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Apple delivered one of the strongest performances in India’s smartphone market in 2025, recording 28% year-on-year shipment growth, far ahead of market’s 1% volume expansion
Apple is yet to launch its first foldable iPhone, but new reports suggest the company is already exploring a clamshell iPhone Flip to rival Samsung and Motorola.
Apple’s online store now lets buyers build their own Mac. This simple guide explains how first-time users can choose the right screen, performance, memory, and storage.
MLB The Show 26 comes with new gameplay features like “Bear Down”, “Big Zone Hitting” and “PCI Sensitivity”.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has outlined a potential answer to the persistent bot problem on X, the social network owned by Elon Musk. The idea centres on biometric verification as a way to ensure that online accounts are operated by real people rather than automated systems.
Realme is expected to launch the Realme 16 5G in India soon. The mid-range phone may feature an iPhone Air-like design, AMOLED display, big battery, and a selfie mirror.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a new campaign calling on major technology companies, including Apple, Google, and Meta, to expand end-to-end encryption and make privacy-protective settings the default.
Samsung has announced its 2026 OLED TV lineup and Odyssey gaming monitors with NVIDIA G-SYNC compatibility, targeting smoother gaming performance across PCs and consoles with higher refresh rates and updated display features.
Oracle is reportedly planning layoffs of up to 30,000 employees as it faces funding pressure to expand AI data centres, with banks pulling back on financing.
A new satirical website called Bugs Apple Loves catalogues Apple’s most stubborn software issues and presents them as a scoreboard estimating how many collective human hours they have wasted. Using deliberately exaggerated maths and sharp copywriting, the project pokes fun at bugs that many users feel have lingered for years without meaningful fixes.
Amazon has begun warning users more clearly that certain shopping behaviours can put their accounts at risk of being blocked. The message appears during the return process for some customers and makes it explicit that repeated misuse of returns, cancellations, and refunds can lead to account-level action.
While its overall footprint remains small, researchers say Grokipedia’s visibility in AI answers is steadily rising, raising fresh concerns about accuracy, misinformation, and the risks of AI systems citing other AI-generated content.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's remarks follow a Wall Street Journal report that Nvidia was reconsidering the scale of its investment in OpenAI, even as the AI startup prepares for what could be one of the largest funding rounds in tech history.
Season 29 will be the final Apex Legends update on Nintendo Switch.
Bethesda makes Fallout 76 free to play for a limited time.
The upcoming Witcher game also features Geralt’s friends and companions.
Vivo is gearing up to release two new devices under its next-generation camera-centric V70 series in India. A dedicated microsite for the Vivo V70 series is now live on an e-commerce platform, teasing its key features and specs.
Industry leaders believe this move is India’s play to outcompete established hubs like Singapore, Ireland, and the Middle East for global cloud infrastructure investment.
Electronics and IT minister says AI infrastructure push is key to India’s ambition of becoming a top three AI nation.
Industry executives said the changes materially improve ease of operations and reduce audit exposure and dispute risk.
Long-term tax certainty strengthens India’s data centre investment case leading to better opportunities for hyperscalers, cloud service providers and equipment suppliers
The Tecno Camon 50 series could launch soon, as both handsets in the lineup have now been spotted on various certification platforms. Moreover, both devices are tipped to run Android 16, with Tecno’s HiOS skin on top.
Additionally, Gupta also pointed out that the use case of foreign cloud providers serving global demand from India shall increase significantly.
Budget 2026 is ultimately a statement of confidence, one that envisions India as a global hub for data infrastructure, manufacturing competitiveness, and semiconductor innovation
The iPhone maker had pushed for the change, warning that I-T rules could undermine its India expansion. The decision mitigates two major pain points, margin pressure and capital constraints for equipment, say experts
In Budget 2026, FM Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to support IICT in setting up AVGC Content Creator labs with an outlay of Rs 250 crore
The UPI transaction value growth has already dropped to 13 percent even though volume growth remains robust at around 28 percent
The expanded scope is critical if India is to transition from being a participant to a structural player in the global semiconductor ecosystem
Nubia has launched the RedMagic 11 Air in global markets following its recent China debut. The smartphone features a thin transparent body and is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, coupled with a large 7,000 mAh battery
Industry leaders believe the expanded ECMS support could fast-track India’s shift from assembly-led growth to a more integrated, value-driven electronics manufacturing base.
On November 14, the IT ministry announced setting up of four-member Data Protection Board
On February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala announced the creation of dedicated rare earth corridors across four mineral-rich states.
Sitharaman said the government is seeking to meet the 'aspirations of youthful India' with these new measures
The iPhone 16 is the world’s best-selling smartphone in 2025. Here’s why it still makes sense to buy the iPhone 16 even after the launch of the iPhone 17.
The budget also introduces Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources), described as a multilingual AI tool aimed at improving linguistic accessibility across the country.
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI is hiring award-winning writers to train its chatbot Grok. The job listing has drawn attention for its high requirements and pay range.
The measures announced in the Budget will go a long way in establishing India as a globally competitive and trusted hub for electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, it said
The increase in budget outlay includes expenditure on ISRO’s rocket and satellite projects, infrastructure at key centres and so on
After using the Livpure Lotier AIOT daily, this review looks at its design, water quality, app features, price, and whether a smart purifier can truly match the long-term reliability of a decade-old RO system.
Upcoming ISM 2.0 has received Rs 1,000 crore and the modernisation of Semiconductor Laboratory in Mohali has received Rs 900 crore in allocation in the Budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the next phase of the chip strategy, with the launch of India Semiconductor Mission 2.0
To promote the adoption of digital payments, the government mandated that UPI transactions remain free for users, and in return, it will compensate payment firms for the costs they bear to facilitate them
To qualify, such companies must route services for Indian customers through an Indian reseller entity, ensuring that India not only becomes a global hub for cloud infrastructure.
India’s sub-Rs 4,000 TWS segment is crowded, but the realme Buds Air 8 focuses on ANC, multi-device connectivity, and battery life. I used it as my daily driver across calls, commutes, workouts, and music—here are my final thoughts.
Dixon Technologies (India)'s Subsidiaries, Kunshan Q Tech Microelectronics (India) and Dixon Electroconnect have been granted approval by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) on 2 January 2026, for manufacturing of Camera Module Sub-assembly and Optical Transceiver-SFP, respectively.
It has also allocated Rs 35 crore for National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and National Centre of Excellence for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics - Extended Reality (NCoE AVGC-XR). The allocation is up from Rs 17 crore in Budget 2025-26.
The proposed Khelo India Mission will include the systematic development of coaches and support staff, integration of sports science and technology, and promotion of competitions and leagues to build a strong sports culture.
Leaks suggest the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra will feature a flat 6.9-inch display, updated camera layout, Snapdragon chipset, Android 16 software, and S Pen support ahead of its expected February launch.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman added that this measure will make India a global leader in services with a 10% global share by 2047.
The Finance Minister highlighted the strong response to the electronics components manufacturing scheme, launched in April 2025 with an outlay of Rs 22,919 crore. The scheme has already attracted investment commitments at nearly double its original targets, reflecting rising investor confidence in India’s electronics manufacturing ecosystem.
