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ELECTRONICS 
March 22, 2016 Check Out Massive Discounts on Laptops, Speakers, Printers, and More
This week we have the Lenovo ThinkPad, a curved screen LED monitor from Samsung, wireless headphones by Sony and a lot more at great discounts. 1. Lenovo X250 ThinkPad In the market for a solid Windows laptop? The Lenovo X250 ThinkPad is available with a decent cashback offer on Paytm. You can grab the laptop […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 18, 2016 Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 Receiving Update With Battery Drain Fix, More
Microsoft’s Surface Book and the Surface Pro 4 users have been complaining about battery drain and wake-up issues since the launch of the products, and Microsoft addressed the issue in December – saying it would provide an update sometime this year to fix the problems. It has since rolled out a few updates that didn’t […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 18, 2016 Chrome OS 49 Update Now Available; Brings Material Redesign, and More
Google started releasing the stable version of the Chrome 49 browser earlier this month (OS X, Windows, and Linux) as well as Android devices. Now, Chrome OS 49 with build 49.0.2623.95 is now available for all Chrome OS devices. Announcing the new stable build Chrome OS 49 build, Josafat Garcia, Technical Program Manager atGoogle (Chrome) […]
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ALL DEALS 
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 […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 16, 2016 The Weekend Chill: The Division, Creed, and More
A lot happened this week on the cultural side of things, especially on a busy Wednesday that spanned the music, book, and film world. Chief among those was the death of Sir George Martin, aged 90, producer of the Beatles and long regarded as “the fifth Beatle” himself. Meanwhile, JK Rowling – the famous author […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 16, 2016 Samsung Galaxy S7 Launch, Android N Beta, and More News From This Week
Since we last met, a lot has happened in the world of personal technology. From Apple’s ongoing battle with the FBI, to the new legal tug-and-war on call drop penalties, it has been an exciting week for tech enthusiasts in India and across the world. Possibly the biggest news of the week was the launch […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 16, 2016 Toshiba Finds More Accounting Errors, Promises Improvement
Japan’s Toshiba Corp revealed additional accounting irregularities on Friday after a multi-billion dollaraccounting scandal last year, rekindling doubts over the company’s pledge to improve transparency. The laptops-to-nuclear conglomerate said it had overstated past profits by JPY 5.8 billion (roughly Rs. 344 crores) on a pretax basis due to seven new accounting errors, on top of […]
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NEWS 
March 16, 2016 Practo FY15 revenue up by more than 10 times, losses widen 30%
Bengaluru: Practo Technologies Pvt. Ltd, the most funded homegrown healthcare start-up, posted a more than 10-fold increase in revenue for the year ended 31 March, while losses increased 30%, signalling the company’s intent to extend its lead over smaller rivals. Practo’s revenue increased to Rs.29.73 crore in fiscal 2015 from Rs.2.30 crore a year earlier, […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 16, 2016 Govt hikes funding for start-ups, Flipkart invests more in Myntra
Photo: iStock What to watch out for: • Flipkart invests another Rs.338 crore in its fashion portal Myntra: In an attempt to boost its leadership position in the fashion segment, Flipkart has infused Rs.338 crore into online fashion store Myntra. The fresh funds come at a time when Myntra’s nearest rival, Rocket Internet-backed Jabong, is […]
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ALL DEALS 
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 […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 12, 2016 Ola to extend auto service to eight more cities
Even as rival Uber shut its auto-rickshaw service it piloted in Delhi late last year, domestic rival Ola is aggressively expanding its auto service in newer cities. The Bengaluru-based taxi aggregator which is backed by Tiger Global, Softbank and Chinese taxi hailing service Didi Kuaidi is now planning to launch the service in eight more […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 11, 2016 Google Nexus 5X Update Brings Performance Fixes, Connectivity Improvements, More
Google is addressing the performance issues on the LG Nexus 5X smartphone. The Mountain View-based company has rolled out an update alongside the Security Patch Level of March 01, 2016 to take away some glitches that were crippling an otherwise decent high-end smartphone. The Mountain View-based company took to Reddit to assure users that it […]
