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NEWS 
March 9, 2016 Xiaomi Mi 5 India Launch ‘in a Month’, Says Hugo Barra
Xiaomi at the Redmi Note 3 India launch on Thursday confirmed that the Mi 5 flagship smartphone will be “coming to India in a month.” Xiaomi’s Global VP, Hugo Barra, during the event stressed that the team in India is trying to get the handset here “in a month” without specifying an exact date. The […]
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NEWS 
March 9, 2016 iPhone Could Identify Unknown San Bernardino Attacker, Says Prosecutor
Information contained in an encrypted iPhone could help finally answer whether there was a third assailant in the San Bernardino terror attack that killed 14 people, according to court papers filed by the county’s district attorney. San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said Friday that the question of a third attacker has nagged investigators despite […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 9, 2016 BlackBerry Says Seeking Alternatives for WhatsApp Users; Suggests BBM
WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging app owned by Facebook, recently announced it would be ending support for several older mobile OS versions, including BlackBerry 10 OS. However, BlackBerry has now given its official word on the move. The Canadian smartphone maker in a emailed statement says it is “seeking alternatives for BlackBerryusers once support of […]
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March 4, 2016 Ratan Tata says some start-up valuations ‘pricey’
File photo.Ratan Tata has invested in more than 25 Indian start-ups over the past 24 months. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint Mumbai: Ratan Tata said his investments in start-ups are aimed at enabling goods and services to reach a large section of the population, although the chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ltd admitted that valuations of some […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 3, 2016 HP Says to Accelerate Job Cuts by 2016
HP Inc said it was accelerating its restructuring programme and now expects about 3,000 people will exit by the end of fiscal 2016 instead of over three years as it announced in September. Then, Hewlett-Packard Co had said it expected to cut about 33,300 jobs over three years, of which up to 3,300 were to […]
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March 3, 2016 Start-ups have limitations in traditional business, says Capgemini India CEO
Photo: AFP New Delhi: Srinivas Kandula, chief executive officer of Capgemini India, and Patrick Nicolet, member of the Capgemini group management board, spoke about the integration of iGate’s business with Capgemini, future areas of focus for the India unit and the challenge from start-ups, on the sidelines of the Nasscom Leadership Forum in Mumbai. Edited […]
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March 2, 2016 Consumer Internet, e-commerce most preferred sectors for start-ups, study says
A file photo from the launch of the ‘Startup India’ action plan. The study shows that more than 5,000 start-up jobs are expected to be created by about 130 start-ups in the next 12 months. Photo: PTI Mumbai: Consumer Internet and e-commerce companies have emerged as the most preferred industry segments across start-ups, according to […]
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February 26, 2016 Counterpoint ‘Grossly Underestimated Our Numbers’, Says Xiaomi India Head Manu Jain
Less than 24-hours after the Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor analyst report stated thatMicromax’s Yu is outselling Xiaomi online, and that Xiaomi registered a 46 percent drop in smartphone shipments (its first-ever drop in the country), Xiaomi has issued a counterpoint of its own by saying it sold record 1 million plus units in Q2 (July […]
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ALL DEALS 
February 24, 2016 Ted Cruz Says Would Deport Illegal Immigrants, Sharpens Immigration Stance
Ted Cruz speaks at a rally at the Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows in Reno, Nevada February 22, 2016. (Reuters Photo) WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz vowed to deport immigrants living illegally in the United States and build a wall to keep others out, sharpening his stance on the issue a week […]
