Electronics IT & Web-tech News PlayStation Network is reportedly down for many, worldwide Being an enthusiastic gamer, I often like to take to my PlayStation… Mir Juned HussainJuly 13, 2016One comment1 minute read
IT & Web-tech Microsoft News Skype (finally!) rolls out update for Linux users in the form of a WebRTC version After an excruciating 2 years, Microsoft-owned Skype announced today a brand new… Mir Juned HussainJuly 13, 2016No comments2 minute read
IT & Web-tech News Productivity Start-ups outside India Google acqui-hires collaboration platform Kifi to improve its group sharing app ‘Spaces’ Even after claiming its mark in most domains of the Internet ecosystem,… July 13, 2016No comments2 minute read
IT & Web-tech News Oculus finally clears out Rift pre-orders If you were one of the people who ordered the infamous VR… Mir Juned HussainJuly 12, 2016No comments2 minute read
IT & Web-tech News Startups Mobikwik debuts lighter new Android app to enable mobile payments at India’s grudgingly slow data speeds In a developing country like India, internet connectivity continues to be one of… July 12, 2016One comment2 minute read
E-commerce News Start-ups outside India eBay deepens focus on machine learning with Israeli analytics startup SalesPredict’s acquisition With machine learning and AI being the hottest trend in tech, eBay… July 12, 2016No comments2 minute read
IT & Web-tech News Startups SirionLabs scoops up $12.25 million in Series B to ease up contractual obligations for buyers and sellers As India’s investment scenario matures, with investors now looking to put money… Jeet SutharJuly 12, 2016No comments3 minute read
Business IT & Web-tech News Startups ibibo-owned redBus.in acquires majority stake in Peruvian bus-ticketing platform ‘Busportal’ To aid the global expansion of its bus ticketing platform, Ibibo-owned redBus.in is now tapping… July 11, 2016No comments2 minute read
Gaming IT & Web-tech News Start-ups outside India Pokémon Go takes the world by storm, set to surpass Twitter’s daily active users count, increases Nintendo’s market cap by $7B If you’ve been closed in your room and haven’t accessed the web… July 11, 20165 comments3 minute read
IT & Web-tech Microsoft News Microsoft publicly releases Project Malmo, which lets researchers use Minecraft for AI research Microsoft’s Minecraft has been going places. The company acquired the platform 2 years… Mir Juned HussainJuly 8, 2016No comments2 minute read
Cloud Computing Google IT & Web-tech News Start-ups outside India Google acquires video software platform ‘Anvato’ to scale media processing and cloud workflows When everyone’s betting big on video, Google is also strengthening its efforts… July 8, 2016No comments2 minute read
IT & Web-tech News Start-ups outside India Transportation Uber adds another $1.15B to its flooding war chest, but in the form of leveraged loan at a 5% yield As the funding war between ride-hailing services deepens, new reports from WSJ confirm… July 8, 2016No comments2 minute read
Apple IT & Web-tech News Apple to start rolling out the first macOS Sierra public beta Apple’s next version of its proprietary operating system for computers will be… Mir Juned HussainJuly 7, 2016No comments2 minute read
Business Cloud Computing IT & Web-tech News Global IT spending expected to flatline, but still amount to $3.41 trillion in 2016: Gartner Gartner in its latest report predicts that worldwide IT spending in 2016… July 7, 2016No comments3 minute read
Electronics Facebook IT & Web-tech News Facebook introduces an open-source wireless access platform for remote areas Despite the widespread global adoption of mobile technology over the past twenty years, over… July 7, 2016One comment3 minute read
Business Facebook IT & Web-tech News Facebook will soon launch offline video viewing, starting with India As Facebook takes on video streaming domain head on, it is now… July 7, 2016No comments2 minute read
Business Google IT & Web-tech News Google acquires France-based smartphone image recognition startup Moodstocks In a bid to strengthen its machine learning cavalry, Google has today… July 6, 2016No comments2 minute read
Business IT & Web-tech News Start-ups outside India Twitter Twitter brings Quip CEO and former Facebook CTO Bret Taylor as advisory board member Micro-blogging platform Twitter has today announced a new addition to its board… July 6, 2016No comments2 minute read
Business IT & Web-tech Microsoft News Microsoft introduces ‘Skype Meetings’, a free standalone video conferencing tool for SMBs Have you ever scoured the web looking for a video conferencing tool that… July 5, 20162 comments2 minute read
Twitter seems to be testing a couple new features to benefit small-businesses and brands Twitter had recently released a standalone ‘Dashboard‘ app to help small businesses and brands… July 5, 20162 comments2 minute read
Business IT & Web-tech News Startups Hyperlocal food-delivery startup Swiggy to partner with third-party logistic services for delivery One of India’s most well funded hyperlocal food delivery firms, Swiggy is… Mir Juned HussainJuly 5, 2016No comments2 minute read
