Popular smartphone brand Realme plans to launch its electric scooter in India. It’s not surprising given that Realme’s biggest opponent, Xiaomi, already offers electric scooters in China, and Realme’s parent company, Oppo, recently launched its Carlink smart vehicle solution. According to RushLane, Realme registered a trademark with the Indian regulator for “vehicles, apparatus for locomotion by land, air, or water” just a few months after launching its first smartphone in India. Realme entered the Indian smartphone market in 2018, indicating that the business has long had intentions for an EV….
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Online cosmetic startup Purplle raised $75 million investment
Purplle, an online cosmetics and grooming marketplace for women, has raised $75 million in a Series E round headed by private equity company Kedaara Capital. This is the Mumbai-based startup’s second investment round in 2021, following a $45 million Series D deal in March. According to industry reports, Purplle has raised the new round at a valuation of $600 million. During the last round, the startup was valued at roughly $300 million. Purplle says the new capital will be used to fund the company’s development as well as investments in…
Read MoreKrafton has announced a crossover of Battlegrounds Mobile India and Dune
Krafton has announced that Battlegrounds Mobile India would be getting the Dune treatment. When players complete objectives, they will be able to use Dune-themed rewards. Dune is the newest sci-fi film based on the eponymous novel, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Jason Momoa. Its partnership with Battlegrounds Mobile India not only makes it popular in India, where it was released on October 22, but it also lets BGMI players collect new rewards. Krafton said in a video teaser that when players join the EvoGround mode,…
Read MoreApple sets record revenue during September quarter
Apple revealed that it achieved a record quarter with $83.4 billion in revenue during the September quarter results call, a 29 percent increase year on year. In terms of the Indian market, CEO Tim Cook confirmed on the earnings call that Apple has doubled its business in India. The record-breaking quarter in India may be attributed to holiday season online sales as well as attractive deals that enticed Indian shoppers. During the Christmas discounts, the iPhone 12 was available for less than Rs 50,000, and Apple’s offer of free AirPods…
Read MoreNew chrome update to fix security vulnerabilities
Google has released a new stable update for Chrome users running on Windows, Mac, and Linux. The update includes critical security patches for two zero-day security vulnerabilities. Google verified that the security flaws were being actively exploited in the wild by malicious attackers. Titled “Chrome 95.0.4638.69”, the update will be rolled out to Windows, Mac and Linux systems over the coming days or weeks. In a security note that Google has shared on the update, the tech major mentions the two crucial security fixes – CVE-2021-38000 and CVE-2021-38003. Google says…
Read MoreWhatsApp pay may require users to verify identity
WhatsApp may eventually require users who make payments over the service to verify their identities. According to an APK breakdown, the WhatsApp v2.21.22.6 beta version has new strings that hint to a verification system. Last year, WhatsApp Pay was made available to users in India. XDA developers discovered the following strings during the APK teardown: “Your identity could not be verified. “Try uploading the documents again,” and “Verify your identity to continue using WhatsApp payments.” Users of other Unified Payments Interface (UPI) apps, such as PhonePe and Google Pay, are…
Read MoreSnapchat hits 100 million monthly users in India
Snap Inc announced on Wednesday that Snapchat has hit 100 million monthly users in India, attributing this rise to the app’s localization. The news was made at the second edition of “Snap in India.” According to the company, it has enhanced its offerings of local content through partnerships with key channels. Snapchat’s ‘Discover’ content area has 70 local Indian channels covering news, fitness, fashion, entertainment, and comedy, publishing premium content on Snap in 2021, an increase of more than 200 percent over the second quarter of 2020. “We don’t really…
Read MoreFacebook was selective in removing fake account during 2020 Delhi elections: Says former Facebook employee
Former Facebook data analyst and whistleblower Sophie Zhang stated that the social media giant was selective in removing fake accounts during the 2020 Delhi elections. She had highlighted that Facebook deactivated three of four fake accounts, with the fourth one being personally handled by a member of parliament from the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). She also stated that Facebook prioritized the removal of fake accounts because India is more important to Facebook than Azerbaijan or Honduras, where she found fake news being shared on Facebook pages but the company refused…
Read MoreWhatsApp iPhone to Android chat migration is now not limited to Samsung phones only
Google has announced that the chat history migration from WhatsApp iPhone to android phone feature is now accessible on all Pixel phones. The feature will be available on all new Android 12-powered smartphones. Initially, it was only accessible for Samsung devices running Android 10 or higher. Announcing the new feature, Google said in a blog, “We want to make this process easier, so with the recent Android 12 release, we added the ability to transfer all your essentials by connecting your iPhone with your new Android phone using a cable….
Read MoreMicrosoft plans to launch low-cost surface laptop
Microsoft may be contemplating a head-to-head war with Chromebooks, and its ammo may include a low-cost Surface laptop running a new, possibly stripped-down version of Windows 11 called Windows 11 SE. That SE suffix could stand for Special Edition, as it does in the case of the iPhone SE. According to a new study, the new Surface laptop will be a better option to the low-cost Chromebooks on the market. According to Windows Central, the watered-down version of Surface will be called Surface Laptop SE and will be targeted at…
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