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Mahindra Launched World's First Cloud Connected E Scooter Genze 2.0

12Jan By PriyankaNo Comments

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Mahindra Launched World's First Cloud Connected E Scooter Genze 2.0

After years of development, Mahindra has launched GenZe 2.0 at CES 2016. GenZe 2.0 is world's first cloud-connected E-Scooter. We’ve been hard at work developing the GenZe 2.0, and turning this dream into a reality. Our team has buckled down to introduce the world to a viable solution to the congested commuting climate that has become standard in the US. In fact, 80% of car commutes are made while driving alone. We’re ready to merge into the GenZe lane – and it all starts with our first riders - Mahindra Said in a Press release. The GenZe 2.0 particularly an eye-catching product. it's a polished scooter, and it's remarkably easy to use. It has a low center of gravity thanks to the 30-pound battery that sits right below the seat, and it's extremely composed thanks to a solid suspensi...

India’s Leading Taxi Aggregator Platform Ola has Launched ‘Ola Corporate’

11Jan By AdityaNo Comments

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India’s Leading Taxi Aggregator Platform Ola has Launched ‘Ola Corporate’

India's leading taxi aggregator platform Ola has launched 'Ola Corporate', an enterprise solution for India Inc. Claiming to transform the way India Inc travels, the company said 'Ola Corporate' would make rides available at a fraction of cost as against the existing scheduled corporate travel options, along with benefits of a centralised, paperless billing system. 'Ola Corporate' offers enterprise customers, the flexibility and ease of hailing an Ola as and when required for business and pay from their company's centralised pre-paid account, it said in a release. Centralised billing makes the entire process of applying for transport reimbursements redundant for corporate travellers and organisations resulting in improved business productivity, it added. Fares for Ola Corpora...

11Jan By reutersNo Comments

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Uber drives into China tourism industry

Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday its China unit will get an undisclosed amount of investment from Chinese firm HNA Group as part of a partnership of the U.S. ride-hailing firm with the aviation and shipping conglomerate. The partnership, which marks Uber's ambitions to break into China's huge tourism industry, includes an array of transportation services to and from airports and for HNA flights, as well as online financing for the automotive sector. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said in Beijing he envisions a system where customers can seamlessly move from traveling within a city to between and outside cities, built on a global series of partnerships. Uber's partnership with HNA Group comes as it and rival Didi Kuaidi vie to forge ties with influential Chinese companies with long-e...

Breaking: Binny Bansal New CEO of Flipkart

11Jan By NitishNo Comments

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Breaking: Binny Bansal New CEO of Flipkart

Flipkart today announced that Sachin Bansal, CEO and Co-founder of Flipkart, will be the Executive Chairman of the company and Binny Bansal, COO and Co-founder of Flipkart, will be the Chief Executive Officer of Flipkart. Super excited to shape the next phase of Flipkart’s journey with @_Sachinbansal https://t.co/EZ3cdyma5Y — binnybansal (@binnybansal) January 11, 2016 In his role as Executive Chairman of Flipkart, Sachin will provide strategic direction for Flipkart, mentor the senior leadership of the company and look for new investment opportunities. He will play an active role in championing the Indian e-commerce sector and building the internet ecosystem, and represent the company in external forums. Sachin will continue to be the Chairman of the Board. Sachin Bansal, Co-fou...

Book Review- “Pichai: The Future of Google”

10Jan By NitishNo Comments

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Book Review- “Pichai: The Future of Google”

(IANS) - Title: Pichai: The Future of Google; Author: Jagmohan S. Bhanver; Publisher: Hachette India; Pages: 164; Price: Rs.199 Sundar Pichai has become a household name in India. He has become an inspirational figure for young dynamic Indians. This book takes us through the journey of the man from a self-driven school boy to the chief executive of search engine giant Google, a position he assumed last August. Born on July 12, 1972, in Madurai, Sundar Pichai's childhood was spent in Chennai. His father was employed as a senior engineer with a British multinational that made switch gears. His mother gave up her job after Sundar and his brother were born. The Pichai's' simple lifestyle helped keep the children grounded. The author, Jagmohan S. Bhanver, who has worked with three of t...

Facebook has blocked some of our ads: Hike Messenger

10Jan By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Facebook has blocked some of our ads: Hike Messenger

New Delhi, Jan 10: Home-grown Hike Messenger has accused Facebook of blocking an option in its advertisements which lets people visit the chatting application’s website. Run by Kavin Mittal, son of Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Mittal, Hike competes with Facebook-owned WhatsApp. Hike is owned by a joint venture of Bharti and Japan’s Softbank.”Advertisers have, among other options, the option to ‘Send people to your website’. A few weeks back we were suddenly blocked from using this option, while we were able to use other non action-led options,” a Hike spokesperson told. The spokesperson further added that initially, they assumed it was a technical glitch, but when the team wrote to Facebook, the social networking giant said Hike will not be able to run the ads. “There are specific ...

Netflix India Expansion is Evolutionary not Revolutionary

9Jan By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Netflix India Expansion is Evolutionary not Revolutionary

The entry of streaming pioneer Netflix in India is evolutionary in nature though its inaugural price is a bit on the higher side for what it offers, a leading US expert has said. "I would say that the current price is a bit on the high side for what Netflix offers currently and it will have to keep increasing content quantity and quality over time to justify the price point," said Puneet Manchanda, a professor of marketing at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. His areas of expertise are business in emerging markets, business in India and strategy and marketing issues. Netflix's global expansion is driven by three forces, he said. First, Netflix needs to convince investors that it can keep growing. With the broadband market size outside the US about...

Money vs Volunteer: Facebook Loosing battle against Net Neutrality, 300 Crores Ads will Go in Vain

9Jan By PriyankaNo Comments

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Money vs Volunteer: Facebook Loosing battle against Net Neutrality, 300 Crores Ads will Go in Vain

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) discards over 14 lakh comments on the differential pricing policy through Facebook's Free Basics campaign. Slamming the campaign, the regulator body reached out to the supporters of Free Basics pointing towards the fact that the campaign supporters does not answer questions raised by TRAI in the consultation paper. TRAI has invited more comments on the consultation paper on 'Differential Pricing for Data Services' extending the deadline for views to January 7. The paper seeks to determine whether the free data and zerorating plans of telcos are misleading and violate net neutrality rules. As per reports, TRAI has received 18.27 lakh responses so far, some of which are through direct texts while about 14 lakh comments are through F...

Apple registers automobile domain names, including “apple.car”

9Jan By reutersNo Comments

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Apple registers automobile domain names, including “apple.car”

Apple Inc has registered domain names related to automobiles, adding to speculation about the company's plans to develop an automobile. The iPhone maker registered the domain names, which include apple.car, apple.cars and apple.auto in December, according to domain information provider Who.is. MacRumors had first reported the news on Friday, but said the domain names could be related to Apple's CarPlay, which lets drivers access contacts on their iPhones, make calls or listen to voicemails without taking their hands off the steering wheel. While never openly acknowledging plans to build a car, Apple has been aggressive in recruiting auto experts from companies such as Ford or Mercedes-Benz. Car technology has become a prime area of interest for Silicon Valley companies includin...

Meet Baap of Paytm – Vijay Shekhar Sharma

9Jan By RishabhNo Comments

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Meet Baap of Paytm – Vijay Shekhar Sharma

“I feel I am in my teens, and Paytm is my infatuation.”, said Vijay Shekhar Verma while he was shown in trailer made by MindBatteries. Mindbatteries is a video content creating company started a entrepreneur series called Startupreneur Series. According to Simar, Head of Mindbatteries "Our planning is to create interview of startup founders video series in fun and candid manner. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fbhK3FKQF8] Vijay Shekhar Sharma is the founder and CEO of One97/Paytm, who is one such an Indian entrepreneur who has reached the heights of success before even reaching 40. The video shows his journey from being a small-town boy from Aligarh to building such a Billion Dollar giant. He owes his success to no one. It is just the result of his hard and smart work...

Barkha Dutt and Shekhar Gupta Launched Their First Online Venture “The Print”

8Jan By PriyankaNo Comments

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Barkha Dutt and Shekhar Gupta Launched Their First Online Venture “The Print”

Shekhar Gupta and Barkha Dutt, two very renown Indian Journalist launched their first online venture The Print, a news media start up. The platform was formaly announced in a first event of The Print called "Off the cuff". However the website has not launched yet. We are waiting to see how the things will goes from here. Barkha @bdutt and I are thrilled to roll out the first small steps in the launch of ThePrint @theprintIndia which we are co-founding — Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) January 7, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Shekhar @ShekharGupta and I are thrilled to roll out the first small steps in the launch of ThePrint @theprintindia which we are co-founding— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) January 7, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Senior Journali...

Facebook’s Messenger app passes 800 million users

8Jan By reutersNo Comments

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Facebook’s Messenger app passes 800 million users

Facebook Inc's Messenger app surpassed 800 million users, the company said on Thursday, making it the fastest-growing app of 2015 according to research firm Nielsen. The means Messenger, which Facebook created as a standalone app in 2014, has more active monthly users than rivals Snapchat and Viber, but still lags the 900 million using WhatsApp, also owned by Facebook. WhatsApp was one of the first apps to let people send and receive free text messages on smartphones, bypassing network charges. Messenger users can also exchange messages, but the app also offers free video calling and some business services. "One of the things we have to work on this year is this perception or mindset that Messenger is only to speak with your Facebook friends," said Messenger head David Marcus in...