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Xiaomi has launched three new smartphones in the Indian market – Mi 3, Redmi 1S and Redmi Note at Rs 13,999, Rs 6,999 and Rs 9,999.The phones will be exclusively available on ecommerce retailer Flipkart. While the Mi 3 will go on sale starting July 22, the two Redmi phones will be available in August.Xiaomi Mi 3 has a 5-inch Full HD display and runs on a 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with 2GB RAM. It is powered by Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Xiaomi’s proprietary MIUI skin on top. It packs 16GB internal storage.
The makers of Atchayam Foodbox, as the machine is called, claim that it is a first of its kind concept in the food and retail industry and insist it’s not a vending machine.“This is like an ATM where you withdraw cash by yourself,” says Satish Chamy Velumani, a first generation entrepreneur from Coimbatore who is also the founder and CEO.
The Foodbox serves everything from snacks to complete meals from popular restaurants in the city. These include Adyar Ananda Bhavan, Aasife and Brothers Biriyani, Moti Mahal, Amaravathi, Kaaraikudi and Mr Chows .
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A dosa that costs Rs 30-40 in Bangalore costs about Rs 150 in New Delhi due to the lack of standardisation and absence of manpower. Two foodies, Eshwar Vikas and Sudeep Sabat decided to take this as a challenge and come up with a machine that could make dosas without human intervention. a mechanic in Chennai who never went to college gave all the techniques and formulae to achieve it. After that they participated in a startup contest called VenturaFest in Chennai in June 2012 calling themselves Mukunda Foods and won the best business plan award.
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Technology firm Mozilla has showcased a smartphone prototype for developing countries, which could cost as less as $25 (about Rs 1,500).The company, which runs the Firefox browser, has partnered with Chinese low-cost chip maker Spreadtrum. Read the rest of this entry »
EMIfreecar.com says it’s a win-win for car buyers as their EMIs are taken care of as well as advertisers who have a new platform for campaigns. Nearly 4 million people have shown interest in the offer, says the company.The idea of having ads on vehicles by itself is not new — think buses, trains, taxis etc. The difference in the case of EMIfreecar.com is that the concept has been extended to privately owned vehicles. Read the rest of this entry »
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