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© Provided by News18 Revamped PLI Scheme Aims to Boost Local Smartphone Manufacturing in India Smartphone manufacturing in India is being seen as a big avenue going forward, and the government of India is making a few changes to enable that. At the top of the charts is a revision of the existing production-linked incentive scheme for smartphone manufacturers, where an empowered committee has decided that it will no longer evaluate manufacturing plant and machinery brought into India by a brand at just 40 percent of its value. Revealed in a report by The Economic Times, this was one of the clauses to which Apple had raised an objection to. Now, the government is reportedly in discussion with manufacturers such as Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron to attempt to move some of their manufacturing activities over to India. Interestingly, the government committee that made the above change on Friday also voted to begin involving industry players in meetings and discussions...

Flagship phones usually command the lion's share of attention when it comes to the smartphone market. But if it seems like lower-cost devices are stealing some of the spotlight from their top-tier counterparts, you're not imagining things. True, rumors about the next iPhone are always going to get people talking, especially with this fall's iPhone 12 promising to bring 5G connectivity, better cameras and other improvements. But this spring, you've probably heard just as much about the iPhone SE 2020, a $399 phone that's actually available to buy right now and that packs the same high-powered processor as iPhones that cost hundreds of dollars more. On the Android side of things, there's a similar focus on midrange devices, as Samsung replaced last year's top-selling Galaxy A50 with the $399 Galaxy A51. And that doesn't even take into account phones that are simply rumors at this point. Google may be planning to introduce the Pixel 5 this fall, but we...

ZTE has submitted a patent for a new foldable smartphone, and it is actually quite interesting. This patent has been submitted with CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration). The patent has been submitted today, on May 29. This is a design patent, and it includes sketches of the device. As you can see in the provided image, this phone folds outwards. This ZTE foldable design patent is reminiscent of Huawei's foldable smartphones What's interesting here, is that only about two-thirds of its back gets covered when folded. The bottom third of the phone's display folds, only. Huawei already released two devices that folds outwards, but they're not vertically-folding phones. So, imagine the Galaxy Z Flip, but instead of folding your phone inwards, to protect the display when folded, this thing folds outwards. That leaves that bottom third of the display exposed on the back when folded, and could potentially scratch it. Some foldable smartphone OEMs think th...

Digital marketing allows brands to get in front of new consumers with high purchase intent - for example, 90% of smartphone users start shopping with no particular brand in mind. TopMarketingCompanies.com identified the best companies in Miami that develop digital marketing strategies that help brands generate awareness and engagement. NEW YORK, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 90% of smartphone users start shopping with no particular brand in mind. Digital marketing can help businesses get in front of new consumers with high purchase intent. TopMarketingCompanies.com, a B2B marketplace connecting brands with marketers, determined the top-rated marketing companies in Miami that create tailored digital strategies to help brands generate awareness and grow online. The top digital marketing companies in Miami are: 1. Anderson Collaborative – andersoncollaborative.com Expertise: Digital Marketing, Integrated Marketing, SEO and more 2. Brenton Way – brentonway.com Expertise: Digital Marke...

KEY POINTS Realme is launching a new smartphone The X3 SuperZoom boasts of a slew of camera features rivalling high-end devices It is significantly cheaper than top-tier handsets Today's smartphones compete against one another in terms of camera capabilities. Some handsets offer distant hybrid zoom capabilities. Some smartphones offer excellent night photography features. Most of these, however, are very expensive for the average consumer. Enter Realme. This smartphone company launching a new handset called the X3 SuperZoom for less than the usual cost of getting a flagship device from, say, Samsung or Apple. Despite the cheaper price tag, it offers a slew of features that will interest many, particularly those who love to take photos day and night. Here's a quick lookat some of the handset's features: 5X Optical Zoom The X3 SuperZoom features an 8MP periscope camera that allows for up to 5X optical zoom. This camera works with a 64MP ultra high-res wide-angle sensor and an...

Twenty-five years ago next month, just as the original dot-com boom was starting to gather steam, CNET was born. That first boom went bust five years later, but the tech industry, while certainly not unscathed, adapted and charged ahead. More of the planet's population went online, small startups like Facebook and Google went on to become industry giants, and gadgets such as phones and laptops got cheaper, smaller, faster and ubiquitous.  Through it all, CNET was there to tell the stories behind this remarkable industry. Join us as we relive some of the biggest technology stories, products, companies and people of the last quarter century. (As 2020 isn't yet half-old, I don't have an entry for it yet. But I suspect you know what's b...

iQOO 3 The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has been bad news whichever way one looks at it. With entire countries locked down, and possibly billions still stuck indoors, many of us have had to get creative to simply kill time and get through these long summer days. For this, content streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have emerged as a popular choice. However, a large chunk of the crowd has also taken to gaming to beat the lockdown blues -- especially gaming on smartphones, which over the last two months has seen a massive surge. But as many of us have found out in the past, mobile gaming is a difficult beast to tame, one that requires not only time and expensive data, but also a powerful handheld device to eventually run graphics-intensive games such as PUBG and Call of Duty: Mobile. So if you're in the market for a new and powerful Android device to run the latest games in the market, then read on to know our pick of the best. iQO...

Even with all the problems at hand, Huawei does not seem to stop. The company refuses to give up and has begun preparations to expand the Huawei Mate lineup with a new category of devices. The Chinese networking giant has applied for the patent of a new smartwatch called "Mate Watch". Also Read - Huawei Watch GT 2e smartwatch now available via Flipkart and Amazon India The patent is filed under "International trademark classification 9". That includes PCs and other electronic gadgets, which could imply that it could be a smartwatch from the firm. The application filed in the database of authority for registration of trademarks drew attention to the source, MyFixGuide. Currently, the Huawei Mate line includes flagship smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Also Read - Huawei Enjoy Z 5G spotted on Geekbench ahead of May 24 launch; check details In January, Huawei also registered the MatePod brand, under which the company can begin t...

When comparing phones, you generally want them to be in the same league. These days that might mean there's a few hundred dollars separating the models—like the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, or the Galaxy S20+ and the OnePlus 8 Pro—but it's basically a waste of time to pit the $1,400 Galaxy S20 Ultra against the $400 Galaxy A51. Update 5//23: Added new tests to the Battery and Charging section. Mentioned in this article But Apple's new iPhone SE is a horse of a different color. Yes, it's Apple's budget phone and costs more than a thousand dollars less than the highest-end Galaxy S20, but it also has a bunch of Apple's latest tech. And, you know, it's an iPhone. I did the unthinkable and compared it to the three of the top Android phones available today: Galaxy S20 Ultra ($1,400), Google Pixel 4 ($900) and OnePlus 7T ($600). Add it all up and you've got $3,000 in Android phones against one lowly $399 iPhone. But w...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. May 22, 2020 (AmericaNewsHour) -- The global virtual reality market is segmented into devices such as head mounted display, gesture tracking device, projector and display walls. Among these segments, head mounted display segment is expected to occupy the top position in virtual reality market during the forecast period. Rising sale of smartphones is anticipated to supplement the growth of head mounted display virtual reality. On the other hand, continuous technological improvement in gesture technology is anticipated to fuel the demand for gesture tracking device market in the next few years. Global virtual reality market is expected to flourish at a CAGR of 42.7% over the forecast period. Moreover, the global virtual reality market is anticipated to garner USD 40 Million by the end of 2021. Increasing utilization of virtual reality in industrial, consumer, com...

I did not mean to become a dinosaur. It just happened. On this morning 41 years ago, I walked into the newsroom of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the first time as a full-time, paid employee. I had been an intern and a stringer, but now I was the equal — at least according to the payroll department — of 500 or so journalists that were packed into th...

Huawei is now in a race against time. Until last Friday, its mission was to keep government and enterprise users—as well 650 million active smartphone users—loyal to the brand while it fought the U.S. blacklist. Until last Friday, despite shrinking sales overseas—primarily due to the loss of Google, the company continued to post decent financials based on its performance at home. And then last week hit. The U.S. celebrated the blacklist's first anniversary by exponentially increasing the stakes, changing everything for Huawei. All flagship phones will be hit by Taiwan's TSMC cutting off supplies—those sold at home and overseas. The key beneficiaries—somewhat ironically—may well be other Chinese smartphone vendors able to replicate Huawei's successful recipe. Despite all this, Huawei has suddenly unveiled a surprise alternative to Google's search and Play Store, a defiant move against both the blacklist and Google, another targeted attempt to offer a viable full-fa...

Apple's iPhones continue to rank highest when it comes to customer satisfaction, according to new data shared today by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Apple held its top spot with a customer satisfaction rating of 82 out of 100, up one percent from 81 in 2019. Apple just edged out Samsung, which earned an overall customer satisfaction rating of 81. According to ACSI, iPhone owners are more satisfied with battery life than in previous years. Apple in the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro added bigger batteries and introduced significantly improved battery life. For customer satisfaction, Apple (+1% to 82) and Samsung (unchanged at 81) continue to wrangle as a small gain puts Apple on top. Apple's overall ‌iPhone‌ revenue rose 8% year over year in the 2019 holiday quarter with strong sales for its ‌iPhone 11‌ series, which offers advanced cameras and improved battery life. ACSI data show that Apple customers overall are more pleased with their device's batter...