New York, (IANS) : The $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn can propel technology giant Microsoft to be the first tech company to attain a market value of $1 trillion, an analyst has said. A report in GeekWire on Monday quoted Michael Markowski, who writes for...
Will enable 5 mn merchants go digital in 2017: Paytm
New Delhi, (IANS) : Announcing that it will enable five million merchants to leapfrog to digital payments in 2017, mobile payment and e-commerce platform Paytm on Tuesday launched an array of new features to enhance security and increase usability both for consumers...
Non-metro cities accounted for nearly 60% online sales: Survey
New Delhi, (IANS) : With the demand for digital lifestyle continuing to be robust from across India, nearly 60 per cent of online sales were in Tier II cities and beyond, according to a survey of trends by e-commerce platform Snapdeal. "The delivery of functional...
Indian m-wallet market expected to be Rs 1,512 bn by FY22
Hyderabad, (IANS) : The mobile-wallet market in India is expected to grow at over 190 per cent to reach Rs 1,512 billion by financial year 2022 from the current level of about Rs.1.5 billion, says a study conducted jointly by trade body Assocham and business...
BJP’s social media cell campaigned against Aamir Khan, claims new book
New Delhi, (IANS) : Following actor Aamir Khans comments on "intollerance" in November 2015 at an award ceremony, the BJP social media cell organised a campaign to build pressure on Snapdeal to drop Aamir Khan as its brand ambassador, claims an upcoming book, which...
2016: Top 10 fake news forwards that we (almost) believed
By Alison Saldanha, (IANS) : From currency to salt-very little escaped the reach of fake or fabricated news in 2016. Rumours spread from WhatsApp and other social media into the mainstream media. Institutions such as Unesco and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had to...
‘Facebook bill’ banning terrorist posts gets Israeli ministers’ nod
Jerusalem, (IANS) : Ministers in Israel have approved a bill - dubbed the "Facebook bill" - that seeks to compel social media providers such as Facebook, Twitter or YouTube to immediately remove contents from their platforms that the Israeli courts consider...
Facebook adds group video chat to Messenger
New York, (IANS) : If you are not physically with your family this Christmas, Facebook Messenger's latest group chat feature rolled out on Monday can mitigate the distance. Adding the most-requested feature ever to the app, Facebook said the video chat feature will...
Now Google, Apple won’t help Trump build Muslim registry
New York, (IANS) : Soon after Facebook and Twitter clarified that they will not help US President-elect Donald Trump's idea of developing a Muslim registry, tech giants like Google, Apple and global cab-hailing app company Uber also said they will also oppose such an...
Yahoo reports breach affecting more than 1 billion accounts
Sunnyvale, (IANS) : Yahoo on Wednesday disclosed a new security breach that may have affected more than one billion accounts. The breach dates back to 2013 and is thought to be separate from a massive cybersecurity incident announced in September. Yahoo now believes...