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Online Diwali Shopping: What You Need To Keep In Mind!
As Diwali comes close another shopping spree looks on the horizon. The sales are coming all around with brick and mortar stores offering deals side by side with the online stores. Be it Flipkart, Amazon or Jumbo Electronics, they all have…
Innoz is World’s Largest Offline Search Engine; Answered 1.3 Billion Searches Till Now!
By the end of July, 2013, India had a total of 874.88 million mobile subscribers and users, out of which roughly 10% use internet on their mobiles. It has been estimated that by March, 2015, there would be around 165 million mobile internet…
Google Brings Chromebooks To India With Broadband Bundles. Will You Go For It?
Finally, much hyped ultra-portable ultra-light Google Chromebooks are available in India.
In a blogpost released today, Google announced availability of 2 variations of Chromebooks in India, Acer C720 Chromebook for Rs. 22,999 and the HP…
Can Social Media Influence 2014 Lok Sabha Election in India? Answer is YES!
In a recent study conducted by The Internet and Mobile Association of India , it was found that India’s dynamic Internet population can swing around 3-4% of votes in the next Lok Sabha elections in India.
3-4% of votes mean a lot in a…
Snapdeal Partners With ReGlobe To Buy Used Mobile Handsets!
In the clutter of ecommerce where every other site on the web is trying to sell something, it needs innovation to do something new to catch the consumer’s eyeballs. Snapdeal has now partnered with a re-commerce platform ReGlobe. It allows…
Updated: Flipkart Raises Additional USD 160 Mln, Totaling USD 360 In Latest Round
Updated By Arun Prabhudesai: Oct 9th 12:00 noon
Sachin Bansal, Co-Founder and CEO of Flipkart made a tweet that puts to rest the rumours that have been making rounds for past few weeks. He has tweeted that Flipkart has raised USD 360…
For The First Time, Global Mobile Users Equal World Population (UN Report)
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is an industry which is growing at an incredible pace; and the recent research conducted by ITU or International Telecom Union and released by UN states some interesting data related with its…
Amazon Starts Shipping Chromecast To India!
Chromecast, the much sought after streaming device from Google is now available in India through Amazon.com.
While Google has still not opened it on Play store for India, Chromecast can be ordered in India through international shipping…
Youtube On TV Through DTH Cable Providers May Usher New Era in Television!
Since I got my Smart TV a year back, I have found myself consuming more multimedia content from Internet on my television set as compared to from my cable provider. And, it would have been even more if my internet connection speeds would…
99 eBooks Under Rs. 99 Each – Amazon Seeks To Pump up Kindle in India!
It is no secret that I am a fan of Amazon’s Kindle. I do not own a Kindle mind you but the way the ecosystem works impresses me. I have already once mentioned the advantage whispersync presents while reading the books. I change devices so…
What Indian Online Shoppers Want? [Survey Results]
Indian eCommerce industry is currently going through a very interesting phase. Lots of startups are opening, getting VC funded and then closing down. On the other hand, data reveals that more and more Indians are shopping online and the…
9 Amazing Facts About Twitter Revealed In IPO Filing
Entrepreneurship is all about being brave and visionary. When an entrepreneur starts his journey, he is never sure about the exact outcome. All that he knows is that he has an idea and the world needs that idea.
When Twitter, a…
Internet Freedom In India…Going Bad To Worse!
Before I talk about India’s internet freedom being bad, please keep in mind it is quite relative. We are better than most countries in the world, where there is absolutely no internet freedom from citizens.
We, the Indians, should count…
The Internet Is Making Us Dumb!
Couple of months back in May at the Google I/O Keynote 2013, an attendee had asked Larry Page: Is the ‘instant search’ not killing our innovative thought process? He, then, brushed it aside saying it was there to ‘help’ users. However, all…
Google Street View Is Back In India, Monuments Only For Now
Google Maps and Google Earth has changed our perception of what can be achieved with technology being used at a macro level. And then came Google Street View, a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic…
Advertisements Are Coming To Gmail For Android!
Ads are the bane and the boon of the technology industry. Where on one hand, they help generate revenue due to which many companies have been able to offer their services for free; on the other hand, they reduce the desirability of any…
India’s Broadband Penetration Remains Dismal, Ranks 122nd In World!
With the internet penetration increasing year-by-year in India, most of us would be tempted to say that India has progressed a lot in terms of internet subscribers and thus, broadband penetration. Unfortunately, it is not so. One look at a…
Mr. Thomas, An Online Hardware Store Offering Machines & Tools!
Ecommerce is growing in India – we are increasingly seeing new niche stores coming up rather than generic multi-category ones. Recently, yet another online store was launched in a niche that does not have too many players in India
Called…
How to Spot Fake Customer Reviews on the Internet!
Even though many customers these days know that product reviews online come with a high risk of being absolutely fake and paid, the impact of good or bad reviews still doesn't cease to be. It doesn’t take a second to be swayed by reading…
Can Growing E-Commerce Be A Threat To Traditional Retail Business In India?
We all know E-Commerce is on the rise in India - just look at the number of new online stores getting launched and the traffic that sites like Myntra, Flipkart and Amazon command!
In India, the total internet subscribers are around 165…