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Global smartphone shipments fell 13 percent in the first quarter of 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic, a report by research firm Canalys claims. The report says that after several quarters of decline, the market had seen two consecutive quarters of growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2019. However, due to the lockdowns put

Apple and Huawei each captured a higher share of China’s smartphone market in the first quarter, according to data from research firm Canalys released on Friday. Total smartphone shipments in the country in the three months that ended March fell 18 percent from a year earlier to 72.6 million, the data showed, as the coronavirus

iPhone 12 series, which will be the follow up to last year’s iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max, is in the news as a new leak seems to point towards the pricing of the upcoming devices. The entry-level iPhone 12 is rumoured to be priced at $649 (roughly Rs. 49,100). The

Apple and Google would release two early versions this week of their proposed technology to slow coronavirus spread to select developers for testing purposes, the companies said on Wednesday. The two Silicon Valley companies, whose operating systems power 99 percent of the world’s smartphones, had said earlier this month that they would work together to

Money Heist season 4 was the highlight for many TV buffs in April, though the series’ future currently hangs in the balance with Netflix non-committal. Locally, that honour went to the Jitendra Kumar-starrer TVF-Amazon collaboration Panchayat, which also hangs in the balance. April also saw the end of the long-running sitcom Modern Family after eleven

Apple’s discounts on the iPhone 11 in China and the release of a new low-price SE model have put the company in a better position than rivals to weather a coronavirus-related plunge in global smartphone demand. While China, which accounts for roughly 15 percent of Apple’s revenue, appears to be a rare bright spot, investors

Aarogya Setu, the COVID-19 tracking app launched by NITI Aayog, has crossed the 7.5 crore (or 75 million) downloads mark. The app was launched on April 2 and has been rapidly growing ever since. The news was shared by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) officials during a review meeting. According to a statement

My primary smartphone is this iPhone 7, which I bought in November 2016. I’ve been using it for almost four years now, and I am planning to upgrade to a new iPhone this year. Back in 2016, my approach was simple — just buy the latest and greatest iPhone and use it for three years

Samsung Electronics has announced its integration with Apple Music on its Smart TV platform. Consumers in over 100 countries will now be able to enjoy Apple Music on their Samsung Smart TV. The subscribers can stream over 60 million songs ad-free, watch top music and videos curated by world-class music experts. “Last year, we were

iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus 64GB variant have been discontinued in India, Gadgets 360 has learnt. Apple will only offer the iPhone 8 Plus 128GB model going forward, and iPhone 8 as well as iPhone 8 Plus 64GB model stocks will no longer be replenished. The consumers will only be able to buy

Apple plans to sell Mac computers with its own main processors by next year based on the chip designs currently used in its iPhones and iPads, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The iPhone maker is working on three Mac processors based on the A14 processor in its next iPhone, suggesting the company will transition more of

TikTok is the latest viral social media platform where literally anyone has a shot at their 60 seconds of fame. TikTok, which is one of the most downloaded apps on iOS and Android, lets people make videos and post them on the app. The app has some advanced editing tools in a rather simple interface,

Apple on Tuesday said it would expand its App Store, Apple Music and other services to dozens of new markets in Africa, the Middle East, and beyond in the biggest geographical expansion of its services in almost a decade. Apple said it would expand the App Store to 20 countries, eight of them in Africa,

At a time like this when half the world is under a lockdown due to a pandemic, launching any new product, especially tech, can be very challenging. While many companies are postponing launches and events, a few such as OnePlus and Apple seem to be chugging along just fine. Apple recently announced the iPhone SE

Apps to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus should not collect user location data, the European Commission said on Thursday, as Apple and Google weighed whether to work with virus apps that use location tracking. The EU executive’s recommendation came as part of a unified European approach for using technology to combat COVID-19

WhatsApp is currently one of the most popular messaging apps in the world with an estimated 1.5 billion monthly active users. WhatsApp has added a lot of features to the app, so it can get a little difficult to find something specific that you need. This is where our WhatsApp tricks come in the picture.

Apple isn’t likely to unveil the iPhone 12 family anytime soon — at least until September — if we go by its historical records. Nevertheless, some computer-aided design (CAD) schematics of the iPhone 12 Pro Max have surfaced online to suggest what all the changes the Cupertino, California-based giant would bring over to the iPhone

Apple’s new iPhone SE for the budget-conscious is unlikely to be a major driver of sales in China, a Weibo survey suggested, with analysts noting its lacks of 5G capability. In a poll conducted on social media site Weibo, 60 percent of roughly 350,000 respondents said they would not buy the new $399 iPhone SE

iPhone SE (2020) is finally official, after months of anticipation. With it, Apple has unveiled the most affordable iPhone model in its current lineup. Called the new iPhone SE, it was originally rumoured to debut as the iPhone SE 2 and later reported as the iPhone 9. It retains the 4.7-inch size that’s available on

Apple Inc shipped roughly 2.5 million iPhones in China in March, a slight rebound after one of its worst months in the country ever, according to government data published on Friday. Smartphone companies are hoping for a strong recovery in demand in China, where the deadly coronavirus is subsiding, just as it spreads overseas and

With a lot of people stuck indoors during lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, social and video streaming apps have seen a surge in usage. Now, popular short-format video platform TikTok has surpassed one billion installs on the Google Play Store. Currently, the app ranks number three in the ‘Top Free’ category in India, behind

Apple’s iOS 14 has been reported to come with a host of new features like an AR mode for Find My iPhone, new features for Apple Keychain password manager, and an option to add widgets to iPhone home screen, among other functionalities. Now, a report citing iOS 14 code hints that Apple might be testing

Group calling is increasingly becoming a norm amid coronavirus lockdowns. As Indians are stuck at home during the lockdown, everyone from families, friends, and even colleagues can only communicate through video and voice calls. While many group calling apps are available, Google Duo is a popular choice among users. Given the new regulation of working

The world is a mess and we’re all looking for escapism. Comfort-food sitcoms or trashy reality TV, here we come. For some of us though, the only way to grapple with the situation is to understand it better. You know, learn more about pandemics, how they spread, how doctors respond, and what happens when nothing

Zoom, the free video conferencing app, has been all over the news lately due to several reasons, most of which revolve around privacy and security issues. Acknowledging and addressing these issues, the company CEO Eric Yuan held a YouTube livestream on Wednesday in which Yuan stated that the company has a lot of work to

WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world and while it’s really easy to use, there’s one annoyance that has frustrated us for a very long time. How to send message without number in WhatsApp, or how to send WhatsApp message without adding contact. As basic as it sounds, there’s no official workaround

Over the years, WhatsApp has become an integral part of our lives. It’s become our daily communication driver, and is now helping manage communications for businesses as well. Once considered as an instant messaging app, it has now transformed into an effective tool for communication via video, audio, and even GIFs. WhatsApp is a great

Sales at Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, a key supplier of Apple’s products known by its trade name Foxconn, were down by 7.7 percent in March. The world’s largest contract electronics maker reported revenues of TWD 347.7 billion ($11.51 billion) in March, falling from TWD 376.6 billion from a year earlier, it said in a

Everyone is talking about the Zoom meeting app these days. Like you, we were wondering why the Zoom meeting app has suddenly become immensely popular. The answer is simple — a lot of people are suddenly embracing working from home, and Zoom claims that it has gone from 10 million daily active users (DAU) in

Skype has introduced a new quick and easy way to conduct conference video calls, with the Microsoft-owned service probably making the move to compete with popularity of Zoom and Houseparty. The company is calling this new feature Meet Now, and it enables the host to start a group conversation without downloading the app or sign