Dialing new tech to deal with troubles

Last week, one of my friends, seeking to buy a smartphone, asked me to recommend a premium model.

She wanted to dump her old iPhone 7 and buy a new exciting handset. As if an iPhone were a boyfriend that can be dumped - that too in China, where an Apple device commands both stature and snob value!

But then, things - consumer tastes and preferences, that is - are evolving fast. Which means, emerging technologies like artificial intelligence that are revolutionizing consumer electronics, are finding ready acceptance among buyers.