Xiaomi expects offline retail to generate 50% handset sale by 2019-end

The company has opened 1,000 small-format Mi Stores across 300 cities and 19 states and aims to take the count to 5,000 by the end of this year.

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Tech companies will need to scale up to face data explosion: Dell EVP

Cities expected to churn out 200x more data setting off disruption, says Amit Midha.

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Gaana is now making over 100 million dance to its tunes

The 100-million mark is a very significant milestone, considering the user base in the overall Indian music streaming market.

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We remain committed to continuously enhancing safety features for users: TikTok

The Madras HC has lifted its earlier ban on the Chinese short-video app with the condition that the content hosted using it should be free from obscene videos of children and women.

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Persistent Systems appoints Sandeep Kalra as president – Technology Services

Anand Deshpande, Managing Director, Persistent Systems, said, “I am thrilled to welcome Sandeep to Persistent Systems.

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Wireless broadband subscriber base touches 532 million in February: ICRA

ICRA noted that 100 per cent of Reliance Jio's subscribers are broadband subscribers, while the same ratio for Vodafone-Idea stood at 27 per cent and for Bharti at 32 per cent.

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Madras High Court lifts ban on TikTok

The Chinese parent company had appealed to the apex court against the high court's order.

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