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NEWS 
May 3, 2016 Xiaomi Says Will release Its First Smartwatch inside the 2d 1/2 of 2016
Xiaomi has already confirmed which could 10 occasion will see the launches of the Mi Max phonealongside the brand new MIUI eight ROM and new Mi Band 2. Now, a corporation professional hasrevealed Xiaomi is certainly creating a smartwatch, in order to see the mild of day within the 2d 1/2 of thisyear. Xiaomi’s De […]
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ELECTRONICS 
April 15, 2016 Microsoft Assures Users It’s Working on Surface Pro 4, Surface Book Battery Bug
Microsoft is reassuring users that it hasn’t forgotten about the improper sleep and battery drainage issues that are crippling – what otherwise are two great computing devices – the Surface Pro 4 and theSurface Book. The Redmond, Washington-based company says that it will soon release patches to fix the aforementioned issues. Last week, Microsoft released […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 3, 2016 Hybrids Could Save Both the PC and Tablet
When tablets launched, people said they would kill off the PC. That of course, did not happen, and today it looks like the tables have, kind of, turned. The demand for desktop PCs continues to decline, as more and more functions move to our smartphones. But tablets also appear to have reached a saturation point […]
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NEWS 
March 30, 2016 Why Saama sold its Snapdeal stake
Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint How do you like the view?” asks a beaming Ash Lilani as he strides into the conference room at Saama Capital India Advisors’ Bengaluru office on a February afternoon. The “view” Saama’s co-founder is asking about is a trophy wall of sorts adorned with plaques that sport the logos of the venture […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 28, 2016 HP, a Silicon Valley Icon, Is Ready for Its Break-Up
One of the nation’s most storied tech companies will split in two this weekend, another casualty of seismic shifts in the way people use technology – and big-company sluggishness in responding. Hewlett-Packard was an early pioneer of what became the model for Silicon Valley startups: Founded in 1939 by two Stanford graduates in a Palo […]
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NEWS 
March 16, 2016 Family Business Donates 100 Percent of its Auctions to Operation Family Fund
America has always been considered the land of opportunity. With the advent of the Internet and eBay, the whole world is getting in on the act. For Cori and Beau O’Steen, eBay was the stairway to the world of commerce with their business,UpakNShip, a shipping materials supply store. UpakNShip was founded in January 2003, when Cori […]
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NEWS 
March 16, 2016 Uber starts to lease cars to its drivers on the lines of Ola
Photo: Bloomberg Ride-hailing company Uber has started leasing cars to drivers in India, borrowing a page from the play book of its larger rival Ola, as it seeks to expand market share. The leasing programme, aimed at attracting more drivers to its platform, is being tested in select cities such as Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 15, 2016 Infusionsoft Expands Its Payments Solutions
If there was a recurring theme at the recent ICON16 event, an annual meeting held for its users by Infusionsoft, it was about “building ease of use” for its customers. In fact, those were the exact words used by Chief Products Officer Terry Hicks in a media briefing. At the conference, Infusionsoft released some new […]
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NEWS 
March 9, 2016 Flipkart secures a credit line of over Rs450 crore from HDFC Bank; Amazon’s localization of mobile tech boosts demand for its app
Photo: iStock What to watch out for • Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India to fast-track market reforms, ease start-up funding. • Amazon’s localization of mobile tech boosts demand for its app. • Flipkart has secured a credit line of over Rs.450 crore from private sector lender HDFC Bank, according to latest […]
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NEWS 
March 8, 2016 Investopad launches its third centre in Bengaluru
The platform which has already made close to nine investments in the past year, plans to make close to 15 investments every year at the early stage in small teams focused primarily on technology product investments. Bengaluru: Investopad, a seed fund and early-stage incubator, has launched its third centre in Bengaluru which can house 20 […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 4, 2016 Flipkart to offer its logistics services to third-party e-commerce firms
Flipkart is also gearing up to roll out an inter-city customer-to-customer courier service called eFlash in the next two months. Photo: Bloomberg Bengaluru/New Delhi: Flipkart Ltd, the country’s largest online retailer, has thrown open its logistics services eKart to third-party e-commerce firms even as the company is gearing up to roll out an inter-city customer-to-customer […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 2, 2016 Freshdesk buys Framebench, its fourth acquisition in seven months
A file photo of Girish Mathrubootham, founder and chief executive, Freshdesk, who said that the acquisition of Framebench presents an opportunity to integrate collaborative capabilities. Photo: Mint Bengaluru: Freshdesk Inc., a start-up that provides customer support platforms for enterprises, has acquired Framebench Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a company which lets users collaborate on files (documents, images, […]
