Groupon has announced that it has entrusted the current Indian senior management team with additional responsibilities dealing with growth in emerging markets in Asia Pacific. In addition to India, the Groupon India team will now focus on developing and expanding their platform in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Ankur Warikoo who is currently the CEO of Groupon India, has been handed the...

Online travel portal Go-Ibibo has released data regarding the state of online bus bookings in the country. The study is based on data sourced from its consumers’ booking habits. According to the data insights, more than 50% of online booking of bus tickets seem unplanned, signalling towards an immediate bus ticket purchase nature among consumers. 32% of it is on the day of the travel (Last Minute)...

Telecom regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) said it would allow carriers to offer free nationwide mobile roaming to subscribers for a fixed fee from July 1. It has said there will be no complete reduction from roaming charges as such. “TRAI has reduced ceilings for national roaming calls and SMS and instituted a new regime for providing flexibility to telecom service providers to customise tariffs...

According to rumors doing the rounds of the Silicon Valley blog circuit, Instagram will be launching its video sharing capabilities on June 20th at a Facebook ‘Big Ideas’ press event. Although clear details are yet to be received, Techcrunch notes that their anonymous source has confirmed the news and its launch at the press event. Facebook has also been rumored to be working on a feed reading...

WeChat , the mobile messaging platform is apparently within the crosshairs of Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB) as the body has proposed banning the same. The internet dependent smartphone based messaging platform is quite similar to immensely popular rival Whatsapp. The intelligence tracking & monitoring authority feels that proliferation of such a service is a threat to National Security. In...

DealChaat, a mobile app service that lets you find you deals around your location,  has updated its Android app, and has attempted to offer varied personalization options inside the app service for its users. The upgraded app, dubbed as ‘DealChaat 3.0′ packs some interesting features revolving around customization by users according to their preferences. The update allows for the users...

Mobile cloud publishing company MobStac has partnered online video advertising company Vdopia to monetize their digital properties and video content effectively across all mobile devices. As a result of the partnership publishers and businesses using the MobStac cloud platform to power their mobile websites and apps now have easy access to brands that wish to advertise on their premium video content...

A recent survey by TCS has revealed that about 75% of India’s youth prefers social media over phone calls to communicate, with more students using the internet for school-related tasks. Titled ‘(TCS) Gen-Y survey 2012-13‘, the survey touts that smart devices and unprecedented levels of online access are making this generation the most connected yet. This is changing the way they communicate...

Online Ticketing Agents (OTA), especially for movies, are being questioned by Bombay High Court (HC) for overcharging patrons who purchase movie tickets from them, reports Medianama. The HC has asked multitude of online companies like BookMyShow.com, Big Cinema, Fame India, INOX, Fun Multiplex, Sterling, Globus Cinema, New Excelsior, 24 Karat Multiplex, HDIL Broadway, Abhiruchi City Pride and E-Square...

Google has just announced Project Loon, an initiative from Google X Labs to bring affordable Internet access to remote places by means of giant balloons. Project Loon involves flying large helium balloons made of polyethelene film, measuring around 15 meters in diameter. These balloons are sent to high altitudes of around 20 kilometers above the ground. This is twice as high as the space where commercial...