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Google gives Domino effect to People Republic of  China. Google pulls up sleeve to shift its manufacutring facility for Pixel phone assembly to India from China: Report After Apple, rival tech giant Google is planning to shift the assembly of one of its flagship phone brands to India, as COVID-19-induced lockdowns continue to hit the pace of manufacturing in China, a report said on September 12. Google has asked manufacturers in India to submit bids for the assembly of 500,000 to 1 million units of its Pixel smartphones,  The Information   reported, citing a company source. The amount of devices which Google wants to be assembled in India will account for 10 to 20 percent of the Pixel's estimated total annual production, the report said, adding that the smartphone, in recent period, has been manufactured almost entirely in China. Google was yet to react to the news at the time of writing this report. Moneycontrol could not independently verify the development. Apple has

Biden to hit China with broader curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports: Reuters, citing sources KEY POINTS The Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on U.S shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chipmaking tools, several people familiar with the matter said. The Commerce Department intends to publish new regulations based on restrictions communicated in letters earlier this year to three U.S. companies — KLA, Lam Research and Applied Materials, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The letters, which the companies publicly acknowledged, forbade them from exporting chipmaking equipment to Chinese factories that produce advanced semiconductors with sub-14 nanometer processes unless the sellers obtain Commerce Department licenses. The Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on U.S shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chipmaking tools, several people familiar

Tata Group is in discussions with a Taiwanese supplier to Apple in order to build an electronics manufacturing joint venture in India and assemble iPhones here, Bloomberg reported on Friday. According to the report, the discussions with Wistron are aimed at making Tata a force in technology manufacturing and the Group wants to tap the Taiwanese company's expertise in product development, supply chain, and assembly. If the agreement is successful, Tata might become the first Indian business to manufacture iPhones, which are now largely put together in China and India by Taiwanese manufacturing behemoths like Wistron and Foxconn Technology Group, the report said. Meanwhile, earlier this month, industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that the next iPhone 15 is likely to be manufactured at the same time in India and China next year. "The iPhone 14's mass production schedule in India this year is still about six weeks behind China, but the gap has improved significant

Apple iPhone 14 consists of four models- iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus that are powered by A15 Bionic chipset, and the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max running on the latest Apple A16 Bionic processor. Apple launched its  iPhone 14  series at its Far Out event last week. The company dropped the ‘mini’ model with the new series and instead introduced a ‘Plus’ variant with a large 6.7-inch display. Days after the launch of new iPhones, Apple has discontinued four old iPhone models. The Cupertino-based company is no longer selling iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 11. Also read  http://funshook.blogspot.com/2022/09/iphone-14s-price-in-india-starts-at-rs.html Iphone 14 launch All these iPhones have been delisted from the official Apple website. Its a legacy as Apple tends to discontinue its older iphones models with the launch of new ones with few gimmicks like reintroducing the same phone as different range and series. In case you wish to purchase e

Sachin Bansal has been a busy man after a short sabbatical, following his exit from Flipkart. Around late 2018, he began scanning the market to find a perfect sector to startup into. And, within a year, Bansal found an answer to his quest in the financial technology and banking space. Lower income group was an easy target to bring and tap the market. While Bansal has to wait a little more to procure a universal banking license, he has made a debut as an entrepreneur in the consumer lending space with an app — Navi. The app, at the moment, provides an instant personal loan of up to Rs 2,00,000 with minimal documentation. Navi’s consumer-facing app targets low income-focused groups. The move is in line with Bansal’s plan to open a digitally-led bank that will primarily focus on lending to individuals, MSME sector and small corporates.  According to the  information  provided by Navi on Play Store, it offers a collateral-free loan with a higher limit of Rs 2 lakh for individua

Paypal PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American company operating a worldwide online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods like cheques and money orders. Founded in 1998.  Operates as a payment processor for online vendors, auction sites, and other commercial users, for which it charges a fee in exchange for benefits such as one-click transactions and password memory Business Model Patterns: Cash Machine How they do it:  When a merchant accepts a payment via PayPal (e.g. for his E-Commerce shop), the funds are first collected from the customer’s PayPal balance or credit card. Only after PayPal asserted that the payment is genuine and it received the funds from the customer, the payment is ”deposited” virtually in the merchant’s account. Subsequently, the merchant may then transfer the funds to his regular bank account. Both merchant and customer balances lead to PayPal holding an imm

iPhone 14, Plus and Pro models launched in India, with a price starts at Rs 79,900 HIGHLIGHTS iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus get three storage variants. The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models get an extra variant with 1TB storage. The phones will go on pre-order on September 9. Apple has launched the new-gen iPhone 14 and 14 Pro models. Similar to last year, the company has unveiled four models with a minor change. The regular line-up now gets two variants - iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, instead of a mini version. The Pro series features iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.  As expected, Apple has left the best features for the iPhone 14 Pro line-up, while the regular models get minor refreshes over the iPhone 13 lineup.  This is why the iPhone 14 series costs almost the same as the iPhone 13 series, while the Pro variants have become more expensive. iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max price in India -iPhone 14: Rs 79,900 (128GB), Rs 89,900 (256GB),

Mobile camera act as a search tool when used Google Lens which can identifies objects in a photo and suggests relevant results on your given actions. It can handle and  perform a multiple range of activities, not only  identifies a bird name but also helps in  translating screenshots billboards and so on. On initial rollout , Google Lens was exclusively available on Pixel phones but is now available for all the #AndroidPhones through the Play Store app (plus iPhones from the App Store). Despite Google Lens' usefulness, it can easily be missed, even when placed front and center on the Pixel 6. This guide shows you how to access Google Lens and what it can do. How to open Google Lens You can access Google Lens in multiple ways, depending on your device. iPhone users will have to install the app, but Android users have more options. All these options will open the app; none open a limited version of Lens. Google Lens App You don't need to install the Play S