Report: MicroMax Is One Of the top 10 Mobile sellers in this year

Homegrown handset maker Micromax is among the top 10 global mobile providers with market share of 1.8% during the January-March quarter, according to research firm Gartner. Gartner data showed total sales (characteristics and smartphones) stood at 460.3 million units during the first quarter of 2015, an increase of 2.5% over the same period last year.

Korean firm Samsung led by its agreement with 21.3% share, followed by Apple (13.1%), Microsoft (7.2%), LG (4.3%) and Lenovo (4.2%). Others in the top 10 include Huawei (4%), Xiaomi (3.2%), TCL Communication (3.1%), ZTE (2.7%) and Micromax (1.8%).

"In light of the strong sales of smartphones in emerging markets, phone manufacturers in India and China increased their mark during the first quarter of 2015. Six of them were in the top 10 in the first quarter of 2015." The Gartner research director Anshul Gupta said.

Worldwide smartphone sales to end users witnessed 19.3% increase to 336 million units during the first quarter of 2015, led by strong growth in emerging markets (excluding China). The fastest growing regions were emerging Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe and the Middle East and North Africa, Gartner said.

"During the quarter, the Chinese local brands and marketers out as winners in key emerging markets. These providers registered an average growth of 73% in sales of smartphones and saw their combined share up from 38% to 47% during the first quarter of 2015, "Gupta said.

Samsung had a 24.2% share of the global smartphone market in the period January-March 2015 quarter, followed by Apple (17.9%), Lenovo (5.6%), Huawei (5.4%) and LG (4.6%).

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Samsung launches SUHD powered bending Tizen TV in India from Rs 3,14,900

Samsung Electronics launched its first SUHD TV range in India. The new range of TVs will be available in 165.1 cm (65 inches) and 139.7 cm (55 inches) in Samsung Smart Squares and major consumer electronics stores and will cost Rs. 4,40,900 and Rs. 3,14,900, respectively.

With the launch of the new series, Samsung has finally brought his Tizen software in the premium segment, which could be a major rival to Android TVs.

Alok Pathak, head of retail in India Samsung Electronics, said: "Samsung has established a new industry standard for the best picture quality available today."

"As the first" S "brand of TV, Samsung TV SUHD is designed to deliver an outstanding visual experience with stunning image quality, ultra-fluid interaction and elegant design

"We will continue our innovative heritage and expand the boundaries of the home entertainment experience to new possibilities," he added.

Samsung says that TVs are using patented green technology and nano-crystal Tizen an open source platform, also support the web standard for the development of TV applications. Consumers can share video content from their smart phones from Samsung to the TV.

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Xiaomi launches accessories online shop in the United States, Europe

Leading smartphone maker Xiaomi China has launched an accessory shop online in the United States and major European countries, as it expands in lucrative Western markets.

Xiaomi mi.com launched in France, Britain and Germany on Tuesday, he said in a statement. The store went online in the United States on Monday, he said.

Xiaomi, which was only founded in 2010 by entrepreneur Lei Jun has been outstanding in the fierce market smartphones in China by delivering high performance products at low prices. In just five years, the Chinese firm has become the number three vendor of smartphones in the world, behind only Apple and Samsung of South Korea, with rapid growth in emerging countries.

Now mi.com launch marks the movement of the mark in the established western markets. A company spokesman told AFP on Tuesday that the site is restricted to accessories.

Offer products include a fitness band $ 14.99 compared to $ 99.99 for the mid-range crawler headquarters in San Francisco jaw, $ 79.99 headphones and cells of the battery as inexpensive as $ 9.99, according to the website.

Shipments are currently limited to the four countries, the company said. However, Xiaomi has signaled its intention to offer more products to consumers in the US and Europe. It has enjoyed great success in its home market of China, and a market share of 13.7 percent held only behind US rival Apple in the first quarter of 2015.

Consumers have taken their products that often undermine foreign rivals. High-end Xiaomi Mi 4 with 64 GB of memory lists for $ 410, less than half the retail price of a Chinese $ 998 Redmi 2 Your Apple iPhone model 6. budget comparable only $ 115.

It was the company's top smart phones in China during 2014, citing sales of more than 61 million smartphones, 227 percent since 2013. The Xiaomi products launched outside the mainland in Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as the Southeast Asia, but has yet to expand its presence in developed countries.

Hugo Barra, vice president of Global Xiaomi, said in the statement that he was "truly excited to offer a selection of our best-selling accessories" for consumers in the West.

He added: "We hope to bring more products My long time for the US and Europe."

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