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Nokia’s new phones will be made in India

The world's largest contract manufacturer of phones, Foxconn Technology Group is planning to expand its operations locally next year. It has already made $600 million investments in India. Soon after Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative was successful, many phonemakers from China started making phones in India throughFoxconn. 

"Since last year, we have restarted operations and right now we're in finalizing 2017 plan, there will be more expansion,” Foxconn's head of India operations Josh Foulger told The Economic Times. He added that Nokia, which is preparing for its come back, will also be made by Foxconn. The company along with HMD Global had bought Nokia's brand license and feature phones business from Microsoft earlier this year. 

Asked by the ET if Apple plans to commence manufacturing of iPhone in India in partnership with Foxconn, Foulger said that the Cupertino-based company will make a decision based on global supply chain. "Companies like Apple will have to take a diligent view on the market in India.” 
Foxconn is all excited about Indian government's phased manufacturing program under the Make in India initiative. The initiative is progressing in a systematic manner in incentivizing manufacturing in India, and is going to make India attractive for manufacturers, Foulger said. 

"In semiconductor, the industry is looking at assembly, test, mark, and pack (ATMP) --excluding the fabs--including 21 component categories that makes it attractive for companies like Foxconn and other suppliers to support this ecosystem,” Foulger told the ET. 

"India, from a manufacturing standpoint, has logistic advantage, not just for India but for Middle East and Africa. The ASP of products is very similar. If you look at making India a manufacturing destination for 800 million phones, it looks very attractive,' he further said. "India cost is competitive. It takes time but if managed well, it can bring results.”

COURTESY: http://www.businessinsider.in/

Huawei to launch Enjoy 6 with 4,100mAh battery at Rs 12,839

Huawei is expected to launch its much-anticipated premium flagship smartphone – the Mate 9 at an event in Munich, Germany on November 3.

At the same time, the company also plans on launching its new mid-range smartphone – the Enjoy 6 before the hardware event.

Huawei’s full metal Enjoy 6 that comes with a 5-inch AMOLED display is expected to hit the shelves on November 1. The smartphone will be running on octa-core MediaTek MT6750 chipset clocked at 1.5GHz and coupled with Mali-T860 MP2 GPU.

According to a report by TechUpdates, the device will offer 3GB RAM and up to 16GB of internal memory.

On the camera front, the smartphone will sport 13MP rear camera with LED flash and f/2.2 aperture along with a 5MP front camera. Additionally, the phone also comes equipped with a fingerprint scanner located on the back.

The device will run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box.

Huawei Enjoy 6’s connectivity options include support for 4G LTE, Bluetooth, Wifi, GPS/A-GPS and microUSB ports.

Huawei Enjoy 6 will initially be available for purchase in China only at a starting price of $192 (approximately Rs 12,839).
COURTESY: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/

Lenovo beats Micromax

Lenovo beats Micromax, reaches on number two position among top smartphone brands in India

The Chinese smartphone maker Lenovo, according to a new statistics has become the second largest smartphone manufacturer in India, beating the home-grown Micromax for the very first time.

A Singapore-based research firm Canalys has made a survey on the top smartphone brand in the Indian market and on its Wednesday-declared reports; it said Lenovo to be the No. 2 handset maker in the country, following the Korean Multinational Samsung. Thanks to the new offline sale strategy, Xiaomi, another smartphone multinational of China has also witnessed a significant hike from its previous position and now ranked at 3rd number of the list.

According to the Preliminary data collected from market research firm, Indian smartphone has experienced a notable growth with around 25% year-to-year margin and 21% hike in Quarter-to-Quarter. As mentioned in the reports, in the three months to September, the Indian market is recorded with 21% growth in sale margin, while Lenovo, with the remarkable climb, grabbed the second rank by replacing Micromax. An analyst from the firm confirmed the reports of Micromax losing its second position due to the sluggish sale rate in comparison to Lenovo.

As perthe analysts, “Lenovo’s move to meet the demands of sale on offline channels and Xiaomi’s plan to switch the company from online-only vendor to offline channels helped both a lot.”

He further added that in India Chinese 4G handsets are gradually becoming the mainstream and the demands for the smartphone of Lenovo and Xiaomi are found to be mounting over the years. He also mentioned in the report that, the demand for handsets of the local players like Micromax, Intex, and Lava getting down year to year. As per the survey, the Indian market has crossed the milestone of 30 million unit sold in Quarter 3 of Fiscal Year 2016.

Among the individual sale growth, Samsung is placed at the number one rank on the list. However, the market shares of the Korean company glided from 26% margin of Q2 2016 to 21.6% in the third quarter, due to the rise of the Chinese players. Similarly, the Indian firms like Micromax, Lava, and Intex also underwent though the loss of around 6% market share successively. While the market share of Micromax slipped sharply from 14.1% last quarter to 9.8% in September, Intex also dropped down from 8.4% to 6.4%.

On the other hand, Chinese companies like Xiaomi, Lenovo, Oppo, and Vivo with their constant focus on mid-ranged smartphones topped the list. Against the market share of the last quarter, the Chinese brands collectively managed to put on 32% profit in this quarter.

COURTESY:http://tecake.in/

TECHNOLOGY: Dr Google will see you now: Alphabet's forays into biotechnology

Dr Google will see you now: Alphabet's forays into biotechnology

 Dr Google will see you now: 

Alphabet’s partnership with GlaxoSmithKline is by no means its first foray into the world of biotechnology. Google’s parent also owns Verily Life Sciences, which works on futuristic projects that marry technology with medicine. Aimed at tackling everything from relatively minor ailments to cancer, some of its innovative products are closer to becoming a reality than others.

Smart contact lenses

One of Verily’s big-ticket projects is the development of a smart contact lensdesigned to help people with diabetes. The prototype contains a wireless chip and a tiny glucose sensor that monitors the amount of glucose in the user’s tears.

COURTESY:www.theguardian.com