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Homegrown brand boAt leads as India TWS market grows 68%
OnePlus and realme captured the second and third spots, respectively. Noise moved one step up to take the fourth spot with 117 per cent YoY growth, according to latest research from Counterpoint's IoT Service. "We have seen a phenomenal change in India's TWS market with the entry of new players and frequent new launches. More than 40 brands have entered this market since 2020," said senior research analyst Anshika Jain.
Disney+ reaches 116 mn subscribers: Report
In its earnings report on Thursday, the company said that across Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu, Disney reported a total of 174 million subscribers. Disney also beat estimates on earnings and revenue, boosting the stock by about 6 per cent in after-hours trading, reports CNBC. Analysts remain optimistic that Disney+ will reach its goal of 230 million to 260 million subscribers by 2024.
Microsoft rolls out updated Mail, Calendar apps to Windows Insiders
The apps, including, Mail, Calendar and Calculator app updates are rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel at first. The Calculator app now has a beautiful new look for Windows 11. It also includes a new app theme setting so that you can set the app in a theme different from Windows, Dave Grochocki, Senior Program Manager Lead - Windows Inbox Apps, said in a blogpost on Thursday.
Google bans location tracking tool that sold Android users' data
According to a report in Motherboard, SafeGraph whose whose investors include a former head of Saudi intelligence, was one of several companies that collected geolocation records through plug-ins in other Android apps. "SafeGraph markets its data to government entities and a wide range of industries, but it also sells the data on the open market to essentially anyone," the report said on Thursday.
Now Facebook delays return to office till early next year
Earlier this month, Facebook had said that it would require its US employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 when they return to the office. "Data, not dates, is what drives our approach for returning to the office. Given the recent health data showing rising Covid cases based on the Delta variant, our teams in the US will not be required to go back to the office until January 2022," a company spokesperson told The Verge on Thursday.
Zambia 'restricts' WhatsApp, Twitter on polling day
Several users from the country took to Twitter informing that WhatsApp has been restricted amid the ongoing general elections today. Internet monitoring firm Netblocks tweeted that Zambia has restricted access to various social messaging platforms. The Zambian government, however, denied the reports, calling them "malicious."
Reddit is now valued at over $10bn: Report
According to The Verge, the company continues to build and sanitise its business, removing racist, misogynist and otherwise controversial communities, as it prepares to go public at some point in the future. "We are still planning on going public, but we don't have a firm timeline there yet," Steve Huffman,Aco-founder and CEO, Reddit, was quoted as saying to The New York Times in an interview.
Google Pixel 6, 6 Pro to use Samsung GN1 50MP sensor: Report
The rumour was confirmed by a code in Google's new Camera app, which arrived with the Android 12 Beta 4, GSMArena reported on Thursday. According to the report, the code mentions 'p21', which refers to the upcoming Pixel 6 series, attached to a 'gn1_wide', which is very straightforward to decipher. The GN1 sensor, which Samsung unveiled last May, has 1.2µm-sized pixels before binning.
India sees 3.2 mn PCs shipped at over 50% growth in Q2
A total of 3.2 million PCs were shipped in the quarter, with all product categories reporting strong double-digit growth. In the absence of any large education and government deal, this was the second consecutive quarter when India's PC market saw shipments of over 3 million PCs, underlining the growth in the enterprise, SMB, and consumer segments, according to the IDC data.
Zoom aims to make virtual classes distraction free with 'Focus Mode'
The company said that Focus Mode allows educators to see their students' videos and students to see their teachers without seeing other class participants. "With this feature, teachers can supervise their class, but students won't be distracted by their peers' video feeds or feel self-conscious about turning on their own camera," the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday.
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