Xiaomi continued to be the market leader with 13.1 million units, registering 9 per cent growth. Korean smartphone company Samsung regained second place once again with 10.2 million units and 7 per cent growth

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi claimed the top spot, it grew by 9 per cent to ship 13.1 million units, followed by South Korean tech giant Samsung which shipped 10.7 million units, up by 7 per cent

Kia Motors India on Wednesday said it has received over 50,000 bookings for its compact SUV Sonet within two months of commencing the process; The International Monetary Fund slashed this year's economic forecast for Asia, reflecting a sharper-than-expected contraction in countries like India; In wake of a deep global recession amid a still unchecked pandemic, the global economy is estimated to contract by 4.3 per cent this year, leaving global output short by over $6 trillion by the year end. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Dr Reddy's Labs share slips over 4% as firm shuts plants after cyberattack

Realme has confirmed it is launching the X7 and X7 Pro devices in India soon.

The OnePlus Nord N10 5G could initially launch in the United States and then later come to India.

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra users are facing a peculiar issue that has seen Google Pay rendered useless on their phones.

Flipkart's Big Billion Days sees 55% rise in digital payments, over 150% increase in EMI optionsThe annual festive season sale by Flipkart, The Big Billion Days (TBBD), which concluded on October 21 saw 1.5 times growth in the number of transacting sellers, amongst whom more than 35 per cent saw over thrice the sales compared to last year, said the company in a statement. Even as it added nearly 35 per cent new sellers on its platform, nearly 60 per cent of them were from Tier II and Tier II...

The roll-out of the update has begun on select Galaxy Note series smartphones.

As Flipkart concluded its Big Billion Days sale, it saw number of transacting sellers rise 1.5 times compared to last year; over half of the visits for the sale coming from Tier III cities

Oppo A33 comes with a big 6.5-inch display that sports the 90Hz refresh rate for a smooth experience.

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The deepfake ecosystem on Telegram uses the DeepNude software that was launched last year but was taken down soon.

COVID-19 impact: Private hospitals' operating profit to decline 35-40% in FY21Private hospitals in India are in a tight spot. A triple whammy of postponement in elective surgeries, revenue loss from highly profitable medical tourism segment, and increasing costs will lead to 35-40 per cent drop in operating profits of private hospitals this fiscal, reveals a CRISIL report. The rating agency has also downgraded credit outlook of private hospitals to moderately negative amidst cash flow challe...

Arbitration hearing pertains to a legal notice issued by Amazon for alleged breach of agreement signed with Future group. It had raised objections over Rs 24,713 crore deal saying Future Group didn't seek prior permission before signing deal with RIL

The development comes less than three weeks after the world's largest online retailer said more than 19,000 of its U.S. frontline workers contracted the coronavirus this year

Festive season sale: There is an increase in purchase of storage solutions and serveware followed by home linen such as bed sheets, bed covers, bath linen, comforters, cushion covers

The first tranche of the festive sale on e-commerce platforms has been led by small towns with both Amazon and Flipakrt having over 60 per cent sellers from tier-2 and beyond

The company bet it could do a better job of bridging online and offline data for its advertisers and give itself a shot at developing an ad platform that could take on Amazon.com Inc

iPhone 12 smartphones are so costly in India that it can cover travel expenses to UAE. Even after considering travel cost of a short trip, your total expense of buying an iPhone 12 series smartphone there will be same as that of purchasing an iPhone 12 in India

A survey by rural media platform Gaon Connection on the recently passed three agriculture laws in the country, showed that more than fifty per cent of farmers did not favour them; Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that her ministry is in the process of assessing the country's economic situation and will make an official forecast of the GDP contraction for 2020-21 soon; Israel to begin trials of COVID-19 vaccine 'Brilife' by Oct-end. Watch this and more news on News Blast.Also Read: Coronavirus vaccine: Moderna eyes emergency approval in December