IDC: Realme Watch most shipped wearable in last two quarters in India, company tops segment in September 2020

Oppo offshoot Realme has emerged as the No. 1 brand in the wearables category in IDC India's Monthly Wearable Device Report of September 2020, gaining a share of 22.1% in India's wearables market. Additionally, IDC also revealed that Realme Watch was the most shipped device in India in the last two quarters, with a market share of 21.3% and 24.1% in Q2' 20 and Q3' 20, respectively. The Realme Watch was unveiled back in May and is the company's first smartwatch. It sports a 1.4" color display and comes with heart rate monitoring as well as an SpO2 sensor for blood oxygen level...

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Samsung highlights the key features of Galaxy Buds+ and Galaxy Buds Live in new infographic

Samsung launched the bean-shaped Galaxy Buds Live earbuds in August alongside the Galaxy Note20 smartphones. Now, the company posted an infographic, showing how its new hearables stack up to the already existing Galaxy Buds+. Samsung Galaxy Buds+ vs Samsung Galaxy Buds Live The Samsung Galaxy Buds were decent and when the Galaxy Buds+ arrived with major boost in audio quality, we were really impressed. The Korean company says they provide “superior sound quality for an immersive listening experience”. It's not the Galaxy Buds Live sound terrible, but due to “comfortable...

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Samsung phones and tablets are now part of the Android Enterprise Recommended Program

Google launched its Enterprise Recommended program back in 2018 to help business clients select, manage and deploy devices to their employees. The biggest advantage of the program is that it tells businesses which devices are enterprise-ready and meet all security requirements. Samsung is the latest make jumping on board the Android Enterprise Recommended Program which already includes most established Android manufacturers. Businesses will now be able to choose between Google’s zero-touch enrollment (available on all devices running Android 9 and above) or Samsung’s own Knox Mobile...

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Kuo: Apple won't release iPhone SE model in H1 2021

Apple fans got really excited when the affordable and compact iPhone SE (2020) was introduced back in April but apparently they are not getting a 2021 version of it. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Cupertino is not planning to launch a new SE smartphone in the first half of 2021. The prediction was part of a bigger analysis on the overall optics market - up to four Apple suppliers are into a fierce battle for providing cameras for the iPhone 13 and that is likely to affect the preparation and production of an eventual iPhone SE (2021). Kuo revealed that 2021 will see intense...

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Samsung to expand One UI 3.0 beta program to foldable phones, 2019 falgships

Samsung has released One UI 3.0 beta for the Galaxy S20 and Note20 lineups. Today the company announced it will expand the beta program to eight more devices, which include the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, Galaxy Z Fold2 5G, Galaxy Note10, Galaxy Note10+, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 5G, Galaxy S10e, and Galaxy S10+. South Korean units will be the first to get a taste of One UI 3.0 beta, but you can expect the beta program to expand to more countries soon. One UI 3.0 beta will soon be available for these devices in South Korea Samsung hasn't revealed the exact date of One UI 3.0 beta's...

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Reports from China claim Qualcomm has obtained license to sell chips to Huawei

Huawei is currently unable to manufacture its HiSilicon chips and the company has to look to other providers such as Mediatek. Today a report from China claimed Qualcomm has already received a license to supply Huawei, too, increasing its options. According to the report, Qualcomm will manage to match Huawei’s demand only if the Honor brand is off the shoulders of the Chinese company - currently, San Diego does not have the capacity to add the second biggest smartphone manufacturer to its portfolio. However, with Honor’s reported sale to Digital China for CNY100 billion ($15...

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