Smartphone

The EU Kids Act proposes banning social media for children under 13 as several countries tighten access rules, while India weighs age-based restrictions amid rising smartphone use and cybercrime risks

The move is aimed at curbing substandard imports and grey-market trade in a Rs 12,000-15,000 crore market where Chinese products currently dominate supplies

Based on April-June 2026 data, smartphone exports grew by 23.4 per cent, hitting $9.84 billion compared to $7.97 billion during the same period last year

India's festive smartphone season may bring fewer discounts as memory shortages and a weaker rupee push prices higher

Industry body ICEA urges govt to set up high-level inter-ministerial group to ensure supply chain curbs do not upend the 'China Plus One' strategy

Backed by tens of millions of dollars from the tech giants, these organizations delivered lessons about personal responsibility to hundreds of thousands of children and parents

The OPPO Find N6 demonstrates that one of foldables' biggest hardware compromises, the display crease, may no longer be inevitable

Even Apple will be forced to comply with EU rules mandating USB-C ports for all phones and tablets etc. Here we try to explain what makes this port the right choice for everyone

Smartphone cameras enhance images for aesthetics by adjusting colour, light and detail, but these automatic edits can distort features and compromise medical accuracy during remote consultations

Apple's iPhone exports in November constitute nearly 75 per cent of the total smartphone exports from the country amounting to $2.7 billion in the month

With smartphones, Chinese brands like Honor Device Co. and Oppo are seen as more vulnerable because of their lower margins

Nothing's new Phone 3a Lite is now on sale in India with a simplified Glyph Light design, Dimensity 7300 Pro chip and AI-powered features, alongside a new India-specific Blue colour variant

Nothing Phone 3a Lite debuts in India with a new single-LED Glyph Light, Dimensity 7300 Pro chip, 6.77-inch AMOLED display, triple cameras and Android 15-based NothingOS 3.5

After festival lull, Apr-Oct shipments power a 50% jump for FY26 so far

Nothing is set to launch the Phone 3a Lite today as the newest addition to its Phone 3a lineup, likely featuring a transparent back, Glyph Lights, and a Dimensity 7300 chipset

Qualcomm's newly launched Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 chip offers 36 per cent faster CPU, 59 per cent improved GPU, 144 FPS gaming, and 200MP photos for mid-range smartphones

The top three brands - Vivo, Samsung, and Oppo - account for half the smartphone volumes, and the top four, with Realme, over 60 per cent

Mappls navigation and mapping services data are already used by Apple for Apple Maps, but Android devices use Google Maps

Compared with those who said they had never used a smartphone on the toilet, the researchers found that the smartphone users were much more likely to spend more than five minutes going to the bathroom

ICEA said that in the first five months of FY26, smartphone shipments to the US reached $8.43 billion, up from $2.88 billion in the same period of FY25, nearly a three-fold increase