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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…
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The All New Moto G (2nd Generation) Is Priced At ₹12999
Motorola which has made its way into the Indian market with its mid priced devices, the Moto G and the even more budget friendly Moto E. Motorola has announced the successor to its most successful device in India, Moto G (2nd Generation). Motorola made the announcements at IFA 2014 in Berlin, alongside a separate launch event…
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Chinese OEM’s Selling Premium Smartphones At Throwaway Prices
It is no secret that almost every phone in the market, irrespective of the branding is “Made in China”. Until recently, Almost all Chinese smartphones lacked one common thing – The premium experience. Major OEM’s until now were able to distinguishing themselves from the local Chinese OEM’s by offering a complete premium experience right from the…
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Android One Smartphones To Enter Indian Market in September
“Android One” programme was announced at the Google’s I/O 2014, It gained the attention of all tech enthusiasts and it seems to be the best shot for Google to offer cheap smart phones with the latest Android software updates which would allow a uniform user experience. Sadly, almost all phones, irrespective of the OEM, within…
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Xiaomi Surprises Once Again, Launches Redmi 1s for ₹ 5,999
Xiaomi has once again surprised everyone by cutting down the price of the Redmi 1s prior to opening the registrations. Before it’s launch in India, Xiaomi announced the price to be ₹ 6,999/- , which by itself is pretty cheap for the specifications of the phone. Starting 6 PM today, you can register for the sale…
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Asus Pierces Into Xiaomi’s Indian Market With The Zenfone
Asus recently launched its Zenfone series, which comes in three sizes — four, five and six inches. Unlike most of the other Android phones, these run on Intel’s processors and perform decently. The Asus Zenfone sales started exclusively on Flipkart, the company plans for offline availability are on. While, Xiaomi has been successful so far with…
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Swarm by Foursquare now available for Windows Phone
Foursquare’s Swarm is finally avaiable for Windows Phone users this week, The app is available on the windows Phone store right now. Swarm by Foursquare was previously only available on iOS and Android. The new Foursquare update for Windows phone isn’t out right now, the team mentioned it will be rolling out in a few…
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TRAI Wants to Put A Fee On Messaging Apps Like Whatsapp and Viber
This could undoubtedly be the highest point of stupidity shown by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in the recent past. Business today reports that, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) plans to meet on Tuesday to initiate the process of bringing in a regulation for over-the-top (OTT) companies or providers of apps like WhatsApp and Viber…
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Goodbye @evleaks
Famous and trust worthy leaker, @evleaks has announced his retirement. Like any of the other tech blogs, Almost every huge leak that we have covered about has been courtesy of Evan Blass who runs the account. @evleaks has been considered one of the most trusted leaker in the past two years. He has had a…
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Foursquare Expertise to be a core feature of the platfrom
Over a few months back Foursquare split it’s core features into two standalone apps – Swarm and Foursquare. This move made Swarm the application used for check-ing into places and Foursquare mobile application for finding new interesting places around you. Foursquare has now unveiled its grand plan for the Foursquare mobile app – Foursquare Expertise,…
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Xiaomi Announces Prices Of It’s Accessories
Flipkart has official listed various Xiaomi Accessories for the Mi3 which can also be used with other smartphones, Though the items are “Out of stock” for now, the sale is set to launch in the immediate future. Like we’ve mentioned in the past about Xiaomi phones, the accessories are equally good in quality and worth the…