Apple’s CloudKit Gets Server-Side API; Positioned as Parse Alternative
Apple has expanded the capabilities of its CloudKit development service, alongside its server-side API and a component of iCloud to…
Ratan Tata Invests in B2B Marketplace Moglix
Leading industrialist Ratan Tata has invested in Moglix, an e-commerce company specialising in B2B procurement of industrial products, continuing his…
Google Hangouts Gets Improved Call Quality With Peer-to-Peer Connections
Google Hangouts can now utilise peer-to-peer connections for communication. In a new update to its messaging and voice and video…
Pay for Petrol With Paytm at Indian Oil Pumps
On Friday, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma announced via a Facebook post that customers at Indian Oil petrol pumps can…
Adblock Plus, Scourge of Websites, Seeks Industry Deal
For its users, Adblock Plus stands as a bulwark against intrusive advertising. But websites dependent on advertising revenue to remain…
Zomato Breaks Even at Home, in Key Markets Abroad
Indian restaurant search and food delivery service Zomato, one of only a handful of Indian start-ups to succeed abroad, said…
VR Firm Wevr Raises $25 Million From Samsung, HTC, and Others
Virtual reality company Wevr raised $25 million (roughly Rs. 170 crores) from investors including HTCCorp and Samsung Ventures to fund…
India Funding Roundup: A Personalised Insurance Seller, Enterprise IoT Player, and More
Our latest roundup mostly sees seed funding activity centred around sectors like online insurance, learning kits, and co-working spaces, with…
250,000 E-Commerce Jobs Likely in 2016: Assocham
E-commerce is likely to generate during 2016 nearly 2.5 lakh jobs in India's online retail, including temporary employees, supply chain,…
Chinese Turn to Carpooling Apps to Get Ride Home for Holidays
The hundreds of millions of Chinese heading home for Lunar New Year have a relatively new travel option this year:…
