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EvernoteLife

Evernote Enthusiasts And Tech Bloggers Meet #EvernoteLife

EvernoteLife Yesterday @virtualthoughts was at the #EvernoteLife tech meetup with bloggers at Club Lounge, Chancery Pavilion @ChanceryPav, organised by Evernote India (@Evernote_IN).

Mr Troy Malone (@troymalone), General Manager for Evernote APAC was at the event to give some insights on the Evernote, its growth, presence in India and Road ahead. Here are some interesting facts that came out during the event:

  • Evernote currently has about 16 lakh subscribers in India
  • About 4000 odd new users are exploring Evernote everyday!
  • Evernote has strategic tie ups with mobile manufacturers like Micromax and Spice Mobile wherein Evernote app comes bundled with 3 months of free premium account
  • Evernote would continue to offer ads-free version for free account as well, while currently there no plans introduce India specific pricing for premium account

After the infamous data breach a few months back, some of the steps Evernote incorporated to enhance data security includes :

  • 2 Factor Authentication
  • Access History
  • Authorised Applications
  • Pin Lock / Mobile passcodes for notes (currently available to premium accounts on Android devices only)

 

Starsports.com live stream

Star Sports introduces Subscription Based Live Streaming

Starsports.com live stream

Star sports have introduced live streaming of various sporting events over internet for PCs and mobile platform on a subscription basis. It was in a limited beta for sometime and is now available for many countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and etc with geographical restrictions based on the sporting event. Available on a daily package and annual subscription model, these events include Cricket, Football, and many other events and promises HD quality video with adaptive streaming based on the bandwidth. Apart from the live streams, users can view replays, select match highlights, stats and etc.

With multitude of packages available from selection, one can opt for a single sporting event like Champions League T20 series, single all-day subscription, or season long subscription. Starting at Rs 50 per day for an all-day subscription it goes upto Rs 800 for a All season football package that covers Premier League, La liga and Serie A. Some of the packages currently available include:

  • Australia In England ODI Series Pass
  • La Liga Season Pass
  • Premier League Season Pass
  • 15th September All Sports Day Pass
  • Champions League T20 Pass
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Also available are the apps for Android as well as iOS platforms using which one can watch the live streams of the matches.

While the live stream can be accessed by upto two devices simultaneously, one will have to pay from the third device onwards. Not bad considering the prices and at 300 kbps desired speed, this should be a good bet!

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