According to the latest report from IDC about the worldwide tablet PC market, Apple's iPad saw a 12.8% YoY decline in its market share, when the worldwide tablet market grew 11.5% YoY (Year-on-Year) in the third quarter of 2014 (Q3 2014). The total tablet shipments reached 53.8 million units in this quarter, as compared to 48.3 million units in Q3 2013. Besides Apple, Asus also saw a YoY decline in growth... Read More
HTC has reported $1.4 billion in revenue with net profit of $19.7 million for Q2 FY 2014. The company reported that HTC One (M8)'s momentum continued in this quarter from Q2 2014, despite stiff competition. It also mentioned that the Desire 610 and the Desire 510 experienced good demand, selling well in both the US and Europe. It has, however, not disclosed the sales figure for both the devices. Similarly,... Read More
Sony has reported its consolidated financial report for the second financial quarter ended September 30, 2014. Sales were at 1,901.5 billion yen ($17.445 billion), an increase of 7.2% compared to the same quarter of previous fiscal year but it posted an operating loss of 85.6 billion yen ($785 million), compared to a profit of 13.9 billion yen in the same quarter last year. The company attributed the growth in sales... Read More
At the Code/Mobile conference in Half Moon Bay, California, Airtel's Chief Product Office Anand Chandrasekaran disclosed that Airtel hopes to get 40 to 50 percent of its revenue from data, and more specifically from 4G. "For every operator in the US, 50 percent of their revenues is from data. Part of my journey is getting that 12 percent (current data revenue percentage) to 40 or 50, through 4G and apps... Read More
Microsoft has unveiled new branding for its smartphone line-up - Microsoft Lumia, transitioning from Nokia Lumia. This means that Microsoft brand name will be featured prominently on front and back of the device. As a part of the re-branding, the websites and social media pages have already been moved to Microsoft's mobile pages. It should be noted that Microsoft took 18 months to make the transition, according to the acquisition agreement... Read More
The Ministry of Railways have launched Free WiFi facility at Bangalore City Railway Station. The Free WiFI facility at Bangalore City Railway Station is powered by RailTel Corporation. While the details are scarce at the time of writing this article, previously RailTel had carried out a pilot project to provide free WiFi at the Bangalore City Railway Station under the RailWire Retail Broadband initiative. At that time, to access the WiFi connectivity users... Read More
Microsoft has published its earning report for FY Q1 2015 , where it made a net income of $4.5 billion on $23.20 billion in revenue. Another important update from the earning report is that Microsoft has sold 9.3 million Lumia devices in Q1 2015. The number is up by just 5.6 percent from its previous sales of 8.8 million handsets during the same quarter last year, which is a bit disappointing.... Read More
Oppo has released a new teaser image of the its upcoming flagship device, the Oppo N3. The teaser image indicates that the device might have a fingerprint sensor at its rear end. That said, the teaser image, which was posted on the company's Facebook page, highlights the device's precision optics. As of now it's unclear how the company plans to take advantage of the device's fingerprint scanner - whether it is to... Read More
Google's Android One initiative, where Google partnered with local OEMs like Micromax, Spice, and Karbonn, to release entry-level smartphones with a promise of 2-year software support, has received a lukewarm response in terms of sales, according to a report from The Economic Times. Android smartphones, which are priced between Rs 6,299 and Rs 6,499 typically sell about 2,00,000 units, however as per the report, Android One numbers have been half... Read More
Idea Cellular posted a net profit after tax of Rs. 7558.80 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 as compared to Rs. 4476.10 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Total Income has increased from Rs. 63859.10 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 to Rs. 76864.80 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Below are the highlights from the quarterly report: - The company has... Read More
MTNL Mumbai has launched a special 3G data offer this festive season. Users can now avail 1GB 3G data for just Rs 99. This is the cheapest 1GB 3G data pack available in the market as of now. Note that there's an additional Rs 2 plan activation fee. You can activate the plan by sending an SMS RCH 99 to 444. MTNL is not the first company to offer cheaper... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has warned that telecom services in Delhi may be disrupted partially from December, blaming DoT's delay in fresh spectrum allocation to Airtel and Vodafone. Note that Vodafone and Airtel, together control 45 percent of total subscriber base in Delhi, roughly 20 million mobile subscribers. The two telcos have their permits expiring this November and had acquired fresh spectrum in February 2014 through the auctions.... Read More
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