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Xiaomi finally cracks top 5 as India's smartphone market hits record high

Samsung still leads the way, with Lenovo moving up to 2nd spot; Micromax is 3rd, just ahead of Xiaomi, reports Tech in Asia

Six advantages of using WhatsApp new video call

The video call is end-to-end encrypted which means other than the sender and receiver no one can access it

Now you can digitise physical photographs using Google's new PhotoScan app

Scanned photos can be saved in one tap to Google Photos to be organised, searchable, shared, and safely backed up

Reliance Jio's handset may be the cheapest 4G phone in India

Here are some of the low end feature phones that are currently available in the market

WhatsApp launches video calling to take on FaceTime, Google Duo, Skype

This can strain Indian telecom networks struggling to provide speeds sought by customers of data services

Mobile subscriptions to grow about 16% to 8.9 billion in 2022: Report

It says that there are 1050 million mobile subscriptions in India with 81% of the penetration within the population

Smartphones Q3 shipment crosses 30 mn mark: IDC

Smartphone shipments clocked 32.3 million units in Q3, marking a 17.5 per cent growth against the previous quarter

Google, Facebook hit fake news sites where it hurts with advertisement ban

Taken together, the decisions were a clear signal that the tech behemoths could no longer ignore the growing outcry

WhatsApp launches video calling to compete with Google Duo, Skype, FaceTime

The new feature will be rolled out to WhatsApp's over one billion users over the next few days

China's Alipay just saw a record 1 billion transactions in a day

At its peak, 1,20,000 transactions per second inundated the wallet app, reports Tech in Asia

1 day of online shopping in China is bigger than 9 months in India

That's because India is set to see US $23.4 billion in online shopping during the course of 2016, reports Tech in Asia

Facebook declares founder Mark Zuckerberg 'dead' by mistake

Media reports indicated that some two million errant memorials were posted on profile pages

Twiddling thumbs

While hardcore gamers scoff at the thought of playing games on mobile phones, for some, nothing comes in more handy than a good gaming phone while on the go

Samsung may unveil its first foldable smartphone next year

Galaxy X will sport Samsung's traditional home button in between a back button and a menu button

Make in India: Huawei Honor Holly 3 launched

Chinese electronic major Huawei on Wednesday announced the launch of Honor Holly 3 smartphone in India

Samsung HQ raided over involvement in Korean Prez scandal

Media reports suggest Samsung Electronics may have funnelled $3.1 mn to President Park Geun-Hye's confidante

Reliance Lyf 4G phone 'bursts into flames', firm investigating

Lyf smartphones are among top three 4G devices sold in India with LYF holding 8% market shares at the end of Q2, 2016

Draft Maharashtra City Taxi Rules strike at the heart of our business, says Uber

Uber objects to minimum & maximum fare limits, higher permit fees

How LinkedIn drove a wedge between Microsoft and Salesforce

When Microsoft won, Salesforce threw cold water on the acquisition by saying it would violate European antimonopoly laws

Samsung to launch AI assistant service for Galaxy S8

The world's top smartphone maker in October announced the acquisition of Viv Labs, a firm run by a co-creator of Apple's Siri voice assistant programme