341ppi pixel HD resolution, and is equipped with a 246mAh battery that offers up to 7 days of typical use