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Stay-at-home mandates, remote work, remote education, travel restrictions, and manufacturing shutdowns impacted the India smartphone market, which exited CY2020 at 150 million units, down 1.7 per cent year-on-year, said the report by International Data Corporation’s (IDC). The first half of the year (H1-2020) was marked by sluggish growth with demand down 26 per cent YoY, the second half saw recovery. H2-2020 recovered with 19 per cent YoY growth. Lockdowns and restrictions rendered an urgent need for devices supporting activities such as entertainment, work from home, and remote learning...

IDC predicts upgrades driven growth

According to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker , the India smartphone market exited 2020 at 150 million units, a 1.7% YoY decline, after several years of growth. Stay-at-home mandates, remote work, remote education, travel restrictions, and manufacturing shutdowns led to a sluggish H1’20 (-26% YoY decline), particularly impacting 2Q20. However, H2’20 recovered, with 19% YoY growth, as markets reopened gradually. Lockdowns and restrictions rendered an urgent need for devices supporting activities such as entertainment, work from home, and remote le...

Microsoft says hackers viewed source code, didn’t change it Agencies January 1, 2021 California, Jan 1: Microsoft said on Thursday in a blog post that hackers tied to a massive intrusion of dozens of US government agencies and private companies snuck farther into its systems than previously thought, although the intrusion doesn't appear to have caused any additional harm. The company said the hackers were able to view some of the code underlying Microsoft software, but weren't able to make any changes to it. Microsoft played down any risk associated with the additional intrusion, noting tha...

Offline retail channel for smartphones expected to bounce back in 2021, say analysts SECTIONS Share Synopsis Growth in the online channel has jumped in the last three years – growing from 38.4% share in 2018, to 41.7% in 2019 and is estimated to be 45% in 2020. In fact, it outperformed the offline sales in the month of October, crossing 51% for the first time, according to data from IDC. Agencies NEW DELHI: The offline retail channel is expected to bounce back in 2021 to an extent, driven by the smaller towns and cities, and contribute some 60% to smartphone sales, as major brands such as X...