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Buying second-hand smartphones? 7 things to remember

 
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 Buying second-hand smartphones? 7 things to remember 

Buying second-hand smartphones? 7 things to remember

Thinking of buying a used smartphone because it's an awesome deal? 

 
 Facebook wants employees to use Android phones, not iPhones 

Facebook wants employees to use Android phones, not iPhones

A large number of Facebook employees are shunning their iPhones and switching to Android devices. And they are doing it -- not necessarily willingly -- under strict instructions from chief product officer Chris Cox. 

 
 Silicon Valley icon HP is ready for break-up 

Silicon Valley icon HP is ready for break-up

Hewlett-Packard was an early pioneer of what became the model for Silicon Valley startups: Founded in 1939 by two Stanford graduates in a Palo Alto, California, garage, HP was long celebrated for its engineering know-how and laid-back corporate cultu... 

 
 WS Retail's 10K crore sales offer peek into Flipkart's performance 

WS Retail's 10K crore sales offer peek into Flipkart's performance

WS Retail, the largest seller on India's biggest online marketplace Flipkart, nearly tripled its turnover to Rs 10,163 crore in FY15. 

 
 Google sued by express delivery driver over wages 

Google sued by express delivery driver over wages

A driver for Google's same day delivery service filed a proposed class action lawsuit against it, alleging it improperly classified her as an independent contractor and owes expenses. 

 
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Buying second-hand smartphones? 7 things to remember

Thinking of buying a used smartphone because it's an awesome deal? You may be right, but it is always better to keep a checklist with you while purchasing gadgets second-hand.

 Buying second-hand smartphones? 7 things to remember
 
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  Facebook's reply to the 'open letter' on 'real name' policy 

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Facebook is tweaking its 'real name' policy. The policy, which has been termed 'inherently discriminatory' by some, will see some alterations to allow users to explain their name choices. 

 
 6 Apple features copied by rival tech companies 

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 4G tariffs to fall post Reliance Jio entry: BofA 

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India is expected to have 9 crore 4G subscribers and 18 crore 4G smartphones by 2018 and Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular will gain from this growth if Reliance Jio Infocomm delays the launch of its 4G services, says a report by Bank of Amer... 

 
 Oppo launches Neo 7 smartphone, priced at Rs 9990; begins trial for make in India phones 

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