Indians prefer to buy electronic products such as smartphones offline. The reason being the ability to "touch and feel"
The aim is a vast improvement in quality that would lead to a surge in demand for low-end Android phones
Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu is slated to meet senior executives of Apple on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos later this month.
Tech major is in discussion with film-makers, sport administrators to enter the fast-growing sectors.
The Korean electronics giant says it will get more aggressive on pricing and focus on a narrower set of products for its mid-to-low tier products.
India is the world's third largest smartphone market.
Ken Segall says marketing campaigns should be simple.
Apple has not divulged much specific detail on HealthKit, which is expected to be incorporated into the iPhone 6 come September.
The Note 7 features 5.7-inch display, 12MP rear and 5MP front camera, 64GB onboard memory and 3,500 mAh battery
For a time it looked as if Apple would never relinquish the top spot in terms of market value.
All that is hot and all that is not about Samsung's latest phones.
Despite a couple of flaws Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Duos remains a superior package and still stands out, contends Himanshu Juneja
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.
Is it worth considering against opponents like Apple iPhone 5s, HTC One and Nokia Lumia 1020?
Foxconn has said it is aiming to develop 10-12 facilities in India, including factories and data centres, by 2020
Users of Note 3 can easily stay a bit longer with their devices and wait for price cuts, as Note 4 doesn't bring enough killer features onboard to qualify for an automatic and an immediate upgrade.
Apple has done everything engineeringly possible to minimize the downsides of having a big phone.
With a lively screen and fabulous watch faces, this is Samsung's best effort at a smartwatch yet, says Abhik Sen.
The US tech major is planning to begin local production of its upcoming iPhone 12 by next April - within six months of its launch.
FutureBrand, which is a global brand transformation company, said part of Reliance's success could be attributed to Mukesh Ambani's recasting of the firm as a one-stop-shop for Indians.
The Cupertino-based Apple unveiled its latest version of iPad in the US earlier this month.
Two full-fledged semiconductor fabrication plants are going to come up in India very soon entailing multi-billion dollar investment besides several chip assembly and packaging units, Minister of Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. In an interview with PTI, the minister confirmed that the two projects include a $8 billion proposal submitted by Israel-based Tower Semiconductors and the other from Tata Group. "I am happy to share this with you and you are probably the first one I'm sharing this with.
The first day of March 2015 turned into super Sunday of sorts, as Samsung finally unveiled the much expected Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge mobile phones.
It might give Apple a boost in the fast-growing Indian, Middle East and African markets but also risks cutting its average phone prices and profit margins
For years, India has been a low priority for Apple as spending power is weaker than in China
Exports of electronics goods has risen by 24 per cent from April to November as compared with the same period in the last fiscal, the largest increase out of India's top 10 export categories. The increase has been propelled by mobile exports under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and has pushed electronics up from sixth to fifth position in the top 10. A gap of $200 million separates electronics from occupying the fourth position, currently held by drugs and pharmaceuticals at $17.9 billion.
Apple reduced channel inventory by $3.6 billion.
The Galaxy S7 is one of the most polished product to have been released by Samsung, says Himanshu Juneja
The Pixel handset comes with all-round improvement, and with some workable niggles here and there, the handset looks poised to take on the rival Apple iPhone 7 and Samsung Galaxy S7, says Himanshu Juneja.
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The company isn't talking about plans for marketing the Apple Watch
Samsung Galaxy Alpha is a very capable phone, and sales should pick up pace if the company decides to move quickly and brings the price to a more realistic level of about Rs 35,000, says Himanshu Juneja.
Both firms have made several applications for patents pertaining to digital payments in the country
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday launched the Galaxy Note 4 phablet and the Gear S smartwatch in New Delhi for Rs 58,300 and 28,900, respectively.
Has Steve Jobs' handpicked successor inherited the magic touch or is Apple's winning streak coming to an end?
The company reports profit of Rs 4500 crore in FY14, up from Rs 446 crore in FY10
Apple relies heavily on the sale of its flagship iPhones
New entrant Micromax gives tough competition to established brands as they bring in more lucrative offerings to woo the youth with devices loaded with education and entertainment apps.
Though leading brands like Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Oppo managed to absorb the initial lockdown shock and resumed their local production back to 60 per cent, they would likely suffer a 20-25 per cent loss of sales in the October-December quarter.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the India Mobile Congress in New Delhi on Friday reeled out statistics to show how India has turned into an exporter of mobile phones from being an importer and how big tech companies -- from Apple to Google -- are lining up to become manufacturers in the country. He said after the fastest rollout of 5G mobile telephony services, India will lead the world on 6G. Recalling the launch of 5G technology in the country on October 1, 2022, he remarked that within a year there are about 5 lakh 5G base stations across the country.
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