Mobile
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Scolded for playing games on mobile, Noida teen jumps to death
India | Apr 02, 2021, 08:31 AM ISTA 15-year-old boy allegedly jumped to death from an under-construction building in Noida after he was scolded by his parents, who had asked him not to play games on mobile phone, police said on Thursday.
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Indian mobile retailers' body slams Amazon, phone vendors
Technology | Mar 03, 2021, 06:32 PM ISTAll India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stressing that Amazon's operations in India should be suspended until a probe into the company is done.
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Mobile use can change how kids see the world
Technology | Mar 02, 2021, 07:47 PM ISTChildren using mobile devices differ in this skill as they tend to focus more on the details and less on the big picture.
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Mobile industry raises demand for GST rate cut in Budget
Business | Jan 24, 2021, 10:11 AM ISTIndustry body India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) has renewed its demand for reducing Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the mobile industry ahead of the Union Budget to be presented on February 1.
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China's mobile phone shipments down 20.8% in 2020
Technology | Jan 19, 2021, 10:16 PM ISTIn December alone, shipments went down 12.6 per cent over the same period last year to 26.6 million.
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Alert! From January 15 you won't be able to make landline to mobile calls without doing this
Business | Jan 14, 2021, 09:56 PM ISTThe Department of Telecom (DoT) had said in November that callers will have to dial numbers with prefix '0' for making calls from landline to mobile phone, from January 15.
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India aims to surpass China in mobile manufacturing: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Dec 14, 2020, 01:05 PM ISTIndia is now aiming to surpass China in the field of mobile manufacturing with the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme attracting global majors in this segment to the country, telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday.
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Indian mobile phone users now prioritise audio over screen: Study
Technology | Jun 12, 2020, 07:22 PM ISTMobile phone users in India are now giving more preference to audio over a digital screen, said a study on Friday which found that music consumption has increased on both feature phones and smartphones.
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Mobile charger cord removed from Assam man's urinary bladder
India | Jun 06, 2020, 08:58 AM ISTWalliul Islam, a consultant surgeon at a private hospital, said on Friday that the man came to him a few days back and informed him that he was having stomach ache after consuming a headphone cable by mistake.
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TRAI recommends 11-digit mobile numbers
India | May 29, 2020, 11:25 PM ISTThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has made a pitch for 11-digit mobile numbers, as part of its 'Unified Numbering Plan', to ensure adequate numbering resources for mobile and fixed-line numbers in the country.
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Why Noida-Greater Noida mobile manufacturing belt must open now
Business | May 04, 2020, 06:20 PM ISTWith the country entering lockdown 3.0 with further relaxation, the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) and mobile manufacturers on Monday reiterated that the Noida-Greater Noida manufacturing belt need to reopen slowly so that supply chain can be streamlined and the ‘Make in India initiative can be put back on track.
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Mobile broadband speeds dip by up to 22.5% in March
Business | Apr 13, 2020, 08:25 PM ISTMobile phone users experienced slow internet speed in March when a large part of the workforce in the country was asked to work from home, according to the Trai data.
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GST hike to derail mobile industry, lead to job losses: ICEA
Business | Mar 15, 2020, 09:01 PM ISTIncreasing GST on mobile phones to 18 per cent from 12 per cent at the time of economic slowdown coupled with coronavirus outbreak will derail the industry and lead to job losses, industry body ICEA said on Sunday.
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Class 6 student ends life by jumping from 5th floor in Hyderabad after argument over tablet
India | Mar 01, 2020, 09:30 AM ISTA class 6 student committed suicide by jumping off from the fifth storey of a residential building after an argument with her sibling over a mobile tablet in Hyderabad, according to police. A case has been registered.
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Airtel, Jio VoWi-Fi: What is VoWiFi? How to setup Wi-Fi calling on your Android, iPhone
Technology | Dec 11, 2019, 10:55 AM ISTAre you fed up with frequent call drops and no network? Airtel and Jio bring VoWi-Fi calling to India. Here's how you can make calls without a mobile network on your Android, iOS smartphones.
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Your mobile bills set to go up as Voda-Idea, Airtel announce tariff hike
Business | Nov 18, 2019, 10:05 PM ISTCome December and your mobile bills will be on the rise -- if you are a Vodafone-Idea or Airtel user. Both the companies on Monday announced a hike in mobile phone call and data charges from December, courtesy -- intense competition and unprecedented statutory dues.
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India leads mobile ad fraud across Asia: Report
India | Nov 18, 2019, 05:06 PM ISTMajor types of ad fraud are cookie stuffing (74 per cent), adware traffic (65 per cent), data fraud (61 per cent) and ad injection (54 per cent).
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All-new Moto Razr with foldable display finally unveiled: Price, specs and more
Technology | Nov 14, 2019, 03:43 PM ISTMotorola has finally brought back the 2004 legend Moto Razr. Read on to know about its price and specifications.
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Man dies after mobile phone explodes in Odisha
India | Nov 11, 2019, 04:03 PM ISTA 22-year-old man died after his mobile phone, which was being charged, exploded while he was sleeping in a room in the port town of Paradip
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Man falls from train while chasing mobile snatcher, dies
India | Nov 03, 2019, 10:50 PM ISTSaurabh Ghosh who used to work in Kolkata was going to his Jamshedpur home in Samaleswari Express on Saturday night.