Beyond Specs: Micromax CEO Vineet Taneja Wants to Shift the Conversation to Design and Customer Service

For Micromax, along with most brands selling smartphones in India, the last twelve months have been a period of tremendous change. Its position changed from being the scrappy underdog selling phones with high-end specifications at half the cost of the established brands, to being the dominant brand itself, seeing phones from Motorola, Xiaomi, and Asus with the same hardware at

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Micromax’s Yu Yuphoria vs. Lenovo A6000 Plus: The Battle of the Budget Beasts

Budget phones are no longer just under-performing alternatives to more powerful devices. Many manufacturers offer powerful, feature-rich low-smartphones for less than Rs. 10,000 and competition has kept prices low. Competition is fierce and companies keep upping the ante. Now, there are phones that cost less than Rs. 8,000 and still come with 2GB of RAM. The Lenovo A6000 Plus (Review

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Chinese Smartphone Manufacturers Bet on Cricket, Bollywood to Conquer India

China’s smartphone makers are drafting in cricket teams and Bollywood stars to conquer India, their largest overseas market and a key testing ground for their international expansion, as they try to rebrand as more than just sellers of cheap handsets. Xiaomi Technology – the fast-growing No. 3 global smartphone maker valued at $45 billion after a December funding round –

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Smartphone Buyers’ Guide: February 2015

With new smartphones launching each week and prices falling due to competition, the market landscape has shifted yet again. It’s time to take a fresh look at all the smartphones available in India today and pick the best ones at each budget level. Whether you’re picking up your first entry-level device or upgrading to a top-specced flagship, we’re here to

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Tech Deals of the Week: Nokia Lumia 1020, TVs, Speakers, and More

1. Creative Muvo 10If you want a no-nonsense, simply portable, and easy-on-the-money wireless speaker, the Creative Muvo 10 will not disappoint. The Muvo 10 sounds as good as it looks. The portable wireless speaker is now available at a lower price of Rs. 2,595 (MRP Rs. 5,999) on Amazon. Some online retailers are selling it at around Rs. 3,200 to

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