HDFC Bank customers will be able to do 11 transactions on their Apple device using the `watchbanking' service.
Whether it's Carrefour, Ford, or other foreign majors, they are ready to adjust their strategies and design their plans in a way that would address the Indian consumption story.
Apple is loathe to use customer data to deliver targeted advertising.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday questioned Amazon's announcement of $1 billion investment in India, saying the US retailer was not doing any great service to the Indian economy but filling up for the losses it had suffered in the country. He said that their huge losses in India "smells of predatory pricing", which is not good for the country as it impacts crores of small retailers.
The pop star slammed the company for its three-month free trial... and Apple bowed to her wishes.
Apple said on Tuesday it sold 47.5 million iPhones in the third quarter, up 35 per cent from a year ago.
He noted that the infrastructure in India has come 'quite a ways' since Apple began to put a lot of energy in the Indian market 'because of their leadership and so forth.'
Sources say Apple is currently looking for a professional who can advise the company in dealing with the government.
Apple and Samsung are international players and should work as a team with domestic companies to transform India into a global powerhouse: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
The trip was more about understanding the Indian market, but was also about signaling to the world that Apple has arrived in India
A Dubai trip plus Apple iPhone 12 is cheaper than buying the phone in India. Various models of the iPhone 12 Pro and Max are cheaper in Dubai by up to Rs 35,000 owing to higher GST, Customs duty in India.
It will be available from April 24.
'The wave of terrorism is over in Kashmir. Local people do not support it.'
The CEOs have been discussing a collaboration for some time, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
Profit of $18 billion was the biggest ever reported by a public company, worldwide.
To promote localisation of manufacturing and reduce its import bill, the government increased basic customs duty on mobile handsets - from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
Apple Music is currently offering a free three-month trial.
State-backed media attacked apple over warranty policies. Chinese consumer, however, scoffed the press.
NavIC consists of a constellation of seven satellites and a network of ground stations and is touted to be more accurate than GPS.
Apple said the new iPad Pro's screens will measure 12.9 inches diagonally
Apple has been continually updating and adding new features to Maps including 3D views.
Both firms have made several applications for patents pertaining to digital payments in the country
The city houses National Remote Sensing Centre and is also home to several companies offer geographical information system services.
rediffGURU Komal Jethmalani offers advice on how to alter your lifestyle so that you can stay healthy.
Apple said it sold 51.2 million iPhones in its second fiscal quarter, down from 61.2 million in the same quarter a year ago but above analysts' estimates of about 50 million devices.
It see modest improvements such as a fingerprint sensor.
The company has also stepped up its courtship of machine-learning PhD's, joining Google, Amazon, Facebook and others in a fierce contest
Apple has authorised Bharti Airtel to 'unlock' its 3G iPhones, launched earlier, enabling the Indian company to sell it through their stores to any user, not necessarily only an Airtel subscriber.
Software developers who tried on an Apple Watch for the first time on Friday predicted a rush of new apps over the next few months.
It is being suggested that apps, such as WhatsApp and Telegram, should share their APIs with each other to ensure there is interoperability, just as it exists across email services.
Sales of Apple's smartphones in China have suffered a setback.
Apple Inc unveiled a watch, two larger iPhones and a mobile payments service on Tuesday as Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook seeks to revive the technology company's reputation as a wellspring of innovation.
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook publicly came out as gay in an article he wrote in Bloomberg Businessweek.
Apple sought exemption from mandatory local sourcing of components for its products
Airtel offers 4G service in 1800 Mhz band frequency while other companies are yet to roll out their services.
On the contrary. The biggest iOS upgrade that Apple has released promises to take on the might of Android provided the company quickly fixes the bugs that users have been facing with iOS 8.
In FY22-23, Samsung exported $4.09 billion smartphones from India -- an increase of 42 per cent over 2021, when it was $2.8 billion -- accounting for 35 per cent of all smartphone exports.
It, however, does not manufacture devices on its own and rather does it through contract manufacturers.
App makers are passionate about developing for the Apple Watch.
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