Samsung in rejig mode to boost India play: Company to remove overlapping functions across TV & home appliances unitsSamsung is restructuring its Indian operations to improve profitability in home appliances. This move follows pressure from slowing smartph...
10 Jul, 2026, 09.13 AM IST
Chinese smartphone brands plan more price hikes as costs risePrices of existing smartphone models have risen by ₹1,000 to ₹3,000. Market trackers said new models being rolled out in early 2026 are exp...
03 Feb, 2026, 09.03 AM IST
Smartphones turn dearer as memory chip prices surgeSmartphone memory prices are surging, forcing brands to raise device costs. Storage and memory module prices will continue to climb through...
05 Dec, 2025, 07.48 AM IST
Netflix users in US can play video games on smart TVs, streaming giant website. Details hereNetflix users in the US can now avail beta trial for games on smart TVs and Netflix.com. Netflix first introduced games on mobile devices i...
18 Oct, 2023, 02.43 AM IST
As rupee falls and input costs rise, companies weigh further price hikesExecutives said they may have to push the next round of price hike as early as this month itself despite the last price hike undertaken in ...
11 May, 2022, 01.04 AM IST
India's smartphone market logs 27% revenue growth in 2021Shipments grew 11 per cent y-o-y in 2021 to reach 169 million units, even though there was 8 per cent y-o-y decline in the December quarter...
01 Feb, 2022, 01.11 AM IST
Expect another round of gas price hike next April: Harshvardhan Dole“The 62% increase in gas price now was broadly what the market was expecting and that has come as a great relief.”
01 Oct, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
Rising input costs are forcing companies to hike prices againIn the past week, auto makers such as Maruti Suzuki and Hero MotoCorp, white goods manufacturers such Sony, LG and Godrej Appliances, and h...
30 Jun, 2021, 07.37 AM IST
Pandemic-induced curbs, parts shortage drain smartphonesSmartphone sales are taking a beating due to covid-induced restrictions, while a shortage of key components and a depreciating rupee are ja...
19 Apr, 2021, 09.29 AM IST
Smartphone demand is now back to pre-Covid level in India: Realme India CEO Madhav ShethThe Indian market has sold around 150 million smartphones in calendar 2020. Sheth said supply issues of components have stabilized and prod...
05 Feb, 2021, 01.58 PM IST
Smartphone prices may rise ahead of festive season as component rates hikedFor leading smartphone brands including China’s Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Realme and OnePlus who are pre-building inventory for the festive seaso...
02 Sep, 2020, 11.55 PM IST
Shopping pain: Prices of smartphone, TV going up; retailers to reduce discountThese hikes come at a time when most of the brands are battling a shortage of products in the market.
26 Jun, 2020, 12.10 AM IST
Realme Band review: Light and sturdyThe band takes about 2 seconds to wake up when the wrist is moved.
16 May, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Handset companies hike prices of mobile phones on high GST“The rupee has depreciated significantly against the US dollar. Since we maintain less than 5% profit margin for all our hardware products,...
02 Apr, 2020, 08.52 AM IST
Handset prices may go up on weak rupeeQueries sent to Samsung, Oppo and Vivo were not answered till press-time Monday. According to Counterpoint estimates, October was a record ...
12 Nov, 2018, 11.40 PM IST
Not inflation, Fed rate hike is about normalisation: Peter Cardillo, First Standard Financial“Oil prices at present level are not really causing any inflation .”
14 Dec, 2017, 10.18 AM IST
- Petrol price hike would dent consumer confidence
It would also create indirect inflationary pressures which will further dent consumer sentiment," says Rashid Bilimoria, CEO, BluFin.
24 May, 2012, 08.42 PM IST