1. AMAZON TOPS INDIA'S ONLINE SMARTPHONE MARKET FINALLY.
Amazon India, after a lot of struggle has now layed Flipkart back as they topped online smartphone selling market platform. According to Counterpoint technology market research, they have currently 47% market share in Q2 2020 followed by Flipkart with 42% market share. With 10% market share, Mi store ranks third. The smartphone market has currently dropped due to the ongoing pandemic. Xiaomi, Samsung and OnePlus smartphones were the top selling out-of-the-bunch on Amazon.
2. HUAWEI AND ZTE REMOVED FROM 5G TRIALS IN INDIA.
Due to border tensions between India and China, Indian Government is currently trying to avoid Chinese OEMs from every sector. Due to this situation, Government has also issued new investment rules that suggests national security concerns. Huawei was first allowed to provide 5G equipment in India for trials which was postponed due to ongoing pandemic.
3. YOU CAN NOW EXPERIENCE SAMSUNG AT YOUR HOME.
If you want to buy electronics by experiencing it offline and don't want to buy online then Samsung allows you to buy their products by using or feeling it at your home during this pandemic. You can register at Samsung's website and choose the product you want to buy. A Samsung official will bring the product to your house.
Steps to Apply:-
- Visit "Experience Samsung At Home" portal here.
- Enter your details to book home demo or delivery and select nearest Samsung's store.
- Your contact details will be shared with the store you selected and then you will receive a confirmation call within 24 hours.
- You can then just share the details of the device you want the demo for.
- An experienced Samsung Official will visit your home for device demo following all the Covid-19 safety protocols.
- After the demo, users will receive feedback link to rate the experience.
4. RELIANCE IN TALKS WITH BYTEDANCE'S TIKTOK.
According to reports, Reliance Industries Ltd have started discussions with Chinese tech giant, Bytedance, to invest in Tiktok's India operations. Due to the ban, people working behind Tiktok in India are losing their jobs. However, Bytedance is also in talks with Indian Government to resolve security issues. Tiktok is also facing similar issues in US too and is in conversation with Microsoft to sell US operations.
5. REALME TO LAUNCH C12 AND C15 BUDGET SMARTPHONES ON 18TH AUGUST, 2020.
Realme has teased the launch of C12 and C15 smartphones in India. Both the phones will have 6000 mAh battery with Helios G35 processor. Both smartphones will support 6.5 inch display. C12 will offer a triple camera setup whereas C15 will offer quad camera setup at the rear. This Realme series are speculated to price below INR 10,000/- .
QUICK FLASH NEWS
1. Game Developers Conference (GDC) will be held in San Francisco, California, on July 2021. This hybrid event was first scheduled on August 2020 but due to Covid-19 pandemic it had been postponed and now it will run from July 19 to July 23, 2021 with multiday virtual workshops and game development craft.
2. From next year, India will start to issue e-passports to Indians. These passports will have microprocessor embedded chip in it.
3. Google introduced "Lookout" app to help visually impaired people to identify food items. This app has 2 modes. One of them scans the document and identify food items. Another one known as "Food label" mode will identify packaged food and then will read the labels aloud.
4. Activision might announce next Call of Duty series game in August 2020. Rumors say that they might launch Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and this game will be available on PS5, Xbox and PC platforms.
5. Unacademy has shared interest and picked up bid papers to sponsor IPL 2020 title. Vivo earlier backed out from sponsorship of IPL due to anti-China sentiment.
6. Facebook will now warn you before sharing Covid-19 articles. Facebook wrote in blog post that "We’re starting to roll out a global notification screen to give people more context about COVID-19 related links when they are about to share them. The notification will help people understand the recency and source of the content before they share it".
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