Paving way for iPhone maker Apple to open its own stores India, the government on Monday relaxed FDI norms by giving a three-year exemption from local sourcing to foreign players in single-brand retail and a further five-year relaxation for 'state-of-art' and 'cutting-edge' technology.
Foxconn's business in India has grown to over $10 billion till 2024.
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Single-brand retailers are also allowed to take e-commerce route for such trading.
An influential American lawmaker has expressed concern on the harsh and often-dangerous working conditions faced by workers in Apple's China-based factories and asked the company to report to it on the improvement of working conditions of its facilities in China.
Software major Adobe has hit back at Apple over the latter's refusal to allow its widely used Flash video product to run on smartphone iPhone and tablet computer iPad, says a media report.
Still, the earliest India will get to experience Apple online will be early 2020 and the company's first fully-owned signature store should be up around 2022 -- almost two decades after it had opened its first store worldwide, writes Nivedita Mookerji.
A striking new display in a bold new design. The iPhone4 from Apple is their best yet. Potential reception issues, though, could spoil an almost perfect device.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that people in his office, several party and other opposition leaders have been sent a warning by Apple of state-sponsored attackers targeting their phone, and alleged that as soon as the Adani issue is touched, probe agencies and snooping are deployed.
Says who? An interesting research reveals that the phone we use says a lot about our personality.
Apple is also expected to announce plans for a startup accelerator in India to work more closely with the Indian developer community that works on the company's iOS and OS X software platforms
A faster processor and dual-lens camera make it a winner, says Abhik Sen.
Apple Inc has said it will issue a software update very soon to cut off the ability of spies and hackers to grab email and other sensitive data from Mac computers.
Pictures from the actress's iCloud account were shared by a hacker on various websites on Sunday, August 31.
The inventor of iPhone, Apple, for the second year in a row has topped the Fortune list of the most admired companies in the world, but no Indian company has made the cut.
RCom has also tied-up with select credit card providers for its latest offering.
The company's net sales rose 39.18 billion in the second quarter ended March 31, 2012 from $24.66 billion in the same year-earlier. International sales accounted for 64 per cent of the quarter's revenue.
Clearly, Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and his team are looking to raise their game in India.
Samsung has sounded the war bugle with the launch of Galaxy S III in London, May 3. Some experts believe that the Galaxy S III's launch was to pre-empt the forthcoming launch of iPhone 5.
The company may offer phones at around Rs 20,000, less than half the starting price of Apple handsets.
It is more of bad news that dominates the top ten tech stories for the year 2008, which includes Microsoft's failed takeover bid for Yahoo, failure of Vista operating system and rumours about death of Apple chief Steve Jobs, as per a list compiled by the Forbes magazine.
Apple announced Tuesday that iPad, is a revolutionary and magical device with a colour touchscreen that allows users to connect with their applications, content and the Internet in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way.
Wrist bands range from leather and stainless steel to sports models in hues from pink to blue.
Sales of Apple's smartphones in China have suffered a setback.
A fleet of cutting-edge premium handsets have been lined up by OnePlus, Google, Huawei and Nokia.
Having graduated from the days when his Windows machine gave up mid-presentation, Ajay Adiseshann, managing director and founder, PayMate, has found true love in Apple iPod and iPhone.
The pop star slammed the company for its three-month free trial... and Apple bowed to her wishes.
Smart devices maker Samsung continued to lead the smartphone market in the country for the fourth consecutive quarter in July-September with a 17.2 per cent market share, market research firm Counterpoint said on Wednesday. Shipments of iPhone maker Apple crossed 2.5 million units in the reported quarter thereby registering an all-time high in a quarter, according to the Counterpoint's Monthly India Smartphone Tracker report. "Samsung maintained its leading position for the fourth consecutive quarter with a 17.2 per cent share driven by the success of its A and M series.
Steve Jobs sold this out of his parents' garage in 1976 for $600.
Apple has been continually updating and adding new features to Maps including 3D views.
This year saw a lot of innovations in mobile phones, and next year will be even more interesting.
Just in case you are still wondering whether it is worth it to blow a hole in your pocket, we lay all your doubts to rest
Apple Inc's iPod upended the music industry, and its iPhone knocked Nokia off its smartphone perch, but Swiss watch makers breezily dismissed warnings that the technology giant's new wristwatch gadget could do something similar to them.
Google had indicated that many more firsts could come from India in the days to come.
Many promoters still consider the cash in the company as their money and are averse to sharing this pie with minority investors, points out Akash Prakash.
Vaishnaw told reporters that the government had recently issued a notice to companies on the deepfake issue, and the platforms responded, but added that the firms will have to be more aggressive in taking action on such content.
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The city houses National Remote Sensing Centre and is also home to several companies offer geographical information system services.
Sony Xperia Z3+ is definitely not a worthy candidate to enter the exclusive club meant for the likes of Samsung Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6, says Himanshu Juneja.
fty features and big screen in a plastic body.
Engineering student Hemanth Joseph, who bypassed Apple's activation lock, is now the poster boy for a young community of ethical hackers.
