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Last fortnight, Boeing’s airline customers sent two clear messages when they asked to meet with the planemaker’s directors without its chief executive officer David Calhoun. The first was that they had lost confidence in Calhoun and his deputies. No matter where you fall on the organization chart, it’s never a good sign when a client wants a tête-à-tête with your boss and doesn’t invite you along.

Pixel Watch 3. Codenamed G1QME, the device is rumored to boast a 307mAh battery, a modest improvement from the Pixel Watch 2's 304mAh. Google seems keen on refining its wearable lineup, as evidenced by the incremental battery upgrades seen across successive generations.

Boeing CEO David Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane maker at the end of the year as part of a broad management shakeup Monday after a series of mishaps at one of America’s iconic manufacturers

Telecom companies, which haven’t been able to offer a full 5G experience to customers, are failing to monetise it. Curiously, this seems to be the fate of the odd ones—1G, 3G and 5G. India recently became the fastest 5G rollout nation in the world. The country’s top two carriers, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, have collectively splurged around $25 billion in buying 5G airwaves and launching their next-generation wireless broadband services. Between them, they have 165 million 5G customers. But neither of them has seen any serious monetisation of their 5G businesses even 18 months after they introduced next-gen networks. Telecom companies attribute the challenge in monetisation to the continuing absence of compelling 5G use cases and applications for both retail and enterprise users and a yet-tomature devices ecosystem.

₹69,999 instead of its original ₹109,999, the TECNO Phantom V Fold 5 stands out as the latest flagship smartphone. It boasts a striking 7.85-inch 2K+120Hz LTPO primary display and a secondary 6.42-inch FHD+ display. Driving its performance is a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 processor paired with a hefty 12GB of RAM.

Qualcomm today announced the new Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 processor for midrange smartphones. Billed as the most powerful 7-series chip, the 7 Plus Gen 3 is an improvement over the 7 Gen 3 with a 15 percent faster CPU and 45 percent faster graphics (while consuming 5 percent less power), though an even bigger draw is that it will bring on-device generative AI capabilities to more smartphones.

It is the time of year when throngs of Western corporate chieftains and big-name investors descend on Beijing to pay homage to China’s leadership. This time, the focus will be just as much on who is there to greet them. Chief executives including Tim Cook of Apple, Cristiano Amon of Qualcomm, Albert Bourla of Pfizer and Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone, as well as Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, are expected to attend the annual government-sponsored China Development Forum that starts on Sunday in Beijing, according to people familiar with the matter.

₹2,000 discount on Flipkart, making it even more attractive for users looking to buy a phone in the sub- ₹20,000 price range. The Poco X6 5G was launched at a price of ₹18,999 for the 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant and ₹21,999 for the 12GB RAM/256GB storage variant. The smartphone is available in Mirror Black and Snowstorm White colourways.

India can play a key role in building a resilient global electronics supply chain, said Cristiano Amon, chief executive of US chip giant Qualcomm Inc. In an interview with ET's Romit Guha and Himanshi Lohchab, Amon said the country has an opportunity to create large companies that serve both the domestic and global markets in areas such as semiconductor packaging and manufacturing. Edited excerpts: What are the opportunities for Qualcomm in India? There's an incredible opportunity with the transition to 5G. But it's not only 5G, but also the incredible opportunity that is developing with Gen AI and the opportunity to do Gen AI at the edge, not only at data centres, but across many different industries. What's Qualcomm's investment plan for India? India is our largest R&D site outside San Diego. We have a presence in a number of sites — from Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Noida. The majority of our chips are designed in India, both hardware and software. With the world looking for alternatives to make the overall electronic supply chain more resilient, we see that India has an important role to play, an opportunity to create over time, very large Indian companies serving not only the Indian market, but also global, whether it's smartphone industrial modules, whether it's semiconductor packaging, and eventually semiconductor manufacturing.

₹25,000 price segment. The Nord CE 4 launch comes months after OnePlus launched its flagship OnePlus 12 series smartphones in the country.

Gautam Adani is excited by United States-based chipmaker Qualcomm's plans for India, he said on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), on March 11. In his post, Adani said he met with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano R Amon and added that the company's vision and plan for artificial intelligence (AI), emerging technologies and semiconductors in India "inspired" him. "Great meeting with Qualcomm CEO @cristianoamon & his leaders! Inspiring to hear his vision for semiconductors, AI, mobility, edge appliances and much more across different markets.

Chip giant Qualcomm's vision and plans in the domains of semiconductors, AI and other emerging techs have caught the attention of Indian business magnate Gautam Adani. The Adani Group chief shared details of his meeting with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano R Amon on social media on March 11, saying that he is enthused by the chip giant's work.

Vivo X Fold 3 series will boast an IPX8 rating for splash resistance, adding a layer of durability to the devices. The base model is rumored to feature the powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, while the Pro variant is expected to make waves as one of the first foldable smartphones equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. Additionally, Vivo enthusiasts can look forward to the integration of Vivo's in-house V3 imaging chips and the latest Android 14-based OriginOS 4.

From the familiar form factors like smartphones reinvented, to completely new categories like robot companions, MWC 2024 painted a picture of a future brimming with exciting possibilities. Here are some of the top highlights:

MediaTek is now turning its focus to the fast-growing premium segment with its latest breed of 5G chipsets, having attained a dominant 50% market share, outpacing rival Qualcomm in the highly competitive India smartphone market, company executives and market trackers said. The chipmaker is now working with every Android phone brand with the exception of Google, with over 15 design wins in the first quarter of 2024 itself, far outpacing that of rival Qualcomm, carrying on the momentum from 2023. "Samsung and Nothing were the only two brands left who were not using MediaTek chipsets. With the recent launches this week, those gaps in the portfolio have also been plugged," said Anku Jain, managing director, MediaTek India.

₹3,000 making it an even more appealing option under the ₹40,000 price bracket. The Chinese smartphone maker had launched OnePlus 11R last year at a price of ₹39,999 for the 8GB RAM/128GB storage variant and ₹44,999 for the 16GB RAM/256GB storage variant. The 8GB RAM variant of the OnePlus 11R has got a ₹2,000 price and is now available at a price of ₹37,999.

₹1,09,999 while the 12GB RAM/512GB is listed at a price of ₹1,19,999. Notably, this is a big drop in prices compared to when they were launched around an year back at a price of ₹1,24,990 and ₹1,34,999 respectively.

₹40,000 price segment, especially when many of them come with similar sounding specifications. But worry not, we've got you covered with the list of the best smartphones you can buy in this price range and keep reading till the end to know our picks for the ultimate phones in this segment. OnePlus 12R features a 6.78-inch AMOLED ProXDR display with support for LTPO4.0, meaning the smartphone can go from 1-120Hz depending on the app running on the screen.

Redmi Note 12 4G series, which now starts at ₹10,499 in India. The smartphone, which was launched in March last year, is the second such price cut in less than 3 months and is likely to be a major contender in the top sub- ₹10,000 phones. The Redmi Note 12 4G was launched at a price of ₹14,999 for the 6GB RAM/64GB storage variant and ₹16,999 for the 6GB RAM/128GB storage variant.

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Galaxy S24 FE could potentially make its debut later this year, with the exact timing remaining uncertain. Possibilities range from an unveiling alongside the new foldable devices at the Galaxy Unpacked event in July to a release following its predecessor's timeline in October. One notable revelation in the leak revolves around a potential adjustment in the display size.