Samsung launches three new phones, Google explains decision to remove certain apps and other top tech news of the week

In major tech headlines of this week, Samsung launched three new smartphones in India; Google removed the ‘anti-China’ and Mitron apps from Play Store (the latter is back now). All this and more in top tech news of the week ...

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio Platforms bagged two major deals this week. Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company announced it will invest Rs 9,093.60 crore for a 1.85% equity stake in Jio Platforms. Silver Lake and its co-investors will invest another Rs 4,546.80 crore in Reliance Industries’ digital platform. Read the full story here.

The week saw Google remove two ‘popular’ apps from the Play Store. The two apps in question are Mitron (a TikTok rival) and 'Remove China' apps. Google also gave an official explanation on the removal of these apps in a blog post. Though the company did not name the two apps, it’s quite clear that it is referencing them. Incidentally Mitron app has now been restored and can be downloaded from Play Store again. Read the full storyhere.

In an organisational rejig, Google has promoted Prabhakar Raghavan as head of Search and Assistant. With this, the company’s search engine, advertising and commerce business comes under Raghavan. He is taking over from Ben Gomes. Read the complete story here.

https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/google-elevates-prabhakar-raghavan-as-head-of-search-ben-gomes-moves-to-a-new-role/articleshow/76214497.cms

Samsung has launched a new mid-range smartphone Galaxy A31 in India. This is the company’s first smartphone to launch with MediaTek processor in India. Priced at Rs 21,999, the handset will be available in both online and offline markets. Read the complete story here.

Samsung added two new phones to its M series lineup in India. The company launched Galaxy M11 and Galaxy M01. The two new smartphones are priced under Rs 13,000 and run on Qualcomm processors. Both the phones are available across online and offline channels. Click here to read the complete news.

The week also saw Mitron app make a comeback. The app which was removed by Google on June 2 from Play Store because of certain policy and guideline violations is now back with resolved issues in video uploads, bug fixes and UX changes. Read the complete story here.