Ahead of the entry of the much-awaited iPhone in India, leading mobile phone manufacturer Nokia is looking at strengthening its marketing, branding and distribution network to maintain its position in the domestic market.
Many of the features that iPhone users have on their phones today started first with Android. The site Business Insider listed 10 of these tools that are now part of Apple's smartphone, but have already been with Android.
The iPhone 6 and its higher end model iPhone 6 Plus will be available across retail stores from October 17.
The manufacturing of iPhone 14 in India within weeks of the global launch demonstrates the maturity of Apple's manufacturing capabilities in the country, according to Moody's Investors Service. Increasing volumes of locally-manufactured iPhones will also accelerate Apple's expansion strategy in India, Raj Joshi, Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance Group, Moody's said. The Indian smartphone market's large size and strong growth prospects as the country unveils its 5G network "make it an attractive long-term market for Apple", according to a note by Moody's.
Global mobile phone majors Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and others are offering a slew of products including touchscreen and music capable handsets in India to counter the might of Apple's iPhone, which is expected to hit the markets in September.
In a major push towards 'Make in India', Apple Inc is manufacturing 70 per cent of the mobile phones, in value terms, that it sells in the domestic market, in India, according to sources aware of the development. This is a sharp rise from the figure of 30 per cent just two years ago and marks a major shift in Apple's strategy following the government's Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme that kicked off in FY'21. One of Apple's three vendors here, Foxconn, is currently manufacturing the best-selling model, the Apple 11, along with the Apple 10 and the Apple 12. Another contract manufacturer, Wistron, makes the Apple SE 2020. (The third, Pegatron, has yet to start production). The only models that are imported (they have limited volumes but high value) are the Apple 12 Pro and Pro Max.
Artificial intelligence and augmented reality will reinforce the importance of the iPhone, says Tim Cook.
reQall, one of the first applications for iPhone to be released through AppStore, allows users to capture verbal information without having to key it in on their device. Be it a telephone number, an appointment or sending a text message, all one needs to do is say it aloud and reQall archives it. Currently, the application combines only voice-to-text recordings.
The gift was given to 40 Karnataka MPs ahead of a meeting of them convened by Kumaraswamy in New Delhi to discuss state-related issues, including the Cauvery, to be taken up in the Parliament during the monsoon session beginning on Wednesday.
A lot of hype has been generated ahead of the launch of iPhone, which would be available at Rs 31,000 a piece for the 8Gb memory model and Rs 36,100 for 16GB from the stroke of midnight on Thursday. Leading service providers Vodafone-Essar and Bharti Airtel, who have been accepting bookings from customers, have said the response has been extremely good.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed the hardware that would be packed inside the iPhone 4S.
Making the Pixel 8 in India will not necessarily bring the price down -- witness iPhones made in India that are more expensive than those in the US and Dubai.
Any notions of the iPhone 5 somehow not living up to the enormous hype have been spectacularly doused this week, as new research suggests that no less than 65 per cent of consumers are looking to invest in an iPhone at some time in the near future.
Take our poll once you read through the hottest features of these flagship phones from Apple and Samsung.
13 MP rear camera, 'Live' photos, 4K videos and the A9 chipset that aid faster CPU- and GPU-intensive tasks. Apple's latest iPhone iterations, the 6S and 6S Plus, come with dollops of wow factor.
The iPhone could soon replace the doctors' best friend, the traditional stethoscope, thanks to a free application created by a University College London researcher.
Vodafone, which is offering the iconic Apple iPhone in India along with Airtel, has tied up with Axis Bank and Barclays to offer the phone on six or 12 equated monthly installments (EMIs) for customers who may find the Rs 31,000 to Rs 36,000 price tag too steep.
Mayo Clinic will release the app called Anxiety Coach this week for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch.
The Apple smart phone isn't perfect, but fixing its flaws will take the delicacy of a sculptor.
With the Samsung Galaxy S6 model out, let us take a look at how the two of the most celebrated smartphones match up against each other...
iPhone 3G combines all the features of iPhone with 3G networking, which is said to be two times faster than the first generation iPhone. It has built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, a joint press release said. It also has iPhone 2.0 software, which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.
Some hope Apple Inc would lower the prices of its earlier models -- the iPhone4 and 3GS.
Sellers on eBay, the e-commerce site, are offering the iPhone 5 at exorbitant prices, starting at Rs 74,000 and going up to Rs 88,000, to those who cannot wait to flaunt the smartphone.
Here are 9 hot gadgets worth drooling over: Apple iPhone 4G, Nokia X2, Asus U43Jc Bamboo Collection notebook, Lenovo Y-series notebooks, Apple 27-inch LED Display, Fujifilm Finepix S1800, Toshiba Portege T210, Samsung Floor Standing ACs and Moser Baer MP565-2G MP3 player. Enjoy!
We take a quick look at the specifications and the USPs of the iPhone 5 versus other flagship smartphones -- the HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S III, LG Optimus 4X HD and the Nokia Lumia 920.
Even the most attentive parents often fail to find out why their baby is crying but now a newly launched iPhone programme, developed by paediatricians, will make their task easy by interpreting infants' wails and howls.
'Three manufacturing sectors can create jobs by the million: Apparel, food, and electronic assembly.' 'Let's talk to them and ask them what it would take to scale by a factor of ten,' suggests Naushad Forbes.
Apple Inc's suppliers will begin producing larger versions of the iPhone in China next month.
Apple has been accused of putting customers' privacy at risk after security researchers found that their iPhones were tracking users' locations and saving every detail to a secret file.
After a five-day long visit, Apple CEO Tim Cook left India with a note that he can't wait to return to the country. The visit of Cook coincided with 25 years of the iPhone maker's presence in India. Cook arrived in India on Monday. The visit started with the launch of the first official Apple store in Mumbai on April 18 followed by a second in the national capital on April 20.
The company is planning to invest Rs 1,100 crore in the new mobile phone manufacturing facility.
The thinnest and lightest iPhone, has been completely redesigned to feature a new 4-inch Retina display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology with a better battery life.
The latest upgrades may leave some investors and consumers underwhelmed.
The CID, probing charges against Yediyurappa of sexually assaulting a minor girl, has alleged in the chargesheet that he and three other accused paid money to the alleged victim and her mother to buy their silence.
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.
Apple is expected to introduce its first new product since the iPad in 2010, a smartwatch, later on Tuesday.
A list of 5 top smartphones with 720pHD displays that will make your jaw drop. Think of these devices as Android alternatives to the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4S' Retina Display.
Leading Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz supported the FBI on the issue.
A 23-year-old Chinese woman has died after being electrocuted while using iPhone, her family alleged.
iPhone 3G S features video recording, Voice Control, up to 32GB of storage, and more.
