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Xiaomi India has crossed more than $1 billion (about Rs 7,000 crore) revenue milestone in 2016. The latest achievement was revealed by Xiaomi India head Manu Jain in a Facebook post. Xiaomi has achieved this feat just two years after its foray in India. Continue reading “Xiaomi India hits $1 billion revenue mark in 2016”
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced new initiatives aimed at small and medium businesses in India. The company has launched Digital Unlocked, a training program to empower thousands of Indian SMBs with essential digital skills that will enable them to get online. In addition, Google also previewed My Business Websites to help businesses have a rich, mobile optimized digital presence that will be launched later this year.
Continue reading “Google India launches Digital Unlocked, My Business Website for SMEs”
Lenovo is all set to launch P2, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘P Series’ with whopping 5100mAh battery with support for 24W quick charge. It was introduced at the IFA 2016 in September and packs a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor and has a metal body along with a fingerprint sensor on the front. Continue reading “Lenovo P2 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 5100mAh battery launching in India soon”
After launching V-Fiber in Chennai, Mumbai and Ahmedabad and Pune Airtel has launched V-Fiber in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. V-Fiber offers speeds of up to 100 Mbps and is based on Vectorization, which is Europe’s No.1 fixed broadband technology. There is no need for wiring or drilling in customer’s premises, just a new modem upgrade is required to experience ‘V-Fiber’. Continue reading “Airtel V-Fiber launched in Indore, offers speeds up to 100Mbps”
LeEco launched the Le 2 smartphone in India back in June last year, now it has launched the 64GB version of the smartphone, in addition to the 32GB storage version. This will be useful for those who store more media, since the phone doesn’t have a microSD expansion slot. Other specifications are same as the 32GB storage version, including Snapdragon 652 SoC, 3GB of RAM, 5.5-inch 1080p display, Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LeEco Le 2 64GB storage version launched in India for Rs. 13999”
OnePlus had a great 2016 as OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T received accolades from users as well as experts. The Chinese smartphone maker sees India emerging as its largest market and has been aggressive in the country. OnePlus has now announced that it will open its first ever experience store in India this week.
Continue reading “OnePlus to open first experience store in India on January 7th”
In an attempt to push digital payment throughout the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an app named as ‘BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money)’ on Google Play Store, that aims to enable faster, easier and secure online payment through a smartphone. Developed by National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), BHIM app has overtook all other popular apps including Whatsapp, Facebook, MyJio and topped Google Play Store. Continue reading “BHIM app for UPI-based payments ranked top on the Google Play Store”
Vivo had said in November that it will launch the V5 Plus in India soon. Now, the Chinese smartphone maker has sent out invites for the event where it will launch Vivo V5 Plus which comes with dual front facing cameras. Continue reading “Vivo V5 Plus with dual front-facing cameras to launch in India on January 23”
Google Play had launched carrier billing for Idea customers in India in May last year. Now, it has expanded the service to Airtel as well as Vodafone. Carrier billing will now allow Airtel and Vodafone customers to pay for apps, games, and books on Google Play directly from their pre-paid or post-paid account. Continue reading “Google Play carrier billing officially launched for Airtel and Vodafone customers in India”
Amazon is getting aggressive in India and expanding into new ventures. After rolling out Prime and Prime video service, the US based e-tailer has now launched a new service that lets you sell used good on its platform. Dubbed as “Sell as Individual“, the service is currently live only in Bangalore. Continue reading “Amazon India’s Sell as Individual service will let you sell used products”
Reliance Retail has launched Lyf Water 3, the company latest smartphone with 4G VoLTE support. It packs a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snadpragon 615 SoC with 2GB of RAM, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED, f/2.0 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, but it runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Continue reading “LYF Water 3 with 5.5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6599”
OnePlus launched the OnePlus 3T smartphone in India earlier this month. The Gunmetal version went on sale in the country starting from December 14th, exclusively on Amazon.in. Today the company has launched the Soft Gold version of the smartphone in the country, which comes only in 64GB version. Continue reading “OnePlus 3T Soft Gold variant launched in India for Rs. 29999”
Coolpad just launched Cool 1, the company’s latest smartphones that was introduced back in August in collaboration with LeEco and Coolpad. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has dual 13-megapixel rear cameras with f/2.0 aperture, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), dual-tone LED flash offering depth sensing and with bokeh. It also has an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Coolpad Cool 1 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 13999”
With selfies now becoming an obsession among the smartphone users, handset makers are launching selfie-focused phones with lots of in-app customization to enhance the pictures. The increase in social media and picture sharing platform has intensified the need to buy a smartphone with a good camera. Continue reading “Top 10 selfie smartphones available in India under Rs. 20,000”
Noble Skiodo has launched 32 inch Curved LED TV in India for Rs. 15999. It has 32-inch (1366×786 pixels) Anti-Glare 0 Dot curved panel that promises crisp images. Continue reading “Noble Skiodo 32CRV32P01 32-inch Curved LED TV launched for Rs. 15999”
