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March 9, 2016 mPhone ‘Mango’ Smartphones Launch Controversy: Everything You Need to Know
As the Make in India and Digital India movements announced by the Prime Minister accelerate, all eyes are on Indian firms and entrepreneurs to see what they can achieve in the new, more conducive environment. The Union Budget this year further set the stage for incentivising startups in the country. It is in this scenario […]
NEWS March 9, 2016 Apple Supplier Broadcom to Slash 1,900 Jobs Globally
Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd, the company created following the merger of Avago and Broadcom, said it would cut about 1,900 jobs globally across its businesses. Shares of Broadcom, which also supplies to Apple Inc, were up 8 percent at $148.20 in extended trading on Thursday. The company said it expects to take charges of about $650 […]
NEWS March 9, 2016 HTC’s Rumoured 2016 Nexus Phones Tipped to Sport ‘3D Touch’ Technology
Google last year introduced a native fingerprint API for Android 6.0 Marshmallow letting a range of OEMs add the standardised technology to their own smartphones. In Android, we have already seenHuawei Mate S smartphone featuring pressure-sensitive display technology. However, that is still limited to as far as the software implementation goes. This time, with Android […]
COMPUTERS March 9, 2016 Intel to Make ‘Significant Portion’ of the iPhone 7’s LTE Modems: Report
Apple’s next flagship smartphone, expected to be named the iPhone 7, will reportedly have some of its innards made by Intel. According to an analyst at CLSA Securities, Intel has secured orders for a “significant portion” of the cellular modems on Apple’s next-generation iPhone. The analyst adds that Apple isn’t looking to completely cut its […]
COMPUTERS 
March 9, 2016 Windows 10 Update Brings New Features, Wider Language Support to Cortana
Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 update, which was seeded to Insiders on the “fast ring” last week, aims to enhance the capabilities of Cortana. The company’s digital personal assistant now supports three more languages, making it functional in 14 languages in total. The Redmond, Washington-based company last week released Windows 10 build 14279 which, among other […]
NEWS March 9, 2016 Oppo R9, R9 Plus Camera-Focused Smartphones Set to Launch on March 17
Oppo since last week has been teasing the Oppo R9 and the Oppo R9 Plus camera-focused smartphones in China. It has also been posting teasers on its Weibo account touting the handsets’ VOOC fast charging. However, it has finally posted an image confirming when it will be launching the duo. The Chinese tech firm, as […]
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March 9, 2016 Instagram Finally Comes to Windows 10 Mobile, in Beta Form
You no longer have to resort to unofficial apps to access Instagram on your Windows 10 Mobilesmartphone. The popular image and video sharing platform has finally released its app on Microsoft’s mobile platform. While still in the beta phase, Instagram for Windows 10 Mobile offers several interesting features including one that mimics Apple’s Peek and […]
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March 8, 2016 Nightingales plans to raise $20 million in second round funding
The promoters of Medwell Ventures have invested around $3.5 million in Nightingales. Hyderabad: Nightingales Home Health Services, part of Medwell Ventures Pvt. Ltd, on Tuesday said it plans to raise around $20 million to fund expansion by the end of this year. Medwell Ventures acquired Benguluru-based Nightingales in April 2014, for undisclosed amount. Medwell Ventures, […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Wow Momo to set up 40 more outlets across seven cities by March 2017
Capex for a Wow Momo QSR outlet is Rs.12-30 lakh and that of the restaurant is almost Rs.35 lakh. New Delhi: Wow Momo, a quick service restaurant (QSR) chain which sells different versions of Tibetan dumplings, is planning to open over 40 outlets by March 2017 as it looks to strengthen its presence beyond its […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Start-up India good way to spend taxpayers’ money: poll
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid out an action plan for start-up enterprises, proposing self-certification related to nine labour and environment laws and said no government inspectors will visit start-ups in the first three years after their launch. Photo: PTI A majority of the respondents to an instaVaani poll have backed the Start-Up India programme launched […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Labour ministry moves to ease compliance norms for start-ups
Start-ups are likely to create more than 100,000 jobs in 2016 and 225,000 jobs in 2018. Photo: Mint New Delhi: The labour and employment ministry on Sunday took steps to relax labour-related compliance measures for start-ups, a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Start-up India initiative. The ministry has decided to exempt start-ups […]
ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Norwest to step up India investment
Norwest’s India portfolio currently includes internet companies like travel portal Yatra, Quikr, Pepperfry and food delivery startup Swiggy. Mumbai: Norwest Venture Partners, one of the largest venture capital firms globally which has invested $700 million (about Rs.4,730 crore) in the country so far, will step up startup investments here in 2016. “In the past 15 […]
