Here is what we expect will be the top innovations of 2015
The global sales of mobile phones surged 35 per cent to 417 million units in September quarter, fuelled by a strong market for smart phones, according to research group Gartner.
Priyanka Chopra on fast cars, cool gadgets and how she manages to get that oh-so-hot figure.
Twenty nine-year-old Deepika Singh of Ahmedabad believes education is a powerful tool to bring about social change and that is why she co-founded Udaan, an education resource center that seeks to improve access to and the quality of primary education in rural villages and slum communities in Gujarat.
Ten companies, including Apple, LG, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson, have submitted a memorandum of understanding to the European Commission, pledging to start making phones that can be charged using a single charger. The manufacturers will adopt the Micro USB connector across all their devices from next year, meaning that dozens of different handsets can be charged using a single plug.
Amul, non-government organisations reach out to buyers through the virtual world, which is free.
At least a dozen advertisers, including Reliance Communications, Nokia, Pepsi, Hero Honda, Maruti and Visa among others, and host broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports may find themselves on a sticky wicket with India's exit from the current world Twenty20 cricket tournament.
At least two of them - Lava and Micromax - are arming themselves against the Chinese rivals which made them insignificant in the local market over the past few years.
Sony Ericsson, a leading Japanese-Swedish mobile handset maker, is all set to produce its mobile handsets in Sriperumbudur through manufacturing agreements with Flextronics and Foxconn.
While leading SEZs like Mahindra World, Nokia, Apache, Hyderabad Gems and Jewellery became operational in 2008-09, exports from these zones fell short of target of Rs 1,20,000 crore (Rs 1,200 billion) in the last fiscal, according to the Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZs.
PepsiCo India's new CEO admits to being an ardent follower of the world's management gurus and they clearly mould his outlook.
Jon Wilkins, founding partner of Naked Communications, which gives communication consultancy to some of the world's biggest companies such as Coca-Cola, Nestle and Nokia, is looking for people to set shop in India. Initially, he wants to work with only three people here, who have an entrepreneurial spirit & an understanding for brand strategy. He is attracted to India for 3 reasons - India is ready for change, ad market here is growing rapidly and new channels are opening up.
Global mobile phone majors Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and others are offering a slew of products including touchscreen and music capable handsets in India to counter the might of Apple's iPhone, which is expected to hit the markets in September.
Foxconn is the world's largest contract manufacturer for electronic goods and makes iPhones for Apple and smartphones for its Chinese rival Xiaomi.
The list, posted on a website link launched by the US regulator, includes ABB, HSBC, Nokia, Unilever, Cadbury, Total and Siemens among others.
'I found my motivation in the fast emerging mobile market.' 'Nokia's biggest mistake lay in its stubbornness to change.' 'It's important to understand the pulse of the people It has been a long journey for Md Gyasuddin, Hitech Mobiles MD.
Not at the moment, says Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com, but the day is coming soon when the DSLR camera might become redundant.
The Big Two telecom companies have accelerated their moves towards this next-gen technology, though they have chosen very different routes to getting there.
'The workers's dance of wilful destruction has the potential to kill all investments planned in India by any foreign entity,' argues Dr Sudhir Bisht.
It has captured 38 per cent of the feature phone segment in 2018 through frequent innovation, says Arnab Dutta.
India will attract $800 million in the manufacturing of telecom products and equipment during the current fiscal, Union IT and Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran said on Monday.
Components manufactured in India are low-value products like casing and box packaging that constitute 5% of the bill for materials required in phone manufacturing.
Finnish mobile handsets and electronic equipment maker Elcoteq on Monday opened its factory in Bangalore and said it will invest up to $100 million and hire 1,000 people by 2006 for the unit.
According to analysts, most of the growth in the smartphone space will come from existing users, who will be lured to upgrade their handsets as new features and technologies turn existing features redundant, says Arnab Dutta.
Companies are looking for an engaging hook, and sound is universally seen as a big emotional connector, finds Nikhat Hetavkar.
'Indian entrepreneurs became traders for Chinese goods rather than producers of goods.'
The Taiwanese maker is adopting a model of setting up smartphone assembly lines in multiple cities across India.
'If a 'two-front war' develops, Iron Brother may only turn out to be a drag on the PLA, since Pakistan is in no position to wage a war with India,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
He said that the whole world being robbed of creativity and ideas because so many people in India are not online.
Experts say launches would pick up pace from mid-March.
Zuckerberg is kicking off a tour of Europe on Monday.
Patent fees will likely squeeze margins, and in turn the company's valuation.
However, the firm continued with its operation in the Indian market.
Foxconn is yet to submit its land requirements to the Maharashtra government to set up its factories.
PM Modi's China visit may strengthen ties between both the countries.
With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector.
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