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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Topic: smartphones

This Lok Sabha election, Indians are taking on fake news the smartphone way

The Election Commission of India has offered mobile apps that help report poll violations like cash giveaways, voter intimidation and spread of fake news.

Foxconn Technology comes closer to producing iPhones in India

Apple Inc’s higher prices have deterred customers in India — the world's fastest growing major market, and has made the company a minor player in the country with only 1% of shipments.

This invention 143 years ago led to the small & powerful computers we all carry with us now

Today's smartphones wouldn't have existed if it weren't for Alexander Graham Bell, who fought off controversy over whether he was indeed the inventor of the first telephone.

These 10 tech breakthroughs from India Mobile Congress can change our world

The India Mobile Congress 2018, which concluded over the weekend, is South Asia's biggest mobile, internet and tech event.

For most internet tech companies like Google, venturing into hardware will remain a hobby

Google technology is already everywhere, Android is an example. It didn’t need its own hardware product offering to achieve the same.

Remember this: Younger people are as prone to memory disorders as the old

Most everyday memory lapses can be fixed simply by being more mindful and less busy.

Xiaomi struggles to live up to IPO despite scale-up in India & Russia

China-based manufacturer of mostly cheap smartphones has sunk 19% from its post-IPO peak despite a spate of positive ratings.

Huawei eyes no.1 slot in smartphone sector after dethroning Apple

The Chinese giant shipped more than 95 million phones in the first six months, up about 30 per cent from last year.

Google takes on Facebook in India with hyper-local network Neighbourly

In an era of fake news, trolling and privacy concerns, Neighbourly could help Google take on Facebook and WhatsApp. A Mumbai train commuter who witnessed...

For people with brain injuries, smartphones may come to their rescue in more ways than one

Smartphones have the potential to address the limitations of traditional memory aids. They are familiar to most people and are highly portable.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.