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'2048' is the new 'Flappy Bird:' Adds more frustration to the mobile gaming space

Aditya Prakash 1 2048, App, Flappy Bird, Games, Technology 22.3.14

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Frustrated that Flappy Bird is gone? Cry not! A new as addicting, as simple, and as frustrating game has hit the mobile gaming space. Haven't heard of "2048" yet?<br style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="float: left; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Photo : Mikael Co)</span></div>
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<br />The new game on the mobile gaming space is named simply as<em style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2048</em>.  It can be seen as a game for math lovers but essentially anyone who can recognize numbers will be able to play the game.While the creator of<em style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </em><em style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Flappy Bird</em>  has announced that the sensational game might make a much-awaited comeback soon, there is another game that is gaining a lot of buzz.</div>
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It does not involve any amazing graphics but just numbers popping up on a minimalist, four by four grid. The objective is to combine tiles sporting the same number until you get a tile that shows "2048."</div>
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Simple, right? No.</div>
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Just like<em style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Flappy Bird</em>, it looks utterly simple but far from being simple. It is free. It is addicting. It is frustrating. The game demands a lot of patience and gray matter working to win.  </div>
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Those who will be playing on their computers just need to press the arrow keys while those on their mobile devices will have to just swipe their screens to move the "2," "4", "8," "16," and so on tiles to add them up together . So, if the gamer can move the "2" and "2" next to each other and push one to the other, that will add up to become "4." Player needs to do that to matching tiles until one tile shows "2048."</div>
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There are no <em style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Super Mario </em> green pipes or a cityscape background but just like<em style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Flappy Bird, 2048</em> is designed to be frustrating enough. Players will not see a bird hitting a pipe or hearing a thud as it falls flat face to the ground but the screen will simply show "Game Over"-- over and over again until you solve the puzzle.</div>
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The new gaming craze was created by Gabriele Cirulli, a young programmer who lives in northern Italy. The game clearly takes inspiration from Veewo Studio's <em style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1024 </em>and Asher Vollmer's<em style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Threes</em>.</div>
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"I like to look at the things I use daily and ask myself questions such as 'Is this good enough?', or 'How could I improve it?'. Something that 'just works' isn't good enough for me. The design and user experience of the tools I use plays a very important role for me, and this aspect of my personality is reflected in my work, too. Almost-maniacal attention to detail is one of my flaws and strengths," wrote the 19-year-old programmer on his website.</div>
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"I taught myself a great portion of the things I know, such as the English language and Design and Development for the Web, and I keep learning new things every day. I love to design and build products that look good and express their philosophy through their visual aspect. I also have a devotion to good typography," Cirulli added.</div>
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Whether Cirulli will be like Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen who will pull out his creation when it starts to affect people's productivity or life in general is not for certain.</div>
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As of reporting, the website of the official version of <em style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2048</em> has been tweeted almost 75,000 times. On Google Play Store, it has been reviewed 9,411 times and has been recommended by almost 2,500 people.</div>
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The statistics on how many smartphones and tablet screens have been thrown onto floors by their owners-- not yet in.</div>
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Google announces Android Wear, its Android OS for smartwatches and wearables

Aditya Prakash 0 Android Wear, Google, Smart Watch, Technology, Wearable Gadgets 22.3.14

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Along with this announcement Google stated that they are working with a number of partners which will bring Android powered wearables to the market by the end of the year.</div>
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As per reports, Asus, HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung; chip makers Broadcom, Imagination, Intel, Mediatek and Qualcomm; and fashion brands like the Fossil Group will bring you watches powered by Android Wear later this year.</div>
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'Most of us are rarely without our smartphones in hand. These powerful super computers keep us connected to the world and the people we love. But we're only at the beginning; we’ve barely scratched the surface of what’s possible with mobile technology. That’s why we’re so excited about wearables—they understand the context of the world around you, and you can interact with them simply and efficiently, with just a glance or a spoken word.'</div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">They also released a bit of information about the Android Wear.</strong></div>
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'Today we’re announcing Android Wear, a project that extends Android to wearables. And we’re starting with the most familiar wearable—watches. Going well beyond the mere act of just telling you the time, a range of new devices along with an expansive catalog of apps will give you:</div>
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Useful information when you need it most. Android Wear shows you info and suggestions you need, right when you need them. The wide variety of Android applications means you’ll receive the latest posts and updates from your favorite social apps, chats from your preferred messaging apps, notifications from shopping, news and photography apps, and more. </div>
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Straight answers to spoken questions. Just say “Ok Google” to ask questions, like how many calories are in an avocado, what time your flight leaves, and the score of the game. Or say “Ok Google” to get stuff done, like calling a taxi, sending a text, making a restaurant reservation or setting an alarm. </div>
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The ability to better monitor your health and fitness. Hit your exercise goals with reminders and fitness summaries from Android Wear. Your favorite fitness apps can give you real-time speed, distance and time information on your wrist for your run, cycle or walk. </div>
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Your key to a multi screen world. Android Wear lets you access and control other devices from your wrist. Just say “Ok Google” to fire up a music playlist on your phone, or cast your favorite movie to your TV. There’s a lot of possibilities here so we’re eager to see what developers build. </div>
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Google also released a <a href="http://developer.android.com/wear/index.html" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2731f5; font-weight: bold; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">developer preview</strong></a> that can be downloaded which will allow developers to bring features from their existing Android apps to smartwatches and other wearables that are running Android Wear.</div>
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Google Makes HTTPS For Gmail Mandatory

Aditya Prakash 1 Google, Technology 22.3.14

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Moving to restore trust in cloud computing services, Google said Thursday that it has made encrypted HTTPS connections mandatory for Gmail.</div>
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"Today's change means that no one can listen in on your messages as they go back and forth between you and Gmail's servers -- no matter if you're using public WiFi or logging in from your computer, phone or tablet," Nicolas Lidzborski, Google security engineering lead, wrote in a blog post.</div>
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The company turned HTTPS on by default in 2010. From then until now, users were able to disable it -- for the sake of marginal speed gains or compatibility -- but no longer.</div>
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Google has long been at the forefront of online security, partially out of necessity, because it is frequently targeted by hackers. It was one of the first online companies to introduce two-step authentication. And it says Google Apps for Government was the first set of cloud computing apps to receive Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification from the US government. (Microsoft disputed this in 2011, and Google said Microsoft's allegations were false.)</div>
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Lidzborski wrote that all messages Gmail users send or receive are now encrypted when moving internally. "This ensures that your messages are safe not only when they move between you and Gmail's servers, but also as they move between Google's data centers -- something we made a top priority after last summer's revelations."</div>
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The revelations at issue are those that arose from the NSA documents revealed by Edward Snowden. They have called into question the security of cloud computing and have prompted some companies to reconsider their commitment to third-party hosting.</div>
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Mandatory HTTPS connections might secure data in transit between Google's servers and its customers, but it should not be mistaken for true end-to-end encryption. Google's Gmail algorithms can still read Gmail text to serve ads. And the company can still access Gmail messages if ordered to do so by a court or at its discretion, as Microsoft did recently when it looked through the communications of a Hotmail-using blogger to identify an employee who allegedly leaked Windows source code to the blogger. However, given the outcry over Microsoft taking such action without a court order, it's doubtful Google is eager to avail itself of the access rights it has under its terms of service agreement.</div>
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Lidzborski also wrote that Gmail was up and running 99.978% of last year, which works out to an average downtime of two hours for each user during that period.</div>
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Hero MotoCorp showcases concept diesel scooter

Aditya Prakash 0 automobiles, Diesel Scooter, Hero MotoCorp, Scooter 19.3.14

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The country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Wednesday unveiled a 150cc diesel concept scooter and four other models, including a hybrid scooter.</div>
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Barring the 150cc diesel model 'RNT', the company plans to launch all other four models in the next financial year.</div>
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"Barring RNT, which is a concept, all four models, including the hybrid scooter would be launched during the next fiscal," Hero MotoCorp Managing Director and CEO Pawan Munjal told reporters.</div>
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"RNT, Leap (hybrid scooter) and 250 cc bike HXR250R are completely new products, while Dash (110cc scooter) and Xtreme Sports (150cc bike) models are based on existing platforms, Munjal added.</div>
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"We plan to launch 150cc Xtreme Sports bike in the first quarter, 110cc scooter Dash in the second quarter and Leap and 250cc sports bike in the second half of the next fiscal," he said.</div>
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When asked about the time-frame for the launch of the RNT model, which sports a 150-cc diesel engine, Munjal said: "It's a concept and we will have to do much research before we bring it to the commercial arena."</div>
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Terming the product unique, Munjal said the company "will take time" and has not put a date for the launch of the vehicle.</div>
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"As we go ahead, we would like to add accessories, variants to the model...it will have usage in various countries besides India due to the kind of features it has," he said.</div>
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RNT sports great fuel efficiency and would come with various features including two-wheel drive, he added.</div>
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Speaking on the hybrid Leap - with both petrol as well electric engine - Munjal said the company would first launch the vehicle in western markets and then bring it to India.</div>
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"The hybrid scooter will have a range of around 340 km on one single charge and a tank full...the scooter's range is better than any electric vehicle," Munjal said.</div>
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Hero MotoCorp Senior Vice President (Marketing and Sales) Anil Dua said the company has already completed the launch of 11 models of the 15 models it had showcased in October 2013.</div>
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"We have already launched 11 models during the last quarter and the remaining four would be launched in the current (Jan-March) quarter," Dua said.</div>
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Auto Expo to help revival: Industry

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New Delhi: The Indian automobile industry Thursday said it expects next week's Auto Expo to help revive the sector.</div>
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"With 26 global unveilings and a host of other events we expect the auto expo to generate a lot of interest and revive industry growth," said Vikram Kirloskar, president, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).</div>
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"Last year was a very tough year for the auto industry on the whole with factors such as slowdown in the economy, rising fuel costs, and less disposable income negatively affecting sales."</div>
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Last year, the annual passenger car sales declined for the first time in last 11 years, falling by 9.59 percent at 1,807,011 units sold from an off-take of 1,998,703 units in 2012.</div>
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Last month, domestic car sales declined by 4.52 percent at 132,561 units from 138,835 units in the corresponding month of 2012. Total vehicles sales across categories fell by 1.21 percent to 1,431,632 units in December 2013 from 1,449,203 units off-take in the corresponding month of 2012.</div>
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According to SIAM, as many as 70 new vehicles will be unveiled at the event, including 26 global unveilings of which 15 will be that of cars.</div>
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The 12th edition of the Auto Expo will also host 55 exhibitors this time, up from from 45 exhibitors at the last show. However, the participation at the component show has come down from 1,500 exhibitors to 1,100.</div>
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The expo will have two separate events -- one for the auto show that will take place Feb 7-11 at Greater Noida and the other being a components show which will take place Feb 6-9 at Pragati Maidan.</div>
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The organisers said the decision to hold to separate events was due to space constraints.</div>
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"This is the first time that the show has been split into two - components and motor show - as the growth in the magnitude of the show warranted it," said Chandrajit Banerjee, director general of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the co-organiser.</div>
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The organisers expect around one lakh visitors per day at the auto show and about 10,000 footfalls per day in the components show.</div>
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Mahindra and Mahindra plans new mass-market SUV; eyes lowest-price slot

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Davos: After huge success of its existing models like Scorpio and XUV 500, auto major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) is working on a new mass-market SUV and plans to position it as the lowest-price vehicle in this segment.</div>
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The company is currently working on 2-3 platforms for this new SUV, which it plans to launch beginning 2015 at a price even below that of Scorpio, senior executive Pawan Goenka told PTI in an interview here.</div>
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Goenka, executive director and President (Automotive and Farm Equipments) at M&M, was here for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, which was held from January 21-25.</div>
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Mahindra group, a $17 billion multinational group employing over 185,000 people in over 100 countries, is a major player in automotive business through its flagship entity M&M. Besides, it is also present across various other sectors including technology, aerospace, defence, financial services, hospitality, retail and real estate.</div>
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"If you look at journey of Mahindras, starting from Scorpio, we basically have pushed the envelope for making the mass market higher in terms of price," said Goenka, who is known as father of the highly successful Scorpio.</div>
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Asked what next to expect from M&M in the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) segment, Goenka said, "When we started selling Scorpio at about Rs 6 lakh, there was no mass market product being sold at Rs 6 lakh.</div>
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"Nothing was sold more than few hundred units at Rs 6 lakh at that time and then we came and sold 3,000-4,000 Scorpios a month at that price.</div>
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"Then, when we launched we launched XUV at Rs 12 lakh, again there was no mass market product sold at that price. But we again came in and pushed the envelop. We have done all these," he said.</div>
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"Now, going beyond Rs 12 lakh price position is probably unlikely in India right now. There has been a very significant change in the segmentation of this SUV business where the smaller sub-four meter, may be even petrol driven, SUVs are suddenly becoming very popular.</div>
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"So for Mahindras, the next big thing would be not to go from Scorpio to XUV to something bigger and more premium, but to come on this end, that is below Scorpio, to see how do we go into the newly created segment of sub-four metre, primarily five-passenger vehicles," Goenka said.</div>
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"That is where our next big bet will be," he said. Asked whether this new vehicle could be the lowest price product in the SUV segment, Goenka replied in affirmative.</div>
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About the possible timeline, he said, "We will have 2-3 new platforms that we will be launching starting 2015."</div>
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Goenka also said that Mahindra group was very active in overseas markets, while the India growth story has also remained intact and the same has been asserted by Indian leaders during WEF summit at Davos, Switzerland.</div>
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First all new Renault Koleos owner is Salman Khan

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The French automobile giant Renault have just unveiled the 2014 edition of their premium SUV, The all new Renault Koleos. The swanky SUV has made a dashing debut with none other than ‘Jai Ho’ star Salman Khan. Salman was handed the keys to the all new Koleos at the Renault Star Guild Awards 2014 by Mr. Sumit Sawhney - Country CEO and Managing Director for Renault Operations in India.</div>
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First all new Renault Koleos owner is Salman Khan

The Renault Koleos boasts of a 173 PS engine coupled to an automatic 4x4, 6-speed transmission. The French automobile giant Renault...

Tata Motors unveils Bolt, Zest — first new cars in four years

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New Delhi: India's largest carmaker Tata Motors unveiled its first new models in four years on Monday, banking on two small cars to reverse the company's sliding passenger car sales in the face of growing foreign competition.</div>
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Sales of Tata passenger vehicles in India fell an annual 37 percent in the first nine months of the fiscal year that ends in March, according to data from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the steepest drop in an ailing industry headed for a second straight year of declining sales.</div>
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Rising interest rates and high fuel costs in Asia's third-largest economy, growing at its slowest pace in a decade, have pushed consumers to delay the purchase of big ticket items.</div>
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In a bid to revive its fortunes, Tata is pinning its hopes for now on the all-new Bolt hatchback and Zest entry-level sedan to tap into the small car market that accounts for the bulk of passenger vehicle sales in India.</div>
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Last year, the India autos giant watched as its rivals launched a number of popular models, including Honda Motor Co with its entry-level sedan Amaze and Hyundai Motor Co's Grand i10 hatchback. Tata, meanwhile, only tweaked and refreshed existing models.</div>
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Small cars are top sellers in a country where most people prefer to drive cheaper, fuel-efficient compact cars as roads are clogged with traffic and parking in big cities is hard to come by.</div>
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Tata will showcase the Bolt and Zest, to be made at its Pune factory in western India, at the Indian auto expo that starts on Wednesday.</div>
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"Clearly the compact sedan and the hatch present the biggest opportunity from a market standpoint," said Ankush Arora, Tata Motors' senior vice president and head of the commercial-passenger vehicle business unit, said on Monday.</div>
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Over the last two years, Tata has relied on strong performance at its luxury Jaguar Land Rover unit to offset weak sales at home, where it is losing market share to Hyundai Motor, Maruti Suzuki and others.</div>
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Monday's unveiling of the new Tata cars came just over a week after Karl Slym, who was the company's managing director, died after falling from the 22nd floor of a Bangkok hotel, in what police said may have been suicide.</div>
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The cars would have been the first new passenger vehicles to be launched under the leadership of Slym, who joined Tata in October 2012 and was tasked with reversing the sales slump.</div>
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While his death has caused worries about potential delays to the company's turnaround plans, Tata Motors has said it has a pipeline of products through the next six years.</div>
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"What Tata Motors really needs is fresh designs. So far it has been depending on slight changes and model extensions," said Anil Sharma, an analyst with IHS Automotive.</div>
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"It doesn't matter which model or what segment they are targeting. It's absolutely critical for them to start somewhere and this is a positive move for them."</div>
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The company has not launched an all-new Tata-branded passenger vehicle since its Aria crossover in 2010.</div>
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Last month, it unveiled the first variant from its new series of petrol engines, which will power some of its future cars, including the Bolt and Zest. Most of Tata's passenger vehicle sales are for diesel-powered models.</div>
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Tata Motors, India's largest maker of trucks and buses, has been posting losses in its domestic operations for the last few quarters, but strong JLR sales have rescued it</div>
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Auto Expo 2014: Maruti unveils luxury sedan Ciaz, SX4 S-Cross crossover

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Greater Noida: India's car market leader Maruti Suzuki India today unveiled two concept models - sedan Ciaz and crossover SX4 S-Cross - as it looks to enhance its position in the bigger sedan segment going forward.</div>
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Amid a slowdown in the market, the company said it was looking to achieve sales it had in last fiscal year in 2013-14. "The SX4 S-Cross and Ciaz are models to expand our product range in future," Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa told reporters here at the Auto Expo.</div>
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Expressing optimism about the Indian market, he said in the last 30 years since its inception, MSI has sold 12 million vehicles but it covered only one per cent of the country. "We have the other 99 per cent to cover," Ayukawa said.</div>
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Commenting on the importance of the two new concepts unveiled here, Suzuki Motor Corporation Executive Vice President T Suzuki said: "In 2004, we had the first global model launch of Swift and these two are in line with that...The two cars we are unveiling today are aimed to meet the growing demand of sedans in India, China and elsewhere."</div>
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He said since 1955, Suzuki has sold 50 million vehicles. Commenting on the sales prospects for this year, Ayukawa said: "The automobile market in India is on a slowdown. Our effort is to achieve sales of last (fiscal) year in this year."</div>
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The company had registered sales of around 10.6 lakh units in the domestic market in 2012-13.</div>
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The concept Ciaz, as and when it hits the market will compete worth the likes of Honda City and Hyundai Verna in the C segment sedans.</div>
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Apart from the two concepts, MSI is displaying 14 different models, including variants of existing models such as Swift, Alto, Ritz, Ertiga and Dzire.</div>
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Harley launches Street 750 bike at Rs 4.1 lakh

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Greatrer Noida: Iconic bike maker Harley-Davidson on Wednesday launched its much-awaited and the most affordable model the Street 750 at a price of Rs 4.1 lakh in the country.</div>
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"Priced at Rs 4.1 lakh ex-showroom Delhi, the new Street 750 opens the doors for a much wider base of motorcycle enthusiasts, making Harley-Davidson more accessible to a new generation of urban young adults," Anoop Prakash, Managing Director, Harley-Davidson India, said at the 12th Auto Expo.</div>
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The booking for the latest bike will start from March 1 at its 13 showrooms across the country. Among the 13 models that the bike maker is selling in India, the Street 750 is the most "affordable" model, he said.</div>
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The prices of Harley Davidson bikes range from Rs 4.1 lakh to Rs 29 lakh across models.</div>
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Assembled at its Bawal plant in Haryana, the new bike has engine capacity of 750cc and fuel capacity of 13.1 litres.</div>
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The model will also be built and exported to select international markets from the Bawal facility. "We believe the new Street 750 will excite a new segment of urban riders in India who will appreciate the attention to detail and opportunity to experience the Harley-Davidson lifestyle at an accessible price point. We will continue to adopt and invest in strategies that make our products and ownership experience accessible to more enthusiasts and customers in India," Prakash said.</div>
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Besides, the company also showcased its other models such as Fat Boy, Street Bob and Street Glide at the expo.</div>
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Harley-Davidson India, which commenced operations in August 2009, offers 13 models, including the newly launched Street 750, in its line-up in India, in addition to spare parts, accessories, and general merchandise.</div>
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The company has 13 dealerships across India: New Delhi, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Indore, Pune, Goa and Jaipur.</div>
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Harley launches Street 750 bike at Rs 4.1 lakh

AP Greatrer Noida: Iconic bike maker Harley-Davidson on Wednesday launched its much-awaited and the most affordable model the Stre...