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KPIT Tech Q1 results: Net profit jumps 52% on higher revenue growth in FY25

Auto industry-focused KPIT Technologies on Monday reported a 52 per cent jump in its net profit to Rs 204.2 crore for the March 2024 quarter on higher revenue growth and profit margins. The Pune-headquartered company had posted a post-tax net of Rs 134 crore in the year-ago period. Its revenue from operations grew 24 per cent to Rs 1,364.6 crore from Rs 1,097.6 crore in the year-ago period, and its co-founder, chief executive and managing director Kishor Patil also sounded more certain about the guidance for the fiscal. He said the company is now aiming for a 19-22 per cent growth in the top line against the earlier expectation of 18-22 per cent announced earlier. Patil, however, maintained the operating profit margin guidance at 20.5 per cent even though the company was able to widen the number to 21.1 per cent during the reporting quarter against 20.7 per cent in the March quarter and 20 per cent in the year-ago period. He said even though the growth rate for EV sales has slowed

HMD Crest series set to launch in India on July 25: All you need to know

HMD announced the launch in a post on X. The maiden self-branded smartphone line from Finnish maker will be available for purchase on e-commerce platform Amazon

Adobe introduces Firefly AI-powered features in Illustrator and Photoshop

Adobe said the new features will allow users to create and edit in innovative ways. Some new tools are available in the beta versions of Illustrator and Photoshop, while others are accessible widely

Apple Watch 'For Your Kids' now available in India: Eligibility, features

Apple Watch For Your Kids is now available in India on cellular models of Apple Watch Series 4 or later or Apple Watch SE, paired with iPhone 8 or later

YouTube Music updates artist pages on Android and iOS for easier navigation

The improved artist page makes the layout compact. The redesign is a server-side update and users will not have to manually update the app for the changes to be visible

Amazon Prime Video revamp brings AI-powered features and an improved design

Soon, the streaming platform will offer AI generated content recommendations. Moreover, it will show simplified synopsis, new animations, and smooth page transitions

Apple releases iOS 18 developer beta 4: What's new, how to install and more

Apple has not put up any AI-powered tools and features for testing on iOS 18 developer beta. However, the subsequent release targeted at developers is expected to pack initial set of features

Apple likely to launch next-gen iPhone SE in 2025: Expected specs, price

iPhone SE would likely carry on with a single rear camera set up. However, the next-generation model could get a 48MP sensor, instead of the 12MP sensor on the current model

Vivo V40 series with IP68 rating launching soon in India: What to expect

The Vivo V40 series is expected to come in two models, both powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset and 5,500mAh battery

Acer launches Aspire 3D 15 SpatialLabs Edition laptop in India: Details

Acer said that it has incorporated optical lens directly onto the display of the Aspire 3D 15 SpatialLabs Edition laptop for offering immersive 3D visuals without necessitating any additional glasses

Samsung goes with Google Messages for Galaxy smartphones: Check the reason

Samsung has been pushing its own messaging app on Galaxy devices, but has stopped doing so from this year in select Galaxy smartphones, including the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6

Apple iOS 18: Public release schedule, eligible iPhones, and new features

Apple will reportedly release the first stable version of iOS 18 in mid-to-late September, after the iPhone 16 series launch event

US-based Viiva brings smart electromagnetic invigorator to India

Viiva plans to expand its national footprint by establishing 800-850 franchises in locations such as malls, airports, and hotels

OPPO K12x 5G set to launch in India on July 29: Check specs, features, more

OPPO K12x 5G is touted by the company as durable smartphone, featuring a 360-degree armour body, IP54 rating and twice-reinforced Panda Glass protection for military standard durability certification

Gamma PS1 game emulator app for Apple iPhone gets more features: What's new

Gamma PS1 game emulator app for iPhones emulates retro video games from PlayStation 1. Now, it supports Multimap support for multiplayer games up to four players

Google Gemini gets a new voice on Android, but in limited capacity: Report

Google at its developer-focused event, I/O 2024, announced that Gemini will get ten new voices. One of the new voices is now available on Android, but in limited capacity

iOS 17.6: Apple could release these iPhone features ahead of iOS 18 rollout

iOS 17.6 is anticipated to be the last version update in iOS 17. It is expected to bring bug fixes and improvements apart from a new "Catch Up" feature on Apple TV app for MLS Season Pass subscribers

Samsung halts Galaxy Buds 3 Pro earbuds shipment over quality issue: Report

Reportedly, some of the early users of the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro have alleged that the silicone eartips on the earphones are fragile - get torn when trying to separate them from the Buds

Airlines operations return to normal after systems restored from IT outage

Airlines operations across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, returned to normalcy on Saturday with all services from ticket bookings to reservations and issuing of boarding passes going back completely to the online mode, sources said. Earlier in the day, Union Minister for Civil Aviation K Ram Mohan Naidu said that the airline systems have started working normally, and all issues were likely to be resolved by noon on Saturday. All operations are back to normal. All our services including bookings and reservations are online since Friday late evening, said an airline executive. System is restored and there is no disruption in our services. It is getting back to normalcy, said a senior executive from a budget airline. Nevertheless, as many as six to eight flights in the domestic sector were cancelled at Chennai Airport on Saturday, airport authorities said. "About six flights in the domestic sector, including those airlines operating in Coimbatore,

About 8.5 mn devices got affected by CrowdStrike-related outage: Microsoft

We currently estimate that CrowdStrike's update affected 8.5 million Windows devices, or less than one percent of all Windows machines, Microsoft said in a blog