Microsoft missed shift to mobile due to focus on PC: Nadella

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 14:00

Nadella recalled that when he had joined the company in 1992, the focus and ambition was to take the personal computer in every home and on every desk.

Nokia eyes mobile phone comeback through partnership

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 22:35

"The right path back to mobile phones for Nokia is through a brand-licensing model," the company said in a statement.

Karbonn to invest Rs 800-cr for mobile phone manufacturing in India

Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015, 20:10

Home grown mobile phone company Karbonn has earmarked an investment of Rs 800 crore over a period of next three years for manufacturing mobile phones in India.

India's mobile phone subscriber base to cross 100 crore

Last Updated: Sunday, July 12, 2015, 17:54

"At present, India, with a population of 125 crore, has 98 crore mobile phone subscribers and 30 crore internet connections," he told reporters.

Hamas closing Gaza's mobile phone company over 'tax dodge'

Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015, 18:51

Hamas authorities ordered today the closure of the offices of Jawwal, the only mobile phone company operating in the Gaza Strip, accusing it of tax dodging.

HDFC Bank launches aggregator app for all types of payments

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 21:29

The second largest private sector lender HDFC Bank Wednesday claimed to have done a global first by launching a mobile phone application that will aggregate merchants' applications and allow users to transfer funds, shop, pay utility bills, book tickets and recharge phones.

HDFC Bank launches aggregator app for all types of payments

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 20:52

Unlike prepaid wallets launched by its competition or non-bank companies, a customer's debit or credit card will be connected to the application and multiple transactions can be carried out on the same.

No transaction fee for Google on mobile phone payments

Last Updated: Saturday, June 6, 2015, 23:44

Google`s service will not receive any fees for the transactions, the newspaper reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the situation. It said Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc have made their "tokenization" card-security service free, which prevents payments services from charging fees to issuers.

Micromax world's 10th largest mobile phone brand in Q1: Gartner

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 21:11

Gartner's data showed the total sales (features and smartphones) stood at 460.3 million units during the first quarter of 2015, a 2.5 per cent increase from the year-ago period.

Global smartphone sales growth to decline at 11.3% in 2015: IDC

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 20:54

Global smartphone sales are likely to grow at a lower rate of 11.3 percent this year as compared to 27.6 percent in 2014, impacted by a slower pace of growth in the Chinese market, research firm IDC said Wednesday.

'Mobile phone services can raise farmers' income by Rs 56K cr'

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 18:57

The income of seven crore small scale farmers in the country can be increased by Rs 56,000 crore over the next 5 years by introducing simple mobile phone based services, says a report.

First time in 20 Years, Indian mobile phone sales drop

Last Updated: Monday, May 18, 2015, 11:57

Within the smartphone segment, Samsung has an even bigger lead, a market share of 27.9 percent, followed by Micromax with 16.2 percent and Intex, an Indian brand, with 9.2 percent.