Tag: Smartphone

'Extreme external force' applied to 'burnt' Redmi Note 4: Xiaomi

New Delhi: As reports surfaced of a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 smartphone catching fire in Andhra Pradesh, injuring its user, the Chinese smartphone maker on Friday said “extreme external force” was applied to the device which may have caused the incident. Bhavana Suryakiran sustained minor burn injuries on his thigh as the Redmi Note 4 he […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
'Nokia 5' comes to India at Rs 12,499

New Delhi:  Finnish start-up HMD Global, which owns the Nokia brand, on Monday announced the release of ‘Nokia 5’ smartphone in India. It will be available in retail stores at Rs 12,499 from August 15. The smartphone features a 5.2-inch IPS HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass, 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage which can […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Chinese brands hold 48% smartphone market share globally

New Delhi: While overall global smartphone shipments grew 3 per cent Year-over-Year (YoY) reaching 365 million units in the second quarter of 2017, Chinese brands have emerged as the dominant force, making a dent in Apple’s market share, a report said on Wednesday. According to the market research firm Counterpoint Research, Chinese smartphone brands marked […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Micromax unveils 'Yu YUNIQUE 2' at Rs 5,999

New Delhi: : Micromax’s sub-brand YU Televentures on Tuesday launched its budget smartphone Yu Yu ‘Yu YUNIQUE 2’ with Android Nougat at Rs 5,999. ‘YUNIQUE 2’ will start retailing exclusively on e-commerce site Flipkart.com beginning July 27. The handset comes integrated with Truecaller that gives caller ID and spam protection features. “It is a smartphone that […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
App helps Kashmiri woman become pregnant after 7 years

New Delhi: A young Kashmiri woman who was unable to conceive for the last seven years has got pregnant after receiving medical advices from doctors of Sir Ganga Ram hospital on a smartphone app. The patient, who suffered from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, despite undergoing treatment at the IVF Centre and Human Reproduction at SRGH, was unable […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Kodak's camera-first smartphone EKTRA now in India

New Delhi: Kodak on Monday announced that its photography-led smartphone EKTRA is now available in India on Flipkart for Rs 19,990. To be available from July 18, the EKTRA smartphone is already available in the US and Europe and is tuned for the best-image quality and media management. “The KODAK EKTRA Smartphone is all about […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
70% smartphone apps share your data with third-party services

London: More than 70 per cent of smartphone apps are reporting personal data to third-party tracking companies like Google Analytics, the Facebook Graph API or Crashlytics, warns a new study. When people install a new Android or iOS app, it asks the user’s permission before accessing personal information. Some of the information these apps are […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Panasonic launches Eluga I3 Mega with 4,000mAh battery

New Delhi: Panasonic India on Wednesday launched a new Eluga I3 Mega smartphone that comes with a massive 4,000mAh battery. Priced at Rs 11,490, the device features 5.5-inch HD IPS display with 2.5D curved glass and will be available at all Panasonic authorised dealer outlets from Wednesday. “The powerful smartphone with 4,000mAh battery will solve […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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'Indian online education industry to hit $1.96 bn by 2021'

New Delhi: With increased internet penetration amid a surge in smartphone ownership, the online education industry in India is poised to hit $1.96 billion by 2021, a joint report by Google and KPMG said on Tuesday. According to the report, titled ‘Online Education in India: 2021’, there has been a two-fold increase in online searches […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Apple To Announce Quarterly Earnings
iPhone 7 world's best-selling smartphone in Q1

San Francisco: Apple iPhone 7 has emerged as the worlds best-selling smartphone model in the first quarter of 2017, with an estimated shipment of 21.5 million units that captured six per cent market-share worldwide, a new report said. Apple iPhone 7 Plus, with a bigger screen and higher price, shipped 17.4 million units for second […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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'Smartphone shipments in India grew 15% in Q1 2017'

New Delhi: Smartphone shipments in India registered a growth of 15 per cent annually in the first quarter of 2017, reaching 29 million units, a report said on Saturday. According to findings by market research firm Counterpoint, Samsung continued to retain the top spot, followed by Xiaomi. Vivo, OPPO and Lenovo (that also includes Motorola) […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Indians prefer Xiaomi over Samsung, Apple: Report

New Delhi: Xiaomi has become the most preferred smartphone upgrade choice for Indian consumers in 2017, beating popular brands like Samsung and Apple, market research firm Strategy Analytics said on Friday. According to the report, 26 per cent of potential Android buyers looking to upgrade their devices in 2017 list Xiaomi as their preferred brand. […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Huawei's Honor tops China market

Beijing: Huawei’s brand Honor has topped the Chinese online smartphone market in terms of volume, selling 2.02 million units in January 2017 alone, market research firm Sino-Market Research said on Friday. With these numbers, Honor gained 23 per cent market share, registering an increase of 18.8 per cent as compared to January last year. At second […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
Phone touchscreen use leads to greater brain activity

Your smartphone touchscreen can actually change the way your thumb and brain work together, a new study has found

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
New smartphone app to help you sleep

Scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind smartphone app that harnesses the power of the imagination to help users nod off

  • Friday, 25 June 2021
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