Facebook and RCom have collaborated to launch Internet.org Initiative in India to provide free internet access to the people in India. With the Internet.org app, RCom subscribers will be able to access around 30 websites with no data charges. The websites will range from education, news, maternal health, sports, jobs, communication and more in addition to social networking website Facebook. Read on to find more information about Internet.org Initiative.
Samsung and Micromax have been struggling to reach to the first position in Indian smartphone market for long now, but it seems there is no clear winner yet. While one recent report from Canalys stated that Micromax has overtook Samsung in Q4 2014 in India, the other report from Counterpoint Research stands contrary to it stating that Samsung holds the first position in Indian smartphone market, following Samsung. Let’s have a look on the contrasting data of Samsung vs Micromax to find out who is the real winner in this number game!
Following the success of Android One smartphones in India and to increase international footprint, Spice mobility has launched the Android One In International Markets. The Spice Dream Uno Android One smartphone which was launched in India last year, has now been launched internationally in Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka under the brand name Nexian Journey One. With this launch of Android One in international markets, Spice has become world’s first brand to launch Android One with Android Lollipop 5.1 operating system. Read on to find more details.
Idea has launched Idea Easy Share Plans for its prepaid subscribers in India. The Idea Easy Share Plan initiative by the company is focused towards the prepaid customers with multiple devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops and dongles and also the customers with family members using multiple connections. This plan will allow the Idea prepaid subscribers to share data, voice minutes and SMS between other Idea users and multiple devices. These Easy Share plans had already been launched last year in select markets for Postpaid customers while the company has extended the offer to its prepaid subscribers now. Read on to find more information on Idea Easy Sharing plans.
Within no time, WhatsApp application has gained tremendous popularity all over the world which is confirmed by the fact that WhatsApp has 700 million active monthly users across the world. People have almost quit using traditional sms service for sending and receiving messages while they use WhatsApp application nowadays which offers wider scope so that users can send and receive images, videos and audios in addition to text messages. But people often face difficulty when they need to travel abroad and cannot access WhatsApp service on their device due to lack of internet connectivity. Catering to the needs of those users, WhatSIM has been launched which will allow users to use WhatsApp globally without internet connection. Read on to find more details on price and availability of WhatSIM.
Computing device manufacturer Notion Ink Design Labs has entered into partnership with Flipkart for the sale of its Notion Ink Cain devices. This initiative has been taken to reach more buyers in the country. The Notion Ink devices which will go on sale in a couple of days exclusively through Flipkart include a 2-in-1 device Cain 10 and an 8 inch tablet Cain 8 which were recently launched by Notion Ink in collaboration with Microsoft and Intel. Notion Ink Cain 10 & Cain 8 were earlier available exclusively through Snapdeal while Notion Ink has switched their e-commerce partner to Flipkart now for the sale of these products. Read to find more information about the Notion Ink Cain 10 & Cain 8.
Before I start with the interview, let me give a brief background of the Ford Innovate Mobility challenge. The Innovate Mobility Series is a global initiative by Ford to find out solution for mobility related challenges across various cities of the world. For the same, Ford Invited solution for different cities locally and asked them to develop apps using the latest technology to solve the mobility issues of these cities. For Mumbai, the challenge was to overcome the challenge posted by Monsoon. The prize money for this challenge was USD $30,000 and winner of this challenge is Khyati Majmudar. We had a telephonic interview with her and here are the highlights from our interaction with this bright young lady who developed this award winning app.
