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Electronics
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US becomes biggest buyer of Vietnam smartphones

The U.S. has surpassed China to become the biggest buyer of smartphones and parts from Vietnam in the first six months with a purchase value of $6.61 billion, up nearly 54 percent year-on-year. It was followed by China at $6.45 billion, up nearly 17 percent,…

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General
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Telegram to launch long-awaited group video call feature in May

Telegram will be finally adding a group video call feature to its portfolio next month. Yesterday, the company CEO Pavel Durov posted a short video showing the upcoming feature in action. ”Speaking of video calls, we will be adding a video dimension to our…

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General
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Google Duo group video calling goes live

Google Duo, the video chat mobile app developed by the Mountain View company, received a couple of important updates in the last year or so. Among them, group video calling was added to the app less than a month ago, but it was only made available in a few…

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General
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Google gives more options for Call Blocking

Google has had the automatic spam call warnings available for a while now, to the point where many we know have simply begun ignoring calls when the Red Screen of Spam pops up on their phone. But, there have also been some missing options in terms of call…

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General
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Skype automatically answers calls on Android due to a bug

If you’re using Skype for your day to day communication with friends, co-workers or business partners, there’s a high chance that you’ve been affected by a nasty bug that makes the app automatically answer all calls on Android devices. Microsoft is probably…

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Telecom
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Singtel, Optus complete international 5G AR video call

Singtel and its wholly-owned Australian subsidiary Optus have completed a 5G augmented reality video call between Singapore and Australia as part of their preparations for the introduction of the next generation mobile technology. The joint trial was…

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Telecom
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India’s parliament addresses call drop controversy

An Indian parliamentary panel has taken up the issue of call drops on new mobile operator Reliance Jio Infocomm’s network. The panel met with GSM industry body COAI – representing the market’s incumbent operators – and Reliance Jio to discuss the reasons for…

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Telecom
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Thailand will tighten call drop regulations

Thai regulator NBTC will introduce stricter standards governing the quality of mobile signals in an effort to address a growing number of complaints related to dropped calls. The NBTC will amend current regulations, which require operators not to exceed a…