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 …
Samsung faces tough but ‘doable’ challenge to rise to top in India handset market
It’s been a tough few years for Samsung in the India handset market, where it has struggled to keep pace with or beat back competition from Chinese rivals such as Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo. The first signs of vulnerability came when Samsung lost the smartphone crown to Xiaomi in the September quarter of 2017. In …
Pop Up Smartphone Camera Flips to Under Display
Smartphone should be smart enough to qualify as a smartphone. With its features and functionalities that can enchant users to spend a good 15 to 18 hours of day with it and importantly, pop up smartphone camera is one of them; a key ingredient without which much of the essence of a smartphone would not …
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold: The Future of Foldable PCs?
At the CES 2020, Lenovo leveraged its experience in foldable displays to bring forth a new foldable PC. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold went through more than four years of development and iterations. The X1 Fold will likely release in 2H 2020. Does a foldable PC merit attention? Does it make sense in an enterprise …
Netflix vs Others: The Quest for Dominating Indian Eyeballs
As a mobile-first nation, the India OTT market provides enough head room for growth. American as well as Chinese streaming players are looking to strike it big in India. While Netflix continues to invest heavily in Made-in-India for India programming, it is under pressure from the likes of Hotstar and others. So, how would the …
Average Indian spends over 1800 hours a year on their smartphone: study
With smartphones entering every facet of our lives, as new survey aimed to understand how mobile devices are altering lives and relationships of users found that 75 per cent of the respondents agreed to have owned a smartphone in their teens and of them, 41 per cent were hooked to phones even before graduating from …
Netflix in Trouble, as Apple TV Plus debut looms
Netflix won 27 trophies at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, and trailed HBO, that got 34 awards. More importantly, despite pouring billions into original programming, Netflix is yet to win an Emmy for a best series. With Amazon Prime upping the ante, and a swathe of new OTT players betting big on original programming, …
Boxed in by complaints, TRAI to review broadcast tariff rules
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 …
Facebook has no choice but to topple TikTok in India
Chasing 15 seconds of fame, millions of Indians are hooked to TikTok and the success of the Chinese short video-sharing app — despite controversies and calls for regulation — has forced major digital giants to incorporate short videos on their own platforms. TikTok is available in 150 markets, in 75 languages and has more than 700 million …
Nearly 40% smart speakers users in India lost interest after using it for a month: Survey
While smart speaker adoption in India is on the rise, some users stop using them just a month after purchase, says a survey by CyberMedia Research (CMR). After a month of getting a smart speaker at home, 40 per cent used it more often, while, almost 38 per cent lost interest and used it less, …