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21Sep By Gauri SinghNo Comments

CHINA

China’s Funcl Launches Wireless Earphones to Beat Apple, Huawei

China’s Funcl announced the launch and unveiled its latest wireless earphones in Beijing on Thursday. This launch was a part of the young startup's ambition to give a tough fight to the major earphones in the market including AirPods from Apple Inc and FreeBuds from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. The gadgets include an AI wireless headphone using Snapdragon technologies from Qualcomm, which will enable users to power AI voice assistant and real-time translation. "The smart earphone market will witness an explosive growth this year and we will tap into this rising market," said Miao Jingwei, product manager of Funcl, a headphone maker. Also, the company stated that the time delay rate of this latest earphone was only 60 milliseconds, which is the best not only in China but also across the...

Apple Finally Rolls Out the iOS 12 Software Update

18Sep By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Apple Finally Rolls Out the iOS 12 Software Update

With the launch of the new Apple devices, the company also announced the launch of its new software update called the iOS 12. And the final version of the new update has been released. This update is all about making your phone work better and also there are a group of fresh features. Currently, the update is being rolled out and is available both over-the-air in the Settings app, and by plugging your device into iTunes for a wired update. The new update that is iOS 12 is compatible with any device that can run iOS 11 that includes the iPhone 5s and later, the iPad mini 2 and later, the iPad Air and later as well as the most recent iPod touch. However, the company advised the users to first backup their device. To update your software, you should go to the Settings app. Go to the ‘Se...

Apple Launches the Most Expensive iPhones with Latest Upgrades

13Sep By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Apple Launches the Most Expensive iPhones with Latest Upgrades

Apple has been ruling the smartphone space since a long time with its premium and luxury phones and devices and yet again the technology giant has come up with another series of devices that may blow away your mind. Apple has launched its largest ever iPhone and a watch that detects heart problems in an attempt to get customers to upgrade to more expensive devices. On Wednesday, Apple introduces another round of iPhones that are bigger, faster and more expensive namely, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. The model with a 6.5-inch screen, the iPhone XS Max, is Apple’s biggest iPhone ever and will start at $1,099. Talking further about the devices, here is what the company announced about the devices in Apple's annual September press conference. iPhone XS &...

31Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

ACQUISITION

Apple Acquires a Colorado-based Startup Focused on Lenses for AR Glasses

Technology company Apple Inc has reportedly acquired Akonia Holographics, a startup focused on making lenses for augmented reality glasses, the company confirmed on Wednesday, a signal Apple has ambitions to make a wearable device that would superimpose digital information on the real world. The company was founded in 2012 by a group of holography scientists and had originally focused on holographic data storage before shifting its efforts to creating displays for augmented reality glasses. "Apple buys smaller companies from time to time, and we generally don't discuss our purpose or plans," Apple stated. Akonia also said it raised $11.6 million in seed funding in 2012 and was seeking additional funding. It was unclear whether that funding ever materialized or who the firm's investors...

Facebook’s Onavo Removed from Apple Store Due to Privacy Concerns

23Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Facebook’s Onavo Removed from Apple Store Due to Privacy Concerns

The technology giant Apple has removed the Facebook-owned security app Onavo from the Apple Store. This step has been taken because the app failed to follow the privacy policy and rules of the tech major. It was reported that the app was gathering information about the other apps present on the users' iPhones for the purpose of advertising or marketing. With this, Facebook was able to know how people use smartphones outside of its own services. "We work hard to protect user privacy and data security throughout the Apple ecosystem," an Apple spokesperson said. "With the latest update to our guidelines, we made it explicitly clear that apps should not collect information about which other apps are installed on a user's device for the purposes of analytics or advertising/marketing and mus...

Apple to Build Up a Team to Create its own Health Chips

15Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Apple to Build Up a Team to Create its own Health Chips

The global technology giant Apple Inc is reportedly in the process of setting up a team that would work devotedly on a dedicated custom health chip. This chip would help the company process biometric data from its suite of devices. The chip will make better sense of health information coming off sensors from deep inside its devices, The technology company at present creates custom chips for its iPhone and is supposedly going to switch to custom processors for its Mac line-up of computers by the year 2020. "Apple has a team exploring a custom processor that can make better sense of health information coming off sensors from deep inside its devices, job listings show," a report stated. But it is still not been made clear what the sensors would measure, however, it is most likely to b...

Xiaomi, Vivo to Launch Premium Devices to Surpass OnePlus

13Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Xiaomi, Vivo to Launch Premium Devices to Surpass OnePlus

A battle in the premium smartphone segment is brewing up for a long time now. A few days ago, it was announced that OnePlus is leading the premium smartphone market in India, however, Chinese players like Xiaomi, Vivo and Huawei are now trying hard to beat the dominance of OnePlus, Samsung as well as Apple. Every smartphone maker is making valuable efforts to lead the premium space. Samsung this month will be launching the latest Note 9 smartphone, and further devices from OnePlus, Vivo, Huawei and Xiaomi, through the latter’s sub-brand Poco will also be introduced in the upcoming festive season. The festive season in India starts from October and accounts for at least a third to a handset maker’s annual revenue in the country. “The $500 premium segment has been traditionally split...

Apple Becomes the First US Company to Hit $1 Trillion Market Cap

3Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Apple Becomes the First US Company to Hit $1 Trillion Market Cap

Apple has successfully hit the market capitalisation of $1 trillion and became the first US company to hit that target. This happened on Thursday as the iPhone maker became the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach $1 trillion. During the trading, after reporting powerful third quarter earnings, the company’s stock gained 2.92 per cent. The luxury phone maker excelled the estimates of analysts as well as its own projections. Also, it made a vigorous forecast of its next earnings in the fourth quarter. “The $1 trillion valuation was a significant milestone that gave Apple employees much to be proud of," Tim Cook, Chief Executive of the company said. "Financial returns are simply the result of Apple's innovation, putting our products and customers first, and always staying true to ...

Chinese Player OnePlus Tops the Indian Premium Smartphone Space

31Jul By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Chinese Player OnePlus Tops the Indian Premium Smartphone Space

OnePlus, the premium Chinese smartphone maker has successfully become more prominent has topped the Indian premium smartphone market battle, beating Samsung and Apple. With the predominant Chinese players in the smartphone market ranging from Rs 10,000 to 20,000, this news signals the start of Chinese dominance in the premium segment as well. OnePlus has emerged as a leader in the Rs 30,000-plus Indian smartphone market, where earlier, players like Samsung and Apple took a lead. “The launch of the new model -- OnePlus 6, the one-model-a-year strategy, strong partnership with Amazon, whereby we leverage their resources, and offline expansion in partnership with Croma, and the five offline and one experience stores has helped us connect with the Indian consumers,” said OnePlus India gene...

13Jul By Gauri SinghNo Comments

CHINA

Apple Launches a Clean Energy Fund in China Worth $300 Million

The technology giant Apple Inc. is all set to launch a clean energy fund worth $300 million in China. The main idea behind this move is to connect the suppliers with the renewable energy sources. Apple announced this on Friday, working with its suppliers for investing in renewable energy projects that could power around 1 million houses in the country through fully renewable means over the next four years. In 2018 environmental responsibility report, Apple stated, "Apple's mission has never wavered. We are here to change the world... it's why we continuously strive to do more with less—reducing our impact on the earth we all share while expanding and redefining the possibilities ahead.” Following this move, reducing pollution has become the key priority of the ...

Apple Expected To Launch These Three Colourful iPhones This Autumn

6Jul By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Apple Expected To Launch These Three Colourful iPhones This Autumn

Apple, the leading player in the smartphone market, is gearing up to come up and introduce three iPhone lines this autumn. The company is expected to completely change its iPhone platform to OLED screens in the upcoming models. "Apple has decided to put OLED in all new iPhone models in 2019," a source said. "However, if there are more than three new models, an LCD model may be maintained." Out of the three iPhone models, one will be a 5.8-inch iPhone X with higher specifications and a lesser price. This particular model is said to take the $1000 price point from the iPhone X, and therefore, it will be less expensive priced around $700. The second iPhone will be a fresh model of 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus with an OLED screen. And the third one will we a 6.1-inch iPhone along with Face ...

The Camera Slider Oppo Find X Smartphone Launched in India: Specifications and Price

4Jul By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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The Camera Slider Oppo Find X Smartphone Launched in India: Specifications and Price

The global electronics company Oppo launched its latest smartphone under the name ‘Find X’. The smartphone maker has launched a number of unique and highly attractive Android power smartphones in the past and now, it has launch the camera slider phone Find X. The company claims that “Oppo Find X is the world’s first panoramic designed phone, embracing the beauty of nature into a leading technology product”. To create a flow like gradient effect, the company has used an innovative multifaceted color process due to which the phone shines gracefully at different angles. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 845 chipset and 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, which will be based on Android Oreo. Since Oppo manufactures camera-centric smartphones, the company has giv...