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Xiaomi moves 600,000 Redmi Note 6 Pro units in first India sale

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 6 Pro in India a couple of days ago, and the device has so far been a resounding success in the subcontinent. In its first sale in the country, the company managed to move more than 600,000 units. That’s pretty impressive, and

Google Awards Uruguayan Teenager a Bug Bounty of Over $36,000 for Finding Severe Security Flaw

HIGHLIGHTS Ezequiel Pereira’s sporadic poking around has finally paid off Vulnerability would have allowed him to make changes to internal systems I’m glad that I found something that was so important: Pereira Google has awarded an Uruguayan teenager a “bug bounty” of more than $36,000 (roughly Rs. 24.3

Nokia 8 Gets a Rs. 8,000 Price Cut in India, Nokia 5 Price Slashed Rs. 1,000

Nokia 8 price cut in India has made it a significantly more competitive device against the OnePlus 5T HIGHLIGHTS Nokia 5 3GB variant is now available at Rs. 12,499 Nokia 8 price has been reduced to Rs. 28,999 The new prices emerged weeks ahead of MWC 2018

Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite Sold Over 150,000 Units in 3 Minutes in First Sale: Xiaomi

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Redmi Y1, Y1 Lite to go on sale next on November 15 The Redmi Y1 is a selfie-focused smartphone Redmi Y1, Y1 Lite was available via Amazon, Mi.com Xiaomi’s Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite went on sale for the first time on Wednesday and have garnered

Moto G5S Midnight Blue Variant Launched in India; Introductory Offer Slashes Price by Rs. 2,000

  HIGHLIGHTS Lenovo launched the Moto G5S in India in August The company has now launched a new variant of the phone The new variant is available at an introductory discount price A new variant of Moto G5S, the popular affordable Moto smartphone, has been launched in India.

Amazon Says It Created Over 22,000 Seasonal Job Opportunities in India

HIGHLIGHTS Amazon has created more than 22,000 seasonal jobs in India Positions have been created in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, among others Amazon has 13 customer service sites across 12 cities Amazon on Monday announced it has created more than 22,000 seasonal employment positions across its India network this

60,000 Kerala students to get free animation and other digital training

With Digital India a work in progress, the primary concern has become making sure technology based skill development is making its way not just in private schools but especially, government schools. To this aim, the state Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) will train as many

Amazon Great Indian Sale Offers Announced: Up to 35 Percent Discount on iPhones, Up to Rs. 5,000 Off on Android Phones, and More

HIGHLIGHTS The sale will start from August 9 Amazon Pay Balance only deals to be available during sale You can play “Guess Who” game on app for sneak peek at deals The sale has unofficially begun! Both Amazon and Flipkart have announced dates for their next big sales to celebrate India’s

Govt to infuse Rs 10,000 cr in BharatNet for for rural broadband

Strengthen the government’s Digital India push, the government on Wednesday said it will pump Rs 10,000 crore in 2017-18 in its BharatNet project to lay optical fibre cables (OFC). “Under the BharatNet Project, OFC has been laid in 1,55,000 km. I have stepped up the allocation for

MSI Launches Powerful Intel Kaby Lake-Powered Laptops Starting at Rs. 1,29,000

MSI, the company behind the gaming PCs and laptops, has announced a refreshed lineup of its gaming laptops in India that are powered by Intel’s newly launched Kaby Lake processors. The new 7th-generation Intel Core i7-powered laptops also pack Nvidia’s latest GTX 10 series GPUs that bring 4K