ELECTRONICS
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ELECTRONICS 
August 11, 2016 Xbox One Is Finally Available at Local Game Stores in India
HIGHLIGHTS You can now buy the Xbox One at local game stores. These are official units with warranty from Microsoft. Microsoft India appears to be unaware of this. Almost two months ago we spotted Xbox One exclusive games like Halo 5 on the store shelves with retailers telling us the Xbox One console itself will […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 11, 2016 Samsung Unveils UFS Cards, Successor to the Beloved microSD Standard
HIGHLIGHTS UFS stands for Universal Flash Storage Read speeds five times that of the microSD cards No word on pricing and availability In a bid to move the world of memory cards to the next level, Korean electronics giant Samsung has announced a new type of removable memory card in Universal Flash Storage (UFS) that […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 11, 2016 LG Display Sees Signs of Display Market Improvement
South Korea’s LG Display Co Ltd is seeing signs of improvement in the display panel industry and expects its business performance to pick up in the second half of the year, the firm’s chief executive said. “There is a sign of things changing a bit starting in late second quarter,” LG Display CEO Han Sang-beom […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 11, 2016 Samsung Electronics Sues Huawei in China for Patent Infringement
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday it sued Huawei Technologies Co Ltd for patent infringements through multiple courts in China, escalating a legal conflict between the smartphone rivals. The suits mark the latest salvo in a fight between the world’s No. 1 and No. 3 smartphone makers, who compete fiercely across the […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 11, 2016 Samsung Galaxy Note7 Tipped to Launch With New Gear VR
HIGHLIGHTS The new Gear VR to be priced at roughly Rs 6,700 It is expected to look the same as its predecessor The headset to launch alongside Galaxy Note7 on August 2 Samsung is all set to announce the Galaxy Note7 at its Unpacked event on August 2. According to a new report, the company […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 11, 2016 LeEco Set to Enter Indian Television Market on Thursday
HIGHLIGHTS LeEco just last month announced it was buying TV maker Vizio The company is known for its value-for-money smart TVs The Chinese firm has already launched content services in India Chinese electronics and content company LeEco has sent invites for a launch event in New Delhi on Thursday, where it is expected to unveil […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 11, 2016 No Proposal Yet From Apple for iPhone Manufacturing in India: P P Chaudhary
Apple CEO Tim Cook during his visit met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and spoke of possibilities of manufacturing, but the company has not submitted any proposal with the IT Ministry to set up its plant in India, Parliament was informed Wednesday. Cook visited Hyderabad on May 20 to launch the technology centre relating to their […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 11, 2016 Researchers Create Vitamin-Driven ‘Green’ Battery
Paving the way for cheaper consumer electronics that are easier on the environment, researchers have created a battery that uses a compound from vitamin B2 as the cathode — the part that stores the electricity that is released when connected to a device. “We’ve been looking to nature for a while to find complex molecules […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 11, 2016 Asus ZenFone 3 Series India Launch Set for August 17
HIGHLIGHTS Asus Z3nvolution event will be held in New Delhi later this month ZenFone 3 series comprises five models, with their own variants India pricing and availability is not yet known Asus on Thursday began sending media invites for the ZenFone 3 India launch event, to be held in New Delhi on August 17. The […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 5, 2016 Production At LG’s Greater Noida Plant Partially Hit By Workers’ Strike
New Delhi: Production at LG Electronics India’s Greater Noida plant has been partially affected following strike by workers who are seeking hike in wages and streamlining of their working hours. The strike, which started on Monday, has impacted the production of LG’s Greater Noida facility, which manufactures a range of home appliances. The company said […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 5, 2016 LG Display Sees Signs of Display Market Improvement
South Korea’s LG Display Co Ltd is seeing signs of improvement in the display panel industry and expects its business performance to pick up in the second half of the year, the firm’s chief executive said. “There is a sign of things changing a bit starting in late second quarter,” LG Display CEO Han Sang-beom […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 5, 2016 Foxconn Hires Ex-Staff Of Nokia Chennai Plant For Andhra Pradesh Unit: Report
Foxconn was earlier a major supplier to Nokia’s plant. Chennai: Electronics equipment maker Foxconn India has re-employed over 2,000 workers of its two closed plants near here for its assembling unit at Sri City Special Economic Zone in Andhra Pradesh. The company has also hired most of around 3,000 staff at Nokia’s facility at Sriperumbudur […]
