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Extensive damage from a fire at Tata Group’s Apple iPhone component plant in southern India could hamper production ahead of a festive season sales surge, an industry watcher and a source said, forcing the US firm’s suppliers to arrange critical parts from China or elsewhere. The weekend blaze has caused an indefinite production halt at

Google is likely to release Android 16 earlier than usual next year, according to details spotted on the company’s documentation for its smartphone operating system. The source code for Android 15 was released last month, but Google’s Pixel smartphones are yet to receive an update to the company’s latest operating system. This purported switch might

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra has been in the rumour mill since February, which was well before the Galaxy Z Fold 6 was launched in July, 2024. After not being announced at Samsung’s foldables event in July, a report claimed that Samsung had stopped working on the upgraded foldable and that its launch could

Apple has been rumoured to be working on its smart home category for quite some time now. Now, a new report claims that the Cupertino-based tech giant might launch a new tabletop smart display device with smart home functionality next year. The device is said to be part of a series, where the higher-end variant

Lenovo Legion Y700 (2024) gaming tablet has been launched in China. It comes with an 8.8-inch display with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels, up to 16GB of RAM, and features a cooling unit that has a 10,004mm² vapour chamber. The tablet has a dedicated gaming engine, which is geared towards reducing touch latency as

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE was unveiled in India on Thursday. The company has announced the sale date of the handset but it is currently available for pre-booking in the country. The phone has a similar design to the vanilla Galaxy S24 model. It is equipped with an Exynos 2400e chipset and houses a 4,700mAh battery.

Apple released the iOS 18.1 Public Beta 2 update for iPhone on Wednesday. It carries features powered by Apple Intelligence – the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) suite – which it first introduced with the iOS 18.1 Developer Beta update. It includes writing tools, web page summarisation, and an object removal tool for images. Notably, this

Pixel 9, powered by the Tensor G4 SoC and a Titan M2 security coprocessor, was launched in August during the Made By Google event. The latest Pixel phone is now available for purchase at a discounted rate in the country during the Flipkart Big Billion Days sale. The e-commerce site is offering no-cost EMI offers

India’s cash incentives to boost domestic manufacturing have attracted over $17 billion (roughly Rs. 1,42,279 crore) of investment since the 2020 launch of the production-linked scheme, a government official said on Wednesday, amid efforts to reduce imports from China. The scheme, which offers four to six percent cash incentives on incremental sales to manufacturers, was launched across 14 sectors including electronics, pharmaceuticals, textiles and white goods. “The PLI

iOS 18.1 Developer Beta 5 was rolled out to eligible iPhone models on Monday. It builds upon the features introduced by Apple on the previous developer and public beta updates by adding new toggles in the Control Centre and an option to reset its layout to the default iOS configuration. Apple Intelligence — the company’s

Samsung Galaxy S25+ may launch alongside the base Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S25 Ultra early next year. It is expected to launch as a successor to the Galaxy S24+, which was unveiled in January this year. Previous leaks have revealed CAD-based design renders as well as battery details of the purported handset. Now, the US variant

Samsung Electronics workers at a factory in India’s Tamil Nadu state are paid almost twice as much as employees in nearby companies, the South Korean group said on Tuesday, as a strike at the plant enters its third week. More than 1,000 workers have disrupted operations and protested in a makeshift tent close to Samsung’s

Apple Intelligence features are scheduled to roll out to compatible iPhone models with the iOS 18.1 update starting in the US, which could be rolled out sometime next month. Ahead of the release, the Cupertino-based tech giant has revealed how much storage space these features will require. The details were shared in the latest iOS

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is tipped to debut as part of the purported Galaxy S25 series in January 2025. We have seen multiple rumours recently regarding the chipset that will power the upcoming Galaxy S25 family. Most recently, the US variant of the Galaxy S25 Ultra surfaced on the Geekbench benchmarking site with a Snapdragon chipset.

Apple has long been rumoured to be working on a foldable iPhone. Multiple patent applications filed by the company have pointed towards this direction, although a possible date of launch still remains unconfirmed. However, a new move by the Cupertino-based tech giant highlights that a foldable iPhone design might be closer than expected. The company

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is getting a new functionality on one of the company’s first-party apps which aims to enhance the meeting experience. On Google Meet, users will now be able to use the inner and outer cameras of the smartphone simultaneously during video conferencing. While this feature was initially announced with the launch

Samsung Galaxy M55s 5G was launched in India on Monday. The smartphone is equipped with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset, a 50-megapixel triple rear camera unit, a 50-megapixel selfie shooter, and a 5,000mAh battery with 45W wired fast charging support. The handset sports a fusion design where the rear panel appears to have a

Apple’s brand new iPhone 16 lineup, which was announced on September 10, is now available for purchase in India. The lineup includes the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max with new buttons, slightly updated design, and improved hardware. Sales for the new iPhone models began as early as

Apple launched the iPhone 16 series of smartphones at the company’s ‘It’s Glowtime’ hardware launch event on September 9. While handsets just went on sale in India and several other markets on Friday, details of Apple’s purported iPhone 17 series, which is expected to debut in the second half of 2025, have already surfaced online.

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE could be launched in the coming days, alongside the company’s Galaxy Tab S10 series. The purported ‘Fan Edition’ smartphone is expected to succeed the Galaxy S23 FE (Review) that was launched a year ago, and is expected to arrive with support for the company’s Galaxy AI features. The Galaxy Tab S10