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iPhone 12 Series sales cross 100M mark in April
With the ASP for Apple phones being at an alltime high, the iPhone 12 series volume supercycle will also lead to a revenue supercycle breaking its record every year.
Microsoft, Google end 6-year-old truce on legal battles
The two companies reached an unusual pact in 2015 to end a running legal battle, forged soon after Sundar Pichai became the CEO of Google and Satya Nadella as CEO of Microsoft. According to Financial Times, ending the six-year truce will pave the way "for direct conflict as regulators take aim at barriers to competition among the leading US technology groups".
Twitter-inspired Instagram working on 'Exclusive Stories' feature
The 'Exclusive Stories' will only be available to creators' fans who will need to pay to access the content, reports TechCrunch. Instagram has confirmed that the feature is in development but not yet being publicly tested. Based on screenshots, 'Exclusive Stories' are differentiated in the feed with a purple tag.
Twitter brings security key as your only 2FA method to mobile, web
In March, Twitter had said it would soon let people use a security key as their only two-factor authentication method. Security keys are small devices that act like keys to your house. Just as you need a physical key to unlock the door to your home, you need a security key to unlock access to your account.
WhatsApp rolling out 'view once' mode to Android beta testers
The company's top executives Mark Zuckerberg and Will Cathcart confirmed to WABetaInfo that this feature was coming on WhatsApp very soon. When you send photos and videos using view once, they can only be viewed once and you're notified when the recipient has opened them. If you disable read receipts, the recipient will still see if you have opened the photo or video set to view once.
Apple unveils new International Collection bands
The collection features a 22 limited-edition Sport Loop bands with colourful designs that represent those nations across the globe, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Each band also features a matching downloadable Stripes watch face showcasing colour combinations that customers around the world can use to personalise their Apple Watch and boldly show their country support.
Industrial AI firm Detect Technologies raises $12 mn
The funding round saw significant participation from existing investor Elevation Capital and continued support from Bharat Innovation Fund, BlueHill Capital, and Axilor Ventures. Stride Ventures also participated as a venture debt partner. The company said it will use the funds to further expand and strengthen its sales and operations teams across India and international markets.
Mi 11 Lite logs sales worth Rs 200 cr within first week
"With the launch of Mi 11 Lite as well, we introduced the perks of a flagship level experience featured in an ultralight and slim form factor, for our fashionable young audiences," Vivek Kumar, Business Lead - Mi smartphones, said in a statement. "The 200 crore milestone is a testimony that we are constantly supported by our Mi Fans and consumers, when we try something new and exciting, and that there is an appetite for such devices in the market," Kumar added.
Samsung Galaxy M52 5G likely to feature Snapdragon 778G: Report
According to GizmoChina, a previous report had suggested that the Galaxy M52 5G could be a rebadged edition of the Galaxy F52 5G, which was announced in China last month. While the Snapdragon 750G chip is powered by the F52 5G, the appearance of the M52 5G at the Geekbench benchmarking platform suggests that it may arrive with Snapdragon 778G.
Apple now Google's largest corporate client for cloud storage
As of May, Apple was on track to spend about $300 million on Google cloud storage services in 2021, about a 50 per cent increase year-over-year, reports The Information. Back in November 2020, Apple increased the amount of user data it stored on Google services by about 470 petabytes, bringing the total amount of data it had on Google's cloud to more than 8 exabytes.
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