Month: February 2021
Asus reportedly working on a premium but compact phone called Zenfone Mini Zonfone 7 pro
Asus smartphones were often different from the common run of the mill designs available in the market under various brands. With the Zenfone 6 and 7 series, the company took the full advantage of the powerful rear cameras and with the ROG series it is comfortably leading the gaming smartphone…
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BookMyShow goes video-on-demand route with BookMyShow Stream BookMyShow Stream
The pandemic outbreak saw a dramatic increase in the consumption of online content. Not only did the viewership on major OTT platforms rise multifold, but a lot of movies were forced into a digital release due to the movie halls remaining closed indefinitely. In turn, businesses have found a reason…
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Google-backed Dailyhunt and Josh’s parent firm raises over $100 million
VerSe Innovation, the parent firm of popular news and entertainment app Dailyhunt and short video app Josh, said on Monday it has raised over $100 million as part of a Series H financing round from Qatar Investment Authority and Glade Brook Capital Partners. The announcement follows another $100 million+ investment…
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China court accepts ByteDance case filing against Tencent over alleged monopoly
ByteDance is bringing its battle with archrival Tencent to the court at a time when the Chinese government moves to curve the power of the country’s internet behemoths. The Beijing Intellectual Property Court has permitted a ByteDance lawsuit brought against Tencent to proceed, a ByteDance spokesperson confirmed with TechCrunch. Upstart…
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Reddit bought a five-second Super Bowl spot celebrating GameStock
You could have been forgiven for missing Reddit’s Super Bowl ad tonight — it was only five seconds long. The ad mostly consisted of a text message that would’ve been pretty difficult to read in the moment, claiming that the company spent its “entire marketing budget on five seconds of…
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Hyundai and Kia downplay Apple car rumors
After weeks of speculation, Hyundai and subsidiary Kia have again sought to downplay rumors and reporting that they are working with Apple on an autonomous electric car project. The companies say they are no longer in talks, according to Reuters and Bloomberg, though that doesn’t mean the discussions won’t reopen…
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