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Vivo is the new Xiaomi of Indian smartphone market

Vivo is the brand that has made most improvements, filling the void left by Huawei and its sub-brand Honor after they were crippled by US sanctions.

Apple has outdone itself with its Delhi, Mumbai stores

In a bid to make the entire experience more interactive, the stores will host ‘Today At Apple’ sessions — led by real creators, not marketing and sales executives.

Where Xiaomi falls short of becoming consumer electronics giant

Xiaomi's products have lost their Midas touch. They seem like remixed iterations of older products and barely move the needle in terms of breaking new ground.

How an obscure Chinese smartphone maker has reduced the price of foldables by 50%

Demand for foldable phones could increase if there are more phones like the newly launched Tecno Phantom V Fold. At Rs 88,888, it costs almost half as much as Galaxy Z Fold 4.

SVB failure has lessons for India. Banks can shut down, deposit insurance needs reforms

It would have been hard for many to miss the words “deposit insurance” on the newsfeed last month. The US-based Silicon Valley Bank had caused it to shut down. The Federal...

How the launch of Mumbai’s Apple Store completes the puzzle of Tim Cook’s India strategy

The launch of the Apple Store will provide the personalised customer experience that has been lacking so far. It will cement Apple as the premium brand in India.

Apple may launch RealityOS at 2023 developers conference. It will cement Tim Cook’s legacy

The mixed-reality headset could be ski-mask-like called either the Reality Pro or Reality One.

Samsung must be on edge on foldable phones. Competition coming thick from Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi

Oppo claims that the Find N2 Flip is the most powerful flip-style folding screen smartphone in the world. Even OnePlus, much-loved brand in India, is set to launch one.

Nothing Ear 2, OnePlus Buds Pro 2—two headphones that come close to AirPods

The Nothing Ear (2) starts at Rs 9,999. OnePlus Buds Pro 2 at Rs 11,999.

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro is more flexible than MacBook Air. But it’s not as solid

Samsung is flexing its muscles and is ready to give trouble to the usual suspects headliners in the Windows notebook ecosystem—Lenovo, Dell, and HP.

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A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.