As India gears up for general elections, owners of global social media platforms are in a huddle over how to curb the spread of misinformation and fake news in a country where deep mobile penetration has made Facebook, its messaging service WhatsAppand Twitter available at the Read More …
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A new inflection point for Indian ecommerce, as sales move beyond mobiles, fashion
Naseeb, owner of Royal Interiors, a 6,000 sq.ft. three-storeyed furniture store in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar has already sold more than Rs 1 crore of goods online during this year’s festive season sale thanks to Amazon. But, there has seen a consistent Read More …
WhatsApp Says No to Indian Government’s Demand to Make Messages Traceable
WhatsApp has turned down the Indian government’s demand to provide it with a solution to track origin of messages on its platform. The Facebook-owned WhatsAppsays creating a software to trace the origin of messages will go against the idea of user Read More …
WhatsApp Rejects Indian Government’s Demand for Message Traceability
WhatsApp has rejected India’s demand for a solution to track the origin of messages on its platform, saying building traceability will undermine end-to-end encryption and affect privacy protection for users. Emphasising that people use its platform for all kinds of “sensitive Read More …
EverestIMS software now available on Indian Government e-Marketplace
Bangalore: EverestIMS Technologies Pvt Ltd (Everest), an Indian software product company specialized in software solutions for unified IT infra management and ITSM, today announced the availability of its Infrastructure Management Software(IMS) on Indian government’s online procurement portal, Government e-Marketplace (GeM) under the section “Information Technology Broadcasting and Telecommunication with Read More …
Twitter Says Reports Claiming Indian Leaders Have Fake Followers Are Deeply Flawed
HIGHLIGHTS Reports had claimed PM Modi had over 60 percent fake followers Fake follower measurement tool is not our product: Twitter “The methodology used by ‘Twitter Audit’ is deeply flawed” After reports surfaced that some of the top Indian politicians Read More …
Apple To Develop New Feature For Indian Customers, Create 4,000 Jobs: Official
Apple’s Feature For Indian Customers To Create 4,000 Jobs: Official WASHINGTON: Apple Inc is developing features for Indian customers, including maps and other products, creating over 4,000 jobs, an official at the US tech giant has said. Last year, Apple Read More …
Indian tech firm launches anti-fraud exam software in Singapore
SINGAPORE, DEC 1: An Indian technology company today launched a software in Singapore to prevent cheating and fraud in examinations. Bengaluru-based Mindlogicx Infratec Limited claimed that the software is the first of its kind in the world. ’IntelliPAD’ releases questions Read More …
Lenovo Tops Indian Tablet Market With 94 Percent Growth: CMR
While the Indian tablet PC market recorded a 4 percent decline (Year-on-Year) in the third quarter this year, Lenovo captured 20.3 percent share to lead the segment, witnessing 94 percent growth over the previous quarter, market research firm CMR said on Monday. Read More …
Indian community bands together to help Hurricane Harvey rescue operations
Jiten Agarwal, a Houston IT entrepreneur of Indian descent, plunged himself headlong into relief and rescue work from the first opportunity he got. Starting just hours after Hurricane Harvey made landfall last Friday, he hasn’t stopped, joining any group, and Read More …