LeEco India poaches execs from Qualcomm and Myntra to beef up leadership team

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LeEco has beefed up its team in India by making three new appointments. The Chinese smartphone maker has appointed Shrinivas Bairi, as Senior Director R&D and Manish Aggarwal as Vice President, Marketing Communications for Smart Electronics Business. In addition, Divya Dixit has been appointed as head for Content Marketing Business.

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HTC 10 launched in India, OnePlus 3 gets certified and more – FoneArena Daily

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Check out the new FoneArena Daily video that gives you a quick roundup of today’s technology news.

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HTC Desire 830 and Desire 630 announced in India – Will be available in June

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The HTC Desire 830 and Desire 630 are the latest additions to HTC’s lineup of devices for India. The HTC Desire 830 has a design that seems like a mix between the Butterfly S of the past and the current Desire 825.

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Apple does not get exemption from 30% local sourcing condition for retail stores in India

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In a huge blow to its expansion plans in India, the government has rejected Apple’s plea of exempting the 30% local sourcing norm to open retail stores in the country. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley decided to support the decision by India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board regarding the 30% of local sourcing.

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Pankaj Rana of Panasonic India talks new smartphone launches, Make in India and more

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Panasonic is striving hard to making a comeback in the business globally, with India as the key sales driver. The company recently launched Eluga arc smartphone in its Eluga series. We got a chance to speak  to Pankaj Rana, Business Head of the Mobility Division of Panasonic India. He shared some interesting insights about upcoming smartphone launches, focus on Make in India and more. Continue reading “Pankaj Rana of Panasonic India talks new smartphone launches, Make in India and more”

Google may soon test Project Loon in India, pilot expected in AP and Mumbai

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Google’s Project Loon has been facing setbacks for sometime now to kickstart in India. However, according to a new report from Economic Times suggests that Google’s ambitious project may soon take off in India.

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Xiaomi Mi Bluetooth Speaker with microSD Unboxing

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The Xiaomi Bluetooth Speaker was introduced in India recently and retails at a price of Rs 1,999. We’ve already shown you the unboxing of the Indian retail unit but here is the unboxing of the Chinese unit which has one major difference compared to its Indian counterpart.

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Apple opens development center in Hyderabad to focus on maps

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Apple has officially opened a new office in Hyderabad, as expected. The new digital center will focus on development of Maps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.

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Apple to open iOS App Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru

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In a bid to to support engineering talent and accelerate growth in India’s iOS developer community, Apple has announced a Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru.

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Xiaomi sells over 6 lakh Redmi Note 3 units in India in 60 days

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Xiaomi has announced that it has sold over 6 lakh Redmi Note 3 units in India just under 60 days. Hugo Barra, global VP, Xiaomi has revealed the latest achievement on Twitter.

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Apple said to open three retail stores in India by end of 2017

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Just yesterday, it was reported that Apple CEO Tim Cook could visit India this week to meet PM Narendra Modi. Now, a new report from Factor Daily is stating that the company will open three retail stores in India by the end of 2017.

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