RIM slashes over 50% Price on Blackberry Playbook Tablets in India till December 31, 2011 - Playbook 2012 Newyear Offer

Canadian BlackBerry maker Research in Motion ( RIM), battling tough competition from Apple's iPad, is offering over 50 percent discount on its PlayBook tablets under a limited festive season offer till Dec 31.

A company spokesperson Wednesday said the 16 GB model of the PlayBook can be bought for Rs 13,490 in the Indian market instead of its regular price of Rs 27,990.

While the 32 GB model is available for Rs 15,990, the 64 GB model is being offered for Rs 24,490 against their regular prices of Rs 32,990 and Rs 37,990 respectively.

The smartphone maker has been struggling to gain significant market share since April when it launched the tablets. It has been able to sell 800,000 units of the device globally in the first nine months of financial year 2011-12.
So if you are planning to buy one, then go for it before December 31 because the prices will go back to their original form starting Jan 1, 2012.

As per the new offer, the 16 GB version of PlayBook will now cost around Rs 13,490, instead of the earlier price of Rs 27,990. While the 32 GB model is available for Rs 15,990, the 64 GB model is being offered for Rs 24,490 against their regular prices of Rs 32,990 and Rs 37,990 respectively.

The 16 GB version of the tablet was earlier being offered by some online retailers at Rs 26,000 with free BlackBerry Curve smart phone.

The Playbook tablet has a 7-inch LCD multi-touch screen with 1024 x 600 resolution. Powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor, the device sports a 3 megapixel front-facing and a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera.

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Google Offers a copy of Groupon's Business - Copycat Google makes big changes to daily deals business

Google Inc unveiled big changes to its fledgling daily deals business on Thursday in the midst of rival Groupon Inc's IPO roadshow.

The largest Internet search company said its Google Offers business will distribute daily deals from at least 15 other daily deal sites, including Gilt City, kgbdeals, TIPPR, Plum District and Juice in the City.

Google Offers subscribers in the San Francisco Bay Area will get the new deals first, but the company plans to roll out the bigger inventory of deals to new cities in coming months.

Google tried to buy Groupon, the largest daily deal site, for about $6 billion in 2010, but was rebuffed. Groupon is now pitching an IPO to potential investors at a valuation of roughly $11 billion.

Earlier this year, Google launched its own daily deals business, sourcing offers with its own sales force.

Google will continue sourcing its own daily deals, but the changes announced on Thursday mean Google can offer a lot more deals without expanding its sales force a lot. However, the company will likely be sharing revenue from the new offers with the other daily deal sites.

Groupon's roadshow has faced some doubting investors, who wonder how the company will be able to compete with giants such as Google.

Chief Executive Andrew Mason has argued Groupon's big sales force, which numbered about 4,800 recently, helps the company negotiate the best deals with the most merchants.

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