NEWS 
March 26, 2016 Intel Says ‘Tick-Tock’ Strategy Isn’t Working Anymore
Intel will stop following its two-year “tick-tock” development model, according to details contained within a routine report published by the company. The chipmaker’s most recent form 10-K, a financial document filed annually with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, outlines all of its business operations and any details potentially relevant to investors and regulators. […]
ELECTRONICS 
March 26, 2016 This Gadget Can Turn Your Phone Into a 3D Printer
A US-based company claims to have created a portable device that lets users create 3D prints by using the light from their smartphone screen. The gadget called OLO is designed to be simple, consisting of three plastic pieces, one chip, and one motor, all operated by four AA batteries. It measures 720x1150x1480mm and weighs 780 […]
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March 26, 2016 Railways increase senior citizen, women quota
[“Source-Livemint”] Rajdhani and Duronto, which are fully air-conditioned express trains, the quota in 3AC class will be four lower berths per coach. Photo: Mint New Delhi: The Indian Railways on Wednesday raised quotas for senior citizens, women of 45 years and above and pregnant passengers, as promised by Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu in the […]
ELECTRONICS March 26, 2016 Electric vehicles for all by 2030: Piyush Goyal
Photo: AFP New Delhi: Come 2030, and every car user in the country could have an electric vehicle. That’s the goal that the government is working towards, said minister for power, coal, new and renewable energy Piyush Goyal. Under the plan, the vehicles will be given without an upfront payment and will be paid for […]
COMPUTERS 
March 26, 2016 HP announces new machine learning as a service offering
Technology major Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced the commercial launch of Haven OnDemand, a cloud platform that provides advanced machine learning application programme interfaces and services that enable developers, startups and enterprises to build data-rich mobile and enterprise applications. The company also announced a new version of Idol analytics platform, which applies data analytics and […]
ALL DEALS March 26, 2016 SP Robotic raises Rs 2 crore from IAN, Chennai Angels
SP Robotic Works, a Chennai-based startup which provides robotic education to school students in the brand name called Kidobotikz, has raised Rs 2 crore from Indian Angel Network (IAN). Nagaraja Prakasam has led this round on behalf of IANand will also join the board of the company and Rajesh Navaneetham and MV Subramanian would also […]
ALL DEALS March 26, 2016 Uber-Ola battle might usher in transparency
Jugnoo cries foul ahead of Ola’s Chandigarh launchOla ups the ante in contest with UberMeru ties up with local cabs in KolkataOla Micro spearheads company’s fight against Uber Uber has been accused of gaming its rivals in the US by booking bogus cab rides to make it difficult for genuine users to hail taxis. In […]
NEWS March 26, 2016 Ratan Tata-backed Bollant to complete Rs 20 crore fund raising by April
ALSO READ Ratan Tata invests in TeaBox, joins boardRatan Tata’s love affair with start-upsOnline marketplace OfBusiness raises $5 million in Series-A fundingPai, Tata strike most deals as angel investors in 2015 Hyderabad-based Bollant Industries, in which Ratan Tata has made an investment recently, is planning to complete a Rs 20-crore fundraising in April to fund […]
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March 26, 2016 BigBasket raises $150 million from Abraaj Group
Flipkart expands reach of grocery delivery serviceOla shuts food and grocery delivery servicesGrocery delivery app PepperTap acquires JiffstoreTendulkar makes his first tech start-up investmentInvestment in an Indian start-up every 8 hours On-demand grocery delivery company BigBasket has announced it has raised $150 million from the Abraaj Group, International Finance Corporation, and Sands Capital. Existing investors […]
ALL DEALS March 26, 2016 Tendulkar makes his first tech start-up investment
ALSO READ Tendulkar bats for Oxigen walletGlobal mobile subscriptions growing around 5 per cent y-o-yGovt to launch Rs 10,000-cr fund for domestic electronic firmsInvestment in an Indian start-up every 8 hoursZebpay raises nearly $1 mn in series ‘A’ funding Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar made his first investment in a technology start-up, a firm that makes […]
NEWS March 26, 2016 Ola acquires IIT Madras incubated payments startup Qarth to strengthen Ola Money
Ola Launches standalone Ola Money appOla promises ride as soon you step outOla buys minority stake in payment-tech firm ZipCashOla completes two years in Chennai, registers 40% m-o-m growthOla Micro spearheads company’s fight against Uber App-based taxi hailing service Ola has acquired Chennai-based payments solution Qarth Technologies, which was incubated out of IIT Madras, to […]
ALL DEALS March 26, 2016 Quikr launches service for doorstep pickup and delivery of pre-owned goods
Pranay Chulet, Founder, Quikr Quikr launches diagnostic app to boost used mobile salesIndia’s top 5 startup foundersStart-ups take to mergers to surviveQuikr to acquire Commonfloor todayCasa Grande’s investment arm sells analytics portal to Quikr Online classifieds platform Quikr has launched its ‘Quikr Doorstep’ service to offer buyers of pre-owned goods ane-commerce like experience by facilitating […]
