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Apple to cut AirPods production due to decreasing sales: Report
The tech giant, which had initially planned to aim for 110 million units, now plans to produce only 75 to 85 million units of AirPods for the remainder of this year, MacRumors, citing Nikkei Asia, reported on Tuesday. "The most significant order reduction is for the second quarter toward the start of the third quarter," one of the people familiar with the matter was quoted as saying.
Instagram working on new tools for influencers
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the upcoming features during a live stream with Instagram chief Adam Mosseri. Creator Shops would be an extension of the company's existing shopping features, which allows businesses to sell products, reports Engadget.
Google Lens can now automatically translate screenshots
According to 9To5Google, users can now take a screenshot of a foreign language and let Google Lens do the translation without any intermediate step. The exciting new feature is available on the Google Lens Screenshot UI for devices running Android 11+. The translate button will become visible on the screenshot and a click on it will detect and translate the required text quickly.
YouTube's TikTok rival Shorts app hits 6.5B daily views
YouTube had rolled out the Shorts app feature in India in September last year. Shorts is a new short-form video experience right on YouTube for creators and artists who want to shoot short, catchy videos using nothing but their mobile phones. The company later rolled out the video streaming service on its platform in the US in Beta.
Samsung unveils 5G ready Galaxy M42 smartphone in India
The smartphone comes in two storage models that include a 6GB+128GB variant and an 8GB+128GB variant, priced at Rs 21,999 and Rs 23,999, respectively. The company said that as part of an introductory offer, users can purchase Galaxy M42 5G at a special price of Rs 19,999 and Rs 21,999 respectively, on Samsung.com and Amazon sale in May.
Samsung heirs to pay record $10.7B in inheritance taxes
They said they will also donate 1 trillion won to support the virus fight and research for rare childhood diseases, and around 23,000 pieces of the senior Lee's art collections, estimated to be valued at about 2 trillion won. The announcement came two days before their deadline to report and pay inheritance taxes to the authorities. Lee was survived by his wife, Hong Ra-hee, only son, Jae-yong, and two daughters -- Boo-jin and Seo-hyun.
Alphabet posts record $55.3B sales in Q1 as users stayed online
The astounding growth reflects elevated consumer activity online and broad-based increases in advertiser spending within Google Services. The company reported $17.9 billion as net income and ended the first quarter with $135 billion in cash and marketable securities.
Microsoft Teams now has 145M daily active users
The number of organisations with more than 1,000 users integrating their third party and line of business applications with Teams has increased nearly three times year-over-year. "In markets where employees have returned to the workplace including Australia, China, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan, we have seen usage continue to grow," Nadella said during the company's earnings call late on Tuesday.
Intelligent Cloud, PC sales help Microsoft log $41.7B revenue
Microsoft's biggest growth engine was the Azure Cloud division which saw $15.1 billion in revenue, a 23 per cent year-over-year increase. "Over a year into the pandemic, digital adoption curves aren't slowing down. They're accelerating, and it's just the beginning," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
Samsung expands presence in India smartphone market
Samsung represented 20 per cent of the smartphone shipments in India in the first quarter, up from 16 per cent a year earlier, according to market researcher Counterpoint Research. Among the top five brands, Samsung posted the highest on-year growth in smartphone shipments in the first quarter.
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