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Xperia Z Ultra: Superior smartphone but inordinately big
Sony's latest offering looks good, has impressive performance and superior display; yet, it's not a phone which will appeal to many, simply because inconvenience rings loud
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AppThoughtz's app integrator for smartphones
Company is now focusing more on education sector, is coming up with mobile application christened Prodigy
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India has 55.48 cr mobile owners, 14.32 cr internet users
India Mobile Landscape study finds that there are 14.32 crore internet users in country
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Phone calls, SMSes, photos on your wrist: Grab Samsung Galaxy smartwatch for $299
The wristwatch gizmo has a 1.63-inch screen and a 1.9-megapixel camera; will go on sale from September 25
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C-DAC launches cloud-based telemedicine service
The suite will enable tele-consulation and maintenance of electronic health records of patients over an indefinite period of time
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What A Deal: Onion at Rs 9/kg
American site Groupon offers All-India deal with 21,000 kg spread
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STPI to set up characterization lab at IIIT
The state government has already released Rs two crore to STPI as state's contribution in the first phase
Next Android mobile software version dubbed 'KitKat'
Is offering chance to win Nexus 7 tablets at its online play store by buying KitKat candy bars
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Automakers build showroom in an app
More than half of the younger buyers surveyed say they wanted to avoid interacting with dealership sales representatives
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Giant may woo those who upgrade phones
According to Gartner Research, 435 million mobile phones were sold worldwide during the second quarter of this year
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Mobility across insurance
It is crucial that the insurance industry adopt and embrace mobile technology to provide superior benefits to the customer
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Resting on small laurels could turn out expensive for telcos
Rapid pricing alignments on service and device fronts have made the mobile broadband ecosystem meaningfully vibrant in India, but speed bumps could build up in no time
Online user visits to check mobile devices rise 173%: IAMAI
The branded apparel segment witnessed an increase of 88 %, while visits to designer footwear grew 8.3 %
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Bharti SoftBank forays into mobile gaming, launches two games
Company has launched the first two games - SongQuest and Shiva: The Time Bender on the Google Play store
Videocon to roll out 4G services in 10-12 months
The services will be launched in all six circles, where it bagged spectrum in the November 2012 auction
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MTNL offers data on roaming at home rates
Calling charges to be applicable as per plan opted by customers
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'RCom, Reliance Jio to step up collaboration'
Deals between the two could earn RCom Rs 14,000 cr, says Anil Ambani
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Through the looking lens
Goggles is handy in scanning barcodes and giving maximum details about the product ranging from a packet of salt to a wine bottle
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Lumia 925: Light at the end of tunnel
With its new smartphone, Nokia seems to have finally got a phone which deserves to be called its flagship model, a potential game-changer
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