Intex launches 2 ‘Full View’ INFIE smartphones at sub-5K price point
Hyderabad, July 12 (IANS) Targeting millions of Indian consumers waiting to migrate from feature phones to smartphones, domestic smartphone maker Intex Technologies on Thursday launched …
Motorola launches 2 battery-centric smartphones in India
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) With an aim to meet users’ entertainment needs with big battery and screen, Lenovo-owned Motorola on Tuesday launched two smartphones …
Smartphones emerging as main farming tools in China
Beijing, July 10 (IANS/Xinhua) With 96 per cent of China’s villages connected to the Internet and each rural household having on an average three mobile …
Vivo gears up to launch smartphones across price points in India
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) As the competition gets fierce in the Indian smartphone market, Chinese player Vivo is geared up to launch devices across …
Over 50% smartphones are not password protected
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Over 50 per cent of smartphone users do not use passwords or anti-theft solutions, leaving their devices and the increasing …
Smartphones will decide auto sales in India by 2022: Facebook-KPMG
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) With India becoming a mobile-first country, smartphones will decide nearly 8 in 10 four-wheeler purchases and approximately 7 in 10 …
Huawei sells 6 million P20 series smartphones globally
Shanghai, June 14 (IANS) Huawei has sold six million units of its acclaimed P20 series since its global launch in late March this year, the …
Smartphones during family time may impact kids’ emotional well-being
New York, June 14 (IANS) Do you spend more time on your smartphones or watching television and engage less in family activities at home? Beware, …
Chinese player HOMTOM to debut in India with 5 smartphones
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) China-based handset maker HOMTOM on Wednesday announced to enter the Indian mid-price segment with five smartphones starting at Rs 8,000. …
HMD Global unveils three new Nokia smartphones
Moscow, May 30 (IANS) Finnish company HMD Global that makes Nokia smartphones has refreshed the budget lineup by announcing Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1 and Nokia …
Motorola smartphones now at Reliance Digital, MyJio stores
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) In a bid to strengethen its presence in India, Lenovo-owned Motorola on Tuesday partnered with Reliance Digital to showcase its complete …
Samsung leads global smartphones sales despite Q1 slowdown
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) With 20.5 per cent market share, Samsung led the global smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2018 but suffered …
Ban on smartphones during guard duty in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) A blanket ban was announced on Thursday on the use of smartphones by police guards during duty hours in Jammu and …
Use of smartphones blamed for weapon snatching in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Use of smartphones and casual approach to work were on Thursday blamed for the increasing number of incidents of weapon snatching …
Mobiistar debuts in India with budget smartphones (Lead, correcting headline)
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Vietnam-based smartphone maker Mobiistar on Wednesday debuted in the Indian smartphone market with “XQ Dual” and “CQ” priced at Rs …
Mobiistar debutes in India with budget smartphones
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Vietnam-based smartphone maker Mobiistar on Wednesday debuted in the Indian smartphone market with “XQ Dual” and “CQ” priced at Rs …
MediaTek unveils Helio P22 chip for mid-range smartphones in India
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Expanding its “Helio P” family of power-efficient chips for mid-range devices, mobile phone chipmaker MediaTek on Tuesday launched Helio P22 …
Honor launches two affordable dual-lens camera smartphones
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Huawei’s sub-brand Honor on Tuesday launched its most affordable dual-lens rear camera setup smartphones Honor 7A and Honor 7C that …
India’s ICT ranking could see big jump if smartphones are taken into account
The new draft telecom policy released by the Department of Telecom is a lucid, comprehensive attempt that balances the present hard realities with the aspirations …
Bharti Airtel, Amazon India to introduce 4G smartphones
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Aiming to further drive smartphone adoption in India, Bharti Airtel and Amazon India on Friday joined hands to offer a …
Indian millennials craving for speed, performance in smartphones
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Millennials in India look for speed and performance and are keen on investing in premium smartphones such as OnePlus, Samsung …
Samsung to revamp Galaxy ‘J’ with 4 smartphones in India
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) In a bid to disrupt the mid-segment smartphone market, Samsung is set to launch four new smartphones with “Infinity Display” …
Karnataka: BJP manifesto promises free smartphones, laptops
Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) Making a bid to return to power in Karnataka, the BJP on Friday released its manifesto for the May 12 Assembly …
BJP promises free smartphones, laptops, visits to China and Israel
Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) With an eye on returning to power in Karnataka, the BJP on Friday released its manifesto for the Assembly elections by …
300mn smartphones with ‘notch display’ to be sold in 2018: Report
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Around 300 million smartphones — which equates to 19 per cent of the total devices to be sold in 2018 …
337mn Indians to use smartphones in 2018
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) More than a quarter of India’s population or 337 million people would use a smartphone in 2018 — a 16 …
Gionee unveils two smartphones in India amid revamping
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Ending a brief hiatus amid restructuring plans in India, Chinese smartphone maker Gionee on Thursday launched two smartphones with better …
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 …