Amazon bets on live video startup Twitch for $970 mn in cash Agencies Aug 26, 2014 Amazon.com Inc snapped up live-streaming gaming network Twitch Interactive for about $970 million in cash, reflecting Chief…
Play It to bring mobile sports fan engagement platform to India Express News Service Aug 22, 2014 Play It Interactive, a mobile content platform designed to engage sports fans in emerging markets, has announced the closing of…
Microsoft to use Opera browser on feature phones, Asha Agencies Aug 22, 2014 Microsoft has agreed to install Opera Software's Internet browser on low and mid-market mobile phones it inherited from Nokia,…
eGovWatch: Wi-Fi service starts in Khan Market, Connaught Place to follow soon Agencies Aug 18, 2014 The ambitious Wi-Fi project of the New Delhi Municipal Council has taken off with Khan Market becoming the first area where…
Samsung Electronics buys home-automation startup SmartThings Agencies Aug 15, 2014 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will buy SmartThings, a startup backed by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin that helps connect household…
Online sites Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal shake up hidebound retailing in India Agencies Aug 14, 2014 Finding a way into India's vast but vexing market has long frustrated foreign retailers. Now, overseas investors are pouring…
eGovWatch: Delhi Police launches WhatsApp helpline to curb corruption Agencies Aug 11, 2014 Delhi Police has launched a new anti-corruption helpline where one can send audio or video clips if any cop seeks bribe or…
Municipal bonds may help finance smart cities Express News Service Aug 7, 2014 Government wants to give a fillip to the nascent municipal bonds market, identifying it as one of the ways to raise finances for…
Russian hackers steal 1.2B passwords Agencies Aug 7, 2014 Russian hackers have stolen 1.2 billion user names and passwords in a series of Internet heists affecting 420,000 websites,…
E-tail battle heats up with Amazon, Flipkart upping the ante Express News Service Aug 7, 2014 Late entrant but deep pocketed Amazon takes on smaller but more established Flipkart in India's red hot e-tail space. What does…