Gionee to launch new smartphones in India on April 26
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Amid restructuring plans to scale up its India business, Chinese smartphone maker Gionee is set to launch a new range …
Centre to provide smartphones for promoting ‘Poshan Abhiyaan’
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Central government on Wednesday decided to provide smartphones, instead of tablets, to Anganwadi workers to promote the “Poshan Abhiyaan” …
5G smartphones to hit over 100 mn units by 2021
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The 5G smartphone shipments are expected to grow a whopping 255 per cent by 2021, almost reaching 110 million units, …
Pentagon to track soldiers’ smartphones to spot their health
New York, April 16 (IANS) The Pentagon is working on an app that will keep track of US soldiers’ health and deliver cost-saving treatment by …
Huawei P20 Pro pips flagship smartphones in camera quality
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Huawei’s newly-launched P20 Pro has pipped other flagship smartphones by grabbing the top spot in both the imaging and video …
Coolpad launches 2 budget smartphones in India
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Chinese handset maker Coolpad on Thursday launched “Coolpad A1” and “Coolpad Mega A4” budget smartphones in India, almost a month …
Google stops selling original Pixel, Pixel XL smartphones
San Francisco, April 12 (IANS) Google has removed the original first-generation Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones from its Google Store, media reported. First spotted …
Huawei shipped 153 mn smartphones in 2017
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Chinese handset maker Huawei shipped 153 million smartphones (including its sub-brand Honor) in 2017, reporting revenue of 237.2 billion yuan …
Huawei launches two new smartphones
Paris, March 27 (IANS) Chinese electronics giant Huawei on Tuesday announced the debut of the ‘HUAWEI P20 Series’ with the launch of two new smartphones …
itel Mobile launches 2 budget smartphones in India
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Refreshing its budget line-up, China-based Transsion Holdings itel Mobile on Tuesday launched two smartphones S42 and A44 in India for …
Samsung to launch India-focused smartphones across segments
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) With the competition getting fiercer in the Indian smartphone market, Samsung is geared up to launch India-focused smartphones across price …
Samsung launches Galaxy S9, S9+ smartphones in India
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Samsung on Tuesday launched the much-awaited Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones in India for Rs 57,900 and Rs 64,900 respectively …
Panasonic online-exclusive smartphones now at retail stores
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Panasonic India on Monday made available its hitherto online-exclusive smartphones — including the recently-launched P-100 (2GB variant) — across leading …
Amazon Alexa coming to select Coolpad smartphones
Barcelona, Feb 28 (IANS) China-based smartphone maker Coolpad on Wednesday announced that it will integrate Amazon’s smart assistant Alexa in some of its devices. With …
Microsoft, Xiaomi to make AI-powered speakers, smartphones
San Francisco, Feb 24 (IANS) Taking on Apple and Google, Microsoft and Chinese electronics major Xiaomi have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop Artificial …
Idea offers Rs 2k cashback on 4G smartphones
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Telecom operator Idea Cellular on Thursday said it has offered a cashback of Rs 2,000 on the purchase of a new …
Airtel, HMD Global offer affordable 4G smartphones
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) As part of its “Mera Pehla Smartphone” initiative, Telecom services provider Bharti Airtel and HMD Global on Monday announced a …
Can offline expansion bring growth for smartphones in India? (Tech Analysis)
Are all smartphones in India sold online? Not really. This is something which should come as a surprise to the cyber-savvy buyers of gadgets and …
COMIO launches 2 budget smartphones in India
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker COMIO on Thursday launched “COMIO S1 Lite” and “C2 Lite” smartphones in India for Rs 7,499 and …
US intelligence warns against use of Huawei, ZTE smartphones
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Top US intelligence officials have reportedly warned Americans not to use smartphones from Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE. According to …
LG to showcase AI technologies for its smartphones at MWC 2018
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) LG Electronics will showcase a suite of AI technologies for its smartphones at the “Mobile World Congress” (MWC) in Barcelona, …
Over a billion smartphones to have facial recognition in 2020
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Facial recognition technology from Apple and Samsung will prompt other manufacturers to include the feature in their devices, a report …
Hike, Airtel partner to launch ‘Total’ service for smartphones
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Homegrown messaging app Hike Messenger on Wednesday partnered with telecom service provider Airtel to embed its “Total” service on mobile …
DataWind launches new affordable smartphones in India
New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): DataWind Inc., a leader in the delivery of Internet access in emerging markets, has launched affordable Pocket Surfer smartphones, PS …
Most New Zealanders hooked to smartphones
Wellington, Jan 19 (IANS) A whopping 3.1 million New Zealanders are spending an equivalent of two working days a week glued to a screen, shows …
Most college students use smartphones in classroom: Study
New York, Jan 18 (IANS) Most college students surf the internet, check social media, send texts and even play games on their smartphones while in …
Keep smartphones away from your bras and trousers
Melbourne, Jan. 12 (ANI): People these days are practically glued to their smartphones, but you should place some distance between yourself and your phone and …
Smartphones to turn into pancreas, treat Type 1 diabetes
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) US researchers have developed a system that treats Type 1 diabetes automatically and effortlessly — with the help of a …
MP graduates with 75 percent attendance to get smartphones
Bhopal, Jan 6 (IANS) Graduate students in colleges of Madhya Pradesh will be gifted smartphones if they have at least 75 percent attendance, according to …