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Apple Accused Of ‘Data Colonisation’ In India

August 10, 2017 by Aiman Ansari Leave a Comment

Telecom Regulator Trai launched the Do Not Disturb App in June, in India last year. The App allows a customer to report calls from spammers and messages from the same, directly to the telecom regulator, on which further action will be taken. However, Apple have been not allowing the App to be made available on their platform. R S Sharma, the chairman of Trai, have attacked the Tech Giant. The matter have not been looked into, for a year and the frustration has come out in the form of accusations.
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Apple Opens Its First App Accelerator In India

March 31, 2017 by Sanjana Gupta Leave a Comment

To provide specialized support for its developers, Apple has announced the opening of its first App Accelerator in Bangalore, India, where the company is all set to begin the production. The first one of its kind facility would include tools and some of their best practices to set up the skills and transform the design, quality and performance of apps on their iOS platform.

Apple’s iPhone SE Production In India To Start This April

February 17, 2017 by Sanjana Gupta Leave a Comment

Wistron Corp, Apple’s Taiwanese Manufacturing Unit is setting up a plant in Bengaluru to focus solely on assembling iPhones. Apple will commence the project beginning April of this year and will start with the low budget iPhone SE model targeting a sale of about 300,000 to 400,000 units. Read More

Apple To Now Manufacture iPhones In India

December 30, 2016 by Sanjana Gupta Leave a Comment

The year 2016 started off on a promising note for Apple. During his maiden visit to India, Mr. Tim Cook, the chief executive officer, announced the setting up of an app development centre in Bengaluru and another one in Hyderabad for maps. The news has now been confirmed officially. The facility will start production from next April, according to industry sources.

Mr. Cook met the Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi earlier this year and discussed sensitive issues relating to cyber-security, data encryption, the possibility of fabricating the production in the country and extracting India’s young talent. The Apple CEO appreciated the breadth of young talent in India with significant skills that Apple would like to acquire and the immense potential for ‘app-development’ in the country.

Apple’s Major Expansion Plans In India – A New Address In Hyderabad

February 16, 2016 by TheAppleGoogle Leave a Comment

With iPhone growth slowing down, Apple is now turning to third-world countries to boost sales. With China and India helping Apple to sell the iPhone and other products, Apple’s Tim Cook is taking things even more seriously by opening up a new office address for Apple in Hyderabad. The purchasing power of Indians has become extremely powerful and since the iPhone is priced high in India than the rest of the market, it is still considered to be a luxury item which is why Android dominates the country. Read More

iPhone 6s And iPhone 6s Plus Now Up To 16% Cheaper In India

December 21, 2015 by TheAppleGoogle Leave a Comment

Apple has cut prices for their latest iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by up to 16 percent in India. Now, the price of iPhone 6s 16 GB model ranges between Rs. 52,000 and Rs. 55,000 which is 11-16% lesser than the Rs.62,000 price tag it was launched at 2 months ago. The prices have been slashed for both models across all its variants – 16 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB. Read More

Apple’s iPad Pro Now Available In India At Rs.67,900

December 15, 2015 by TheAppleGoogle Leave a Comment

Apple’s iPad Pro is now available in Indian retail stores at a starting price of Rs.67,900. The company launched its new tablet in India yesterday.

The iPad Pro is Apple’s biggest iPad with a 12.9-inch 2732 x 2048 pixel Retina Display. This 6.9mm thick tablet which weighs 713 gms is the only iOS device to support data transfers at USB 3.0 speeds with the new Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader. The tablet has a four-speaker audio system and also supports auto-sound balancing based on how one holds it. Read More

Pichai To Launch Second Generation Of Android One In India

December 8, 2015 by TheAppleGoogle Leave a Comment

Apart from meeting the Indian Prime Minister and President on his visit to India next month, it is speculated that Google’s CEO, Sunder Pichai will also launch the second generation Android One smartphone on this visit. An invite that was sent out to some people has led to these rumours. The invite for the event that will be conducted on 16^th of this month reads, “At Google, we believe that technology can change people’s lives for the better. Indians are coming online at an astonishing rate with affordable smartphones. These new users have a completely fresh view on what the Internet has to offer. Please block your date for an event with Google as we outline our vision for these users.” Read More

John Sculley’s Obi Worldphone Launches It’s Smartphone SF1 In India

November 27, 2015 by TheAppleGoogle Leave a Comment

Today, Obi Worldphone launched its new smartphone, the SF1, in India. Obi Worldphone was co-founded last year by the ex-head of Apple and Pepsi-cola, John Sculley, along with Obi CEO Neeraj Chauhan and a few others. SF1 will be exclusively available from December 7 on Gadgets360. Read More

India To Overwhelmingly Boost Apple’s Revenue

June 15, 2015 by TheAppleGoogle Leave a Comment

Apple aims to repeat the history that it made in China as the American company plans more than a twofold expansion of its sales in India. The company expects to achieve this target each year over the next three years.
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