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Monday, September 8, 2025
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Topic: smartphones

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

On Camera

Trump has forced us to think clearly. New GST slabs are the first sign of change

Thanks to Trump’s sudden decision to target India rather than any other country with massive tariffs, many things that ought to have been done earlier are now falling into place.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

IAF set to welcome first 2 Tejas Mk-1As soon, earlier order of 40 Mk 1 yet to be completed

Of the 40 Tejas Mk-1 aircraft ordered—comprising 16 IOC single-seaters, 16 FOC single-seaters & 8 twin-seat trainers—IAF has received 38 with two trainers yet to be delivered.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?