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Samsung reports profit jump as smartphone, TV demand boom amid pandemic

Samsung Electronics said Thursday its operating profit for the last quarter jumped 46 per cent from a year earlier driven by increased sales of smartphones and televisions

660 mn paid subscriptions: Apple records $16.9 bn in revenue from services

Delivering an all-time revenue record of $16.9 billion for its Services, Apple has reached more than 660 million paid subscriptions across the services on its platform

Apple soars past sales targets in Q1, says pleased with India growth story

After delivering strong March quarter results, Apple has said that the company is very pleased with its growth story in India, as sales continue to rise in the country

Apple soars past sales, profit targets with strong iPhone demand: Know more

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on an investor call that Apple avoided a chip shortage in the fiscal second quarter by burning through supply buffers

Google Lens can now translate text from screenshots on Android 11 devices

Google Lens can now automatically translate texts in screenshots for devices running Android 11 or above.

Google parent Alphabet sees record profit, plans $50-billion buyback

Microsoft profit soars amid surging cloud demand

TikTok rival short form videos app YouTube Shorts hits 6.5 bn daily views

YouTube Shorts which is a TikTok-like short form video app continues to gain popularity with over 6.5 billion daily views as of March, up from 3.5 billion at the end of 2020, the company has announced

Caller ID service app Truecaller launches Covid hospital directory in India

Telephone search engine and caller ID service provider Truecaller on Wednesday launched a Covid-19 Hospital Directory allowing users in India to easily find hospitals and care facilities in their area

Covid-19 crisis to derail growth momentum of smartphones in India: Canalys

The second wave of the pandemic in India will derail the growth momentum of the smartphone segment in the country

Microsoft Teams now has 145 mn daily active users globally: Satya Nadella

Driven by online work and learning amid the ongoing pandemic, Microsoft Teams now have 145 million daily active users globally, almost double the number a year ago, CEO Satya Nadella informed

Samsung expands its smartphone line-up in Indian with multiple new launches

Samsung Electronics has expanded its presence in the Indian smartphone market in the first quarter of the year on the back of multiple new handsets, a report showed Tuesday

Samsung family donating mass art trove to pay a massive inheritance tax

Samsung's founding family will donate rare artworks, including Picassos and Dalis, and give hundreds of millions of dollars to medical research to help them pay a massive inheritance tax

Russia fines Apple $12 million for alleged abuse of dominance in app market

Apple said it "respectfully disagreed" with the FAS ruling and that it would appeal it

Apple's next-gen Mac chip 'M2' enters mass production, says report

The 'M1' chip was celebrated for its speed

Russia's competition watchdog fines Apple $12 million for app market abuse

Apple allegedly abused its dominant position in the mobile applications market

iOS 14.5: Impact of Apple ad tracking changes will hinge on app developers

Some mobile advertising analysts believe fewer than one in three users will opt-in, which could diminish the effectiveness and profitability of ad targeting

After Microsoft, Google, Apple pledges support to India amid Covid crisis

After Google and Microsoft, Apple CEO Tim Cook has extended its support to India as the Covid-19 crisis in the country is deepening.

Indian smartphone market grew 23% in Jan-Mar 2021: Counterpoint report

The second Covid wave, however, is expected to dampen the show in April-June quarter

Twitter adds Covid-19 vaccine information prompt in users' timelines

Twitter has added a new prompt in the timelines of users to help them get correct vaccination information in their respective countries including India

iOS 14.5 lets users unlock iPhone with face mask on, through Apple Watch

Apple has delivered the next big update iOS 14.5 that will help iPhone users unlock the device with Apple Watch when attempting to use Face ID while wearing a face mask in the pandemic times