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NEWS 
March 4, 2016 Why Morgan Stanley’s action on Flipkart is bad news for Indian unicorns
Given that Flipkart is expected to list its shares in the US at some point over the next few years, the valuation estimates of the mutual funds will be an important indicator of how stock market investors will value the company. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Bengaluru/New Delhi: Late last month, Flipkart India Pvt. Ltd, the country’s […]
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CLOTHING 
March 4, 2016 Hopscotch raises $13 million in a round led by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin
The company raised $11 million in 2015. Mumbai: Online baby clothes and products company Hit The Mark Inc., which owns and operates as Hopscotch.in, said on Monday that it has raised $13 million in a Series C round of funding led by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Saverin Family Office will join the Hopscotch board and […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 3, 2016 India Funding Roundup: A Customer Engagement Platform, Gym Aggregator, and More
Our latest funding roundup compiles seed and late stage investments in Indian startups engaged in industrial robotics, fashion e-commerce, customer engagement, online test preparation, and fitness discovery. Momark Noida-based Momark Services, a mobile app-based customer engagement platform and mobile wallet aggregator, has raised a pre Series-A funding of $600,000 (roughly Rs. 4 crores) led by […]
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March 3, 2016 YouTube Music App First Impressions
If you were going to reinvent MTV for a mobile generation, you’d probably come up with something like YouTube Music. It’s a video-first music service that also plays in the background like you’d expect a music app to do. That sets it apart from other music apps out there, many of which give you a […]
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March 3, 2016 Star Wars Battlefront Review
The Star Wars franchise is one you either hate or love. From the original trilogy of movies that still hold up quite well to the horrible prequels that are best forgotten, it’s one of the more divisive series around. The same can be said about Star Wars Battlefront as well. The game is a shooter […]
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March 3, 2016 OnePlus X Review
You’ve probably heard of OnePlus. This small smartphone manufacturer from China was founded less than two years ago by a former vice-president of Oppo and set up shop in India late last year. The company uses an innovative invite-based system for distributing limited quantities of its devices while creating hype and a level of demand […]
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March 3, 2016 Bose SoundTouch 10 Review
Bose is one of the best known names when it comes to personal audio solutions, but it’s not been at the cutting edge of technology for some time now. A whole wave of small Bluetooth speakers cropped up and multispeaker systems have been proliferating, thanks to the efforts of brands like Sonos. Bose’s SoundLink speakers […]
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March 3, 2016 Acer Liquid Z630s Review
After a long hiatus, Acer is taking another shot at the Indian smartphone market with two new budget offerings. The Taiwanese company recently announced the Liquid Z530 and Liquid Z630s Android smartphones, which we first saw at IFA 2015. The new offerings will be sold exclusively through Flipkart and will also be manufactured in India, […]
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March 3, 2016 Alcatel Flash 2 Review
Alcatel Onetouch, the joint venture between France’s Alcatel and China’s TCL, has been a background player in the Indian market for a while now. Several other Chinese companies have entered and made big splashes – not all have sustained their momentum, but Alcatel has popped up every now and then with a new release, reminding […]
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NEWS 
March 3, 2016 Sony MDR-ZX110 Review
When it comes to name recognition and market reach, few audio manufacturers can match the Sony’s capabilities. Using a brand name that has been carefully built up over the decades, Sony is one of a handful of companies in India that can sell headphones by the thousand. This is thanks to a huge portfolio spanning […]
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March 3, 2016 The Crew: Wild Run Review
Last year, Ubisoft, the purveyor of fine historical murder simulators, quirky strategy games, and oft-delayed tactical shooters, also released The Crew. It’s a racing game that promised you’ll never drive alone what with a sprawling open-world, mammoth missions that had you playing with friends, and deep customisation options as well as role-playing game-like levelling systems. […]
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March 3, 2016 HTC One E9s Dual SIM Review
HTC was a major player in the Android smartphone market not too long ago, but has been on a steady decline. It’s evident when you see that HTC’s share in the India smartphone market is just 1.4 percent, down from 10 percent in Q3 2011. Last year’s HTC One (M8) (Review | Pictures) got some […]
