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India's smartphone market sales crossed $38 billion in 2021: Report

India's smartphone market revenue crossed $38 billion in 2021 with 27 per cent (on-year) growth, as shipments grew 11 per cent to reach 169 million units, a new report showed on Monday.

Windows 11 adoption happening twice as fast as Windows 10, says data

In October, 2021, Microsoft released Windows 11 to the masses and now a new data has revealed that more people are upgrading to Windows 11

WhatsApp group admins will soon be able to delete messages for all: Report

According to WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo, a user will see the 'This was deleted by an admin' message whenever any admin deletes a particular message

Google Play will have 'Offers' tab to find deals on games, apps

Google has announced the addition of an "Offers" tab to the Google Play app, intended to help find deals on games and apps.

Consumers lost $770 million in social media scams in 2021: Report

More than 95,000 people reported about $770 million in losses to fraud initiated on social media platforms in 2021, according to a new report

PUBG owner Tencent plans to take US-listed streaming firm DouYu private

Shares in DouYu, one of Tencent's main platforms for game marketing and China's No. 2 videogame streaming site, surged as much as 17.6% on the news, closing 14% higher on Thursday

Will Indian IT industry sustain its growth momentum?

The contribution of IT sector in India's GDP rose from 1.2% in 1998 to 10% in 2019. It has made its presence felt globally too. Here's a report on the Indian IT sector and the road ahead for it

Apple sales and profit top estimates as hit from chip shortages eases

More people wanted iPhones, iPads and other gadgets over the holiday quarter than Apple had to sell, costing the company over $6 billion in sales, or in line with what it feared

Google Maps to help users to save, share their location's plus codes

Google on Thursday announced the launch of an India-first feature on Google Maps where users can access their current location to find the 'plus codes' address for their home.

Apple fixes iCloud bug causing syncing issues for third-party apps

Tech giant Apple has likely fixed an ongoing iCloud server issue that was causing some apps that have implemented iCloud support to fail to sync properly.

Spotify removing Neil Young's music after his Joe Rogan ultimatum

Young had released a letter demanding that Spotify no longer carry his music because he said Rogan spreads misinformation about Covid-19 vacine

Apple plans a new feature that will turn iPhone into a payment device

It's unclear whether the payment acceptance option will be branded as part of Apple Pay

Meta charged users for free Internet in developing countries: Report

Launched in 2013, the initiative currently serves more than 300 million people globally

Apple working on 8K VR headset to access metaverse: Report

The upcoming Apple headset will be similar to the Oculus Quest, and some prototypes being tested include external cameras to enable some AR features.

Samsung to unveil note-worthy Galaxy S22 series at Unpacked event on Feb 9

Samsung typically uses its in-house Exynos processors in its flagship Galaxy devices in some markets, and its new Exynos 2200 is expected to power the Galaxy S22 line-up in India

Microsoft offers strong forecast driven by cloud computing unit

The outlook soothed concerns about growth from the results of the holiday quarter, and shares erased earlier after-hours losses, trading 3% above the closing price

WFH benefits and other Budget expectations of IT and startup sectors

With the 2022-23 budget nearing and the third wave of the pandemic in full force, the industry is hoping FM Nirmala Sitharaman will provide support for growth

Anicut Capital: The 'dam' of funds that is helping SMEs drive growth

The firm handles two debt funds and an angel fund, and has assets under management of about Rs 1,500 crore

Twitter's upcoming feature could share tweets with up to 150 select users

Micro blogging site Twitter is reportedly developing a feature that will allow users to curate a list of people -- up to 150 users -- to send certain tweets out to.

China-based BOE to supply displays for iPhone 15 Pro in 2023

The company was previously unsuccessful in supplying OLED screens for the iPhone 12 series, but did manage to enter the supply chain for the current gen flagship iPhone 13 lineup