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…

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…

Budget 2014 Impact: Mobile Phone Prices May Go Up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

Smartphone rates likely to rise

Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of cell phones by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that…

Budget Impact: Mobile Phone Prices May Go Up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

Telecom Budget: Will smartphone price go up?

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

Budget 2014 impact: Mobile phone prices may go up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are mostly imported,…

Abolition of duty on PC components welcomed

Analysts say it will level the playing field with finished products, boost domestic manufacturing. While scrapping of the Special Additional Duty (SAD) on imported personal computer (PC) components is expected to provide a level playing field by encouraging domestic manufacturing, industry…

Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

Union Budget 2014: Pay more for your smartphones

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced an increase in basic customs duty by up to 10 per cent for all telecommunications products that are outside the purview of the information technology agreement. As a result, the prices of smartphones,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: 2 in 1s – Made For Niche #Press #Media #ITVAR

The tablet demand in the Asia Pacific region is expected to witness a surge of 32 percent in the current according to the technology major Intel. The technology giant also points out that India alone will witness a rise of 18…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Smart phones-‘Yearning for Power Backup’ #Press #Media

The adoption of smart-phones in India is now on an inevitable growth track with the numbers bound to rise in near future. The ‘supersonic’ surge in the smart-phone usage is evident with the fact that the sales of these power…

BlackBerry’s new plan to get back in the game

When Sunil Lalvani took over as the Managing Director of BlackBerry’s India operations in May last year, the situation was very bleak. On the one hand, the company’s market share had plummeted to a new low in the smartphone segment…

Nokia makes a calculated gamble with Android

The worst-kept secret of the mobile world - Nokia's adaptation of the Android operating system for mobile phones - finally came out last month: the Finnish handset maker said that its X series of smartphones would run on Android. Before…

Android may rejuvenate Nokia

While analysts are not calling the Nokia X Series smartphones a game changer, they are upbeat about Microsoft’s strategy to tap into the sub-Rs.10,000 phone segment. In the age of smartphones powered by Google’s Android operating system, Microsoft seems to have…

Internet user base touches 200 m in Oct

Fuelled by an increased adoption of mobile Internet due to falling smartphone prices, the Indian Internet user base has reached 200 million in October. According to latest data from IMRB and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), this rise in…

Internet user base touches 200 m in Oct

Fuelled by an increased adoption of mobile Internet due to falling smartphone prices, the Indian Internet user base has reached 200 million in October. According to latest data from IMRB and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), this rise in…

Internet user base touches 200 m in Oct

Fuelled by an increased adoption of mobile Internet due to falling smartphone prices, the Indian Internet user base has reached 200 million in October. According to latest data from IMRB and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), this rise in…