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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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Govt to soon unveil an 'email' policy for officials
Policy to mandate usage of official email only apart from other dos and donts
One printer worth talking about
Even in a world of products that have little to distinguish one from the other, there are some that stand out
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Compact with an SLR heart
You can get great images from the new Nikon COOLPIX A, but you have to pay double the price of an entry-level SLR
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Facebook proposes changes in user data policy
The social network is proposing these updates as part of a settlement in a US court case relating to advertising
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European gravity-measuring satellite set for 2015 launch
Scientists have successfully integrated the optical bench into the core assembly of a satellite which is now in Germany and firmly on course for a launch in 2015
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Online banking malware a serious and growing threat
Trend Micro's Security Roundup Report says there's been a huge jump in unauthorised access to your personal data; familiarity with prevention tools a must
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Concen Tek to soon offer pharma BPO services
Plans to tap US, UK firms; to up headcount by 120 this fiscal
Banking, securities firms to spend Rs 41,700 crore on IT in 2013
IT services will be the largest segment in overall spending category at Rs 13,100 crore in 2013
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Microsoft releases Windows 8.1 update
For consumers, Windows 8.1 is scheduled for an October 18 release
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