Premium Samsung Store opened in India’s Kolkata

Samsung has opened its Premium Experience Store in the city of Kolkata in India. This is the seventh Premium Experience Store from Samsung to be opened in India. The company announced last year that it wants to open a total of 15 such premium retail stores across India. Samsung has opened a Premium Experience Store […]

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Inside India’s Gargantuan Mission to Clean the Ganges River

Back in 2014, before the launch of the Namami Gange program, Mishra sat with Modi to discuss his hopes to clean the Ganges. Mishra’s foundation has since presented its own proposals for treatment projects, but has been ignored. The Pollution Control Board and state government dispute the foundation’s data; Mishra, meanwhile, says that the government’s […]

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Samsung sold most phones during India’s festive season

A few weeks ago, it was revealed that Samsung was the biggest smartphone brand globally and in India in the third quarter of 2023. Now, a more detailed report has shone some light on how the South Korean brand did in India during the festive season. Unsurprisingly, the brand did quite well. Samsung had a […]

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Samsung was India’s biggest smartphone brand in Q3 2023

Yesterday, it was revealed that Samsung was the world’s biggest smartphone brand during the third quarter of this year. Now, a new report shows how Samsung fared in the Indian smartphone market, which is among the biggest and most important markets in the world these days. According to a new market analysis report from Canalys, […]

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Moto G84 listed on Motorola India’s website ahead of September 1 launch

Motorola is gearing up to launch its Moto G84 in India on September 1 and while we wait for the official launch the phone is now listed on the brand’s Indian website. Motorola G84 in Viva Magenta Moto G84 is equipped with a 6.5-inch pOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. There’s […]

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India’s Lander Touches Down on the Moon. Russia’s Has Crashed

And nations should avoid cluttering those spots with mechanical detritus, which could complicate future missions. Like campers heading into the backcountry, it’s important to think carefully about what you pack with you and what you take out, Birk says. India’s success doesn’t mean the end of the race toward the moon’s south pole, but it […]

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Apple, Other US Tech Firms Sign Letter Protesting India’s PC Import Restrictions

Apple has joined a coalition of U.S. businesses in protest at India’s sudden introduction of tech import restrictions last month, claiming the move will damage New Delhi’s ambitions to become a global manufacturing hub and harm consumers (via Bloomberg). In a letter sent to U.S. officials this week, eight American trade groups asked the government […]

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IDC: India’s PC market continues to slide, shrinks by 15 year-over-year

According to the latest PC market analysis from IDC, the PC market has declined in the second quarter this year by 15.3% year-over-year. The silver lining is that it actually grew compared to Q1 2023 by 5.9%. All PC market categories saw a decline, though, with the notebook segment declining by 18.5% YoY, while the […]

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IDC: India’s wearable market grew 53% in the first half of 2023

India’s smart wearables market grew rapidly in the first half of 2023. Per IDC’s latest numbers, the sector recorded a 53% year-over-year increase in sales. Over 57.8 million smart wearables were shipped in 1H23 with smartwatches making a big jump in popularity, reaching 40% of the total share – up from 26.8% a year ago. […]

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Report says Vivo surpassed Samsung to become India’s biggest smartphone brand

A few days ago, a market research firm revealed that Samsung was the biggest smartphone brand in India during the second quarter of this year. Now, a different report claims that it was actually Vivo that topped smartphone shipments in India. According to IDC, Samsung dropped to second place in the Indian smartphone market during […]

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Counterpoint: India’s smartphone market shrinks by 3% in Q2, premium segment grows 112%

A new analysis from Counterpoint reveals the free fall of the Indian smartphone market might be coming to an end. Overall shipments dropped just 3% compared to Q1, which is less than analysts expected. Counterpoint researchers believe that the improving market conditions and declining inflation had a good impact on sales. In fact, the premium […]

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Jio launches campaign to replace India’s 250M 2G phones

Reliance Jio is one of the major telecoms in India, and the company is steadily expanding its 5G network. However, it notes there are over 250 million people “trapped in the 2G era”, according to a press release, and the carrier has a plan to introduce them to the internet. Jio Bharat is a program […]

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Galaxy M34 support page goes up on Samsung India’s website

The Indian market will soon get a new Samsung phone. The Galaxy M34’s support page has surfaced as evidence that the phone’s launch is nearing. The Galaxy M34 has already passed through the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards). The page doesn’t share any specs or images, rather it just confirms the phone will support 5G […]

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Xiaomi has violated India’s FEMA, according to the Enforcement Directorate

India’s Enforcement Directorate just issued a show cause order to Xiaomi Technology India Ltd and three foreign banks – Citi bank, HSBC Bank and Deutsche Bank AG. An order to show cause is the type of court order that requires one or more parties to prove or disprove something to the court. In this case, […]

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IDC: India’s wearables market grows 80.9% in Q1

The Indian smart wearables market scored a huge 80.9% increase in shipments in Q1 of 2023 compared to last year. According to an IDC report, more than 25 million wearables shipped in India in the months January through March – a big improvement year-over-year but flat quarter-over-quarter, thanks to a solid Q422. Smartwatches saw a […]

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Samsung discounts Galaxy S21 FE by 57% fot India’s Fab Grab Fest, S23 gets a good deal too

Samsung India kicked off this summer’s “Fab Grab Fest” on May 1 with some early access deals, now the shopping fest is in full swing. The company has TVs and appliances on offer and, of course, many smartphones, tablets and accessories, which are the things that we’re interested in. The discounts range quite a bit […]

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Samsung trails behind Xiaomi in India’s smart TV market in 2022

The Indian smart TV market is pretty huge and is, in fact, the fastest-growing smart TV market in the world. All TV manufacturers are trying to grab their fair share of the market. According to the newest research report, leading the way in 2022 was Xiaomi, with an 11% (10.5% to be exact) market share. […]

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India’s Sacred Groves Are Resurrecting a Vanishing Forest

Ancolie Stoll tends to one such space called Nilatangam, a 7.5-hectare afforestation project started by her European parents when Auroville was first set up. Nilatangam has tall trees from different parts of the world but few indigenous varieties. It isn’t dense and complex like the forests of the sacred groves. Instead, the trees are neatly […]

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India’s new regulations could affect Samsung but make users happy

Reuters has reported that India aims to enforce new security regulations that would require major operating system updates to be screened and will compel smartphone manufacturers to permit the removal of pre-installed apps. The new rules could also apply to Samsung’s device lineup, given that the company pre-installs proprietary applications on its phones and tablets. […]

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Samsung India’s Big TV Days sale offers 20% cashback, assured gifts

As we approach the new year, Samsung has announced the ‘Big TV Days’ sale in India with cashback offers, extended warranties, and assured gifts such as Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Galaxy A23 when you buy the company’s TVs in the country. These offers are valid from December 24, 2022, to January 31, 2023, […]

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