After months of to and froing with the Indian government, Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Tuesday the company will open retail stores in India. The announcement was made on the sidelines of Apple’s Q3 2016 earnings call, where the Cupertino, California-based company reported iPad sales growth for the first time in 10 quarters and …
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Now playing: Watch this: Ringing Bells’ $4 smartphone is a pleasant surprise 0:37 Enlarge Image Ringing Bells’ Freedom 251 smartphone — named so because it costs 251 rupees in India. That equates to roughly $3.70, £2.70 and AU$5. Manish Singh/CNET Ringing Bells has made a name for itself thanks to its $4 Freedom 251, but it turns out that selling …
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Can a smartphone really cost the same as a cup of coffee? An Indian company is betting all its money on it. After raising eyebrows around the world earlier this year, Indian smartphone company Ringing Bells has announced that it will begin shipping its suspiciously cheap Freedom 251 phone from June 30. The announcement follows its earlier commitment of shipping …
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No matter how advanced our smartphones get, a problem persists — sometimes, their batteries just don’t last long enough. KFC is offering its Indian customers a solution. The company has launched a deal it calls Watt a Box in India, which offers an assortment of food and a 6,100mAh powerbank. That’s technically enough to fully charge two phones, but BGR …
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Some people want 3D viewing experience in their next TV. Some want a 4K display. LG is hoping that many in India want their next TV to repel mosquitoes. The company on Tuesday announced its Mosquito Away line of TVs for the country. The South Korean company says that its new TV comes equipped with an ultrasonic device which uses …
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After bringing its streaming service to nearly every corner of the world earlier this year, Netflix is working at expanding its catalogue to better serve its international customers. As part of the push, the American company on Monday announced its first original series from India, one of the 190 nations where its service was launched in January. Netflix has found …
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Motorola’s new Moto G4 and the Moto G4 Plus, announced on Tuesday, will be available everywhere soon — but they’re especially important to the company’s plans in India. The American electronics giant shut down operations in India back in 2012, shortly after Google purchased the company for $12.5 billion. After being sold to China’s Lenovo for a much diminished $2.9 …
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