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Industry moves roundup: SureWaves and Airbnb India
Bangalore based SureWaves, a digital media company, has appointed Swapnil Limje as the Vice President of Business Planning and Strategy, reports Televisionpost. Limje will be... .
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Telcos have made upfront payments of Rs 11,000 crore for spectrum so far
Telecom operators, who won the spectrum during the recently concluded spectrum auction, have made Rs 10,791 crore upfront payment so far, reports The Economic Times.... .
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Custom furnishings e-tailer Livspace acquires design community platform DezignUp
Personalised home furnishings provider Livspace has acquired the design community and marketplace for consumers and design professionals DezignUp for an undisclosed amount. Post acquisition, the... .
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TRAI’s Internet Licensing and Net Neutrality Consultation Paper: Simpler,...
A group of us have worked over the last four days to create a shortened version of TRAI’s consultation paper and Net Neutrality. We’ve converted... .
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Twitter’s Storify competitor Curator is now live
Twitter has launched a new free product called Curator that allows media publishers to search, filter and curate relevant tweets and Vine videos (and possibly... .
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Labels prioritize revenue over accessibility of music across platforms – Amba...
By Amba Kak Part 2 Summary The regulatory crackdown on VAS may have exposed the flaws of a speculative business model. And while acknowledging that... .
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India loses slowest average Internet speed crown to Indonesia: Akamai
In breaking news today, Q4 2014 saw Indonesia’s average speed drop from 3.7 Mbps to 1.9 Mbps since the previous quarter, reliving India the ignominy of... .
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Former iGate CEO Phaneesh Murthy to launch an online healthcare marketplace
Former iGate CEO Phaneesh Murthy is planning to launch an online healthcare marketplace that will initially connect chemists and druggists to consumers, reports Business Standard.... .
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YouTube MCN #fame launches Hollywood centric channel
YouTube multi-channel network #fame (earlier Famebox Networks), has launched a new Hollywood centric channel called #fame Hollywood. This channel will feature content around celebrities,... .
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Uninor to offer subscribers free access to Wikipedia; Net Neutrality?
Uninor data subscribers will now be able to access Wikipedia without any data charges. Users will able to access Wikipedia sans data charges for three... .
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“We can approve a loan in 5 minutes and disburse in 30 minutes on our digital...
In the second part of the interview with Nitin Chugh, HDFC Bank’s head of digital banking, he talks to us about the bank’s plan to... .
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Facebook launches collaborative video app Riff
Facebook has launched a new app called Riff that allows users to make videos collaboratively with friends. How it works is that you create a... .
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E-commerce Roundup: Localbanya and GetMyPeon
Localbanya starts operations in Hyderabad Online grocery store Localbanya has expanded to Hyderabad, after launching operations in Pune in February. The company now operates in... .
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LinkedIn acquires Refresh to help you prepare for the next meeting
LinkedIn has acquired a startup called Refresh, which offers information about the people you’re meeting in a professional setup, reports TechCrunch. It is essentially a... .
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Free speech not guaranteed: Section 79 of the IT Act + Article 19 (2)
Late last month, the Supreme Court of India ruled against a series of cases challenging the IT Act which included, primarily, the Section 66A (3... .
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Industry moves: Flipkart recruits Hari Vasudev, Anand KV and Manish Maheshwari
Flipkart has appointed Hari Vasudev, ex-head Yahoo India R&D, as Senior VP- Engineering, IT & Analytics for Flipkart’s Supply Chain, reports ET Tech. Vasudev will... .
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Weekly Digest (27th-03rd April 2015)
MediaNama would like to thank its sponsors: Paytm, Getit, Practo, Times Internet and E2E for their support. Investment & M&A – LinkedIn acquires Refresh to help... .
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ICICI to roll out voice recognition for biometric authentication over mobile
ICICI Bank will deploy voice-recognition technology for biometric authentication, that will enable customers to call and transfer funds to registered beneficiaries or pay bills without... .
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Myntra will shut down its desktop website on May 1, long live the desktop...
The hyperlink which we’ve given for Myntra may not work on your desktop from May 1 as the online fashion retailer is looking to pivot... .
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Capillary Technologies acquires digital commerce solutions firm MartJack
SaaS Customer Relationship Management firm Capillary Technologies has acquired MartJack, a digital commerce solution company owned by Reasoning Global, reports ET Tech. For the acquisition,... .
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