Nokia in talks with telcos to adopt its LTE-ready handsetsNokia has announced that it will begin selling a low-cost 4G smartphone, Lumia 635, for $189, excluding taxes, this summer, including in th...
10 Apr, 2014, 03.19 PM IST
Sony overtakes Apple to emerge second largest smartphone brand in IndiaAccording to latest data, Sony garnered 9.1% value share in the Indian smartphone market in the October-December quarter of 2013 against Ap...
04 Apr, 2014, 09.20 AM IST
Microsoft offers Windows phone OS free to Indian playersThis is unprecedented. Microsoft didn’t even give the OS free to Nokia, which agreed to exclusively make Windows Phone in 2011.
13 Mar, 2014, 08.54 AM IST
Smartphone sales in India surge almost 3-fold in 2013; Samsung still market leaderSamsung maintained its leadership with a 38% share of smartphone market, followed by Micromax (16%), Karbonn (10%), Sony (5%) & Lava (4.7%)...
27 Feb, 2014, 09.51 AM IST
Homegrown firms push smartphone sales to 44 million units in 2013Affordable smartphones from the stables of homegrown handset makers pushed up sales in this category by almost three-fold to 44 million uni...
26 Feb, 2014, 07.39 PM IST
Cheaper smartphones: Lenovo set to challenge Samsung, Micromax, Nokia & Apple in IndiaAnalysts say acquisition of Motorola Mobility will give Lenovo the wherewithal to offer cheaper smartphones.
03 Feb, 2014, 08.45 AM IST
Low-cost smartphones cannibalise feature phone market in India: ReportSmartphone sales in India has grown over three-fold to touch 12.8 million units in third quarter of 2013 cannibalising the feature phone ma...
02 Dec, 2013, 06.56 PM IST
Apple iPhone 5s out of stock in India as supplies head westApple iPhone 5s is out of stock in almost all retail outlets about three weeks after its launch due to huge demand as well as limited suppl...
21 Nov, 2013, 10.15 AM IST
BlackBerry losing ground in India, wholesale volumes crash over 50%IDC refused to confirm the numbers, saying it would give third quarter estimates only on Thursday as part of a larger industry report.
14 Nov, 2013, 10.36 AM IST
Apple profit shrinks to a third, sales rise 51% to Rs 3,030 crore in FY13Profit dropped to Rs 112.66 crore from Rs 311.5 crore, according to the company's Registrar of Companies filing.
05 Nov, 2013, 12.58 AM IST
Phablets grab 30% of the smartphone market share, sales up 17-fold in FY14 Q2“The sweet spot is the 5-inch smartphone,” says Jerold Pereira, CEO of Videocon Mobile Phones. “And that is the phablet territory.”
09 Sep, 2013, 03.17 PM IST
Marketing blitz, discounts fail to sustain Apple iPhone sales in IndiaApple has been facing increasing criticism about the absence of new device launches that could help the company continue its popularity amo...
17 Jul, 2013, 10.16 AM IST
Companies may shrink Windows tablets in size to power up salesThe 7-inch segment, which accounts for a bulk of tablet sales in the country, is currently dominated by devices that run on Google’s Androi...
14 Jun, 2013, 05.38 AM IST
HCL not actively seeking hardware business sale: CEO Harsh ChitaleIn January, the company announced that it would spin-off its businesses into separate units, sparking speculation about sale of some busine...
29 May, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
Desi companies like Micromax, Karbonn corner quarter of tablet marketWhile Apple and Samsung continue to train guns on each other across device categories, smaller local players like Micromax and Karbonn are ...
18 Apr, 2013, 03.38 PM IST
Surging India sales of Apple iPhone may propel company's topline to over $1 bnAccording to latest filings with the Registrar of Companies, Apple India's revenues rose 223% to 2003.9 crore in FY12, from Rs 620 crore a ...
15 Apr, 2013, 09.28 AM IST
Mobile phone market sales up 16% at 218 mn in 2012Mobile phone sales in India grew by 16% to 218 mn units last year on the back of rising demand for smartphones, a study said.
06 Mar, 2013, 08.40 PM IST