Why TikTok should not be banned despite lawmakers grilling CEO Shou Zi Chew
Industry insiders are pointing out that United States should not ban video sharing app TikTok despite lawmakers grilling its CEO Shou Zi Chew for five-years....
TikTok creators, some U.S. Democratic lawmakers oppose ban on app
TikTok creators and three U.S. Democratic Party lawmakers have publicly said they oppose ban on the China-based short video sharing app that is used...
Smartphone exports from India to reach $10 bn: ICEA
India is set to export $10 billion (over Rs 82,000 crore) worth of smartphones during the fiscal ending March 31 -- buoyed by attractive...
TikTok CEO: Video app has never shared US data with China
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will tell lawmakers the short video app has never, and would never, share U.S. user data with the Chinese government.
TikTok...
AR and VR headset market to grow 14% to 10.1 mn: IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) has lowered its forecast for augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets in 2023.
Global shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality...
Wearable devices to grow 6.3% to 442.7 mn: IDC
Global shipments of wearable devices are poised to grow at 6.3 percent to 442.7 million devices in 2023, according to IDC.
The majority of wearable...
WhatsApp offers more control to admins
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, announced updates for WhatsApp, giving admins more control over who can join a group, and making it easier...
BlackBerry sells mobile patents for $900 mn to Malikie Innovations
BlackBerry said it would sell patents, primarily related to its mobile devices, for up to $900 million after the Canadian software company scrapped an...
Foxconn receives okay for $968 mn investment in Karnataka, India
The southern Indian state of Karnataka has approved an 80 billion rupee ($967.91 million) investment in the state by a unit of Taiwan’s Foxconn.
The...
TikTok has 150 mn users in US vs 100 million in 2020
TikTok, which is facing ban in several countries, has revealed that the short-video sharing app has 150 million monthly active users in the United...
5G smartphone market in Thailand grows 14% to 5.7 mn: IDC
The number of 5G smartphones shipped to Thailand in 2022 has reached 5.7 million, increasing by 14 percent compared to 2021, according to the International...
The role of in-app tutorials in educating the users
If you want to maintain your users in the long term truly, you must continually demonstrate the value of your product to your users...
Production of smartphone camera to grow 3.6% to 4.6 bn
Production of smartphone camera modules is expected to increase by 3.6 percent to 4.62 billion units in 2023 from 4.46 billion in 2022, according...
Foxconn wins Apple AirPod order, plans $200 mn factory in India
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn has received an order to make AirPods for Apple. It plans to build a $200 million factory in India to...
