After a tepid Q1, India’s smartphone market reached some record heights in Q2. The report from analysts over at Counterpoint Research has good news for every major company on the market. The wholesale value rose 18% in Q2 compared to the same period last year, this is the highest value ever seen in Q2. The ultra-premium segment – defined as phones over ₹45,000 – was the fastest growing segment and a major driver behind the strong Q2 results. This also resulted in the highest-ever Average Selling Price (ASP) for all smartphones in the Indian market. Apple and Samsung managed to make the...
YouTube has updated its advertiser-friendly guidelines, and it now allows creators to retain full ad revenue even if their videos contain strong profanities. YouTube's Head of Monetization Policy Experience confirmed the change in a video posted to the Creator Insider channel. Creators are now allowed to use strong profanities in the first seven seconds of their videos while still retaining full monetization. As the video explains, the new rules “align with broadcast standards” and "advertisers expected ads on YouTube to have distance between profanity and the ad that just served”. The...
YouTube has updated its advertiser-friendly guidelines, and it now allows creators to retain full ad revenue even if their videos contain strong profanities. YouTube's Head of Monetization Policy Experience confirmed the change in a video posted to the Creator Insider channel. Creators are now allowed to use strong profanities in the first seven seconds of their videos while still retaining full monetization. As the video explains, the new rules “align with broadcast standards” and "advertisers expected ads on YouTube to have distance between profanity and the ad that just served”. The...
Following the massive Pixel leak from last week, Evan Blass is back with more images and even key specs for the whole Pixel 10 series. Google Pixel 10 series, alongside new Pixel Watch 4 and Buds The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold will get a slightly larger 6.4” cover display, up from 6.3” on the previous generation. However, the main display will remain the same size at 8”. There are no details on the camera, other than to confirm that there will be three lenses on the rear. The hinge will be made from “multi-alloy steel” with a high-strength aluminum alloy cover. Battery...
The Samsung Galaxy S25 series received its first Android 16-based One UI 8 open beta update in May. Two months later, the lineup is receiving the fourth One UI 8 beta, with no word on when exactly the stable build will be released. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra The fourth One UI 8 beta for the Galaxy S25 series carries firmware version S938BXXU5ZYGB and is currently seeding in Germany. However, the rollout should expand to other countries soon. You can check the screenshots below for the update's changelog. Changelog of fourth One UI 8 beta update for the Samsung Galaxy S25...
Following its global debut in May, Motorola’s Moto G86 Power has made its way to India. The device comes in Pantone Spellbound, Pantone Golden Cypress and Pantone Cosmic Sky colors. It’s available in a single 8/128GB trim with pricing set at INR 17,999 ($206). Open sales start on August 6 via Motorola India and partnering retailers. Moto G86 Power Moto G86 Power brings a 6.67-inch OLED display (FHD+ 120Hz) with Gorilla Glass 7i protection and an embedded fingerprint scanner. It also features MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset, IP68/IP69 ingress protection and a 6,720mAh...
vivo introduced the X200 FE and X Fold5 in India about two weeks ago. The vivo X200 FE went on sale in India last week, and now, the vivo X Fold5 is also available for purchase in the country. [#InlinePriceWidget,13847,1#] The vivo X Fold5 comes in a single Titanium Grey color option in India with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage onboard. It's priced at INR149,999 ($1,720/€1,490) and can be purchased from vivo's Indian website, Amazon.in, Flipkart, and leading retail partner outlets. [#InlinePriceWidget,13858,1#] The vivo X Fold5 has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC under the hood, runs...
Today, Google has updated AI Mode in Search once again. On desktop browsers, you can now ask complex questions about images (which was already available in the Google app), and "in the coming weeks" you'll be able to upload PDFs to AI Mode and ask detailed questions about them. AI Mode will "analyze the contents of your file and cross-reference it with relevant information from the web to provide a helpful AI response, along with prominent links so you can dig deeper", Google says. Additional file types will be supported "in the months ahead". Next up, Canvas. This feature "helps you...
Earlier today, an iPhone 17 Pro was seemingly spotted in the wild, and now from another source comes a short video showing the upcoming smartphone in a bunch of different colors. Note that these are dummy units of the iPhone 17 Pro, not real units, but for all intents and purposes, the design should be identical - it's just that the dummies don't have any innards. What's your favorite iPhone 17 Pro color? pic.twitter.com/yVck0lXuss— Majin Bu (@MajinBuOfficial) July 29, 2025 The iPhone 17 Pro will be unveiled alongside the rest of the iPhone 17 family in September, possibly the week...
A few days ago, a rumor told us to expect Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra to finally up its charging capacity from the 45W its predecessors have been stuck at, to 65W. Today a new report, based on code found in One UI 8, comes to contradict that. If this is accurate information, then the S26 Ultra will only support 60W wired charging. Yeah, Ice Universe was really right. The Galaxy S26 Ultra will support 60W fast charging! https://t.co/KcVQjM7B2J pic.twitter.com/9SOs1nadlr— Erencan Yılmaz (@erenylmaz075) July 29, 2025 Sure, that's not a huge difference to 65W, and it's still a...