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Qualcomm bets big on future of gaming, sound on premium smartphones

As more and more people play games on high-end smartphones, including millions in India, chip major Qualcomm has doubled down on making 'Elite Gaming' more immersive and sound more alive

Nothing Phone (1) available at discounted price on Flipkart: Details here

Launched at Rs 32,999, the Nothing Phone (1) is available at a discounted price of Rs 27,499 on the e-commerce platform Flipkart

Focused on long-term goals amid market uncertainties, says Qualcomm

Qualcomm caters to a premium set of smartphones for most of the major smartphone players globally

Most of smartphone working on Jio 5G, rest models to be ready soon: Oppo

Smartphone maker OPPO India on Tuesday said that most of its smartphones are now working on the Jio 5G network and the rest of the devices will be made ready soon. The company said that all its smartphones that will be launched in India in future will come with support for Jio 5G services. "The brand has started rolling out software updates on their 5G-enabled product series across different price segments to support the standalone (SA) 5G network. Software updates for Reno 8, Reno 8 Pro, Reno 7, F21 Pro 5G, F19 Pro+, K10 and A53s devices are already upgraded for SA network and users can now experience True 5G across cities wherein the network is available. Other models will be enabled for the SA network shortly," OPPO said in a statement. The 5G services were launched by Airtel and Jio in October but several 5G enabled smartphones were not supporting their network. Smartphone companies have been gradually rolling out software updates to support the 5G services of the two private .

Google may launch foldable phone for $1,799 in May 2023, says report

The fingerprint reader is likely to be embedded on the power button and there are two speakers--one on the top side, one on the bottom

Samsung may launch affordable Galaxy A14 5G smartphone soon: Details here

The device is rumoured to come with a 6.8-inch LCD with a Full HD+ resolution (2,408 x 1,080 pixels)

India smartphone mkt falls 10% in Q3; Xiaomi, Vivo shipments dip: Study

Lowest third-quarter shipment since 2019 as weak demand and device price hurt festive buying

India's smartphone shipments drop 10% in Q3 as prices hit record: IDC

The average selling price jumped 15% year-over-year, and 6% from the previous quarter, to a record $226, IDC said

Samsung may reduce smartphone shipments by 13% in 2023, says report

It was recently reported that Samsung was expected to sell 270 million smartphones next year with focus on its foldable devices

Google Pixel 7a smartphone to come with screen of 90Hz refresh rate: Report

The Pixel 6a also came with two rear cameras, but the use of a better sensor for the primary camera on the 7a should translate to better photos

This company promises to let feature phone users make UPI transactions

The Mumbai-based fintech company says by using its services, feature phone users can access their bank accounts, transfer funds, and make bill payments by giving a missed call

Pixel 7 series, Pixel 6a to get 5G as part of December Feature drop: Google

Google said, it has been actively working with the Indian carriers to enable 5G on its supported devices at the earliest

Surveillance vendor targeted Samsung smartphones with zero-day bugs: Google

The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) obtained a partial exploit chain for Samsung devices that it believes belonged to a commercial surveillance vendor

Realme 10 with AMOLED screen, MediaTek Helio G99 unveiled: Details here

Successor to the Realme 9, the Realme 10 is expected to arrive in India soon. The 4G smartphone boasts big capacity 5,000 mAh battery, 33W fast-wired charging, and Android 12-based Realme UI

5G smartphone shipments in India grow 30% in Q3 2022, shows report

Both 2G and 4G feature phone segments declined by 21 per cent and 58 per cent (year-on-year), respectively

Samsung may launch Galaxy A54 5G smartphone earlier than expected: Reports

Previous reports indicated that the Galaxy A54 5G might offer a lower camera resolution than the Galaxy A53 5G

Sony plans to launch 6 Xperia smartphone models next year: Report

The models comprise the Xperia 5 V, Xperia 1 V, Xperia PRO-II, Xperia 10 V, and Xperia ACE IV

Videotex International begins manufacturing webOS Hub 2.0 in India

It is being expanded with a new unit, which has a production capacity of more than 1.8 million TVs per year, for a total manufacturing capacity of 3.2 million

Samsung may launch Galaxy S23 series in early Feb next year: Report

South Korean tech giant Samsung is likely to launch its next-generation flagship smartphone series -- Galaxy S23 -- in early February next year

Apple leads India premium smartphone segment with 40% share: Report

Apple led the premium segment in India with 40 per cent share, followed by Samsung and OnePlus, with registering highest ever shipment share in the country in the September quarter.