Apple Has Acquired Intel’s Modem Business for $1 Billion Confirmingrecent reports, Apple has officially announced that it has signed an agreement with Intel to acquire the majority of the latter’s smartphone modem business for $1 billion. In a press release on Thursday, the iPhone maker said that around 2,200 Intel employees will join its ranks as part of the deal, along with intellectual property, equipment and leases. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019, subject to regulatory approvals....

Google Pixel Sales Doubled Following Pixel 3a Launch, Says Sundar Pichai Google’s Pixel smartphones may not be nearly as popular (or even well-known) among mainstream consumers as Samsung’s Galaxy devices or even OnePlus’ value-for-money handsets, but the company is apparently selling more of them with every passing year. As part of its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, the tech giant claimed to have more than doubled its Pixel sales over the same period last year....

Google’s Sound Amplifier App Makes it Easier to Hear in Noisy Surroundings Google is always working on technologies that make our lives easier in some way or the other. Digital Wellbeing was one such step to help limit smartphone or social media use. Well, the company has now been working towards improving its Sound Amplifier service that makes it simpler for people with hearing loss to focus on relevant sounds or speech....

Moto E6 Launched With Snapdragon 435 SoC, HD+ Display in Tow After the launch of Moto G7 series and Moto Z4 to tackle the budget and mid-range segment, Motorola has now debuted the entry-level Moto E6 in the United States. The Moto E6 features an HD+ display, a dated Snapdragon 400-series chipset, and a removable battery. Moto E6: Price and Availability Moto E6 comes in a single configuration, with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage, priced at $149 (roughly Rs 10,250)....

Nokia 8.2 to Be the First Nokia Phone with A Pop-up Selfie Camera 2019 seems to be the year of pop-up camera phones. We have already seen many popular phone makers like Xiaomi, OnePlus, Realme, and others adopt thepop-up selfie moduleto offer a fullscreen experience to users. Well, it now seems like Nokia is also looking to join this party with a pop-up camera phone of its own. The mid-range Nokia 8....

PUBG Mobile Lite is Now Available in India After PUBG Lite for PC made its official debut in India, offering more netizens a chance to experience the thrill of this battle royale phenomenon, Tencent Games is now planning to court more mobile gamers as well. PUBG Mobile Lite has today officially launched in India, offering a lighter and less resource-intensive version of the game that’s optimized for low-end devices. PUBG Mobile Lite first saw the light of day back in August last year....

Samsung Opens Galaxy Note 10 Reservations With the Galaxy Note 10 launch on August 7 fast approaching, Samsung is trying to tempt as many people into buying the new smartphone as it can. The company has opened up pre-registrations for the Note 10 in the US, and is also offering massive trade-in discounts to people exchanging their flagship smartphones for the new Note 10. If you exchange a Note 9, Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, or S10e, or the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, or iPhone XR, or the Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL, you’ll get a $600 discount on your purchase of the upcoming Note 10....