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Spotify now has 165 million premium subscribers
It's a year-over-year increase of 20 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively, and up from the 158 million subscribers and 356 million MAUs reported in the last quarter. "Q2 was a strong quarter for Spotify overall, with the majority of our major metrics performing better than expected," Daniel Ek, Spotify CEO and founder, said in a statement.
Dell topples Samsung Mobiles as India's most desired brand: TRA Research
It has risen, from previous year's sixth position, to beat four-time leader Samsung Mobiles. Mi from Xiaomi became the second most desired brand in India gaining ten ranks from the 2020 report. Home-bound consumers showed a high preference for televisions and ranked LG Televisions third with a climb of twelve ranks over the previous year, closely followed by Samsung (television) at fourth rank.
Google announces new bug bounty platform
Jan Keller, technical programme manager for Google's VRP, wrote on a blogpost that the company is now unveiling a new platform -- bughunters.google.com -- for bug hunters to submit issues. "This new site brings all of our VRPs (Google, Android, Abuse, Chrome and Play) closer together and provides a single intake form that makes it easier for bug hunters to submit issues," Keller said.
LG to finally sell iPhones at S Korean stores: Report
The company is expected to start selling iPhones at some of its stores in August. It is also expected to sell other products made by Apple, such as the Apple Watch, among other gadgets. "LG was initially met with resistance from local phone distributors over the plan, which considered it to be a violation of an agreement that prevented anti-competitive behaviour from LG and Samsung," the report said.
Twitter tests notification banner for suspended, locked accounts
The notices, announced on Tuesday, will show up as a banner at the top of your feed. These are currently in testing across a small percentage of Twitter users on iOS, Android and the web, a Twitter spokesperson was quoted as saying by The Verge. "The company is testing this feature after getting feedback from users that they realised they were suspended or locked and in read-only mode only after trying to tweet or follow new accounts," the spokesperson added.
Microsoft aiming to tap 3 billion gamers globally: Satya Nadella
Nadella said that gaming is the largest category in the entertainment industry and the company is aiming to reach the world's 3 billion gamers wherever and whenever they play. "We are all-in on games. At E3 last month, we unveiled our biggest games lineup ever, announcing 27 new titles, which will all be available to Game Pass subscribers," Nadella said during an earnings call on Tuesday.
JBL launches two new headphones in India
The new lineup includes a mix of true wireless and over-ear headphones for consumers looking to get more out of their listening experience with quality audio and convenient features. Each comes packed with JBL Signature sound, Adaptive Noise Cancelling capabilities with Smart Ambient and hands-free control with integrated voice assistants.
Gupshup raises additional $240 million to expand global footprint
The new funding round follows the $100 million raise from US-based investment firm Tiger Global in April at a $1.4 billion valuation. "We are transforming digital commerce around the world with conversational messaging. We look forward to partnering with our new investors given their incredible track record of backing category-creating companies," said Beerud Sheth, co-founder and CEO, Gupshup.
Apple logs over 140% growth in India in Q2, iPhone 11 top performer
iPhone 11 contributed over 60 per cent of the iPhone shipments during the April-June quarter in the country, according to data provided by CyberMedia Research (CMR) to IANS. "As we run into the all-important festive quarter, Apple does face some potential headwinds ahead, including supply chain challenges and the threat of a potential third Covid wave," Prabhu Ram, Head-Industry Intelligence Group (IIG), CMR, told IANS.
OPPO India conducts Reno6 Series 5G trial with Jio
The trial for the OPPO Reno6 Series yielded highly positive results, the company said in a statement. "Our 5G standalone network trial for Reno6 Series with Jio is part of our in-depth research in the 5G era towards ensuring a better experience for the users," said Tasleem Arif, VP and R&D Head, OPPO India.
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