Do you like the HTC One M9 Plus, but find it too costly at Rs 45,000? Fret not, as the Taiwanese brand is launching a cheaper version of the M9+ — HTC One ME — which has almost exactly the same specifications except for the price. Delhi-based dealers have started taking pre-orders for One […]
Lenovo A7000, the 5.5-inch entry-level smartphone, could get a price cut after the launch of the K3 Note by the Chinese later this week, an industry source said. He said the price cut would be prompted by two factors – the launch of the Lenovo K3 Note itself, and last week’s reduction in the price […]
Ola Cabs, arguably the biggest taxi aggregator in India, has cut its prices in Mumbai to Rs 11 per km from 13 per km, making it considerably cheaper than the local black and yellow cabs for long distances. Ola Cabs has been a pioneer in the low-cost, Taxi aggregation business, also known as the app-based […]
Retailer Shoppers Stop said it would invest Rs 60 crores over the next 3 years to build up an ‘omnichannel’ delivery platform that would encompass physical stores, web, social, TV and marketplaces. It has chosen SAP as its technology solutions partner. The move would involve its group companies HomeStop, Hypercity and Crossword as well. By […]
Tata Trusts and Google India today announced the launch of a special program called “Internet Saathi” to help rural women use the Internet and benefit from it in their daily lives. “The joint initiative is aimed at bridging the technology gender divide, which currently puts women in rural India at further risk of getting […]
Aircel, the challenger among telecom operators in India, said it has implemented pan-India mobile number portability on its network with effect from today. With this, all major operators in India have put in place the system required for pan-India mobile number portability. The procedure and process for pan India MNP remains the same as that […]
HTC One E9s, the ‘affordable’ version of the flagship E9, is available for pre-order in India at a price of Rs 22,000. A Delhi-based retailer is offering the phone for delivery before the end of the month for those who book by paying Rs 2,000. The HTC One E9s is very very similar to the […]
Online retailer Flipkart announced a strategic partnership with three of the country’s largest home retail brands—Home Town (Future group), HomeStop (Shoppers Stop) and @Home to sell home decor items. “The partnerships will introduce a whole new range of products from these retail brands—adding to Flipkart’s existing portfolio of 1000+ brands with seven lakhs home products,” […]
Vodafone India has become the second operator to announce the full implementation of pan-India number portability. The operator said it has launched National Mobile Number Portability (NMNP) in accordance with the Government’s mandate to roll-out pan-India Mobile Number Portability services from July 3, 2015. Competitor Reliance Communications also announced its readiness to implement nationwide MNP. […]
Aeropostale, an iconic American brand like Abercrombie & Fitch and Levis, has entered the Indian market under a tie-up with Arvind Ltd, one of India’s biggest clothing makers. The agreement with Arvind will cover both brick-and-mortar retailing as well as ecommerce, the companies said. Under the agreement, Arvind will open 30 standalone stores for Aeropostale, […]
Reliance Industries’ chairman Mukesh Ambani has said that the group will invest Rs 2.5 lakh crore in projects related to Digital India, the government’s vision to boost growth of information technology in India, and will set up a network of 1.5 lakh retailers who will sell and service mobile phones and other smart devices. Most […]
Citi India, the Indian unit of global banking giant Citibank, said its pre-tax profit rose 15.8 percent in the year ended March to Rs 5,923 crores from INR 5,113 crores in the previous financial year. Citibank is not obligated to report its results publicly as it is not listed in India. Profit After Tax rose […]
After the Great Online Shopping Festival, it’s the Great Online Home Festival or GOHF. The ten day long online event, organized by Magicbricks, GroupM and Google – will be held from 18th July till 27th July, 2015. Property stock worth upto Rs. 3000 cr will be available for customers to choose from, Magicbricks said in […]
Flipkart, which has recently been overtaken by Amazon India as India’s most visited ecommerce website, has announced a new ‘Image search’ feature on its mobile app. With the app, you can take a snap of anyone wearing any dress, and that app will try to locate a similar dress for you. “The added feature has […]
Samsung Electronic said it organised a Tizen App Development workshop in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, indicating that the company is still keen on pushing on with its Tizen operating system. It also said that a local technical education centre, Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, is establishing a Samsung Tizen laboratory […]
India is likely to have pan-India mobile number portability from Friday, according to telecom industry sources. “Most of the glitches have been overcome, and all operators have implemented the technical changes,” said an industry source. The Department of Telecom had given a two month extension from May 3 — the last deadline — for the […]
Mphasis, a leading IT services provider, said it has signed a definitive agreement to transfer a significant portion of its domestic business, subject to regulatory approvals, to Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS), a global BPM leader in optimizing customer experience for clients. In a separate statement, HGS said the move will add 7,000 “customer experience professionals” […]
Flipkart has been ranked second in top book sellers in the world according to a survey called ‘Top 40 Global Bookstore Mind Share,’ (BMS index). This survey which has assessed both offline as well as online book sellers across the globe has ranked Flipkart ahead of companies like Barnes & Noble of the United States, […]
State Bank of India and MakeMyTrip.com signed an agreement today which will see the travel portal make use of India’s biggest bank’s infrastructure to meet its finance and banking related requirements related to its online travel portal. “SBI aims at becoming a “One Stop” solution provider for the entire range of financial needs of e-Commerce […]
Sony will ‘air’ its mythological show, ‘Suryaputra Karn’ first on Sony LIV, its app, before airing it on its TV channel, Multi Screen Media said. “Fulfilling its promise of a digital-first approach, MSM is screening the pilot episode of this big-ticket primetime show exclusively on its digital entertainment brand on 29th June, 2015 at 4 […]
