Karbonn brings Artificial Intelligence-based solution in 'Aura Note 2'
Domestic smartphone-maker Karbonn on Thursday unveiled the "Aura Note 2" smartphone with an artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution at Rs 6,490.
Jun 22, 2017, 17:11 PM IST
lephone unveils new 4G smartphone in India
Chinese smartphone-maker lephone on Monday launched its latest smartphone lephone W7 in India at Rs 4,599 that supports 22 regional languages.
Apr 10, 2017, 16:32 PM IST
Nokia planning to re-enter smartphone business in 2017
If a slide from Nokia's Capital Markets Day 2016 is anything to go by, the one-time famous smartphone maker is planning to re-enter the business in 2017.
Nov 19, 2016, 21:35 PM IST
Qantas, Virgin Australia ground Samsung Note 7 after recall
Australian carriers Qantas and Virgin Australia told customers on Thursday not to use or charge Samsung`s Galaxy Note 7 during flights after faulty batteries in the new smartphone caused some handsets to explode.
Xolo beefs up portfolio to cash in on 4G wave
Smartphone maker Xolo will ramp up its 4G portfolio with handsets priced between Rs 4,500-10,000 over the next few months to cash in on the burgeoning demand for LTE-supporting devices following the commercial rollout of Reliance Jio's service.
Sep 04, 2016, 11:49 AM IST
US grants China's ZTE temporary reprieve on export curbs
The US government will give Chinese telecom equipment and smartphone maker ZTE Corp a three-month reprieve on tough export restrictions it imposed earlier this month, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.
Mar 23, 2016, 12:45 PM IST
HTC to slash 15% jobs globally after Q2 loss
Earlier this week, HTC had posted a loss of 8.0 billion Taiwanese Dollar (USD 252.7 million) for the second quarter as against a net profit of USD 2.26 billion in the same period, last year.
Aug 13, 2015, 19:21 PM IST
Samsung overtook Apple as top smartphone maker in Q1
It said Samsung shipped 83.2 million smartphones worldwide and captured 24 percent market share in the quarter, down from 31 percent a year earlier but better than Apple`s 18 percent.
Apr 29, 2015, 09:57 AM IST
Micromax looks for strategic investors to diversify portfolio
"Micromax is looking at beefing up investments in research and development of its products and services and so, getting a strategic investor on board makes sense," sources said.
Apr 26, 2015, 14:12 PM IST
China's Lenovo, Xiaomi to work on Windows phones
Lenovo, one of China`s largest smartphone makers and the parent company of Motorola Mobility, will launch Windows-based smartphones this summer, Tong Fuyao, general manager of Lenovo China, said.
Mar 18, 2015, 20:33 PM IST
Samsung posts first annual profit decline in three years
The tech giant said Thursday it recorded a net profit of 23.4 trillion won ($21.45 billion) in 2014, down 23.2 percent from a year ago and the first decline since 2011.
Jan 29, 2015, 08:42 AM IST
India to be second largest smartphone market by 2016: eMarketer
India will surpass the US as the second largest market for smartphones globally by 2016, helped by device makers offering affordable handsets, research firm eMarketer said.
Dec 22, 2014, 15:38 PM IST
Xiaomi to raise over $1 bn from investors including GIC
China`s Xiaomi is raising over $1 billion from investors including Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC that would value the smartphone maker at over $45 billion, a person familiar with the deal said.
Dec 22, 2014, 11:16 AM IST
Lava may acquire Nokia's Chennai plant
If the deal happens, it would increase the possibility of thousands of former workers getting a chance at re-employment at the plant.
Nov 27, 2014, 11:27 AM IST
Lenovo wraps up purchase of Motorola phone unit
Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group has completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google Inc. In a move aimed at becoming a global smartphone brand.
Oct 30, 2014, 17:33 PM IST
Samsung to buy US tech firm SmartThings
Samsung said Friday it had reached a deal to buy a US home automation startup SmartThings, as the South Korean electronics giant aims to expand beyond the increasingly saturated smartphone market.
Aug 15, 2014, 12:34 PM IST
BlackBerry to complete sale of Canadian real estate by August
The company has completed various sales of real estate assets in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 as part of the CORE programme.
Jun 22, 2014, 11:34 AM IST
Samsung juggling $60 bn in cash, bulks up on bonds
Samsung`s dividend payout ratio - or how much of its earnings it pays out in dividends - is 7.11 percent for the past 12 months.
Jun 16, 2014, 16:12 PM IST
