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Here’s everything Google’s doing to reach its next billion users

Here’s everything Google’s doing to reach its next billion users

Google wants to hook up the rest of the world to the Internet. These initiatives will help it achieve its aim.
Terence Lee · · 4 min read
Google brings Android One to the Philippines

Google brings Android One to the Philippines

Google’s Android One smartphones targeting Filipino masses will be sold for below PHP5,000 (US$113).
Jum Balea · · 1 min read
It’s just Yu and Mi, baby: Xiaomi faces stronger, more confident homegrown rival in India

It’s just Yu and Mi, baby: Xiaomi faces stronger, more confident homegrown rival in India

2015 looks set to be the year that Xiaomi’s rivals catch up in terms of strong specs for low prices.
Steven Millward · · 3 min read
Android One makes its debut in Bangladesh with Symphony Roar

Android One makes its debut in Bangladesh with Symphony Roar

Bangladeshi phone maker Symphony Mobile, in partnership with Banglalink and Google, unveiled the Symphony Roar A50, a budget smartphone which runs on Android One. Priced at BDT 8,700 (US$111), the
Yuvraj Gurung · · 2 min read

Google to take Android One phones to Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

With an aim to make smartphones accessible to an estimated 200 million people, Google today announced the sale of Android One phones in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka in “the
Yuvraj Gurung · · 1 min read

Watch YouTube videos offline – if you’re in India, Indonesia, or the Philippines

The offline feature will allow users to download a movie over wi-fi at home, and then watch it offline on a mobile device, thus saving on data usage.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 2 min read

Here comes Android One: Micromax Canvas A1 arrives to challenge Motorola and Xiaomi (REVIEW)

Arriving first in India, this is the first installment of Google’s promise to offer a stock Android experience at an affordable price.
Samir Makwana · · 10 min read

Download YouTube videos and watch them offline – if you’re in India

YouTube offline will resolve one of the main pain-points for budget smartphone users in India – unreliable and unaffordable downloads.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 2 min read

5 reasons why Google’s Android One is a game-changer in budget smartphones

The budget smartphone market has just got shaken up again with the unveiling of Google’s Android One in India at $105. Here are 5 ways in which it’s a disruptor
Malavika Velayanikal · · 5 min read

Flipkart launches budget smartphones, beats Google and Mozilla to the punch

Before Google’s phone could arrive, Indian ecommerce leader Flipkart has pressed ahead by launching a range of budget smartphones, starting at about US$45.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 2 min read