ASUS expands India manufacturing for gaming laptops, but says lower prices aren't guaranteed yetASUS is now producing gaming laptops in India. This move aims to strengthen supply chains and improve availability. However, global compone...
17 Jun, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Anthropic approaches $1T valuation; Google ads face heatAnthropic neared a trillion-dollar valuation following fresh funding. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
29 May, 2026, 07.55 PM IST
Competition heats up in India’s smartphone manufacturing sector as PLI winds downIndia's Android smartphone manufacturing is heating up. As a key government scheme concludes, companies are competing fiercely on price. Br...
26 May, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
Smartphone volumes may dip 5-7% in FY27; industry value to grow 8-10% amid higher device costs: ICEAIndia's smartphone market faces a volume drop of 5-7 percent this financial year. However, value is expected to rise 8-10 percent due to in...
22 May, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
It's the same old phone with a new name & fatter price tagSmartphone companies are renaming old budget phones and increasing prices. This is due to rising component costs and currency fluctuations....
20 May, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
Made in USA gold Trump mobile phone has missed 5 shipping deadlines - here's when thousands of workers expect to get itThe Trump Mobile T1 phone shipping update is now official, with pre-order deliveries starting this week after months of delays. This marks ...
13 May, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
OnePlus merged with Realme? Here’s the latest on what’s happening with Oppo sub-brandsOnePlus Update: reports suggest OnePlus and Realme are merging operations. Both brands will now work under a new sub-product center. This m...
30 Apr, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
One in four smartphones made in India comes from homegrown manufacturers as exports power growthIndian companies are now making over a quarter of smartphones sold in the country. Dixon Technologies leads this surge, becoming India's la...
25 Apr, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
Huawei commits $10 billion to boosting computing power for smart drivingHuawei will ramp up investment in smart-driving research and development, including more than $10 billion over the next five years to boost...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
Ai+ Smartphone, Optiemus plan ₹125 crore India manufacturing pushHomegrown tech brand Ai+ Smartphone has partnered with Optiemus Electronics to manufacture smartphones and other ecosystem products in Indi...
12 Mar, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
Nothing names Co-Founder Akis Evangelidis as India PresidentLondon-based smartphone brand Nothing has named co-founder Akis Evangelidis as president of its India operations to steer strategic growth....
26 Feb, 2025, 03.25 PM IST
Lava to decouple production arm to boost PLI targets and attract new businessLava International plans to separate its production arm to attract business from other handset brands and meet the production-linked incent...
10 Jul, 2024, 09.42 AM IST
China's Oppo to shut down chip design unit as smartphone sales slumpThe company, one of China's best-selling domestic smartphone brands, said it will cease operations of its Zeku unit, which it set up in 201...
13 May, 2023, 08.42 AM IST
Xiaomi goes old school to reclaim smartphone crown in ChinaThe smartphone maker is going through a major transformation after missed targets prompted a bout of soul-searching by billionaire co-found...
05 Jul, 2017, 07.27 AM IST
Amazon India to sell refurbished phones from Samsung and XiaomiAmazon.in has started a pilot to sell brand-refurbished smartphones from popular brands like Samsung and Xiaomi to begin with.
31 Jul, 2015, 03.20 PM IST
Samsung still ahead of Micromax in India, says CounterpointAccording to Counterpoint, smartphone shipments stood close to 22 million during October-December 2014 quarter and crossing 80 million unit...
05 Feb, 2015, 08.51 PM IST
Domestically-made smartphones grab lion's share in Chinese marketAbout 130 million domestically-produced smartphones were sold in the first half of 2013, up 115 per cent from the same period in 2012.
27 Aug, 2013, 11.54 AM IST