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Snap acquires 3D AR solutions provider Vertebrae
"We're thrilled to join Snap, where we will strengthen and scale our world class 3D asset platform for retailers and brands," Vertebrae CEO Vince Cacace told The Verge. Vertebrae has raised about $10 million in venture funding to date, and has Toyota, Adidas and some other well-known brands as clients. The startup also worked with Facebook on AR shopping tech in 2019.
Now join or leave ongoing WhatsApp group calls anytime
WhatsApp said that the ‘Joinable calls' reduce the burden of answering a group call as it starts, and brings the spontaneity and ease of in-person conversations to group calling on WhatsApp. If someone in your group misses a call when the phone rings, they can still join whenever they like. You can also drop-off and re-join so long as the call is still ongoing.
Tencent acquires UK-based video game firm Sumo Group for $1.27 bn
Sumo has developed Sony's PlayStation 5 launch title ‘Sackboy: A Big Adventure' and Microsoft's ‘Crackdown 3' for Xbox consoles and PC. Tencent already has a 8.75 percent stake in Sumo, reports gamesindustry.biz. "The three founders of Sumo, who work in the business, Paul Porter, Darren Mills and I are passionate about what we do and are fully committed to continuing in our roles," Sumo CEO Carl Cavers said in a statement.
Huawei to launch flagship P50 smartphone on July 29
The company announced the P50 launch on its account on Chinese social media platform Weibo. The P50 smartphone would mark the beginning of "a new era of mobile imaging," said Richard Yu, Executive Director and CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Group. You teased the design of P50 last month, saying that "For reasons you are all aware of, a launch date has not been set".
End-user spend on IT services in India to hit $18 bn in 2021
The Indian IT services market has proven its durability through the last 15 months of the pandemic. The surge in remote working, need for business continuity planning and increased focus towards digitalisation has increased the demand for IT services," said Arup Roy, research vice president at Gartner.
17.84Mbps is average mobile internet download speed in India
The Internet speeds in India continue to witness an upward trend, taking the country to 70th (+3) and 122nd (+6) position in the global internet speed ranking based on fixed broadband and mobile download speeds, respectively, said US-based broadband speed tester Ookla.
Zoom acquires Cloud call centre firm Five9 for $14.7 billion
The acquisition is set to help enhance Zoom's presence with enterprise customers and allow it to accelerate its long-term growth opportunity by adding the $24 billion contact centre market. Five9 is a pioneer of cloud-based contact centre software and delivers a comprehensive suite of easy-to-use applications that allows management and optimisation of customer interactions across many different channels.
Samsung launches upgraded modular 'The Wall' display
Samsung, the world's largest TV vendor, said the new modular display comes with enhanced micro artificial intelligence (AI) processor for better upscaling function. It also applied an emitting device 40 percent smaller than existing models to deliver better gradation and perfect black, reports Yonhap news agency. The latest Wall also supports 8K resolution and 120Hz refresh rate.
LG Electronics unveils new compact sound bar for $790
LG Eclair will be launched in North America later this month and will hit the shelves in major European and Asian countries. In South Korea, the premium sound bar comes with a price tag of 899,000 won ($790). The latest product, which was honoured at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, is about one-third the size of a regular sound bar as its width is less than 30 cm, reports Yonhap news agency
Honor 'Magic 3' series to feature Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset
Reports have claimed that the lineup includes two handsets namely, Magic 3 and Magic 3 Pro. The vanilla model would start at around CNY 4,000 while the beefier Pro variant will ask for CNY 5,000. According to GizmoChina, Honor has already announced that they will feature Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset for faster and best-in-class performance.
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