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OPPO partners with Spotify to bring personalised playlists to users

Smartphone maker OPPO on Thursday announced its partnership with music-streaming platform Spotify to bring personalised playlists for users that suit their moods and emotions

WhatsApp to allow chat history transfer between Apple iOS, Google Android

Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday announced a new feature that will allow users to take their WhatsApp chat history with them when they change mobile operating systems

US lawmakers introduce bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores

The bill won praise from Spotify, Epic and Tile. Tile, which makes tags to find lost objects, complained earlier this year about Apple launching a rival product

Google releases another beta version of Android 12 OS for developers

The new version of the Android 12 operating system brings several new consumer-focused capabilities like Game Mode, AppSearch, new notification style for phone calls, and others

Samsung to use recycled material in new mobile products by 2025

Samsung Electronics said it will use recycled material in all of its new mobile products by 2025 as the South Korean tech giant vowed to minimise environmental impact

Sony launches two new premium BRAVIA XR TVs in India starting at 499,990

With the aim to offer a cinematic experience within the comfort of your home, Sony on Wednesday unveiled two new premium BRAVIA XR TVs for the Indian audience.

Samsung unveils Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, Flip3 5G foldable smartphones

Tech giant Samsung on Wednesday unveiled two premium smartphones - Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, pricing them lower than the last year's lineup

Doxel raises $40 mn in Series B funding from Insight Partners, others

The funding would help Doxel to accelerate recruiting across its engineering, sales, marketing and product teams

Samsung Unpacked 2021: Galaxy Z Fold3, Flip3, Watch4 series, Buds2 unveiled

Here is the global pricing and technical details of the products unveiled at the Galaxy Unpacked event

Breathing new life into boring video conferences with gaming features

UK-based Cosmos' virtual office layout comes with meeting rooms, lounge areas, gaming zones or recreation zones and allows the user to move virtually as he would in the real world

This ex-Infosys executive's firm offers AI to tame the bulls and bears

Akshaya Bhargava's fintech firm Bridgeweave covers 4,500 global stocks and 1,500 ETFs in 15 markets. Its AI algorithms do over 800 mn calculations a day, something impossible for a regular investor

Google restricts ad targeting based on age, gender of people under-18

It also said it would turn off its "location history" feature, which tracks location data, for users under 18 globally

43.7% iPhone users intend to upgrade to iPhone 13, says report

As Apple is preparing to launch new iPhones, a new survey has revealed that nearly 44 per cent of current iPhone users intend to upgrade to an iPhone 13 model.

HP ENVY laptops with 11th Gen Intel Core processors, Nvidia GPUs launched

In a bid to empower creative souls in remote work-learning times, PC and printer major HP on Tuesday brought the new ENVY notebook portfolio with two devices to India, that start from Rs 104,999

73% of Indian firms expect customer data breach in next 1 year: Report

Nearly 73 per cent of organisations in India expect to experience a data breach that impacts customer data in the next 12 months, a new report showed on Tuesday.

Ather Energy offers proprietary fast-charging connector to other EV makers

Electric scooter maker Ather Energy on Tuesday said it will offer its proprietary fast-charging connector to other EV two-wheeler manufacturers as well for faster adoption of these vehicles.

Samsung ranks fourth in global Android 5G smartphone market in Q2: Report

Samsung Electronics was the world's fourth-largest vendor of Android 5G smartphones in the second quarter of the year, a report showed on Tuesday

LG Electronics to expand streaming service LG Channels on smart televisions

LG Electronics on Tuesday said it will expand its streaming service on smart TVs as the tech giant tries to increase its presence amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend

Elon Musk's SpaceX acquires satellite startup Swarm Technologies

SpaceX is acquiring satellite connectivity startup Swarm Technologies for an undisclosed sum, it first acquisition in the 19 years of its existence

Samsung to expedite chip plant investments after chief's parole

Samsung Group, the country's largest conglomerate, is likely to ramp up its investment in chip plants amid the global shortage and merger and acquisition (M&A) with the parole of its leader