• COMPUTERS
    Hybrids Could Save Both the PC and Tablet

    When tablets launched, people said they would kill off the PC. That of course, did not happen, and today it looks like the tables have, kind of, turned. The demand for desktop PCs continues to decline, as more and more functions move to our smartphones. But tablets also appear to have reached a saturation point […]

  • NEWS
    Why Saama sold its Snapdeal stake

    Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint How do you like the view?” asks a beaming Ash Lilani as he strides into the conference room at Saama Capital India Advisors’ Bengaluru office on a February afternoon. The “view” Saama’s co-founder is asking about is a trophy wall of sorts adorned with plaques that sport the logos of the venture […]

  • COMPUTERS
    HP, a Silicon Valley Icon, Is Ready for Its Break-Up

    One of the nation’s most storied tech companies will split in two this weekend, another casualty of seismic shifts in the way people use technology – and big-company sluggishness in responding. Hewlett-Packard was an early pioneer of what became the model for Silicon Valley startups: Founded in 1939 by two Stanford graduates in a Palo […]

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    Uber starts to lease cars to its drivers on the lines of Ola

    Photo: Bloomberg Ride-hailing company Uber has started leasing cars to drivers in India, borrowing a page from the play book of its larger rival Ola, as it seeks to expand market share. The leasing programme, aimed at attracting more drivers to its platform, is being tested in select cities such as Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Infusionsoft Expands Its Payments Solutions

    If there was a recurring theme at the recent ICON16 event, an annual meeting held for its users by Infusionsoft, it was about “building ease of use” for its customers. In fact, those were the exact words used by Chief Products Officer Terry Hicks in a media briefing. At the conference, Infusionsoft released some new […]

  • NEWS
    Flipkart secures a credit line of over Rs450 crore from HDFC Bank; Amazon’s localization of mobile tech boosts demand for its app

    Photo: iStock What to watch out for • Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India to fast-track market reforms, ease start-up funding. • Amazon’s localization of mobile tech boosts demand for its app. • Flipkart has secured a credit line of over Rs.450 crore from private sector lender HDFC Bank, according to latest […]

  • NEWS
    Investopad launches its third centre in Bengaluru

    The platform which has already made close to nine investments in the past year, plans to make close to 15 investments every year at the early stage in small teams focused primarily on technology product investments. Bengaluru: Investopad, a seed fund and early-stage incubator, has launched its third centre in Bengaluru which can house 20 […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Flipkart to offer its logistics services to third-party e-commerce firms

    Flipkart is also gearing up to roll out an inter-city customer-to-customer courier service called eFlash in the next two months. Photo: Bloomberg Bengaluru/New Delhi: Flipkart Ltd, the country’s largest online retailer, has thrown open its logistics services eKart to third-party e-commerce firms even as the company is gearing up to roll out an inter-city customer-to-customer […]

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    Freshdesk buys Framebench, its fourth acquisition in seven months

    A file photo of Girish Mathrubootham, founder and chief executive, Freshdesk, who said that the acquisition of Framebench presents an opportunity to integrate collaborative capabilities. Photo: Mint Bengaluru: Freshdesk Inc., a start-up that provides customer support platforms for enterprises, has acquired Framebench Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a company which lets users collaborate on files (documents, images, […]