Podcast #53: How Trade-Ins, Sustainability & Awareness are Driving Refurbished Smartphone Growth
Refurbished smartphones are cost-effective alternatives for consumers looking to save money when buying a smartphone. Apple and Samsung are the top…
Podcast #52 – Digital Cockpit to Drive Future Connected Car Experiences
Modern cars now feature an array of advanced digital technologies such as ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) that offer things like lane…
Podcast #51: Smartphone Battery – Not all mAh are Created Equal
Smartphones have become a big part of our daily lives. From advanced processing power to vivid high-refresh-rate displays and stunning cameras, there…
Podcast #50 – Disruptive Trends Shaping the Next Decade & Beyond
It is always interesting to talk about the future. But in the absence of any magical crystal ball, getting your prediction right needs experience,…
Podcast: How a Low-Power Edge AI Chip Company is Driving Intelligence in Consumer Devices
As home security solutions such as security cameras are now used in several households, there is an increasing need for AI (Artificial Intelligence)…
Podcast – Global Smartphone Market: Musical Chairs
The global smartphone market has been through a bumpy ride during the last couple of years — US sanctions on Huawei, COVID-19, ongoing component…
Podcast: How Xiaomi, Qualcomm are Delivering 5G, AI-based Experiences to Consumers
Mobile handsets have evolved with every new cellular generation, both in terms of form factor and capabilities. From advanced photography and…
Podcast: US, India Look to Reshape Manufacturing Landscape
The geopolitical tensions between the US and China disrupted supply chains after sanctions against ZTE and Huawei. The global pandemic and lockdown…
Podcast: High-res, Lossless Audio Crucial in Delivery of Music in its Purest Form
Personal and home audio technology has greatly evolved over the years. We have moved from wired to mono Bluetooth and stereo wireless headphones to…
Podcast: COVID-19 Second Wave to Test Resilience of India’s Growing Smartphone Market
As India battles a more virulent second wave of COVID-19, lockdown-like restrictions have been imposed across several states. This has impacted…
Podcast: Operator Promos Drive US 5G Smartphone Prices Under $150
The beginning of 2020 was quite challenging for the smartphone market after the COVID-19 outbreak, which resulted in lockdowns across several…
Podcast: Online Channels Help SEA Beat COVID Blues, Attract OEMs
The South East Asia (SEA) smartphone market declined in the first half of 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdowns. But as the restrictions started to ease,…
Podcast: 5G Smartphone Shipments to Double in 2021 Despite Component Shortages
We saw the first wave of 5G smartphone launches in H1 2019 with prices above $1,000. These premium smartphones gave way to a completely new pricing…
Podcast: Auto Sector’s Semiconductor Shortage Likely to Ease in Late 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted automobile sales in H1 2020. But as the demand started recovering in H2 2020, the semiconductor shortage crisis hit…
Podcast: Over 50% Smartphones to Have Embedded Hardware Security by 2025
With smartphones becoming ubiquitous, data security has come under the scanner. In particular, robust security is needed to use smartphones for…
Podcast: Over 6 Billion eSIM-based Devices to be Shipped by 2025
The Subscriber Identity Module, which we familiarly know as SIM card, has been around for nearly three decades now. One needs to insert this card…
Podcast: Resilient Smartphone Market Heads Confidently Into 2021
After a few years of decline, we were expecting the smartphone market to grow in 2020. Sure enough, the year did start on a good note. But towards…
Podcast: XR – Where are We in Reality?
When first introduced, eXtended reality (XR) appeared like a futuristic concept. But after years of research and development, the technology is now…