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Chinese Media Warns Crackdown On Vivo, Oppo, And Xiaomi Can Make Them Leave India

For Chinese processing and manufacturing enterprises that originally tried to make India an overseas product-processing centre, if it is indeed increasingly difficult and unprofitable to operate in the country, then withdrawing from India is also an available option, state-run Global Times has said. The Indian government is looking into cases of alleged tax evasion by three Chinese mobile companies -- OPPO, Vivo India and Xiaomi. "Frequent investigations by the Indian side into Chinese enterprises not only disrupt those companies' normal business activities, but also impedes the improvement of business environment in India and chills the confidence and willingness of market entities, especially Chinese enterprises, to invest and operate in India," read a commentary in the publication. Since April 2020, out of 382 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals the central government received from Chinese firms, India approved only 80 as on June 29. "The number presents the increasingly difficult business environment facing Chinese investment and companies doing business in India," the report said. Some manufacturers have turned their eyes to Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam after withdrawing from India. "Faced with competition from Vietnam, India should no longer set obstacles for its manufacturing development, and should stop carrying out crackdown on Chinese investment," the report added. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the China-India trade is on course to cross $100 billion for the second consecutive year as it has gone up to $67.1 billion in the first half of 2022. "Hopefully India can provide a fair and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese investors, which will be mutually beneficial to both Chinese enterprises and India's manufacturing ambitions," the commentary read. OPPO India, Xiaomi India and Vivo India were served notices by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for duty evasion, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha this week. A show-cause notice demanding Rs 4,403.88 crore has been served to OPPO Mobiles India Ltd based on an investigation conducted by the DRI, while five cases of Customs duty evasion have been registered against Xiaomi Technology India, Sitharaman said in a written reply. The DRI detected customs duty evasion of around Rs 2,217 crore by Vivo Mobile India Private Ltd. A show-cause notice has been issued to Vivo India demanding customs duty amounting to Rs 2,217 crore, under the provisions of the Customs Act.

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Motorola could launch the Moto Razr 2022 and X30 Pro on August 11

The tensions between China and Taiwan were thought to have caused the cancellation of the launch of the Motorola Razr and the X30 Pro. It has not yet been confirmed if geopolitics was really responsible but with the way the two countries are heading, it seems like a plausible reason. Motorola was supposed to have launched the Razr 2022 on August 2 in China, but as we now know, that did not happen as the event was unceremoniously cancelled. There is a light at the end of the tunnel though, as Lenovo and Motorola GM Chen Jin took to Weibo and posted an image displaying a folded Razr 2022 with the date set to August 11. The image could have also revealed the specific time of the launch as well.

Motorola Razr 2022 and X30 Pro rumoured specs

There has been no official statement on the matter by Motorola but the image that was posted could possibly be hinting toward the following expected launch date and time. We could also see the launch of the X30 Pro at the same event but again, there is no official word from Motorola yet.

If you're interested in either device, both the Motorola X30 Pro and Razr 2022 are up for pre-order on JD.Com with the cut-off date set to August 11 at 7:59 PM. This could even indicate that the devices may go up as a part of some sale after the initialcutoff. But again, take this with a grain of salt as there is no official announcement from the company yet.

The Motorola Razr 2022 could come with a 6.67-inch HD OLED screen and be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 SoC. Moving on to the Motorola X30 Pro, the device is rumoured to come with a 6.67-inch OLED display and a primary camera with a 200MP sensor. These are just the rumoured specs as we'll have more information on exactly what's in these devices once they officially hit the market.

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Apple unlikely to redesign standard Watch Series 8

San Francisco, Aug 6 (IANS) Tech giant Apple is unlikely to redesign the standard "Apple Watch Series 8", with more significant updates planned for the rumoured "Pro" model.

A Twitter leaker named ShrimpApplePro has apparently obtained final production information for the "Apple Watch Series 8", AppleInsider reported.

While the leaker was not clear, it seems they have access to at least one of the sealed boxes the new devices will ship in.

According to "Shrimp", the "Apple Watch Series 8" design will stay similar to the Apple Watch Series 7 with no improvements. It will be sold in aluminum and stainless steel cases in 41 mm and 45 mm sizes.

It seems the aluminium colours will be limited to Midnight, Starlight, Product(RED), and Silver. Stainless steel colours are listed as Graphite and Silver. Notably, Blue and Green are absent from this list.

The titanium version of the Apple Watch won't be available for the standard model either. This signifies that the rumoured "Pro" watch may have titanium and different colour options.

"Shrimp" alludes to the box in their possession, stating that it is sealed with stronger glue. That makes it more difficult for resellers to pass used goods as new.

It also seems the devices are entering mass production in August, so a September launch is likely. However, that may be speculation.

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Elon Musk says Twitter must follow law of the land in India

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed that Twitter does not follow the law of the land in India and this has jeopardised one of its largest markets.

In a countersuit against the micro-blogging platform filed in a Delaware court in the US late on Friday, Musk said he was "hoodwinked" into signing the $44 billion Twitter takeover deal.

"In July, Twitter sued the Indian government to challenge orders requiring it to remove content and block dozens of accounts," tweeted New York Times reporter Kate Conger.

"Musk takes issue with that, saying it jeopardizes one of Twitter's largest markets and suggesting Twitter should follow local law in India," Conger added.

Twitter last moved the Karnataka High Court against the Indian government's order to take down some content on its platform, on the grounds that the content blocking orders from the IT Ministry do not pass "the test of the grounds provided under Section 69A of the IT Act".

Twitter alleged in its writ petition that multiple accounts and content included in the blocking orders are either "overbroad and arbitrary", fail to provide notice to the "originators" of the content, and are "disproportionate" in several cases.

The Musk countersuit said that "in 2021, India's information technology ministry imposed certain rules allowing the government to probe social media posts, demand identifying information, and prosecute companies that refused to comply".

Musk said the micro-blogging platform should honour the "laws of countries in which Twitter operates".

Twitter responded to Musk's allegations, saying it "respectfully refers to the Court for their complete and accurate contents", and denied his claims.

Musk said that Twitter "did not apprise him of its lawsuit against the Indian government", thereby putting the company's third largest market "at risk".

Twitter responded, saying its actions in India are in line with its "global practice" of challenging government requests or laws.

Twitter has dragged Musk's billionaire friends along with Tesla into the legal battle that will start from October 17.

Twitter argues that Musk signed a contract to buy the company, and is using spam accounts as a false pretense to cancel the deal.

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Twitter finally fixes bug that exposed at least 54 lakh accounts

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Twitter has fixed a security bug that exposed data of at least 54 lakh accounts on its platform that were put up for sale on the Dark Web.

Twitter said that if you operate a pseudonymous Twitter account, "we understand the risks an incident like this can introduce and deeply regret that this happened".

"To keep your identity as veiled as possible, we recommend not adding a publicly known phone number or email address to your Twitter account," the company said in a statement late on Friday.

The company said that while no passwords were exposed, "we encourage everyone who uses Twitter to enable two-factor authentication using authentication apps or hardware security keys to protect your account from unauthorized logins".

The vulnerability allowed bad actors to enter a phone number or email address into the log-in flow in the attempt to learn if that information was tied to an existing Twitter account, and if so, which specific account.

"We take our responsibility to protect your privacy very seriously and it is unfortunate that this happened," said Twitter.

Twitter in January received a report through its bug bounty programme of a vulnerability in its systems.

"As a result of the vulnerability, if someone submitted an email address or phone number to Twitter's systems, Twitter's systems would tell the person what Twitter account the submitted email addresses or phone number was associated with, if any," said the company.

In July, Twitter learned that someone had potentially leveraged this (bug) and was offering to sell the information they had compiled.

"After reviewing a sample of the available data for sale, we confirmed that a bad actor had taken advantage of the issue before it was addressed," said Twitter.

The company also directly notified the account owners who were affected by this issue.

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Apple may ship iPhone 14 simultaneously from India, China factories

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Tech giant Apple is likely planning to ship its next-generation iPhone 14 simultaneously from factories in China and India, a prominent analyst said on Friday.

On the microblogging site Twitter, Ming-Chi Kuo said his latest survey indicates Foxconn's iPhone production site in India will ship the new 6.1-inch iPhone 14 almost simultaneously with China for the first time in the second half of 2022 (India being one quarter or more behind in the past).

"In the short term, India's iPhone capacities/shipments still have a considerable gap with China, but it is an important milestone for Apple in building a non-Chinese iPhone production site," Kuo wrote on Twitter.

"It implies that Apple is trying to reduce the geopolitical impacts on supply and sees the Indian market as the next key growth driver," he added.

Recently, a report said that the tech giant sold over 1.2 million iPhones in India in the second quarter of this year, registering a massive 94 per cent growth (year-on-year).

Nearly 1 million of the total shipped iPhones were 'Make in India' devices.

Meanwhile, Apple iPads logged an impressive 34 per cent growth (on-year) in India and the company sold over 0.2 million devices in the country.

The iPhone 14 lineup includes the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Max, and the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max, which is the top of the pick. The tech giant has likely discontinued the 5.4-inch iPhone mini this year.

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Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale 2022: Best deals on phones under 20,000

The Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale 2022 is now live for Amazon Prime subscribers. The Great Freedom Festival sale 2022 will go on until August 10 on amazon.in as a precursor to Indian Independence Day. Amazon’s six-day long shopping extravaganza brings tons of deals and offers across different categories like mobile phones, laptops, TVs, audio, home appliances and more. Here’s a look at all the best deals on phones under ₹20,000 during the Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale.

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Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale 2022: Best Deals on Phones under ₹20,000 Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G at ₹18,999

The Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G is available at ₹18,999 during the Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale 2022. The 11 Lite NE 5G is one of the thinnest and lightest phones on the market right now measuring just 6.8 mm and weighing 158 grams. The 11 Lite NE 5G is powered by the capable Snapdragon 778G processor and the phone also features a 6.5-inch AMOLED display that is certified for Dolby Vision. It’s also got a triple rear camera setup headlined by a 64MP camera and is equipped with a 4,250mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging.