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After steaks & Bibles, brand Trump’s latest offering: smartphone that’s cheaper than an iPhone

US President Donald Trump’s sons have announced launch of Trump Mobile, a mobile service and smartphone brand. On offer is ‘The 47 Plan’ & a smartphone for $499.

Indian women 40% less likely to use mobile internet than men, finds telecom non-profit GSMA

New Delhi: India’s progress on digital inclusion has stalled yet again, said a new report released Wednesday, which found that women in the country...

Uptick in smartphone sales unlikely this year; 5G segment a silver lining, say market watchers

Sales of smartphones dipped in 2022, driven mainly by macroeconomic factors.  Analysts say the trend will continue in 2023, although the aggressive 5G rollout will push up sales of those devices.

Smartphones in India under ₹20000 with latest features

All of these come packed with brand new features, from great cameras to reliable processors, and quite often ,incredible battery life.

You lie more for personal gain when using a laptop than a smartphone. Why it matters

Given that the two devices have nearly identical technical capabilities, a vast majority of laptop users — 82 per cent — were much more likely to lie.

How Realme tapped India’s smartphone market & escaped Modi govt’s crackdown on Chinese firms

All Realme smartphones sold in India are built in the country. It commanded 16% of India’s smartphone market by shipment volumes in this year's 1st quarter, only behind Samsung & Xiaomi.

Jio-Google phone dream for millions but only MRP will shake them up — when September comes

Mukesh Ambani wants to make India ‘2G-mukt’. To a lay person that’s not a big deal, to a telecom geek, it’s nothing short of a spiritual awakening.

Reliance-Google cheap smartphone faces supply chain snags, but Ambani will unveil it 24 June

Mukesh Ambani's Google-powered smartphone is facing headwinds with rising component prices and fall in volume but a delay in its launch can be a significant setback for Reliance.

Coronavirus could stay for weeks on currency notes, touchscreens, Australian study finds

Scientists showed SARS-CoV-2 is 'extremely robust', surviving for 28 days on smooth surfaces such as glass found on smartphones and plastic banknotes at room temperature.

Xiaomi celebrates 10th anniversary with ultra-spec Mi phone

Currently the world’s fourth-largest smartphone brand, Xiaomi launched an Mi 10 Ultra that comes packed with 120x zoom system nestled in a large multi-camera array and a super-fast 120W charger.

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A year after Bangladesh’s Monsoon Revolution, a parched summer looms ahead

Mob violence, Islamist rise, and political collapse haunt Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. Can April 2026 elections restore order?

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.