Apple Inc has requested the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) to give it 18 to 24 months' exemption to comply with the European Union (EU) regulation of putting an USB charging port in all its older smartphones, mainly iPhone 13 and iPhone 14, which are assembled, exported and also sold in the domestic market. Apple's stance is different from that of Samsung, which has been pushing for an immediate implementation of the EU regulation. All smartphones by the South Korean giant already comply with the EU rules.
While the 'Made in China' tag continues to be dominant as far as handsets in India go, things are beginning to change.
These five smartphones running Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS bundle some neat features for those willing to pick a tab of Rs 20,000.
The Vedanta Group is aiming to invest $20 billion across all its businesses in India over the next four years, its chairman Anil Agarwal said on Wednesday. The group will sell the steel business only at the right price, and is committed to continue running it if it does not get the right price, Agarwal told PTI on the sidelines of a company event. "At the moment, we have a plan to invest $20 billion across sectors in four years time," Agarwal said.
The Chinese PC manufacturer looks to ride its India success and tap the promising mobile devices market.
In 2015, as many as 15 major Chinese smartphone brands stepped into India.
Samsung has advised consumers in 10 countries to trade their handsets for temporary replacement phones until it releases an updated flagship device.
Disney had bought digital and streaming rights to show the ICC's tournaments in India
As competition for the smartphones market hots up, new players are making waves.
As 4G internet completes coverage of the entire country, rural markets have become the primary generator of sales.
The phone is available for pre-order starting July 31, beginning at USD 610 for a 16GB model.
LG has formally announced the new G Pro Lite smartphone with 5.5-inch display and a dual-core MediaTek mobile chipset.
The Ericsson Consumer Lab study was conducted among 4,000 smartphone users across 18 urban cities in India.
These are the best ones in terms of features and performance.
The company is already setting up shop elsewhere in Asia in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.
The app provides users with information so they can make more informed decisions on whether they want to avoid downloading power-hungry apps or remove such apps that were previously downloaded.
The study is the first to evaluate a smartphone app as the sole method for monitoring weight loss, with researchers at the University of Leeds creating My Meal Mate to trial against similar products for monitoring food intake, an on-line food diary and the traditional paper version.
The British-built Strand-1 spacecraft, developed by scientists in Surrey, was sent into orbit from Sriharikota in India to test the capabilities of many standard smartphone components for a space environment.
Priced at Rs 13,999, the it comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and 2GB RAM.
Yes you heard it right, will you buy this Xiaomi's signature edition of its flagship Redmi K20 Pro just launched.
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, recently stated that he sees India in the same position that China was seven to ten years ago
Nearly 665 million Indians or 45 per cent of the rural population did not have access to the internet as of 2023. Difficulty in understanding internet procedures, insufficient awareness of its benefits, and a lack of interest have emerged as the top reasons for a gap in internet penetration in rural India, according to a joint report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and Kantar. "The proficiency of English in rural India is very low. While we have content in Hindi, the internet is English-heavy.
While Samsung and Apple remain the leaders, LG pushed HTC to the fourth spot becoming the world's No. 3 smartphone maker.
Not wanting to be burdened with unwanted bulk, software applications that are never used, Indian users are clearly steering towards the new generation smartphones.
Pre-orders for the device will start from Tuesday and as part of the tie-up, Karbonn will start making the Amazon application available on its next generation smartphones starting with Titanium Hexa, priced at Rs 16,990.
We look at some smartphones that are loaded with useful features and give some punch, and at the same time go easy on your pocket.
How does one pick the right smartphone out of the confusing array? Here's what you need to keep in mind.
Incubated for over three years, the OnePlus 5 comes with a Snapdragon 835 processor.
Apple, returning the offensive, could roll out a smaller, cheaper "iPhone Mini" in 2014.
Hyundai's system uses wireless Near Field Communication technology, enabling one to lock, unlock the car.
Over 50 million phones were shipped to India in the first quarter of 2012, of which around 47 million were feature phones and nearly 3 million were smartphones.
Buying a phone on a low budget comes with the risk of buying a dud. So here is our list of phones that you will be happy buying.
The festive season has just begun and if you are planning to purchase a smartphone, here is a list of 25 devices that have seen a drop of Rs 500 to Rs 5,000 in their prices this month.
A glut of new phones last month has brought a sharp fall in prices. We take a look at the top five smartphones.
As many as sixty-six per cent of Asians, 56 per cent of Hispanics and 55 per cent of African-Americans use smartphones to check e-mails, play games and surf the Web, the Neilson study found.
Android and Apple iOS combined accounts for the majority of the smartphone market.
Falling asleep behind the wheel? Fear not, an app is here to wake you up!
Around 30,000 customers went ahead with the booking despite a technical glitch and 7 crore people signed up for the phone.
Smartphone shipments stood at 16.2 million in 2012.
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