Snapdeal to promote Sailfish OS in India. Viability?
E-commerce marketplace Snapdeal.com has partnered with the Finnish mobile company Jolla to join the Sailfish OS Alliance and promote the Sailfish OS in India. By being... .
View ArticleInternet darling Fab.com’s tumultuous ride ends after PCH acquires it
New York-based design focused e-commerce company Fab.com has been acquired by custom manufacturing solutions provider for startups PCH International for an undisclosed amount of cash and equity.... .
View ArticleSurprise surprise, govt asks YouTube to remove BBC documentary
It was just a matter of time really, wasn’t it? The Indian government has asked YouTube to remove the BBC documentary about the 2012 Delhi... .
View ArticleMWC 2015 roundup: Pebble, Huawei, Ubuntu and Ikea
Here’s a brief look at the major announcements made at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona by the final day. – Smartwatch maker Pebble, showed... .
View ArticleUpdated: Flipkart buys out mobile ad firm AdIQuity Technologies
Update: Flipkart has confirmed the acquisition of Adiquity to MediaNama. Their statement: “Flipkart has acquired AdIQuity, a leading mobile ad network company. M&A is a... .
View ArticleFunding roundup: Bite Club and Process9 raise $500,000 and undisclosed funds...
Food delivery startup Bite Club raises $500,000 from Powai Lake Ventures and angels Gurgaon-based startup Bite Club has raised a seed funding of $500,000 from... .
View ArticleEddy launches tablets for kids in partnership with Cartoon Network
Tablet maker Eddy has partnered with Cartoon Network to launch two tablets for children. According to the company, the tablets are scratch-proof, drop safe, come with... .
View ArticleUpdated: Biting in the Facebook mobile pie, Google looks to buy InMobi: report
Update 12 March: InMobi founder Naveen Tewari clarified to the InMobi staff that they were not selling to Google, reports ET. InMobi was looking at... .
View ArticleGovindraj Ethiraj’s IndiaSpend.com launches Hindi site
Former Bloomberg TV India’s founder & editor-in-chief Govindraj Ethiraj’s 3-year-old data centric news & analysis portal IndiaSpend.com has launched a Hindi version of the site... .
View ArticleDeepinder Goyal Reddit AMA: Home delivery next week from Zomato
Deepinder Goyal, chief executive and founder of Zomato, took to Reddit last evening for an Ask Me Anything. Goyal said that the service will be... .
View ArticleInvestors considering removing Housing.com Rahul Yadav as CEO: report
Following a nasty email to Shailendra Singh, investors are considering to remove Rahul Yadav as chief executive officer of real estate portal Housing.com, reports the... .
View ArticleMobile game developer Moonfrog Labs raises $15 million from Tiger Global and...
Bangalore-based startup Moonfrog Labs has raised $15 million in a Series A round of funding from Tiger Global and existing investor Sequoia Capital, reports Techcrunch.... .
View ArticleTwitter bans nonconsensual and pornographic images and videos
Twitter has updated its privacy policy to take down non-consensual nude photos as well as non-consensual videos of sexual acts, reports BuzzFeed. Twitter updated its... .
View Article2015 Spectrum Auctions Day 7: Bids rise to Rs 96,000 Cr after slight dip...
Total bids for the spectrum auctions across 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands after 43 rounds at the end of Day... .
View ArticleGovernment may shut down MTNL: Is there an alternative?
Government-run telecom operator MTNL might be among five sick public sector undertakings (PSUs) the government plans to shut down, reports the Press Trust of India. Heavy industries... .
View ArticleFabFurnish launches logistics arm FabOne; Operational in 7 cities
Rocket Internet-backed online furniture retailer FabFurnish has launched a shipping solutions provider called FabOne, reports PTI. The report mentions that FabFurnish will be investing $15... .
View ArticleGigaOm powers down after eight years as it is unable to pay its creditors
Pioneering tech news website GigaOm has shut down after starting out in 2006 after it was unable to pay off its creditors. GigaOm was started... .
View ArticleXiaomi’s Redmi 2 and MiPad on their way to India this month
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi will launch two new Android devices in India this month, the Redmi 2 smartphone and the MiPad. As per norm, to... .
View ArticleFood delivery startup foodpanda raises $110 million from Rocket Internet, others
Foodpanda, the food delivery startup, has raised $110 million from Rocket Internet along with new and existing investors. The funding will go towards scaling up,... .
View ArticleFunding Roundup: Orobind, Daily Rounds, Qyk and Paytm
Orobind raises $200,00 angel funding Personal fitness coach app Orobind has raised angel funding of $200,000 from an angel group led by Harpreet Singh Grover... .
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