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Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 launch delayed in India
Xiaomi launched a shiny new device “Xiaomi Note 2” a few weeks back in their home market, It’s launched has been delayed due to a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Ericsson. The device runs on MediaTek’s Helio X10 chipset, as a result of the lawsuit Xiaomi is barred from importing and selling devices that run…
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Takee 1 Phablet – Age of holographic 3D smartphone ?
Takee 1 is an astoundingly making a very bold statement by calling itself the world’s first 3D holographic smartphone. Taking a look at the official video, a small device is attached to the phone to achieve the holographic projection. We’ve all seen Amazon FirePhone which also had something similar with the 3D perspective feel. There…
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Ulefone uWear Bluetooth Smartwatch for iOS and Android
The smartwatch market is filled with highly priced devices such as the Apple Watch and LG G Watch. There are tons of cheaper devices which do the basic functionality of such high end devices with lots of trade offs. Think of it this way, If you’re considering to buy something like a Xiaomi mi band,…
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Asus offers festival season offers for the Zenfone Lineup
Asus has been one of the most competitive companies in the Indian smartphone market right now and they solidified their stand with a great lineup for this year with devices like the Zenfone 2 Deluxe and Laser. To push their sales even further, for this festival season they are running a promotion where you can…
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Global Mobile App Summit And Awards Honors 22 Apps From Over 2500 Nominations Received
22 companies were awarded from over 2500 nominations under 19 different categories at the inaugural Global Mobile Apps Summit and Awards (GMASA). The jury that selected the winners from the shortlisted apps comprised of Mr Murugavel Janakiraman of BharatMatrimony Group, Mr Xavier Prabhu of PRHUB, Ms Kavi Priya of Adding Smiles Pvt Ltd and Ms Laksmi…
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Airtel launches 4G in Chennai
Chennai has been waiting a long time now for 4G LTE and things are looking positive now with Airtel being the first career to provide it. They did not even buy the spectrum at the initial auction. It took them a while, but the roll-out was quick. Last week, we were invited to the Airtel HQ…
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Global Mobile App Summit 2015 to be held in Chennai
Global Mobile App Summit 2015 to be held in Chennai on 28th and 29th May at ITC Grand Chola featuring speakers from around the world sharing their experience in the Mobile Application development. The event brings together the mobile media experts and aims to provide recognition for the best mobile apps. The whole idea behind…
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Micromax’s YU launches Yureka which turns out to be a clone
We recently wrote on the same and also mentioned a line on the way Micromax re-brands phones and sells them in India. It was assumed the same wouldn’t be the case with the Yu sub-brand, but turns out the first phone in the much-hyped series is also a re-branded device similar to all of its…
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Vodafone Screws Up Opera Mini Experience With Intrusive Ads
Opera Mini is undoubtedly one of the most sought mobile browser, given the average mobile Internet speeds in India. There seems to be some sort of a tie up between Vodafone and Opera, Ads always used to be there but were restricted to the speed dial/Bookmarks page. This was absolutely fine and hopefully Opera made money…
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MicroMax Announces “Yu” Brand Powered By CyanogenMod
Micromax, which has been facing the heat in India from Xiaomi, Motorola and Asus has inked a deal with Cyanogen Inc for a new series of phones. Micromax has announced a new online-only brand the “Yu” series whose software will be powered by Cyanogen Inc much like the Oppo and OnePlus. Micromax Yu series of…
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Google’s Nexus 6 Pricing leaves Indians disappointed
Google finally changed the pricing scheme for its nexus devices with the Nexus 6. The entire Nexus branding no longer seems to do what it was initially intended to do, provide a cheap alternative to emulators to attract developers to help develop apps for the Android platform. Not only about developers, it was also Google’s…
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Xiaomi Is Moving All User Data Out Of China
Xiaomi has constantly been in the news, either for record breaking flash sales or for spying. Finnish security firm F-Secure confirmed that all Xiaomi phones established contact with servers based in China irrespective of the users choice, Hugo Barra quickly responded assuring everyone that it was due to cloud backup features which were on by default,…
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IRCTC Connect is the official Android app for IRCTC
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation(IRCTC) , a subsidiary of the Indian Railways that handles the catering, tourism and online ticketing operations has finally launched its android app for the public. The Android app provides basic functions and is free to use. The application allows to check and book for trains directly without any hassle.…
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Indian retail stores complain about tactics used by Flipkart
Brick and Mortar retailers have been constantly expressing displeasure over the tactics used by e-commerce giants. Over a while ago, Techzei covered on Samsung’s decision to stop sales of several devices on various e-Commerce sites, few companies issued “warnings” on social media claiming certain e-Commerce sites are not their authorized dealers. Flipkart claimed to have breached…
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Samsung Decides to Stop Selling It’s Mobilephones Online
Samsung has bowed down to mounting pressure from the newly formed, All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) which has vowed to work for the mutual benefits of brick-and-mortar retailers and maintain price hygiene across trade channels. In other words, the offline retailers have been crushed by the booming e-Commerce sites like Flipkart, Amazon & Snapdeal…