Xaiomi is one of the regionals to watch.
Apparently up to something soon, we'll see what happens.
The Chinese company Xiaomi will be boasting its Xiaomi Mi 6 flagship this year. It is projected that it will have its grand reveal in the Mobile World Congress from Feb. 27 to March 2. Tech writers and fans are anticipating for its appearance to see whether it is as good as the leaked specs and features floating online.
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Tech writers believe that this is the surprise product that Xiaomi VP Li Wanquiang has mentioned during the Geek Park Innovation conference in Beijing. It is worth noting that Xiaomi has made its first time appearance at CES just this month and many speculate that they will again be seen at MWC next month bringing Xiaomi Mi 6 series.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Micromax's Phones will cause disruption
Over the summer, we were told during the conference call that we would get a regional player releasing a product in the fall. That was delayed.
Diwali is the Indian gift-giving season, happens in the fall.
They did some tweaking of the currency in India in the fall (Demonetization).
Now they're going to be disrupting at the high end and the low end.
EconomicTimes.indiaTimes -- more at the source.
Q) But with Chinese brands putting in top dollars and you holding back, you are losing market share which will be difficult to regain later?
It is not about losing ground. It is all about what at what time. If we start doing the same thing, we start burning the same amount of money. We wanted to do it (launches) right after Diwali. But post Diwali, demonetization happened. Now we will be coming up with products that are high end and also products which are in the lower end segment. We will cause disruption at both spots.
Diwali is the Indian gift-giving season, happens in the fall.
They did some tweaking of the currency in India in the fall (Demonetization).
Now they're going to be disrupting at the high end and the low end.
EconomicTimes.indiaTimes -- more at the source.
Q) But with Chinese brands putting in top dollars and you holding back, you are losing market share which will be difficult to regain later?
It is not about losing ground. It is all about what at what time. If we start doing the same thing, we start burning the same amount of money. We wanted to do it (launches) right after Diwali. But post Diwali, demonetization happened. Now we will be coming up with products that are high end and also products which are in the lower end segment. We will cause disruption at both spots.
Monday, December 19, 2016
Weird things that affect the industry....
There is a basic theme of Microvision, its abilities and ultimate value: People want bigger screens on their mobile devices & Microvision's scanning technology will play a critical role in upcoming technologies that are widely anticipated: Gesture control, Augmented Reality, screenless displays and robotics including self-driving cars.
For me, that's an investing theme that is worth sticking with.
That said, this is an example of something completely unrelated making the market difficult. Problems can pop up anywhere. Opportunities can pop up anywhere too. I think we're much more likely to start finding pop-up opportunities.
Everything is connected, and unintended consequences are... unintended.
HindustanTimes -- more at the source
Mobile manufacturing falls 40% as note ban spells wrong number for industry
For me, that's an investing theme that is worth sticking with.
That said, this is an example of something completely unrelated making the market difficult. Problems can pop up anywhere. Opportunities can pop up anywhere too. I think we're much more likely to start finding pop-up opportunities.
Everything is connected, and unintended consequences are... unintended.
HindustanTimes -- more at the source
Mobile manufacturing falls 40% as note ban spells wrong number for industry
At a time when the government is looking to push digital payments, the production of mobile phones in India is down by at least 40%.
The ban on circulation of banknotes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 has hit the industry hard, with handset manufacturers, including Foxconn, Flextronics and GDN-Wistron, may have been looking to cut jobs or sending employees on leave.
“Contract manufacturers are seeing a 40% slump in production, with consumers putting off purchases, which is killing demand,” an industry executive told HT on the condition of anonymity. “The situation is so bad that they might have to take tougher decisions regarding employees,” he added.
The ban on circulation of banknotes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 has hit the industry hard, with handset manufacturers, including Foxconn, Flextronics and GDN-Wistron, may have been looking to cut jobs or sending employees on leave.
“Contract manufacturers are seeing a 40% slump in production, with consumers putting off purchases, which is killing demand,” an industry executive told HT on the condition of anonymity. “The situation is so bad that they might have to take tougher decisions regarding employees,” he added.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Xiaomi is another regional company worth watching. They have been on the radar as long as Micromax. If they're already doing a push into the US they would be an equally interesting regional player to be adopting Microvision's tech.
NASDAQ -- More at the source
Xiaomi is one of Apple 's(NASDAQ: AAPL) biggest rivals in the Chinese smartphone market, but the six-year-old start-up has only taken baby steps into the U.S. market. It launched a U.S. shopping portal for headphones, power banks, fitness trackers, and other accessories last year. Earlier this year, it declared its intentions to enter the U.S. smartphone market despite tough competition and concerns about saturation.
But before taking that big step, Xiaomi is taking a swing at another market where Apple looms large -- set-top boxes. Xiaomi recently launched the Mi Box -- an Android TV box which comes with Sling TV, Pandora, and Vudu credit -- as its first major hardware push into the U.S. market. The device is currently available on its U.S. website and at Vudu parent company Wal-Mart 's(NYSE: WMT) stores.
NASDAQ -- More at the source
Xiaomi is one of Apple 's(NASDAQ: AAPL) biggest rivals in the Chinese smartphone market, but the six-year-old start-up has only taken baby steps into the U.S. market. It launched a U.S. shopping portal for headphones, power banks, fitness trackers, and other accessories last year. Earlier this year, it declared its intentions to enter the U.S. smartphone market despite tough competition and concerns about saturation.
But before taking that big step, Xiaomi is taking a swing at another market where Apple looms large -- set-top boxes. Xiaomi recently launched the Mi Box -- an Android TV box which comes with Sling TV, Pandora, and Vudu credit -- as its first major hardware push into the U.S. market. The device is currently available on its U.S. website and at Vudu parent company Wal-Mart 's(NYSE: WMT) stores.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
End of Thin Phones -- India
Gionee has been on the radar for as long as Micromax.
The India market for PicoP will be absolutely fantastic -- the Indian people love movies and lack movie and television screens. They make more movies than we do in the US.
We know the Qualper phone is thicker than most other smart phones out there to fit a rather extraordinary feature inside.
Many smart phone companies have been obsessed with thinness. I have never heard a person excited about how thin their new phone is. I have never heard anyone say they bought one phone over another because one was thinner. The only comments I've heard about thinness in phones is amazement that they can cram so much into so little space.
Business Insider India (More at Source)
Gionee’s India Head deconstructed the smartphone’s future and found that there won’t be any more slim phones
The India market for PicoP will be absolutely fantastic -- the Indian people love movies and lack movie and television screens. They make more movies than we do in the US.
We know the Qualper phone is thicker than most other smart phones out there to fit a rather extraordinary feature inside.
Many smart phone companies have been obsessed with thinness. I have never heard a person excited about how thin their new phone is. I have never heard anyone say they bought one phone over another because one was thinner. The only comments I've heard about thinness in phones is amazement that they can cram so much into so little space.
Business Insider India (More at Source)
Gionee’s India Head deconstructed the smartphone’s future and found that there won’t be any more slim phones
...slim handsets needed to combat were overheating and lack of space in the phone for slots.
People these days want more memories, and the slim phones didn't have any external memory slot. Now, if someone is buying a phone with a 16GB memory capacity, they often realize that space is too low for apps and media. Now unlike other phones there is no way the memory can be expanded. The only way-out for the users then is to delete apps and games and keep the essentials only.
People these days want more memories, and the slim phones didn't have any external memory slot. Now, if someone is buying a phone with a 16GB memory capacity, they often realize that space is too low for apps and media. Now unlike other phones there is no way the memory can be expanded. The only way-out for the users then is to delete apps and games and keep the essentials only.
Vohra feels that style is a major booster to shape up the buying psyche in any Indian consumer. According to him, Gionee sells half a million devices every month in the Indian market. There are three things that determine the buying behaviour - feature function, brand value and price.
As the economy and per capita income of people grow the value of essentials increases. There are a few buzzwords of the phone makers that the customers fall for- Full HD and 4K resolution are some of them. However, no matter how technical these terms seem to be, customers are going to judge phones on those parameters.
There hasn't been any major innovation in mobile technology in the last 6 months. But subtly, the phones have become more functional, batteries are lasting longer, data became faster and the camera is getting better.
Gone are the days when we used to buy a phone just for the phone. Today's smartphone that costs something above Rs 10,000 competes on camera space, video space and PC space.
Vohra feels the future of smartphone lies on what you enable on your phone. There is a whole parallel ecosystem that is working. Be it shopping, browsing, social networking- there is a larger ecosystem working.
As the economy and per capita income of people grow the value of essentials increases. There are a few buzzwords of the phone makers that the customers fall for- Full HD and 4K resolution are some of them. However, no matter how technical these terms seem to be, customers are going to judge phones on those parameters.
There hasn't been any major innovation in mobile technology in the last 6 months. But subtly, the phones have become more functional, batteries are lasting longer, data became faster and the camera is getting better.
Gone are the days when we used to buy a phone just for the phone. Today's smartphone that costs something above Rs 10,000 competes on camera space, video space and PC space.
Vohra feels the future of smartphone lies on what you enable on your phone. There is a whole parallel ecosystem that is working. Be it shopping, browsing, social networking- there is a larger ecosystem working.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Diwali -- India's Gift Festival
"Not necessarily an American holiday."
I know when I'm going to be watching Micromax very closely.....
Diwali Festival
Chinese Phone companies pulling out the stops
NEW DELHI: Smartphone makers Oppo, Vivo BSE 0.00 % and Gionee are pulling out all stops to make this a Chinese Diwali, spending over Rs 80 crore each on presence across retail stores and on marketing and advertising, double of what their Indian rivals are expected to spend.
Indian players including Micromax, Intex, Karbonn and Lava would be investing an average of about Rs 45 crore, as handset makers vie for higher market shares in the months that make up nearly quarter of the country's annual phone sales by value. Market leader Samsung and Apple will be fighting it out in the premium -- Rs 30,000 upwards -- segment, spending upwards of Rs 100 crore each.
"This year, we are going a step ahead and yes, we are investing more this year to serve our young consumers," said Sky Li, vice president of Oppo Electronics, which will use television ad slots as a major platform to reach a wider range of consumers, including metros, tier 2 and 3 cities.
I know when I'm going to be watching Micromax very closely.....
Diwali Festival
Diwali is one of the biggest festival of Hindus, celebrated with great enthusiasm and happiness in India. The festival is celebrated for five continuous days, where the third days is celebrated as the main Diwali festival or 'Festival of lights'.
Different colorful varieties of fireworks are always associated with this festival. On this auspicious day, people light up diyas and candles all around their house. They perform Laxmi Puja in the evening and seek divine blessings of Goddess of Wealth. The festival of Diwali is never complete without exchange of gifts. People send for diwali to their near and dear ones.
Chinese Phone companies pulling out the stops
NEW DELHI: Smartphone makers Oppo, Vivo BSE 0.00 % and Gionee are pulling out all stops to make this a Chinese Diwali, spending over Rs 80 crore each on presence across retail stores and on marketing and advertising, double of what their Indian rivals are expected to spend.
Indian players including Micromax, Intex, Karbonn and Lava would be investing an average of about Rs 45 crore, as handset makers vie for higher market shares in the months that make up nearly quarter of the country's annual phone sales by value. Market leader Samsung and Apple will be fighting it out in the premium -- Rs 30,000 upwards -- segment, spending upwards of Rs 100 crore each.
"This year, we are going a step ahead and yes, we are investing more this year to serve our young consumers," said Sky Li, vice president of Oppo Electronics, which will use television ad slots as a major platform to reach a wider range of consumers, including metros, tier 2 and 3 cities.
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