San Francisco, (IANS) : Twitter stocks fell significantly after Google and Walt Disney reportedly ruled out to acquire the struggling micro-blogging platform - leaving only Salesforce in the bidding race. According to a Re/Code report, Twitter's shares dropped 17 per...
Snapchat planning $25 bn IPO: Report
New York, (IANS) : Snap Inc -- the parent company of popular photo-sharing messaging service Snapchat -- is considering an initial public offering (IPO) that can value the company at $25 billion or more, media reported on Friday. According to Wall Street Journal, Snap...
Indian IoT market to grow up to $15 billion by 2020: Report
Bengaluru, (IANS) : The Indian Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected to grow to $15 billion with 2.7 billion units by 2020 from the current $5.6 billion and 200 million connected units, a report said on Wednesday. The industrial applications of IoT, primarily in...
LeEco offers Le Max 2 for Rs 17,999 from Oct 1-6
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco is offering its disruptive smaretphone Le Max 2 (32GB) for Rs 17,999 this festive season instead of its regular price of Rs 22,999. The offer is valid from October 1 to 6 and Le Max 2 will be...
At Rs 10,999, Coolpad Note 5 arrives to disrupt Indian market
New Delhi, (IANS) : Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad on Friday launched its Note 5 smartphone which is packed with features at a disruptive price of Rs 10,999. A successor in Coolpad Note series, the 5.5 inch, 4G-enabled device will be available on Amazon via open...
Google to open ‘India Cloud Region’ to help customers, developers
New Delhi, (IANS) : In a fresh move to offer secured and improved cloud services to Indian developers and enterprise customers, Google has announced to open a new "Google Cloud Region" which is expected to go live in Mumbai in 2017. Announcing the "Google Cloud...
Salesforce tries to block Microsoft’s $26.2 bn LinkedIn acquisition
San Francisco, (IANS) : Cloud computing company Salesforce is reportedly trying to block the $26.2 billion Microsoft-LinkedIn deal, arguing that Microsoft's acquisition of the enterprise social network LinkedIn will be anti-competitive. According to a report in...
Facebook, Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft on one AI platform
New York, (IANS) : In a major boost to artificial intelligence (AI) research, five top-notch tech companies -- Facebook, Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft -- have joined hands to announce a historic partnership on AI and machine learning. It means that these companies...
Twitter India introduces live video interview series
Mumbai, (IANS) : Twitter India and digital video network PING Network are launching a live video interview series with business and technology leaders over Twitter's live streaming app Periscope. Govindraj Ethiraj, veteran journalist and founder of PING Network, will...
Google goes bullish on India, expands free Wi-Fi across the country
New Delhi, (IANS) : In a move to help India's billion-plus population connect to Internet, tech giant Google on Tuesday announced to expand its free Wi-Fi service -- currently available at 52 railway stations -- to public places across India. At the second "Google for...