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Will the future be audio centric?

4 May 2021

As a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic swept across the globe, it heralded a period of accelerated transformational change everywhere. Amidst all the uncertainty and ambiguity, in an everything-from-home context with ever-increasing blurry

User-generated content to fuel remote work, learning in India

22 April 2021

As India grapples with the second Covid wave amid seismic shift in the way people work and learn, this year and beyond will be a major inflection point for the

How LG lost the race in key India smartphone market

7 April 2021

LG Electronics that was once the world’s third-largest handset maker and saw its feature phone business peaked some 10 years back, was never a serious contender in the fastest-growing India market,

Reflections on LG’s exit from smartphone business

6 April 2021

After many years of pushing the envelope with its mobile innovation capabilities with very limited market success and six consecutive years of losses, LG Electronics has finally exited the smartphone

OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G Review: Future-ready Powerhouse

22 January 2021

With the new OPPO Reno5 Pro 5G, OPPO kickstarts its 2021 market strategy in India, that includes, among others, launching as many as six 5G smartphones! In the year gone

Mobile gaming sees growth from in-app purchases in 2020

11 January 2021

Mobile gaming revenue generated through in-app purchases on Google Play Store and Apple App Store in 2020 grew by 51.3% and 30.2%, respectively, over 2019, according to preliminary estimates by

Offline retail in smartphones set to rebound in 2021

8 January 2021

Analysts are expecting the offline smartphone retail outlets to make a comeback in 2021. According to an International Data Corporation (IDC) report published in December 2020, the online sales accounted

LG Wing: Truly propels smartphone innovation forward

2 January 2021

The LG Wing is an absolute breath of fresh air. Period! This is a device that truly leverages human imagination to propel smartphone innovation forward. The LG Wing is the

5G starts rolling out but not in India

22 December 2020

The first trend to catch up with the smartphone makers in 2020 was 5G. With the service yet to be rolled out in the country, Realme and iQoo were the

Realizing the 5G Consumer Future in India

22 December 2020

As a truly vibrant mobile-first nation, Indians, across demographics, who have never used a desktop or a laptop, have been able to leapfrog to the digital world through smartphones and