OnePlus 9RT, OnePlus Buds Z2 to launch on January 14: How to watch live stream

OnePlus is gearing up to launch the OnePlus 9RT smartphone and OnePlus Buds Z2 TWS earbuds in India tomorrow (January 14). The devices were already launched in China last month. The smartphone will join the OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9R in the series. https://ift.tt/34RKAJv

London-based Checkout.com, which offers payment processing tools, raises $1B in a share sale, sources say at a $40B valuation (Peter Rudegeair/Wall Street Journal)

Peter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal:
London-based Checkout.com, which offers payment processing tools, raises $1B in a share sale, sources say at a $40B valuation  —  The $1 billion deal vaults the digital-payments processor past all but a handful of other startups  —  Checkout.com didn't raise money from outside investors until 2019.

IAMAI sets up India EdTech Consortium to uphold code of conduct by edtech platforms

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Wednesday announced the formation of the India EdTech Consortium (IEC) that includes leading edtech companies like Byju's, Simplilearn, Unacademy, upGrad, Vedantu and others. https://ift.tt/34AqEKM

Jakarta-based investment app Pluang adds $55M to its Series B, bringing the round to $110M, led by Accel to expand in Southeast Asia (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch)

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Jakarta-based investment app Pluang adds $55M to its Series B, bringing the round to $110M, led by Accel to expand in Southeast Asia  —  Jakarta-based investment app Pluang announced that it has raised $55 million led by Accel.  This is a follow-on to its Series B and brings that round's total to $110 million.

OnePlus 10 Pro vs Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Realme GT 2 Pro: Here’s how the specs of these premium smartphones compare

https://ift.tt/31Rpvh3

BigPanda, an IT management company that uses AI to detect and resolve outages, raises $190M led by Advent and Insight at a $1.2B valuation (Chris Metinko/Crunchbase News)

Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News:
BigPanda, an IT management company that uses AI to detect and resolve outages, raises $190M led by Advent and Insight at a $1.2B valuation  —  San Francisco-based BigPanda, which helps IT departments keep their digital services running, hit a valuation of $1.2 billion after a $190 million raise …

Samsung Galaxy S22 series may get Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset globally

Samsung is also reportedly planning to launch the Samsung Galaxy S22 series at a Galaxy Unpacked 2022 event on February 8. The smartphones are said to be powered by the newly launched Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset or the Exynos 2200 SoC depending on the market. https://ift.tt/3GltCRB

Covid 19 surge: 9 gadgets to help you monitor oxygen level, sanitise items and more

https://ift.tt/31R1PcH

App Annie: consumers spent $170B on mobile apps globally in 2021, up 19% YoY, with 230B app downloads; the average American spent 4.1 hours on apps per day (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
App Annie: consumers spent $170B on mobile apps globally in 2021, up 19% YoY, with 230B app downloads; the average American spent 4.1 hours on apps per day  —  Consumer spending on mobile apps reached $170 billion in 2021, according to App Annie's newly released “State of Mobile 2022″ report …

Happy Lohri 2022 Wishes: How to download and send Stickers, Wishes, Quotes on Whatsapp

If you want to know how to download Lohri-themed stickers, you can follow these steps. https://ift.tt/3r5ziIS

Tecno Pop 5 LTE with 5000mAh battery launched in India: Price, specs and more

Tecno Pop 5 LTE is now official in India. Tecno has expanded its entry-level smartphone range with the launch of Tecno Pop 5 LTE in the country. The smartphone is backed by a 5000mAh battery and it offers support for 14 regional languages. The entry-level smartphone houses a dual rear camera and a 5MP front shooter. https://ift.tt/3JXR5uh

Xiaomi 11T Pro teased on Amazon ahead of launch on January 19

https://ift.tt/3HXzOPM

Report: the number of cyber attacks per week on corporate networks globally grew 50% YoY in 2021, peaking towards the end of Q4, largely due to the Log4j flaw (Jonathan Greig/ZDNet)

Jonathan Greig / ZDNet:
Report: the number of cyber attacks per week on corporate networks globally grew 50% YoY in 2021, peaking towards the end of Q4, largely due to the Log4j flaw  —  Check Point Research said that among its customers, there was a 50% increase in overall attacks per week on corporate networks compared to 2020.

Tencent will reportedly acquire Xiaomi’s BlackShark for $470 million

https://ift.tt/31LQ2MC

GTA maker Take-Two Interactive buys Zynga in $12.7 billion deal

Take-Two Interactive, maker of "Grand Theft Auto" and "Red Dead Redemption," is buying Zynga, maker of "FarmVille" and "Words With Friends," in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $12.7 billion. https://ift.tt/3JZeprm