Electronics - consumer
Apple’s Horizon Machine for repair of cracked displays to be available at more locations
08 Jun 2017
Samsung to invest Rs4,915 cr, make Noida manufacturing hub
08 Jun 2017
The investment would position Samsung’s Noida plant as a major production hub, doubling manufacturing capacity of smartphones and refrigerators and creating 15,000 jobs
Tata Elxsi’s ‘Autonomai’ platform hosting driverless car project
07 Jun 2017
Tata Elxsi works with leading OEMs and suppliers in the automotive and transportation industries for R&D, design and product engineering services from architecture to launch and beyond
Apple-Nokia dispute ends in major business deal
24 May 2017
Toshiba misses results deadline again, projects $8.4-bn loss
15 May 2017
Toshiba has missed a 15 May deadline to file its annual results, but warned that it was likely to report a net loss of $8.4 bn for the financial year ended 31 March 2017
Bose headphones spied on users, says lawsuit
20 Apr 2017
Westinghouse losses threaten to cripple Japan’s Toshiba
12 Apr 2017
The warning comes less than two weeks after Toshiba announced it was booking a $9.2-billion loss as its US subsidiary Westinghouse Electric filed for bankruptcy
China’s LeEco abandons $2-bn acquisition of US-based Vizio
11 Apr 2017
Chinese technology company Le Holdings Co Ltd yesterday said that it is abandoning its proposed $2-billion acquisition of privately-held US consumer electronics company Vizio Inc, citing "regulatory headwinds."
Samsung sees 48% rise in Q1-17 earnings at $8.8 bn
07 Apr 2017
The $8.8bn profit forecast does not include the expected gains from its new phone, the new and improved Galaxy 8, which hits the shelves later this month
Breakthrough in control of solar power generators
05 Apr 2017
Researchers have come up with a control system that allows solar generators to work at their maximum power point all the time – but admits it is not yet cost-effective enough to be marketable
US, UK electronics ban could be boon for Indian carriers
23 Mar 2017
The American and British ban on carry-on electronic devices on planes originating from some countries in West Asia and Africa could prove a boon for Indian airlines
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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