Two full-fledged semiconductor fabrication plants are going to come up in India very soon entailing multi-billion dollar investment besides several chip assembly and packaging units, Minister of Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. In an interview with PTI, the minister confirmed that the two projects include a $8 billion proposal submitted by Israel-based Tower Semiconductors and the other from Tata Group. "I am happy to share this with you and you are probably the first one I'm sharing this with.
Still, the earliest India will get to experience Apple online will be early 2020 and the company's first fully-owned signature store should be up around 2022 -- almost two decades after it had opened its first store worldwide, writes Nivedita Mookerji.
'If you are not prudent, you may exceed your budget, and if it happens too often, you may end up in debt.'
American CEOs expected to meet Modi on Sunday include Apple's Tim Cook, Walmart's Doug McMillon, Caterpillar's Jim Umpleby, Google's Sundar Pichai and Microsoft's Satya Nadella.
Both versions come up with the dynamic island feature that first debuted on the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max and the USB-C type charging. As per The Verge, an American technology-based website, the iPhone 15 also has an OLED Super Retina display, which supports Dolby Vision content with 1,600 nits of brightness. The peak brightness of this display is 2,000 nits in sunlight, double that of the iPhone 14. Apart from this, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus also has an improved camera system.
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.
Amazon has reclaimed the top spot as the world's most valuable brand despite its brand value falling 15 per cent this year from $350.3 billion to $299.3 billion, said a new report. According to brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance's report, "Global 500 2023", while Amazon is back at No 1, its brand value has fallen by over $50 billion this year, with its rating slipping from AAA+ to AAA. This is as consumers evaluate it more harshly in the post-pandemic world. Brand Finance's research has found that perception of customer service at Amazon has fallen - at the same time as delivery times have lengthened.
Apple CEO landed in Kanpur for IPL match as jet to Vizag was late; he also got to see Lucknow
Terming his decision to join Apple as the 'best' one he ever made, Cook said it has been the 'privilege of a lifetime' to work for Apple and Jobs for over 13 years.
We the people are left in the wind, waiting on the whims of an unengaged president and an oligarch with a nearly bottomless wallet, observes Sree Sreenivasan.
Modi has accelerated efforts to make India the next driver in innovation, Sunder Pichai said.
He will visit the campuses of iconic Tesla, Facebook and Google
The new phones, launched at a virtual event broadcast from Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, include the iPhone 12, the iPhone 12 Pro, the iPhone 12 Pro Max and a new, smaller, iPhone 12 mini.
One of Apple's suppliers, Salcomp, will invest Rs 2,000 crore over the next five years to make components at a Nokia plant in Chennai. The facility, which has been closed for nearly 10 years, will be revived and made operational from March 2020.
It features new advanced camera systems, comes with more power and performance, more battery life, immersive stereo speakers and is the first water and dust resistant iPhone
Apple's online launch is a symbol of success for FDI in single-brand retail, though there's no indication of how much the Silicon Valley major would invest in the country.
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Jobs is again unwell and has taken 'medical leave' to deal with the problem.
Narendra Modi might on Saturday ask the Apple CEO to make in India instead of importing and selling refurbished phones
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Apple's newest phone iPhone 14 will be made in India as the global tech titan bets big on the manufacturing prowess of the world's second-biggest smartphone market after China.
Apple Inc's new smartphone iPhone 5 sold more than two million handsets in China in the first three days after the launch, setting a new record in its second largest market.
'If you are watching cricket and don't want to leave the screen, you could check the menu and order through Zomato (or any other app) from a small part of your screen. That is what we are working towards.'
India's e-commerce market alone is projected to reach $200 billion by 2026, making it a prime industry for ambitious entrepreneurs, explains rediffGURU Harsh Bharwani.
Pichai admitted of dreaming of being a cricketer during his growing up years
Modi was addressing the State Dinner hosted in his honour by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the North Lawn of the White House.
Is Apple going the Android way? Some of the features and enhancements in iOS 14 might make you think the smartphone giant is trying to introduce some android experiences into its ecosystem, says Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal's recent comments on large e-commerce players have reignited the debate about their impact on smaller offline retailers. On Wednesday, Goyal said that the rapid growth of e-commerce in India is a "cause for concern" and is diminishing the market share of small, mom-and-pop stores by offering high-margin products such as consumer electronics and apparel at discounted rates.
Apple and Samsung are international players and should work as a team with domestic companies to transform India into a global powerhouse: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
During his visit to India in May, the Apple CEO had discussed the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Apple's home-grown mapping service had flopped, prompting user complaints, the firing of an executive and a public apology from Apple's CEO.
The new iMac, two iPads and iPhone 12 and 12 Mini will be open for ordering starting April 30, just like in the US, the UK, China and Japan.
US-based Get Ahead reader Rangaprabhu Parthasarthy offers his take on the iPhone 5 which was unveiled by Apple CEO Tim Cook at Yerba Buena Center in downtown San Francisco on September 12
Apple on Wednesday launched the Series 4 of the Watch and three phones -- iPhone XS, XS Max and XR -- at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California.
The new iPhones are "jam packed with new capabilities and an incredible new design", said Apple chief executive Tim Cook.
The list has been topped by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos with Apple CEO Tim Cook coming in at the second place.
Foxconn's business in India has grown to over $10 billion till 2024.
Here's how Apple's latest iteration of iPad -- iPad 2 -- stacks up against its nearest competitors: The Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab.
