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Google to count high-quality photos, videos in free 15GB quota
The company said that your existing high-quality photos and videos are exempt from this change. "Any photos or videos backed up in high quality before June 1, 2021, will not count toward your Google Account storage. These photos and videos will remain free and exempt from the storage limit," Andy Abramson, Director, Product Management, Google Photos, said in a statement late on Monday.
Microsoft brings Surface Laptop 4 to India for hybrid work era
Surface Laptop 4 for consumers will start from Rs 102,999 (AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 13.5-inch size) and going up to Rs 151,999 (Intel Core i5-1135G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 13.5-inch). The device for commercial users will start from Rs 105,499 (AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 13.5-inch size), going up to Rs 177,499 (Intel Core i7-1185G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 15-inch), the company said in a statement.
Indian consumer storage market grows 4% in Q1, SanDisk leads
SanDisk remained the market leader with 73 per cent market share. HP stood at the second position with 3 per cent market share while other unbranded category players captured 17 per cent market share, according to CyberMedia Research's (CMR) ‘India Consumer Storage Flash Devices Market Review Report for Q1 CY2021.'
Samsung tops global TV market with record share in Q1
Samsung represented 32.9 percent of the global TV market in terms of sales revenue in the January-March period, its largest share for a first quarter, according to data from industry researcher Omdia. Samsung was followed by its South Korean rival LG Electronics with 19.2 percent and Japan's Sony Corp. with 8 percent
Twitter, Facebook may not be able to operate in India from May 26
According to top official sources, social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and others, which were required to abide by the rules notified in the gazette of India on February 25 under Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021, have failed to comply on many accounts till date.
Apple sends media invites for flagship 'WWDC21'
The annual conference will announce latest software and technologies from Apple. "And away we go. WWDC21, June 7-11 Join us on June 7 at 10 a.m. PDT as WWDC21 takes off with an Apple Keynote announcing our latest software and technologies," the company said in a media invite.
WhatsApp replies to India's notice, says privacy 'highest priority'
In its fresh notice to the company, the MeitY told WhatsApp to respond to its concerns by May 25. A WhatsApp spokesperson said in a statement that the company has responded to the Government of India's letter and assured them that the privacy of users "remains our highest priority". As a reminder, the recent update does not change the privacy of people's personal messages.
Chingari joins TrueFan to let users meet celebrities via video calls
As part of their collaboration, Chingari and TrueFan have launched a contest called #TrueFanChingari that will help users and fans easily connect with their favourite celebrities. "Chingari is really excited to partner with TrueFan, another exciting app with similar mindset
FB takes 300 enforcement actions against people abusing its platform
The company said it has taken a tough stance over data scraping. Scraping is the automated collection of data from a website or app. "If we find scraped datasets containing Facebook data, there are no surefire options for getting them taken down or going after those responsible for them, but we may take a number of actions," the company said in a statement.
POCO registers 300% growth in India in Q1 2021
"Our rise to the top 3 in the online smartphone space in just 10 months was a testimony of the love and trust we have received from our fans and consumers. This trust has helped us achieve yet another milestone by achieving the highest growth among the top 10 smartphone brands in the first quarter of 2021," said Anuj Sharma, Country Director, POCO India.
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