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Vivo has introduced several smartphones under its T4 series this year. The most recent entrant is the Vivo T4 Lite 5G, which launched in India last month with a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC and a 6,000mAh battery. Now, the company is reportedly preparing to launch another new T series variant — Vivo T4R. It is expected to be the brand’s first phone in the R segment. The purported Vivo T4R is tipped to feature a MediaTek Dimensity chipset.

Vivo T4R 5G India Price Range Tipped

According to 91Mobiles Hindi, Vivo is preparing to launch the Vivo T4R 5G in India soon. It will reportedly run on the MediaTek Dimensity 7400 chipset. It is said to offer IP68 + IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance.

Vivo will reportedly position the Vivo T4R 5G between the Vivo T4x and Vivo T4 models. It is expected to cost between Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 20,000 in the country. For reference, the Vivo T4x price starts at Rs. 13,999 for the 6GB + 128GB option, while the Vivo T4 price in India starts at Rs. 21,999 for the 8GB + 128GB option.

Vivo’s T4 series currently includes four models — Vivo T4, T4x, T4 Ultra, and T4 Lite. The Vivo T4 Ultra is the premium model in the lineup with a MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ chipset and a 5,500mAh battery. It has a triple rear camera unit, including a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto shooter.

The key highlights of Vivo T4 5G are a 6.77-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display, 50-megapixel dual rear camera unit, and a 32-megapixel selfie shooter. It houses a 7,300mAh battery with support for 90W wired charging. The handset is powered by a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC.

The Vivo T4x runs on a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset and has a 6,500mAh battery with 44W charging support. It boasts a 6.72-inch full-HD+ display and a 50-megapixel dual rear camera unit. It features an 8-megapixel selfie shooter. 

Meanwhile, the Vivo T4 Lite 5G also has a 50-megapixel dual rear camera unit. It runs on a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset and packs a 6,000mAh battery.

India’s space regulator on Wednesday granted Starlink a licence to launch commercial operations in the country, clearing the only remaining regulatory hurdle for the satellite provider to enter the market.

The Elon Musk-led firm has been waiting since 2022 for licences to operate commercially in India. Last month, it received a key license from India’s telecom ministry to launch, but has been waiting for a go-ahead from India’s space regulator.

Starlink’s licence is valid for five years, the country’s space regulator Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) said.

Reuters reported earlier in the day, citing sources, that Starlink had secured the licence from IN-SPACe.

Starlink would be the third company to receive India’s nod to enter the space, with India previously approving applications by Eutelsat’s OneWeb and Reliance Jio to provide services in the country.

Starlink will now need to secure spectrum from the government, set up ground infrastructure, and also demonstrate through testing and trials that it meets the security rules it has signed up for.

Musk and billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio clashed for months over how India should grant spectrum for satellite services. India’s government sided with Musk that spectrum should be assigned and not auctioned.

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Google is planning to introduce ads in AI Overviews in India later this year, the company stated in a press release. The Mountain View-based tech giant made the announcement at its Google Marketing Live (GML) India event on Thursday. Alongside, the company has also introduced a slew of new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ad tools for brands and enterprises. Among them, the biggest tool is “Generated for You” that can go through a brand’s product catalogue and generate images and video ads while aligning with the brand’s identity.

Google Plans to Show Indian Search Users Ads in AI Overviews

In October 2024, several Google Search users in the US reported seeing ads in the AI Overviews section when searching about certain products and recommendations. The tech giant later officially released ads to both mobile and desktop users in the US, highlighting that only relevant, search query-based ads will be served to users. So far, the company has not expanded these ads in any other region.

However, at the GML India event, Google shared its plans to begin displaying ads in AI Overview to India users later this year. There was no mention of any particular timeline for when users can expect to see them. Just like in the US, these ads will be served on both mobile and desktop. Notably, only English language ads will be shown to users.

Google revealed at the event that globally, more than 1.5 billion people use AI Overviews, and in India, the feature has witnessed a strong 10 percent growth in the type of queries that show these AI-generated summaries. This high visibility might have been the reason behind Google’s decision to expand ads in AI Overviews.

In the US, ads in AI Overviews underneath the summary, in a specified “Sponsored” section. These ads come with a title, short descriptor, and a clickable purchase link. The products shown are based on the search keywords.

Apart from this, the tech giant is also introducing a new AI ad tool in its Product Studio, which will be available later this year. Dubbed “Generated for You,” it can automatically identify the most relevant products from a brand’s catalogue and generate images and videos that align with the brand’s identity. These ad assets can then be used across Google platforms, and advertisers can track their performance. The company said the AI tool can also analyse trends to suggest marketing campaign concepts and seasonal promotions.

Amazfit Active 2 Square smartwatch has been unveiled in India. The new wearable comes with a 1.75-inch AMOLED display and a BioTracker 6.0 PPG sensor for monitoring heart rate, sleep, and SpO2 levels. The wearable supports Bluetooth calling and has over 160 sports modes. The Active 2 Square carries a 260mAh battery that is claimed to deliver up to 10 days of usage on a single charge.

Amazfit Active 2 Square Price in India, Availability

Amazfit Active 2 Square is priced at Rs. 12,999. It comes with a Black colour (leather strap) and an additional Red silicone strap in the box. It is currently up for sale through the Amazfit India website.

Amazfit Active 2 Square Specifications

The Amazfit Active 2 Square has a 1.75-inch AMOLED display with 390×450 resolution, 341ppi pixel density, and sapphire glass protection. The square-shaped display is touted to deliver up to 2,000 nits of brightness. The wearable is compatible with the Zepp app, and users can select over 400 free watch faces from the app. The smartwatch offers over 160 sports modes, including cycling, hyrox race, running, yoga, swimming, climbing, among others. It has a stainless steel body.

Like the recently launched Amazfit smartwatches, the Amazfit Active 2 Square boasts a BioTracker 6.0 PPG biometric sensor that provides heart rate monitoring, sleep monitoring, and blood-oxygen saturation (SpO2) tracking. The wearable also monitors breathing rate and offers an alert for abnormal readings. It has an inbuilt Cycle Tracking feature for tracking the menstrual cycle. It also includes a Personal Activity Intelligence (PAI) health assessment system as well.

The Amazfit Active 2 Square has Bluetooth 5.2 and BLE connectivity. Users can answer incoming calls or dial outgoing calls directly from the smartwatch. The wearable also allows users to change music tracks, sync notifications directly from their wrist. iOS users can control their phone’s camera on the smartwatch. It has inbuild GPS, allowing users to track their outdoor activities.

The smartwatch also includes Zepp Flow, a voice control feature that lets users manage watch settings and perform other tasks using voice commands. The Amazfit Active 2 Square has a Zepp Coach feature that provides personalised AI-generated workout plans that adjust based on the wearer’s performance and recovery.

The Amazfit Active 2 Square houses a 260mAh battery, and it ships with a magnetic charging base. The battery is claimed to deliver up to 10 days of playback time on a single charge with typical usage. It is advertised to deliver up to 19 days of battery life in Battery Saver Mode. It takes up to two hours to fill the battery from zero to 100 percent. It has a 5ATM water resistance rating.

Linda Yaccarino, one of Elon Musk’s top deputies as CEO of his X social media site, is exiting the company in a surprise move just months after the platform was acquired by the billionaire’s AI startup, xAI.

Yaccarino, 61, made the announcement in a post on X suggesting it was her decision, though Musk has a history of dismissing deputies suddenly. “I’ve decided to step down as CEO of X,” Yaccarino wrote.

Her departure adds to turbulence in Musk’s sprawling business empire, including falling sales at his electric vehicle maker Tesla and AI-related controversies. Musk has been embroiled in a war of words with former ally President Donald Trump.

Yaccarino, an advertising industry veteran, held the post for two years after being brought aboard to help revitalize X’s reputation among marketers, who had been fleeing the platform over concerns about a rise in hateful or otherwise toxic content. She did not give a specific reason for her departure and both X and Yaccarino did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

It was unclear when the CEO’s resignation would take effect.

“Thank you for your contributions,” Musk wrote on X replying to Yaccarino’s resignation post.

While wooing marketers, Yaccarino sued some advertisers and a major industry group known as the World Federation of Advertisers, alleging they had colluded to deny X ad dollars, including through a boycott of the platform.

Flagging Advertiser Confidence

Yaccarino’s resignation comes one day after Grok, the AI chatbot developed by xAI, posted content on the platform with antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler. The posts were deleted following a public backlash and Yaccarino wrote she was working to restore advertiser confidence and prioritize safety on X.

Analysts said Yaccarino’s task was difficult, given Musk’s reputation and the more prominent placement of extreme content on X that had repelled some advertisers. “Yaccarino had to try to run the business while also regularly putting out fires,” said Emarketer vice president Jasmine Enberg, who added that with X’s ad business expected to show growth in 2025, she “accomplished what she was hired to do.”

Yaccarino, previously chair of global advertising and partnerships at Comcast’s NBCUniversal, may have left as “a result of a lack of fit between her approach and Elon Musk’s style,” said Gil Luria, analyst at D.A. Davidson. “This may have come to a head when the embedded AI chat Grok started responding to AI posts in an increasingly offensive manner yesterday.”

In March, Musk’s AI startup xAI acquired the social media platform in a $33-billion all-stock deal. Neither X nor Yaccarino said who will take her place.

Tesla, of which Musk is CEO, is also dealing with an exodus of top executives. The billionaire’s confidant at Tesla, Omead Afshar, and North America HR director Jenna Ferrua left the company last month, sources told Reuters. Musk had spread himself thin this year while running Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency before leaving the post in May.

Tesla shares slipped about 1 percent on the news about Yaccarino.

X is grappling with a heavy debt load, and Yaccarino has had to often deal with controversies stirred up by Musk, including his endorsement of antisemitic conspiracy theories in late 2023. Musk renamed the platform, which was formerly known as Twitter.

Under Yaccarino, X introduced new features aimed at turning the social media site into the “everything app” that Musk aimed for, including partnering with Visa to offer direct payment solutions and launching a smart TV app.

The company was also exploring rolling out an X credit or debit card, the Financial Times reported last month.

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Oppo recently launched the Reno 14 Pro 5G and Reno 14 5G phones in India. The Reno 14 Pro 5G was equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 8450 SoC and a 6,200mAh battery. Now, soon after the Reno 14 5G series’ India launch, the company is said to be gearing up to launch its Reno 15 series in the second half of 2025. A tipster recently took to a Chinese social media platform to reveal that Oppo could launch the Reno 15 series tentatively in November. A few specifications of the smartphones have also been tipped.

Oppo Reno 15 specifications (expected)

Tipster Smart Pikachu, posted on the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, that Oppo could launch the Reno 15 and Reno 15 Pro in the second half of 2025, tentatively in November. The tipster has also revealed that the company could offer the smartphones in two variants – one with a 6.3-inch display and another with a 6.8-inch panel. It is likely that the base Reno 15 could offer a compact build this year. 

Additionally, both the smartphones have been tipped to feature advanced imaging capabilities with improved colour reproduction. The tipster added that the Oppo Reno 15 series could also pack bigger batteries. These specifications should be taken with a pinch of salt since the company is yet to confirm the details.

(NOTE: The information has been machine translated from Chinese.)

If the above information is to be considered, the rumoured Oppo Reno 15 series could launch with a few upgrades from the Reno 14 Pro 5G and the Reno 14 5G.

For context, the Oppo Reno 14 5G and Reno 14 Pro 5G sport 6.59-inch and 6.83-inch 1.5K flat OLED displays, respectively, with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1,200 nits peak brightness level. The Reno 14 5G features a MediaTek Dimensity 8350 chip, whereas the Reno 14 Pro 5G comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 8450 SoC.

For cameras, the Oppo Reno 14 series feature 50-megapixel OIS-supported main cameras, 50-megapixel periscope shooters with 3.5x optical zoom, and 50-megapixel front camera sensors. The base Reno 14 5G handset has an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera, while the Pro variant gets a 50-megapixel sensor with its ultra-wide-angle lens. The Oppo Reno 14 5G and Reno 14 Pro 5G pack 6,000mAh and 6,200mAh batteries, respectively.

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