TECHNOLOGY
iPhone 16 to be made in India, Apple and 3 allied companies apply for land
In a meeting held in Korea, Apple along with the associated companies proposed the investment. Seiko Advance Limited, an ink manufacturing company expressed its desire to make its product on 5 acres of land in Sector 29 of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA).
Netflix's 'Basic with Ads' streaming plan gets slow start: Report
Netflix launched the "Basic with Ads" plan on November 3 at $6.99 per month, compared to between $9.99 and $19.99 per month for an ad-free subscription. According to analytics firm Antenna, in addition to the Basic with Ads subscribers who signed up for Netflix, the firm observed only 0.1 per cent of Netflix's existing US subscribers switching to the Basic with Ads plan in November.
Apple may cancel or postpone 2024 iPhone SE 4
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared the information on Twitter, saying that Apple will delay or scrap the device production."My latest survey indicates that Apple will likely cancel or postpone the mass production plan for the 2024 iPhone SE 4. I think this is due to the consistently lower-than-expected shipments of mid-to-low-end iPhones (e.g., SE 3, 13 mini, and 14 Plus)," he tweeted.
Apple expands self-repair programme to M1 Mac desktops in US
Customers can now order genuine repair parts for the iMac, Mac Mini and Mac Studio, reports The Verge. Users can browse the collection of repair manuals for all of these products on the company's website and can go through the manual if they want to take advantage of the self-service repair programme.
Musk will only run software, server teams after finding 'someone foolish' to take his job
Musk made the statement in a response to a poll he ran on Monday, where 57.5 per cent of the respondents said that he should step down as the Twitter CEO. He tweeted: "I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & servers teams." Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post.
Airtel acquires strategic stake in Lemnisk to build largest customer data platform
Bengaluru-based Lemnisk offers real-time marketing automation and secure CDP, capable of providing 1-to-1 personalisation and cross-channel customer journeys at scale that increases conversions, retention, and growth for enterprises. "Lemnisk's real time marketing automation engine is a natural fit for us, where over 350 million customers interact with brands daily through multiple touch points," said Adarsh Nair, CEO, Airtel Digital.
Mastodon hits over 2mn users after Musk's Twitter takeover
Mastodon has jumped from approximately 300K monthly active users to 2.5 mn, which includes journalists, political figures, writers, actors and organisations, between October and November, it said in a blogpost on Monday.
Amazon rolls out Prime Gaming in India
This launch comes weeks after the company started testing the service in the South Asian market, reports TechCrunch. Amazon Prime and Video subscribers can access the gaming service, which offers a variety of mobile, PC and Mac games with in-game loot for free. Each month, the e-commerce group adds a number of new titles to the service, according to the report.
OnePlus set to launch new smartphone, earbuds on Feb 7
The company will announce a number of OnePlus products at the event, but the highlight will be the official unveiling of the brand's two latest flagship offerings, said the company.
Elon Musk's Starlink internet service hits 1 mn paid subscribers
In October, SpaceX had announced that its satellite internet service would soon be available on select airplanes with the official launch of Starlink Aviation next year."Starlink now has more than 1,000,000 active subscribers -- thank you to all customers and members of the Starlink team who contributed to this milestone," tweeted the company.
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