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Huawei to Ramp Up Its Offline Retail Presence in India

Riding on the success of its “Honor” sub-brand, the time is ripe for the Chinese smartphone maker Huawei to ramp up its offline presence in India, especially in tier II and III cities, says a top company executive. Xiaomi already has two exclusive retail stores Mi Homein Bengaluru while Lenovo-owned Motorola on August

Google Offered to Buy Snapchat Parent for $30 Billion: Report

HIGHLIGHTS The offer was part of an informal dialogue between the two companies An offer to the tune of $30 billion continues to be on the table Snap went public in March this year Search engine giant Google had offered $30 billion (roughly Rs. 1,91,044 crores) to buy Snap – the

Instagram Stories Is Attracting Businesses, Says Company on Feature’s One-Year Anniversary

HIGHLIGHTS People spend about half an hour on Instagram app Instagram today celebrates one-year anniversary of Stories feature Facebook-owned company says Stories is already attracting businesses Instagram, one of the only Facebook-owned services that hasn’t yet reached one billion active users, said on Wednesday people are spending

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, Redmi 4, Redmi 4A Pre-Order Sale Today on Mi.com; Amazon and Flipkart to Hold Sales Too

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 price in India starts at Rs. 9,999 Xiaomi Redmi 4 price in India starts at Rs. 6,999 Xiaomi Redmi 4A price in India is Rs. 5,999 It’s Friday, and that means Xiaomi is making its popular budget smartphones available to pre-order in

Jio Phone’s 3-Year Lock-In Period, Monthly Plan Cost, May Be Obstacles in Adoption: JP Morgan

HIGHLIGHTS JioPhone is can be bought with a three-year lock-in period JP Morgan report feels that this could be an obstacle Users in India prefer multi-SIM devices and the prepaid churn is >5% At its Annual General Meeting this year, Reliance Jio announced its first ‘effectively free’ 4G phone

nCino Deploys Bank Operating System at Pacific Western Bank

WILMINGTON, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–nCino, the worldwide leader in cloud banking, has announced that Pacific Western Bank, headquartered in Beverly Hills, Calif., is the 100th customer to go live with its Bank Operating System. Moving to nCino allowed Pacific Western to replace its in-house systems with a secure, cloud-based

Over A Million Coders Targeted By Chrome Extension Hack

When Google released the first version of the Chrome browser back in 2008, it became an instant hit with web developers. Nearly a decade later, Chrome is the most popular browser in the world and millions of coders use it to design and test their creations every

T3 Awards 2017 together with Three: Best smart home gadgets

The T3 Awards, or the Oscars of Tech, as many call them – are now in their 11th year, and bigger than ever. Literally, in fact, as we have added a number of new categories this year to reflect the changing face of tech. This year, in

Airtel Payments Bank, HPCL Tieup for Digital Payments

HIGHLIGHTS 14,000 HPCL stations will act as banking points for Airtel Payments Bank Customers will be able to open new accounts, make cash deposits Airtel Payments Bank aims to boost digital payments in the country Aiming to further boost digital payments in the country, Airtel Payments Bank on Tuesday

Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge Available With Cashback, Exchange Offers Ahead of Independence Day

HIGHLIGHTS Samsung Galaxy S7 offers a flat Rs. 4,000 cashback Galaxy S7 Edge offers Rs. 8,000 cashback Exchange offer of up to Rs. 12,000 is also listed Ahead of Independence Day, Samsung has announced a lucrative cashback and exchange offers on its Galaxy S7 range. The tech giant is