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What Jack Dorsey said in his latest tweet
"Not sure anyone has heard, but I resigned from Twitter," Dorsey said in his latest tweet. Dorsey gave three reasons for his resignation -- 1) Appointment of Parag Agrawal as Twitter CEO; 2) Bret Taylor agreeing to be Board chairman; 3) All members of the Board have the potential to change the course of the company for the better. Dorsey will remain a member of the Board until his term expires at the 2022 meeting of stockholders.
PC shipments in China grew 3% to reach over 15 mn units in Q3
Compared to last year, desktop (including desktop workstation) shipments grew 3.8 per cent to 5.3 million units. Notebook (including mobile workstation) shipments were also slightly up by 1.9 per cent at 9.7 million units, according to market research firm Canalys. The growth resulted in a record third-quarter shipment in China, beating a year-old record of 14.7 million unit shipments in Q3 2020.
Moto G31 smartphone launched for Rs 12,999 in India
The smartphone is priced in India, starting at Rs 12,999 for the 4GB RAM+64GB storage option and Rs 14,999 for the 6GB RAM+128GB storage option. In terms of features, the smartphone features a 6.4-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) OLED hole-punch display with a 60Hz refresh rate and a 20:9 aspect ratio.
China's mobile phone shipments reach 282 mn units in Jan-Oct
In October, the country's mobile phone shipments surged 28.4 percent year on year to nearly 33.58 million units, said the CAICT, a research institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. A total of 26 new models were released last month, up 4 per cent from a year earlier, the data showed.
Vivo likely to launch new Snapdragon 870-powered tablet
Vivo was expected to announce its first tablet in January, but that didn't happen. However, later in August, Vivo VP said that the company will launch a tablet in the first half of 2022, GSMArena reported. Although it is unclear if this referred to as Vivo's first tablet or a different model, the report said.
Maxima launches new smartwatch at Rs 2,999 in India
The smartwatch is available on Amazon.in at Rs 2,999. "We have spent considerable time developing this product, and packed it with Superior Tech, an amazing large super bright screen topping 450Nits and incredible features that deliver superior value. We are always looking to exceed our customersa¿ expectations, and with Max Pro X5, I believe we have done so again," Manjot Purewal, Managing Partner of Maxima Watches said in a statement.
Lava AGNI set to give tough competition to Chinese phones
Amid the super-tough competition from Chinese smartphone makers, domestic brand Lava International Limited is aiming to challenge them with its first 5G smartphone -- AGNI-- and woo Indian users. Compared to other players, the domestic smartphone company is quite late to launch a 5G smartphone. However, it still doesn't make any difference as 5G services haven't begun yet for the users in India.
Scientists on alert over heavily mutated Omicron Covid variant
The new variant, known as B.1.1.529, has been detected in small numbers in South Africa. The WHO on Friday assigned the Greek letter Omicron to the variant. Researchers spotted B.1.1.529 in genome-sequencing data from Botswana. The variant stood out because it contains more than 30 changes to the spike protein -- the SARS-CoV-2 protein that recognises host cells and is the main target of the body's immune responses, Nature reported.
Apple becomes largest smartphone brand in China in Oct 2021
According to market research firm Counterpoint, driven by the iPhone 13 series, Apple's sales grew 46 per cent MoM, the highest among all major OEMs in the country. "Ever since Huawei's decline, the top position in China has been changing hands. OPPO became number one in January 2021 while Vivo attained the top position in March 2021," Tarun Pathak, Research Director, Counterpoint, said in a statement.
Samsung quietly unveils new smartphone 'Galaxy A03'
The smartphone offers a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a dewdrop notch and capped 60Hz refresh rate. the company said that the Galaxy A03 is powered by an octa-core 1.6GHz processor but does not explicitly confirm which chipset is being used here, reports 9To5Google. There was no confirmation if microSD card expansion is available here or not. The Galaxy A03 houses a 5,000mAh internal battery.
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