Raghu Reddy, head of categories and online sales for India’s leading smartphone company Xiaomi, is unfazed by the slowdown that has gripped the consumer goods market. His confidence is not unfounded. Smartphone shipments grew by 10 per cent during the April-June quarter to reach 37 million units, the highest for the quarter. June quarter growth is traditionally …
Riding on the success of its online-exclusive Galaxy M series, Samsung India is all set to launch Galaxy M30s with 48MP triple rear camera setup in India mid-September. Galaxy M30s will be powered by the new Exynos processor — not seen on the four Galaxy M series smartphones launched so far, industry sources told IANS …
With the economic slowdown starting to show its impact, several industries in India are feeling the strain. This brings us to the key question, will Indian consumers put off buying smartphones, therefore hitting the market altogether? It’s interesting to see differing opinions, but with the festive period closing in, most brands are optimistic of continuing …
Ever since Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 10, the company has been facing a lot of backlash over lack of incremental upgrades. But Ranjivit Singh, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Samsung India, says the company is focusing on those features that will enhance the user experience and adds some value. “The fact that …
N.R. Narayana Murthy launched Infosys in 1981 with six other colleagues on a mere $250 borrowed from his wife. The tiny sum kept the company going for some time but the hunger and animal spirit in him did not die. “We stayed in very inexpensive hotels… we didn”t have any cars, sometimes we took buses, …
India’s telecom regulator has begun a review of the broadcast tariff regime it implemented eight months ago to address complaints from viewers about higher bills and picking the channels they want to watch becoming more difficult. The review is aimed at easing channel choice and will possibly lead to lower bills, some experts said. The …
A few years ago, the smartphone market in India had a different complexion from the one now, with the likes of Micromax, Lava, Intel and Karbonn enjoying a healthy market leadership with their affordable mobile phones. Xiaomi had just entered the market, and other Chinese mobile brands were exploring their own forays into India. Circa …
The National Payments Corp. of India is reviewing an audit report to ensure WhatsApp complies with local rules. “We have received the data localization compliance system audit report from WhatsApp, which shall be reviewed in the next few weeks,” a Mumbai-based representative for NCPI said, according to Bloomberg. The review will determine if and when WhatsApp can enter the country’s …
Throwing some real challenge to Apple, Google Pixel and Huawei devices in the hyper-competitive premium smartphone segment in India, Samsung on Thursday announced to launch its ‘Made in India’ flagships Galaxy Note10 for Rs 69,999 and Galaxy Note 10+ with a starting price of Rs 79,999 in the country. The pre-booking for Galaxy Note 10 opened for …
Earlier this week, Samsung unveiled the new generation of Galaxy Notes: the Galaxy Note 10, Note 10+, a 5G model as well as a Verizon exclusive. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 line-up, with some interesting, iterative innovations over its predecessor series, will appeal to traditional Samsung Note loyalists, and I anticipate a healthy competition with the …