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Robot dogs and flying cars: Mobile gadget highlights at MWC 2024
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Robot dogs and flying cars: Mobile gadget highlights at MWC 2024

[ad_1] Tech companies showcased countless connected gadgets at the world's biggest wireless telecom fair, the four-day Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, which wraps up on Thursday. Here is a selection of highlights: 'World's first' flying carUS firm Alef Aeronautics displayed to the public for the first time the working model of what it says is the world's first real flying car. "It drives like a car, looks like a car and has a vertical take-off," said the company's president and CEO, Jim Dukhovny. The electric-powered car has received special airworthiness certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The current prototype can transport two people a distance of up to around 110 miles (170 kilometres) and the company expects to start production of a fin...
‘Made in India’: As mobile phone sector logs meteoric growth, Ashwini Vaishnav reveals numbers
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‘Made in India’: As mobile phone sector logs meteoric growth, Ashwini Vaishnav reveals numbers

[ad_1] Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnav, took to social media platform X to announce achievement in the mobile phone industry.In a post, he revealed that the Indian mobile industry has experienced exponential growth, expanding by a remarkable factor of 20 in just nine years. Minister Vaishnav posted on X, "Met Mobile industry to review progress. Industry has grown 20 times in 9 years. 2014: 78 per cent import dependent 2023: 99.2 percent of all mobiles sold in India are 'Made in India'". Reflecting on the industry's trajectory, Minister Vaishnav highlighted a significant shift in import dependency. In 2014, a staggering 78 per cent of the mobile market relied on imports.Fast forward to 2023, and a transformation has occurred - an impressive 99.2 per c...
Motorola Edge 40: Price and specifications leaked ahead of launch
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Motorola Edge 40: Price and specifications leaked ahead of launch

[ad_1] Motorola is set to launch its highly anticipated smartphone, the Motorola Edge 40, in India on May 23. Ahead of its official debut, the price of the device has been revealed through a listing on Flipkart. The Motorola Edge 40 is expected to feature a MediaTek Dimensity 8020 SoC, coupled with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 onboard storage. It will be available in three distinct color options and will sport a 3D curved display with a refresh rate of 144Hz. The smartphone will boast a dual rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel primary sensor and will be powered by a 4,400mAh battery with support for 68W TurboPower charging. The Motorola Edge 40 was first introduced in Europe.Flipkart has provided a glimpse of the pricing details for the Motorola Edge 40 ahead of its schedul...
Shocking! Exploding phone battery just killed this girl!
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Shocking! Exploding phone battery just killed this girl!

[ad_1] In an extremely distressing event, an 8-year-old girl died on Monday in Kerala's Thrissur district. The cause of her death was an exploding phone battery. She was using the phone to watch cartoons, police confirmed to HT. The preliminary investigation has pointed out that prolonged use of the device may have led to overheating of the battery, resulting in the explosion. As per the police report, the young girl's family members stated that she used to watch cartoons on her mobile phone for long periods, particularly since school vacations had started. The report also mentioned that the mobile phone was bought three years ago and had its battery replaced three months prior to this tragic incident.However, this is not the first time that such a phone explosion case has come to light...
96 per cent mobile subscribers get at least 1 pesky call everyday: Survey
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96 per cent mobile subscribers get at least 1 pesky call everyday: Survey

[ad_1] An overwhelming majority of mobile phone subscribers in India get at least one pesky call every day and 92 per cent receive unsolicited calls even after being in the 'Do Not Disturb' list, as per a survey by online firm LocalCircles. According to the survey, 78 per cent respondents said they get the highest number of pesky calls from financial services and real estate sectors. "Of the total 11,157 mobile subscribers who responded to this question 66 per cent shared that they get 3 or more such phone calls on average every day. In fact, 96 per cent of mobile subscribers indicated that they receive at least one such call every day," as per the LocalCircles survey released on Monday. Also, 16 per cent respondents said they get 6-10 calls on an average per day, while 5 per ce...