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The Chinese company that made news on losing its Android license, followed by being slashed by Intel and Qualcomm as well as getting dumped by ARM, now is subject to ban by two more companies – SD Association and WiFi Alliance as part of the US executive order to ban the company. This basically means from now on, Huawei &Honor phones and laptops will not be able to support additional SD or microSD although on existing devices they will continue to work nevertheless.

The World will spend 800 hrs on mobile internet this year.

It is forecast that people all over the world will spend an average of 800 hours on mobile internet this year. By 2021, this number goes 930 hours. On a similar pattern, India’s growth in mobile internet usage went up from 9.4 mins daily in 2013 to 54 mins in 2019. Mobile usage is expected to go upwards with lower data charges, elevated mobile penetration in tier 2 & 3markets, low-cost handsets, 5G networks and inclusion of vernacular content. Marketing investment in mobile technology and mobile-first strategies cannot be ignored and will be mainstream very soon.

Game of Thrones -The watch may have ended by VR has not.

HTC brings the firebrand show Game of Thrones to VR with a game that will take the user “Beyond the wall”, set to launch exclusively on Viveport Infinity. The game transport users to ‘The Wall’, the northern border of The Seven Kingdoms to fight and defend against the army of undead Wights. The game is about 7 to 8 minutes long but depends on how long the user can stay alive.

scUber, Uber’s newly launched Rideshare Submarine.

The king of the taxi service had taken over the roads and skyways and is now venturing to the underwater. “The world’s first ridesharing submarine.”, Uber said while launching it. The one-hour underwater tour will take you to experience the home of 3,000 individual reefs, 900 islands and over 1,500 species of fish.

Infographic show Over Half the Consumers Start Their Online Shopping on Amazon

It is found that compared to 21.8% on Google and 17.2% on a brand’s website, Almost 51% of customers begin their shopping on Amazon. Although this doesn’t mean shopping in a store is stumped. Amazon is a major player in online shopping, and advertising on Amazon is increasingly been seen as a solid investment for retail brands.