iPhone maker Apple led India market with highest revenue in 2023 for the first time while Samsung topped the chart in terms of sales volume, market research firm Counterpoint Research said on Wednesday. While India's smartphone shipments remained flat in 2023 at 152 million units, Samsung and Chinese mobile phone makers Vivo and Oppo were able to grow their shares, according to Counterpoint's Monthly India Smartphone Tracker report. "Apple's focus on India is also aiding the trend, with the brand surpassing the 10-million-unit mark in shipments and capturing the top position in revenue in a calendar year for the first time, propelled by robust demand for both its latest and older iPhones.
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.
Taiwanese cellphone maker HTC Corp has filed a complaint against technology giant Apple Inc with the US International Trade Commission (ITC), seeking a ban on the sale of the iPhone, iPad and iPod in the US.
'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.
The number of apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is huge, and chances are that someone, somewhere is always working towards developing a new app to suit your need. This is not the best part. The good part of having apps, apart from their usage is that surprisingly many of the best apps are free.
Price cuts will surely help Apple's cause here, says Himanshu Juneja.
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Apple Inc has released an application that helps users locate and lock missing devices.
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The trends, the report says, are unmistakable. Apple's iPhone is losing primary support, while the iPad surges and the Android remains among the most important platforms.
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Apple may launch two new models this year - an upgrade to iPhone 5 and also a cheaper version of the phone.
Apple Inc may have disappointed many consumers by not putting sapphire glass covers on its new iPhone, but the scratch-resistant material is gradually making its way into mobile devices despite manufacturing challenges and high costs.
Indian consumers, who have waited for months to own the iconic 3G-enabled Apple iPhone, will have to pay Rs 31,000 for the entry-level 8GB memory mobile phone and Rs 36,100 for a model with double the memory.
Apple Pay also faces competition from Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) - a consortium of retailers including Wal-Mart and Best Buy - which is developing its own mobile payment platform.
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries and Tata Group have made it to the prestigious TIME's list of 100 World's Most Influential Companies of 2024. TIME called Reliance 'India's Juggernaut'. This is the second time that Reliance has found its way into the TIME list. Jio Platforms, the firm that holds digital properties of the conglomerate, was included in the inaugural TIME 100 Most Influential Companies List of 2021. Serum Institute is the other Indian company on the list.
The Cupertino, California-based company, according to Apple retail sources, said initially the 8 GB version of the much-hyped touchscreen device -- which combines Wi-Fi capabilities with a powerful email client, TV feeds, online music store and map-based location guide -- will be launched at a price ranging between Rs 27,200 and Rs 28,000.
Foxconn has said it is aiming to develop 10-12 facilities in India, including factories and data centres, by 2020
In almost all stores worldwide, Tiny Wings is currently topping the charts in top paid apps category and has also got featured by Apple.
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London's High Court ruled in HTC's favour, saying its devices did not infringe four Apple technology patents, including Apple's 'slide-to-unlock' feature.
Taiwan-based Hon Hai Technology Group, the subsidiary of Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii), is in talks with the Tamil Nadu government to invest around $200 million to set up an electronic components unit in the state. According to a Reuters report, FII, which makes communication, mobile network and cloud computing equipment, has shared the plan with the Tamil Nadu state officials. Business Standard had reported last week that Fii's chief executive officer (CEO) Brand Cheng met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and Minister for Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce TRB Rajaa.
Apple's head of mergers and acquisitions, Adrian Perica, met with Tesla Motors Inc founder Elon Musk at the company's headquarters last year around the same time analysts suggested that Apple acquire the Model S electric car maker, the newspaper reported on Sunday.
A striking new display in a bold new design. The iPhone4 from Apple is their best yet. Potential reception issues, though, could spoil an almost perfect device.
The humble alarm clock has beaten the iPhone and flat-screen TV to top the list of most enduring gadgets we can't do without, a new research found.
Feature for feature, Samsung Galaxy S5 beats iPhone 5S hands down, says Shruti Puri. However, the real picture will emerge only after the phone launches this April.
Local residents say until about two months ago, this board carried the name of Motorola, which once had a manufacturing unit in Sriperumbudur, 40-odd km from Chennai in Tamil Nadu. In May 2020, Luxshare Precision Industry Co, a China-headquartered AirPods and iPhone assembler, had entered into a deal with the Tamil Nadu government to take over the defunct Motorola unit.
Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com captures glimpses of the activity around the Ram temple on his iPhone 14 Pro.
CERT-In has started its probe in the Apple threat notification issue raised by opposition MPs, and a notice has been sent to the company, IT Secretary S Krishnan said on Thursday.
A small component in the affected 6 Plus's iSight back camera may fail
Samsung has sounded the war bugle with the launch of Galaxy S III in London, May 3. Some experts believe that the Galaxy S III's launch was to pre-empt the forthcoming launch of iPhone 5.
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It is more of bad news that dominates the top ten tech stories for the year 2008, which includes Microsoft's failed takeover bid for Yahoo, failure of Vista operating system and rumours about death of Apple chief Steve Jobs, as per a list compiled by the Forbes magazine.
Apple Inc has told manufacturers of its new iPhone 5C that it will cut orders of the smartphone for the final three months of the year.
The report was leaked to the media on August 29, 2021 "to subvert" the Bombay high court-directed probe against him, the agency has alleged.
Apple will next week open its first retail store in India, in signs of importance the iPhone manufacturer attaches to the world's fastest growing smartphones market. The company will open its first official store in Mumbai on April 18 and the second in Delhi on April 20. The company at present sells its products in India through exclusive Apple Premium Reseller (APR) stores, large format retail chains like Reliance Digital, Croma etc, mutli-brand retail stores and through e-commerce platforms.
China's smartphone giant Xiaomi on Thursday launched its new flagship phones to rival iPhone 6 at virtually half the prices and vowed to expand its India operations, brushing aside the legal challenges it faced over patent issues.
In a bid to attract more international tourists, mostly youth, Kerala Tourism Board has gone hi-tech and launched an innovative campaign by putting up its advertisement on YouTube and short videos on iPads and iPhones.
In FY22-23, Samsung exported $4.09 billion smartphones from India -- an increase of 42 per cent over 2021, when it was $2.8 billion -- accounting for 35 per cent of all smartphone exports.
