Coming soon: Hail Uber cabs from third party apps
Online taxi booking service Uber has released a new ‘Request’ endpoint for its API that will allow developers to request rides and dispatch drivers via... .
View ArticleOnline payment gateway CCAvenue enables IMPS for merchant payments
Online payment gateway CCAvenue has enabled the Immediate Mobile Payment Service (IMPS) for merchant payments which allows users to make real-time inter-bank payments via mobile phones. To... .
View ArticleHungama to offer Disney and Marvel movies on demand
Digital entertainment company Hungama.com has added some Marvel and Disney movies to its catalog. They have also offered a video-on-demand subscription for its users. Users... .
View Article2015 Spectrum Auctions Day 13: Rs 1.08 lakh crore in the government’s kitty...
Telecom operators were initially expected to be conservative during the 2015 spectrum auction, but the bids just keep on coming. At the end of Day... .
View ArticleUpdated: Surprise surprise, govt asks YouTube to remove BBC documentary
Update: The Delhi High Court has extended the ban on airing India’s Daughter till April 15, reports Indiantelevision.com. The court is also looking for an advisory... .
View ArticleMapmyIndia launches its Map API a decade after Google Maps
Location based services and maps company MapmyIndia has publicly launched its Map API platform for software developers and enterprises. The APIs are REST (HTTP/JSON) and... .
View ArticleGodrej-acquired EkStop to be integrated into Nature’s Basket
Grocery e-store EkStop, which was acquired by Godrej’s premium foods retailer Nature’s Basket, is being integrated into Nature’s Basket’s online business, reports VCCircle. Following this, around...
View ArticleYahoo to shut China office; 300 employees expected to be laid off
Yahoo is shutting down its office in Beijing, China, reports South China Morning Post. This move is expected to result in up to 300 job... .
View ArticlePreparing for take off – The DGCA is framing guidelines for drones in India
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is working on an interim operations guidelines for the civil use of drones or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS),... .
View ArticleHow TaxiForSure came to be acquired by Ola Cabs – Mint
By Ashish K. Mishra, Livemint Over the previous 18 hours, Raghu, as he is popularly known, had practiced the speech, playing the sentences over and over... .
View ArticleAwkward! Ola app’s load screen image was used without permission
It is probably one of the most recognizable images in the country right now with users in over 85 cities looking at it when they open... .
View ArticleUpdate: Is Joji George leaving UBM India as managing director a simple case...
Update: UBM India sent a statement to MediaNama about Joji George’s departure from the company: “ Joji George resigned and moved on to pursue other interests... .
View ArticleAmazon looking to shutdown its Webstore for merchants
Amazon has reportedly started telling online merchants that it plans to shut down its Amazon Webstore business. According to a report by re/code, Webstore customers... .
View ArticleSpectrum Auctions Day 14: Most activity in the 800 MHz band, as total bids...
At the end of Day 14, which saw 6 new rounds of bidding, the total bids increased to over Rs 1,09,000 crore, up from Rs 1,08,000... .
View ArticleFunding roundup: Tripoto and wWhere
Travel community startup Tripoto has raised pre-series funding worth Rs 12.5 crores led by IDG Ventures, with participation from Outbox Ventures, reports ET Tech. Post the... .
View ArticleGoogle adds 360-degree views on Maps for 31 more monuments in India
Google has added panoramic views of 31 monuments and Indian archaeological sites on Google Maps and the Google Cultural Institute, the company said in its... .
View ArticleIndustry Moves Digest: Razorfish, Intex, Lava and Quick Heal
Razorfish India appoints Arnab Majumdar as director of business development Razorfish India has appointed Arnab Majumdar as its business development director, reports IndianTelevision. Majumdar, who... .
View ArticleOlaCabs introduces food delivery service called OlaCafe
Ola has launched a food delivery service called OlaCafe for users to order food from nearby using the Ola app, reports Inc42. The service will... .
View ArticleWhy Micromax ditched Android One for CyanogenMod – Founding Fuel
By Rohin Dharmakumar, Founding Fuel On September 15, 2014, Sundar Pichai, arguably the second most important Google executive today after chief executive Larry Page, launched... .
View ArticleFlipkart, Myntra shut down their mobile websites and push to app-only model
Flipkart and Myntra, India’s largest e-commerce players, have shut down their mobile websites and users are now redirected to Google’s Play Store and iOS’ App... .
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