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iPhone 12 has emerged as the best-selling smartphone globally in January 2021, according to a report by market research firm Counterpoint. The report says the iPhone 12, alongside the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro Max, accounted for 71 percent of Apple’s smartphone sales for the month. The iPhone 12 series — comprising

At first glance, Quiq and Snaps might sound like similar startups — they both help businesses talk to their customers via text messaging and other messaging apps. But Snaps CEO Christian Brucculeri said “there’s almost no overlap in what we do” and that the companies are “almost complete complements.” That’s why Quiq (based in Bozeman, Montana)

Nokia brand licensee HMD Global is hosting a global launch event today, April 8, where it is expected to launch new Nokia phones. While the Finnish company hasn’t provided any details about the products to expect, the rumour mill suggests that Nokia C20, Nokia G10, Nokia G20, Nokia X10, and the Nokia X20 could be

Encrypted chat app Signal is adding payments to the services it provides, a long-expected move and one the company is taking its time on. A U.K.-only beta program will allow users to trade the cryptocurrency MobileCoin quickly, easily, and most importantly, privately. If you’re in the U.K., or have some way to appear to be,

Samsung Galaxy F41 has started receiving One UI 3.1 update in India as shared by a use or Samsung’s community forum. The phone was launched back in October last year with Android 10 and was updated to Android 11 based One UI 3.0 in January this year. Now, Samsung Galaxy F41 users have started receiving

Apple has announced an expansion for its subscription gaming service Apple Arcade. In addition to exclusive game releases, the company is adding two new categories — Timeless Classics and App Store Greats. In the ‘App Store Greats’ category, you can find some well-known iPhone games that have been released over the past decade, such as

Pixel 6 may run on Google’s own ‘GS101′ Whitechapel SoC, according to a report. This would make it the first handset to run on the new SoC. Google was rumoured to be developing its own processor, codenamed Whitechapel, with the help of Samsung, and a new report now suggests that the next-generation Pixel 6 will

Apple adds classic titles to Apple Arcade, Microsoft experiences an outage and Coinbase is going public. This is your Daily Crunch for April 2, 2021. The big story: Apple Arcade expands with classic games Until now, Apple’s game subscription service was limited to exclusive new titles, but today it’s introducing two new categories: App Store

Belkin has launched a series of MagSafe-compatible chargers and accessories for the iPhone 12 series. Belkin’s latest lineup includes a Magnetic Phone Mount with Face Tracking, Magnetic Fitness Phone Mount, Boost Charge Magnetic Wireless Power Bank (2,500mAh), Boost Charge Magnetic Portable Wireless Charger (10,000mAh), Boost Charge Magnetic Portable Wireless Charger Pad (7.5W), and Boost Charge

Challenger banks continue to make significant advances in attracting customers away from the big incumbents by providing more modern, user-friendly tools to manage their money. Today, one of the trailblazers in this area, Kuda Technologies, is announcing funding to continue building out its specific ambition: to provide a modern banking service for Africans and the

Google collects more data from Android users than Apple does from iOS users, a new research report states. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, compared the data that a Pixel phone shared with Google with what iPhones share with Apple and found that Google collects 20 times more handset data than Apple. The research also

YouTube Shorts comes to the U.S., Amazon starts testing electric delivery vans in San Francisco and new data suggests the impact of Google Play’s recent changes. This is your Daily Crunch for March 18, 2021. The big story: YouTube’s TikTok rival launches in the US The YouTube Shorts product allows users to record, edit and

Redmi Note 10 5G may soon launch in Xiaomi’s home country China. A phone, believed to be the Redmi Note 10 5G that was launched globally earlier this month, has been spotted on Chinese regulatory authority TENAA’s certification website by a known tipster. The phone is expected to come with a 90Hz refresh rate and

Cameras have long been the battleground on which the smartphone wars have been fought. Short of any left-field innovation like folding screens or strange form factors, that looks likely to continue to be the case for the foreseeable future. Year after year and generation after generation, companies tout imaging breakthroughs to set themselves apart. It

Mi 11 Ultra smartphone will pack a Silicon-Oxygen Anode battery, a top Xiaomi executive shared on Friday. As per Daniel D, Xiaomi Senior Product Marketing Manager and Global Spokesperson, this battery technology will allow for faster charging while keeping the size thinner than traditional smartphone batteries. In another development, Xiaomi has teased that it will

iQoo Z3 has been launched in China as the latest smartphone in the Vivo-sub brand’s lineup. The smartphone comes in three colour options and three RAM and storage configurations. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm processor and packs a triple rear camera setup, with a notch for the selfie camera. iQoo Z3 has slim

OnePlus unveils new hardware, Apple updates its educational offerings and Facebook reveals plans for its next developer conference. This is your Daily Crunch for March 23, 2021. The big story: OnePlus announces its first smartwatch The Chinese smartphone maker announced the OnePlus Watch today, a $159 smartwatch with a minimalist design and a new operating

Moto G50 alleged renders have been leaked ahead of its expected March 25 launch. The smartphone has also reportedly been spotted in a TENAA listing. As per the leaked renders, the phone could feature a triple rear camera setup with a 48-megapixel main sensor, and a waterdrop notch display. The TENAA listing tips the phone’s

Mi 11 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra will be launched in China on Monday, March 29 at 7:30pm CST (5pm IST), the company announced. Xiaomi first teased a ‘Mega Launch’ event for March 29 via Twitter, and later confirmed that it will unveil these two smartphones at the event via a poster on Weibo. Both

OnePlus 9 series specifications have been leaked via a listing on T-Mobile’s support page. The listing has since been removed but a known tipster shared a couple of screenshots on Twitter showing pretty much the same specifications for the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro except for the display and camera. The vanilla OnePlus 9

Apple switched its default camera formats for photos and videos from JPG to HEIC (High-Efficiency Image Format) with iOS 11 to save space on the phone. Now, this might be an old change, but once you share your iPhone photos and videos to your laptop, you’ll realise that it can’t open them because it is

Redmi Note 10 Pro and Redmi Note 10 Pro Max will go on sale in India on March 24 and March 25, respectively, at 12pm (noon). Both these phones were available on sale earlier this week, and will now go on their second sale next week. These handsets were launched on March 4 along with

Micromax tried making a splashy comeback in 2020 and its two new smartphones, the In 1b (Review) and In Note 1 (Review), have been heavily marketed as Indian-made phones from an Indian company. While Micromax might not quite be in a position to take on the biggest Chinese competitors yet, it has made a start. Now, a third

Poco X3 Pro is anticipated to launch globally on March 22 with an online event scheduled by the company. Poco has now released a teaser revealing that the Pro model will have Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection. The protection essentially makes the screen tougher, with the ability to withstand more weight and survive falls up

Samsung is hosting its Galaxy Awesome Unpacked event later today where it is expected to unveil the Galaxy A52, Galaxy A52 5G, and Galaxy A72 smartphones. The event will take place virtually through a livestream. As far as the new smartphone models are concerned, much about them may be already fairly well known thanks to

Samsung Galaxy A72 and Samsung Galaxy A52 marketing material and renders have leaked online, showing the differences in the specifications of the two upcoming smartphones. The new Galaxy A-series phones will launch globally on March 17, and leaks have been picking up pace as the launch event nears. The latest such leak suggests that the

Lost your iPhone? Don’t know how to find it or erase its data before it falls into the hands of a bad actor? Apple’s Find My iPhone feature is simple to use and comes in handy should your iPhone go missing. It allows you to view the location of your lost or stolen iPhone, play

There have been many instances when we lose our phones, sometimes just in our homes when we can’t remember where we last kept them, and unfortunately sometimes they get stolen or misplaced while we are out. In the former instance, it is easy to find our Android phones using the Find My Phone feature on

Global smartphone shipments are expected to grow by 5.5 percent in 2021, according to the latest data by International Data Corporation (IDC). In the first quarter of this year, smartphone shipments are expected to grow 13.9 percent. IDC attributes the strong push in 5G and pent-up demand for this growth. The report also estimates that

OnePlus 9 Pro has been teased again through a promo video giving an official look at the back panel and camera setup. The company first teased the phone a few days ago through a clip on Twitter but this time we get to see a live view of the phone. OnePlus 9 Pro comes with