Qualcomm Expands Gaming Chipset Lineup with Snapdragon 720G Though Qualcomm is pushing ahead with a 5G-first approach, even in the mid-range segment with theSnapdragon 765 series, the chipmaker has today announced a new chipset to cater to the needs of the 4G markets as well. Qualcomm has expanded on its gaming chipset lineup today with the launch of the Snapdragon 720G, which will bring enhanced gaming and connectivity features to the masses – especially in a market like India....

Realme Loses More Than 50% Market Share in India in Two Months Xiaomi and Samsung are both continuing to increase their respective market shares in the smartphone category in India following mega festive seasons in the country last year. According to the latest data released by the International Data Corporation (IDC), the top-five vendors, includingXiaomi, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo andRealme, retained their respective positions following the festive season, although, Realme slipped massively during October and November, becoming the only company on the list to have lost market share during the period....

Sundar Pichai Wants Governments to Regulate AI to Prevent Misuse Artificial Intelligence (AI) may only be a nascent technology, but it is already raising the heckles of informed consumers, privacy activists,regulatorsandindustry insidersalike. Following the European Commission’s announcement last week that it isconsidering a moratoriumon the use of AI-based facial recognition in public areas for up to five years, Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, penned astunning column on FTon Monday, agreeing that governments around the world need to regulate the technology to prevent its misuse....

Telcos Ask Supreme Court For More Time to Pay AGR Dues Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Tata Teleservices have filed a joint application to the Supreme Court of India, seeking modification in its verdict in the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) case that the court decided in favor of the government. In their petition, the three carriers have sought more time to pay the unpaid AGR dues that run into tens of thousands of crores....

Xiaomi Mi Router 4C Launched in India for ₹999 As part of its continuing efforts to expand beyond the smartphone segment in India, Chinese tech firm, Xiaomi, on Tuesday, launched the Mi Router 4C in India. The device comes with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connectivity and four high-performance omnidirectional antennas that the company claims can deliver up to 300Mbps downstream speeds. The company also claims that the device will offer a longer range and stronger signal strength than its predecessor for low-latency gaming, smooth video streaming and seamless web-browsing....

Xiaomi, Realme to Launch Snapdragon 720G Phones in India With NavIC Support At Qualcomm’s event in New Delhi today, both Xiaomi and Realme announced plans to launch phones powered by Qualcomm’s new mobile platforms in the country. Taking to the stage at the event, Xiaomi India chief, Manu Kumar Jain, announced that the company will soon launch devices powered by theall-new gaming-centric Snapdragon 720G SoCwith NavIC support. The company was already said to beworking with ISRO to integrate NavIC supportto its smartphones and other devices in India....

Zomato Acquires UberEats India for Almost ₹2,500 Crore Indian food delivery company Zomato has reportedly acquired UberEats India in an all-stock deal valued at nearly $350 million, or approximately ~₹2,500 crore. With the stock deal, Uber gets a 10% stake in Zomato. The deal, under which UberEats’ app in the country will cease to exist, will also see hundreds of UberEats executives either relocated in different Uber verticals or laid off, since Zomato isn’t absorbing UberEats’ team into its workforce....