• NEWS
    Broomstick Flying or Red-Light Ping-Pong? Gadgets at CeBIT 2016

    Virtual reality and 3D printing are among top technologies showcased by thousands of IT companies attending this year’s technology show CeBIT in the northern German city of Hanover. Here are some eye-catching gadgets from the annual fair: Quidditch on a broomstick Harry Potter fans dying to get a taste of what playing quidditch on a […]

  • COMPUTERS
    Huawei MateBook 2-in-1 Hybrid With Windows 10 Launched at MWC 2016

    Huawei at its pre-MWC 2016 on Sunday announced that it is entering the PC business. The Chinese conglomerate unveiled its MateBook, its first 2-in-1, or laptop-tablet hybrid. The retail price of the MateBook starts at $699 (roughly Rs. 48,000). The MateBook runs Windows 10 Pro. The MateBook, which has a metal unibody, resembles the Microsoft’s […]

  • NEWS
    2016 Pinterest Trends – What’s Next This Year?

    Does Pinterest still matter? Once it was the dominant visual social media network. But now Instagram and a host of trendier platforms, like Periscope and Snapchat, have solidly dethroned Pinterest’s claim as the visual network du jour. But don’t count it out of your social media strategy just yet. Pinterest, like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, remains an important space for businesses to “nurture, maintain […]

  • NEWS
    5 Awesome Tools for Small Businesses in 2016

    Still managing projects with a Google Doc, tracking billable hours in an endless Excel chart, or juggling human resource benefits yourself? In 2016, resolve to put an end to the madness. From straightforward accounting solutions to intuitive social media management tools, these five apps empower small business and entrepreneurs to do more with less. Ready to […]

  • NEWS
    When in Rome, Study Typography: SVA Summer Destinations 2016

    The SVA Destinations Masters Workshop: Design History, Theory & Practice in Rome is an intensive hands-on workshop that focuses on typography, book and lettering design, and epigraphy. The 2016 workshop will be held from May 29 to June 12 and is being lead by MFA Design Co-chairsSteven Heller and Lita Talarico. “The highlight of the […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Three Indian B-schools in FT’s Global MBA Ranking 2016

    Among the three, Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad tops the list and is the 24th best B-school globally, followed by the Indian School of Business-Hyderabad (29th place) and the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (62nd place). Photo: HT Three Indian business schools figure in the annual Global MBA Ranking 2016 of the Financial Times. Among the three, […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Budget 2016 sets stage for hike in IIT, varsity tuition fees

    Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint Fees for students studying in publicly funded higher education institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and central universities could more than double, with budget 2016 proposing a new funding pattern for the elite schools. The budget proposed setting up a Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA), a quasi-sovereign body which […]

  • NEWS
    Panasonic Toughpad FZ-F1, FZ-N1 Rugged Smartphones Launched at MWC 2016

    Panasonic on Monday unveiled two new Toughpad handheld devices – the Toughpad FZ-F1 and FZ-N1 – at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Android-powered Panasonic Toughpad FZ-N1 will be initially available as a Wi-Fi model in March at an estimated street price of $1,499 (approximately Rs. 103,000) while the voice model will be launched […]

  • NEWS
    Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) With 4.5-Inch Display, 4G Support Goes Official

    Samsung’s Galaxy J1 (2016) smartphone made a brief appearance at one of the company’s physical retail partners in Dubai back in January. The company however made no announcement regarding the launch at that time. Samsung has now made the Galaxy J1 (2016) official in Russia. The smartphone has been listed on the company’s site without […]