iPhone market share falls to 4th place ahead of iPhone 13 launch
The iPhone market share of the global smartphone market fell to 13.7% in Q2, ahead of the iPhone 13 launch later this month. Q2 is historically the slowest quarter for iPhone sales as customers wait for the new flagship models. The drop put Apple in 4th place, behind Samsung, Oppo, and Xiaomi …
TrendForce released its production estimates for the second quarter of the year, noting an 11% sequential fall but a 10% year-on-year rise. The market intelligence company said Samsung was hit hardest, though comfortably retained its overall lead.
Apple is expected to retake the No. 2 slot this quarter, with iPhone 13 sales forecast to see the company boost its share to 15.8%.
Read More at 9to5Mac
WhatsApp fined $267 million for breaching EU privacy law
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Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been fined €225 million ($267 million) for breaking the European Union’s data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the decision in an 89-page summary (PDF), noting that WhatsApp did not properly inform EU citizens how it handles their personal data, including how it shares that information with its parent company.
WhatsApp has been ordered to make updates to its already lengthy privacy policy and change how it notifies users about sharing their data. This will bring it into compliance with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which governs how tech companies gather and use data in the EU. GDPR came into effect in May of 2018, and WhatsApp was one of the first companies to be hit with privacy lawsuits under the regulation.
Read More at The Verge
Xiaomi enters the electric automobiles business
Xiaomi has officially announced the registration of its new company, Xiaomi EV Inc. As the name implies, it will be competing in the electric vehicles’ market. The news come shortly after the firm acquired DeepMotion, which works on self-driving technologies.
And it looks like Xiaomi has some serious intentions as the initial investment accounts for about $1.5 billion and has already hired over 300 new employees. It plans to add another $1.5 billion to the bill in the next ten years or so.
Read More at Gsmarena
India’s Redmi 10 Prime will have a larger 6,000 mAh battery (1,000 mAh more than the global model)
So, it’s not a straight rebrand – the Redmi 10 Prime will have a 6,000 mAh battery, that is 20% bigger than the 5,000 mAh battery of the global Redmi 10. This was confirmed by Xiaomi itself, which adds that this is the lightest 6,000 mAh phone in the Redmi family.
Read More at Gsmarena
PUBG: New State goes for pre-registrations in India for Android and iOS
PUBG New State is now open for pre-registrations for both Android and iOS users from India on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. But there is no news about when the game will be officially launching though. Karfton does mention that it will be launched sometime before this year is out and it will be a free-to-play game like the original PUBG Mobile.
Read More at Techradar
Instagram is having issues, hence your non-refreshed feed
If you’re trying to refresh your Instagram feed and getting error messages, you’re not alone.
Instagram appeared to be having issues on Thursday, with outages reported on Downdector from around 7:30 a.m. ET/12:30 p.m. BST.Big spike.
Mashable staff tried the Instagram app in the U.S. and the UK and saw issues. In the UK, we were supplied with error messages reading “Couldn’t refresh feed,” though it actually seemed to be refreshing slightly.
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The Samsung ISOCELL HP1 is the first 200-megapixel smartphone camera sensor
Samsung has revealed the ISOCELL HP1, which is the world’s first 200-megapixel smartphone camera sensor.
The maximum resolution of main smartphone camera sensors has crept upward over the past few years, and with the release of the Samsung ISOCELL HP1, we could see upcoming devices offer clarity unlike anything seen on mobile before. It’s based upon the 0.64μm-sized pixels as seen in the ISOCELL JN1, which was released earlier in the year.
Using Samsung’s pixel-binning technology called “ChameleonCell,” images can be captured in a number of resolutions to suit the settings. 4×4 pixel-binning designed for improved low-light performance produces 12.5-megapixel shots, while the 2×2 binning produces 50-megapixel shots. The ISOCELL HP1 is also capable of producing full-resolution 200-megapixel images too.
Read More at 9to5Google
Apple to allow media apps to link to own websites for payment options
Apple Inc. mentioned it might allow media apps to create in-app hyperlinks to sign-up pages on these corporations’ websites, permitting the likes of Spotify Technology SA and Netflix Inc. to bypass the iPhone maker’s minimize of subscriptions.
Spotify and different expertise corporations for years have mentioned Apple’s restrictions have been unfair and anticompetitive. The Cupertino, Calif., firm beforehand prohibited Spotify and others from directing their customers to sign-up options exterior the App Store.
Apple revealed the change Wednesday, saying it was amongst changes made to shut an investigation by the Japan Fair Trade Commission and can apply globally to so-called reader apps obtainable by way of Apple’s App Store.
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Disappointingly, Wear OS 3 won’t be saving Android smartwatches for a while yet
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It all started out so well. Google working with Samsung and Fitbit on an updated version of Wear OS that would be faster, provide longer battery life, and enable more apps was exactly what we wanted — an injection of effort, investment, and excitement into a piece of software that had stagnated for too long.
“It’s not just for Google and Samsung,” said Google’s Sameer Samat about Wear OS 3 at Google I/O 2021, putting our minds at rest, “it’ll continue to be available for all.” Excellent news, but what he actually should have said is, “available for all, eventually,” because the software we hoped would be the Android smartwatch’s savior in 2021, won’t really be doing much saving for a while yet.
Read More at Digital Trends
Tesla is ordered to turn over Autopilot data to a federal safety agency.
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The main federal auto safety agency has ordered Tesla to hand over a trove of data on its Autopilot driver-assistance system as part of an investigation into Tesla cars crashing into fire trucks or other emergency vehicles parked on roads and highways.
In a letter dated Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told the electric carmaker to produce detailed information on how Autopilot works, how it ensures drivers are paying attention to the road and whether there are any limits on where it can be turned on.
The safety agency is also seeking detailed data on how many cars Tesla has sold in the United States, any arbitration proceedings or lawsuits related to Autopilot crashes that the company has been involved in, and the complaints Tesla has received about Autopilot from customers.
Read More at The New York Times
