Page 11 - Mobile Phone
Worldwide sales of smartphones decline 2%, first since 2008: Gartner
But they are on track to reach 1.57 billion units in 2020, an increase of three per cent year over year, the research and advisory company said
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Govt likely to restore 2% additional duty incentive on mobile phones export
This duty benefit, which will help boost exports, is expected to continue till March 31, 2020
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Bangladesh govt shuts down mobile networks along India's borders
The operators suspended the networks on Monday within one kilometre of the country's borders with India, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
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Mobile phone sales set to contract 2.4% this year; rebound likely in 2020
However, according to a recent report, led by mobile phones, there was heavy jump in e-commerce sales during the just concluded festival season.
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As cellphone manufacturing industry consolidates, small players shut shop
Almost 70 units have closed as part of a large-scale shutdown
Aiming for more of the global pie
Indian services export growth has outperformed that of the average emerging market in recent years. If global growth continues to be sluggish, India could enlarge its share of the cake
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Why tax incentive may not be enough to turn India into a mobile export hub
In India, Samsung is likely to remain focused on the domestic market but it is also expanding exports.
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Amazon India claims top spot in mobile phone sales ahead of festive season
Amazon is a key strategic partner for Apple as well as OnePlus
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Samsung partners with Xiaomi to launch first ever 108MP mobile image sensor
Last June, Samsung introduced an upgraded pixel isolation technology, the ISOCELL Plus
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Local mobile brands lose market share, IAMAI seeks assessment of PMP
The report also suggested focusing on large scale and high-end manufacturing of phones, and incentivising exports
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You can soon track your stolen phone, govt set to roll out IMEI database
According to TRAI data, India had 1.16 billion wireless subscribers as of March 2019
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How do we spend our time and on what? A smartphone eDiary will tell us soon
Both genders spent more of the weekends shopping than they used to, and less time socialising. And they slept more than they did 15 years earlier
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