Recently, Apple did two things differently. First, it entered video streaming sector with cheaper options and second it has opened up its OTT service for non-Apple users too.
International brands such as Daikin, Hitachi and Samsung, which were largely present in the premium products range, are getting aggressive on expanding their mid-range portfolios to penetrate into smaller cities and towns. While competition isn't hurting Voltas just yet, which has managed to retain its market share at 24.4 per cent as of September 30 (Q2), the main question is whether the company can defend its market share without compromising on profitability.
Mobile phones users in India suffer an annual loss of Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) due to theft or misplaced handsets, industry experts said on Thursday.
To escape backlash, handset makers of all major Chinese brands who have their own manufacturing lines in India or outsource from third party vendors here have decided to highlight Made-in-India in their packaging more prominently from now.
It had requested the government to grant it 15 years of duty-free import of components to assemble its iPhones in the country, sharing a road map to slowly indigenise products.
Its 20.7MP camera with an award-winning lens is the main feature of the phone.
Reliance ADAG, Tech Mahindra among top recruiters at IIM-A
These Chinese devices are flooding the Indian markets with latest innovations and designs not to mention very affordable rates. Apple, Samsung, Nokia, Sony, LG and all Indian brands beware!
Based on industry estimates, telecom companies, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and BSNL, are expected to invest over $10 billion on buying 5G telecom equipment in the next five years as they transition from non-standalone networks to standalone 5G networks.
Despite a faster processor and a bunch of new apps, the Asus Fonepad 7 falls short on many fronts.
This listing is arranged according to price in descending order. The last few days -- the arrival of the iPhone 4 and the launch of the much awaited Samsung Galaxy S II has infused some fresh blood into the smartphone range available to you.
Kaif, Harbhajan, and Zaheer will be in South Africa once again, this time to play in the International Indian Film Academy Charity Cricket match on May 15.
The government is believed to be working on a strategy to resolve the matter related to Wednesday's Supreme Court order asking Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee to appear within six weeks before the Ghaziabad trial court in a pending payment case.
Listing Toyota, Intel, Sony, LG and Samsung among his admired companies, Tata Group supreme Ratan Tata has regretted that India is not world class in manufacturing and has lost the "chance to be the factory of the world."
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
DoT is even considering measures to urge private telecom operators to bring down their dependence on Chinese-made telecom equipment.
'We have had 27 years of liberalisation and in the same period Korea and Japan and China transformed themselves forever,' says Aakar Patel.
The move comes against the backdrop of the US and some of its allies banning the purchase of Chinese telecom gear over security concerns and pressuring other countries to follow suit.
The late entrant is banking on rapid launches, focused distribution and higher localisation to get 5 million of the market this year. Will it succeed?
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, recently stated that he sees India in the same position that China was seven to ten years ago
India's e-commerce sector is expected to touch $22bn in 2015.
Of the 1,145 offers made this year, consulting firms made up 34 per cent, followed by banking, financial services and insurance, pharma/healthcare, IT/ITeS and FMCG/retail.
The LG Optimus L9 is a mid-range Android smartphone and competes with Samsung Galaxy SII and HTC One S.
Micromax to raise up to $1 bn from global investors.
The move to push offline sales will be led by opening Mi Home stores, Xiaomi India managing director Manu Jain tells Alnoor Peermohamed.
It was not immediately known how many jobs the proposed new plants would eventually create.
Nokia has managed to enter the top-five list in the feature phone market within six months of its comeback
All eyes this year, however, are on Nokia's latest launches.
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc has tied up with Taiwan's Foxconn to start assembling phones in India.
Patent fees will likely squeeze margins, and in turn the company's valuation.
Cost of Nokia's latest smartphone has been revealed for selected European markets. And it's more expensive than the S3. Will the pricing badly affect its sales? Read on!
Under these rules, telecom gear makers have to share their source codes and get their equipment tested by third-party labs accredited to the government.
London Olympics bronze medallist M C Mary Kom was on Monday voted the 'Most Valuable Player' of India's campaign at the Incheon Asian Games, at a felicitation for the medal winners by the contingent sponsors, Samsung India.
Manu Kumar Jain, vice-president, Xiaomi, and managing director, Xiaomi India, shares his thoughts with Arnab Dutta on how the firm has put India on the forefront.
Is Panasonic P51 worth buying for Rs 22,500? In terms of design, performance, camera and battery it is worth buying, but memory and processor speed are not up to the mark as compared to its competitors (Samsung Galaxy S III, LG Optimus Vu).
The SE is up against some sweet deals from China and South Korea, not to mention Apple's own XR.
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