The Games Of Fortune

Revenue from games could surpass the USD 100 billion milestone sooner than previously thought!

“We See Hello As A Spiritual Successor To Orkut”

Remember Orkut.com, the first streamlined social networking platform, even before we had Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Such was its craze that Orkut went on to become one of the most visited websites in India and Brazil in 2008. The erstwhile trendsetter website took hold in the country like a boss. However, having lost its sheen to rivals, Orkut shut down its services in 2014. Now, its creator Orkut Buyukkokten, a former Google employee, is back with a bang with yet another platform, hello network, which is built particularly for the new mobile generation. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store, hello brings people together around their interests to create positive, meaningful, authentic connections and sustained social engagement. In a conversation with Ramesh Kumar Raja, Buyukkokten spoke at length about his new social venture, which holds a great significance, especially in wake of Facebook data breach. Excerpts:

Tecno Will Have Products Across Price Points Under Camon Series In The Segment 7K To 15K

Transsion Holdings have an array of smartphone brands present in India, one among them is TECNO, which is promoting itself as an offline brand, has brought a sub-brand called Camon to India, targeting the Selfie-driven audiences. Gaurav Tikoo, Senior Vice President Marketing, Transsion India, spoke with Haider Ali Khan about the TECNO’s market strategies and Transsion Holdings as a whole. Excerpts:

Indian Smartphone Market - A Promising Start

India smartphone market witnessed its strongest ever first quarter shipments but import duty hikes on key components remain a key pain point for domestic manufacturers

India Premium Smartphone Segment Q1, 2018

Samsung regains the top spot, Apple struggles while OnePlus 5T was the bestselling model in a downhill market.

Oppo A83 (2018)

Nothing new to offer apart from enhanced RAM and ROM.

Panasonic P95

Panasonic P95

Nokia 7 Plus

No Frills, Hard to Beat Smartphone in its Class

Quad Cameras

More the merrier!

Bezel-Less Display

Bigger is better!

Virtual Assistants

The new men fridays!

Android 8.0 and iOS 11

One-upmanship continues and it’s rather good for the mobile world.

Mobile Ad Spend Zooms

As mobile becomes even more ubiquitous, mobile centric ad spend is taking a sharp northward climb.

We Are Committed to Evolving Into a Leader in the Smart Devices Space

It made headlines with a high-profile rebranding exercise and ad campaign earlier this year. But recent times have seen micromax enter a relatively quieter phase, and even move into other product segments, Anuj Bhatia met Shubhajit Ssen, chief marketing officer, micromax informatics, to find out more about what the company has been working on.

Has The Wearables Revolution Run Out Of Steam?

Wearable technology was seen as having a great future until. From Huawei to apple to Lenovo, there was a long brigade of manufacturers that showed confidence in the wearable market. But has the wearable revolution lost momentum or fizzled out of late. Anuj Bhatia takes a closer look.

There is a TV in everybody's hand

It arrived with a lot of fanfare in 2015, promising a whole new world of streaming video content on mobile devices. But the period since has seen hooq choose a lower profile as it works on its plans for the indian market and the challenges it poses. Anuj Bhatia and Nimish Dubey met Salil Kapoor, managing director, hooq india, to find out more about what the company has been up to.

'Trainman Provides Upto 92 Per Cent Accurate Predictions About PNR Status'

Trainman is an online platform, founded in 2014, which provides a user-friendly interface to the complex Indian Railways rules and systems and can be accessed via mobile applications across Android, iOS and Windows devices. The platform assists Indian Railways travelers with various train related information like checking PNR status, seat availability, train schedule etc. The company claims to have 92% correct predictions of PNR status and recently introduced Virtual Reality Tour Guild to give a 3D experience to the travelers. To know more about the company’s vision and future plans Pahi Mehra had an interaction with Vineet Chirania, Director and CEO, Trainman.

Move Over Pop-up Selfie Camera, Punch Hole Has Arrived!

With the rising love for attractive smartphone designs, the market players are compelled to keep on refreshing new designs in short intervals. From bezel-less device to top notch and now from pop-up selfie camera to punch-hole camera, the technologies are evolving quite fast. However, it will be interesting to know how far the change in designs has been a successful affair for the players. The latest trend in the smartphone design is pop-up selfie camera. And the Chinese smartphone maker Vivo became the talk of the town after it highlighted Vivo NEX as the world’s first smartphone with a pop-up selfie camera. Therefore, we present to you some of these interesting smartphones.

Youths Driving OTT Video Content Market In India

Top 5 Indian metros account for more than half of the OTT video content platform user base, says a survey

Our New Strategy Is - From Tool To Content

UCweb, an Alibaba mobile business group company recently launched a new version of its uc browser app. the brand is focusing on building and enhancing its user base in India. Priyanka dua met Robert Bu, General Manager, UVweb India, to find out more.

iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: No Jack, But Still A Giant

No, Apple did not pull any rabbits out of its hat when it announced the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. but that does not make them any less formidable. Anuj bhatia takes a closer look at what they offer and how they are likely to fare.

Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+

Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+

Indian Standards For 5G Connectivity To Be Ready By 2018

India is getting future ready and has started serious work on identifying and formalizing the standards for the rollout of 5G.

Face To Face - Nuu Mobile

FOUNDED IN 2010 NUU MOBILE IS AN AMERICAN SMARTPHONE BRAND OWNED BY NOETIC INC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HONG KONG-BASED SUN CUPID GROUP. NUU HAS MADE ITS PRESENCE FELT IN TOUGH MARKETS SUCH AS UK, HOLLAND, JAPAN, SOUTH AMERICA, INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA. ITS PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN LAUDED FOR HIGH BUILD QUALITY AND PREMIUM DESIGN. NUU IS NOW GOING TO MAKE ITS DEBUT IN THE WORLD’S FASTEST GROWING BUT HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SMARTPHONE MARKET. AND THE MAN TO LEAD FROM THE FRONT WILL BE RIYAS USMAN WHO HAS BEEN BROUGHT HERE AFTER LEADING THE BRAND SUCCESSFULLY IN SOUTH EAST ASIA REGION. MR USMAN CARRIES OVER 8 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOM INDUSTRY HAVING SERVED IN MIDDLE EAST & SOUTH EAST ASIA. HE WILL HEAD INDIA OPERATIONS AS NUU INDIA’S DIRECTOR AND CEO. MR USMAN HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH SUN CUPID IN DIFFERENT VERTICALS TOO ON THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FRONT. HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A HOLISTIC THINKER AND LIKES TO TAKE HIS TEAM ALONG. HE INTERACTED WITH SHELLEY VISHWAJEET TO ELABORATE ON NUU MOBILE’S INDIA PLANS.

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro

Solid Predecessor

Securing Children's Identity In Digital Times

AS SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE SPREADS DRAMATICALLY AMONG CHILDREN, THEIR VULNERABILITY HAS ALSO INCREASED BUT A STRONG PASSWORD CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FROM IDENTITY THEFT AND OTHER VULNERABILITIES

Digital Workplace Is The New Mantra For Enterprises

India IT infrastructure spending to reach usd2.2 billion in 2017 as companies plan massive digital transformation

Quality, Innovation And Trend Setting Design Ideology Are The Keys To Honor's Success In India

Honor sold 2 million units in the first half of 2018 alone as compared to 0.6 million units in 2017. This means that the brand registered over 300% growth within the first 6 months of the year. This shows the magnitude of traction that Honor is getting in India and is quite successful in creating a niche for itself despite the presence of its parent company Huawei. Haider Ali Khan had a word with P. Sanjeev, Vice President, Sales, Huawei Consumer Business Group on brand’s-perspective, future, competition and more.

Coolpad Mega 5, Mega 5C & Mega 5M

China-based Coolpad has launched three new budget smartphones – Mega 5, Mega 5C and Mega 5M – in India.

ASUS ROG Phone

A Gamers delight!