Online shopping portal Infibeam Incorporation will hit the capital markets on March 21 to mop-up Rs. 450 crore through an initial share plan, becoming the first e-commerce firm to tap the IPO route. The initial…
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Crowd sourcing innovation
A screen grab of Ideapoke website. New Delhi: Research and development is a costly affair, which often kills innovations in a nascent stage. Moreover, intellectual property (IP) adds to researching woes. What if this technology…
Skype for Web Update Brings Calls to Mobiles and Landlines, More
Skype has rolled out what can be said as the biggest update ever for its Skype for Web service since its launch last year. The update brings tonnes of useful new features for the web-based…
Microsoft Says Still Accepts Bitcoin, Apologises for ‘Inaccurate Information’
False alarm, everyone. Microsoft isn’t dropping support for payments via Bitcoin currency from theMicrosoft Store. The Redmond, Washington-based said on Monday that it conveyed inaccurate information over the weekend. Bitcoin community took a big blow…
Google to Delhi High Court: No Revenue Earned From Content Uploaded by Centre
Google India Pvt Ltd Monday told the Delhi High Court it has not earned any revenue out of the agreement with the government or any other monetary benefit from content uploaded under the deal. The…
Sony PlayStation Vue Online TV Service Launched Nationwide in the US
Sony said Monday its Internet-based television service aimed at luring consumers away from cable subscriptions was being expanded to the entire US market. The PlayStation Vue will offer streamlined “bundles” for as little as $30…
China Calls for FBI Cooperation in Internet Security, Counter-Terrorism
China wants to have deeper Internet security and anti-terrorism cooperation with the United States, China’s public security minister told the visiting director of the FBI, state news agency Xinhua said. Meeting in Beijing, the minister,…
Amazon Granted Patent for Authorising Payments With Selfies
Online retail colossus Amazon last week was granted a US patent on using selfies – instead of passwords – for shopping when using smartphones. Seattle-based Amazon reasoned that combining sensor and camera capabilities in smartphones…
Bangladesh Bank Says Hackers Tried to Steal $951 Million
Bangladesh’s central bank confirmed on Sunday that cybercriminals tried to withdraw $951 million from its US bank account, as the country’s finance minister said he first got to know of one of the biggest…
Facebook’s AI Team Maps Earth to Beam Internet Access to All
Social networking giant Facebook is using its artificial intelligence (AI) technology and resources to map the entire Earth and launch the world’s most detailed population maps that will help it beam cheap Internet to remote…