mobile phones
- India
Mobile phones won’t be allowed in schools: TN Minister
Tiruchirappalli: Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Tuesday warned students against carrying mobile phones to classes and said the gadgets, if brought, would be confiscated. Though mobile phones have…
- Business
India now has 200 mobile phone manufacturing units: PM Modi
New Delhi: Giving a thrust on domestic manufacturing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that mobile manufacturing units have increased from just two in 2014 to more than 200 in the…
- Business
Mobile phone exports from India to touch $5.5bn
New Delhi: Mobile phone exports from India will increase by 75 per cent from $3.16 billion in 2020-21 to over $5.5 billion in the current fiscal, a report said on Thursday. The…
- India
No mobile phones inside classroom, Haridwar DM tells teachers
Haridwar: The district administration of Uttarakhand’s Haridwar has issued an order prohibiting the school teachers from carrying mobile phones inside the classrooms. District Magistrate, Vinay Shankar Pandey warned of “strict disciplinary action”…
- Technology
Now trade-in used mobile phones on Flipkart
New Delhi: Domestic e-commerce platform Flipkart on Monday introduced the Sell Back Programme that offers customers a platform to sell their used mobile phones. The Sell Back Programme launch follows Flipkart’s recent…
- Technology
BlackBerry selling legacy patents for $600 million
San Francisco: Blackberry, one of the most popular phone brands of the era before smartphones took over, has announced that it is selling patents covering mobile devices, messaging and other tech to…
- Business
Reduce GST on mobile phones to 12%, ICEA writes to state CMs
New Delhi: The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) said on Tuesday that it has written to various state chief ministers to reduce the GST rates on mobile phones to 12 per…
- Technology
itel reinstates its position as No 1 Indian smartphone brand in sub-Rs 6K
New Delhi: itel, India’s most trusted smartphone brand, has reinstated its number 1 position for two consecutive quarters of 2021 in the sub-Rs 6,000 price band. According to market research firm Counterpoint, the…
- Technology
TECNO’s POVA 2 first sale is now live on Amazon at Rs 10,499
New Delhi: With an aim to make the 75th Independence Day celebrations more joyful, global smartphone brand TECNO on Thursday announced exciting discounts and offers on some of the brand’s popular smartphones for…
- Technology
realme fastest brand to sells 100 mn smartphones globally
New Delhi: Smartphone brand realme on Thursday announced it has sold 100 million handsets globally, thus becoming the fastest global brand to ship these many devices in the history of smartphones. “Thanks to…
- Technology
realme GT 5G to shake up premium segment in India: Madhav Sheth
New Delhi: As the Rs 30,000-Rs 45,000 price segment in India witnesses a fierce competition, smartphone brand realme on Tuesday said that it is set to disrupt the premium segment with GT 5G…
- Technology
Tecno POVA 2 with massive 7000mAH battery launched at just Rs 10,999
New Delhi: TECNO, the global premium smartphone brand, on Monday announced the launch of POVA 2 with a massive 7000mAh battery from its premium POVA Series, that is aimed at providing incredible power…
- Technology
Lava announces Android 11 update for its smartphones
New Delhi: Homegrown smartphone brand Lava International on Friday announced the Android 11 update for its Z2, Z4, Z6 and MyZ triple-camera variant smartphones. The update will be first rolled out for Z4,…
- Technology
OPPO F19 proves to be a frontrunner in mid-price segment
New Delhi: OPPO, which is integrating with OnePlus to build top-of-the-line products in the future, has done wonders with its F-series in India. Latest figures show that the company has sold over 1…
- Business
LG set to post strong Q2 earnings on home appliance biz
Seoul: LG Electronics is likely to report strong second-quarter earnings, analysts said on Friday, as its mainstay home appliance business continued to rack up solid results. The South Korean tech company was…