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

Malavika Raghavan - 29 November, 2019

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

Smartphone rebound sparks signs of life in Asia’s tech cycle

Enda Curran - 7 November, 2019

Rise in global sales and better demand for smartphones signal a recovery for Asia's ailing tech industry, whose fallen sales have hurt economic growth

A phone cluttered with pictures good or bad? Depends on how you use your camera

Leonid Bershidsky - 28 October, 2019

From selfies causing anxiety to picture taking being a private art form, new studies explore if our smartphones are aiding or disabling us.

Microsoft looks to rewrite history on its phone business

Dina Bass - 3 October, 2019

Three years after retreating from the smartphone business, Microsoft has taken the wraps off the Surface Duo, a dual-screened device to be launched in 2020.

Global smartphone supply will be affected by 100-year-old strife between Japan & South Korea

Pushan Dutt - 3 September, 2019

With South Korean electronic device manufacturers reliant on chemicals from Japan, any delay in their production has the potential to disrupt global tech supply chains.

Smartphones business might be struggling, but there is one market preparing for a boom

Alex Webb - 4 August, 2019

There's been a slowdown in global smartphone sales. Not for companies that make the sensors powering your phone’s camera though.

Crack open an iPhone and you’ll see why Trump’s ongoing trade war with China makes no sense

Jason Dedrick - 14 July, 2019

Trump seems to believe that imports of iPhones or everything else from China represent money it’s 'taking out' of US and using to 'rebuild' China.

Huawei braces for a steep drop in overseas smartphone sales

Bloomberg News - 17 June, 2019

Huawei sales & marketing managers are internally charting a drop in volumes of anywhere between 40 million & 60 million smartphones this year.

Google launches cheaper Pixel phones as it battles Apple & Samsung

Mark Gurman - 8 May, 2019

Google is counting on its cheaper Pixel to fill in for people left behind by the rising price of many high-end phones.

Samsung can learn from Apple that boring beats sexy

Tim Culpan - 24 April, 2019

Exploding of Galaxy Note 7 to poor product execution of Galaxy Fold, Samsung forgot that most consumers want a product that works, and not the one that excites.

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ThePrint Team - 28 May, 2021

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Indian law needs to account for women, make finance inclusive

Shreya Garg - 17 May, 2022

Indian women face multiple barriers in accessing finance in an equitable manner. Research suggests adding a gender lens to existing laws and financial products is crucial.