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March 23, 2016 For Google, India to be bigger market than US by next year: Pichai
Sundar Pichai, global chief executive at Goggle, the giant search engine, believes India will become a bigger marketfor the company than the US sometime in the middle of 2016. In an interaction with half a dozen journalists here on Wednesday, he said it was not only with regard to the use of Android-based phones that […]
NEWS March 23, 2016 Project Loon: How Google plans to use balloons to connect India
obal search giant Google’s Project Loon to provideinternet across geographies comes across as an intriguing idea, especially as it is to be done using floating balloons. The idea caused more curiosity in India when GoogleChief Executive Sundar Pichai said in a press meet on Wednesday that his company was bringing balloon-powered internet to India. […]
COMPUTERS 
March 19, 2016 Lenovo Yoga 900 Convertible Laptop, Tab 3 Pro Android Tablet Launched in India
At a media event on New Delhi on Monday, Lenovo announced the launch of the Yoga 900 convertible laptop and the Yoga Tab 3 Pro in India. The high-end laptop, which houses an Intel 6th generationSkylake processor, is priced at Rs. 1,22,090, whereas the Yoga 900 tablet will set you back by Rs. 39,990. The […]
COMPUTERS 
March 18, 2016 PC Shipments in India Grow 10.6 Percent in Q4 2015: Gartner
Personal computer (PC) shipments in India totalled around 2.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, a 10.6 percent increase over the corresponding period of 2014, according to information technology research and advisory company Gartner. “Consumers accounted for 40 percent of total PC sales in the fourth quarter of 2015, down from 52 percent […]
ALL DEALS 
March 17, 2016 Microsoft India Nearly Doubles Price of Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Windows 10
Microsoft has almost doubled the price of Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Windows 10 PCs. At launch the game was Rs. 729 but now it’s available for Rs. 1,480. The price hike was first spotted by users of local gaming forum IndianVideoGamer. While we’ve reached out to Microsoft for comment and will update this […]
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March 17, 2016 India Funding Roundup: A Home Tutoring Marketplace, Rickshaw Advertising Startup, and More
Our latest funding roundup compiles seed and late stage investments in Indian startups engaged in tech-based recruitment, tutor aggregation, fashion discovery, home services, and more. WorkIndia Recruitment marketplace WorkIndia founded by a group of IIT/ IIM alumni recently announced Wednesday that it had secured an undisclosed sum in funding from Beenext, a Singapore-based early stage […]
COMPUTERS 
March 16, 2016 Apple Resubmits India Retail Store Application; Xiaomi Follows
iPhone and iPad maker Apple has resubmitted its application for opening single-brand retail stores in the country as there were certain gaps in its earlier proposal. “The proposal is being processed by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi too has submitted an application,” an official said. In January, Apple […]
COMPUTERS 
March 16, 2016 Dell XPS 12, XPS 13 High-End Windows 10 Laptops Launched in India
In the market for a high-end Windows 10 laptop? You will want to check Dell’s newest offering. The company has launched the new Dell XPS 12, which features a 4K display, and the Dell XPS 13 in India. The Dell XPS 13 as well as the hybrid Dell XPS 12 are powered by sixth generation […]
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March 16, 2016 Uber’s Travis Kalanick among big names to attend Modi’s Start-up India event
A file photo of Uber’s founder Travis Kalanick. Photo: Bloomberg New Delhi: Investment firm SoftBank’s founder Masayoshi Son, taxi-hailing service Uber’s founder Travis Kalanick and collaborative workspace provider WeWork’s founder Adam Neumann will attend the government’s Start-up India event next week, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil an action plan to assist early-stage companies. […]
NEWS 
March 16, 2016 App Annie bets on Southeast Asia, India to capture smartphone surge
App Annie—derived from App Nanny, to imply it takes care of all things app—is mostly unknown outside of tech circles yet counts the biggest names in the industry among its customers. Singapore: A Singaporean shophouse may seem an unlikely symbol of Asia’s mobile boom. Yet one muggy evening in March, about a hundred people packed […]
COMPUTERS March 14, 2016 Dell Launches New Range of Latitude Laptops in India
Dell on Wednesday took the wraps off its range of Windows 10 Pro-running Latitude laptops and 2-in-1 devices in India starting from Rs. 44,999. While the highlight of the launch event were the Dell Latitude 13 (7370) Ultrabook and the Latitude 12 (7270) detachable notebook, the company also showcased its revamped Latitude 3000 and Latitude […]
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March 12, 2016 India Funding Roundup: A Pre-Owned Fashion Marketplace, E-Commerce Enabler, and More
A total of 23 tech startups got funded in this week, according to sector analysis provided by data tracker Tracxn. Our latest funding roundup compiles seed and late stage investments in firms engaged in e-commerce enablement, self-drive car rentals, B2B listings, and pre-owned fashion. Yana Mobile personal assistant app Yana has reportedly raised an undisclosed […]
