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According to IDC, Indian smartphone shipments reached 30 million units in Q1 2018 and has seen a healthy 11% YoY growth, but it remained flat when compared to the previous quarter; Q4 2017. As expected Xiaomi retained the top position for the second quarter in a row. Continue reading “Smartphone shipments up 11% YoY in Q1 2018 in India, Xiaomi continues to lead with 30.3% share: IDC”
Xiaomi has announced a price cut for some of its products in India. This temporary price cut is available across Mi.com as well as during Flipkart’s Big Shopping Days Sale and Amazon Summer Sale that started yesterday. Back in November Xiaomi announced a price cut for some of its accessories. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band 2, Mi Router 3C and Mi Car Charger get a temporary price cut in India”
Reliance Jio has accused Airtel Apple watch service over breaching security and violating license norms. It has asked telecom ministry to take severe action and levy penalties against rival Bharti Airel. It alleges Airtel for using a network of nodes based abroad to offer its services on the latest Apple watch. Continue reading “Jio accuses Airtel’s Apple Watch service over violating license norms; Airtel calls it frivolous complaint”
Xiaomi launched its Mi Crowdfunding in India last month with two products – Mi Selfie Stick Tripod and Mi Bluetooth Audio Receiver, to enable users support, buy and also help Xiaomi decide which products can be launched in India. At that time the company said that when 100% support is achieved within a stipulated timeline, a project will be considered successful for a specific product and it will be shipped to backers and will also be launched for others.
Sony today announced price cuts for its Xperia XZ Premium, XA1 Ultra and XA1 Plus smartphones in India. The Xperia XZ Premium that was launched in July last year is now available for Rs. 49,990, after a price cut of Rs. 10,000 from the launch price of Rs. 59,990.
Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ Premium, XA1 Ultra and XA1 Plus get a price cut in India”
Apple has launched the Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) in India, as it had promised, after it went on pre-orders starting from May 4th starting at Rs. 39,080. You can now buy it from Airtel Online Store and from Jio on jio.com as well as Reliance Digital and Jio Stores.
Reliance Jio today launched new JioPostpaid plan, which comes with Zero-Touch postpaid experience in which as all postpaid services such as Voice, Internet, SMS, International calling will be pre-activated. The plan is priced at Rs. 199, comes with unlimited voice calling, 25GB data, offers international calling starting at just Rs. 50 paise per minute, doesn’t have an overage charges, has auto pay zero click monthly payment, shows bill in real-time and you also get it in your inbox at the end of the month. Jio says that the service never stops, anywhere in the world. Continue reading “Reliance Jio PostPaid plan now at Rs. 199 with international calling starting at 50 paise per minute”
Smartron has launched tband, the company’s first wearable device. It has ECG (Electrocardiography) and BP (Blood Pressure) monitoring to measure a Unique Fatigue & Stress Factor in addition to the ability to continuously measure heart rate as well as resting heart rate. The thealth app gives the user an overall Health Index score which is a combination of activity tracking, calorie count, sleeping patterns, stress & fatigue levels as well as Blood Pressure and Heart Health.
After Flipkart announced its Big Shopping Days sale, Amazon has announced its Summer Sale during same dates – May 13th to 16th. During the sale Amazon will offer up to 35% discount on mobiles and Bluetooth headsets, up to 75% discount on mobile cases and power banks, up to 80% discount on accessories, up to 50% discount on electronics that includes up to Rs. 20,000 off on laptops, up to 55% off on cameras and accessories. Continue reading “Amazon Summer Sale from May 13 to 16: Up to 35% off on mobiles, up to 50% off on electronics and more”
Intex has launched Staari 10, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the new Staari series with 4G VoLTE support. It has a 5.2-inch HD display with Shatterproof glass for protection, is powered by a Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor with 3GB RAM and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “Intex Staari 10 with 5.2-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 5999”
Mi.com was the first technology e-commerce platform in India to offer a reward program called Reward Mi which was announced by Xiaomi India back in June last year. Reward Mi is a program to rewards fans with exclusive benefits such as F-codes and discount coupons which can be redeemed on selected products on mi.com. Now, Xiaomi India has announced another reward program called Mi VIP Club for its fans. Xiaomi has classified VIP fans into four levels called Silver Class, Gold Class, Platinum Class and Diamond Class. Continue reading “Xiaomi India launches Mi VIP Club program”
Walmart and Flipkart deal is creating a lot of news across the world, and freshly it is eBay who is said to be planning to relaunch its India business after selling its stake in Flipkart for $1.1 billion to Walmart. eBay has already announced that it is intending to sell its holdings in Flipkart. Continue reading “eBay to relaunch its India business after selling its stake in Flipkart to Walmart”
There is a lot to love about Xiaomi phones especially for the price they are offered but the only problem with the devices has been the company’s sale model. It is often seen that buyers keep trying for weeks to get their hands on the desired products and sometimes even they can not buy the color/variant they want. Continue reading “Flipkart introduces Amazon-like 15-minute check out window for Redmi Note 5 Pro sale”
Putting an end to the rumors and reports, Walmart has officially confirmed that it has signed an agreement to acquire 77% stake in Flipkart for about $16 billion. The investment will help accelerate Flipkart’s customer-focused mission and traansform commerce in India through technology, at the same time boost Walmart’s commitment to sustained job creation and investment in India. Continue reading “Walmart to acquire 77% stake in Flipkart for $16 billion”
Optoma today has launched the UHD51A, UHD51, and UHD50 4K Projectors in India. The UHD51A is the world’s first Alexa-enable home theatre projector. These were initially introduced at the CES event earlier in January. Continue reading “Optoma UHD51A with Alexa, UHD51 and UHD50 4K Projectors launched in India”
