BitTorrent Inc. is much maligned for its association with global content piracy. For the record, BitTorrent is a legit company which specializes in making data and content move freely over the internet using the p2p protocol that it has developed. However, BitTorrent is much more than this and can definitely be used for practical applications in data and content distribution. The company has also...

Viber, which grew tremendously ever since it launch on mobile platforms, and competes with the likes of Skype, has now touched record number of users i.e 200 million+. The company has now rolled out a redesigned version for its mobile apps for Android and iOS: Viber 3.0. Along with this news, the guys at Viber have also  announced the release of Viber Desktop for PC and Mac. The new versions seamlessly...

Microsoft, which is currently having a hard time encouraging developers to create apps for their Windows Phone 8 platform, is doing its best to entice the developers to join in the Windows Phone 8 ecosystem. Apart from that, it has always been introducing new features on their mobile operating system. In a recent blog post, the company has revealed evidence stating that Windows Phone 8 app downloads...

There has been an increase in the chatter surrounding the new concept of the Internet of Things this year. Simply explained, the term describes an Internet where machines/devices will be able to communicate with each other via the web and thus make decisions in terms of the nature of a request. The entire web infrastructure is already automatic but the users are overwhelmingly human. With the Internet...

Pinterest is emerging as a suitable platform for brands and companies looking to expand their digital marketing bases. According to a new infographic by digital analytics firm Curalate, 70 percent of brand engagement on Pinterest, comes from fans versus the company or brand specifically. The firm has also pinpointed brand engagement on Pinterest particular to the Fashion/Retail, Automotive and...

There’s no doubt that mobile has gone mainstream with consumers increasingly on the move and companies seeking more ways to stay in front of their eyes and right at their fingertips. As a result, businesses are realizing the importance of maintaining a mobile presence, yet many are uncertain whether a mobile application or mobile website is the best way to go to reach consumers on the go. If you’re...

Bangalore-based mobile advertising network claims it now provides ads to more than 691 million customers on their mobile phones across a massive country user base of 165 million. That, according to the mobile ad giant, covers about 40% of the world’s total smartphones. The USA is home to their largest customer as well as end user base, which according to its report, is pegged at 156 million unique...

A report by Symantec Corporation, which provides antivirus solutions, has revealed that Bot infections in India have catapulted to a level of 280% in its Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18 (ISTR). The report also emphasized that this stat is a whopping 42% rise in global targeted attacks of the similar nature, than the earlier year. These cyber attacks hit small and medium enterprises the hardest,...

Vine, Twitter’s video sharing app that was launched a while ago, is coming to Google’s Android soon, according to Vine’s co-founder Dom Hofmann. Twitter released an iOS app for Vine about 4 months back which went on to become one of the most popular apps in the Apple’s App Store. He has stated that Vine for Android users is actively being worked on, and will arrive soon, though...

In a bid to strengthen the security measurements around its ecosystem and it’s app hub Google Play Store, Google has added a new condition in their Google Play Developer Program Policies. The new addition states that any app vendor/distributor/developer that provides app updates to Android users outside the Google Play Store will be banned and removed from the official Play Store. Simply speaking,...