Geo-Tagging & local-check-in engine Foursquare has announced a new update that allows a very high degree of specificity within the searches. The recommendation engine, now grown into a full-fledged location based Social Network; offers people multiple natural language searches that allow them to be very narrow & particular about their requirement. Simply titled ‘Super-Specific Searches’...

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...

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)...

Ravi Gururaj, a seasoned executive at software firm Citrix Systems has initiated a new startup incubator.  Titled Frictionless Ventures the program will attempt at nurturing Concepts & Experimental platforms. The co-founder of the Harvard Business Angels (India chapter) explained the concept, “We follow a slightly different model at Frictionless Ventures. Unlike other incubators, we will put...

ENAH, a fashion e-commerce store recently launched its Facebook integrated e-commerce app. This means, that fans and followers can now shop all ENAH products from Facebook. All they have to do is click on the ‘ENAH Fcommerce’ tab on the brand’s page and they will be directed to the app. I tried using the app and browsed through the products, etc. The layout of the app is exactly similar to the...

Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer Panasonic will try its luck again in the growing Indian smartphone market. After a hiatus of more than 5 years, the company has been actively promoting its new Android based phone (P51) in the media. Panasonic has evidently tied-up with Delhi based Jaina Group. The Indian counterpart is supposed to take on a holistic role for the Japanese Company’s stability...

Pinterest, the visual social network, has updated its iOS and Android apps. The new features allow for easier navigation, search and pinning. I checked out the iOS update and here is what I made of it: Now, your search history from other devices will appear in the search bar in the app. Search in the app also facilitates auto-complete   You will be able to search people/brands by using the...

Bharti Airtel appears to be in a quandary. Though it is adding customers, the number is much lesser than those acquired by Vodafone & Idea. According to latest figures collated by Cellular Operators Association of India, the industry body representing GSM operators indicated that Airtel may have lost its leadership at least in pure subscriber acquisition. The Indian Telecom sector had been adding...

The total number of Internet Connections in India is expected to swell to about 380 Million within the next 4 years. Growing at a very healthy Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of about 35%, the segment will be able to make this climb revealed a recently conducted survey by ASSOCHAM–Yes bank. Aptly titled ‘Driving Growth in New Media’, the study was able to highlight a lot finer nuances within...

Bigflix has launched an HD  version of their application for iOS. After reaching the 1 million user registrations milestone and launching the Bigflix Windows app in April, this launch only seems like a progressive step forward. Bigflix, owned by ADAG, is one of the leading players in the movie-streaming segment. It has a vast bank of Hindi, regional films as well as Hollywood films. The Bigflix...