Micromax Informatics once had a firm grip on the local mobile phone market in India, for a time passing stalwarts like Samsung, icons like Apple and many more to be the biggest handset maker of them a
Smartphone shipments reached an all-time high in India in the quarter that ended in September this year, as the world’s second largest handset market remained fully open during the period after init
Samsung and three major contract manufacturing partners of Apple are among 16 firms to win $6.65 billion incentives under India’s federal plan to boost domestic smartphone production over the ne
India continues to be one of the rare growth markets in the global smartphone industry after lodging a 17 percent year-on-year increase in shipments in the second quarter of 2016, according to a new r
India's smartphone market is heralded as the largest opportunity in mobile right now, but the country's top players are being disrupted as newcomers, mainly from China, rush into the country.
With 17 percent of the GDP, it’s fair to say that Samsung is South Korea, or at least has represented it on the global business stage for the last decade or so. But for the last year or so, with the
Conventional wisdom dictates that Apple performs best in Western markets, where operator-subsidized contracts are most popular and consumer spending power is greater, but it turns out the U.S. company
Gaana, one of a posse of music streaming services aiming to make it big in India, has enlisted the help of Micromax, the country's largest smartphone maker, to get ahead of the competition and reach i
After a slow start to 2015, smartphone shipments to India recovered in the second quarter, boosted by models that cost $100 or less. According to IDC, 26.5 million devices were shipped to India during
Earlier this month, Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus stopped sales in India after a New Delhi court upheld a complaint by rival Micromax. Now the ban has been lifted and OnePlus will be able to start
Google has announced the first Android One devices -- which are targeting the Indian market, starting at Rs 6,399/$105. Hardware partners for this first wave of affordable 'Droids are Micromax, Karbon
Executives at Apple in India are preparing to celebrate passing $1 billion in annual revenue in the country for the first time this financial year. But Apple today remains a small player in India, acc
The recent launch of cheap Nokia devices featuring the proprietary S40 and Asha operating systems, and deals with India's four biggest mobile operators, have stimulated a growing appetite for apps and
India pushed past Japan to become the third largest global smartphone market in Q1, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. The analyst notes it's the first time ever that India has moved up