Nokia recently debuted the Nokia 5.4 in the hyper-competitive smartphone price segment of sub INR 15,000. In this smartphone segment, consumers seek competitive specs at value for money offerings. This is something tough for smartphone makers to accomplish, for understandable reasons. A good smartphone in this price segment is one that marries its hardware and …
I have been on the Clubhouse App since late January, listening mostly to the daily, The Good Time Show, hosted by the husband-and-wife team of Sriram Krishnan and Aarthi Ramamurthy. In particular, just like anyone out there, after much striving, I was able to dive-in into the record-breaking discussion involving Elon Musk and (the rather …
The world’s most popular messaging platform, WhatsApp, is in the eye of the storm in its biggest market over a new set of terms and conditions, that although have been stalled until May, have become a source of grave concern for users – and the government. So much so that, the government has sent out a strong …
A report from analytics firms Counterpoint Research and CyberMedia Research (CMR) suggest that Apple may have doubled its year-on-year iPhone sales in India in the company’s fourth quarter of 2020. Apple shipped more than 1.5 million iPhone units in India in the quarter that ended in December, up 100% on its year-on-year performance. Apple best ever quarter …
Nearly 3 in 4 Indians feel safe while joining any group or channel on Telegram as they dont need to reveal their phone number to strangers, according to a new survey. Telegram which has crossed 600 million users globally scores over Signal in terms of awareness (55 per cent) and actual usage (39 per cent). …
With the new OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G, OPPO kickstarts its 2021 market strategy in India, that includes, among others, launching as many as six 5G smartphones! In the year gone by, smartphone brands started debuting their 5G phones as well as expanding their affordable premium phone offerings. The OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G is the latest …
Several Indians have begun using alternative instant messaging apps instead of WhatsApp, over concerns of privacy ever since the new WhatsApp Privacy Policy was disclosed, sharing data with its parent company Facebook. Private messaging apps Signal and Telegram have registered a spike in downloads. According to app analytics firm Sensor Tower, between January 5 and 10 …
Your dream of owning a Tesla electric car will soon be a reality as the company is set to begin its India journey with its highest-selling Model 3, before the premium Model S and Model X, which would be available later in the year and in early 2022. Arriving in India via Tesla Motors Amsterdam …
Since its inception, WhatsApp has claimed security and privacy as its core DNA. With its new “take-it-or-leave-it” policy, WhatsApp essentially threatened users of deleting their accounts, unless they accept the new terms before May. The earlier deadline was February 8, but was deferred. Consumers are now recognising that there is a price attached to the …
As we roll into a new decade, it is exciting to see new rollable smartphones that seek to redefine the rectangular slabs that we have had for far long now. Iterative innovations did bring some excitement to new smartphones over the past few years, including exciting innovations in display, camera, battery and storage, among others …