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NEWS 
April 18, 2016 Airtel Expands 4G Mobile Services to 40 Towns in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Airtel on Tuesday said its high speed 4G services are now available in 40 towns in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range of smart devices, including mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles, the company said in a statement. Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, Chief Executive Officer of Bharti Airtel […]
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ALL DEALS 
April 18, 2016 MTNL Mulls Mobile Services Pact With BSNL on Revenue Sharing Basis
State-run MTNL is working on a plan to operate its mobile services business in Delhi and Mumbai in partnership with BSNL on a revenue sharing basis. “We are having a very low market share in mobile services and not in a position to make capital investment. We are in discussions with BSNL that can invest […]
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COUPONS 
April 11, 2016 Millennials are increasingly using mobile coupons: eMarketer
Dive Brief: According to research from Valassis reported byeMarketer, 45% more millennials used mobile coupons in Q3 2015 compared to the previous year. Millennials also used more paper coupons, and coupons received in the mail than other demographics. Meanwhile, only 27% of both Gen X and Baby Boomers increased use of paperless coupons over the […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 18, 2016 NexDock Claims to Turn Windows 10 Mobile Smartphones, Mini-PCs Into Laptops
Over the past few months, we’ve seen smartphones such as the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL getting so powerful that they can nearly serve as a Windows 10 desktop when connected to a display. We also have miniature computers such as the Raspberry Pi that can be plugged into a display and work as […]
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NEWS 
March 15, 2016 9 Questions to Ask When Building a Mobile App
“The next big thing” is a phrase that gets tossed around often. Entrepreneurs dream of creating it but often don’t know where to look, so they head down a long, bumpy road that sucks their wallet and their inspiration dry. Of course, failure nearly always precedes success, but it doesn’t hurt to avoid failure when […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 14, 2016 ShopClues set to buy mobile payments start-up Momoe
Radhika Aggarwal and Sanjay Sethi, founders of ShopClues. Photo: Mint Online shopping platform ShopClues.com is in advanced talks to buy mobile payments firm Momoe Technologies, as it looks to add a payment service to its platform, according to three people aware of the discussions. The all-stock deal, likely to be announced in the next 45 […]
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NEWS 
March 11, 2016 India’s Mobile Phone Production Rises to 110 Million in 2015-16: Prasad
Mobile phone production in the country has more than doubled to 110 million in 2015-16 on the back of duty rationalisation announced in the previous Budget, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Tuesday. The minister said 16 new mobile manufacturing units have been set up during the financial year. “In 2014-15, the mobile units manufactured […]
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NEWS 
March 11, 2016 Windows 10 Mobile Rollout for Lumia Smartphones Beginning This Month: Report
Microsoft could begin rolling out Windows 10 Mobile software update to a range of Lumiasmartphones including the affordable Lumia 520 later this month. An internal email has allegedly laid bare on the company’s plan. Roughly three months after the company was originally supposed to begin updating select Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones to Windows 10 Mobiles, […]
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NEWS 
March 11, 2016 Google Search ‘Destinations’ Helps You Plan Entire Vacations on Mobile
With smartphones around, it’s always easier to search for your next vacation and even plan one from the phone itself. Google’s new Destinations feature is aimed to make planning a complete vacation even easier on your smartphone. The new feature works right from the Google Search on the smartphone which will allow you to browse […]
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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 9, 2016 Instagram Finally Comes to Windows 10 Mobile, in Beta Form
You no longer have to resort to unofficial apps to access Instagram on your Windows 10 Mobilesmartphone. The popular image and video sharing platform has finally released its app on Microsoft’s mobile platform. While still in the beta phase, Instagram for Windows 10 Mobile offers several interesting features including one that mimics Apple’s Peek and […]
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NEWS 
March 9, 2016 Windows 10 Mobile Rollout for Lumia Smartphones Beginning This Month: Report
Microsoft could begin rolling out Windows 10 Mobile software update to a range of Lumiasmartphones including the affordable Lumia 520 later this month. An internal email has allegedly laid bare on the company’s plan. Roughly three months after the company was originally supposed to begin updating select Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones to Windows 10 Mobiles, […]
