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Supporters danced to the beats of 'dhol' and waved party flags, creating a festive atmosphere.
Samsung is betting on core capabilities like R&D to stay prepared for the new wave of technologies like 5G and IoT (internet of things).
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The 11 must-knows about Samsung's latest flagship.
Samsung also unveiled its slimmest Galaxy handset.
The top 5 cities of India made up about 60 per cent of the online smartphone sales 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.
Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com brings you amazing gadgets and mobile devices from CES 2022.
Shipment of 5G smartphones in the country continues to gain traction and such devices accounted for 22 per cent market share in the third quarter of 2021, according to CMR. As per CMR's India Mobile Handset Market Review Report for Q3 2021, more than 20 5G-capable smartphones were launched over the course of the quarter.
FIFA World Cup revs up television sales in India
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The industry is expecting double-digit growth on a year-on-year basis, helped by a possible price correction after softening of raw material inputs and factors such as positive sentiments, pent up demand and improving economic conditions. Besides, a shift in consumer behaviour from price consciousness towards technologically advanced premium products with quality, value proposition and safety aspects leading to a rise in demand for home automation products is making the industry upbeat. With the government's production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for white goods, which has witnessed a committed investment of Rs 4,614 crore, in place, many manufacturers are gearing up to make the most out of the opportunity as well as take steps towards reducing their dependency on imports and make products more affordable.
Time was when you turned on your car's ignition, all that happened was that the mechanical system fired up your engine and made it run. Today, the moment you do so, your stereo system probably lights up, connects to the Bluetooth on your smartphone, and lets you make calls through an audio assistant or play music from your phone, which you can hear on the car's speakers. All these smart features in a car are powered by semiconductors, or chips, as they are commonly called.
The Department of Telecom on Tuesday approved applications of telecom companies -- Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and MTNL -- for conducting 5G trials but none of them will be using technologies of Chinese entities. The list of telecom gear makers approved for trials include Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, C-DOT and Reliance Jio's indigenously developed technologies.
Apple Inc's leading contract manufacturer, Taiwanese giant Wistron, has exceeded its investment obligation in India in just eight months, although the government's production-linked investment (PLI) scheme allowed it to complete the investment in four years. Between August 2020 and end March 2021, Wistron made an investment of Rs 1255 crore - 25 per cent more than the total investment it had committed to the government. Under the PLI scheme for mobile devices, the government had stipulated that each of the five participating global companies needed to invest Rs 250 crore every year for the first four years, totalling Rs 1,000 crore.
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!
Made-in-China phone brands are eating away market share of prominent firms like Nokia and Samsung
This programme will offer Xiaomi phone users up to 70 per cent of the value on their old device when they upgrade to newer Redmi or Mi smartphones.
As competition for the smartphones market hots up, new players are making waves.
The actress looked rather dazzling at an air-conditioner launch.
This year's list includes 40 influential people under 40 years of age in five categories -- finance, technology, healthcare, government and politics, and media and entertainment.
There will be uncertainty about outcomes,but one must hope for the best, observes T N Ninan.
As advertising reaches a cacophonous pitch, as it does every year around this time, brands say they are finding newer and more effective ways to reach their audiences.
Companies are innovating with tech tools to ensure that you spend less time at the cash counter.
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Samsung which leads the global list takes the 10th spot in India.
Makers of air conditioners, beverage and ice-cream are hopeful of a boost in sales
Pricing is a vital part of strategy to take high speed broadband to 265 million homes
The Chinese smartphone maker's focus on offline retail has helped it overtake Samsung in top 50 cities in India.
Of late, competition has forced companies to price their tablets competitively, thus bringing them within reach of Indian consumers. We have compiled a list of some tablets that are expected to make waves in 2016.
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.
Blind spots of the company were two-fold - managing cash flow and investments to upgrade technology and continue research and development.
They take our fitness goals out of the constraints of time and space and find us everywhere we go, says Veer Arjun Singh.
Juggernaut's mobile reading app could be a game-changer, says Nilanjana S Roy.
Despite some niggles, LG's fagship V20 is feature loaded and definitely worthy, says Himanshu Juneja
'It's a dream, but will I give it up? No bloody way,' Umesh Pandey, the former Bangkok Post editor turned Opposition candidate, tells Rahul Jacob.
Companies bank on festive season to beat slow market blues
A new motivation needs to spread through the existing ranks to upskill and reskill themselves in the 55 new job roles for digital, says Ganesh Natarajan.
The once-popular brand plans to try its luck in the smartphone market with reliability as its key proposition.
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