Reliance Acquires JustDial To Gain Unparalleled Access To Users’ Database!
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has confirmed the acquisition of a controlling stake in JustDial Limited for Rs 3,497 crores. This allows RRVL to have a 40.95% stake in JustDial. RRVL, the retail subsidiary of RIL, is also eyeing to buy another 26% stake in JustDial from public shareholders. The announcement would be made to acquire another 2.17 […]
WhatsApp Group Calling Feature Gets Much Awaited Addition
In the era of work from home, group calling has become more critical than ever. The WhatsApp group calling feature, first introduced in mid-2018, has a much needed and much-awaited addition today. The mobile messaging behemoth has announced that the WhatsApp group calling feature which allows people to join at mid of the call or rejoin if […]
NPCI’s Voice-Based Payment Solution Could Be a GameChanger
The National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), known for developing and managing first of its kind Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and Aadhaar Enabled Payment (AePS), is once again gearing up for a new voice-based payment solution. The solution has the potential to disrupt the flourishing digital payments industry. The voice-based payment solution is aimed at […]
Swiggy To Have A Bigger Warchest To Take On Zomato
As the Indian investments community is excited about the Zomato IPO, scheduled for tomorrow, the arch-rival Swiggy is busy preparing a bigger war chest to take on Zomato. The Competitive Commission of India (CCI) has given approval to a $450 million investment in Swiggy coming from SoftBank Vision Fund 11. The anti-monopoly watchdog of India revealed on Twitter that the proposed acquisition […]
40,000 New Jobs In TCS: Total Headcount Crosses 500,000
India’s largest IT service company Tata Consultancy Services, aka TCS, will hire 40,000 fresh graduates in campus selection during the ongoing fiscal year. The company has planned to strengthen its talent pool expecting better business to meet the growing demand for its services from global customers. This is not the first time when TCS has planned […]
Microsoft Offering Jaw-Dropping Bonus To All Employees
The festival season has come earlier for all Microsoft employees. The Redmond based software giant has decided to give a whopping Rs 1.12 lakh (US$ 1,500) pandemic bonus to all its employees. Undoubtedly, the news of the Microsoft employee bonus has spread like a wildfire and has become the talk of the town much before […]
Paytm Money Pre IPO Feature: Apply For Startup IPOs Before Public Listing
Have you ever explored ways to apply for an IPO much before it is available in the trade market? Paytm Money, the wealth management arm of Paytm, is trying to capitalise on the excitement created by IPO bound startups in India. Adding a new feature, Paytm Money now allows users to apply for IPO before the actual […]
The Much Awaited iPhone 12 With 5G Dual Sim Is Finally Here!
The much-awaited 5G dual Sim iPhone 12 could soon be a reality! The iPhone 12 lineup being the first line of 5G-ready smartphones from Apple has really pushed telecom carriers to step up their pace of the fifth-generation cellular network rollout. However, up until now, a major downside with the iPhone 12 devices was that […]
Mi Air Charger: The Next Big Thing To Drive The Growth of Global Smartphone Industry?
A path-breaker who changed the face of the smartphone business by making it more consumer-friendly now has innovation on its mind. Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi took to Twitter to lift the lid on its latest technological leap in its new “remote charging technology” called the Mi Air Charge. The revolutionary new technology, which promises to make living rooms […]
Battle Lines Are Drawn: Qualcomm’s Latest Acquisition to Challenge Apple, Intel
The quest to gain supremacy creates a butterfly effect for sure. With the challenges and the champion pulling out all stops to realise their ambition, there are many twists and turns in the race to the top. Amidst this, the news from Qualcomm corner is one that has the potential of becoming a table-turning proposition […]