TECHNOLOGY
India tablet market records 14.7% growth in 2020, Lenovo leads
Samsung was the top gainer as their strong control on component supplies helped them gain a 13-percentage point jump in their market share. Also, it managed to remain at the top spot in the consumer segment with shipments growing 157 per cent over 2019, according to the IDC's 'Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker'.
New Twitter tool to let users block, mute abusive accounts
With the new safety mode, the micro-blogging platform will automatically detect accounts that "might be acting abusive or spammy." The company will limit how those accounts can engage with your content for seven days.
Doubt-solving platform Doubtnut raises Rs 224 cr
Leading multilingual doubt-solving platform platform Doubtnut on Thursday announced it has raised Rs 224 crore in series B funding led by SIG and Lupa Systems. Existing investors Sequoia Capital India, Omidyar Network India and Waterbridge Ventures also participated in the funding round.
Govt comes up with stricter norms for social media, OTT
Addressing the media, the Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad said that social media platforms will be classified under two categories - social media intermediaries and significant social media intermediaries - with the latter being subject to greater obligations.
Telegram introduces auto-delete messages feature
All the messages show a countdown to their deletion time, users can track the time to specific messages by simply tap on Android or press and hold on iOS. Auto-delete only applies to messages sent after the timer is set, earlier messages will stay in the chat history, Telegram said.
Airtel, Qualcomm to collaborate for 5G in India
An Airtel statement said that through its network vendors and device partners, the telecom will utilise the Qualcomm 5G RAN platforms to roll-out virtualised and Open RAN-based 5G networks. Recently, Airtel became India's first telco to demonstrate 5G over a LIVE commercial network in the city of Hyderabad.
Global PayEX aims raising Series A funding in 2021
Narayan Ramamoorthy, the Chief Revenue Officer of Global PayEX, the cloud-based accounts receivables and account payable management solution provider, said that the company also plans to grow its business both in the Indian and international markets in 2021.
Samsung Galaxy F62 with massive 7000mAh battery launched
Galaxy F62 is priced at Rs 23,999 for the 6/128GB variant and Rs 25,999 for the 8GB/128GB variant and will be available on Flipkart.com, Reliance Digital Jio retail stores, Samsung.com as well as select retail stores from February 22, 12 noon.
Half of realme products in India will be 5G in 2021: CEO
Half of realme products to be launched in India will be 5G-ready, according to Madhav Sheth, VP, realme and CEO, realme India & Europe.
Apple Watch reaches 100M users globally, says analyst
Some of the data points revealed by the analyst claim that 30 million new users started using an Apple Watch in 2020, which was way more than the users in 2015, 2016, and 2017 combined. At the end of 2020, approximately 35 per cent of iPhone users in the US were wearing an Apple Watch.
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