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Govt's registration requirement for laptop imports a boon for us: Primebook

The government's move to enforce registration requirement for laptop imports came as a boon for home-grown Android-based laptop maker Primebook, according to the company's CEO Chitranshu Mahant. The move (to put registration requirement for imports) "actually came as a blessing to us. We had no issues, but other brands were not able to import stuff. So we had a good market exposure because of the problems," Mahant told PTI. The government has put in place a new system under which companies willing to import laptops, tablets and certain components are required to register the quantity and value of imports on a portal. The new system was announced in October this year and the government has cleared a total of 110 applications, including those from Apple, Dell, HP and Lenovo, seeking permission for imports worth around USD 10 billion. The authorisation for these imports is valid until September 2024. According to the government, the new 'import management system' is aimed at monitorin

Microsoft launches Surface Laptop Go 3 in India, price starts at Rs 80,999

The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 is available for pre-orders in India with introductory offers until November 8, with general availability starting from November 9

Govt won't curb PC, laptop, and other IT hardware product imports

Puts in place 'contactless' authorisation system

HP to sell refurbished laptops to consumers, businesses in India: Details

India is the first HP market to launch a refurbished PC initiative, with plans to expand in other regions in 2024

Govt to ensure trusted supply chain for digital ecosystem: Official

India is determined to ensure a trusted supply chain for its digital ecosystem and will not compromise on the security of the internet, an IT Ministry official said on Wednesday, after the US, China and Korea raised concerns over the decision to impose import curbs on laptops and computers at a recent WTO meeting. These concerns were flagged in the meeting of the WTO Committee on Market Access. It was chaired by Renata Crisaldo of Paraguay on October 16 in Geneva. The senior IT Ministry official on Wednesday affirmed that India is determined, indeed justified, in ensuring that the digital backbone and ecosystem are trusted and without any compromise. "...We are very clear and determined that we want an absolutely trusted supply chain for the Indian digital ecosystem, and especially, when we are just going to take off, and the entire internet is going to be built on servers, clouds and data centres," the official said in response to a question on the US and Korea raising concerns ove

HP launches Pavilion Plus laptops with IMAX-enhanced displays: Details here

The HP Pavilion Plus is offered in 14-inch and 16-inch screen variants starting at Rs 91,999 and Rs 124,999, respectively

US, Korea raise concerns on India's import restrictions on laptops, PCs

The US, China, Korea and Chinese Taipei have raised concerns on India's decision to impose import restrictions on laptops, and computers, in a meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), an official said. The concern was flagged in the meeting of WTO's Committee on Market Access. It was chaired by Renata Crisaldo of Paraguay on October 16, in Geneva. The US has stated that the decision will have an impact on trade of these products, including US exports to India, once they are implemented, the Geneva-based official said. America has also said that the decision is creating uncertainty for exporters and downstream users. On August 3, India imposed import restrictions on a host of IT hardware products as laptops, personal computers (including tablet computers), micro computers, large or mainframe computers, and certain data processing machines with a view to boost domestic manufacturing and cut imports from countries like China. The regime would come into effect from November ...

India will not impose restrictions on laptop imports: Trade secy Barthwal

"India will not impose restrictions on laptop imports," Trade Secretary Sunil Barthwal told a press conference on Friday

Flipkart Big Billion Days, Day 3: Mobiles, laptops to buy at low prices

Flipkart is offering mobiles and laptops at a huge discount during the Big Billion Days sale, which started on October 8, 2023. Here's everything you should know about the sale and discounted products

We will comply with govt regulations regarding supply restrictions: HP

Apart from this, HP is planning to start the sale of its refurbished devices to expand to smaller towns with affordable products

HP to make Chromebook laptops in India in win for PM Modi's tech push

India has been expanding its electronics manufacturing sector as companies diversify production beyond China amid growing Washington-Beijing tensions

IISc team develops indigenous gallium nitride power switch for EVs, laptops

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a fully indigenous gallium nitride (GaN) power switch that can have potential applications in systems like power converters for electric vehicles and laptops, as well as in wireless communications. The entire process of building the switch from material growth to device fabrication to packaging was developed in-house at the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), IISc. Due to their high performance and efficiency, GaN transistors are poised to replace traditional silicon-based transistors as the building blocks in many electronic devices, such as ultrafast chargers for electric vehicles, phones and laptops, as well as space and military applications such as radar, Bengaluru-based IISc noted in a press release on Wednesday. It is a very promising and disruptive technology, says Digbijoy Nath, Associate Professor at CeNSE and corresponding author of the study published in 'Microelectronic Engineering'. But

Samsung to start manufacturing laptops in India from next month: Report

The laptops will be made at Samsung's Noida plant, which currently produces mobile phones

Policy incoherence

Import management system for IT is licence raj by another name

India loosening its planned restrictions on laptop, tablet imports

As part of the latest plan, all companies bringing everything from tablets and laptops to desktop computers and servers into India will have to register

India likely to delay import licensing of laptops, tablets, PCs by a year

After industry objections, the plan, which would also affect Dell and HP, was quickly delayed by about three months, and came under criticism from Washington

PC, laptop import restrictions: Govt hints at breather; no date for curbs

Laptop, tablet, PC, and small server makers need to register on DGFT platform starting Nov 1

Govt to make IT hardware import authorisation process online, seeks data

The government on Friday informed IT hardware players that the process of import authorisation for laptops, tablet, servers etc. will be completely online and has sought data of the past three years for the inbound shipments of mobile, IT and telecom products, sources aware of the development said. Industry players have been informed that the "import management system" portal, which will be managed by Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), will go live by the end of this month. "MeitY has informed companies that 'import management system' will go live by September end. It will be managed by DGFT. It has asked importers to feed their organisation data and import data subsequently for the past 3 years," a source, who did not wish to be identified, told PTI. The government has proposed to implement new rules for import of IT hardware from November 1. The new rule will allow imports of IT hardware by authorised firms. The import management system will handle imports related to .

Newest laptop chips, software will handle GenAI chatbot, says Intel

ntel executives also expect to say that the company is on track to deliver a successor chip called "Arrow Lake" next year, and that Intel's manufacturing technology will rival the best

HP launches AMD processors-powered Omen 16 and Victus 16 gaming laptops

The HP Omen 16 and Victus 16 feature OMEN Gaming Hub, which is a gaming-focused utility tool with options such as performance mode and network booster