Xiaomi had applied for single brand retail store license in India in March this year. Now a new report from Economic Times is stating that the Government has put company’s application on hold.
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Pebble has finally launched its Pebble Classic, Pebble Time, Pebble Time Round and Pebble Time Steel smartwatches in India exclusively on Amazon.in. All these have e-ink displays, track steps, sleep and connect to Android or iPhone to offer notifications for calendar events, text and emails, incoming calls and more. Continue reading “Pebble Classic, Time, Time Round and Time Steel launched in India, starts at Rs. 5999”
Facebook has launched Facebook at Work service that aims at enterprise and businesses in India. It allows employees to collaborate and connect with co-workers.
Google has launched RailWire free WiFi service across five more railway stations in India. The service under which Indian Railways, RailTel and Google provide free WiFi to passengers has now expanded to Ujjain, Jaipur, Patna, Guwahati and Allahabad railway stations.
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It looks like Apple is the next international smartphone maker that will ‘Make in India’. The company’s manufacturer Foxconn is close to signing a deal with Indian government to set up a manufacturing plant for iPhones in the country. Continue reading “Foxconn nears deal to set up $10 billion iPhone manufacturing plant in India”
It was reported last month that India is getting a ‘911’ like emergency number starting next year. Now, the provision for the emergency number has been approved by the Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
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Apple has appointed Sanjay Kaul as country manager for Indian operations, according to a new report from Economic Times.
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Reliance Jio 4G service is finally coming to general public but via an invite system which is driven by employees. The move comes from the company as it is looking forward for a commercial launch by the end of this year.
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Indian smartphone market grew by 12 per cent year on year with 24.4 million units shipped in the Q1 of 2016, according to a new report by Canalys. Apple and Lenovo have become the fastest growing smartphone vendors in the country.
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From January 2017, it will be mandatory for all mobiles handsets sold in India to feature a panic button. The new policy comes as an effort to enhance women safety.
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A government panel headed by Secretary of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) headed by Ramesh Abhishek has recommended exempting iPhone and iPad maker Apple from mandatory local sourcing norms. Continue reading “DIPP panel recommends to exempt Apple from 30% sourcing condition for retail stores”
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