Top Indian Tech News - Nokia 3.2 Launched India, ASUS Zenfone 6 And Black Shark 2 To Go On Sale

Each week, there are a lot of events going on in the world of technology in India, from the launch of a new phone to announcements from tech companies and new inventions as well as innovations in the field of space and science.

And in this article, we will take a look back at what happened, help you catch a glimpse of last week’s highlights in the Indian tech area.

Last Tuesday, May 21, HMD Global launched the Nokia 3.2 in India after unveiling it at the MWC 2019 along with the Nokia 4.2. Some of the most important specifications of the phone include the HD+ screen measuring 6.26 inches, a massive 4,000mAh battery touted to survive for two days. The handset also comes with a dedicated button for Google Assistant and it runs on Android 9 Pie. Regarding the Nokia 3.2 price, the 2GB RAM with 16GB storage variant costs Rs 8,990 while another variant with RAM of 3GB and internal storage of 32GB is priced at Rs 10,790. In addition, the device is available with two color options namely Steel and Black. On May 23, the Nokia 3.2 went on sale through top retail outlets as well as the Nokia website.

Also last week, we learned that the Black Shark 2 gaming phone would soon go on sale in India. The phone was actually launched in China last year, but Xiaomi only sold it in select markets around the world, and India was not among them. Now, the phone maker has decided to launch this device in our country, exclusively through Flipkart. As per the e-commerce platform, it recently posted a teaser suggesting that the Black Shark 2 would come to India soon. The Black Shark 2 is a huge 6.39-inch phone, which houses the Andreno 640 GPU for graphics and is powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset. It’s possible that Indian users will get their hands on the highest version with RAM of 12GB and internal storage of 256GB. Besides, the ASUS Zenfone 6 is also coming to the Indian market via Flipkart.

Moving on from Mobile news, new information surfacing online claims that Truecaller’s Indian user personal data is available for sale online. Accordingly, the data for sale includes phone numbers, email addresses, and names. Not only Indian user data was sold, at Rs 1.5 lakh, but data on almost all Truecaller’s was on sale. According to the Economic Times, a cybersecurity analyst spotted the sale of this database while keeping track of this kind of transactions on the dark web. Also, he believed that it must have been a data breach to get that much data leaked and sold. However, the company denied the possibility of a data breach and said its investigation revealed that some users were misusing others’ data.

In separate news, Google has brought Group video calling feature to Indian users of Google Duo. Currently, this feature, along with the Data Saving Mode, has made its way to Android devices. But it will soon come to iOS handsets too. Users can check if they have got this feature of not by first updating to the latest version. Then open the app, there will be a ‘Create Group’ button under the search bar. Google said that this feature allows as many as eight people in one group call, the previous limit was four.

And last Thursday, IDC reported that there was a decrease of 8.3 percent of shipments in the Indian PC market. In particular, in 2019’s first quarter, the shipments dropped to 2.15 million units, according to IDC’s report. It’s worth noting that HP Inc was still in the leading position regarding the computer market with 28.1 percent of total market share though it experienced a 9.7 percent decline year over year. At the second place was Dell Inc, which held 25.9 percent of total market share and registered a year-over-year growth rate of 2.2 percent.