At the Worldwide Developer Conference 2019, Apple introduced iOS 13. Along with the many features that have been introduced in the OS, Apple announced a list of India-specific features that the company will include in its iPhones and iPads, demonstrating slow but steady intent behind its efforts in the world’s...
Foxconn to Start Trial Production of Latest iPhones in India
Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group will start trial production of iPhone X range devices in its factory on the outskirts of India's southern city of Chennai. Production of its phones in India will allow Apple to avoid import duties of 20 percent and also meet the 30 percent local sourcing rule...
Apple Reduces iPhone XR Prices in India
To boost sales in the face of stiff competition in the premium smartphone segment in India, where it stands at third position, Apple lowered the selling price of its latest iPhone XR by up to 22 percent. Phone Model Current Price Previous Price XR 64 GB $867 $1,113...
Smartphone Sales Rose 14.5 percent in India
Per Framingham, MA-based IDC or International Data Corporation’s Asia/Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, India smartphone market shipped 142.3 million units in 2018, 14.5% year-on-year growth. Upasana Joshi, associate research manager, Client Devices, IDC India, adds: --> Shipments of the online-exclusive portfolios of Xiaomi, Honor, Realme, Asus, OnePlus among others, further...
Pegatron to Move Some Apple Manufacturing to India
Apple's contract manufacturing firm, Taiwan-based Pegatron Corporation is planning to to open production plants in three new countries: India, Vietnam, and Indonesia. This move comes after Foxconn, one of the primary contract manufacturers for Apple revealed its plans to expand outside China. I had written about this last month. Pegatron...
Indian Professionals Favor American Employers, Overwhelmingly
Multinational organizations, especially American ones, continue to dominate the list of technology companies that are the best workplaces as rated by the Indian employees on the job-site Indeed. Adobe Inc. has emerged as the best technology company to work for in India, followed by computer gaming company NVIDIA and Microsoft...