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Xiaomi dethroned Samsung as China’s top smartphone vendor in 2014 : IDC

While this was more of a known fact, yet another report by…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
February 17, 2015
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China’s biggest taxi-hailing companies confirm merger

Speculations will now find peace, as China’s top two tax-hailing services — Kuaidi…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
February 14, 2015
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Alibaba Launches Enterprise Messaging App DingTalk

Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant that provides sales services via web portals,…

Yashaswi Bhardwaj
February 12, 2015
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Microsoft has reportedly acquired Israeli digital pen maker N-trig for $200 Million

Microsoft is going aggressive with acquisitions. In what will mark its second acquisition within…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
February 12, 2015
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Twitter acquires social marketing startup Niche

Twitter has announced that it has acquired Niche, a social marketing startup…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
February 12, 2015
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Fidelity Partners backed MineralTree raises $11.1 Million Series B Round led First Data

U.S. based MineralTree, an Accounts Payable (AP) and Payment Automation solutions provider has…

Staff@The Tech Portal
February 11, 2015
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Uber introduces in-app SOS and journey-sharing features

Uber is serious when it says it is ‘committed’ towards a safer…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
February 11, 2015
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U.S.-based Yelp acquires food delivery network Eat24 for $134 Million

U.S.-based restaurant listing platform Yelp, has today gulped up Eat24, one of the largest…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
February 10, 2015
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Alibaba invests $590 Million into Chinese smartphone maker Meizu

Meizu. the Chinese smartphone maker which has been launching some seriously affordable,…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
February 9, 2015
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Google acquires private Photo backup and sharing app Odysee

Odysee, an app that lets you privately back up and share your…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
February 8, 2015
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This is for Real (No Surprises though) : Snoop Dogg is set to invest in Weed startups

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , a.k.a. Snoop Dogg is a man of…

Karan Tiwari
February 8, 2015
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Rocket Internet consolidates food delivery business, buys 7 Asian food delivery start-ups through FoodPanda

Berlin-based e-commerce group Rocket Internet is moving aggressively towards a strong food…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
February 6, 2015
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Microsoft has acquired cross-platform calendar app Sunrise for over $100 Million

Sunrise, one of the most popular and productive calendar app for desktops,…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
February 5, 2015
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Uber (finally) goes for stringent background checks, partners with First Advantage to screen drivers

It took a big, sad incident to wake Uber up to the…

Jeet Suthar
February 3, 2015
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[UPDATE] Voice calling on WhatsApp is reportedly out for testing, but in a limited release

WhatsApp has finally begun the testing phase of its much anticipated (and…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
February 3, 2015
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IM app Line starts Selling and Delivering groceries in South-East Asia

Line, the Japanese IM app, known more for its quirky little stickers…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
February 2, 2015
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OnePlus is launching its own ‘Oxygen’ Android ROM on February 12

Ever since OnePlus’s partnership with Cynogen fell into trouble due to latter’s commitment…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
January 30, 2015
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DropBox acquires designer-focused collaborative tools developer Pixelapse

DropBox has acquired Pixelapse (via TC), a start-up which is involved in…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
January 27, 2015
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Uber returns to Delhi under Government’s new Radio Taxi Scheme

After being out of action for almost six weeks, Uber has today…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
January 23, 2015
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Microsoft has acquired Text analysis service Equivio

Microsoft has today announced the acquisition of text-analysis service Equivio, for a…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
January 21, 2015
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Xiaomi buys 3% stake in Chinese game and software developer KingSoft for $68 Million

Kingsoft, which is among China’s biggest names in game and software development,…

Deepanshu Khandelwal
January 19, 2015
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Start-ups outside India

Xiaomi dethroned Samsung as China’s top smartphone vendor in 2014 : IDC

China’s biggest taxi-hailing companies confirm merger

Alibaba Launches Enterprise Messaging App DingTalk

Microsoft has reportedly acquired Israeli digital pen maker N-trig for $200 Million

Twitter acquires social marketing startup Niche

Fidelity Partners backed MineralTree raises $11.1 Million Series B Round led First Data

U.S.-based Yelp acquires food delivery network Eat24 for $134 Million

Alibaba invests $590 Million into Chinese smartphone maker Meizu

Google acquires private Photo backup and sharing app Odysee

This is for Real (No Surprises though) : Snoop Dogg is set to invest in Weed startups

Rocket Internet consolidates food delivery business, buys 7 Asian food delivery start-ups through FoodPanda

Microsoft has acquired cross-platform calendar app Sunrise for over $100 Million

Uber (finally) goes for stringent background checks, partners with First Advantage to screen drivers

[UPDATE] Voice calling on WhatsApp is reportedly out for testing, but in a limited release

IM app Line starts Selling and Delivering groceries in South-East Asia

OnePlus is launching its own ‘Oxygen’ Android ROM on February 12

DropBox acquires designer-focused collaborative tools developer Pixelapse

Uber returns to Delhi under Government’s new Radio Taxi Scheme

Microsoft has acquired Text analysis service Equivio

Xiaomi buys 3% stake in Chinese game and software developer KingSoft for $68 Million

Netflix back up after outage disrupts Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight

India’s consumer regulator investigates Ola Electric over unresolved customer complaints

Musk files revised lawsuit against OpenAI, this time naming Microsoft as well

Delhivery’s net profit clocks steep quarterly plunge in Q2 FY25

India’s consumer regulator investigates Ola Electric over unresolved customer complaints

Netflix back up after outage disrupts Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight

Musk files revised lawsuit against OpenAI, this time naming Microsoft as well

Netflix back up after outage disrupts Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight

India’s consumer regulator investigates Ola Electric over unresolved customer complaints

Musk files revised lawsuit against OpenAI, this time naming Microsoft as well

Millions switch to X alternative ‘Bluesky’ after Trump’s election win

Delhivery’s net profit clocks steep quarterly plunge in Q2 FY25