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Google announces its first ‘affordable’ Android One smartphones in India, priced from $105

Sep15
by on September 15, 2014 at 8:09 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Google, India

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Google has finally revealed more specific details of its new Android One program, an initiative announced earlier this year that aims to bring standardization and a better user experience to affordable Android smartphones. Economic Times reports that Android One has launched with three local handset-makers as its initial partners: Micromax, Karbonn and Spice Mobile. The US company held an event in Mumbai today at which it revealed that the first devices will be priced upwards of 6,399 INR, that’s approximately $105. While affordable, that price does make them more expensive than a range of truly budget Android phones, but it seems…

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This Chinese city has special walking lanes for pedestrians who can’t put their phones down

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by on September 15, 2014 at 4:22 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Chongqing

Asia is so often the vanguard of new tech trends: how about dedicating walking lanes for people using mobile phones? That’s what is happening in Chongqing City, where the country’s first “exclusive sidewalk for mobile phone users” has been introduced, according to the People’s Daily newspaper. Chongqing City has set up China’s 1st “exclusive sidewalk for mobile phone users ” to avoid possible crashes on Fri pic.twitter.com/jFiCbbE1yk — People’s Daily,China (@PDChina) September 13, 2014 As someone who often suffers the pain of walking behind pedestrians who are glued to their smartphone, this mad-cap idea might actually be useful. But we can’t…

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