Business
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Global foldable shipments grow 64% to reach 2.5 mn units
New Delhi: The global foldable smartphone market increased 64 per cent (on-year) in the first quarter (Q1) this year, based on sell-in volume, to reach 2.5 million units, a report showed on…
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Flipkart, Axis Bank join hands to facilitate personal loans for customers
New Delhi: E-commerce major Flipkart on Friday announced that it entered into a strategic partnership with Axis Bank to facilitate personal loans for its valued customers, adding additional convenience and enhanced benefits…
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Samsung’s Q2 profit down nearly 96% to hit 14-year low
Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Friday said its second-quarter operating profit likely plunged about 96 per cent from a year earlier, as a chip oversupply and slow demand persisted. The world’s largest memory…
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Twitter threatens to sue Meta over ‘copycat’ Threads platform
San Francisco: Alarmed at Instagram Threads’ steep rise, Elon Musk-run Twitter has threatened to sue Meta for allegedly using its trade secrets and poaching its former employees to build the new “copycat”…
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Sitharaman tells banks to increase lending in agriculture sector, among small farmers
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday directed the public sector banks to increase the reach of priority sector lending in the agriculture sector, especially for small and marginal farmers, and…
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Nothing introduces Ear (2) Black with 2 unique features in India
New Delhi: Ahead of its much-anticipated Phone (2) launch, consumer technology brand Nothing on Thursday announced a new black variant for its Hi-Res Audio certified and noise-cancellation earbuds, Ear (2), in India.…
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Online search for Instagram Threads up over 3,233%, ‘Twitter Killer’ search up 250%
New Delhi: With Meta launching its Twitter competitor Threads on Instagram, online searches for the term ‘Threads’ exploded in the past 24 hours to up to a massive 3,233 per cent, including…
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Threads using decentralised protocol clear victory for our cause: Mastodon CEO
San Francisco: Decentralised social media platform Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko has said that Meta’s new microblogging platform Threads intends to become part of the decentralised social web by using the same standard…
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LG sets up 1st overseas TV R&D lab in Indonesia
Seoul: LG Electronics said on Thursday it has established its first overseas research and development (R&D) lab for home entertainment products in Indonesia as part of its efforts to accelerate its inroads…
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‘Our subs don’t implode’: Subway’s ad faces backlash on social media
New Delhi: US-based global sandwich chain Subway has faced criticism for creating an advertisement based on OceanGate’s Titanic submarine tragedy, which resulted in the presumed loss of all five occupants due to…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 may not come with rumoured dust resistance feature
San Francisco: Samsung’s upcoming Z Fold 5 smartphone will reportedly not come with the rumoured dust resistance feature. The information came from the tipster @UniverseIce, who claimed that the Z Fold 5…
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Paytm boosts merchant payments leadership with 79 lakh devices, adds 4 lakh in June alone
New Delhi: Leading payments and financial services company Paytm on Wednesday said it achieved a new milestone in merchant payments with 79 lakh devices deployed while the gross merchandise value (GMV) for…
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Microsoft thinks Sony may launch PS5 Slim this year
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has said that Sony is expected to release a PlayStation 5 (PS5) Slim model later this year at $399.99. As a part of the Federal Trade Commission…
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Mozilla releases last Firefox update for old versions of Windows, macOS
San Francisco: Mozilla has released the last major Firefox browser update for old versions of Windows and macOS. “In January 2023, Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 and Windows 8. As a…
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Paytm boosts merchant payments leadership with 79L devices, adds 4L in June alone
New Delhi: Leading payments and financial services company Paytm on Wednesday said it achieved a new milestone in merchant payments with 79 lakh devices deployed while the gross merchandise value (GMV) for…
