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    • Govt sets up panel to formulate framework on repairability index in mobile and electronics

      The framework will aim to provide consumers with essential information about product repairability besides seamless access to spare parts will enable informed purchasing decisions

    • Apple Watch prices have outpaced Apple iPhone over last seven years

      Apple products still don’t beat inflation, with prices of most products rising slower than the consumer price index

    • Infinix Note 40 Pro series Racing Edition launched in India: Price, specs, and more

      The Infinix Note 40 Pro and Note 40 Pro+ smartphones run on the MediaTek Dimensity 7020 SoC and have a starting price of Rs 15,999.

    • Proposed duty cuts: Prices of fully assembled imported smartphones may fall in India

      India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), which represents Apple, Foxconn, Dixon, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, among others, said that the industry's proposal for tariff slab rationalisation has also been acknowledged and has announced that it will be taken up in the next six month would further embolden the industry and its competitiveness.

    • Exclusive: Dixon ready for more M&A opportunities to grow mobile business; set for component play: MD Atul Lall

      With top Android brands like Samsung, Xiaomi, Realme, Motorola and Transsion-Ismartu brands like Techno, iTel, and Infinix, Dixon is targeting to corner 40-45 percent of the total EMS outsourcing opportunity in India.

    • Battle Of The Foldable Smartphones At MWC | Tecno & Oppo Join The Race | Mobile World Congress 2023

      2023 is the year that foldable smartphones are going mainstream. It's no longer Samsung's monopoly at the MWC 2023 as it has been full of releases showcasing the biggest innovations in the category. In fact, not just the foldables, but rollable phones too got a moment to shine. Companies like Motorola, Oppo, Honor & Tecno are planning to flood the markets with different variations of foldable phones too. Watch this video to find out who is coming out on top in the battle of foldable smartphones!

    • Mobile number portability requests rise as customers relocate, work from home

      As per the monthly subscription report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the requests for changing the network provider shot up since the time the lockdown was lifted in the country.

    • Delay in land clearances, lack of skilled labour may push back PLI scheme deadline for mobile manufacturing

      The Union Cabinet approved the PLI scheme for 10 more sectors on November 11. These are pharmaceuticals, automobiles and auto components, telecom and networking products, advanced chemistry cell batteries, textile, food products, solar modules, white goods, and specialty steel.

    • JioPostpaid Plus: How to get the new Jio postpaid plan with free Netflix subscription

      To join the JioPostpaid Plus plan from September 24, postpaid users can simply apply on Whatsapp. Prepaid users can also switch and subscribe using the following steps.

    • Snapdeal, Truecaller tie up for better shopping experience

      Customers with Truecaller application installed on their mobiles will be able to easily identify and filter IVR or delivery verification calls when shopping on Snapdeal, it said in a statement here.

    • Facebook's quarterly revenue surges 50.8%

      Mobile ad revenue accounted for 84 percent of company's total advertising revenue of USD 8.63 billion in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with 80 percent a year earlier.

    • Intex eyes Rs 100 cr from handsets exports this fiscal

      The company has presence in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Myanmar, Spain and had clocked around Rs 7-8 crore from exports last year.

    • Snapdeal takes on Flipkart with 'Unbox Diwali Sale' from Oct 2

      E-commerce major Snapdeal today said it will flag off the festive season with its 'Unbox Diwali Sale' from October 2, the same day when its larger rival Flipkart will begin its own festive offers.

    • Karbonn to add women safety features on phones in 2 months

      Karbonn today said it will roll out an SOS app for women on its handsets in the next two months, much ahead of the government's mandate of installing a panic button on phones from January 1.

    • Budget 2016 India: Cars, air travel, movies & eating out to be costlier

      As a result of a new levy, Krishi Kalyan cess, on all services, activities including eating out, watching movies in theaters and payment of bills, will also become more expensive.

    • BBC to cut more than 1K jobs as people swap TV for Internet

      The BBC said it will cut more than 1,000 jobs because it expects to receive 150 million pounds (USD 234 million) less than forecast from the licence fee next financial year as viewers turn off televisions and watch programmes on the Internet.

    • LG, Samsung Mobiles top 2 trusted brands in India: Report

      LG was ranked fourth while Samsung Mobiles was ranked at 379th position in The Brand Trust Report in 2014. The survey was conducted amongst 2,373 respondents across 16 cities.

    • Mobile phones ring in better democracy, economy

      In a new study called Mobile Technologies: The Digital Fabric of our Lives, conducted by Cologne Institute for Economic Research and Vodafone Institute for Society and Communications, researchers have found statistical evidence that mobile phones aid the process of democratisation, per capita growth and gender equality.

    • More people paying to read news online: Study

      Over the last 10 months, there has been a significant shift in public attitudes towards online news, a survey of 11,000 internet users across nine countries has found.

    • Online shopping all-set for next big leap

      Online shopping is set for a big leap this year if the numbers crunched by Google are to be believed. In 2012, this segment grew more than twice over the previous year, prompting researchers to call it an inflection point for online shopping in India.

    • Most Indian tech buyers know exactly what they want: Google report

      Google tech shopper report shows 7 out of 10 Indian buyers know what brand and model they want before entering a store.

    • Messaging apps show mobile Internet's rise in Asia

      A handful of smartphone apps that began as basic instant messaging services have amassed several hundred million users in Asia...

    • Partners for Mozilla's Boot to Gecko mobile OS to be revealed at MWC

      We first heard about Mozilla‘s Boot to Gecko mobile OS, back in July 2011. The idea is that instead of booting ...

    • Zebronics introduces Zebstation Lite multimedia speakers

      Zebronics, a popular name in the computer peripherals arena has added yet another variant to its portable, battery-powered multimedia speaker line-up, called Zebstation Lite

    • After Ice Cream Sandwich Google‘s next OS - Jelly Bean

      Google has a long standing tradition of naming updated versions of their Android operating systems after desserts. This year at the Google I/O Conference,

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