Mobile
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Microsoft's rebranding of Nokia priority stores continues
Jun 11, 2015, 10:38 AM ISTTechnology giant Microsoft on Wednesday opened its first Microsoft Priority Reseller Store in Chennai as it rebrands "Nokia Priority" stores.The change of brand follows the Microsoft-Nokia deal in which Washington-based firm acquired the handset business
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Mobile, hotel, other services to be costlier from tomorrow
May 31, 2015, 04:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: People will have to shell out more from tomorrow while using mobiles, eating out and travelling as the service tax rate goes up to 14 per cent.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget
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Russia to move away from Android, iOS
World | May 19, 2015, 01:22 PM ISTLondon: Russia is mulling its own mobile operating system in its stated bid to reduce its dependence on Western technology.Russian Minister of Communications Nikolai Nikiforo has announced plans to replace Apple's iOS and Google's Android
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DoT extends Mobile Number Portability deadline for telecos by 2 months
May 04, 2015, 12:37 PM ISTTelecom industry body COAI had sought extension for implementing nationwide MNP as telecom operators have to make some technical changes to their networks due to changes in national numbering plan (NNP) and this could take
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Alipay to buy 25% stake in Micromax: Report
Apr 27, 2015, 03:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's largest home-grown mobile phone manufacturer Micromax is reportedly close to selling its 25% stake to a Chinese consortium that owns Alipay.Quoting its sources, ET report says that Ant Financial Services Group, China's
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Google embraces mobile friendly sites search shakeup
Apr 19, 2015, 08:31 AM ISTSan Francisco: Google is about to change the way its influential search engine recommends websites on smartphones in a shift that's expected to sway where millions of people shop, eat and find information.The revised formula,
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Mobile calls to be cheaper by up to 23%; SMS to cost 40% less
Apr 09, 2015, 06:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Mobile calls while in roaming will be cheaper by up to 23 per cent, while sending SMSes will cost up to 40 per cent less from May 1 as regulator TRAI has slashed
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Snapdeal acquires mobile transactions platform FreeCharge
Apr 08, 2015, 05:03 PM ISTBangalore: Snapdeal today announced the acquisition of mobile transactions platform, FreeCharge, in what the online marketplace calls as "one of the largest acquisitions" in the Indian digital commerce space.However, the company did not disclose the
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Shame! Phone on video recording mode found in shop's trial room, manager arrested
India | Mar 24, 2015, 02:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: A 23 year old woman working as executive of an MNC spotted a mobile phone in the trail room door of leading brand showroom in Southeast Delhi's Lajpat Nagar area.The lady found phone
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Landline, mobile tariffs set to fall as TRAI cuts inter-connect charge
Feb 24, 2015, 11:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a bid to boost fixed line phone connections in the country, telecom regulator Trai has removed charges that a landline service provider has to pay to the other service providers for transmitting
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Smart phone market: Micromax beats Samsung to take top spot
Feb 04, 2015, 01:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian budget smartphone maker Micromax has become the first local firm to take the top spot in the Indian smart phone market beating South Korea's Samsung, according to research firm Canalys.India, which has
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If mobile numbers can be ported why not bank accounts: RBI
Jan 30, 2015, 12:38 PM ISTMumbai: As technological advancements continue to change the world of finance and banking, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor SS Mundra on Thursday called upon bankers to "reinvent themselves" if they want to remain relevant."If there is
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Playboy content now on mobile platforms in South Asia
Lifestyle | Jan 06, 2015, 02:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Videos and imagery from globally popular men's lifestyle magazine Playboy will now be available in South Asia via the mobile platform.Shemaroo Entertainment Limited has associated with net mobile AG to distribute content from
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A mobile app to save 'men in distress'
Jun 06, 2014, 09:19 PM ISTKolkata: Official data indicates that a married man commits suicide in India every eight minutes, but help is at hand for the distressed males facing domestic violence—they can now seek instant help courtesy a mobile
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Philips re-enters India mobile phone market
May 28, 2014, 11:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Consumer durables manufacturer Philips Wednesday re-entered the Indian mobile phone market after a gap of two years, launching four devices ranging from a basic feature phone to an android-based smart mobile phone priced
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Cuba mobile email experiment causes chaos
May 17, 2014, 06:46 PM ISTHavana: On an island where most people have no Internet access, the arrival of mobile phone email service was embraced with joy.Tens of thousands of Cubans began emailing like crazy in March - for days,
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Eureka Forbes launches a mobile water purifier called "Aquaguard on the Go"
May 02, 2014, 04:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Home appliances maker Eureka Forbes has launched a new mobile water purifier Aquaguard on the Go, which is priced at just Rs 595. The purifier is shaped like a sipper and is loaded with
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Facebook reveals new mobile 'Like button'and developer tools
May 01, 2014, 09:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Facebook has announced a new 'Like button' to share content from third-party apps along with other changes at its f8 developers conference. The company is hoping to release the feature more broadly in
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As Facebook matures, it looks to grow mobile reach
May 02, 2014, 10:25 AM ISTSan Francisco: Mark Zuckerberg, like Facebook, is maturing. The soon-to-be 30-year-old CEO of the decade-old social networking company grew reflective as he stood before hundreds of app developers to announce a host of mobile features
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Mobile phones played a crucial role in the formation and rise of Aam Aadmi Party: Report
May 01, 2014, 04:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Mobile phones are now ubiquitous in India, but what happens when they are trashed? Tackling the enormous amount of electronic waste being generated in the country is the need of the hour, says