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Chinese Smartphones Maker Oppo Cleared To Open Own Stores In India
4Oct By reutersNo Comments
BUSINESS

Chinese Smartphones Maker Oppo Cleared To Open Own Stores In India

India has approved smartphones maker Oppo’s request to open single-brand retail stores in the country, paving the way for the Chinese firm to sell directly to consumers and add to its existing wholesale business. The move would help Oppo expand its reach in the world’s third-largest smartphones market, where global giants such as Apple Inc have been trying to gain a foothold. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board approved Oppo Mobiles India Pvt Ltd’s request on Tuesday, according to a notice on the department’s website. ALSO READ   Las Vegas Shooting marks the Saddest Day on Twitter: Report     The government also approved luxury goods retailer Louis Vuitton’s application to open its own stores in India. India allows foreign firms to sell di...
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One-Third of Smartphone Notifications Worsen Our Mood: Study
4Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
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One-Third of Smartphone Notifications Worsen Our Mood: Study

Over one third of the notifications on smartphones worsen our moods, triggering us to feel hostile, upset, nervous, afraid or ashamed, a study has found. Researchers at the Nottingham Trent University in the UK studied the effect on mood in 50 participants who received thousands of digital alerts over a five-week period. Out of more than half a million notifications, they found that 32 per cent resulted in negative emotions. Notifications relating to non-human activity - such as general phone updates and wifi availability "had the worst impact on phone users" mood, researchers found. Work-related notifications also had a negative impact on mood, particularly when they arrived in bulk. However, people enjoyed messages from friends, particularly several at once, which created ...
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New Tech Can Turn Any Object into TV Remote
2Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
Tech

New Tech Can Turn Any Object into TV Remote

Cant find your TV remote again? Scientists have developed a technology that can turn everyday objects - such as teacups or toy cars - into remote controls for televisions. Researchers from Lancaster University in the UK show a novel technique that allows body movement, or movement of objects, to be used to interact with screens. The Matchpoint technology, which only requires a simple webcam, works by displaying moving targets that orbit a small circular widget in the corner of the screen. These targets correspond to different functions - such as volume, changing channel or viewing a menu. The user synchronises the direction of movement of the target, with their hand, head or an object, to achieve what researchers call spontaneous spatial coupling, which activates the desired funct...
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Airtel Looking to Launch 2500 Rs 4G Smartphone
11Sep By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
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Airtel Looking to Launch 2500 Rs 4G Smartphone

Indias largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel in talks with multiple handset makers to bring a 4G smartphone for a price as low as Rs 2,500-2,700 to take on Reliance Jio. While Mukesh Ambani-led Jio has announced plans to offer Internet-enabled feature phone for a refundable deposit of Rs 1,500, Airtel is placing its bet on a full-fledged smartphone as it believes people would be ready to shell out a little more to get a loaded handset. A source familiar with the development said the new 4G smartphone that will debut around Diwali - will come bundled with Airtels 4G connection and "attractive" data and voice plan to woo mass market customers. The planned dual SIM 4G smartphone will sport a four inch display, dual camera, VoLTE calling and a longer battery life. The Android hand...
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Now Charge Your Phone Simply By Walking And Waving At Your Friends
22Jul By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
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Now Charge Your Phone Simply By Walking And Waving At Your Friends

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed an ultra-thin device that can power your smartphone, fitness tracker and other gadgets using human movements such as walking and waving. Based on battery technology and made from layers of black phosphorus that are only a few atoms thick, the energy harvesting system generates small amounts of electricity when it is bent or pressed even at the extremely low frequencies characteristic of human motion. "In the future, I expect that we will all become charging depots for our personal devices by pulling energy directly from our motions and the environment," said Cary Pint, assistant professor at Vanderbilt University in the US. Compared to the other approaches designed to harvest energy from human motion, the new method has two fu...
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MobiKwik Partners With Samsung Pay For One-Tap Payments
16Jul By Saumya SunderNo Comments
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MobiKwik Partners With Samsung Pay For One-Tap Payments

Digital payments company MobiKwik has recently partnered with Samsung Pay, under which consumers will be able to make payments with a single tap using selected Samsung handsets. "As part of the tie-up, MobiKwik wallet is now integrated with Samsung Pay Mini to enable one-tap payments at more than 1.4 million MobiKwik-powered merchants across the country", the digital payments firm Mobikwik said in a statement. Samsung Pay is the feature given by Samsung, in flagship phones- like S8, S7 edge etc. that allows users to just tap and pay using the debit/credit cards and wallets stored on their mobile devices. Samsung launched this service in India in March, 2017. "The future of digital payments in India will thrive only by collaborating with various ecosystem partners to drive acceptance. Mo...
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VIVO Retains IPL Title Sponsorship in Massive Deal
27Jun By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
BUSINESS

VIVO Retains IPL Title Sponsorship in Massive Deal

New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI): Mobile manufacturers VIVO today retained the Indian Premier Leagues title sponsorship for the next five years with a whopping Rs 2,199 crore bid, a mammoth 554 per cent more than the previous contract. "The premium global smartphone manufacturer bid Rs. 2199 crores, which is a 554 per cent increase over the previous contract. In the upcoming five IPL seasons (2018 - 2022), Vivo and IPL will have extensive cooperation in terms of sports events, on-ground activations and marketing campaigns," the BCCI said in a statement. The annual break-up of the deal works out a nearly Rs 440 crore per year. The Board had last month invited bids for the title sponsorship of the cash-rich and glitzy event for the period between August 1, 2017 and July 31, 2022. VIVO had he...
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Asus Aims 5% Share in Indian Smartphone Market
25May By AnkitaNo Comments
Tech

Asus Aims 5% Share in Indian Smartphone Market

Taiwanese handset maker Asus today said it is looking to achieve 5 per cent share in the countrys smartphone market. "Our first milestone is to achieve 5 per cent share in the smartphone market. From our side we are pushing all the measures to achieve it...," Dinesh Sharma, Director ? Mobile Product Centre for ASUS India, said after launching 4G enabled Zenfone Live for Rs 9,999 a unit. Sharma, however, did not disclose any fix timeline for achieving the 5 per cent market share target. He said the company sells handsets in almost all price segments starting from Rs 7,000 and going up to Rs 60,000. "We have products available which meet the need of customers in that segment. We want to get in hearts and minds of Indian consumers. Given the intensity of competition, our growth h...
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Samsung Debuts Galaxy S8 with Bixby AI Assistant Amid Market Leadership Battle
30Mar By reutersNo Comments
Tech

Samsung Debuts Galaxy S8 with Bixby AI Assistant Amid Market Leadership Battle

Samsung Electronics unveiled its Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone as it battles to regain the market leadership it lost to Apple after the embarrassing withdrawal of the fire-prone Note 7s. Boasting some of the largest wrap-around screens ever made, the long-awaited S8 is the South Korean technology company's first new premium phone since its September recall of all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with fire-prone batteries. Samsung halted their sales in 10 markets, and the phones were banned from aircraft in the United States, denting a revival of the firm's mobile business. Two versions of the Galaxy S8, code-named Dream internally, were launched at a media event in New York on Wednesday, with 6.2-inch (15.75 cm) and 5.8-inch curved screens - the largest to date for Samsung's premiu...
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Nokia’s Mobile Networks Head Quits, to Split Business
19Mar By NitishNo Comments
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Nokia’s Mobile Networks Head Quits, to Split Business

Nokia's head of mobile networks, the division which accounted for more than half of the Finnish telecom network equipment maker's sales last year, is leaving the company. Nokia said on Friday it would break out services as a distinct business group from mobile networks following the departure of Samih Elhage, who joined the company in 2012 and helped to turn around its network business at a time when it was a troubled joint venture with Siemens. Services were growing in importance because of the weak global outlook, Nokia said. The global networks market is expected to fall this year as telecom operators' demand for faster 4G mobile broadband equipment has peaked, and upgrades to next-generation 5G equipment are still years away. "He has been a close friend and advisor... I fully su...
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Oppo Becomes New Sponsor of Indian Cricket, Replaces Star India
9Mar By AnkitaNo Comments
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Oppo Becomes New Sponsor of Indian Cricket, Replaces Star India

Mobile manufacturing company OPPO today became the new sponsor of the Indian cricket team, replacing broadcasting giants Star India. The deal was about 1079 crore for 5 years. Oppo will pay Rs 4.61 crore per bilateral match and Rs 1.56 crore for an ICC event match, while STAR India paid Rs 1.92 crore per bilateral match and Rs 61 lakh for an ICC match. "The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is pleased to announce OPPO Mobiles India Private Limited as the new team sponsor for the Indian Cricket Team," the BCCI said in a statement. "The mobile manufacturing giant OPPO's association with BCCI will start from April 2017 for a period of five years," it added. Star India had made it clear that it would not seek a renewal of its sponsorship deal, which was to end next month...
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