New Delhi: India witnessed a dip in mobile speeds in April 2019 with its rank remaining at 68th position in fixed broadband speeds globally and has decreased in ranking to 121 in mobile speeds, Ookla, the company behind Speedtest, said on Monday in updates to its Speedtest Global Index for April 2019. While India has maintained its position in fixed broadband ... Read More »
India is no lesser than any other country in education: Princess of Sharjah COIMBATORE: Princess of Sharjah, Sheikha Hend Bint Faisal Al-Qassemi Monday lauded the Indian higher education system and medical institutions, saying it was on par with those abroad. She said Indian talents have found pride of place in global companies and space agencies like Google and NASA. At ... Read More »
The LG V40 ThinQ was unveiled two weeks ago and historically, the company has been opening up pre-orders a month after the announcement. This time around, however, LG says that the feedback from customers has led to the decision of launching the pre-orders sooner. So now, the handset can be found in the US with a price tag of $949 ($920 at ... Read More »
American motorcycle manufacturer Cleveland CycleWerks will launch two of its bikes in India next month. According to Overdrive, the two motorcycles, the Ace Deluxe and the Misfit 250 will be priced at Rs 2.23 lakhs and Rs 2.49 lakhs, respectively, with deliveries set to start in November. Cleveland Misfit 250 The Cleveland Misfit 250 and Ace Deluxe were among the ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Mi 8 went on sale on June 5 in China Xiaomi Mi 8 SE went on sale on June 8 in China The smartphones run on MIUI 10, have a dual camera setup at the back Xiaomi launched the Mi 8, smaller Mi 8 SE, and premium Mi 8 Explorer Edition last month. The three smartphones came with a display notch and were ... Read More »
Hyundai has just launched the facelifted i20 Active in India. Prices start from Rs. 6.99 lakhs, ex-showroom Delhi, making it a lot more costlier than the recently launched Ford Freestyle. The top-end trim is priced at Rs. 10 lakhs. The Figo-based Freestyle is India’s lowest priced hatchback-based crossover, which starts from Rs. 5.09 lakhs ex-showroom Delhi. The i20 Active Facelift ... Read More »
Researchers have found that stroke disproportionately affects women as compared to men due to factors such as fluctuations in naturally occurring hormone levels, early age of menarche, and menopause. According to the researchers, stroke is a leading cause of disability that affects 55,000 more women than men each year. “Many people don’t realise that women suffer stroke more frequently than ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Huawei Mate 10 Pro is one of the three new flagship phones from Huawei The Mate 10 Pro has a duo of rear camera sensors DxO has given the camera sensors a score of 97 Chinese conglomerate Huawei said last week that the duo of rear camera sensors on the Huawei Mate 10 Pro can take great pictures. Well, you don’t have to ... Read More »
When Apple begins shipping the iPhone X next month, the handset is expected to be in limited quantity, KGI Securities’ analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a note, corroborating several recent reports with similar findings. This expected long waiting period has already created a panic among customers, Kuo wrote, saying that many of them are purchasing the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus instead. According to Kuo, iPhone 8 sales ... Read More »
Counterpoint published some interesting numbers about daily smartphone usage and mobile technology attitude. According to the researchers, half of smartphone users spend more than 5 hours a day on their mobile devices, with 26% of all owners spending more than 7 hours. The annual spending on smartphone hardware across the globe exceeds $370 billion. Counterpoint also published a detailed analysis ... Read More »
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