The long-awaited release date of the Android version of Fortnite has finally been announced, however it won't be available to everyone straight away. Tim Sweeney, the chief executive of Fortnite developer Epic Games, revealed that the game will available from 9 Aug but only for owners of the Samsung smartphone. The latest Galaxy Note 9 smartphone was unveiled at an event in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday, 9 August. A beta version of the game will also be available for a range of recent Samsung devices, including the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9 Plus, Note 8, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, Tab S4 and Tab S3. According to Samsung, this exclusive period will last for "the next few days." When it is rolled out more widely, the  Fortnite app  will not be available through the Google Play Store, after Epic Games complained about the "disproportionate" cut that Google takes for enabling downloads through its online app store. Google ta...

As per Counterpoint Research’s latest analysis on the important Indian smartphone market , the premium smartphone segment (>INR 30,000) grew 19% annually and 10% sequentially during Q2 2018 as more consumers upgrade to 2018 flagship launches by different Android OEMs in India. The uptick in consumer demand in the premium segment was driven by increasing offers around the new launches as compared to a year ago. These offers range from Cashbacks, EMI, Data bundling and Trade-ins, aimed at reducing the affordability gap and therefore the overall premium smartphone segment grew 19% YoY during Q2 2018. OnePlus surpassed Samsung to lead the premium smartphone segment for the first time ever for full quarter. This was due to strong sales of its flagship OnePlus 6 which was launched during the quarter. India remains an important market for OnePlus, contributing to almost a third of its global revenue. Furthermore, with every flagship OnePlus userbase ...