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Planning to buy an air fryer? Spend ₹15,000–₹25,000 to get the most out of it – Techarc InfiSights
India’s air fryer market is showing an interesting pattern. Unlike smartphones, the premium segment or the ‘flagships’ do not necessarily deliver the highest customer…
From Microduck to Full-Scale Humanoids. Why the Future of Physical AI Belongs to the Small?
Why NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s viral 25-centimetre Microduck showcase and its 20,000+ pre-order surge signal a structural pivot from top-down industrial androids to ‘Artificial…
Ericsson Q3 2026: What It Signals for Telecom and for India
Telecom market spending is flat, but the operators are improving efficiency. This was the central takeaway of Ericsson’s recently announced Q3 2026 (Jul-Sep 2026)…
From Demos to Democratisation – India Mobile Congress 2026 Takeaway
The India Mobile Congress 2026 comes to an end. Every edition of the IMC reflects where technology is headed. This year, the message was…
The iPhone Duo Isn’t Expensive by Accident. It’s a Veblen Good by Design
When I got my hands on the iPhone Duo at Apple’s preview in Mumbai, alongside a select group of technology experts and market watchers,…
India’s Smartphone Market 2026: Entry Prices Surge 32%, Base Prices Climb 14.4% Ahead of Festive Season
From January through July 2026, average smartphone prices climbed 10.5%, a sharp reversal from last year’s near-flat market. But the pain isn’t shared equally.…
From Assembly Lines to Value Chains: Decoding India’s ₹62,500 Crore MPMS Leap
In March 2026, the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing (PLI-LSEM) officially concluded its transformative tenure. By any conventional metric, the…
15th August, 2047 – The Story I Told Azaad
Retired now, most of my mornings move at the unhurried pace retirement was always supposed to have. Azaad, my humanoid AI companion, woke me…
The End of Free UPI? How Samsung Can Turn India’s New Payment Charges Into Its Ultimate Smartphone Moat
Parliament has cleared the way for charges on UPI. For pure-play payment apps that is a margin problem. For Samsung, it is the first…
Mijia Comes to India: Why the Smartphone Industry’s Next Chapter Will Be Written at Home
Xiaomi has brought Mijia, its global home and lifestyle brand, to India, timed with the company completing 12 years in the country. Mijia becomes…
India Builds Gadgets and Devices now. Someone Has to Say It Out Loud
Why Viksit Tech 47 matters for the gadgets and devices ecosystem, and why sitting this one out is a strategic error. Ask a room…
The Reno Effect: Why the Oppo Reno Series Keeps Winning Over Indian Buyers
Every few months, a new Oppo Reno lands in the same crowded mid-to-premium bracket where Vivo’s V-series, Samsung’s A-series, and a rotating cast of…