ELECTRONICS
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ELECTRONICS June 30, 2018 Xiaomi Teases ‘Gift From Future’ for June 28 Launch; Sells 1 Million Mi Band 3 Units
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Mi A2 will be the global variant of the Mi 6X It will be powered by Android One-based stock Android Over 1 million units of Mi Band 3 have been sold in China Xiaomi will be launching something on June 28, according to a video teaser it has posted on its website. The […]
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ELECTRONICS June 30, 2018 Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Launch Set for August 9, Galaxy Tab S4 Passes US FCC
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS An official invite has been posted by Samsung The invite shows a S Pen stylus Galaxy Tab S4 could also make an appearance at the event The first official announcement for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has been made. On Wednesday, the South Korean giant sent out media invites for the launch of an upcoming smartphone […]
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ELECTRONICS June 21, 2018 ISRO to Transfer Lithium Ion Cell Tech to Indian Electric Vehicle Industry
By: Loknath DasIndian space agency ISRO on Tuesday announced it has decided to transfer its own lithium-ion cell technology to Indian industry on a non-exclusive basis for usage in automobiles for Rs. 1 crore. In a statement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the initiative will accelerate the development of indigenous electric vehicle industry. The Vikram Sarabhai Space […]
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ELECTRONICS May 31, 2018 Affordable Truly Wireless Earphones: We Test 5 Budget AirPods Alternatives to See if They Are Worth Buying
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS True wireless earphones offer unmatched convenience The Boult Twin Pods offer great sound quality for the price The ZAKK Twins are very comfortable and fit securely in the ear A little over a year ago, Apple introduced the world to a new and exciting category of truly wireless earphones with its AirPods. Since the release of the […]
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ELECTRONICS May 31, 2018 How Honor Is Working With Local Partners to Customise AI for Indian Users
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS Huawei has invested substantial efforts in AI development Honor 10 comes with a proprietary NPU chip for AI Honor is unlikely to move to stock Android anytime soon Huawei-owned Honor, which started off as an online-exclusive brand and recently moved on to offline sales as well in India, has seen its product portfolio and market presence grow […]
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ELECTRONICS May 31, 2018 Jio, Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, BSNL Recharges With Up to 1.5GB Data per Day
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS Jio offers four plans with 1.5GB data per day Airtel, Idea, and Vodafone also have competitive prepaid recharges All four operators offer bundled calls and free roaming Jio successfully entered the telecom industry around a year and a half ago by offering users free data at a time when data costs in the country were […]
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ELECTRONICS May 25, 2018 India inks MoU for cooperation in the field of Electronics and IT
By: Loknath DasThe Union Cabinet chaired by Indian Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on 23 May, approved of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Angola for mutual support in the field of Electronics and Information Technologies. The MoU aims at achieving closer cooperation between the two countries in the areas of e-Governance, Human Resource […]
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ELECTRONICS May 25, 2018 Indian govt steps up focus on electronics exports, new policy to outline measures
By: Loknath DasThe government is drafting the upcoming National Electronics Policy (NEP) with an increased focus on exports as it looks to harness the local capacity in electronic goods, including smartphones built for the domestic market, a top official told ET. The idea is to ensure that there is no excess manufacturing capacity and instead utilise the same to build products for customers […]
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ELECTRONICS May 25, 2018 Mirc Electronics, maker of Onida, looks at 20% revenue from non-captive manufacturing in FY19
By: Loknath DasMirc Electronics, the maker of popular household electronic goods under the Onida brand, is looking to get into strategic alliances and eyeing 20 percent turnover from non-captive manufacturing in FY19. In an interaction with Moneycontrol, Vijay Mansukhani, Managing Director, Mirc Electronics, said that the company has been approached by peers for strategic alliances on manufacturing. […]
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ELECTRONICS May 21, 2018 Flipkart Apple Week Sale Offers Discounts on iPhone X, iPhone 7, iPads, and More Apple Devices
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus available with discounts The 2017 iPad model is available for Rs. 22,900 Apple AirPods are priced at Rs. 11,499 Flipkart is back with yet another edition of Apple Week, under which exclusive discounts and offers are available on select iPhone models, iPad models, Apple Watch, MacBook, and […]
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ELECTRONICS May 12, 2018 Android P Might Just Be the Beginning of the End of Android Fragmentation
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS Android P will finally leverage the effort gone into Project Treble Android beta is available to non-Pixel phones for the first time Go edition for P is coming too It’s been 10 years since Android was first launched and Google has come a long way in tweaking and improving the functionality of the operating system, to a point […]
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ELECTRONICS May 7, 2018 Embroidering electronics into the next generation of “smart” fabrics
By: Loknath DasThis article was originally published on The Conversation. Archaeology reveals that humans started wearing clothes some 170,000 years ago, very close to the second-to-last ice age. Even now, though, most modern humans wear clothes that are only barely different from those earliest garments. But that’s about to change as flexible electronics are increasingly woven into what are being […]