Facebook, the world’s largest social media company, said it will explore the option of putting advertising in its ‘free Internet’ platform – Free Basics. Participating in a discussion on Reddit, Facebook’s Vice President in charge of Internet.org, Chris Daniels said it’s a possibility the company will look at in the future. Facebook had come under […]
Facebook’s Vice President in charge of Internet.org, Chris Daniels will answer ‘any questions’ on the discussion website Reddit at 6 pm today. The move comes in the wake of an uproar in social media in India over what many perceive as Facebook’s attempt to take over the Internet, especially in lower-income countries like India. Daniels […]
Yu Televentures has entered the local and classified search business in a big way, baking its app Around Yu into all its new phones, starting with Yutopia. The company is hoping that its ability to implant the app in all its phones will give it an edge over competitors like Foodpanda, Taxiforsure etc. It also […]
The latest consultation paper by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on telecom providers charging different prices for browsing different websites — the so-called differential pricing of data — comes across as a breath of fresh air after the last one, issued under former chairman Rahul Khullar. While Khullar started with the assumption that net […]
Larsen & Toubro has set up a Global Internet of Things Solutions Centre in Bangalore to cater to the fast-growing sector. “The facility will demonstrate IoT solutions for different industry verticals and give customers an opportunity to see the value addition that IoT offers,” the company said. Internet of Things refers to connecting physical infrastructure […]
Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg is holding a ‘town hall’ in IIT Delhi today. You can watch the live streaming of the town hall event by clicking here. Facebook has come under criticism from the Indian online community for trying to push its version of limited Internet to ‘underprivileged’ people in India. The IIT […]
Qyk, the fastest growing hyper-local professional services startup in India announced a $1 mn pre-series A investment led by growx ventures, an early stage investment firm. Existing seed investors – Tracxn Labs, Powai Lake Ventures, and Sahil Barua — co-founder, Delhivery — also participated in this round. Qyk’s app offers professionals such as event planners, […]
Great Online Homes Festival (GOHF), co-organized by Magicbricks, Google and Group M, generated property sales worth Rs 300 cr and more than 500 bookings, organizers said. A total 9 million page views and 4000 coupons were generated, Magicbricks said. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Sudhir Pai – CEO, Magicbricks, said, “The successful conclusion of GOHF […]
NIIT has launched its remote or e-learning service in China, with support for Mandarin. China is one of NIIT’s biggest markets, and Cloud Campus is a solution that enables remote learning. The solution enables students to learn from the best teachers irrespective of their geographical location. They can also get hands-on practice through lab exercises […]
Housing.com has won five awards at the prestigious National Award for Marketing Excellence hosted by CMO Asia for its ‘Look Up’ campaign. Housing.com swept awards across five key categories including “Brand Excellence in e-commerce and Internet Business Sector”, “Emerging Brand Award” and “Best New Brand, Product and Service Launch”. Housing.com’s ‘Look Up’ was also awarded […]
India is projected to have 500 total million internet users by 2017, up from 350 mln at present, said the report IAMAI & KPMG Report “India On The Go – Mobile Internet Vision 2017”. Most of these will be mobile internet users, who will comprise 314 million by 2017. The number of mobile internet users […]
Croma, the electronic retail chain from the Tata group, said it intends to expand its initial steps at integrating its physical stores and its ecommerce website croma.com. The integration would make it possible for customers to seamlessly merge the physical and online operation. As a result, they would not only be able to buy on […]
After registered sales of mobile phones, it’s registered sales of flats. Tata Value Homes, an arm of Tata Housing Development Company, announced India’s first online exhibition for an exclusive audience through a valid invite code. Registrations for this three day event starting 13th to 15th July, have begun on www.tatavaluehomes.com. “With this launch, Tata Value […]
Axis Bank, India’s third largest private sector bank, has added touch authentication for transactions through its mobile app for its iOS app. The feature will not be available in the Android version of the app. Bank customers using Apple iPhone 5s and above can now complete their financial transactions such as bill payments, mobile recharge […]
ICICI Bank has upgraded its mobile banking app ‘iMobile’ by taking the total number of services that the users can avail of to over 100. The new app will help customers connect with the Bank’s call centre from within the app without any further authentication, withdraw cash from an ATM without using a card, tag […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
