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Foldable Smartphones! - Sensible Or Senseless?
The game has just begun! A game that will dawn into a new era of smartphone and its evolution over the years to reach at a stage when we can literally see the innovations happening and taking shapes and sizes. Right now, it evolves to come into a foldable format with multiple displays. Yes, Foldable Smartphones!
'Phygital experience is going to change the retail landscape of the country'
Harshvardhan Chauhan, Head of Central Marketing and Phygital at DLF Shopping Malls shared his expertise with My Mobile on this new trend called Phygital which is taking on the retail spaces.
'We Are Focused On Developing Voice UI For Our Products'
Denmark-based Jabra, a subsidiary of GN Netcom that makes in-ear and on-ear audio wearables, is one of the leaders in engineering communications and sound solutions. Through sound, the company aims to transform lives. Jabra engineering excellence leads the way, building on 150 years of pioneering work. The company employs approximately 1,100 people worldwide, and reported annual revenue of Danish Krone (DKK) 4.7 billion (Rs 49.4 billion approximately) in 2018. In a conversation with My Mobile, the company’s top executive Tero Tolonen, VP Global Product Management spoke about the importance of technology, productivity, consumer growth and many more. Here are the edited excerpts from the interaction.
Rising; Pop-up, Shark Fin; Flip
Do not get confused by these fancy sounding words, they are mere trends that have come into being in smartphones, to be more precise, into camera department. These latest innovations have peeped into smartphones to make them look different and unique. There’s no denying that these innovations have overcome the challenges of design to finally make it to the original selling models. We stroll down these new design concepts to look if they do actually make sense.
Online Smartphone Sales Share Reaches All-time High
The channel shipments share jumped to 43% in India in Q1 2019, says a study
Oppo F11
Good Battery, Display at Sensible Price
Coolpad Note 3S
Curved glass, large display.
“Our Commitment To India Is Huge And Multi-Dimensional”
Dr Leo Li, chairman, spreadtrum communications, was on a whirlwind visit to india recently meeting policy makers, senior government officials, business associates and his india team. Despite the tight schedule, he took out time to interact with my mobile magazine and dwelt upon many subjects.
Airtel Launches ‘Internet TV' For Digital Homes
In yet another industry first from India’s largest telco, Airtel Digital TV, the DTH arm of Bharti Airtel, recently launched ‘Internet TV’ – India’s first hybrid STB, powered by Android TV, which brings the best of online content to the TV screen along with a bouquet of over 500 plus satellite TV channels. Airtel ‘Internet TV’ transforms any TV into a Smart TV and enables users to switch seamlessly between online and linear TV content with a single device. With consumption of online content within Indian homes increasing rapidly, Airtel ‘Internet TV’ will offer customers a superior experience by enabling them to enjoy their favourite content on the biggest screen in their homes. Customers can now stream and cast their favourite content directly on to their TV as well as download their favourite apps and play games.
Truecaller's Big Ring – Goes In For Whopping Brand And Service Expansion
Truecaller, the global leader in caller identification and safer communication, recently announced its largest ever brand and product expansion. It has entered into digital payment space with the launch of ‘Truecaller Pay’ in partnership with ICICI Bank which will enable Android users to digitally receive and send money, has joined hands with Airtel to bring Truecaller caller ID to Airtel users, and will start video calling service in association with Google.
Gionee A1
Super selfie and super battery for a super experience.
Face To Face
LIKE MOST OF ITS COUNTRY COUSINS, OPPO MOBILES HAS BEEN QUITE AGGRESSIVE IN THE INDIAN MARKET GAINING MARKET SHARE RAPIDLY. AND CAPTURING MINDSHARE VIA HIGH PROFILE ASSOCIATIONS WITH BOLLYWOOD STARS AND CRICKET HAS BEEN ITS PREFERRED TOOL TO CLIMB UP THE LADDER OF POPULARITY CHART. NONETHELESS, IN AN INTERACTION WITH HAIDER ALI KHAN, OPPO’S BRAND DIRECTOR FOR INDIA WILL YANG INSISTED THAT THE QUALITY PRODUCT OFFERINGS IN SYNC WITH ITS PREFERRED TARGET SEGMENT I.E YOUTH, WILL REMAIN THE DRIVING FORCE OF ITS PRODUCT STRATEGY WHILE HIGH VISIBILITY PROMOTIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WAS CRITICAL TO GAIN MINDSHARE. EXCERPTS FROM THE INTERVIEW…
Battle of the Sevens
Mention High-End Smartphones and it is a fair chance that the first two that will spring to most people’s minds will be the iPhone 7 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. But which of these two is actually the one for you? We pit them in a contest against each other to find out.
ASUS VivoBook S14 (S410UA) Laptop
Designed for boundless productivity on the go
Oppo Announces Formal Entry Into Japan
Accelerating globalization, Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has announced its formal entry into the Japan market with its full-screen camera phone.
WhatsApp Rolls Out Payment Feature In India
Popular messaging app Whatsapp has rolled out the UPI-based payments feature in India.
MediaTek Displays Next-Gen Technologies For Smartphones In India
Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek recently showcased several future-ready smart technologies in India, in an endeavour to help handset players bring premium features to midrange devices in India.
The Road To Achieving Pervasive Digitization
There is no doubt that digital transactions are on an upswing in the country.
Panasonic Lumix GH5S Camera
Designed specifically for low light scenarios
“With Instappy, The Entire Process Of Building An App Can Be Completed In Just Four Easy Steps”
Apps are becoming an integral part of business and services these days, so much so that they are said to be the new business offices of 2018. Thanks to cloud-based platform like Instappy which allows users to build intuitive, stunning and fully native applications for iOS and Android instantly. Interestingly, there is neither heavy investment of time nor money that put you off whenever you thought of building an app. Ramesh Kumar Raja caught up with Ambika Sharma, Founder & MD, Instappy, to understand how easy it is to build an app and what is the monetization model of Instappy to be a leader in the market. Excerpts:
Jio Phone Launched At An Effective Price Of Rs 0
As widely speculated, Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani unveiled Jio feature phone at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Mumbai on July 23.
Samsung Galaxy On Max
A camera-centric phone specified at low-light photography
Kodak Ektra
The camera-first smartphone
LG Q6, LG Q6 Plus, LG Q6a
An edge-to-edge screen in a midrange body
Bendable Handsets: Hype Vs Reality
IN SEARCH FOR THE NEXT BIG THING IN SMARTPHONE DESIGN, MANY OEMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING AND HYPING BIG TIME ON BENDABLE PHONES? BUT WILL FLEXI-HANDSETS TURN TO BE THE NEW SUPERPHONES OR JUST ANOTHER FANCY SHOWOFF TOYS?
Face to Face
VIDEOCON, THE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMER DURABLE NAME, HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN TAKING THE MAKING LEAD IN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE YET ADVANCED PRODUCTS TO THE INDIAN CONSUMERS FOR THE LAST THREE DECADES. DESPITE VERY TOUGH COMPETITION FROM THE KOREAN AND JAPANESE ELECTRONICS MAKERS, VIDEOCON HAS REMAINED AMONG THE TOP PLAYERS IN THE MARKET. TAKING AHEAD THE LEGACY OF THE BRAND, AKSHAY DHOOT, HEAD TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, VIDEOCON, HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GUIDING THE CONGLOMERATE TO THE NEXT LEVEL. HE SPOKE WITH HAIDER ALI KHAN AND SHARED THE FUTURE ROADMAP FOR THE VIDEOCON GROUP. EXCERPTS…
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3
A Premium Package!
We Have a Complete Roadmap of Mods
It has been a busy time of late for motorola. The brand, whose phone business is now under lenovo, recently launched its modular phones, the moto z and the moto z play in india. And is planning a few more launches too. Anuj Bhatia and Nimish Dubey met James Thiede, head of global product marketing, mobile business group, lenovo, to find out more.
Oppo F3 Plus
First dual front lens from Oppo
Acche Din For Smartwatches
Hybrid Smartwatches Are About to Witness a Breakout Year as Their Sales Are Projected to Grow to Usd 1 Billion in 2017