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Flipkart Big Billion Day Offers, Coupons & Deals Up to 90%, 80%, Flat 70% Sale (2015)


Finally, Flipkart’s a lot of anticipated “big billion day” for the year 2015 is declared. This year, it's slated to be from thirteenth(13th) to seventeenth(17th) Oct. It's about to be attention-grabbing considering 2 e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart would roll out offers throughout constant timeline. You can explore massive Billion Day offers and coupons to get max of whatever offered at Flipkart.


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Big Billion Day 2015 Offers and Coupons

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Last year, the massive billion day sale from Flipkart raised eyebrows and users were umbrageous concerning the frequent crashes. That shocked the corporate and as a result, its founders offered associate degree apology to the purchasers. This year, Flipkart is claimed to own scaled up everything to handle high traffic flow, and at this significant juncture, it's in no mood to loose against its chief rival Amazon, that has been learning steady and creating forays into the Indian client base.

Flipkart Big Billion Day – This year it is only through app

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Yes! You got it right, this year, Flipkart has confined the sale to the app. This sale would not be extended to the stuff you buy from the website, therefore to take advantage of the big billion day sale 2015, you need to install Flipkart mobile app, which is available on all platforms.

Why has Flipkart kept it app only sale?

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There are several reasons for it, and one is the long-standing desire of the company to switch over to an app only portal like Myntra. Earlier many pundits said that Flipkart would switch to an app only model from October onwards, but it was a claim that was never materialized. But with this sale, both Flipkart and its chief rival Amazon have proved that they are strongly leaning towards app only model and are prepared to incentivize users who are ready to do so. Of course, it is a long term strategy, but Flipkart seems to be taking baby step towards the grand strategy.

Things you can expect in Big Billion Day Sale 2015

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While Flipkart keep such things classified there are quite a number of things that you can expect from the big billion day sale. Discounts on big items, like television, laptops and other electronic and utility items. Not only they are expected to give up discounts, but would also improve the delivery time frame, so don’t be surprised if you either see a regular time frame for delivery or an expedited delivery at low rates. Smartphones, flash drives, hard drives etc. It would also include low prices on tablets and other gadgets. LED Bulbs, books, and media are likely to be discounted in this edition of sale. Home and furniture discounts could range to 10-15% lower than what it is now. Products in all other categories might be discounted by 10%. Cashback on certain cards, especially HDFC, CityBank, Standard Charted, SBI and Axis bank is expected.

This time SELLERS are prepared

Flipkart has worked overtime to ensure that sellers are prepared and have backup plan for everything – including handling high volume of orders, coordinating with logistics etc., and has not kept a stone unturned to make sure that it wins customer loyalty this time around.
One important thing that Flipkart has done this time is that it is imparting a special four-hour training to the sellers to educate their sellers about how to manage inventory during the peak demand.
It is said that Flipkart has reached out to 6000 of its sellers to ensure that customers get a flawless ordering experience.

Explained in steps: How you can take advantage of the sale

  • Step 1 – Download the Flipkart mobile app, it is available on both Apple and Android platforms.
  • Step 2 – Have a wish list ready even before the sale, Remember everyone would just get onto Flipkart to buy, and although the steps taken by Flipkart are reassuring, it doesn’t guarantee that it wouldn’t happen again.
  • Step 3 – Save your personal information, both your address and funding source, because last year, the products were reported out of stock by the time users proceeded to check out. To save you from disappointment, save it all so that you are all set on the sale day.
  • Step 4 – If you have multiple credit cards, put them all, because often such sales are complemented with generous cash back offers from the bank, so make sure that you are set, and on the sale day, choose card that gives you best cashback offer.

If you run into any problem

  • 1. Contact customer service, through facebook, twitter or through the app.
  • 2. Be patient, there can be a delay considering that they have a huge user base to manage. And lots of sales means lots of complaints.
  • 3. Be considerate and provide details as the support guys request you. Companies do run on customer service and it is very unlikely that any company would want to lose customers due to bad customer service.

Word of caution for Flipkart

Last time, there was a hue and cry over the failure of big billion day sale, many complaints were lodged, and there was a considered damage to the brand value. Although Flipkart has acted to allay the fears of the users, they need to treat everything with great sensitivity, because Indian customers may forgive a one-time error, but repetitive mistakes would lead to even more damage to the brand.
Big Billion Day 2015 is a great arena for two e-commerce giants to fight for the top slot, while Flipkart has an edge over amazon in terms of user base, Amazon is steadily picking up by putting up discounts and complementing it with great customer service.

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A device that could help predict heart attacks

Facing a stiff competition from rivals in the mobile space, Apple seems to have decided to go a step ahead and expand into new product categories. But the new product Apple is reportedly working on is no less than a surprise.
According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle, the Cupertino-based tech giant is planning to expand into both medical devices and cars.
If the report is to be believed, the company is currently working on a device that could predict heart attacks by listening to the sound of your blood. For this new device, Apple is working with audio engineer Tomlinson Holman, who is known for inventing THX and 10.2 surround sound, said the report.
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Apple is working with audio engineer Tomlinson Holman, who is known for inventing THX and 10.2 surround sound. (Apple Store exterior, via Shutterstock)

Rumours are doing the rounds that, besides medical devices, Apple is also planning to foray into automobiles. However, there are no clear reports that can elucidate Apple's interest in cars.
The San Francisco Chronicle report said that Apple's Adrian Perica had met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk last spring, but there are no details as to what was the agenda of the meeting and what all disucssions had taken place during the meeting.

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Sony Hopes Its 4th Overhaul Is the One That Counts



The Japanese electronics and entertainment giant, which predicted on Thursday that it would lose 110 billion yen, or about $1.1 billion, in its current fiscal year, said it would sell its unprofitable personal computer unit. It also announced plans to turn its equally troubled television manufacturing business into a separate, wholly owned subsidiary. And it said it would cut 5,000 jobs.



The overhaul marks the fourth round of large-scale job cuts over the past decade. Sony announced 10,000 reductions in 2005, 8,000 more in 2008 and a further 10,000 two years ago, bringing its head count down to 145,000 as of September.
“Sony has had bigger cuts,” said Damian Thong, an analyst at Macquarie Securities “But these are, in some ways, the most meaningful cuts.”While previous divestitures have involved peripheral operations in areas like chemicals, now Sony is ridding itself of a brand and a business: Vaio computers, which it once considered central to its ambitions of keeping pace with global technology powers like Apple and Samsung Electronics. And it is positioning itself at arm’s length from television, a sector in which its Trinitron and Bravia TVs once set the standards in picture quality and brand image.
While Sony’s problems reflect a broader crisis in the Japanese electronics industry, other companies, like Panasonic, have moved more aggressively to restructure. Panasonic, which has been pulling out of certain consumer electronics markets, like smartphones, and focusing more on behind- the-scenes businesses like batteries for electric cars, this week reported that its quarterly earnings more than tripled.
While some investors and analysts have urged Sony to get out of consumer electronics entirely, the chief executive, Kazuo Hirai, reiterated on Thursday that he wanted to rebuild around promising areas like game consoles and smartphones.
Those businesses showed progress in the quarter ended in December. Sony reported a “significant increase in sales of smartphones” as well as a big jump in operating income in its game division because of the introduction of the PS4 console.
Over all, the company reported net income of ¥27 billion, or $267 million, after a loss of ¥10.8 billion a year earlier. Sales rose to ¥2.41 trillion from ¥1.95 trillion, though the main factor was a weaker yen, which increases the value of overseas sales when converted into the Japanese currency.
But investors have gotten used to a dose of bad news following any sign of improvement from Sony, and Thursday brought no exception, with the new estimate of a ¥110 billion loss for the current fiscal year, which ends in March, after a previous forecast of a profit of ¥30 billion. While much of the expected loss will come from restructuring costs, Sony also lowered its full-year sales forecast for smartphones to 40 million devices from 42 million.At a news conference in Tokyo, Mr. Hirai described the agreement to sell the PC unit — to the investment fund Japan Industrial Partners — as an “agonizing decision.” Sony said it planned to keep a 5 percent stake in the new PC company to be formed from the sale. Other terms, including the price, remain subject to negotiation, Sony said.
Japan Industrial Partners specializes in buying unwanted assets from Japanese electronics giants, including companies like NEC and Olympus.
Japan Industrial Partners “believes that with its support, the new company that will operate the Vaio-branded PC business will be able to achieve future growth and profitability and meet the expectations of Vaio customers by leveraging the wealth of innovative design expertise and operational know- how accumulated by Sony within the PC business,” the companies said in a statement.
Along with televisions, PCs have been a particular drag on Sony. PC shipments from all makers worldwide fell 10 percent last year, to 316 million, according to Gartner, a research firm, as more consumers turned to tablet computers or smartphones to connect to the Internet. Sony’s share of that total slipped to 1.9 percent worldwide in 2013 from 2.1 percent in 2012, Gartner said, making it the ninth-largest maker of PCs worldwide.
With profit margins under pressure in the PC sector, only a handful of the biggest companies, including the market leader, Lenovo, make money in the business.
“Somebody has to exit from the market because there are still too many competitors,” said Mikako Kitagawa, an analyst at Gartner. “This is an extremely difficult market in which to survive. That is not going to change.”
After splitting off its television business into a subsidiary, Sony said, the new unit will focus on expensive sets, including ultra-high-resolution 4K TVs, while scaling back output of cheaper models.
While Sony is retaining ownership, the new structure could also make it easier to open the TV business to outside investment, analysts said. The changes could also make it easier for the company to cut costs by outsourcing more manufacturing and other operations, while retaining the Sony brand.
Sony has adopted such structures for other business lines, including mobile phones, with mixed results.
In 2001, Sony set up a joint venture with Ericsson of Sweden, but the partnership struggled and Sony bought out Ericsson’s stake in 2012.
Mr. Hirai, the Sony chief, said that while the company had no immediate plans to sell the TV arm, it was keeping its options open.
“There are many possibilities, not just for our TV business,” he said.

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Satya Nadella gives Brand Hyderabad a credibility boost


HYDERABAD: The coronation of mana Hyderabadi Satya Nadella as CEO of the world's largest software player Microsoft couldn't have come at a better time for Brand Hyderabad, which has been grappling with the shame of having lost its erstwhile IT poster boy, Ramalinga Raju, to the Satyam scam in 2009 and gaining the dubious distinction of being a 'city of scams'. 

Of course, Brand Hyderabad's image as a global investment destination and IT hub, built over the better part of the last decade, had taken a further beating thanks to the Telangana-turmoil that kept the city on the boil over the past five years. 

So will Telugu bidda Nadella put Brand Hyderabad back firmly on the global IT map and resurrect its flagging fortunes? Corporate honchos feel that from its days of Satyam infamy to basking in Satya's glory, Brand Hyderabad has come a long way and not only stands vindicated but finally gets the much needed credibility boost. 

According to Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd chairman and CEO GV Prasad, though several Hyderabad entrepreneurs have made a global impact, this is the first time that a professional from the city has risen to the position of CEO at such a large global organization. "I believe this appointment will help 'Brand Hyderabad' gain more respectability and credibility. We are a city of varied talent and it is great to see a fellow Hyderabadi go to such great heights," says Prasad. 

"Nadella's news reaffirms the 'fundamentals and ethos' that Andhra Pradesh and particularly Hyderabad's IT industry has stood for all these years. His success is a landmark because it will inspire young Indian techies to aspire for top jobs in IT firms and is also an important development for the IT sector as a whole," feels Nasscom president Som Mittal. 

Former JWT India CEO Tarun Singh Chauhan is of the opinion that the positive association of Hyderabad with Nadella will go a long way in helping the city shed some of the negative baggage of its recent past. "A lot of other negative issues related to the city now become irrelevant. Hyderabad is now a globally relevant brand as Nadella has bagged one of the most coveted jobs in the corporate world and it is the city that gifted this talent to the world. It is also about the victory of people from humble backgrounds." 

Raising a toast to yet another feather in Hyderabad's cap, BVR Mohan Reddy, founder chairman of homegrown IT major Infotech Enterprises says this is "very positive" news for Brand Hyderabad. "There are quite a few high profile names in the corporate world with a Hyderabad connection such as Prem Watsa of BlackBerry, Adobe Systems chief executive officer Shantanu Narayen and now Satya Nadella. This will go a long way in boosting Hyderabad's image," he says. 

Randstad India president Aditya Narayan Mishra too feels Satya Nadella is the much needed "feel good factor" for Hyderabad, which has been facing a lot of headwinds recently because of various reasons such as the ongoing political uncertainty in the state. 

However, the city needs more of such "feel good" news to pump up Brand Hyderabad, points out Indian School of Business (ISB) deputy dean Deepak Chandra. "Whenever a son of the soil makes it to such heights, it is a matter of pride for the region. Nadella's rise to the helm at Microsoft is a positive development and puts Hyderabad in the news for all the right reasons. The city needs many more such consistent and positive reinforcements to have an enduring impact on its brand," he says.

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The Full Technical Specifications of Glass revealed by Google

Google has revealed the specifications of it’s new project known as, “Project Glass” which is approximately half a year away from it’s launch. However, The release date of this innovative Project glass was first expected in the first quarter of 2014 but as per the latest news from our sources we came to know that Google Glass will be ready for it’s shipping just at the beginning by the end of 2013.

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Earlier, as we mentioned that Apple and Samsung had filed their patent in wearable computing mainstream as they are likely to launch their respective I watches at the end of this year. And now, to mark it’s virtue in the same stream but with different innovatory product Google has came up with a new invasion, “Google Glass”. Heading on to it’s Specifications basically it’s a smart pair of glasses with an integrated heads-up display. Specifying it’s body design and technical specifications, it has been designed with a small prism display which works as the kernel for Google glass and fits just above your eye line to view the display screen, though you all must be thinking then it will create problem in seeing the display screen as it positioned above the eye surface but the main reason behind to keep the display above the eye line is to keep your eye’s a bit away from second by second information display. If you’re willing to get some information you can just glance it up and see the specifications and statistics of your query. The glasses though packed up with an inbuilt cameras rated at 5 MEGAPIXEL making a crystal clear view of your absorbed carved-figure. It also comes with a microphone, GPS and a bone induction to give you sound. One of the most exciting feature, which add value in it’s excitement campaign is the Voice Control feature, the work of the voice control feature is to control the device by your voice when you say ‘ok glass’ to get a range of options including taking pictures, videos, send messages using speech to text, ‘hang out’ with people or get directions to somewhere. You access these options by saying them out loud.
The result of your query like what you ordered to take a picture, capturing video, video conferencing all the commands will be displayed on the prism- which essentially putting data into your view like a head up display (HUD).
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Enumerating it’s Connectivity support, this in-handy device will support Wi-Fi and Bluetooth which would be used to send pictures to the screen, bone-induction has been equipped mainly for sound, vibrating your skull to communicate the sound into your inner ear.
In terms of memory, this device may be incorporated with 16GB of flash memory storage, 12 GB usable (and synced with Google’s cloud storage services). As per the information from it’s official website we came to know that Glass will be compatible with “any Bluetooth-capable phone” but a companion app, called MyGlass, will require Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher, in order to enable GPS and SMS message delivery.
Briefing it’s Power Capacity, it will comes with a Battery which will last one full day but it may vary if video conferencing or Google Hangout are being used on this device. Some of the other features it will include a Nose pads which will give a comfortable leisure for each and every user.
However, not much information has been revealed as it to be like the exact display resolution details, Cellular network connectivity, Processor specs, Warranty details.
The information regarding it’s pricing and availability is still a mystery. So Stay tuned for more updates.

16 tablets in India - AOC launches AOC Breeze MG70DR-8 and MG97DR

AOC International, a multinational company serving in electronics and provides a full range of CRT and TFT LCD monitors and LCD TVs worldwide has finally stepped up to join India’s gadgets arena – the most crowded market now-a-days. AOC has launched it’s two elements under it’s new Breeze series.

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Both the tablets are launched under the low cost budget segment. Viewing the appearance of the first element in the line up modeled as, “AOC Breeze MG70DR-8″ sports with 7 inch Capacitive TFT Touch Screen LCD display with 1024×600 of pixels resolution. Dealing with it’s Platform dependency, AOC MG70DR-8 runs on Android Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Operating System powered with a Dual Core ARM Cortex-A9 processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, Mali 400 GPU card to take care away the graphics unit. In terms of Photography Specifications, this device is offered with a primary camera rated at 2 MEGAPIXEL and a secondary camera rated at VGA for video calling. Briefing it’s Storage Specifications, it comes with 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of Internal memory which can be easily expandable via micro SD card slot.
Enumerating it’s Connectivity Support, this device support connectivity options like Wi-Fi, mini HDMI port, micro-USB ports. To make the life going on for this device, it comes with 3,000 mAh of battery which will deliver nearly 6-7 hours of talktime.
Quick View of AOC Breeze MG70DR-8 Specifications:
  • 7 inch Capacitive TFT Touch Screen LCD display
  • 1024×600 of pixels resolution
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Operating System
  • Dual Core Processor clocked at 1.2 GHz
  • 1GB RAM, 8 GB Internal Storage
  • 3,000 mAh of battery
  • The Price of AOC MG70DR is Rs 7,990.
The Other line up in the series is AOC Breeze MG97DR-16 which features a huge screen size as compare to the earlier one it sports with 9.7 inches TFT Capacitive LCD Touch Screen display with 1024×768 of pixels resolutions. However, it os packed up with the same specification on the software side but it slightly differs in the storage and battery field. In terms of Storage, this tablet comes with 16 GB of Internal memory which can be easily expandable via micro SD card slot.
In terms of power capacity, Acer MG970DR-16 is packed up with 7,000 mAh of battery with talktime and standby time unknown. The Price of this tablet is Rs 12,990.
Stay tuned for more future updates.

Price and Details - TP-LINK TL-WR720N wireless router

Awarded as the World No. 1 provider of WLAN and Broadband XPE device named, “TP-LINK” has launched it’s new entrant, “TL-WR720N” a simple wireless router to fascinate the user with high speed internet sharing with ease and simplicity. It is well know that “TP-Link” dispatches their products in over 120 countries and the company serve over one billion user worldwide.

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The TL-WR720N from TP-LINK is a basic wireless router which helps the user to take the advantage of high speed Internet Connection at Wireless-N speeds. This new simple and affordable wireless router coupled with internal antennas which claimed to deliver speed up to 150 Mbps to experience quick surfing on Internet, fast sending mails and chats. In terms of it’s body design and appearance, as the device comes with in-built antennas it gives the device a nice and sleek look.
The wireless N Router is 802.11 b/g/n compatible, and gives users 802.11n performance up to 150Mbps at an affordable price.
To make it accessible for your friends and guest, The TL-WR720N supports up to 4 SSID’s with additional SSIDs and passwords. This device also supports Bandwidth Control feature, which allow the administrators to strict the bandwidth usage to each PC effectively making it sure to avoid the additional bandwidth abuse. As to make it secure from children’s it is equipped with a Parental Control functions, with which parents or administrators are able to established some restricted firewalls against the children or staff.
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