HMD Global is preparing to launch its first smartphone in India, signaling a departure from its usual Nokia branding. After the introduction of its Pulse series, which included the release of three new smartphones, the company is set to reveal its newest offering: the Arrow. This upcoming release is expected to be a rebranded version of the HMD Pulse, showcasing a strategic move by the smartphone manufacturer to broaden its product range in the Indian market.
Bharti Airtel and Google Cloud announced a long-term partnership aimed at expediting Cloud adoption and implementing generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) solutions in India. This collaboration will offer Airtel customers a range of advanced Cloud solutions from Google Cloud, hastening Cloud adoption and modernisation efforts. The two companies will collaborate on developing industry-leading AI/ML solutions, leveraging Airtel’s extensive dataset for training purposes. This collaboration aims to tap into the expansive and rapidly expanding Indian public Cloud services market, projected to reach $17.8 billion by 2027 according to IDC. Moreover, Airtel has announced plans to offer a comprehensive range of Cloud-managed services to its extensive customer base, which includes over 2,000 large enterprises and one million emerging businesses.
Handset maker OnePlus is gearing up to introduce its latest budget-friendly smartphone, the Nord CE 4 Lite, in India, soon. Although the smartphone manufacturer has not officially announced the launch, the device was recently sighted on both the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website and Geekbench. The Nord CE 4 Lite has additionally been observed on the IMDA website, with IMDA being Singapore’s regulatory body. Serving as the follow-up to the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite, which debuted in India in April 2023, the Nord CE 4 Lite’s launch has encountered some delays given that May is already halfway through.
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Android at the moment has the majority of the global mobile operating systems market share captured, making it the most popular OS across the world. Just as in previous years, Google is gearing up to unveil the next instalment of its operating system, Android 15, during the annual Google I/O developers conference on May 14. With recent advancements in technology, Android 15 is anticipated to showcase several new generative AI capabilities, such as the native incorporation of Gemini AI into the core OS, updated first-party applications, and more.
