Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc has tied up with Taiwan's Foxconn to start assembling phones in India.
First it was called content-led commerce. Then it came to be known as influencer-led commerce. And its latest iteration is creator economy. This evolution of the terminology for online personas impacting buying decisions -- through blogs, memes, bite-sized videos, and podcasts -- has happened over the past five to seven years.
All eyes this year, however, are on Nokia's latest launches.
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.
Nokia has managed to enter the top-five list in the feature phone market within six months of its comeback
Akash Ambani's first big job as he takes over as chairman of Reliance Jio, the group's telecom arm, is a no-brainer - he has to get his company through the long-awaited 5G auctions that are a few weeks away. But his bigger job, analysts said, will be to lead the transformation of the telecom company into a tech giant, a process that is underway as it seeks to list in the US. Insiders said there has been plenty of debate within the company's top executives on the auction strategy.
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.
DoT is even considering measures to urge private telecom operators to bring down their dependence on Chinese-made telecom equipment.
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!
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 fourth finance ministerial meeting, to be held in New Delhi, will have Finance Minister P Chidambaram from the Indian side and Hyun Oh-seok, Deputy Prime Minister and minister of strategy and finance, from South Korea.
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.
She said the government is preparing a blueprint to build 100 smart cities and to upgrade India's infrastructure
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.
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.
The Indian tablet market has been dominated by Chinese or local players.
Xiaomi is the third largest smartphone brand in the top 30 cities in India.
While the 'Made in China' tag continues to be dominant as far as handsets in India go, things are beginning to change.
Apple, Samsung, Google and more all the big guns feature in this list
Why Ashish Narsale is looking forward to its launch.
Many phones will be launched in the next three months, but the one's here have been anticipated for long, and they are very important phones for their respective brands.
The SE is up against some sweet deals from China and South Korea, not to mention Apple's own XR.
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.
He said that the whole world being robbed of creativity and ideas because so many people in India are not online.
It will be exclusively available on Amazon.
The smartphones are priced Rs 6,399 onwards.
These upcoming phones might have the coolest tech of 2018.
Nokia has retained the top slot in Indian GSM market with 79 per cent share, while US giant Motorola has more than doubled its share to seven per cent this year, according to a study.
Chinese handset maker Xiaomi is expected to launch its latest 4G device Mi4 in the country later this month as it looks to strengthen its position in the booming Indian smartphone market.
General Motors vice-president P Balendran is less diplomatic and talks about a 'severe blow'.
Following the footsteps of Motorola, Chinese handset maker Xiaomi is also teaming up with e-Commerce major Flipkart to launch its handsets in India.
Pending final approvals, Huawei would become the first big-name Chinese phone maker to manufacture hardware in India's growing market.
Google is the most attracitve employer in India followed by Sony
It seems like 2012 will end up as the year of the tablet PC consumer as the action is just hotting up and hopefully by the time the year ends there'd more consumers with tablet PCs than mobile phones in India.
Pricing is a vital part of strategy to take high speed broadband to 265 million homes
From OnePlus' Concept One smartphone to the Microsoft Xbox Series X, Khalid Anzar lists the top 6 gadgets we can look forward to in 2020.
According to BSE, Bharti Airtel's revenue (on a standalone basis, excluding that from foreign operations and their subsidiaries) stood at Rs 49,919 crore (Rs 499.19 billion).
If the Delhi HC order stays effective, Xiaomi would lose the fastest growing smartphone market.
Sunil Nayyar moved to India as head of sales for Sony.
Policy constraints may prevent many of the global retail giants from reaching their full potential.There are too many restrictions right now in the sector and policy makers lack clarity.
