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When 100 million smartphones were sold in 2015, one out of every three phones were bought online by consumers, with Flipkart being the largest seller, and Lenovo being the marketleader among smartphones sold online, according to a recent report by CounterPoint Research. Flipkart sold almost half of the total smartphones sold online, followed by Snapdeal and Amazon India, while Lenovo and Samsung were the top brands that consumers prefered to buy through e-commerce channels, the report said.
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India will be the brightest spot globally for smartphone companies in 2016 when sales of such devices are forecast to grow at 29%, while the global growth is estimated to be tepid at about 7% to 1.9 billion units, technology research firm Gartner said on Thursday.
“The double-digit growth era for the global smartphone market has come to an end,” said Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner. “Historically, worsening economic conditions had negligible impact on smartphone

LeEco has announced its in-house Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) in 10 cities across India by end of 2016.
LeEco has announced its in-house Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) in 10 cities across India by end of 2016. LeEco plans to invest over $10 million to set up the cloud infrastructure. The CDNs will provide content delivery in linear channel, live events and video on demand on both mobile and TV.
LeEco recently announced its Le Ecosystem model and the delivery networks will ensure faster se

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Thursday announced the launch of its flagship model Mi 5 in India to be sold at R24,999, nearly a month after the phone was first unveiled in China and at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona.
Mi 5 is Xiaomi’s most expensive smartphone launched in India ever. The company’s earlier model Mi 4 had a price tag of R19,999. Xiaomi has decided to sell the new phone through its own e-commerce platform Mi.com for the first four weeks.
Xiaomi, which

Smartron, the new made-in-India brand with global ambitions, has announced its first set of products, initiating what it calls a “breakthrough with the Internet of Trons”. The company launched a 12.2-inch Windows 10 2-in-1 t-book powered by Intel Core M processors with prices starting R39,999. It also announced that a 5.5-inch t-phone with Tron x based on Android will start selling in mid-April.
Tthe company has Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador. Chairman and founder Mahesh Lingar

Samsung on Thursday announced a new budget smartphone, Galaxy J3, priced at R8,990, which will be available online through Snapdeal.
The phone has a special S-Bike feature to ensure safety of those using mobiles while on a motorcycle. It is Samsung’s first phone with such a feature.
“We’ve noticed that a lot of our budget smartphone users are the ones who are also most likely to be using a bike. And very often when they are on a bike, they can’t tell whether the call they

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar today said he has a dream to see Americans carry phones made by Indians, and that he will support domestic companies whole-heartedly that are looking to go global.
He expressed the views while unveiling a smartphone and a two-in-one notebook of technology company Smartron today. The Master Blaster has invested in the company.
“This is the second inning of my life. First, I was playing cricket in field. The second inning is partnership with entrepreneurs. That

LeEco has announced its in-house Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) in 10 cities across India by end of 2016.
LeEco has announced its in-house Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) in 10 cities across India by end of 2016. LeEco plans to invest over $10 million to set up the cloud infrastructure. The CDNs will provide content delivery in linear channel, live events and video on demand on both mobile and TV.
LeEco recently announced its Le Ecosystem model and the delivery networks will ensure faster se

Samsung Galaxy J3 comes with the S bike feature, which lets bike riders facilitate calls while driving. Here’s how the feature works
Samsung launched its budget smartphone Galaxy J3 in India today. Samsung Galaxy J3 is a 5-inch smartphone with 720p HD AMOLED display. However, the most notable feature of Galaxy J3 is its S bike mode that makes it easy for two-wheeler riders to facilitate calls.
Must Read: Samsung Galaxy J3 launched in India at Rs 8,990; will be Snapdeal exclusive
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Kolkata flyover collapse: In view of the tragic flyover collapse here, Facebook has activated its safety check feature for people in Kolkata which will allow its users to mark themselves ‘safe’.
“Safety check – a simple way to say you’re safe and check on others — was activated for people in Kolkata due to the collapse of a flyover,” a Facebook spokesperson said.
This feature allows anyone in Kolkata to mark himself or herself ‘safe’ to let t

Samsung Galaxy J3 is the new budget smartphone that comes with an interesting Sbike mode
Samsung on Thursday announced a new budget smartphone, the Galaxy J3, priced at Rs 8,990 and available only on Snapdeal.
The phone has a special S-Bike mode to ensure safety of those using mobiles while on a motorcycle. Galaxy J3 is the first Samsung phone to come with such a feature, which company says was developed entirely by its R&D team in India, the second largest for the company after South Korea

Samsung Galaxy J3 is the new budget smartphone that comes with an interesting Sbike mode
Samsung Galaxy J3, priced at Rs 8,990 has been announced by the company and will be available only on Snapdeal.
The phone has a special S-Bike mode to ensure safety of those using mobiles while on a motorcycle. Galaxy J3 is the first Samsung phone to come with such a feature, which company says was developed entirely by its R&D team in India, the second largest for the company after South Korea.
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Samsung Galaxy J3 is the new budget smartphone that comes with an interesting Sbike mode
Samsung on Thursday announced a new budget smartphone, the Galaxy J3, priced at Rs 8,990 and available only on Snapdeal.
The phone has a special S-Bike mode to ensure safety of those using mobiles while on a motorcycle. Galaxy J3 is the first Samsung phone to come with such a feature, which company says was developed entirely by its R&D team in India, the second largest for the company after South Korea

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh said the roll-out of its 4G services will lift India from a mobile Internet ranking of 150th to the top 10 slot. (Source: IANS)
Calling Jio the world’s largest start-up, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh on Wednesday said the roll-out of its 4G services will lift India from a mobile Internet ranking of 150th to the top 10 slot. But he did not specify the actual date of commercial launch.
“As the world goes digital, India and Indians cannot affor

Viacom18 has launched VOOT, an ad-funded video on demand platform for web and mobile.
The launch and subsequent success of Netflix seems to have triggered a spurt in over the top (OTT) content players. Now, Viacom18 has launched VOOT, an ad-funded video on demand platform for web and mobile. Earlier, Balaji had announced its intentions to launch a similar product.
VOOT, which went live earlier this week, will have four content pillars — comedy, reality, drama and kids, Gaurav Gandhi, COO

Samsung Galaxy J3 is the new budget smartphone that comes with an interesting Sbike mode
Samsung has announced another budget smartphone from its J series in India. Samsung Galaxy J3 will join company’s successful lineup of On5 and On7 smartphones as budget offerings.
Samsung Galaxy J3 is a 5-inch smartphone with 720p HD AMOLED display. With AMOLED display, Samsung would be at least offering a better display than its competitors.
Under the hood, Samsung Galaxy J3 is powered by a 1.5GHz qu

Ola will soon extend Wi-Fi services to users across segments including Micro, Mini and even autorickshaws.
Transportation app Ola will soon extend Wi-Fi services to users across segments including Micro, Mini and even autorickshaws. The Bengaluru-based firm currently offers in-car Wi-Fi services to users of its Prime category.
Ola today announced the launch of Ola Wi-Fi that will allow users to auto connect to Internet in an Ola cab without having to enter credentials every single time. “

Microsoft wants you to talk more with your computer – and have more useful conversations (Source: AP)
Microsoft wants you to talk more with your computer – and have more useful conversations.
The giant software company is promoting new uses for Cortana, its voice-activated answer to Apple’s Siri digital assistant, including the ability to interact with software “bots” that can have limited conversations with users and help with tasks like booking a hotel room, orde

The FBI’s victory in breaking into a San Bernardino killer’s iPhone without Apple’s help merely prolongs the encryption battle.
The FBI’s victory in breaking into a San Bernardino killer’s iPhone without Apple’s help merely prolongs a battle over how far the government can go to examine private messages, photos and other files.
“There’s a clash of values and interests that I think will continue,” said Ed Black, head of Computer and Communica

Facebook Messenger has announced a tie up with the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines where the air travellers will receive each and every information related to their travel on Messenger – including boarding pass.
Facebook Messenger has announced a tie up with the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines where the air travellers will receive each and every information related to their travel on Messenger – including boarding pass.
Read: Google testing AI-based messaging app: Here’s why
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With Samsung J3 smartphone, riders can simply concentrate on their riding and stop worrying about checking notifications on their phones or answering phone calls while they are in the middle of the road. Samsung J3 launch: Extending its portfolio of ‘J series’ smartphones, South Korean electronics giant Samsung on Thursday launched its 5-inch Galaxy J3 priced at Rs 8,990 in India – smartphone is available on Snapdeal. The smartphone is targetted at bike riders in mid-price mar

The 5-inch Samsung Galaxy J3 is priced at Rs 8,990 in India and is available exclusively on Amazon.in. Samsung J3 launch: Extending its portfolio of ‘J series’ smartphones, South Korean electronics giant Samsung on Thursday launched its 5-inch Galaxy J3 priced at Rs 8,990 in India exclusively on Amazon.in – smartphone is targetted at bike riders in mid-price market. The device comes with a faux leather back panel and is available in black, white and gold colours. Samsung has a

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivers the keynote address at the Microsoft Build Conference.(Source: AP)
Microsoft announced that there are 270 million devices running Windows 10 during its keynote address at Build 2016. The company had made Windows 10 available for public in July last year.
Microsoft changed its tune with Windows 10, by making it available free to all Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. The Redmond-based software major considers Windows 10 as constant evolution, and has been upd

Xiaomi Mi 5 is the new flagship from the Chinese start-up, which will launch in India today. Follow our live blog for details. (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)
Xiaomi has launched its 2016 flagship Mi 5 in India at Rs 24,999. The smartphone was first showcased at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Xiaomi had announced three variants of its Mi 5 during its global launch at MWC, but here the smartphone is coming only in 3GB RAM, 32GB storage option. The first sale is on April 6 only on Mi.com

Xiaomi Mi 5 is the new flagship from the Chinese start-up, which will launch in India today. Follow our live blog for details. (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)
Xiaomi today announced its flagship device the Mi 5 for India at a price of Rs 24,999, nearly a month after the phone was first unveiled in China and at the MWC in Barcelona. India is the first country after China to get the new Xiaomi flagship.
Mi 5 is Xiaomi’s most expensive smartphone to launch in India ever — Mi 4, which was the

Xiaomi Mi 5 is the new flagship from the Chinese start-up, which will launch in India today. Follow our live blog for details. (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)
Xiaomi today announced its flagship device the Mi 5 for India at a price of Rs 24,999, nearly a month after the phone was first unveiled in China and at the MWC in Barcelona. India is the first country after China to get the new Xiaomi flagship.
Mi 5 is Xiaomi’s most expensive smartphone to launch in India ever — Mi 4, which was the

“All technology that we built has to be more inclusive and respectful..We want to build technology that gets the best of humanity and not the worst,” Satya Nadella said. (Reuters) Envisaging a technological future where computers can learn human language and have conversations with people, Microsoft’s India-born CEO Satya Nadella has said companies need to build “respectful” technology which gets the best of humanity and not the worst.
“We want to take the po

Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered bot Tay which was activated on Twitter last week for a playful chat with people, only to get silenced within 24 hours as users started sharing racist comments with it, was accidentally resurrected again and messed it all up once again.
Tay came back to life briefly on Wednesday when Microsoft accidentally re-activated the AI bot. This time again, she started sending out tweets that looked similar to the those that drew flak for the first tim

 Smartron, which has Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador, launched its first set of products today.
Smartron, the new made in India brand with global ambitions, has announced it first set of products, initiating what it calls a “breakthrough with the Internet of Trons”. The company launched a 12.2-inch Windows 10 2-in-1 t-book powered by Intel Core M processors with prices starting Rs 39,999. It also announced a 5.5-inch t-phone with Tron-x based on Android to start selling

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016: Here’s our review of the new smartphone from Samsung, which costs Rs 33,400.
Samsung Galaxy A series for 2016 follows the glass and metal design that the Korean company started using since the Galaxy S6. The Galaxy A series is supposed to be the “premium-looking mid-range option” from Samsung — good enough to flaunt, but not bad enough to burn a hole in your pocket.
As the smartphone market has gotten more competitive, we’ve seen Samsung str

Reliance Jio is preparing for a soft launch of its 4G services soon and has already started preparing its staffs for the launch
Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries, is preparing for a soft launch of its 4G services soon, Credit Suisse said in a note today.
Jio has already launched services for Reliance group employees and their friends three months back.
“Our visits to Reliance Digital stores in Mumbai revealed that the stores are preparing for a possible soft launch of J

Microsoft has started HoloLens to developers who preregistered for the augmented reality headset (Source: AP)
At Build 2016, Microsoft has announced that its holographic computer running Windows 10, HoloLens is shipping to developers. HoloLens is an augmented reality headset that projects holograms around the vision of its user. HoloLens is priced at $3000 for developers and enterprise customers.
Read MoreMicrosoft HoloLens shipping to developers with NASA and Autodesk as developersMicrosoft Bu

Xiaomi Mi 5 smartphone launch: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is set to launch its latest flagship Mi 5 phone in India on March 31, 2016. According to sources, Xiaomi Mi 5 price could be below Rs 27,000.
Earlier this month, the Chinese company at the Redmi Note 3 India launch had announced Xiaomi Mi 5 smartphone launch in India within a month.
The device which will be Xiaomi’s milestone launch in India, comes nearly a year after its last flagship Mi 4.
The phone was recently launched in C

Facebook Messenger has announced a tie up with the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines where the air travellers will receive each and every information related to their travel on Messenger – including boarding pass.
Once you book ticket online and choose to receive info via Messenger on the KLM website, the airline will send you itinerary, boarding pass, check-in confirmation and flight status through the app, The Verge reported.
With digital boarding pass, passengers will be able to get through secu

A mobile application offering a simple and efficient single-screen display for important vehicle-related documents was launched today. A mobile application offering a simple and efficient single-screen display for important vehicle-related documents was launched today.
‘RTA m-Wallet’ helps motorists avoid physically carrying documents like driving licence, registration certification and other vehicle related papers.
The App enables owners and drivers of vehicles to store their docum

Microsoft’s India-born CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday outlined the technology giant’s vision to combine the power of human language with advanced machine intelligence (AP) Microsoft’s India-born CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday outlined the technology giant’s vision to combine the power of human language with advanced machine intelligence as he announced new updates to the operating system Windows 10 to create more personal computing for every customer.
“As an indust

Xiaomi Mi 5 is the new flagship from the Chinese start-up, which will launch in India today. Follow our live blog for details. (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)
Xiaomi Mi 5 is the new flagship from the Chinese start-up which will launch in India today, nearly a month after it went on sale in China and the unveiling in Barcelona.
Of course for most Indian fans of Xiaomi, the big question around the Mi 5 will be the price. We believe that it could come with a Rs 24,999 price-tag for the starting version,

Smartron, which has Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador, is launching its first set of products today.
Smartron, the new made in India brand with global ambitions, is finally set for a full-fledged launch. The company is expected to announced its first set of products today with Sachin Tendulkar as the brand ambassador. Tendulkar is also a strategic investor in the company.
The company is expected to showcase more than one device, including a smartphone, and a 2-in-1 computer. CEO and co-f