With 65,000 units sold in less than a month, the mania for Xiaomi Mi3 seems to be still going strong judging by user feedback on the phone. Out of the 2,269 ratings that the phone has received on Flipkart, 68.5% of the people have given the phone 5 out of 5 — or excellent, in […]
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini, to be launched in India within a week, will be priced at an effective rate of around Rs 24,000 in India, according to sources. The MRP will be higher. The phone will be launched in about a week, and is made in Vietnam, and not China, as most smartphones are. […]
It looks like Reliance Jio Infocomm may be among the last operators to launch 4G in India in many circles. Aircel Cellular has announced that it has launched 4G LTE services in two more areas – Tamil Nadu and Jammu and Kashmir. The company had earlier launched its 4G services in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar […]
Eros Entertainment said Ajay Devgan starrer Singham Returns has collected 7.5 lakh dirhams in the UAE on Thursday, its opening day in the Arab country. The weekend begins on Thursday evening in the Gulf countries as Friday is a weekly holiday for them. Total weekend collection overseas was $2.4 million or about Rs 14.5 crore, […]
Idea has launched two new 3G smartphones in India, a five inch Android 4.2 version priced at a best buy of Rs 8,300 and another 4-inch phone priced at a best price of Rs 5,000. Idea customers will get 1.6 GB of 3G usage per month for three months, and free Idea TV for the […]
Flipkart will sell 20,000 units Xiaomi Mi3 handsets during its flash sale at 2 pm today. Flipkart has sold 25,000 units in three flash sales so far, but demand for the phone has been around 200,000. While some customers are expected to have bought other models like Moto G (priced Rs 3,500 less than Xiaomi […]
Reliance Jio Infocomm, part of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, has joined India’s biggest telecom operators’ association, COAI, joining hands with Airtel, Vodafone and Idea. In contrast, Reliance Communications, led by brother Anil Ambani, is part of the rival association, AUSPI. Tata Teleservices is also part of Auspi. Facebook had recently joined COAI as a core […]
The telecom regulator has opened up for discussions two crucial aspects of the upcoming spectrum auctions in the 900 and 1800 MHz band — the minimum bid size and the status of expiring licensees as new or old. While in the last auction, the minimum bid size in the 900 MHz band was kept at […]
Microsoft has said that its gaming products will be available in India only through Amazon. The contract covers the Microsoft Xbox One, Xbox 360, Kinect, Xbox Live, Xbox Accessories and all Microsoft-published Xbox game titles. Xbox One will be available in India beginning September 23rd, 2014 priced at INR 39,990 and Xbox One with Kinect […]
Value for money electronics brand Mitashi has announced India’s cheapest Ultra High Definition, or UHD, TV. The company will sell the item exclusively on Snapdeal.com at a price of Rs 99,990. Most UHD TVs cost above Rs 150,000. The TV is on the bigger side, with a 50-inch panel. “It’s an ultra-slim and Ultra-HD resolution […]
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Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, today, said it was extending its special fares for its economy guests travelling within India. The scheme, which was announced a few says ago, enables travelers to get a discount of 40% on the base fare and fuel surcharge. The earlier scheme was applicable to international flights also, but […]
Jignesh Shah’s Financial Technologies India Ltd asked Bombay Stock Exchange to specify the exact basis on which the exchange, which held unsuccessful negotiations to buy a stake in MCX, was questioning the company’s decision to sell most of its stake in MCX to the Kotak group at a discount to market price. “We reiterate that […]
Another bunch of Xiaomi Mi 3 smartphones will go on sales at 2 pm on Flipkart today, but chances of ‘winning’ the lottery this time are only 1 in 10 as there are 1.5 lakh registered users expected to bid for the item. A total of 15,000 Xiaomi Mi 3 phones will be on offer, […]
For those who want to be future ready, Huawei has launched two LTE enabled smartphones in India, the Huawei Ascend P7 and the Huawei Honor x1 Mediapad x1. The first one is a five inch phone, while the second phone, though called a phone, is actually a 7-inch tablet. India is no stranger to the […]
Mphasis Ltd reported a growth of 2% in its organic revenue for the first quarter, net of rupee appreciation. However, total revenue fell 3.5% quarter on quarter to Rs 1,490 crore; Net of rupee appreciation, the decline is 2.6%. Gross margins fell 40 bps to 26.2% over the two months period ended 31st March 2014. […]
Pune-based Persistent Systems reported a decline in its revenue from IT infrastructure segment, but managed to report a flat quarter on quarter revenue growth due to some pick up in its Telecom revenue. Persistent also reported a decline in its margins, led by higher salary expenses in the June quarter. Employee costs rose 1.5% on […]
Hexaware Technologies, a provider of IT, BPO and Consulting services, has changed its CEO after failing repeatedly to meet shareholder expectations. The company, which has seen poor performance over the last year despite an improving demand climate in the US, has replaced its CEO of six years, P R Chandrasekar with R Srikrishna, who was […]
Jet Airways and partner Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, have announced special introductory fares for domestic and international travel. Both economy and business class travellers of Jet Airways and Etihad Airways availing this special offer will enjoy a flat 20% to 50% discount over regular fares on the combined network of the […]
India accounts for 12 percent of the world’s mobile connections, but just 2% of the world’s mobile services revenue, IT researcher Gartner said in a report. Mobile connections in India will grow to 815 million in 2014, an 8 percent increase from 755 million connections in 2013, according to Gartner, Inc. The mobile services market […]
