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India wearables market ships record 3 million units in 2Q19, says IDC India
India is now the third-largest wearables market in the world after China and USThe earwear category includes wireless earphones that track health and fitness or enable smart assistants at the touch of a button
1 min read4 Sep 2019Telematics-based insurance takes a big hit due to lack of data protection, IRDA’s fixed pricing laws
Start-ups such as Toffee Insurance, Digit are looking to introduce telematics-based insurance, but regulatory challenges and high cost of tracking devices are hindering development of digitized insurance products
3 min read18 Jun 2018Budget 2018: Govt hikes customs duty on mobile phones to 20%
Arun Jaitley, while presenting Budget 2018, announced a hike in customs duty on mobile phones to 20% from 15% in a bid to boost local value addition in domestic electronics manufacturing
1 min read1 Feb 2018Fitbit gains most in three months after app tops Apple chart
Gaining ground in rankings during Christmas weekend means more new users downloaded the Fitbit app, which suggests the devices were a popular present
1 min read28 Dec 2016Tech Buzz: Can smartphone radiation cause cancer?
Study claims radiation from smartphone can increase risk of cancer and other stories from the world of technology
2 min read30 May 2016The next big thing in phones may not be a phone
Smartphones essential appeal to consumers has shifted from their eye-catching shiny screens, sleek bevelled edges to the apps, services running on the phones
3 min read22 Mar 2016Titan to launch smart watches with HP
This comes after Titan launched digital Sonata watches under the SF brand earlier this year, moving towards becoming a more digital company amid sluggish sales growth
1 min read23 Nov 2015HTC to cut staff by 15%; to focus on wearable devices, virtual reality
HTC plans to focus on high-end smartphones, with fewer releases each year, and develop products in new areas including wearable devices and virtual reality
1 min read13 Aug 2015Your heart rate is of interest to your boss
The Internet is making your immune system weak and why you should shun that transfatfacts to make you healthier, starting today
2 min read12 Aug 2015We’re eyeing an open, not operator-led, market: Micromax’s Kapoor
Micromax chairman says the firm is moving from being a feature phone company to a smart device company
8 min read9 Dec 2014Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared