ACT looks for OTT bundles to take on telcos on home broadbandACT Fibernet plans to expand in tier-1 and tier-2 cities, competing with telco giants. It offers OTT bundled plans and has gained market sh...
Building entry barriers in fintech; and other top tech & startup stories this weekThe free run that Indian fintech founders had is a thing of the past. Not only has the regulator stepped in to check the speed of innovatio...
ICC yields after Indian companies' mock auction boycottICC agreed to multiple demands of the broadcasters after they boycotted its recent mock e-auctions, signalling a willingness to stay out of...
pi Ventures to invest Rs 200 crore in AI-focussed startupsThe fund has raised money from Bhupen Shah, ex-cofounder of Sling Media, who has invested in seed-stage venture funds, including Tandem Cap...
With 70% conversion, Flipkart Lite is no lightweightCo is working on a slew of tech-driven measures to improve the interface of mobile website, especially on low-end phones in slow network ar...
In its quest for numero uno status in India's etail war, Flipkart is transforming itself from withinBinny Bansal has infused fresh vigour into Flipkart with moves aimed at making it more efficient, strong enough to stand its ground against...
Flipkart to replace social feature with option that allows interaction between sellers and customersPing and image search button were launched as part of a major drive towards product innovation, which was led by former chief product offic...
Flipkart shuts image search, social shopping experiment Ping in less than a yearPing and the image search button were launched as part of a major drive towards product innovation, which was led by the Bengaluru-based co...
Flipkart's chief product officer Punit Soni, a high-profile catch from Silicon Valley, quitsDuring his stint with Flipkart, Soni was responsible for significantly enhancing the product design capability and hiring a robust technolo...
Is ex-Googler and Flipkart employee Punit Soni on his way out?A source close to the development said Soni has been contemplating quitting Flipkart in the backdrop of the app-only strategy backfiring fo...
Flipkart wants to build brain like capabilities using big data to understand customer needsFlipkart’s plan is to apply a combination of big data analytics, social shopping and a mobile-first approach to keep its lead in the market.
Waitlist for Flipkart Ping already at over 100K, says Punit SoniThe feature is invite only and will make the app size go up by about 2 MB. Every user who gets an invite can invite 10 more people to use t...
How Flipkartās Ping aims to redefine e-commerce through the messengerThe currently invite-only feature has increased the app size by about 2 MB. Once the resting is over, the feature will be rolled out to all...
Online retail company Flipkart launches in-app chat feature called Ping todayThe new chat service will allow buyers to share their buys or product wishes with their phonebook contacts and create groups just like in W...
Focussed on mobility but no timeline to go app-only: FlipkarteCommerce major Flipkart today said it is focused on developing products for mobile devices but has not decided on the timeline to go app-o...
What e-mail leaks reveal about Snapchat's Facebook snubAccording to an email written by Benchmark's Mitch Lasky, Mark Zuckerberg pulled Snapchat investor and early Facebook employee Matt Cohler ...
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