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Customs duty cut, I-T slab rejig to boost consumer durable stocks: Analysts

With revised customs duty across consumer electronics' manufacturers, analysts believe this measure would reduce costs for manufacturing mobile phones, TV panels, and kitchen chimneys

India gains 26 spots on 5G mobile download speeds globally: Report

As India rolls out 5G slowly but steadily, the country went up 26 spots in rank globally for median mobile speeds, from 105th in November 2022 to 79th in the month that followed

Pakistan's mobile phone imports decline 66% in 1st half of FY 2023

Pakistan's mobile phone imports declined by 66 per cent in the first half of the current fiscal year 2022-2023, compared to the same period of the last fiscal year, according to official figures

1,040 lives lost in road accidents caused by use of mobile phone: Govt

A total of 1,997 road accidents occurred in 2021 due to the use of mobile phone by drivers while driving, which claimed 1,040 lives, according to a Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) report. The report titled 'Road accidents in India -- 2021', further said 555 road accidents took place due to jumping of red light which claimed 222 lives in 2021. According to the report, total number accidents and death due to potholes in 2021 respectively stood at 3,625 and 1,481. The report noted that road accidents are multi-causal which requires multi-pronged measures to mitigate the problems through concerted efforts of all agencies of both central government and state governments. It said the road ministry has formulated a multi pronged strategy to address the issue of road safety based on education, engineering (both of roads and vehicles), enforcement and emergency care. A total of 4,12,432 road accidents occurred in 2021, which claimed 1,53,972 lives while 3,84,448 people wer

Action to detain consignment is a death knell for exports, says Vivo

Chinese mobile phone company Vivo has alleged that the Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has stopped the company's consignment at Delhi airport and such action is a death knell for company's export from India, according to industry body ICEA's letter to the government. Vivo in an email to India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) has alleged that the DRI has detained the consignment of 26,840 mobile phones and is checking IMEI number of the handsets after opening the seal of their boxes, which is making them unfit for export. "The entire consignment is currently scattered at the Delhi airport, and is no longer fit for exports, until it has again been moved to factory, undergone complete inspection and then repackaged. This being the festive season, this action by the DRI rings a death knell for us exporting out of India unless the DRI actions at the airport do not cease immediately and our goods released," Vivo wrote in the email to ICEA. The communication is part of

Select OnePlus phones from 2023 and onwards to get 4 major Android updates

OnePlus has announced that it will offer four generations of OxygenOS and five years of security updates on selected smartphones from 2023

Will make phones if Apple, Google remove Twitter from app stores: Elon Musk

Twitter is now facing a close scrutiny by both Apple and Google app stores and Musk is worried that the micro-blogging platform can get removed from the app stores

Smart TV scores over mobile devices for OTT content, finds survey

In terms of consumption patterns of those watching stre­a­ming TV, 41 per cent prefer OTT for movies and serials, 17 per cent prefer music

Realme 10 with AMOLED screen, MediaTek Helio G99 unveiled: Details here

Successor to the Realme 9, the Realme 10 is expected to arrive in India soon. The 4G smartphone boasts big capacity 5,000 mAh battery, 33W fast-wired charging, and Android 12-based Realme UI

Higher mobile bills hit Indian consumers harder than most nations

An analysis from shows that while overall bills are lower in India in absolute terms, they are a larger share of monthly income than in many economies

The mystery of costly Apple iPhone 14 Pro selling better than iPhone 14

Apple has reportedly dropped plans to boost production of its base iPhone 14 model

Smartphone storage space is the new turf war for mobile game makers

The most common workaround from game studios is to put only a basic installer in app stores, which then downloads further game assets once the player starts

Samsung India reports 10% jump in FY22 revenues from ops to Rs 85,324 cr

In FY22, the South Korean company's overall revenue in India, including other income, increased by 10% to Rs 85,324 crore

Google Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro review: Good phones set back by limited storage

The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro seem ordinary on paper, but Google's experience-oriented software-related enhancements put them a notch above other premium smartphones

Phone maker Lava eyes electronics manufacturing venture with China's Huaqin

The pact would give the closely held companies heft as they seek to take on rivals such as Foxconn Technology Group

Indians not 'sticky', highly likely to switch mobile brands and carriers

As with the mobile brands, Indian users were among the most likely in the world to switch their current mobile network carriers, according to YouGov's 'Loyalty in Telco Report 2022'

Countdown to a new tomorrow: PM Modi to launch 5G services on October 1

The Indian economy is expected to rake in $455 billion between 2023 and 2040 as a direct result of 5G, according to the GSM Association

Apple iPhone 14 Pro review: Familiar, but with a good new user experience

Despite its high starting price of Rs 1,29,990, the Apple iPhone 14 Pro has enough newness to convince enthusiasts for an upgrade

Registration of IMEI number of all phones must before sale from next year

The government has made the registration of IMEI number of all mobile phones mandatory before their sale in India on its anti-counterfeit and lost handset blocking portal from January 1, 2023. According to a notification dated September 26, all mobile phones, whether made locally or imported, will need to be registered and get IMEI (International mobile equipment identity number) certificates from the Indian Counterfeited Device Restriction portal that is run by the Department of Telecommunications. "The manufacturer shall register the international mobile equipment identity number of every mobile phone manufactured in India with the Indian Counterfeited Device Restriction portal of the government of India in the Department of Telecommunications prior to the first sale of the mobile phone," the notification said. The notification has been issued under the Prevention of Tampering of the Mobile Device Equipment Identification Number (Amendment) Rules, 2022. Every mobile phone comes w

Nokia T10 tablet with Unisoc T606 processor launched in India: Details here

The Nokia T10 (Wi-Fi) is available exclusively on Amazon and Nokia online store. It comes in 3GB+32GB and 4GB+64GB configurations at Rs 11,799 and Rs 12,799, respectively