Qualcomm’s new AI Stack enables OEMs and developers to utilize a unified, comprehensive AI software capabilities. By doing so, OEMs and developers can now develop and leverage the full AI potential of Qualcomm’s Connected Intelligent Edge products, including, smartphones, IoT, automotive, XR, Cloud and Mobile PC. At Qualcomm, AI is being strategically viewed as a …
Hands-on with the Ray-Ban Stories
The Ray-Ban Stories mark the first smart glasses that Meta has made in association with Ray-Ban. At first glance, the Ray-Ban Stories may seem like the familiar, old yet stylish Ray-Ban styles, including the Wayfarer, Round and Meteor. The first-generation Ray-Ban Stories are not AR-enabled. All the Stories glasses sport the iconic Ray-Ban design, albeit …
Samsung may regain top spot in India’s smartphone market
Samsung looks to be on track to regain its top spot in the Indian smartphone market, after a strong performance in March. The South Korean electronics maker, which once replaced Nokia atop the smartphone market in India, has ceded that spot to China’s Xiaomi since the third quarter of 2020. Growing traction in offline retail …
How Apple, Microsoft and Google are fuelling Inclusive Tech?
There are >1.3 billion reasons to make technology accessible. Disability could be permanent, temporary or situational. The legal, ethical and moral imperatives for accessible tech has been well-known and established. It took a black swan event to put accessibility at the core of businesses. With the advancements in technology, there is significant opportunity as well …
What tech themes will dominate MWC 2022
I am excited about attending the biggest global mobile tech industry show, the MWC 2022. The pandemic forced GSMA to cancel the MWC 2020, and curtail the MWC 2021 event. At a time when the world appreciates what ubiquitous connectivity entails, this first major in-person event in the post-pandemic world is one that we are …
Diving into the ‘Metaverse’
Over the past many months, metaverse has captured the zeitgeist. It is increasingly finding mentions from top CxOs as well as on investor calls. Wherever one looks, it is tough to escape a conversation that involves the metaverse. There is some hype, and a whole lot of speculation around what Metaverse entails. At its most …
How MAAMA performed in the latest quarter?
The quarterly results of tech companies are in. While bigshots like Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft kept the markets buoyant, Meta lost $230Bn in value in one day. Additionally, relatively smaller companies like PayPal and Spotify had to take a bath after a double-digit percentage drop in the market value. Apple’s privacy policy has had …
Xiaomi’s Quest for the Premium Market
For Indian consumers, the smartphone is an extension of their lifestyle. Indian consumers are value conscious, aspirational and demanding. They seek the best-in-class specs, and are, for the most part, brand agnostic, especially in the entry-level premium segment. For a smartphone brand to be considered premium, it would need to deliver on the hardware as …
Talking 5G with Qualcomm India
Each progression of cellular technology, be it from 2G to 3G, and then, from 3G to 4G/LTE, has focused on two key aspects – how to make existing features better and more scalable and adding new features that can unleash new use cases, new experiences, and business models. Rajen Vagadia is VP and President of …
Samsung : Mainstreaming the New Foldable Future
Samsung’s third generation foldable phones are truly at the threshold of mainstreaming foldable adoption. Since they first made their debut in 2019, Samsung has been able to rapidly scale-up the new foldable technologies, with features such as enhanced durability and water resistance to make them much more attractive to a wider audience in 2021. All …