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OMG, Micromax!
The home-grown company has recently become the largest mobile phone seller in India. Vipul Vivek explains why Micromax devices have caught the fancy of users
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Gmail, Yahoo make phone number mandatory for new email ids
Any person wishing to create a new email id needs to provide a telephone number which Gmail and Yahoo use for verification
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8KMiles to raise India focus; in talks with low-cost airlines
It offers cloud solutions, especially on the ticketing front, to cut cost and also offer bulk bookings
For your ears only
Casio and Sennheiser have come up with two headphones that should enthuse music lovers
 "For your ears only")
Discovery remains biggest challenge for Indian tech entrepreneurs
iSpirt, Microsoft Ventures see entrepreneur readiness as another impediment
 "Discovery remains biggest challenge for Indian tech entrepreneurs")
Xolo first desi co to bring own user interface
Priced at Rs 13,999 Xolo 8X-1000, which is the first device to have HIVE that will give users a unique interface with features not found on Android
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Recall messages leaving no trace
Unlike recalling of emails, here the message will disappear from both your chat screen and the recipient's screen
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Micromax topples Samsung as India's top handset maker
Samsung retains top slot in smartphones but Motorola pips Nokia for 4th position
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Online works better for late entrants in Indian smartphone market
Motorola overtakes Nokia in just two quarters, Xiaomi sells over 20,000 units in three weeks
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Utility apps worth a try
Apps can make or break your phone. Here are four applications that will help in your day-to-day work
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Paranoid about privacy? Use Dashlane
Dashlane is a useful app that helps in keeping passwords safe
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IT distributors join hands for etailing ops to compete with Flipkart
Offtake of electronic items via e-commerce portals is growing at a fast pace leading to stiff competition for brick and mortar shops
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Twitter assuages growth concerns, shares soar 35%
Users increase to 271 million, but still dwarfed by Facebook's 1.3 billion
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XIAOMI MI3: Little things make great impact
Flipkart crashing when sale of Xiaomi's Mi3 opened proves the phone has generated much interest
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Good news shared via text and Twitter, bad news on phone
The means to share personal news - good and bad - have exploded over the last decade
Essential travel kit
You have to leave town on short notice and while you ponder about what to carry along, the author lists some essential gadgets that will stand you in good stead without adding bulk to your baggage
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Virus Bladabindi in Indian cyberspace
CERT-In is the nodal national agency to combat hacking, phishing and to fortify security defences of the Indian internet domain
