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April 12, 2016 AMD Plans to Enter India in a Big Way: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Chipmaker AMD plans to enter Indian electronics sector in a big way and has already tied up with HSMC for chip manufacturing in the country, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday. AMD CEO and President Lisa Su met Prasad and conveyed that the company is committed to transform India into electronics manufacturing hub. […]
NEWS April 8, 2016 HP Launches EliteBook Folio and Elite x2 1012 Business Devices in India
Following the announcement of HP’s new line of business printers in Macau, the company has launched the new EliteBook Folio business laptop which starts at Rs. 1,30,000 and the Elite x2 1012 2-in-1 laptop which starts at Rs. 84,599. Both devices are designed for commercial business uses and are available for order in India. We […]
ELECTRONICS April 8, 2016 Government Buying Boosts Tablet Sales in India: CMR
Thanks to government buying, the sale of tablet PCs in India rose marginally in 2015 with 4.4 million devices sold across the country – registering a growth of 13 percent over 2014, a report said on Wednesday. According to the “India Annual Tablet PC Market Review, CY 2015” by market research firm CyberMedia Research (CMR), […]
COMPUTERS April 8, 2016 India an Incredibly Unique and Valuable Market: Microsoft
India’s growing and robust startup culture, strong base of development partners and its large economy make it an “incredibly unique and valuable” market for Microsoft, senior executives at the technology giant have said. “India is unique in a number of different ways. In India, (there is) such an embrace of technology in development as a […]
COMPUTERS April 3, 2016 From China to India via Redmond
The five-star hotel in suburban Delhi is buzzing with activity. At the registration desk, a woman looks up from her smartphone to answer a query by one of the attendees. We are at Linc, Microsoft’s attempt at bringing China’s device manufacturers and India’s leading brands under the same roof, in a bid to give the […]
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April 1, 2016 Standard Chartered’s India losses at $981 million
Overall, the lender’s loan impairment surged to $4 billion in 2015 from $2.14 billion in 2014. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint Standard Chartered Plc. on Tuesday reported a loss of $981 million from its India operations as loan impairments, including restructured loans, across its India portfolio surged almost eightfold to $1.3 billion in 2015 from $171 million […]
ALL DEALS April 1, 2016 AirAsia India loss narrows to Rs25 crore in Q3
Photo: Mint Mumbai: Losses at AirAsia India narrowed to Rs.25.65 crore in the December quarter from Rs.61.15 crore in the preceding three months on the back of an increase in average fares and ancillary revenue, the local unit of Malaysia’s AirAsia Bhd said on Friday. AirAsia India is a joint venture in which AirAsia Bhd […]
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March 30, 2016 Sony India Launches Range of XQD, SD Storage Cards Starting Rs. 3,500
Sony on Monday launched a range of XQD and SD storage cards and what it says is the world’s first XQD/SD card reader – the MRW-E90. The company also unveiled the QDA-SB1, a USB XQD adapter. It says these cards are meant for professional photographers who work on high-speed DSLR cameras such as Nikon D5 […]
ELECTRONICS March 28, 2016 Amazon India Festive Sale: The Big Offers From Day One
Amazon’s Great Indian Festive sale has begun. As expected, there’s something on offer for everyone. A large number of deals across all possible categories are now live. Here are a few quick tips to help you sail through all Amazon Great Indian Festive sale: 1) Some of the best deals would be available as Lightning […]
ELECTRONICS March 28, 2016 lack Friday Deals: Our Picks for Shopping From India
Black Friday, which follows Thanksgiving, marks the beginning of the shopping season in the US, with most retail chains offering massive discounts to entice customers. While it may not have much of a cultural presence outside of the western hemisphere, anyone on the Internet can get in on the action, and grab some truly amazing […]
NEWS March 27, 2016 Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Price in India Revealed; Exclusive to Flipkart
The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller was first unveiled by Microsoft at E3 2015. The controller sports hair-trigger locks, enhanced sensitivity, and swappable parts such as different directional pads. It also has the option to remap buttons as well. Needless to say, it’s not your average gamepad. What’s more is that it’s exclusive to Flipkart. While […]
ELECTRONICS March 27, 2016 Low-Cost VR Headsets Will Boost Virtual Reality in India
Once the virtual reality (VR) phenomenon explodes, India, with its huge smartphone base, will be a key market – but VR players will have to come up with low-cost options to entice the country’s “digital” consumers. According to experts, head-mounted devices (HMDs) that create an immersive virtual world for users is the future after the […]
