Culture & Policy Internet India is Youtube’s biggest and fastest growing market now : CEO Susan Wojcicki Youtube has thrown in some new numbers at us now, with respect… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 9, 2019
Apps Whatsapp to comply with Reserve Bank of India’s data regulation guidelines After much resistance to Indian central bank’s guidelines, Whatsapp is now reportedly… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 9, 2019
Gadgetry Google accidentally reveals its budget Pixel phone, the ‘Pixel 3a’ Accidental leaks and Google pretty much go hand-in-hand. If you’d remember, last… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 8, 2019
Apps Consumer Tech Internet Netflix tests a new $1 ‘weekly’, mobile-only plan in India Netflix is continuing to experiment with the Indian market, as it looks… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 7, 2019
News Startups African units of OLX acquired by local classifieds player Jiji In a major consolidation in the ecommerce space in Africa, Jiji, one… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 5, 2019
Business Startups Oyo expands to Japan in partnership with Yahoo! Japan Oyo is today announcing its expansion into Japan, in partnership with Yahoo!… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 4, 2019
Gadgets Apple announces a massive 22% price cut on iPhone XR in India, now starts at ₹59,900 Looks like Apple is on top of getting things in order, in… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 4, 2019
Internet [UPDATE] More Facebook data found lying exposed on public servers UPDATE [1:41 PM IST, April 4th, 2019] Facebook has announced that it… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 4, 2019
China Gadgets Apple drops iPhone prices in China As a direct impact of of the 3 percent tax cut announced… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 3, 2019
Startups Mswipe picks up $30Mn in fresh round to expand reach to over 1.5 Mn merchants Mswipe, the point of sales fintech company in this sea of mobile-only… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 2, 2019
Culture & Policy Internet Whatsapp launches a new tipline for Indian users to report misinformation during elections Whatsapp is looking to go deeper in identifying fake news and is… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 2, 2019
Business Culture & Policy Google India and SE Asia head Rajan Anandan joins Sequoia Capital as India MD UPDATE Rajan Anandan has joined Sequoia Capital as their India Managing Director.… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 2, 2019
Global Startups Airbnb confirms its investment in OYO Airbnb’s much speculated investment in Oyo has now been confirmed by the… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 1, 2019
Culture & Policy Internet Facebook removes 687 accounts, pages linked to Indian National Congress for ‘inauthentic behaviour’ In the first such major crackdown announced publicly by Facebook, the social… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 1, 2019
Startups Nykaa has raised $14 mn from TPG Growth Capital, valued at $724 mn Nykaa, the fashion and beauty products ecommerce upstart, has raised a fresh… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 1, 2019
Business Alok Sama is reportedly leaving Softbank, will continue as an advisor Alok Sama, the go-to man for Masayoshi Son when it comes to… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 1, 2019
Consumer Tech Apple has canceled the launch of ‘AirPower’, its cross-device wireless charging mat In a rare and embarrassing move for and from Apple, the Cupertino-based… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 30, 2019
Business Enterprise Huawei reports $8.8bn in profits as consumer hardware business soars If you were ever to look for a more solid proof, of… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 29, 2019
Startups Zomato is reportedly acquiring hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo Zaomto is looking to acquire hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo, according to a… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 28, 2019
Apps Culture & Policy Internet Netflix pilots a new ₹250 (~$4), smartphone-only plan in India Despite rolling out multiple original series — a few of them really… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 28, 2019
Apps Internet Startups Paytm is raising $2 billion at an $18 billion valuation : Report In what will mark possibly the biggest fund-raise for 2019, Paytm is… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 28, 2019