Rovio Entertainment, maker of the 10-year-old Angry Birds mobile game series, on Tuesday reported an almost 75 percent rise in first-quarter profit, helped by lower costs. The Finnish company, which listed its shares in 2018, said its adjusted operating profit rose to EUR 13 million (roughly Rs. 107 crores) from EUR 7.5 million (roughly Rs.
Month: May 2020
Apple’s discounts on the iPhone 11 in China and the release of a new low-price SE model have put the company in a better position than rivals to weather a coronavirus-related plunge in global smartphone demand. While China, which accounts for roughly 15 percent of Apple’s revenue, appears to be a rare bright spot, investors
If you’ve ever got a bank statement or a phone bill as a PDF file, you know that most of these are password protected. This is because these PDF files contain private and sensitive information that needs password protection. Remembering every single PDF password is a big hassle, particularly if you just want to save
Call of Duty: Mobile has been receiving regular updates owing to the large number of people playing it. It features a similar battle royale game mode as offered by PUBG Mobile and Fortnite, but changes the mechanics a bit. Now, the game has received a new update with version 1.0.12 that brings the new Season
Apple registered a 78 percent growth in smartphone shipments year-on-year (YoY) in India in the first quarter of 2020, a Counterpoint Research report claims. The huge jump in shipments became possible due to the positive response received from the consumers for its iPhone 11 smartphone. Xiaomi remains the leading smartphone maker in the country with.
Money Heist season 4 was the highlight for many TV buffs in April, though the series’ future currently hangs in the balance with Netflix non-committal. Locally, that honour went to the Jitendra Kumar-starrer TVF-Amazon collaboration Panchayat, which also hangs in the balance. April also saw the end of the long-running sitcom Modern Family after eleven
Apple is found to have a new feature in the pipeline that will make it easier to unlock your Face ID-supporting iPhone even while wearing a face mask. The new change, which users have spotted within the latest developer beta version of iOS 13.5, essentially skips the Face ID functionality and lets you enter your
Apple and Google would release two early versions this week of their proposed technology to slow coronavirus spread to select developers for testing purposes, the companies said on Wednesday. The two Silicon Valley companies, whose operating systems power 99 percent of the world’s smartphones, had said earlier this month that they would work together to
Samsung Galaxy M01 has leaked on many occasions in the past, and now it has reportedly been spotted on Google Play Console. The upcoming smartphone’s key specifications have leaked on the site, and it appears to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 SoC. The phone was spotted on Geekbench last month, and was even
As uncertainties around smartphone launches continue, Samsung has more or less confirmed the arrival of the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Fold 2 handset in the second half of 2020. In its latest earnings report, the South Korean giant says that it will launch new foldable and Note models in H2 2020. While it doesn’t
Nokia 1 Plus has started receiving the Android 10 (Go edition) update, almost a year after its launch. The system update is being rolled out in waves, and only 10 percent of the users are receiving the update today. Android Go edition is a “lite” version of Android, designed to run on entry-level smartphones. Nokia
OnePlus Z’s alleged live image has been leaked online, suggesting that the phone may come with a flat display, unlike OnePlus 8 series, which was launched with curved display recently. Before the launch of OnePlus 8 phones that took place on April 14, it was expected that a third phone named OnePlus 8 Lite will
LG Velvet live images have been leaked online showing for the first time how the phone is going to look in reality. The photos show the “Made in Vietnam” phones in Aurora Grey and Aurora White colours. In one of the images, the rear of the phone was exposed revealing the wireless charging coil of
Realme 3 and Realme 3i phones are now receiving the Android 10-based Realme UI stable update in India. The new Realme UI update brings a new interface, and comes with an optimised Smart Sidebar that includes features like Assistive Ball Opacity and Hide Assistive Ball on Fullscreen App. It also optimises the 3-finger screenshot gesture
Redmi Note 9 was launched during Xiaomi’s global launch event online on Thursday. The phone comes as an addition to the already launched Redmi Note 9 Pro, Redmi Note 9 Pro Max, and Redmi Note 9s phones. The vanilla Redmi Note 9 comes with a hole-punch display, just like the other phones in the series,
Mi Note 10 Lite has been launched by Xiaomi as its latest mid-range smartphone with the Mi branding. The new Mi Note 10-series phone is third in the lineup after the Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro. It retains the 3D curved AMOLED display that was available on the earlier Mi smartphones. However,
The Vivo G1 5G, an upcoming smartphone from Vivo, has leaked ahead of its official launch. This smartphone is headed to China and looks like a rebranded version of the Vivo S6 5G that launched earlier this month. This new smartphone was spotted on the official website of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Optical zoom in phone cameras isn’t a new concept, but of late manufacturers are really beginning to push the boundaries with just how much zoom can be achieved from the camera. The Huawei P20 Pro (Review) really set the ball rolling for AI-assisted zoom and today, phones like the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra are at the