The Covid-19 outbreak has been a blessing for at least one segment – tablets. After declining for four straight years, the tablet PC market is expected to grow 5-10% on-year in 2020 compared with an 18% fall in 2019, especially due to a surge in adoption of e-learning across educational institutions and enterprises, analysts say. …
The latest move by OnePlus to shift its focus on affordable smartphones is a result of the pandemic which is forcing customers to hold back on discretionary purchases, especially in India, analysts said. They added changed strategy could be seen in the light of evolving market condition, especially mid-premium segment driving handset volumes. In …
Buyers in India looking for a new Apple iMac desktop, MacBook laptops, and Mac Mini PCs can choose the configure-to-order option and customise the hardware configuration and get pre-loaded software based on their specific workload and requirements before buying them. Configure-to-order or build-to-order has existed in the Western markets like the US for some time …
Ola Electric, the EV subsidiary of ride-hailing giant Ola, has acquired Amsterdam-based EV start-up, Etergo, more famously known as “the Tesla of the scooter world”. This is a significant acquisition that gives major impetus to Ola’s moves into the two-wheeler segment, providing it with the intellectual property, design as well as engineering capabilities of Etergo, …
In a strong signal to leading players Zomato and Swiggy who have been severely hit by Covid-19, ecommerce giant Amazon with deep pockets on Thursday announced it has entered the vast online food delivery market in India, with introducing Amazon Food at select pin codes in Bengaluru. Amazon Food is currently allowing customers to order …
COVID-19 has disrupted global supply chains causing supply bottlenecks and sending shockwaves everywhere. Alongside, falling consumer demand due to lockdowns pose a threat, and increasing the risk of a unending downward spiral and unending uncertainties. So, how did FAAMG face upto the COVID-19 threat? The “FAAMG” Five—Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet (Google) have a …
Food delivery platform Zomato on Tuesday refuted reports that the company is in talks with Gurugram-based grocery delivery platform Grofers to acquire it for nearly $750 million. Flush with funds, Zomato has partnered Grofers for the delivery of essential items along with other FMCG and grocery stores — to meet the surge in demand amid …
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented test of individual and business resilience, unparalleled in scale. More than 185 countries have reported cases of COVID-19. As on April 10, 2020, almost 1,602,885 COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide with a death toll of over 95,745. Over 355,514 have recovered. Whether it be early community, or …
Smartphone production in India will fall by 38-40% in the first half of 2020, a new report by Cybermedia Research (CMR) estimated. The Indian smartphone industry faced supply shortages due to shutdown of factories in China in February. Manufacturing here was hurt because the industry couldn’t source components required for production here. Factories in China …
In the past week, there has been one company that has been the subject of several conversations that have transcended professional work environments and found favour in social circles as well as with students and children in India. Zoom, the video conferencing software company, has been a massive hit in the midst of the COVID-19 …