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16 Weird Things People Are Searching On Google Right Now
Google is the world’s number one search engine, without any doubt. In some countries, Internet is synonymous with Google! For several first time users of Internet, its Google.com which they open for the first time and every activity done by…
Why Flipkart & Myntra Are Being Investigated By ED?
Two of the biggest Indian eCommerce portals: Flipkart and Myntra are currently being investigated by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for possible violation of FEMA or Foreign Exchange Maintenance Act. The charges are not yet clear, but it…
Internet Charges May Rise 30% As TRAI Suggests 8% Licensing Fees
There is some bad news for Indian Internet users. TRAI has suggested a new 8% licensing fee which may cause the existing internet charges to increase by 30%.
"The Authority...recommends that a uniform licence fee of 8 per cent of the AGR…
Indians Bought Gold Online This Akshay Tritiya; Offline Sales Go Down!
Akshaya Tritiya is an auspicious occasion for Hindus and Jains, who consider this phase as one of the holiest to start new ventures and new activities. Buying gold on Akshaya Tritiya has almost become a tradition as new investment and new…
ED Finds Flipkart Flouting FDI Rules; To Slap Rs. 1400 Cr Notice
The Enforcement Directorate has prima-facie evidence that Flipkart has flouted Foreign Investment rules and has allegedly breached FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) guidelines. They are planning send a show cause notice alleging this…
GoPaisa Becomes The First Cashback Service For Flipkart Purchases
Cashback is a novel way of making the maximum of your purchases; not only you get what you are purchasing for but also get the money back. Within India, this is a relatively new concept with few websites offering this unique service.…
Microsoft Takes Jab At Their Cloud Competitors; Box Responds
An interesting tussle is developing among the Cloud storage competitors. Fortunately, Google is not part of it and Microsoft is at the center of it…
Yesterday, John Case, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Office Division wrote a blog…
Snapdeal Introduces ‘LaunchPad’; Aims To Triple Seller Base By This Year!
Snapdeal has launched a unique initiative called ‘LaunchPad’ for entrepreneurs, innovators and small businesses across India. Using this platform, product creators and entrepreneurs can directly list their products on Snapdeal and utilize…
Flipkart Introduces Same Day Guaranteed Shipping
To add to previously launched In-A-Day shipping, Flipkart has now launched Same Day Guaranteed shipping that will help customers get their orders delivered on the same day at a cost.
To start off, Flipkart has made same day shipping…
TRAI Proposes Minimum Mobile Internet Speed Benchmarks; 56kbps For 2G, 1mbps For 3G
Recently TCS, an Indian IT company, was included in the list of global top 10 IT services firms. This was a huge moment of all Indians, as never before any Indian company has made to this exclusive list. This signifies the aura of IT…
Watch Out Myntra, Amazon.in Gets Into Apparels
Finally it has happened, Amazon.in has launched their Apparels category. This was one category that many were hoping to be launched on Amazon India sooner rather than later.
Amazon has entered Apparels category with the launch of ethnic…
Amazon.in Again Disrupts Indian Ecommerce Market; Introduces Kirana Stores Delivery Points
What can you do when you can’t fight your competition? Pretty easy: Befriend him!
Amazon has certainly thought of this business strategy as it has introduced a very unique and disruptive shipping mechanism, which can totally change the…
Now, Dell Warns Against Buying From Snapdeal.com; No Mention of Flipkart
Dell becomes the latest manufacturer to come out with an official warning given to consumers for buying Dell products from Snapdeal. Over last 12 months Lenovo, Toshiba and Netgear have come out with similar warnings.
Interestingly,…
#Fail TataDocomo.com Forgets To Renew Domain; It’s Expired!
It is sometimes really surprising that large companies make such a rudimentary mistake. If you visit Tata Docomo URL (TataDocomo.com) right now you will find that Tata Docomo domain has expired. This is what it shows right now!
The…
WhatsApp Userbase Explodes To 500M, Adding 25M Monthly!
When Mark Zuckerberg bought WhatsApp for whooping $19 billion in the month of February, he was pretty clear about his goal: A billion WhatsApp users. And it seems he is right on the way to achieve that.
In a recent blog post by WhatsApp,…
Google Now Starts Understanding Hindi / Hinglish Voice Phrases [Video]
Google Now, the Android based virtual mobile assistant from Google has improved a lot compared to where it was few months ago. I personally use it quite frequently during my travels and to make searches on the move. For this IPL season, it…
25% of Counterfeit Luxury Goods Are Sold Via eCommerce Portals
So you are thinking of using ecommerce store to buy that exclusive Armani suit or Burberry bag? Want to gift your boss Caran d’Ache golden lined fountain pen through online shopping portals?
If you are wondering why these luxury goods…
Who really are Social Media Evangelists?
Made few corrections and changes.
Most social media agency personnel use ‘Social Media Evangelist’ as a designation; however not many know the meaning of the same. I remember tweeting one of my followers whose Bio said that he is an…
Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Here’s What Online Companies Are Offering
Indian election is the major buzz now. Promises for economic growth, anti-corruption country have been made. Statements and counter statements on the online world is too loud too ignore now. However, while everybody is speculating, it is…
Google Bags Titan Aerospace, Will Utilize It For Internet Expansion, Disaster Relief
In a bold but likely move, Google has acquired Titan Aerospace, which builds solar powered atmospheric satellites, which was previously rumored to be in talks with Facebook for a possible buyout.
“It's still early days, but atmospheric…