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Ola, Didi Kuaidi, Lyft and GrabTaxi have teamed up to create a global ridesharing partnership. The four major regional taxi aggregators have formed an alliance in order to offer seamless coverage for travelers in India, China, Southeast Asia and the US.
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In a bid to bolster its delivery operations, Flipkart has picked up minority stake in digital maps provider MapmyIndia. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
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Panasonic has launched Eluga Mark, the company’s latest smartphone with 4G support in India. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz Octa-Core 64-bit Snapdragon 615 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity with support for TDD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India. It is just 8.2 mm thick and has fingerprint sensor that allows single touch access where users can configure up to 8 different finger prints at a single point of time. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Mark with fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11990”
Hike, the homegrown messenger service has announced that its users are exchanging over 30 billion messages per month. Hike claims that its users are exchanging more than 1 billion messages per day.
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[Update – Dec 12: YU has sent out invites for the launch of YUTOPIA smartphone on December 17th.]
Yesterday YU announced that its YUTOPIA smartphone will launch at an event on December 7th. Today the company has announced that the flagship smartphone will now be launched on December 17th. YU’s Co-Founder and CEO, Rahul Sharma tweeted that YU plans to announce something special with YUTOPIA, but it is not clear if it will be a new accessory or another smartphone. Continue reading “YU YUTOPIA launch postponed to Dec 17th, one more thing to launch alongside”
Earlier today Airtel announced that it is offering free instant talk time, calling minutes and free data for its pre-paid customers in flood-stricken Chennai. Now Paytm has come forward to offer Rs. 30 worth of talk-time instantly free of cost that can be available by calling 18001030033. You can call the toll-free number and share the mobile number that need to be topped-up. Paytm said that the idea is to enable people to stay in touch at this time of natural distress. Continue reading “Chennai Floods: Paytm offers free instant talk time worth Rs. 30”
TCL has launched Pride T500L, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in India, exclusively on Snapdeal. It packs a 5-inch 1080p OGS display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has IRIS Retina scanner, which is a Eyeprint identification method for password-free eye-based biometric unlocking solution. It works by imaging unique vein patterns in the human eye using the smartphone’s front facing camera. Continue reading “TCL Pride T500L with 5-inch 1080p display, Retina scanner, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10499”
Xiaomi has reduced the price of the Mi 4 16GB variant to Rs. 12,999 for a day in India, down from the normal price of Rs. 14,999. It has also reduced the price of the Mi Pad to Rs. 9999, which is down from the normal price of Rs. 12,999 This sale is exclusive to Snapdeal. Xiaomi recently announced a permanent price cut of Rs. 1000 for the Mi 4i, which is now available for Rs. 11,999. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 and Mi Pad get a price cut for a day, available for Rs. 12999 and Rs. 9999 on Snapdeal”
Airtel today announced that it is offering free advance Talk Time credit, free Airtel-to-Airtel calling minutes and 50MB of mobile data for prepaid mobile customer in Chennai, which has been affected by floods due to unprecedented rains. Continue reading “Chennai rains: Airtel offers free Talk Time credit, 50MB mobile data and more”
Qualcomm announced the launch of a new Design in India Challenge in New Delhi. The initiative is being launched by Qualcomm to support the Government’s vision of Make in India.
OnePlus is often associated with providing great value for money. Both the OnePlus 2 and OnePlus One offer good value for money and that is something most people agree on. OnePlus is also popular for providing various ways to customize and accessorize your smartphone. Now, they have released the Hard Graft case for the OnePlus 2 in India and it comes with a hefty price tag.
Continue reading “OnePlus 2 Hard Graft luxury case now available in India – Costs Rs 7,499”
Motorola just launched the Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) Android Wear Smartwatch in India. It comes in a two variants, one for men with a 46mm body (same as original Moto 360) with 1.56-inch (360×230 pixels) display and a version for women with a 1.37-inch (360×225 pixels) display. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) launched in India starting from Rs. 19999”
Lava has officially launched Iris X10, its top-end Iris series smartphone, after it surfaced online last week. It has a 5-inch HD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), which upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) in future. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris X10 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11500”
Ringo launched local and STD calling in India offering users to call any landline or mobile in the country at a flat rate of 19 p/min in partnership with their service providers. Ringo has announced that it has paused its domestic calling service in the country temporarily since local operators may have blocked the service without any notice. Ringo said that the service is a fully legal, compliant service, and follows all aspects of the DoT and TRAI regulations. Continue reading “Ringo’s local calling service in India may have been blocked by operators”
Aircel has launched new unlimited data packs ranging from Rs.9 to Rs.399 for all its customers. It hopes to encourage its existing and potential customers to stay connected online with Aircel. The Rs. 9 pack that offers 100MB of 2G / 3G data can be activated via USSD and offers 100MB of data with validity of 1 day. Continue reading “Aircel launches unlimited 2G/3G data packs starting from Rs. 9”
