Startups and tech companies are racing to fill the void due to the ban on Chinese apps and cashing in on the demand created by people looking for local alternatives of such apps. 1. Local video push Flipkart is piloting influencer-led video commerce with 2GudSocial, aimed at consumers from small towns and lower-income groups. The […]
Archives for July 2020
Speaking the local language: solving global IoT network challenges
By Ian Marsden, co-founder and CTO at Eseye. Imagine the scenario: you’re the CIO of a healthcare business with thousands of IoT-enabled devices deployed around the world. They’re devices that people rely on, and they’re connected via the local mobile network. It’s midnight and you’ve been told that all your devices in Peru have lost […]
Digital payments recover to pre-Covid-19 levels in June
The volume of transactions on retail payment channels operated by the National Payments Corporation of India have either surpassed or are inching back to pre-Covid-19 levels in June, data released by NPCI on Wednesday showed. Channels such as the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), Fastag, Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) and Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) had […]
Spotify extends Premium Duo plan to India & several other markets
Image Source: Spotify Audio streaming service Spotify is extending its Premium Duo subscription plan to several markets including India. Designed for couples, Premium Duo allows two individuals to get their own Spotify premium account under a single plan for Rs 149 per month. In addition, Spotify will also provide access to a special playlist called […]
How CTOs Can Innovate Through Disruption in 2020
CTOs and other IT leaders need to invest in innovation to emerge from the current COVID-19 crisis ready for the next opportunities. Are you ready for 2021’s opportunities? Are you ready for the new business models that will emerge once the COVID-19 coronavirus is behind us? What strategic technology moves will your organization make today […]
HiSilicon & Nowi Introduce Energy Autonomous NB-IoT Platform
HiSilicon and Nowi’s continued collaboration has led to a 2nd generation Energy Autonomous NB-IoT platform optimised for ease-of-use and form factor. New Internet of Things applications are now possible, where physical size is limited and ‘Plug & Forget’ indefinite operation is required. HiSilicon (Shanghai) Ltd and Nowi Energy B.V. today showcased the 2nd generation of […]
Our dependence on foreign apps with their own agenda must stop: Ravi Shankar Prasad
The ban on Chinese apps is a great opportunity to build and promote “Made in India” apps, in line with the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, said Union Minister for Electronics and IT, and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Wednesday. The dependence on “foreign apps with their own agenda for a variety of reasons” […]
AWS launches dedicated space business unit
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it’s introducing a new business segment that will aim to accelerate innovation in the global aerospace and satellite industry. The Aerospace and Satellite Solutions unit will see AWS expand its services and solutions to the space enterprise sector by providing cloud solutions to support government missions and companies advancing […]
AWS launches dedicated space business unit
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it’s introducing a new business segment that will aim to accelerate innovation in the global aerospace and satellite industry. The Aerospace and Satellite Solutions unit will see AWS expand its services and solutions to the space enterprise sector by providing cloud solutions to support government missions and companies advancing […]
Build, distribute, and deploy application updates to Azure virtual machine scale sets
As the needs of your business grow, and you deploy business-critical applications at cloud scale, the complexity and administrative overhead of managing those applications can increase substantially. To help reduce this management overhead, Azure continues to invest in new capabilities that make it easier to build and distribute application updates across distributed cloud environments. We […]