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“There are more than 55 OEMs, 35 streaming pay services, 515 home releases and over 25 content partners with Dolby” Dolby Laboratories has wide array of services which makes sound and viewing a wonderful, impactful and everlasting experience thanks to technologies such as Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision available with them. The sound master is well accepted among the smartphone OEMs to make their products sound mesmerizing and to enhance the content consumption overall. Pankaj Kedia, Managing Director, Emerging Markets, Dolby Laboratories shared his experience with Haider Ali Khan on the Dolby’s strategies for the newer avenues and much more. Edited Excerpts:

Skullcandy Crusher Wireless

Feel the Bass with clear audio.

Mi Soundbar

Your affordable TV companion

10 Years Of Samsung Galaxy

Samsung is the world’s largest smartphone company, and one of the India’s most trusted brands. Right from the beginning, Samsung’s meaningful innovations have been centred on empowering its consumers to “do what you can’t”. Time and again, Samsung has pushed the limits of mobile technology and set the standard for what the smartphone can – and should – be. Samsung is a global leader and has been a pioneer in smartphone innovations over the years. Here is a list of some global firsts from Samsung.

“Mediatek Is Committed To Make High Speed Connectivity Accessible As We Help Connect The Next Billion People And Devices”

MediaTek is on cloud nine with the success of Helio P70 and the acceptability of brand among various OEMs such as Oppo, Vivo and Realme and buyers too. Anuj Sidharth, Deputy Director, Marketing and Communication, MediaTek India had a word with My Mobile on company’s success and roadmap for days to come.

Future Of App Development Is Multiexperience

As immersive devices such as smartwatches, smartphones and voice-driven devices permeate the industry, the modes of interaction expand across the digital user journey, says a study

Why TikTok Ban Won't Suffice In India

The issue of replaceability of source and substitutability of app will not allow to reap the desired benefits from the ban.

Call It A New World Of Shopping!

100 million consumers will shop in AR online and in-store by 2020, says Gartner

MG Hector

The 5G-ready connected car is like a smartphone on wheels

Data Usage In India To Grow At 73% CAGR By 2022

While the average Indian used to spend more on voice services than on mobile data services until 2013, the majority of an average mobile bill is now spent on data, says an Assocham-PwC joint study

The Facets Of PUBG - Arrest, Award And Opportunity

The PUBG has taken the internet and smartphone generation by storm and is making them sway to its tunes resulting in getting bad publicity among the moral police and authorities. There are much more in it to explore and make it a win-win situation for game developers, chipset and mobile makers as well as internet service providers. We took a deep dive into the world of PUBG Mobile to experience it more.

Breaking Into Small Town India's TV Time

Why tier 3 & 4 cities will be the ground zero for expansion of online entertainment, Explains Abhesh Verma.

Moto E4, E4 Plus

Big on battery

The Games Of Fortune

Revenue from games could surpass the USD 100 billion milestone sooner than previously thought!

“We See Hello As A Spiritual Successor To Orkut”

Remember Orkut.com, the first streamlined social networking platform, even before we had Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Such was its craze that Orkut went on to become one of the most visited websites in India and Brazil in 2008. The erstwhile trendsetter website took hold in the country like a boss. However, having lost its sheen to rivals, Orkut shut down its services in 2014. Now, its creator Orkut Buyukkokten, a former Google employee, is back with a bang with yet another platform, hello network, which is built particularly for the new mobile generation. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store, hello brings people together around their interests to create positive, meaningful, authentic connections and sustained social engagement. In a conversation with Ramesh Kumar Raja, Buyukkokten spoke at length about his new social venture, which holds a great significance, especially in wake of Facebook data breach. Excerpts:

Tecno Will Have Products Across Price Points Under Camon Series In The Segment 7K To 15K

Transsion Holdings have an array of smartphone brands present in India, one among them is TECNO, which is promoting itself as an offline brand, has brought a sub-brand called Camon to India, targeting the Selfie-driven audiences. Gaurav Tikoo, Senior Vice President Marketing, Transsion India, spoke with Haider Ali Khan about the TECNO’s market strategies and Transsion Holdings as a whole. Excerpts:

Indian Smartphone Market - A Promising Start

India smartphone market witnessed its strongest ever first quarter shipments but import duty hikes on key components remain a key pain point for domestic manufacturers

India Premium Smartphone Segment Q1, 2018

Samsung regains the top spot, Apple struggles while OnePlus 5T was the bestselling model in a downhill market.

Oppo A83 (2018)

Nothing new to offer apart from enhanced RAM and ROM.

Panasonic P95

Panasonic P95

Nokia 7 Plus

No Frills, Hard to Beat Smartphone in its Class

Quad Cameras

More the merrier!

Bezel-Less Display

Bigger is better!

Virtual Assistants

The new men fridays!

Android 8.0 and iOS 11

One-upmanship continues and it’s rather good for the mobile world.

Mobile Ad Spend Zooms

As mobile becomes even more ubiquitous, mobile centric ad spend is taking a sharp northward climb.

We Are Committed to Evolving Into a Leader in the Smart Devices Space

It made headlines with a high-profile rebranding exercise and ad campaign earlier this year. But recent times have seen micromax enter a relatively quieter phase, and even move into other product segments, Anuj Bhatia met Shubhajit Ssen, chief marketing officer, micromax informatics, to find out more about what the company has been working on.

Has The Wearables Revolution Run Out Of Steam?

Wearable technology was seen as having a great future until. From Huawei to apple to Lenovo, there was a long brigade of manufacturers that showed confidence in the wearable market. But has the wearable revolution lost momentum or fizzled out of late. Anuj Bhatia takes a closer look.

There is a TV in everybody's hand

It arrived with a lot of fanfare in 2015, promising a whole new world of streaming video content on mobile devices. But the period since has seen hooq choose a lower profile as it works on its plans for the indian market and the challenges it poses. Anuj Bhatia and Nimish Dubey met Salil Kapoor, managing director, hooq india, to find out more about what the company has been up to.

'Trainman Provides Upto 92 Per Cent Accurate Predictions About PNR Status'

Trainman is an online platform, founded in 2014, which provides a user-friendly interface to the complex Indian Railways rules and systems and can be accessed via mobile applications across Android, iOS and Windows devices. The platform assists Indian Railways travelers with various train related information like checking PNR status, seat availability, train schedule etc. The company claims to have 92% correct predictions of PNR status and recently introduced Virtual Reality Tour Guild to give a 3D experience to the travelers. To know more about the company’s vision and future plans Pahi Mehra had an interaction with Vineet Chirania, Director and CEO, Trainman.