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Tech-Portal ; Headlines of the Week #2 ; Week ending August 24th
We are back, with the second edition of our latest new series, Headlines of the week. A complete round-up of the major stories of the week, covered in one…
Space X’s rocket test in Texas fails
A Space rocket exploded during a test flight in Texas on Friday. This test flight was being carried out in McGregor, Texas.
Indian Restaurant searching app Zomato, acquires two firms in Eastern and Central Europe
Indian born restaurant discovery start-up, Zomato has just now acquired two similar firms in Central and Eastern Europe, on its quest to expand beyond India.
India’s u2opia mobile launches Woo, a new, more “real-life” dating app
We may call the process slow, but it seems like India has started to catch up with rest of the world as far as mobile app industry is considered. With…
Google acquires Directr, an App For Shooting Short Films
Google, which has been on an acquisition spree, for quite some time now, has acquired yet another start-up, Directr, TechCrunch reported. The app lets users shoot small documentaries…
Apple eyeing yet another acquisition, in talks to buy radio streaming app Swell for $30 million
Apple, following its current spree of acquisitions, is eyeing yet another company. Swell, which is a radio streaming app, which never went public, and is still in Beta stage…
Alibaba leads the way for Chinese SMEs, will jointly offer $1.6 million in loans
Chinese Internet giant, Alibaba, which itself rose to stardom after being a start-up for a long time, has made a joint conglomerate with 7 Chinese banks to offer…
Indian e-retail start-up, Beveragewala, lets you order exotic tea and coffee brands, online
India’s start-up eco-system is on a boom. Reports have suggested that while funding to start-ups when they are in nascent stage has decreased globally, it has increased in India.…
Automattic, the company behind WordPress, raises $160 million in fresh round of funding
Automattic, the company which developed WordPress and its entire cloud platform, has raised a fresh $160 million in funding, as reported by TechCrunch.
Superb aiming to take social networking to the offline world
Superb, a new application from the founders of Y Combinator is launching today to people to connect in the offline world. Essentially a “Hot or Not” for…
Mammoth, making your online discussions, truly collaborative
There must have been times in your life, when you went through a lot of advices from different people for your next day presentation. Now, you need to…
Indian start-up launches “Shout”, world’s first locality based social app
Want to shout out loud about something ? Want to be heard ? Well, this may just be the right app, with the right blend of real time…
Indian e-commerce industry on a surge as Snapdeal acquires fashion discovery start-up, Doozton
The news of flipkart merging with myntra is going to be official any time now, but other Indian e-commerce start-ups don’t want to be left behind. In a…
Indian e-merchandising start-up bluegape, ties up as official merchandise partners for IPL’14
The success stories of Indian start-ups just don’t seem to end ! Earlier, we reported that an India-based start-up , Ineda Systems (manufacturer of a unique wearable processor…
Samsung and Qualcomm invest U.S.$17 Million in Indian wearable devices chip manufacturing startup
In what good signifacntly boost India’s semiconducter market, Samsung and Qualcomm have invested a total of ₹ 102 crores (U.S.$ 17 Million), in Ineda Systems , a wearable…
