Samsung to build its first display manufacturing plant in India

According to a regulatory filing with the Registrar of Companies (RoC), Samsung is reportedly setting India's first display manufacturing unit in the outskirts of Delhi. The company is investing over Rs. 3500 crores into this  Samsung Display facility, which will be a part of Samsung India Electronics. The Samsung Display company is built principally for manufacturing, assembling, processing and sales of displays (including their parts, components and accessories) for all types and sizes of electronic devices. The plant itself would produce displays of mobile phones and IT display. There are plans to produce laptops and televisions later in the future. The investment into a new facility comes at a time when Samsung started the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturing unit in India at an investment cost of Rs. 4,915 crore. These investment decisions comes as a response to the governments push to boost make in India with increased import duties. Samsung and LG are the worlds major display manufacturers, producing display components for other major companies like Apple, OnePlus and etc. With India having its first display plant being opened, there are possibilities of devices becoming cheaper in the near future as manufacturing costs come down. Source

Zomato acquires Uber Eats in India, delivery partners and users transferred to Zomato

Uber launched its online food delivery service Uber Eats back in 2017. Today Zomato has announced that it has acquired Uber Eats' India business in an all-stock transaction, which gives Uber 9.99% ownership in Zomato. Uber Eats in India will discontinue operations and direct restaurants, delivery partners, and users of the Uber Eats apps to the Zomato platform, effective today. If you had ordered anything on Uber Eats after July 1, 2019, your account is transferred to Zomato, so that you don't have to set up a new one. Select users who have moved from Uber Eats get 50% discount on next 3 orders and exclusive 3 months Zomato Gold trial. Delivery partners who were earlier associated with Uber Eats India will be transferred to Zomato. Deepinder Goyal, Founder and CEO, Zomato, said: We are proud to have pioneered restaurant discovery and to have created a leading food delivery business across more than 500 cities in India. This acquisition significantly strengthens our position in the category. Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, said: Our Uber Eats team in India has achieved an incredible amount over the last two years, and I couldn’t be prouder of their ingenuity and dedication. India remains an exceptionally important market to ...

Samsung Republic Day Offers: Free Galaxy S10 with select QLED 4K TVs, up to 15% cash back on cards and more

For this Republic Day, Samsung is having multiple offers for Indian consumers including attractive finance schemes, cash backs, and easy EMIs options with zero down payment. These offers are available across various Samsung devices such as its TVs, Microwaves, Ovens, Washing Machines and more. Beginning with its most lucrative offers, Customers purchasing select models of its QLED or 4K UHD TV's will get either Galaxy S10 (512GB) worth Rs. 76900, Galaxy A50s (4GB) worth Rs. 19999, Galaxy M30 6GB worth Rs. 16999, Galaxy A10s 2GB worth Rs. 8,499 and Samsung U Flex Headphone worth Rs. 3,799. When purchasing select models of convection Microwave Oven (28L & above), Samsung will gift a free Borosil kit along with a 10 year warranty on the ceramic enamel cavity. During this offer period, Samsung is also providing a 2-year warranty on select air conditioner models Samsung is also offering My Samsung My EMI service and Flexi EMI options, both giving customers easy EMI options when purchasing these products. Customers can avail up to 15% cash back via Axis Bank, Federal Bank and ICICI Bank debit and credit cards. Commenting on launch of these offers, Raju Pullan, Senior Vice President, Consumer Electronics Business, Samsung India said: Samsung believes in consumer centricity and ...

Airtel partners with Google Cloud to offer G Suite apps to Indian SMBs

Bharti Airtel has announced a partnership with Google Cloud to offer G Suite with its integrated ICT portfolio, designed for small to medium business (SMBs). The move will help accelerate productivity and digitisation of SMBs across India that use Airtel as its telecommunications provider. G Suite is a host of powerful cloud based applications like Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar and more, that are designed around real time collaboration among users in an organisation. When activated, G Suite provides multiple solutions for business requirements, including unlimited cloud storage, calendar planning, administrative control and security. Airtel serves over 2,500 large businesses and over 5,00,000 SMBs and technology startups across India. Many SMBs have only begun the journey towards digitisation with the rate of adoption being low. With this partnership, SMBs using Airtel telecommunications will gain easy access to the G Suite Apps and help future-proof their business. For more information of pricing and availability, you can check out Airtel's  website here. Commenting on the partnership, Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO (India and South Asia), Bharti Airtel said: Airtel and Google Cloud have a shared vision of delighting customers with great products. India, with its growing economy and adoption of digital services, offers one of the biggest opportunities ...

Stuffcool Theo Portable Bluetooth speaker launched for Rs. 1999

Stuffcool, a manufacturer of tech accessories, has launched their new Theo Portable True Wireless Stereo Bluetooth speaker with mic in India. The speaker comes loaded with a variety of connectivity options like Bluetooth 5.0, USB, AUX-in, etc. The Theo portable TWS Bluetooth speaker belongs to the small and compact style of speakers, meant to be highly portable. Powering this tiny speaker are 5W 40 mm drivers that can deliver a good amount of base considering its small package. With Bluetooth 5.0 and TWS capability, the speakers can also connect with another Theo TWS Bluetooth Speaker to have true stereo performance and improved sound. Users can connect via Bluetooth, USB, TF Card, AUX-in and even FM radio, all present on side of the speaker. On the other side, there are buttons for controls The speakers comes with 1200mAh Li-ion battery that provides 6 hours of continuous listening time and it charges via Micro USB. The speaker also has a built in microphone for hands free calling and it comes in 4 colours: red, green, blue and orange. The Theo portable TWS Bluetooth speaker is available for purchase on Amazon, Flipkart, Stuffcool.com and other retail stores for a price of Rs. 2099 but is currently available on ...

Vodafone launches new Rs. 997 prepaid plan with truly unlimited calling, 180 days validity

Recently, telecom operators Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Reliance Jio revised prepaid tariffs by up to 40% and subsequently introduced new prepaid plans too. On similar lines now, Vodafone has launched new Rs. 997 prepaid recharge plan with benefits like unlimited calling, 1.5GB data per day, and more. This comes after the launch of Rs. 99 and Rs. 555 prepaid plans and this new Rs. 997 prepaid plan offers 1.5GB of data per day along with Unlimited Calling, 100 SMS and comes with 180 days validity. Additional benefits include Vodafone Play subscription worth Rs. 499 and Zee5 subscription worth Rs. 999. To compare, the Rs. 599 plan comes with similar benefits but has a validity of 84 days. The new prepaid plan is not available in all circles as of now and is expected to be available in all circles soon. Similarly, to compare, Airtel and Reliance offer Rs. 598, Rs. 599 prepaid plans, but they don't offer 180 days validity. Hopefully, other operators will also introduce similar plans soon. Via

An interview with Pete Lau — Founder and CEO of OnePlus on OnePlus Concept One, wearable devices and more

At CES 2020, we had a chance to sit down with with Pete Lau – Founder and CEO of OnePlus, and we asked questions that would answer all your queries regarding the latest OnePlus Concept One, what's next for OnePlus, OnePlus wearable device? and more. You can check out our hands-on and first impressions of the OnePlus Concept One here. On with the interview:- FoneArena: Hey Pete, I hope you're doing great! Welcome to the FoneArena Interview. First off, what has been the reaction from everyone regarding the unveiling of the OnePlus Concept One? Pete:  It's been great. A lot of feedback came from all the media today and people seem really excited about it. There was a lot of feedback on the ND Filter, the glass and the overall form, as well. FoneArena: Any new ideas that you have got so far from the feedback? Pete: We didn’t expect that there will be so much of a focus on the ND Filter and we find that exciting. It is also an inspiration for us to think about how we can focus on capabilities going forward as our R&D teams continue to explore possibilities for the ND filters. FoneArena: Great! Can you control the ND filter ...

HUAWEI will use TomTom for maps instead of Google Maps

Earlier last year, Google suspended some of its business operations with HUAWEI which includes a ban on using Google Services and Play Store. Subsequently, the company got another 90-day license extension to do business with American firms. While the smartphones launched by HUAWEI recently doesn't come with Google Play Services, the company has been working on alternatives. On similar lines now, HUAWEI will use TomTom for navigation instead of Google Maps. TomTom has closed a deal with HUAWEI and in upcoming devices, HUAWEI will use TomTom maps and services. The deal was closed some time ago, but it was announced publicly. The deal with TomTom could be a big boost to HUAWEI as it cannot use Google Maps for navigation on its new devices. Having said that, it is to be seen how HUAWEI will take advantage of the map data and add its own set of customizations. In case you missed, TomTom is a well-known navigation solutions provider and can be spotted in most automobiles fitted with a navigation system, be it cars or even public transport. It is also widely known that mobile phones have made specialized navigation devices a bit redundant by offering excellent capabilities for everyone that owns a ...

Amazon India starts rolling out electric delivery vehicles, plans for 10,000 EVs by 2025

Amazon India has announced that it has started rolling out electric delivery vehicles across India after successful pilots across different cities in 2019. It said that its fleet of delivery vehicles in the country will include 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025.  These EVs are in addition to the global commitment of 100,000 electric vehicles in the delivery fleet by 2030 announced in the Climate Pledge signed by Amazon. Hey, India. We’re rolling out our new fleet of electric delivery rickshaws. Fully electric. Zero carbon. #ClimatePledge pic.twitter.com/qFXdZOsY4y — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) January 20, 2020 With the introduction of electric vehicles, Amazon India aims to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impact of delivery operations. The fleet of 10,000 EVs will include 3-wheeler and 4-wheeler vehicles which have been designed and manufactured in India. In 2020, these vehicles will operate in over 20 cities of India — Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Nagpur and Coimbatore to name a few, and this number will continue to grow. Amazon India has been working with several Indian OEMs to build a fleet of vehicles that ensure sustainable and safe deliveries of customer orders. Akhil Saxena, Vice President, Customer Fulfillment - APAC & Emerging Markets, Amazon, said: At Amazon India, ...

Realme X2 realme UI beta testing application open

realme CEO, Madhav Sheth confirmed the existence of realme UI back in October last year and said that it will offer a near-stock Android experience, since then there have been lots of speculation about realme UI. The company finally announced the realme UI rollout schedule back in November and shared a few teasers to give users an idea of what's coming their way. The company started recruiting realme UI Beta testers for realme XT and realme X2 Pro back in November, and as per some leaks, realme UI beta testing has already kicked off for realme X2 Pro. Now, the company is looking for testers who have experience in beta testing of software and reporting bugs. The post on realme community also mentions that the program is open for realme X2 users only and users are expected to sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) with the company and are supposed to provide own AADHAR card or other identification proofs, the company has shared a form that users need to fill to apply for the realme UI Beta testing. Check out this post to learn about features that realme UI brings to the devices. Though the recruitment is open to all users, active members on the Community usually ...