The ASSOCHAM has in its study pointed out that sales of smartphones in the country are set to shoot up to 160 million in fiscal year 2017 from 100 million this year on the back of prices becoming affordable for a larger number of people. It said that the in-built camera, other internet-enabled features, coupled […]
Paytm, India’s mobile payment and commerce platform has appointed ex-head of Alibaba Group Holding’s wholesale business, Bhushan Patil as the company’s new President. Bhushan Patil joins Paytm as President after serving 5.5 years at the Chinese company, where he was handling operations of Alibaba.com. He will now focus on building Paytm’s cross border commerce. At […]
Ola Money, the popular digital payment solution from Ola, India’s leading mobile app for transportation, today announced that it has partnered with Mumbai Metro, which will enable commuters to recharge their prepaid metro cards by using the Ola Money app. Ola Money is also the exclusive digital payment partner for RSRTC- the Rajasthan State Road […]
PVR plans to sell movie tickets worth Rs 250-300 crore using Paytm’s platform in the first year of their association as the two firms tied up today to sell cinema tickets. The two firms today announced to bring PVR’s movie tickets to Paytm’s e-commerce platform as the latter forays into the online movie ticket segment. […]
Chinese smartphone maker startup OnePlus will start manufacturing smartphones in India, by the end of this year. In the press statement company announced on Monday, “OnePlus has partnered with contract manufacturer Foxconn, and is the recent company to join the Indian government’s ambitious ‘Make in India’ initiative.” “Today is a big day for us. Producing […]
New Delhi, Mar.14 (ANI): Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has planned to set up two manufacturing plants in India and the company would be launching more devices in 2016. The president of Xiaomi has said he would be spending a lot of time in India analysing the market. “We believe it (China) will be a flat market, […]
With the largest youth population, India is where the future of the world lies. From multinationals to savvy investors, everyone is betting on youngistan. The ever-growing trend of university students and young professionals from across the nation migrating towards big cities, in the hopes of realising their dreams, has created a demand for better living. […]
Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has been picked by Pentagon to head a new advisory board on defense innovation. About the same time, Pentagon Press secretary Peter Cook announced on Wednesday in Washington DC that Defense Secretary Ash Carter met Schmidt during the annual RSA Security Conference in San […]
Domestic feature phone brand Advantage Computers’ (Adcom) has said it may consider a legal action against Ringing Bells, the Noida-based start-up, which claimed to manufacture the world’s cheapest smartphone. Adcom founder and chairman Sanjeev Bhatia said the manufacturer of Rs. 251 (less than USD 4) smartphone, distributed the Adcom handsets to the media during the […]
FreeCharge wallet has partnered with Mexican movie theatre chain, Cinepolis to provide a platform for secure and easy digital payments. The partnership will start in the second week of March and customers can pay for movie tickets and food and beverages across 38 Cinepolis theatres in 28 Cities. FreeCharge is the first digital wallet partner […]
Taxi Aggregator Platform Uber has launched its service in Pakistan. Uber will start operating from tomorrow in Lahore. Commuters now will be able to use Uber as their ride to work, hangout or anywhere they want in Lahore. The service is already open for sign-ups and their app now has Pakistan listed in it. Further […]
“To reduce India’s humungous fuel import dependency, as well as to tackle the menace of vehicular pollution in our cities, the government needs to galvanize the eco-system for E-vehicles in the country. The Union budget 2016-17 can be an ideal exercise in this direction and built upon the momentum over the previous budget”, said Sohinder […]