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March 14, 2016 Xerox’s New Service Can Translate and Print Scanned Documents
Xerox has released its Easy Translator Service tool for users to print out a document they scan in any language they choose. To use this service, users should have one of the Xerox’s ConnectKey-enabled multifunctional printers (MFPs). Some of the supported MFPs include ColorQube series and WorkCentre series. The complete list can be seen on […]
COMPUTERS 
March 14, 2016 Code.org Hacked: Emails and Locations Data of Volunteers Compromised
Code.org suffered a security breach on its website this week, the non-profit has confirmed. A firm based in Singapore managed to access some personal data on Code.org website leveraging a client-side vulnerability. As a result, Code.org says, more than 12,000 volunteer email addresses, and some locations data were compromised. On Saturday, Code.org began to inform […]
ALL DEALS 
March 12, 2016 India Funding Roundup: A Pre-Owned Fashion Marketplace, E-Commerce Enabler, and More
A total of 23 tech startups got funded in this week, according to sector analysis provided by data tracker Tracxn. Our latest funding roundup compiles seed and late stage investments in firms engaged in e-commerce enablement, self-drive car rentals, B2B listings, and pre-owned fashion. Yana Mobile personal assistant app Yana has reportedly raised an undisclosed […]
NEWS 
March 11, 2016 Practo to expand into fitness and personal care segments
Practo’s planned expansion into these segments comes eight months after it acquired Delhi-based fitness and health solutions firm FitHo Wellness Services Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru: Practo Technologies Pvt. Ltd, one of India’s most funded online healthcare start-ups, has decided to look beyond doctors and diagnostic labs and expand to spas and fitness centres. The categories have […]
NEWS March 11, 2016 The link between Capricorn eServe and former Foodpanda MD Rohit Chadda
A file photo of Rohit Chadda. Documents in Mint’s possession show that Capricorn’s story started in February 2015 when Chadda decided to set up the company as a partnership firm. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/ Mint Mumbai: A follow-up investigation by Mint into the lapses and frauds at food-tech start-up Foodpanda has revealed that the former managing […]
NEWS March 11, 2016 CarTrade raises Rs950 crore investment from Temasek and others
The company that was founded in 2009 by Vinay Sanghi is looking to use the funds to expand its offerings for users and dealers. Mumbai: Online auto classifieds company MXC solutions Pvt. Ltd that operates as Cartrade.com Wednesday said it has raised Rs.950 crore in a funding round led by Singapore-based investment firm Temasek and […]
NEWS March 11, 2016 Will online pharmacies work in India, and are they even legal?
Zigy co-founder Hemant Bhardwaj hired three law firms just to ascertain if the business of online pharmacies was legal. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint New Delhi: It’s a $18 billion market set to grow to $55 billion by 2020 and it’s finally beginning to get the kind of attention from investors and entrepreneurs those numbers warrant—despite uncertainty […]
ELECTRONICS 
March 11, 2016 BlackBerry Priv Gets Camera, Keyboard, and Launcher App Updates
BlackBerry last week started rolling out several app updates for the BlackBerry Launcher, BlackBerry Keyboard, and BlackBerry Camera via Google Play. It is worth mentioning that all these updates are only for the company’s latest Android smartphone – the BlackBerry Priv. In the camera department, BlackBerry Priv as a part of the camera update v1.0.0.3803 […]
NEWS March 11, 2016 Nexus 6P Update Brings Performance Improvements and More
Soon after Nexus 5X received a performance update, Google has rolled out a similar update for the Nexus 6P. The new update for the Huawei Google Nexus 6P deals with performance issues apart from bringing other minor improvements. Google confirmed the new update in a Reddit post and said, “The fixes for this build are […]
NEWS March 10, 2016 Innerchef acquires EatOnGo and Flavour Labs
Acqui-hiring is essentially done for the target company’s talent pool more than its products and services. Bengaluru: Food technology start-up Innerchef, which operates in the ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meals segments, has acqui-hired two food start-ups, Flavour Labs in Gurgaon and EatOnGo in Bengaluru, signalling further consolidation in the food tech segment starved of cash after […]
NEWS March 10, 2016 Indiamart raises fresh funds from Amadeus Capital, Westbridge and Intel
The company offers a platform and tools to over 1.4 crore buyers to search from over 2.57 crore products and get connected with over 18 lakh suppliers. New Delhi: Indiamart.com, one of the largest online listing platforms for small and medium businesses has raised an undisclosed amount in Series C funding led by Amadeus Capital, […]
NEWS March 9, 2016 Finomena raises funds from Matrix Partners and others
Bengaluru-based food delivery company Cookaroo Food Networks, is looking to use the funds to develop technology and to scale operations across Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Bengaluru-based financial technology start-up Finomena has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from US-based private equity firm Matrix Partners, Kaushal Aggarwal, managing director and co-founder of Avendus, and Harshvardhan Chamria of […]
