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The New Era Of Digital Education Spreading Like Wildfire

Paul Joseph — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:34:14 +0000

Apple enters the world of books with its trailer released on iBooks last week. This created a sway and this is considered to be another disruptive move from technology trying to change the way people live. iBooks is seen as a catalyst that will finally bring in vogue the electronic textbooks into the mainstream education arena such as schools while helping them save a huge amount of money. The craze seemed to have increased by leaps and bounds with almost 350,000 e-books sold after the unveiling of iBooks 2.

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eTechies.in Receives 2 Million Infusion From Inventus

Paul Joseph — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:30:48 +0000

eTechies.in has secured a US$ 2 Million in series A funding from Inventus Capital Partners . eTechies.in, which currently has physical presence in just New-Delhi & nearby regions plans to use these funds to expand its services across India. The company has plans to set-up offices in all Major Metros like Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai etc.

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Social Gaming Company PlayUp Comes To India: New Avenue For Gamers?

Paul Joseph — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:04:38 +0000

Mobile-based Social gaming company PlayUp has just revealed it will be opening its office in India.

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1 Lakh Orders Per Day As Aakash Is Wooed By Buyers: But Will It Deliver?

Paul Joseph — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:38:14 +0000

The dream 35 Dollar Tablet that was announced by Mr. Kapil Sibal last year, has finally started its sale & the response has been phenomena with 14 Lakh Units booked within 2 weeks.

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Zenga In Content Partnership With Newzstreet Broadcasting

Paul Joseph — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:38:31 +0000

Zenga TV, a pioneer in mobile TV platform in India has entered in a partnership with newzstreet Broadcasting Services (NBS). With this agreement Zenga TV will host the news and entertainment content created by NBS on its mobile and other digital platforms. Zenga TV was launched by Shabir Momin in 2008 to cash in on the popularity of cricket in India

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IITians Develop Classroom Friendly Tablet: A Challenge To Aakash?

Paul Joseph — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:13:37 +0000

IIT Delhi student Rohit Pande’s Classteacher Learning Systems will bring out a new user-friendly & classroom suitable tablet to the market on January 1. Christened Classpad, the tablet will be available across multiple screen sizes like 7, 8 & 10 inches. The superiority to Aakash doesn’t end here.

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Your Favorite Marathi Books Now On A Digital Platform: Will It Increase The Popularity Of The Local Language?

Paul Joseph — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:17:54 +0000

Major Marathi publication houses will jointly launch MarathiReader.com . Eight publishers, including big names like Popular Prakashan, Mauj Prakashan, and Continental Prakashan which collectively hold the largest treasure trove of Marathi literature, have finally realized & decided to adopt the digital route for distribution of rare & popular books

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Send An SOS With A Click! SmartPhone App To Help Women In Distress

Paul Joseph — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:10:14 +0000

Women fearing an imminent attack can now send a distress SOS message to near & dear ones using “Fight Back” an app created by Whypoll . Whypoll , an Indian non-profit organization chose to launch the app in Delhi, which presently tops the list of India’s most unsafe cities for women, who are world-wide revered to guide the future!. The app is so designed that the women feeling an oncoming assault, or fearing their wellbeing can end an SOS message via text message, email and Facebook status update to their relatives, friends through the press of a single key

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Welcoming Rachana Dharia, Business Head – Digital Rediffusion Y&R As A Speaker At WATSummit 2012

Paul Joseph — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:36:30 +0000

Social is the way to go! The socialization of web goes further than social networks like Facebook and Twitter. It is the new way we look at the Internet in general and it is an exciting time for us to see how it will evolve.

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Mojostreet Launches A Geo-Location Based Game

Paul Joseph — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:15:15 +0000

Taking the already viral Social Networking to the next level, Hyderabad-based startup Mojostreet, has launched a Geo-Location based game by the same name. The free-to-download game at MojoStreet.com allows players to interact with each other about the various physical shopping destinations that they hang-out . The game is available across multiple platforms like BlackBerry, Nokia, iPhone and Android devices

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