PlatformPlay, Rammohan Sundaram’s new startup has announced a tie-up with the innovative CAPTCHA service called NLPCaptcha which is designed to use to the spam blocking mechanism of CAPTCHA and integrate advertising messages. The company announced that the entire sales inventory of NLPCaptcha will be moved to PlatformPlay in a phased manner. NLPCaptcha launched in 2011 and has since since seen wide...

Reliance Games, an international developer and publisher of mobile games, has launched a game based on the dance-based hit reality show, Dancing with the Stars. The game is based on rhythmic movements and is available on all of Apple’s iOS devices- the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad. The game allows users to enjoy the dancing experience and includes the characters from the show-including Derek...

Online Travel Agency (OTA) MakeMyTrip’s (MMT) financial results have a few interesting patterns that indicate the progress of the segment & preferences of online travelers. MakeMyTrip generated gross revenue of US$ 228.8 Million in the year ended March 31, 2013, an increase of 16.4% (29.7% if currency fluctuation is not factored) over the previous year. However, the company reported 1.4% decline...

In a move to encourage small business adopt cloud technology, Google India has announced a 45 percent reduction on pricing for its Google Apps for Business. As a part of the new pricing, new and existing customers in India will now pay Rs 150 per user per month if they are on the flexible plan and Rs 1,500 per user per year on the annual plan – a 45% reduction on the previous price. “India...

Vodafone India seems to be gearing up to offer a nationwide coverage of 3G internet services. Having earned well from its subscribers who use Data services, the company is contemplating collaborative techniques to offer seamless connectivity via much faster standards than prevalent EDGE & patchy 3G services. Vodafone’s Operating Profit (adjusted) rose to Rs. 1,854 Crores (US$ 335 Million)...

Nokia has finally added LiveSight feature to Here Maps for Windows 8 devices. The LiveSight augmented reality feature allows you to pinpoint exactly where you are going, shows shops, restaurants and your favourite places as virtual signs on buildings right on your screen. LiveSight pulls up nearby locations and displays relevant information like the type of business or attraction, the hours, the...

It’s been almost a week since Google announced their own streaming music service to compete with established services like Spotify and Pandora — Google Play Music All Access — and now that I’ve had a chance to play around with the app; I thought about sharing my experience with the app in a blog post. Google Play Music All Access app (yeah, the name totally sucks) was launched just about...

Apple has easily outsmarted its rival Google to become world’s most valuable brand. The iPhone,  iPad and iPod  maker is valued at $185 billion,  as per the annual BrandZ study of the world’s top 100 brand. Although Apple topped the list once again, its brand value only increased 1% to $185 billion, which is not as impressive as the 19% increase (from $153 billion in 2011 to $183...

Microsoft has unveiled the next-generation hardware successor of the popular gaming console Xbox 360, the Xbox one at an event yesterday at Redmond. Microsoft claims that the Xbox One will be the ultimate stop for all types of entertainment, and has even gone to call it a device meant for much more than gaming. It has been dubbed as ‘the all-in-one entertainment system’ by the company itself....

Here is a great way to integrate an online shopping experience into people’s offline world.  Popular online fashion and lifestyle portal Yebhi.com has followed the footsteps of Homeshop 18 and rolled out 30 virtual stores across Café Coffee Day outlets in two cities — Delhi and Bangalore. The stores boast of a virtual wall that showcases the range of products offered by the portal, along with...