Three Chinese brands Coolpad, Meizu and Phi-Comm debut in India despite famous failures like Huawei, ZTEGlobal top-10 players Huawei, ZTE and LG have failed to make a mark, but that has not prevented a host of international phone brands from e...
22 May, 2015, 04.14 AM IST
Handset manufacturers like Spice take PM Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' initiative to heartSpice announced its domestic manufacturing plans in the form of a Rs 500 crore unit in Uttar Pradesh, with support coming from the Akhilesh...
25 Feb, 2015, 01.40 PM IST
Indian companies like Micromax follow Xiaomi & Motorola's success by launching smartphones for online marketMicromax, which launched Yureka brand of smartphones through a subsidiary recently, sold 25,000 devices in seconds over two flash sales on ...
24 Jan, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
India fastest growing smartphone market in Asia Pacific: IDCThe growth in sales is being driven by increasing preference of consumers to upgrade to smartphones as well as shorter refresh cycles.
26 Nov, 2014, 04.32 PM IST
Peeved with Google's selling policy, big retailers like Croma, Future Group and others refuse to sell Android One smartphonesAndroid One is Google's pet project to increase adoption of smartphones in emerging markets with India being the first country where it is ...
20 Nov, 2014, 06.36 AM IST
Android One faces stiff competition from Xiaomi & Motorola; poses tough challenge for GoogleThe strategy was flawed, especially for a device targeted at a large segment of the population unlikely to have access to the internet.
13 Nov, 2014, 06.24 AM IST
BlackBerry's Passport to be launched in India next week at over Rs 40,000Users will get 3GB of RAM and 32GB of inbuilt storage besides expandable storage which can be increased to 64GB through microSD card.
25 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Apple iPhone 6 Plus cannot compete with local tablet brands in India, say expertsIn India, a product which will be priced above Rs 50,000 cannot compete with local brands supplying tablets around Rs 15,000.
11 Sep, 2014, 08.56 AM IST
India's tab market grows 9 per cent in Q2; Samsung tops tally: IDCIn terms of screen size, tablets with screen size between 7-8 inches contributed to 88 per cent of the overall market in Q2 2014.
01 Sep, 2014, 06.32 PM IST
Micromax beats Apple for No. 2 spot in tablet sales in IndiaAs per IDC, strong performance in Q2 allowed Micromax to tip Apple to the second spot. With 9% market share, Apple stood at the third spot.
01 Sep, 2014, 02.11 PM IST
Indian tablet market up 9% in Q2; Samsung leads with 19% shareWith 19% market share Samsung stood at the first spot with majority of its volume driven by sub $200 voice calling tablets.
01 Sep, 2014, 01.22 PM IST
How Firefox-powered smartphones from Intex and Spice are set to shake up marketFire One allows users to access apps directly without having to download them from an app store, like in Android phones. Its priced at Rs 2...
30 Aug, 2014, 10.55 AM IST
Software sales next big thing in Indian smartphone marketThe average selling price of a smartphone in India is already amongst the lowest in the world and is expected to further drop.
01 Aug, 2014, 04.16 AM IST
China's Xiaomi launches first smartphone in India at Rs 14,999It is in competition with mid-segment devices such as Motorola's Moto G, Blackberry's Z3 and Samsung's mid-range of smartphones, among othe...
09 Jul, 2014, 03.19 AM IST
India tablet sales in Q1 plunge 32.8 per cent: IDCIndia’s tablet market shipments for the first quarter of 2014 plunged 32.8% on year to 0.78 million units, due to lack of demand, market re...
27 May, 2014, 05.37 PM IST
- Entertainment under insurance cover
While Akshay Kumar was busy jumping over the Great Wall of China, chasing Deepika Padukone in Chandni Chowk To China, it was not just his f...
05 Sep, 2009, 12.54 AM IST
- Zor Lagaa Ke… Haiya: Movie Review
Much against its diminutive stature and deceptive title, Zor Lagaa Ke… Haiya is a big-hearted children’s film that could educate adults on ...
12 Jun, 2009, 11.42 AM IST