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  • Nearly 80% of iPhone users now own Apple Watch; ultimate dominance achieved [details]

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    Nearly 80 per cent of smartwatch users who own an iPhone own an Apple Watch, the very best share of any model, a report has revealed.

    Google Pixel users are available second with 71 per cent of Pixel smartphone users who own a smartwatch saying that they own the Google Pixel Watch, in keeping with Counterpoint Research.

    Apple managed to attain 56 per cent share of the US smartwatch market in 2022.

    Meanwhile, amongst Samsung smartphone users who own a smartwatch, solely 40 per cent use Samsung Galaxy Watches, the report talked about.

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    While Apple bought about one Apple Watch for each three iPhones in This fall 2022, Samsung bought just one Galaxy Watch for each 10 Galaxy smartphones within the US.

    “Apple and iOS dominate the US smartphone market and iPhone users usually tend to undertake different Apple merchandise attributable to their superior interoperability,” mentioned analysis analyst Matthew Orf.

    With Apple’s smartphone put in base share surpassing 50 per cent, it has an enormous potential market to focus on with Apple Watches, whereas different smartwatch manufacturers are caught combating for the remainder of the pie.

    “According to Apple Watch users, probably the most important motive for choosing their present smartwatch was that they just like the model,” Orf added.

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    Apple Watch UltraIANS

    The high three smartwatch options in keeping with respondents are well being and exercise monitoring, notification entry, and messaging and calling, with well being and exercise monitoring being hottest amongst older users and notification checking being extra well-liked amongst youthful users.

    Popular well being and exercise monitoring options embody step counter, sleep tracker, coronary heart price monitor and blood oxygen monitor.

    Meanwhile, users are additionally utilizing their smartwatches for connectivity – interacting with notifications from social media in addition to messaging and calling buddies, household and coworkers.

    “Smartwatch users are overwhelmingly happy with their units, citing well being and health monitoring, in addition to notification entry, as central makes use of. This suggests that there’s room to teach shoppers on the advantages of smartwatches in on a regular basis life and additional drive the adoption of the shape issue,” mentioned senior analyst Arushi Chawla.

    Additionally, 77 per cent of the respondents said that Apple was probably the most most popular model for his or her subsequent smartwatch.

    “The share of respondents prepared to pay $500 or extra for his or her subsequent smartwatch was double the share of those that said they spent $500 or extra on their present smartwatch, suggesting rising ASPs for the phase,” the report talked about.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning BuzzFeed News to be shut down; to focus on HuffPost [details]

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    In surprising information to the worldwide media trade, the Pulitzer Prize-winning information arm of BuzzFeed.com is being shut down, CEO Jonah Peretti introduced on Thursday.

    The media outlet stated that it’s decreasing the workforce by roughly 15 per cent throughout enterprise, content material, tech and admin groups, and starting the method of closing BuzzFeed News.

    “Additionally, we’re proposing headcount reductions in some worldwide markets,” Peretti stated in a memo to workers.

    “While layoffs are occurring throughout practically each division, we have decided that the corporate can not proceed to fund BuzzFeed News as a standalone group,” Peretti stated in a memo which was shared with The Verge.

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    Buzzfeed shutting downIANS

    The firm would focus on HuffPost, which it acquired in 2020, as the corporate’s information model.

    “Impacted staff (apart from these in BuzzFeed News) will obtain an e mail from HR shortly. If you’re receiving this word from me, you aren’t impacted by in the present day’s modifications. For BuzzFeed News, we now have begun discussions with the News Guild about these actions,” stated the CEO.

    Both CRO Edgar Hernandez and COO Christian Baesler have made the choice to exit the corporate.

    “We will interact with the News Guild about our price discount plans and what it will imply for the affected union members. HuffPost and BuzzFeed Dot Com have signaled that they may open various choose roles for members of BuzzFeed News,” Peretti knowledgeable.

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    These roles will be aligned with these divisions’ enterprise objectives and match the talents and strengths of a lot of BuzzFeed News’s editors and reporters.

    “We’ve confronted extra challenges than I can rely previously few years: a pandemic, a fading SPAC market that yielded much less capital, a tech recession, a tricky economic system, a declining inventory market, a decelerating digital promoting market and ongoing viewers and platform shifts,” stated the CEO.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • YouTube announces new policies on eating disorder content; see key changes [details]

    YouTube announces new policies on eating disorder content material; see key changes







    Google-owned YouTube has introduced that it’s going to replace its method to eating disorder-related content material to create house for neighborhood, restoration and sources whereas defending viewers within the coming weeks.

    “We’ve lengthy had policies to take away content material that glorifies or promotes eating issues. Moving ahead, we’ll be updating our Community Guidelines to additionally prohibit content material about eating issues that characteristic imitable behaviour, or behaviour that we labored with specialists to find out can lead at-risk viewers to mimic,” Youtube mentioned in a blogpost.

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    Silhouette of cell consumer is seen subsequent to a display screen projection of Youtube brandReuters

    According to the corporate, the policies might embody — disordered eating behaviours, similar to purging after eating or severely proscribing energy, and weight-based bullying within the context of eating issues.

    The firm has collaborated carefully with NEDA (National Eating Disorder Association) and different organisations to deepen its understanding of imitable behaviour, its potential manifestations in content material, and its affect on weak viewers as a part of the event of its new policies.

    YouTube Music expands to 12 more countries

    A 3D-printed YouTube icon is seen in entrance of a displayed YouTube brandREUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Ilustration

    Moreover, to make sure acceptable content material viewing, the corporate has applied ‘age restrictions’ on sure supplies discussing disordered eating behaviours within the context of restoration, in addition to those who characteristic EDSA, as they might not be appropriate for all ages.

    “Some movies won’t be out there to viewers beneath 18 if you happen to’re signed out, or if the video is embedded on one other web site,” the corporate mentioned.

    Further, Youtube has launched eating disorder disaster useful resource panels beneath movies, that are at present out there on the prime of search outcomes associated to eating issues within the US, UK, India, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, France and Germany, the corporate mentioned.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • National Quantum Mission gets govt’s nod; Rs 6,003 crore approved to scale scientific, industrial R&D [details]

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    The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the National Quantum Mission to scale-up scientific and industrial analysis and improvement (R&D) for quantum applied sciences.

    The mission obtained cupboard approval at a complete price of Rs 6,003.65 crore, to scale up scientific and industrial R&D, official sources stated.

    The programme goals to speed up quantum technology-led financial development and leverage India into a number one nation within the space.

    The programme will run from 2023-24 to 2030-31 and goals to seed, nurture and scale up scientific and industrial R&D and create a vibrant & modern ecosystem in quantum expertise.

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    The new mission targets growing intermediate scale quantum computer systems with 50-1000 bodily qubits in 8 years in varied platforms like superconducting and photonic expertise.

    Satellite primarily based safe quantum communications between floor stations over a spread of 2000 kilometres inside India, lengthy distance safe quantum communications with different nations, inter-city quantum key distribution over 2000 km in addition to multi-node Quantum community with quantum reminiscences are additionally a few of the deliverables of the mission.

    The mission will assist develop magnetometers with excessive sensitivity in atomic programs and atomic clocks for precision timing, communications and navigation.

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    Anurag ThakurIANS

    It will even assist design and synthesis of quantum supplies akin to superconductors, novel semiconductor buildings and topological supplies for fabrication of quantum units.

    Single photon sources or detectors, entangled photon sources will even be developed for quantum communications, sensing and metrological functions.

    Four thematic hubs (T-Hubs) shall be arrange in prime educational and National R&D institutes on the domains – Quantum Computing, Quantum Communication, Quantum Sensing & Metrology and Quantum Materials & Devices.

    The hubs, which can give attention to technology of latest data by means of fundamental and utilized analysis in addition to promote R&D in areas which might be mandated to them.

    The mission can take the expertise improvement eco-system within the nation to a globally aggressive degree, sources stated additional.

    The mission would significantly profit communication, well being, monetary and vitality sectors in addition to drug design, and area functions.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • Jamtara fraud syndicate busted; Delhi Police seize 21,000 SIM cards [details]

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    A syndicate, primarily based in Jharkhand’s Jamtara, defrauding gullible financial institution clients by pretending to be workers of a distinguished financial institution has been busted by the Delhi Police with the arrest of six of its members and practically 22,000 SIM cards recovered, a police official stated on Wednesday.

    The accused had been recognized as Nizamudin Ansari alias Nizam, 23, Afroz Alam, 23, Md Amir Ansari, 22, Sarfaraz Ansari, 22, Afroz Ansari, 22, all residents of Jamtara, and Nasim Malitya (31), a resident of West Bengal’s Murshidabad.

    The motion got here following a criticism by a person from whose account Rs 10 lakh was fraudulently withdrawn.

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    According to police, the complainant, presently residing at Dubai, has come to Delhi to go to his daughter learning within the Delhi Technological University and wished to get her financial institution passbook up to date. For this, he looked for buyer care quantity on-line.

    “He known as that quantity searched on Google.The one who attended the decision talked in an expert method and satisfied/induced the complainant to obtain an software ‘SBI Anydesk’ from the Play Store for additional help and likewise despatched the hyperlink through WhatsApp posing as SBI buyer care personnel,” Deputy Commissioner of Police, Outer North, Ravi Kumar Singh, stated

    “Then the fraudster requested go online to his web banking account. These individuals then ahead the decision to a different particular person pretending to be a senior government and remotely received entry to his cell phone and made two unauthorised transactions of Rs 9,50,000 and Rs 50,000 from the SBI account,” he stated.

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    During investigation, the decision particulars document of the telephone numbers sought, cash path was probed and particulars from SBI and Billdesk fee gateway taken on document.

    “On evaluation it was discovered that these individuals used the decision forwarding methodology together with regularly altering the Google webpage buyer telephone numbers with a view to cover their places. The telephone numbers and IMEI had been analysed in a broader perspective and it has been observed that these individuals are doing on-line cyber fraud in an organised {and professional} method on a pan-India foundation,” the DCP stated.

    Based on surveillance and technical leads, the Delhi Police staff on April 11 performed a raid at a village Nawadih in Jamtara together with a staff of Jharkhand Police.

    “Five individuals had been nabbed and 25 cellphones containing incriminating information and fraud SIM cards had been additionally recovered. All the telephone numbers matched with the evaluation report,” stated the official.

    During investigation, it was revealed that SIM cards had been equipped to cyber crooks after activation from Murshidabad and in a single single cell phone, greater than 300 SIMs had been activated in a day.

    “On technical leads and surveillance a raid was performed at Heropara Natunpara Jhikra Murshidabad and Nasim was apprehended,” stated the official.

    Explaining the modus operandi of the syndicate, the DCP stated that these cyber criminals had been working in a really clandestine method underneath a prison conspiracy underneath a lethal mixture of preactivated SIM card provider from Regi Nagar in Murshidabad to go undetected by businesses in the course of the cyber path because the SIM subscriber by no means is aware of that it’s being utilized by the cyber crooks in Jamtara.

    The official stated {that a} whole of 21,761 used and unused SIM cards had been recovered from the possession of the accused.

    “Out of 10 lakhs cheated, an quantity of Rs 9.73 lakh have been recovered whereas remaining Rs 27,000 is being additionally tracked,” the DCP added.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • Apple previews its first retail store in India; Tim Cook “excited” to build more [details]

    Apple gave $320 billion to builders on App Store since 2008







    As it completes 25 years in India, Apple on Monday previewed its first own-branded retail store right here that can function a dynamic area for patrons. Next on the anvil is the second Apple retail store opening in New Delhi this week.

    Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned that the corporate is worked up to build on its long-standing historical past in India, because it gears up to mark a serious growth with the opening of its first retail shops in the nation.

    “India has such a gorgeous tradition and an unbelievable vitality, and we’re excited to build on our long-standing historical past — supporting our clients, investing in native communities, and dealing collectively to build a greater future with improvements that serve humanity,” mentioned Cook who will inaugurate the retail shops in the nation, a first for the tech large which has doubled down on its India progress plans.

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    Apple BKC, MumbaiIBT/Sami Khan

    Located at Mumbai’s bustling Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) monetary, arts, and leisure district, Apple BKC – to be thrown open for public on Tuesday – will assist clients discover firm services, take pleasure in distinctive service, and learn the way to get more out of their units via free Today at Apple periods.

    “Apple BKC is a mirrored image of Mumbai’s vibrant tradition and brings collectively one of the best of Apple in a gorgeous, welcoming area for connection and neighborhood,” mentioned Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s senior vp of Retail.

    Apple BKC will supply a particular Today at Apple sequence, “Mumbai Rising,” working from Tuesday (April 18) via the summer season.

    Bringing guests, native artists, and creatives collectively, these free periods that includes Apple services will supply hands-on actions that commemorate the area people and tradition.

    Apple BKC, Mumbai

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    Apple BKC is designed to be probably the most energy-efficient Apple Store places in the world, with a devoted photo voltaic array and 0 reliance on fossil fuels for store operations.

    The store is operationally carbon impartial, working on 100% renewable vitality.

    Each tile is comprised of 408 items of timber, forming 31 modules per tile with a complete of 1,000 tiles that make up the ceiling.

    There are over 450,000 particular person timber parts, all of which have been assembled in Delhi.

    Upon getting into the store, clients are greeted by two stone partitions sourced from Rajasthan and a 14-meter-long chrome steel staircase connecting the bottom stage and the cantilevered mezzanine.

    Apple BKC options more than 100 workforce members who collectively communicate over 20 languages.

    Apple’s first two retail shops in India will welcome clients from all around the nation and world wide.

    The new Apple flagship retail shops in Mumbai and Delhi, backed by aggressive gross sales initiatives, will gas Apple’s progress in the yr forward, in accordance to business consultants.

    Apple started manufacturing iPhone in India in 2017, and since then, the corporate has labored with suppliers to assemble new iPhone fashions and produce a rising variety of elements.

    Amid the native manufacturing push and an upcoming widespread retail store technique, Apple shipped $7.5 billion value iPhones and iPads in India in FY22-23, in accordance to CMR information accessed by IANS.

    In FY23, Apple shipped more than 7 million iPhones and half one million iPads in the nation, registering a 28 per cent progress for iPhone shipments, in accordance to preliminary estimates offered by market intelligence agency CMR.

    As Apple doubles down on home manufacturing in India, the tech large is probably going to garner 6 per cent market share in FY23-34, with promoting more than 8 million iPhones in the nation in the interval.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • Apple shipped $7.5 billion worth iPhones, iPads in India in FY23; anticipates strong growth [details]

    Apple telephones to be constructed in K’taka quickly, to create 1 lakh jobs: CM Bommai







    Amid the native manufacturing push and an upcoming widespread retail retailer technique, Apple shipped $7.5 billion worth iPhones and iPads in India in FY22-23, knowledge accessed by IANS has proven.

    In FY23, Apple shipped greater than 7 million iPhones and half 1,000,000 iPads in the nation, registering a 28 per cent growth for iPhone shipments, based on preliminary estimates supplied by market intelligence agency CMR.

    As Apple doubles down on home manufacturing in India, the tech big is more likely to garner 6 per cent market share in FY23-34, with promoting greater than 8 million iPhones in the nation in the interval.

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    “In the FY22-23 interval, Apple continued to speed up its momentum in India, with double-digit growth in iPhone shipments year-on-year,” Prabhu Ram, Head, Industry Intelligence Group, CMR, informed IANS.

    Meanwhile, in the March quarter (the final quarter of FY23), iPhones registered 67 per cent growth, with 2.1 million shipments in the nation.

    “In the latest March quarter, a strong uptick in shopper demand in India catalysed the shipments of iPads and iPhones. Specifically, the present iPhone 14 collection, and the earlier iPhone 13 line-up constituted for a majority of the shipments,” Ram added.

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    iPhone 13 collection garnered 48 per cent market share in Q1 2023, adopted by iPhone 14 collection at 44 per cent.

    For your complete FY23, iPhone 14 collection logged 36 per cent market share in India.

    Looking forward, Apple enjoys some beneficial tailwinds in India, a strong future growth driver.

    “There is rising ‘premiumsation’ in the Indian smartphone market, backed by a wholesome city demand for premium smartphones. Domestic iPhone manufacturing in India continues to see a wholesome uptick, and there may be potential for concurrent iPhone manufacturing with China on the horizon,” Ram informed IANS.

    Apple will open its two flagship, own-branded retail shops, subsequent week in Mumbai and New Delhi.

    According to dependable sources, Apple CEO Tim Cook will inaugurate Apple’s personal branded retail shops — at Jio World Drive Mall in Mumbai and at Select CityWalk mall in Saket, Delhi — a primary for the tech big which has doubled down on its India growth plans.

    “The new Apple flagship retail shops in Mumbai and Delhi, backed by aggressive gross sales initiatives, will gas Apple’s growth in the 12 months forward,” stated Ram.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • After Apple BKC, it’s Apple Saket; upcoming retail stores in India create strong buzz [details]

    Apple gave $320 billion to builders on App Store since 2008







    Apple on Tuesday introduced it’s going to open the doorways of its two personal retail stores in India this month, because the tech big doubles down on strengthening its presence in the nation.

    While Apple BKC in Mumbai will probably be thrown open on April 18, Apple Saket in Delhi will probably be open for purchasers on April 20.

    “These new retail areas mark a major enlargement in India that may provide nice new methods to browse, uncover, and purchase Apple merchandise with distinctive service and experiences for purchasers,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement.

    Apple Saket, New Delhi

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    The barricade for Apple Saket incorporates a distinctive design that takes inspiration from Delhi’s many gates, every signifying a brand new chapter to town’s storied previous.

    The vibrant art work celebrates Apple’s second retailer in India — situated proper in the Capital.

    Beginning April 20, clients will be capable of cease by to discover Apple’s newest product lineup, discover artistic inspiration, and get personalised service and assist from the shop’s workforce of specialists, creatives, and geniuses.

    Apple BKC, Mumbai

    In celebration of the first Apple Store opening in India, Apple BKC at Jio World Drive Mall in Mumbai introduced a particular Today at Apple sequence, “Mumbai Rising” working from opening day by way of the summer time.

    Apple Store BKC, Mumbai

    Apple Store BKC, MumbaiApple

    Bringing guests, native artists, and creatives collectively, these classes will provide hands-on actions with Apple’s services and products that remember the local people and tradition in Mumbai, mentioned Apple.

    Ahead of opening day, clients are invited to obtain customized Apple BKC and Apple Saket wallpapers, specifically curated playlists on Apple Music to maneuver to the sounds of Mumbai and Delhi.

    At Apple, each new retailer or facility is designed to mirror its values — from creativity and innovation to respect for the surroundings.

    The tech big aligns design and development standards to industry-recognised finest practices for inexperienced buildings, selling water conservation, vitality effectivity, and accountable materials sourcing.

    Like all Apple services, the stores run on 100 per cent renewable vitality.

    Apple focuses on historic websites that may be reimagined to revitalise areas and the encircling communities. It goals to mirror the environment by incorporating components from the native panorama and ecosystem.

  • Apple stops signing iOS 16.3.1 to prevent users from downgrading [details]

    Apple telephones to be in-built K’taka quickly, to create 1 lakh jobs: CM Bommai







    After the discharge of iOS 16.4.1, Apple has stopped signing iOS 16.3.1 to prevent iPhone users from downgrading to that software program model.

    On February 13, iOS 16.3.1 was launched as a minor replace containing bug fixes, safety enhancements, and enhanced Crash Detection optimisations for iPhone 14 fashions, reviews MacRumors.

    To prevent customers from downgrading to an outdated software program model, Apple incessantly removes signing older iOS releases over time.

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    The firm does this to prevent users from putting in unsafe variations of iOS whereas additionally making certain that as many individuals as attainable are utilizing essentially the most up-to-date APIs and options.

    iOS 16.4 is predicted to be unsigned later this month, so iPhone clients who need to downgrade to that model have a restricted period of time, stated the report.

    Meanwhile, Apple has now rolled out iOS 16.5 beta 1 to registered builders.

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    The firm additionally rolled out iPadOS 16.5 beta 1 to registered builders for beta testing.

    “Update your apps to use new options, and take a look at your apps towards API modifications,” Apple stated in a launch.

    As the replace rolls out, users might be ready to set up it by going to the Settings app, selecting General, after which selecting Software Update.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • Apple Store Online launches dedicated support for SMEs in India [details]

    Apple telephones to be constructed in K’taka quickly, to create 1 lakh jobs: CM Bommai







    The Apple Store Online has launched a dedicated support workforce for the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India.

    According to the corporate, it’s going to present a dedicated enterprise contact centre workforce to advise and support purchases of Apple {hardware}, software program and providers. that work collectively to offer them the ability and adaptability to do no matter wants doing.

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    “Whether you are working a startup, scale-up or a longtime enterprise, Apple merchandise and platforms are designed to maintain your private knowledge and firm data safe,” stated the tech big.

    The Apple workforce may also advise SMEs on apps to assist them select from 235,000 apps for folks at work.

    “Apple merchandise are designed with highly effective know-how that brings out the perfect in each one. Discover apps for day by day duties, higher buyer experiences and environment friendly operations that assist your small business develop,” stated the corporate.

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    For SMEs, GST invoices can be found when shopping for on-line and over the telephone.

    SMEs may also now entry all the advantages of procuring at Apple Store Online in the nation.

    “Key security measures, like hardware-based system encryption, cannot be disabled by mistake and Touch ID and Face ID make it straightforward to safe each system,” stated Apple.

    (With inputs from IANS)