Welcome back to our weekly news roundup, where we catch you up with all the tech news you might have missed during the course of the week. As you may have guessed, some of the news that most people were interested in was about sales, from both Amazon[1], and Flipkart[2].
Amazon's Great India Sale[3] started on May 11, and ends today, May 14. In the course of the sale, we've seen[4] a number of[5] great offers[6] on phones and other electronics, and Sunday your last chance to get a deal. Remember that Amazon Prime[7] members get early access to deals, so sign up now[8] if you haven't already.
How to Return Items Purchased on Amazon[9]
Not to be outdone, Flipkart announced the Big 10 Sale[10], from May 14 to May 18. The sale started on Sunday[11] so you can expect some good deals there, the most notable being the promise of "lowest ever price" on iPhone 7. Ahead of the sale, the e-commerce site has also confirmed that the BuyBack Guarantee programme first introduced[12] in March for the Moto G5 Plus[13] will be extended to “bestselling smartphones from leading brands.”
Flipkart Big 10 Sale Day 1 Offers: The Best Tech Deals[14]
Flipkart will also have a 'Bid and Win[15]' feature, where you can bid on items, and the lowest unique price will get to buy the product. The company also listed some top smartphone deals[16], with deals on phones from most top brands.
Meanwhile, Reliance Jio...