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Global smartphone shipments will grow 5.3 percent year-over-year (YoY) by the end of 2021 despite supply chain issues, and 5G smartphones will constitute 60 percent share of total smartphone shipments by 2022, International Data Corporation has predicted in its latest report.

A known tipster Giulio Zompetti has shared photos of transparent prototypes of AirPods and a 29W USB-C Power Adapter via Twitter. The images show the TWS earbuds in a transparent plastic case. It’s not confirmed whether Apple has any plans to announce a version of AirPods with a transparent design.

Investors exchanged $33.8 billion worth of Tesla shares on Wednesday, more than any other company on Wall Street and more than double the turnover of Apple, the second most traded company, according to Refinitiv.

Instagram is shutting down its Snapchat-like messaging app Threads by the end of December. The app was launched in October 2019 to allow users to share their photos and videos with close friends. Separately, Instagram is working on an ability to add music to feed posts. It is being tested in India — alongside Brazil and Turkey.

Instagram has added two new features to the image sharing service, allowing users to ‘Rage Shake’ their devices to report technical issues with the app. This feature is only available to users in the US for now, using either Android or iOS devices. The company has also introduced a ‘Carousel Deletion’ feature that allows users to delete ind...

Global smartphone production could rebound to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, according to a new report by Trendforce. The market research firm sees around 1.39 billion units produced next year, out of which 660 million, or nearly 47.5 percent, could be 5G smartphones. Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo are expected to take up the majority of the ...

Amazon is rolling out a new feature that allows select users to share content from Amazon Original series and movies via Prime Video app. The clip-sharing feature is currently available for iOS users in the US. Users can only share clips from a limited number of shows as of now.

The true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones shipment in India has seen an exponential year-on-year growth in Q3 2021. The market saw a 55 percent rise and had eight million units shipped. Boat has the maximum share, followed by Realme, Noise, Apple, and Boult Audio.

An Apple employee who was fired last month after leading fellow workers in publicly sharing instances of what they called harassment and discrimination has filed a charge with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

The latest IDC report suggests that Chromebooks and tablets have recorded their first decline in shipments since the onset of pandemic. The decline is attributed to increased spending on other categories. Chromebook shipment volume reportedly dropped to 6.5 million units and tablet shipment volume reduced to 42.3 million units.

Beats Fit Pro TWS earphones have been launched. The TWS earphones feature Apple's H1 chip and get spatial audio as well as active noise cancellation support. The TWS earphones have IPX4 rating for splash-resistance. Apple has also discontinued the Beats Solo Pro, Beats EP, and Powerbeats headphones.

Apple took a $6 billion hit to its sales during the fiscal fourth quarter due to persistent global supply chain problems

Facebook’s rebranding to Meta beckons another name change. The reference to the influential Big Tech consisting of Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google apart from Facebook might now go from FAANG to MAANG.

Microsoft has now become the world’s most valuable company beating Apple whose shares fell about 2 percent following the results of the fiscal fourth quarter ending September 25.

Counterpoint has released its latest report on Indian smartphone shipments in Q3 2021. Xiaomi leads the market with 22 percent market share, followed by Samsung which has 19 percent share. Vivo, Realme, and Oppo also performed well in the Indian market.

Global smartphone shipments will grow 5.3 percent year-over-year (YoY) by the end of 2021 despite supply chain issues, and 5G smartphones will constitute 60 percent share of total smartphone shipments by 2022, International Data Corporation has predicted in its latest report.

A known tipster Giulio Zompetti has shared photos of transparent prototypes of AirPods and a 29W USB-C Power Adapter via Twitter. The images show the TWS earbuds in a transparent plastic case. It’s not confirmed whether Apple has any plans to announce a version of AirPods with a transparent design.

Investors exchanged $33.8 billion worth of Tesla shares on Wednesday, more than any other company on Wall Street and more than double the turnover of Apple, the second most traded company, according to Refinitiv.

Instagram is shutting down its Snapchat-like messaging app Threads by the end of December. The app was launched in October 2019 to allow users to share their photos and videos with close friends. Separately, Instagram is working on an ability to add music to feed posts. It is being tested in India — alongside Brazil and Turkey.

Instagram has added two new features to the image sharing service, allowing users to ‘Rage Shake’ their devices to report technical issues with the app. This feature is only available to users in the US for now, using either Android or iOS devices. The company has also introduced a ‘Carousel Deletion’ feature that allows users to delete ind...

Global smartphone production could rebound to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, according to a new report by Trendforce. The market research firm sees around 1.39 billion units produced next year, out of which 660 million, or nearly 47.5 percent, could be 5G smartphones. Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo are expected to take up the majority of the ...

Amazon is rolling out a new feature that allows select users to share content from Amazon Original series and movies via Prime Video app. The clip-sharing feature is currently available for iOS users in the US. Users can only share clips from a limited number of shows as of now.

The true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones shipment in India has seen an exponential year-on-year growth in Q3 2021. The market saw a 55 percent rise and had eight million units shipped. Boat has the maximum share, followed by Realme, Noise, Apple, and Boult Audio.

An Apple employee who was fired last month after leading fellow workers in publicly sharing instances of what they called harassment and discrimination has filed a charge with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

The latest IDC report suggests that Chromebooks and tablets have recorded their first decline in shipments since the onset of pandemic. The decline is attributed to increased spending on other categories. Chromebook shipment volume reportedly dropped to 6.5 million units and tablet shipment volume reduced to 42.3 million units.

Beats Fit Pro TWS earphones have been launched. The TWS earphones feature Apple's H1 chip and get spatial audio as well as active noise cancellation support. The TWS earphones have IPX4 rating for splash-resistance. Apple has also discontinued the Beats Solo Pro, Beats EP, and Powerbeats headphones.

Apple took a $6 billion hit to its sales during the fiscal fourth quarter due to persistent global supply chain problems

Facebook’s rebranding to Meta beckons another name change. The reference to the influential Big Tech consisting of Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google apart from Facebook might now go from FAANG to MAANG.

Microsoft has now become the world’s most valuable company beating Apple whose shares fell about 2 percent following the results of the fiscal fourth quarter ending September 25.

Counterpoint has released its latest report on Indian smartphone shipments in Q3 2021. Xiaomi leads the market with 22 percent market share, followed by Samsung which has 19 percent share. Vivo, Realme, and Oppo also performed well in the Indian market.