IT Ministry Wants to Match China, beat Vietnam in Smartphone Exports Race, Documents Show

IT Ministry Wants to Match China, beat Vietnam in Smartphone Exports Race, Documents Show

India risks losing out to China and Vietnam as it seeks to become a major smartphone export hub and must “act fast” to lure global companies with lower tariffs, the deputy IT minister said in government documents seen by Reuters. Smartphone manufacturing is a key plank of Prime Minister Narendra…

Tata Motors Announces First EV Price Cuts in India; Electric Car Prices Lowered By Up to 8 Percent

Tata Motors Announces First EV Price Cuts in India; Electric Car Prices Lowered By Up to 8 Percent

Indian automaker Tata Motors’ electric vehicle (EV) unit on Tuesday said it has reduced prices of its cars by up to 120,000 rupees (~$1,450) in what is the first instance of a price cut by an electric carmaker in the country. Electric variants currently form just 2% of car sales…

Samsung Galaxy F15 5G India Launch Imminent as Its Support Page Goes Live

Samsung Galaxy F15 5G India Launch Imminent as Its Support Page Goes Live

Samsung Galaxy F15 5G could be inching towards launch in India. Samsung is yet to announce an official launch date for the new F-series handset, however, the smartphone’s support page has gone live on the company’s India website with model number SM-E156B/DS. It was recently spotted on some certification platforms…

Paytm Crisis: Non-Bank Lenders Said to Explore Options for Loan Disbursal

Paytm Crisis: Non-Bank Lenders Said to Explore Options for Loan Disbursal

Indian non-bank lenders are looking at options other than Paytm for loan disbursal, worried about the regulatory crisis engulfing the firm that has led to a temporary halt of lending services, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Paytm’s banking unit on January 31 was hit by a central…

Tablet Shipments Grew 21 Percent in India in Q4 2023; Apple Leads Market With iPad 10, iPad 9 Models: Report

Tablet Shipments Grew 21 Percent in India in Q4 2023; Apple Leads Market With iPad 10, iPad 9 Models: Report

The Indian tablet market witnessed growth on a quarter-on-quarter basis in the last quarter of 2023. CyberMedia Research (CMR) in their Tablet PC Market Report Review for Q4 2023 noted that the tablet shipments for Q4 2023 grew, driven by a strong demand for 5G tablets. Tablets with only Wi-Fi…

Threads Tests AI-Powered Today’s Topics Feature in the US to Show Top Trends: How it Works

Threads Tests AI-Powered Today’s Topics Feature in the US to Show Top Trends: How it Works

Threads is finally testing a feature that has been highly requested by users ever since the app launched last year. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the platform is testing a new Today’s topics section, which will show the topics which have the highest engagement. The feature is based on…

Google Working on Bringing Gemini to Google Assistant Headphones: Report

Google Working on Bringing Gemini to Google Assistant Headphones: Report

Google’s Gemini app, the company’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered assistant, was launched by the company on February 8, but the rollout was limited to the US, and Android smartphones. The tech giant is now expanding support for its latest AI product on two fronts. The app is already confirmed to arrive…

Apple Vision Pro Said to Take Up to Four Generations to Reach ‘Ideal Form’

Apple Vision Pro Said to Take Up to Four Generations to Reach ‘Ideal Form’

Apple Vision Pro — the company’s first mixed reality headset that went on sale in the US this month — has quite a few bugs for a first-generation Apple product, but could eventually replace the iPad, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The company’s wearable ‘spatial computer’ that costs $3,500 (roughly…

Vivo Y200e Price Range in India Leaked; Tipped to Get Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoC, 44W Fast Charging

Vivo Y200e Price Range in India Leaked; Tipped to Get Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoC, 44W Fast Charging

Vivo Y200e is expected to break the cover soon in India. The Chinese smartphone brand is yet to reveal the launch details officially. Still, ahead of it, an Indian tipster has suggested the key specifications and price range of the unannounced Vivo Y series handset. The Vivo Y200e is tipped…

One in Four Adults Plans to Use AI to Write Valentine’s Day Love Letters: Study

One in Four Adults Plans to Use AI to Write Valentine’s Day Love Letters: Study

Artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to play an important role on Valentine’s Day, according to a report released by security software firm McAfee. The firm conducted a survey which revealed that one in four adult respondents (26 percent) plan to use generative AI tools to write a love letter for…