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Topic: smartphones

iPhone wasn’t the first touchscreen phone. Steve Jobs was good at stealing great ideas

In ‘Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age’, Vauhini Vara explores the ways in which technology affects communities, culture, and identity.

The Rise of Refurbished Smartphones: A Shift in Consumer Tech Culture

In a world that often prioritizes the new over the necessary, refurbished smartphones stand as a quiet reminder that technology’s worth is not measured by its release date.

Indonesia bans sales of Google phones days after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blocking sales of tech

Russian Duma proposes punishment for troops using smartphones in warzones like Ukraine

Raising concerns over tracking of locations via photographs, geolocation, and mobile signals, the lawmakers introduced a bill to take disciplinary action against the mobile usage.

Survey reveals students in rural India use smartphones more for games, less for grades

The survey, conducted by the Delhi-based Development Intelligence Unit, targeted children aged 6–16 in rural communities across 20 states and union territories.

Smartphone shipments in India fell 19% in Jan-March 2023, Samsung kept top spot: Counterpoint Research

Report by Counterpoint Research attributes decline in smartphone shipments to sluggish demand, high inventory buildup & growing consumer preference for refurbished phones.

One-third of Indian mobile phone users likely to be on 5G by March 2025: CRISIL Ratings

The research agency says telcos are on 5G roll-out spree across India having launched the service in over 300 cities already, but mass adoption will happen with more 5G use-cases.

India plans crackdown on pre-installed apps under proposed new security rules for smartphones

The new rules could extend launch timelines and lead to losses in business from pre-installed apps for players including Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo, and Apple.

Why 5G phones are still priced too high for most Indians — ‘Democratisation yet to happen’

Unaffordable 5G phones are a product of macroeconomic conditions and poor marketing choices by phone makers, and the main losers are the economically weaker sections, say analysts.

5G launch, festival sales are tempting but buying a smartphone in 2022 is a bad idea

Hold on to your old phones till 2023. It will be the year for smartphones with more dramatic updates.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.