Mozilla showcased a smartphone prototype costing as little as $25 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, targeting developing countries including India and China.
Experts say Tier-II and Tier-III cities and smaller towns have a role to play in growth in smartphone sales. Mritunjay Kapur, managing director, Protiviti Consulting, said, "There is definitely a market in Tier-II, Tier-III and Tier-IV towns. Smartphones are fast becoming important as a business communication tool. This is especially true for sales people, and 'fleet-on-the-street'," he said.
The fall is unlikely to be offset by burgeoning demand for smart devices in emerging countries like India and China, IDC said.
India is the world's third-largest smartphone market.
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NavIC consists of a constellation of seven satellites and a network of ground stations and is touted to be more accurate than GPS.
Dell simultaneously is building a new distribution channel for smartphones and partnering with telecom service providers to promote its products.
Set up in partnership with Compal Electronics, the facility in Greater Noida will have an initial capacity of 60,000 units a month. This will be ramped up to 2,00,000 by the end of December.
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Currently, the company sells a small quantity through the retail trade.
The two entities would form a "broad strategic partnership that would use their complementary strengths and expertise to create a new global mobile ecosystem."
Amazon.com Inc's newest mobile device, a smartphone that may sport a 3D screen, is the retailer's latest attempt to exert its influence over the way consumers shop online.
Nokia has unveiled its first high-end smartphone running on Linux software.
The software company has already tied up with handset makers such as Intex and Spice.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley might next month launch mobile banking services for people not using smartphones.
To cash in on the festive season, mobile handset makers like Apple, HTC, Karbonn and Lava have launched a series of smartphones in the price range starting from Rs 5,000 to Rs 59,500 for Indian consumers.
The study suggests that by giving users round the clock access to emails, the all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to their working day.
A company based in Jaipur has sprung up overnight with a Rs 888 Android phone - Docoss X1.
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The message is clear: The 60-year-old wise uncles need to handhold the 40-year-old entrepreneurs when, obsessed with ambition and greed for growth, they become a victim of hubris, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Samsung has launched its first Android-based camera smartphone at IFA 2012
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For many developers, it may not be a sufficient saving to make it worth creating and maintaining alternatives.
The recent equity market weakness has sobered up investor mood, but the coming festive season is keeping analysts upbeat on stocks related to the consumption basket. Among the lot, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), retail, and consumer electronics segments are expected to do well over the next few months, and investors should thus selectively take bets in these pockets, analysts suggest. "We expect good volume growth for the FMCG sector during the festive season with some improvement in rural demand.
Even as the Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench on Tuesday refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, there are 34 countries where marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognised with the most recent country being Andorra.
'By the end of 2022, we expect the installed base of 5G smartphones in India to reach 80-85 million.'
Indians are going to invest in 12 million smartphones this year.
'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.'
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'Stay New' empowers the customer to own a Galaxy smartphone of choice and upgrade the same in future, Samsung said.
Below par display, processor and storage are definite turn offs for Nokia fans.
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This is the first time that sales of smartphones exceeded that of feature phones.
Android M would be built directly into cars allowing drivers to enjoy all the benefits of the internet without even plugging in their smartphones.
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