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Sunday, March 15, 2026
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Topic: smartphones

What are Indians watching? More screens, less equality, says study

Indians are watching more frequently but in shorter, more distracted bursts.

OnePlus India CEO calls it fake news but markets tell a different story. Is it shutting shop?

According to an Android Headlines report, the smartphone is set to "dismantle" and close shop due to falling shipments, poor demand and product cancellations.

Apple set to become world’s top phone maker, overtaking Samsung

The iPhone 17 models introduced in September have been a hit both domestically in the US and in Apple’s other critical market, China.

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

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.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.