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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Topic: smartphones

1 in 10 rural households got phone to back child’s study during lockdown, says ASER report

ASER 2020 (rural) also found that 12.7% of rural students from both government and private schools used their neighbours’ phones to study during the lockdown.

Rs 4,000 smartphone running on Reliance Jio — How Ambani plans to dominate telecom market

Reliance is apparently in talks with domestic assemblers to make a version of its Jio phone that will run on Google’s Android and be offered with low cost wireless plans from Jio.

Xiaomi to sell Mi phones through mobile vans to expand reach in rural India

The top-selling smartphone brand in the country is starting a travelling store, which will cover a specific route and stop in places, including weekly haats, or street fairs.

India ditched Micromax for cheap Chinese phones, but now loves its ‘atmanirbhar’ credentials

Micromax is the only homegrown company that broke into India’s Chinese dominated smartphone market. But no one came to its rescue when it was in trouble.

Global smartphone market suffered the worst contraction in history in Jan-March quarter

Demand will remain suppressed through the rest of the year, with global economic downturn preventing any growth until at least the fourth quarter.

Our phones are watching us. That’s a good tool to fight COVID-19

Identifying those infected, tracing their contacts & restricting or checking movements of whoever may be exposed is vital in reducing the spread of diseases.

2020 will see Samsung and Apple battle for being the no.1 smartphone seller

Between Apple's successful launch of the iPhone 11 family of products and Samsung's new foldable phone expected in February, the two giants will remain in close competition throughout the year.

Why Apple has high hopes for iPhone sales in India this year

India’s premium segment is growing at a 20% rate, almost doubling the 10% growth of local smartphone market, which suggests greater opportunity for Apple.

Modi to Netflix to smartphones: What changed India most in the last decade?

As 2019 comes to a close, India has witnessed a momentous decade which was marked by breakthroughs in politics, culture, health, technology.

Why more smartphones and bank accounts haven’t brought financial digital inclusion in India

India's financial sector has been a gung-ho adopter of technology. But design of technology and finance have hardly reflected users’ lived realities.

On Camera

BJP is going after AAP not because it’s opposed to it but because they’re too similar

Jealousy between political parties arises from close competition in their goals, strategies, or voter bases. It's a reaction to perceived threats to a party's influence.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.