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AI-Powered Connectivity: APAC Charts a Path to a Smarter Digital Future
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (639+ words) Asia-Pacific's first Broadband Development Summit brings regulators and operators to Bangkok to set the agenda BANGKOK, July 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Government officials, standards bodies and telecom operators gathered in Bangkok on 14 July for the inaugural Broadband Development Summit APAC 2026, convened by the…...
Memory prices lead to India’s biggest June-quarter decline in smartphone shipments in 6 years
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (440+ words) Record-high memory chip costs have dragged down India’s smartphone shipments by 10 per cent on an annual basis for the April-June quarter of 2026. This is the biggest June-quarter decline in six years, according to Counterpoint Research’s Monthly India Smartphone Tracker. “We…...
‘New mobile phone manufacturing scheme can aid Tamil Nadu's shift from assembly to value-added manufacturing’
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (314+ words) The new Mobile Phone Manufacturing Promotion Scheme (MPMS) will help Tamil Nadu, the top electronics exporter of the country, further deepen its electronics supply chain, with State officials and industry executives expecting the scheme to help the State move beyond…...
OPPO Find X9 Ultra. The ‘sharpshooter’
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (386+ words) Discover the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, a powerhouse smartphone featuring an advanced camera and state-of-the-art hardware for exceptional performance. ThereâÂÂs no denying that flagship smartphones are now in the âÂÂiterativeâ upgrade phase WeâÂÂre not…...
New York becomes first US state to halt large AI data centre construction for one year
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (515+ words) New York became the first U.S. state on Tuesday to halt construction of large new data centers, imposing a one-year moratorium as concerns grow that the facilities driving the artificial-intelligence boom are raising power costs, straining water supplies and burdening local…...
Smartphone market set to post a steep 10% decline in June quarter
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (503+ words) India’s smartphone market is expected to post a sharp correction in the April-June quarter as soaring memory and other component costs push handset prices to record levels and weaken consumer appetite for purchases. Analysts’ early estimates for the April - June…...
Samsung reclaims top spot as memory shortage squeezes smartphone market
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (307+ words) Samsung Electronics reclaimed the top spot from archrival Apple in the global smartphone market in the second quarter, as industrywide shipments fell to their lowest level for the period since 2013 amid a memory supply crunch. Soaring memory prices squeezed both…...
Switzerland launches probe into Google's removal of Android search choice screen
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (234+ words) Switzerland's Competition Commission (COMCO) has launched a preliminary investigation into Google's removal of a feature that allows mobile phone users to opt out of using its search engine as default, the authority said on Tuesday. The "Choice Screen" feature allows…...
Anthropic launches India pricing for Claude AI Pro and Max plans
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (324+ words) AI major Anthropic has started rolling out pricing in Indian currency for users in one of its key markets. Users of Claude are now seeing Indian pricing for Anthropic’s AI chatbot across its Pro and Max variants. Anthropic’s website now…...
Jio post highest growth in Active Mobile Subscribers in Kerala
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (78+ words) Jio’s active subscriber base in Kerala increased from 1.01 crore VLR units (101.70 lakh) in April to 1.05 crore VLR units (105.06 lakh) in May, adding 3.36 lakh active subscribers during the month Published on July 14, 2026 Comments have to be in English, and in full…...