Page 10 - Mobile Phone

Passenger's phone catches fire mid-air on IndiGo's Dibrugarh-Delhi flight

The flight 6E 2037 was heading to Delhi from Dibrugarh when a cabin crew member saw sparks and smoke emitting from a passenger's phone, officials noted

Govt mulls dropping pre-call announcements on phones after 2 yrs of Covid

Sources DoT has written to Union Health Ministry requesting it to drop these pre-call announcements and caller tunes

Telecom dept will not interfere in mobile manufacturing: Vaishnaw

Communications and IT Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw on Monday said the telecom department will not interfere in matters related to mobile phone manufacturing.

How BlackBerry, the phone everyone once wanted to own, got disconnected

The shutdown administered the last rites to an iconic device, and to a pioneering tech concept

In a first, Apple to sell spare parts for iPhones, Mac computers

The self-service repair program comes after years of pressure from consumer groups

India may continue to face chip crunch for mobile devices for 6 more months

This will hit the affordable 4G segment phones particularly hard as they use a lot of low-priced high nanometer chips which are in even more short supply

Mobile makers invest Rs 1,300 crore under PLI Scheme in 2020 Dec qtr: Govt

Mobile manufacturers shortlisted under a production linked incentive scheme invested Rs 1,300 crore and produced goods worth around Rs 35,000 crore in the 2020 December quarter

LG Electronics to end production, sales of its loss-making smartphone biz

The division is the smallest of LG's five divisions, accounting for just 7.4% of revenue in the fourth quarter

LG Electronics likely to shut mobile phone business, says report

LG may share its decision on the business' fate with employees as soon as early April, the DongA report said

Budget 2021: Phones may get costlier as govt raises custom duty on parts

Government on Monday announced an increase in custom duty for up to 10 per cent on mobile chargers and some sub-parts of phones

Lava plans to turn up the heat on Chinese brands, aims to ramp up headcount

Expansion of distribution network, venturing into new markets, supplementing production capacity, and ramping up workforce are all on the cards

Casual, fantasy, pro: 2020, a year when online gaming hit the jackpot

The numbers were driven by an increase in mobile phone usage as well as greater internet penetration

Mobile firms set for round 4 of price hike as chipset supply runs dry

With supply of mobile chipsets running dry, manufacturers here are left with no option but to hike prices once again, making it the fourth round of increase in 2020

Realme to launch Narzo 20 series, Android OS 11 based Realme UI 2.0 today

The Narzo 20 series and Realme UI 2.0 will launch through an online event, which the company will live stream on its social media accounts and YouTube channel at 12:30 pm

How to Track an iPhone with Just the Phone Number?

Are you looking for a reliable way to track an iPhone to locate your lost device or check on your children in the easiest way possible? Here is an effective solution.

Relief for GST filers: From July, Nil GSTR-1 Form can be filed via SMS

In a major move towards GST taxpayers' facilitation, the government has decided to provide the facility of SMS filing of NIL statement of Form GSTR-1 from the first week of July.The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said that the filing of NIL statement in Form GSTR-1 also through SMS would substantially improve ease of GST compliance for over 12 lakh registered taxpayers. At present, these taxpayers have to log into their account on the common portal and then file their statement of outward supplies in Form GSTR-1 every month or each quarter, read a release from Finance Ministry."GST taxpayers with NIL outward supplies would not be required to log on to the GST Portal and would be able to file their NIL statement in Form GSTR-1 through just an SMS. The status confirmation of the filed statement or return application can be tracked by them on the GST Portal by logging in to their GSTIN account and navigating to Services>Returns>Track Return Status," the ministry

Mobile threats spread under guise of pornographic content doubled in 2019

Adult content, just as is the case with other types of entertainment, remains one of the most prominent ways malefactors try to infect devices

India's handset industry can reach $100 billion in exports by 2025: ICEA-EY

Nearly 198 countries import mobile phones, and till recently, only two countries -- China and Vietnam -- were among the exporters.

Covid-19 lockdown: Realme resumes online sales of smartphones, accessories

Realme has extended warranty on products, which expired during the lockdown period, till June 30

Rajeev Suri steps down as Nokia President & CEO after 25-year stint

Pekka Lundmark, CEO of Finnish energy company Fortum, to take over as president and CEO of the firm on Sept 1