SanDisk in talks with Indian phone-makers to enhance memory of devices

Indian phone brands such as Micromax and Lava could soon offer devices with four times more memory. However, industry watchers feel flash memory cards are still too costly for entry-level phones. The price difference could be upwards of 10 per…

Inclusion By Mobile

This case study looks at how M-Pesa, a service that originated in Kenya, was tweaked for India and whether it can succeed. EXPERT VIEW: OPTIMUM ADOPTION OF M-PESA WILL TAKE AT LEAST TWO YEARS "M-Pesa's adoption has been low owing…

Companies devise new strategies to keep pace with rapid rise of mobile commerce

From e-commerce to m-commerce Exactly a year after it launched a mobile app, Amazon India gets half its traffic from smartphones. "The significance of mobiles is much higher in India than anywhere else as most of first time internet users…

Celkon Eyes 50 Percent Growth in Revenues This Fiscal

Fuelled by an increasing demand for smartphones, Celkon Mobiles is eyeing revenues of Rs 1,400 crore, a 50 per cent growth in the 2015 fiscal year. The company, despite growing revenues at a fast clip, has ambitions to be the…

Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to hit Indian stores in another 10 days

Large format retailers are busy lining up easy payment options while top carriers Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications are finalising data bundling offers as Apple begins pre-orders of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones from 12:01 am on October…

Is India a low-cost high-quality smartphone market?

While smartphone penetration across the globe is booming, India seems to be emerging as a hot spot of low-cost-high-quality smartphones, with smartphone vendors rushing to the country in a big way to join the race. “In India, only less than…

Google’s Android One Bet On Asia

Seldom has a global technology company launched a global product or programme in Asia. On 15 September, at an event that rivalled its annual I/O developer conference in San Francisco, Google Inc. did precisely that when it launched the first family of…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Back From The Brink #Press #Media #BusinessWorld

BlackBerry is attempting to regain lost ground. And, it is looking beyond devices to do so In 2013, almost everything that could go wrong was going wrong for BlackBerry. The Waterloo, Canada-based company was seeing a steady slide in its…

Microsoft likely to unveil Windows 9 in India today

Microsoft Corp is likely to boot the next version of the Windows operating system on Tuesday. In a high-profile event, Windows 9 is being flagged off by its global chief executive officer, Satya Nadella, from no other place than his…

Rs 1,999 smartphones could help bring the internet to millions in India

But because key retailers are selling only online, the great unwired will be hard to reach at first. On Tuesday last week, Google launched the low-price Android One smartphone, attempting to target the ever-shrinking price gap between smartphones and phones without…

Google pitches Android One to almost a billion Indian users

India's multi-billion-dollar smartphone market is heating up with the launch of Google's much-awaited $105 Android One smartphone Android One is competing in the 7,000-10,000 rupee ($115-164) mid-price segment. Sanchit Gogia, chief analyst and CEO at Greyhound Research, believes it offers…

Google launches 3 Android One phones in India starting Rs 6,399

At an event that would rival its own I/O developer event held in the US, Google Inc. on Monday launched the first set of Android One phones in India as part of a larger initiative to bring high-quality smartphones at…

Google Launches Android One Devices At 6,399

The dual-SIM devices will sport a 4.5-inch screen with a quad core MediaTek processor, 1 GB RAM and 4 GB internal storage, which can be expanded to 32 GB. It will feature a 5 megapixel rear camera and a 2…

Google partners with Airtel for free data on Android One smartphones

Google launched its much-awaited Android One smartphones, priced at Rs 6,399 onwards, in India in partnership with domestic handset makers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice, a move that will further fuel the fiercely competitive multi-billion dollar market. Greyhound Research CEO Sanchit…

Google Android One smartphones available for Rs 6,399

Tech giant Google on Monday launched its much-awaited Android One smartphones, priced at Rs 6,399 onwards, in India in partnership with domestic handset makers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice, a move that will further fuel the fiercely competitive multi-billion dollar market…

Google launches Android One devices at Rs.6,399

Tech giant Google today launched its much-awaited Android One smartphones, priced at Rs 6,399 onwards, in India in partnership with domestic handset makers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice, a move that will further fuel the fiercely competitive multi-billion dollar market here.…

Android One: Here’s why Google will own India’s low-cost smartphone segment

Google launched in India on Monday the first smartphones powered by its Android One operating system, pricing them at around 6,399 rupees ($105) to capture the low-cost segment of the world's fastest growing smartphone market. Google launched the phones in…

Google launches Android One smartphones at Rs 6,399

Tech giant Google today launched its much-awaited Android One smartphones, priced at Rs 6,399 onwards, in India in partnership with domestic handset makers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice, a move that will further fuel the fiercely competitive multi-billion dollar market here.…

Google launches Android One smartphones at Rs 6,399

Tech giant Google today launched its much-awaited Android One smartphones, priced at Rs 6,399 onwards, in India in partnership with domestic handset makers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice, a move that will further fuel the fiercely competitive multi-billion dollar market here. Greyhound…

Google launches Android One smartphones at Rs 6,399

Tech giant Google today launched its much-awaited Android One smartphones, priced at Rs 6,399 onwards, in India in partnership with domestic handset makers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice, a move that will further fuel the fiercely competitive multi-billion dollar market here.…

Now, a device for Google to take smartphones to the next billion

With the Android One plan, Google has tried to hit two birds with one stone. On one hand, the Internet giant has taken baby steps in ensuring that the next billion Internet users get access to affordable devices that are of…

Google launches Android One, phones to be priced around Rs 6,399

The dual-SIM devices will sport a 4.5-inch screen, 1 GB RAM and 4 GB internal storageTech giant Google today launched its much-awaited Android One smartphones, priced at Rs 6,399 onwards, in India in partnership with domestic handset makers Micromax, Karbonn…

Google launches Android One smartphones at Rs 6,399

Tech giant Google on Monday launched its much-awaited Android One smartphones, priced at Rs 6,399 onwards, in India in partnership with domestic handset makers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice, a move that will further fuel the fiercely competitive multi-billion dollar market…

Google launches Android One smartphones at Rs 6,399

Tech giant Google on Monday launched its much-awaited Android One smartphones, priced at Rs 6,399 onwards, in India in partnership with domestic handset makers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice, a move that will further fuel the fiercely competitive multi-billion dollar market…

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Google launches 3 Android One phones in India starting Rs 6,399

The first three Android One smartphones are the Karbonn Sparkle V, Micromax Canvas A1, and Spice Dream UNO. At an event that would rival its own I/O developer event held in the US, Google Inc. on Monday launched the first set…

Twitter Chat on #LinguifyMobile: Need and Impact of Language localization in Indian IT and Mobile Industry Today?

Join Greyhound Research (@Greyhound_R) and Sanchit Gogia (@s_v_g) for a tweet-up on #LinguifyMobile: Need and Impact of Language localization in Indian IT and Mobile Industry Today? Panelists: Pepperfry Stayzilla Opera 20:20MSL Lingua Next YepME Quickr Zinnov Greyhound Research WHEN: Wednesday, August 20, 2014…

Handset-makers dial overseas for growth

After successfully making a dent in the market share of multinational phone-makers, the domestic players are eyeing double-digit growth from exports. Also, Microsoft has discontinued the Nokia X series phones, which run on Android, targeted at emerging markets, thereby opening…

Raging demand for Mi3: Can Xiaomi match the hype with robust supply chain & service network?

Repeat Xiaomi (pronounced shiao-me) five times. The time you will take to accomplish this minor feat is approximately the time it took the Chinese maker of smartphones to sell out their second lot of Mi3 smartphones in India: about five…