TECHNOLOGY
Samsung to unveil new foldable phones next month
The next-generation foldable smartphones, Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4, are expected to be showcased during the Galaxy Unpacked online event, "Unfold Your World," slated for August 10. The event's teaser promo video, released on Wednesday, said nothing about the specifications of the upcoming phones.
Netflix adds 11 lakh paid subscribers in Asia-Pacific in Q2
The Average Revenue per Membership (ARM) was -2 per cent (year-over-year), due to the impact from "our price decrease in India last December as well as plan mix," Netflix told shareholders after declaring Q2 results. Netflix in December announced new and reduced prices in India, with the mobile-only plan starting at Rs 149 per month.
Dell unveils new laptop for Indian consumers
With a starting price of Rs 159,990, the newly-launched laptop will be available across offline and online stores from July 23. "The XPS 13 Plus is our most powerful, modern, and stylish XPS device with premium experiences that accelerate creativity, success and pursuance of passion," Raj Kumar Rishi, Vice President and General Manager, Consumer and Small Business, Dell Technologies - India, said in a statement.
Nikon unveils Z 30 camera, targets social media content creators
The Z 30, the newest mirrorless camera by Nikon, was showcased at Museo camera centre for the photographic arts by Nikon India managing director Sajjan Kumar. Combining technology and exciting elements, the event was aimed to exemplify the small, lightweight, feature-packed camera for vloggers to immerse themselves in an exciting environment.
Twitter launches Tamil topics for android, iOS and web users
The launch is part of Twitter's commitment to build for India and serve the country's diverse and multilingual audiences and will help people with Tamil as their primary language to find the most relevant and interesting conversations in the language across literature, music, poetry, and much more, the company said.
95% of new digital workloads to be deployed on Cloud by 2025: Nadella
"Every customer I speak with is clear-eyed about aligning their IT investments to scale with demand. Moving to the cloud allows them to just do that - converting their spending from CapEx to OpEx", Nadella told the partner community.
Apple agrees to pay $50 million to settle flawed 'butterfly' keyboards lawsuit
A group of MacBook users in 2018 had filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple for the controversial butterfly keyboards, alleging that the new design failed when even tiny particles of dust accumulated around the switches. They alleged that the company concealed the fact that its butterfly keys were prone to failure.
OPPO launches flagship Reno8 Series in India with end-to-end imaging solution
The OPPO Reno8 Pro 5G is backed by the company's proprietary imaging NPU, the 'MariSilicon X'. The self-developed NPU packs 3.5 billion transistors and is capable of 18 trillion operations per second. This processing muscle results in crisp and clear 4K Ultra Night Video even in the most challenging scenarios.
Netflix loses nearly 10 lakh paid subscribers in Q2
"The second quarter was better-than-expected on membership growth, and foreign exchange was worse-than-expected (stronger US dollar), resulting in 9 per cent revenue growth (13 per cent constant currency)," Netflix said in a statement.
Microsoft announces 'Viva Engage' app in Teams for organisations
Built on the foundation of Yammer, Viva Engage brings people together across the organisation to connect with leaders and coworkers, find answers to questions, share their unique story, and find belonging at work.
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