UC Web, Facebook come together to enable in-browser mobile notifications in India

Last Updated: Sunday, January 18, 2015, 13:12

Once the feature is turned on, users will then be able to receive notifications from Facebook via UC Browser even when it is closed.

Chinese city spends $24,000 on phone hacking software

Last Updated: Thursday, January 8, 2015, 09:28

A Chinese city will spend $24,000 on Trojan horse computer software for monitoring mobile phones, state media reported Thursday, after a notice announcing the move inexplicably appeared on a local website.

DoT for 15-year tax holiday for domestic mobile manufacturing, lower VAT

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 19:38

To rejuvenate mobile phone manufacturing in the country, the Department of Telecom is believed to have sought a 15-year tax holiday on domestic production of handsets and a lower unifom VAT rate among other relaxations.

'Mobile phone exports from India may drop to zero'

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 19:01

While government is pushing to make India hub for electronics manufacturing with 'Make in India' programme, a report has said that exports of mobile phones are estimated to crash to zero in 2015.

Smaller cities, mobile phones drove traffic to GOSF: Google

Last Updated: Friday, December 12, 2014, 19:31

Google's Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) has been a "roaring success" with strong participation from smaller cities like Ranchi, Guntur and Hubli and people using mobile phones to shop.

Foxconn to halt India operations

Last Updated: Friday, December 12, 2014, 09:00

It is said that the company will shut down its Indian operations on December 24. The fate of around 1,700 employees will now be uncertain.

Lava signs deal with Singapore start-up to install app

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 09:39

Indian smart phone maker Lava has signed a deal with a Singapore start-up to install an application on its Xolo brand phones.

Oppo N1 to sail into India on January 30

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 02:34

Oppo N1 has a 5.9-inch FHD IPS display and has 1920x1080 pixel resolution with a pixel density of 377ppi.

Maxx Mobile launches 26 phones for Republic Day!

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 00:36

The unveil includes seven Android smartphones and 19 feature phones

Tech spending to jump globally in 2014, analysts predict

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 19:56

IT spending is projected to total 3.8 trillion dollars globally in 2014, according to Gartner.

Samsung launches upgradation plan for mobile phones

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 22:34

To push its mobile sales, Samsung Monday launched a scheme under which customers can buy a phone on instalments and after six months upgrade to a new handset.

`India not informing people that mobile phones pose no threat to health`

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 10:15

India is not forthcoming in informing the people that mobile phones and towers pose no threat to health and they do not cause brain cancer, WHO`s Radiation and Environmental Health Unit`s first coordinator Michael Repacholi said today.