Zomato clocked GMV of Rs 75 cr on New Year’s Eve
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Food delivery platform Zomato clocked gross merchandise value (GMV) of Rs 75 crore on New Year’s Eve, a growth of 60 per cent over the same day last year, the…
Technology
Snapdragon 888+ processor to release in second half of 2021: Report
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) US-based chipmaker Qualcomm in December 2020 unveiled the much-anticipated Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform and now it is reportedly working on its advanced version Snapdragon 888+. According to the Chinese…
‘Xiaomi Mi 11 sold 3.5 lakh units in 1st 5 minutes of sale’
Beijing, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Smartphone maker Xiaomi has reportedly sold 3.5 lakh units of its latest flagship smartphone Mi 11 in just five minutes after it went on sale in China on Friday. The number…
IT sector’s return to office will be gradual, not 100% in 2021
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Information technology companies’ return to office in 2021 will be gradual with no perceptible change by end of March. Return to Office (RTO) will peak towards the end of 2021 and…
AmazonBasics Fire TV Edition smart TVs launched in India
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amazon has launched its first range of televisions under the AmazonBasics brand, starting at a price of Rs 29,999 in India. The AmazonBasics Fire TV Edition Ultra-HD TVs come in…
Tesla’s Model Y built in China goes on sale
Shanghai, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tesla’s Model Y, built in China, goes on sale starting from January and is expected to begin delivery the same month. On January 7, 2020, the US electric carmaker launched a…
NYSE starts delisting 3 Chinese telco giants
New York, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has started proceedings to delist the securities of three Chinese companies, China Telecom Corporation Ltd., China Mobile Ltd. and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd….
iQOO 7 BMW M edition with Snapdragon 888 to be launched on Jan 11
Beijing, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chinese behemoth BBK Group’s smartphone brand iQOO is all set to launch its next generation flagship smartphone iQOO 7 BMW M edition with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset on January 11 in…
Android 11 for Galaxy Z Flip with One UI 3.0 starts rolling out
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Following Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update for the Galaxy Note20, S20 and Note 10 series Samsung has now started rolling out a stable update for the Galaxy Z Flip….
Women-led countries haven’t fared better during Covid: Study
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the world appreciates New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s success in “flattening the curve”, a new study has revealed that countries led by women have not fared significantly better…
Apple iPhone 12 Pro experiences ‘robust’ demand: JP Morgan
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Despite most industry experts placing their bet on iPhone 12, JP Morgan has said that iPhone 12 Pro continues to experience “robust demand”. Earlier reports mentioned that Apple reported weaker…
PlayStation 5 arriving in India on Feb 2, preorders from Jan 12
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sony on Friday announced that it will launch PlayStation 5 in India on February 2 and will start taking pre-order requests for the new gaming console from January 12. The…
New LG ‘Wing’ update makes dual screens easier to use
Seoul, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) LG has started rolling out a big update for its dual-screen smartphone ‘Wing’ with an aim to deliver some better multi-tasking functionality. A software update for the LG Wing is rolling…
Adobe Flash Player is now history, top browsers end support
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Software major Adobe has bid goodbye to its iconic Flash Player as major internet browsers shut it down on Friday and Microsoft blocked it in most versions of Windows. Adobe…
Indian nuclear R&D units to transfer 25-30 technologies to industry in 2021
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The research and development (R&D) units of India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) are likely to transfer about 25-30 technologies developed by them to industry, said a top…
SolarWings hackers saw some of our source code: Microsoft
New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Microsoft has admitted that the alleged Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds attack that affected several top-notch enterprises and government agencies, attempted activities beyond just the presence of malicious SolarWinds…
CAT-3B system improves Bengaluru airport runway visibility
Bengaluru, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bengaluru International Airport installed the category-3B (CAT-3B) instrument landing system (ILS) on its new runway to improve visibility for aircraft landing and take-off in inclement weather and foggy conditions, said…
Zomato flushed with orders on New Year’s Eve
New Delhi, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Covid-19 keeping many revellers indoors even on New Year’s Eve, food delivery platforms seem to be having a hard time meeting the sudden spike in demand, with orders on…
PlayStation Plus announces new lineup of free games for Jan 2021
San Francisco, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sony has announced that its gaming subscription service ‘PlayStation Plus’ users will get a new lineup of free games next month. “PlayStation Plus starts 2021 with a bang. PlayStation Plus…
12.9-inch iPad Pro with min-LED display may launch in Q1 2021
San Francisco, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Apple has been long rumoured to be working on an iPad Pro with a mini-LED display and now a new report has claimed that it will be launched in the…