Voice, video and vernacular: India's internet landscape is changing to tap new usersAs India's internet economy booms, tech firms are looking for ways to help onboard next 100-150 mn users.
07 Oct, 2018, 12.27 PM IST
Startups speak your lingo as mobiles learn your languageStartups see a spot in language rule, starts working on NLP with original equipment manufacturers.
23 Jun, 2017, 08.52 AM IST
Startups to help you complete online transactions in your languageA bunch of startups in the field of linguistics, which have acquired a strong user base by hooking these users to consume online content, i...
24 Feb, 2017, 12.24 AM IST
Startups ring in local lingo, contentIndus OS works with OEMs like Micromax, Intex and Karbonn to integrate its operating system, which offers features like translation through...
11 Jan, 2017, 12.55 PM IST
Ewallets go multi-lingual to acquire regional consumersBanking apps such as Canara Bank and SBI Buddy, too, have added regional-language interface as more and more people turn to digital money.
14 Dec, 2016, 08.10 AM IST
Indic languages need a standard to thrive herehe Internet and Mobile Association of India brought together stakeholders from industry, government, technical community and academia.
15 Nov, 2016, 06.54 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2016: Mitra Biotech aiming to make cancer treatment cheaper, more predictableCanscript, Mitra’s flagship test, enables physicians to select the most optimal drug combination by testing a tumour sample against various...
08 Aug, 2016, 03.13 AM IST
Riding the 4G wave: Qualcomm India to supply carrier aggregation support technologyThe company has carrier aggregation support technology that it is looking to supply to mobile makers like Micromax and Samsung, Sunil Lalva...
15 Feb, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Localisation of content by consumer internet companies, the next stepAccording to an IMRB report from 2013, around 45-million internet users in India browse in local languages.
08 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Reverie Technologies raises $4 million in Series A fundingFounded in 2010, Reverie devises full-stack solutions to translate, transliterate, input, and search on the web in dozens of Indian languag...
31 Aug, 2015, 05.17 PM IST
E-payment solution companies see huge business in vernacular spacee-Paisa, which offers its multilingual app along with a card reader to its customer, has merchants signed up from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Sura...
24 Jun, 2015, 10.57 AM IST
Backed by VCs, startups go all out to bridge digital divide among smartphone usersStartups are receiving VC funding to design localised tech, while e-comm sites are translating their platforms to make them accessible to u...
21 Apr, 2015, 01.17 PM IST
Reverie Language Technologies' app Swalekh to allow mobile users to type & read in 11 Indian languagesReverie Language Technologies is launching a keypad app called Swalekh, which will allow mobile phone users to type and read in 11 Indian l...
24 Jan, 2015, 12.09 PM IST
Startups like LinguaNext, Uniphore Systems, Reverie Language Tech help mobile users cross language barrierSeeking to solve this problem, startups are targeting non-English speakers by building solutions that convert existing software application...
07 Jun, 2014, 04.49 AM IST
Plustxt: Bangalore's startup that allows mobile users to communicate in regional languagesConsumer demand for low-cost apps that can replace short text messaging on mobile phones helped spur the launch of Bangalore-based startup.
09 Aug, 2013, 08.37 AM IST
Companies creating tech apps in regional languages to tap surging mobile user baseCompanies are creating applications in regional languages to meet the needs of the mobile user base in India, which is shifting away from E...
28 May, 2013, 12.47 PM IST
Datawind partners Reverie for multi-language support for tabThrough this tie-up, users of Ubislate tablets will be able to access the device in English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Punjabi and various oth...
09 May, 2012, 10.56 PM IST