Used smartphones are gaining popularity in the hinterland, the main market for JioPhone. Share of JioPhone in the feature phone market had shrunk from 47% in Q2 of 2018 to 28% a year after.
A 13.2-megapixel (MP) rear camera takes great pictures, even in low light.
It is betting on enterprise services and new launches to revive demand. But are the measures enough to steal a march on established players like Samsung and Micromax?
Why the new LG smartphone is worth a try.
'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.
The consumer durables player has modified its decades-old logo as it hopes to hold fresh appeal beyond 'mums' to include millennials, says Ritwik Sharma.
Try the LG G8X to experience something fresh, but do not keep your expectations too high, says Khalid Anzar.
The segment has seen entry of one mobile vendor every month.
Budget smartphones will rule the market in 2015.
Abhinav Bindra, who at the Beijing Olympics earned India its first individual gold medal, says the fame that came along with his gold medal from the 10 metres Air Rifle competition at the just-concluded Games will be short-lived as people will soon forget about it.
Mobile devices are now enabling people to network on the move. Users are logging on to popular social networking sites like Facebook, Orkut and Twitter using the general packet radio service technology on their mobile phones to stay in touch with their friends and acquaintances.
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Google's new Nexus models are hands down the show-stealers of the season.
Famous and long believed to be trusted Indian brands have wilted against foreign brands, says Mohan Guruswamy.
With the government's crackdown on Chinese handsets, Indian brands like Karbonn, Lava, Micromax and Movil have usurped the vacated space and increased their share of the market to 15 per cent.
'Visibility is very important, but visibility is also very expensive.' Swapnil Joglekar explores the Parasite phenomenon.
Micromax will invest Rs 300 crore on constructing new factories
And so it ended -- 2009 arguably one of the most exciting years for gadget freaks threw up surprises for some and disappointments for some others. Here are 10 gadgets that enthralled everybody in 2009.
Marquee recruiters made premium offers, with consulting leading the pack by making 25.04% of the offers, followed by IT/ITeS (18.59%), e-commerce (10.55%) and BFSI (10.13%).
The Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange has upheld the penalties imposed on 10 MNCs, including Ericsson, Nokia and Sony by the Special Director of Enforcement for violating foreign exchange regulations.
Microsoft has launched the Lumia 830, 735 and 730, priced at 330 euros (about Rs 26,190), 219 euros (about Rs 17,370) and 199 euros (about Rs 15,800), respectively, as it tries to build on its acquisition of Nokia's mobile division earlier this year.
Worried about the increasing loss every year to users, the Indian Cellular Association has recommended to the government that it should play an active role in this scenario.
These five are budget-friendly yet feature rich.
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.
India was the flavour of the year, at least in the FMCG sector, as multinationals hiked stakes in their subsidiaries lured by long term potential of the country, while homegrown executives made their way to top hierarchy of global firms in 2013.
In order to counter the growing penetration of e-commerce portals, the ICT industry in Gujarat is also mulling initiation of its own portal for selling products.
The company has a market capitalisation of $743 billion.
The trip was more about understanding the Indian market, but was also about signaling to the world that Apple has arrived in India
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Baichung Bhutia and Kiran Bedi's refusal notwithstanding, the Olympic torch relay continues to draw celebrities, with sharpshooters Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Abhinav Bindra joining the April 17 run with the flame. According to a statement from Samsung, the Olympic torch relay partner, sprint queen P T Usha, powerlifter Rajinder Singh Rahelu, actor Sagarika Ghatge of Chak De! India fame and sarod player Ayaan Ali Khan will also join the run.
It is not without reason that Japanese consumer electronics companies such as Sony, Panasonic, Hitachi, Daikin and Sharp are investing significant sums in India.
The actress looked rather dazzling at an air-conditioner launch.
The past few years have seen a frenzy of phone launches.
This year, leading companies such as Samsung, LG, Haier and Whirlpool are launching a slew of products to push sales during the festive season, minus the discounts.In the previous years, the focus during the season was to create excitement around promotions, discounts and the free gifts. This year, the industry seems to be counting on shifting the focus to the new products being launched in the market, with a view to provide more value-added options for the consumer.
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.
Chinese equipment contracts had been given by many public sector undertakings and government companies for their networks, even in sensitive places such as the north east.
LG, Samsung have put their stamp of leadership on the electronic goods market with good customer care & high-end technology.
Amid news that the company was planning to scale down its online marketplace business and eventually exit it, Paytm Mall is targeting Rs 10,000 crore in business over the next 12 months, says Karan Choudhury.
