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Microsoft in advanced talks to invest in OYO: Report
According to a TechCrunch report citing sources, a deal may close soon but the "proposed size of the investment is unclear". Both Microsoft and OYO declined to comment on the reports. The Ritesh Agarwal-run hospitality chain has Airbnb, Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing and ride-hailing firm Grab as strategic investors.
Samsung maintains 2nd spot in tablet market in Q2: Report
The South Korean giant logged a market share of 18 percent in the April-June period, after shipping 8.2 million Galaxy Tab tablets, up 19 percent from a year ago, according to market researcher Strategy Analytics. "The Android tablet market is undergoing big changes as vendors retool their portfolios for more productivity solutions for the hybrid work and digital learning era," Chirag Upadhyay, an analyst at Strategy Analytics, said.
Snapchat crashes for millions, company says fixed the bug
Snapchat said in a tweet that it had resolved the issue, suggesting that users should update the app from iOS store. "The issue has been resolved. If you're still having trouble, please manually update your app in the App Store," the company posted. The platform experiencing a massive issue as of Thursday evening, with more than 125,000 users reported problems on website outage tracking platform Downdetector.
Samsung maintains 2nd spot in tablet market in Q2: Report
The South Korean giant logged a market share of 18 percent in the April-June period, after shipping 8.2 million Galaxy Tab tablets, up 19 percent from a year ago, according to market researcher Strategy Analytics. "The Android tablet market is undergoing big changes as vendors retool their portfolios for more productivity solutions for the hybrid work and digital learning era," Chirag Upadhyay, an analyst at Strategy Analytics, said.
Tata Teleservices, Zoom partner for unified communication solutions
With this collaboration, Tata Teleservices will leverage Zoom's platform to address the growing collaboration requirements of enterprises for seamless unified communication. Tata Teleservices and Zoom will address the unified communication needs . The partnership will endeavour to provide solutions that will help drive customer agility and efficiency.
Huawei unveils P50, P50 Pro smartphones in China
The Huawei P50 comes powered by Snapdragon 888 chipset and offers two storage variants -- 8GB+128GB and 8GB+256GB storage, reports GSMArena. The Huawei P50 Pro will come in two versions -- Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 888. Interestingly, both versions only support 4G connectivity, even if both chipsets are capable of 5G, the report said.
Google Maps gains Home Screen widgets on iPhone
There are two separate widget options. The first allows users to check traffic conditions, store opening times, restaurant reviews and more for a given location, reports MacRumors. The second one is designed to let users find places that are nearby like restaurants, gas stations and grocery stores. The widget can be used to get quick access to home directions as well.
Google Cloud, SAP partner to help customers boost Cloud journey
"Customers are leveraging RISE to not only accelerate transformation to the cloud, but to also lead in industries and empower their sustainable future. This expanded partnership with Google Cloud will give customers in the region more choice as they embark on business transformation in the cloud and innovate with speed, scale and agility," said Paul Marriott, President, SAP in Asia Pacific Japan.
Qualcomm's next-gen 'Snapdragon 898' likely to come in December
Renowned tipster Ice Universe wrote on Weibo that the chipset is called the Snapdragon 898, reports Gizmo China.He also added that the prime core which is expected to be based on the new Cortex-X2 will be clocked at 3.09GHz. Arm announced the high-performance CPU core in May and it said it brings a 16 per cent increase in performance over the Cortex-X1, the report said.
Sony sells more than 10 mn units of PS5
The company on Wednesday said that PS5 is the fastest-selling console in the company's history and continues to outpace sales of its predecessor, PlayStation 4 (PS4). "While PS5 has reached more households faster than any of our previous consoles, we still have a lot of work ahead of us as demand for PS5 continues to outstrip supply," Jim Ryan, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.
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