Foodpanda log massive growth in 2015-16
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Online marketplace for food delivery Foodpanda earned a revenue of Rs 37.81 crore in the financial year 2015-16 — a whopping 800 per cent increase — as compared to 4.7…
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Gupshup, Google partnership to bring ‘Actions’ on Google Assistant
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) Silicon Valley-based bot platform Gupshup on Friday partnered with Google to enable enterprises quickly build ‘Actions’ on artificial intelligence-powered Google Assitant. Using Gupshup’s cross-platform development tools, bot builders can now create…
BookMyShow upgrades its app to ease user experience
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) Online entertainment ticketing platform BookMyShow on Friday rolled out the newly designed and improved version of its app to ease user experience. Users can now choose their preferred movie by filtering…
‘Super Mario’ comes to life in smartphone market
New York, Dec 9 (IANS) Video game publisher Nintendo is soon launching Super Mario Run — its first smartphone game — for the iPhone. According to a report in USA Today on Thursday that quoted…
Vijay Mallya’s twitter account hacked
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The official twitter handler of controversial liquor baron Vijay Mallya appeared to be hacked on Friday morning. A series of abusive and embarrassing tweets were sent out to over 5.51…
Twitter rolls back changes after ‘confusion’
New York, Dec 9 (IANS) Twitter timelines were full of complaints against the experimental change where the names mentioned would be stripped from the start of replies in the notification tab and would not be…
Diwali was most talked about topic among Facebook users in 2016
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Diwali emerged as the most talked about topic from India on Facebook in 2016, the social networking giant revealed in its “Year in Review” top 10 list on Thursday. Indians’…
KIMS Hospital performs robotic surgery for pancreatic cancer
Hyderabad, Dec 8 (IANS) KIMS Hospitals, the Hyderabad-based multispecialty healthcare chain, said on Thursday that it has conducted a challenging and complex robotic procedure for pancreatic cancer. The onco-surgeons’ team at KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad, performed…
Haptik upgrades with ‘SmartWallet’, enhances AI capabilities
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Domestic conversational commerce platform Haptik on Thursday launched version 5.0 of its chat-based app that is powered by a combination of machines and humans, helping users perform daily tasks as…
Cost, storage of smartphones affect Indian gamers: Study
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) If you are playing a game on your smartphone, the internal memory of your device becomes an important factor in determining how the phone behaves overall when it is put…
Special kids learn coding and computer science
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) A group of special children here on Thursday was given lessons in coding and computer science in a programme organised by Microsoft in collaboration with NGO Tamana to promote inclusive…
Cybersecurity expert Justin Harvey joins Accenture
Bengaluru, Dec 8 (IANS) Global professional services company Accenture on Thursday announced the appointment of cybersecurity expert Justin Harvey as Managing Director and Global Lead for the incident response practice. “I joined Accenture because I…
Alcatel launches its flagship device at Rs 16,999
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Alcatel, TCL communication’s mobile brand, on Thursday launched its flagship device “IDOL 4” in India and marked its entry into the VR space. Priced at Rs 16,999, the device features…
GoDaddy launches WordPress websites for Indian businesses
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Leading web hosting firm GoDaddy on Thursday launched WordPress websites for the Indian market to help small business owners, individuals and web professionals to easily convert their ideas online into…
Qualcomm, Microsoft team up to support Windows 10 devices
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Chip manufacturer Qualcomm and Microsoft have teamed up to support Windows 10 on mobile computing devices powered by Snapdragon processors. The first PCs running Windows 10 based on Snapdragon processors…
Drones to transport blood in rural areas soon
New York, Dec 8 (IANS) Not just pizzas or groceries, drones can one day transport blood for transfusion to hospitals in rural areas — while keeping it safe and intact — in less time. In…
Twitter chief’s ‘complicated’ feelings on Trump tweets
San Francisco, Dec 8 (IANS) The co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Twitter Jack Dorsey has expressed his “complicated” feelings about US President-elect Donald Trump’s tweeting hobby, media reported on Thursday. “I feel very proud…
Airtel launches free voice calling packs
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Bharti Airtel on Thursday launched two new bundled packs for its prepaid customers with free voice calling and substantial data benefits, the company said. “Priced at Rs 145, the pack…
Apple rumoured to launch ‘red’ iPhone next year
New York, Dec 8 (IANS) The 2017 version of Apple’s iPhone is rumoured to come in red and will retain the same design as the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, a media report said….
Vivo V5 smartphone: Powerful selfie camera, balanced performance
By Anuj Sharma New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The selfie craze is not going to die down any time soon and keeping this in mind, devices that pack bigger front shooters are now arriving in…