Lost art of waiting
In our hyper-connected world, waiting is increasingly seen as a flaw in the system rather than an inevitable part of life.
In our hyper-connected world, waiting is increasingly seen as a flaw in the system rather than an inevitable part of life.
India’s manufacturing sector is making its presence felt on the global stage across industries ranging from electronics to steel, with the country emerging as the world's third-largest smartphone exporter and net exporter of steel for the first time.
The revenue of India’s telecom industry increased 8 per cent (quarter-on-quarter) to Rs 674 billion (13 per cent growth year-on-year) in the second quarter of FY25, mainly driven by tariff hikes, according to a new report.
More than half of smartphones shipped in 2028 are projected to be GenAI capable, as broader use cases continue to emerge and availability expands across price segments, according to a new report.
Smartphone sales grew 11 per cent (year-over-year) in the first wave of the festive season sales in India between September 26-October 6, a report said on Tuesday.
"A person's daily smartphone pickups or screen time did not predict anxiety, depression, or stress symptoms," said study lead author Heather Shaw from the Lancaster University in the UK.
While other studies have found such a connection between spirituality and positive emotions, the new study is significant because frequent texting over smartphones made it easier to capture respondents' moment-to-moment spiritual experiences over 14 days rather than only one or two points in time.
"While many of the top vendors have reduced their 2020 production plans to align with the market decline, we've seen most of the cuts focused on their 4G portfolios," said Ryan Reith, programme vice president with IDC's ‘Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers'.
According to the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association-Pediatrics, the results are important for the growing debate around the impact of screen time on toddlers and their development.
Online channels held a 43 per cent share in Q2 2020 in the India online smartphone market.
