Industry body India Electronics & Semiconductor Association (IESA) says that Indian electronics industry is ready to fulfill components wish list of Apple for making iPhone in India if Apple provides purchase commitment to local firms. “If government says fall in line, industry associations are prepared to enter into agreement with Apple and say tell us what your wish list is, we will fulfil it in next 3, 6, 9 and 12 months,” IESA President MN Vidyashankar told DNA. Apple has submitted proposal for setting up single brand retail stores in the...

The operator community has come up with a 100-day plan in this regard, which will include setting up of additional 60,000 towers across the country along with leveraging the latest network technology for an enhanced consumer experience. The plan was tabled by the telecom operators in a meeting with the secretary of the Department of Telecom(DoT). The meeting witnessed the presence of incumbent players including Bharti Airtel, Idea, BSNL, Vodafone and Reliance Jio which assured DoT regarding better quality of services in the coming times. The DoT secretary has also...

Tamil Nadu Govt allows IT (information technology) to form trade unions it is expected that this decision may have a long-term impact as automation begins to hit demand for labour, experts said. Until now, the IT sector has been completely exempted from this law compared with the manufacturing industry, which is highly unionized. Acknowledging employee rights for a strong 4.5 lakh IT workforce in Tamil Nadu, state labour secretary Kumar Jayant in reply to a petition by the labour union wrote, “IT company employees also are free to form trade...

US based technology giant, Dell has revamped its PowerEdge 13th generation four socket server series which according to the company will offer more agility, scalability and manageability. The new offerings added in the server line up include:Dell PowerEdge R830 and Dell PowerEdge R930 servers, Dell PowerEdge FC830 which comes as a four socket compute node supporting company’s PowerEdge FX architecture and Dell PowerEdge M830 blade server. This includes four new offerings: The Dell PowerEdge R830 and Dell PowerEdge R930 servers, Dell PowerEdge FC830 – a full-width, four-socket compute node for...

Fortinet today announced its acquisition of AccelOps, a network security monitoring and analytics solutions company. The acquisition extends Fortinet’s Security Fabric strategy by enhancing network security visibility, security data analytics and threat intelligence across multi-vendor solutions. “With the acquisition of AccelOps, Fortinet extends its Security Fabric to address these challenges by combining security and compliance monitoring with advanced analytics for multi-vendor security solutions, enabling automated and actionable security intelligence from IoT to the cloud”, said Ken Xie, founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Fortinet. AccelOps solutions will...

There has been a steady increase year-over-year in the frequency of consumer purchases in the e-commerce sector. According to a recent research report by the Walker Sands 2016 Future of Retail Study, almost a third of consumers (31 percent) now shop online at least once a week, up from 22 percent in 2015, and nearly three-quarters do so at least once a month. In such a vibrant retail scenario, the Walker Sands 2016 Future of Retail Study identifies four key areas where retailers should focus their attention to meet consumer shopping expectations...

Despite of growing preference to hybrid and mobility devices, Desktops and laptops are still the most prefered mode of accessing internet by teenagers, a survey by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) revealed. According to TCS GenZ Survey, desktops, home PCs and laptops are the most popular mode of accessing the Internet (44 per cent), closely followed by smartphones (43 per cent). However, smartphones remain the most coveted electronic gadget (83 per cent) amongst teenagers in the country. “Technology has transformed young India. The gadgets considered as luxuries earlier have swiftly become...

Telecom giant Huawei India, reiterated its commitment and focus towards partners through its various initiatives and programs. The company recently organized its fourth edition of the SEA ‘Core Partner Convention 2016’ to demonstrate its focus on channel nourishment. Over 300 delegates comprising of partner’s management from across key centers in India as well as Sri Lanka attended the Summit. Huawei utilized the conference as a platform to showcase Customer and Partner experiences to further reiterate efforts that Huawei puts to strengthen its partner ecosystem. The company also felicitated its partners...

Chinese smartphone maker, Lenovo has launchedPHAB2 Pro, the world’s first Tango-enabled smartphone to enable augmented reality experiences along with dual-camera PHAB2 Plus and full-sized PHAB2 smartphones. PHAB2 Pro: World’s First Tango-Enabled AR Smartphone Unlike any other phone, the PHAB2 Pro, powered by Tango technology – a set of sensors and software from Google that senses and maps its surroundings – makes a host of cutting-edge smartphone augmented reality (AR) experiences possible. For example, using AR apps, students can place true-to-scale virtual dinosaurs in their classrooms and enhance their learning through...

Handset makers have reportedly against putting a panic buttons on the existing mobile devices as directed by DoT. Handset makers want the rule be applied to only new devices. According to the Economic Times report, handset makers have clarification on the cut-off date for putting panic buttons on the new devices. The handset makers have said that the maintenance release (MR) for known versions of the software would be anywhere between $500,000 and $750,000 (Rs 3.35 crore and Rs 5 crore) per device software version. “Considering the huge number of models accumulated...