Legendary WinAmp Media Player to Shut down next month

Good old famous media player Winamp since 1997 is set to get non-exist past December 20, 2013 as per Winamp official website. The download of website will not available after its current latest version 5.66.

The Winamp website has stated - "Winamp.com and associated web services will no longer be available past December 20, 2013. Additionally, Winamp Media players will no longer be available for download. Please download the latest version before that date. See release notes for latest improvements to this last release.
Thanks for supporting the Winamp community for over 15 years."

Winamp supports playback of 60 audio and video formats and available in two versions: Winamp Standard and Winamp Pro and now will no longer be available for download from the Winamp website however it might be possible that its latest and other versions might be available for download on other websites such as download.cnet.com, filehippo or softonic.com.

In early 2000's Winamp is most popular and most common media player among PC users of that time.Winamp was developed by Justin Frankel and Dmitry Boldyrev in 1997 as a freeware.

Winamp was created by Nullsoft in 1997 as a community supported media play ans has been most used media player worldwide. The Winamp creator company Nullsoft was than acquired by AOL in 1999, also created SHOUTcast, Gnutella (open source) and NSIS (open source installer used by Winamp, Dropbox, Firefox and others)

Winamp was initially developed for Windows but later it was also available for Android and Mac OS X in beta versions and an alpha version for Linux was also released.

The introduction of smartphones and MP3 players has now faded the PC media player usage, this might be one of the reason Winamp PC media player might cease to exist.

Jay Robotix to bring Robotics Education in Schools of India

Jay Robotix Pvt Ltd, a multidimensional robotics firm has today launched a RoboLab at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya School in Nalagonda District, Andhra Pradesh state of India. In a first of its kind initiative Jay Robotix has extended its technical and training expertise of Robotics education to the Government schools.

This Robolab set up by Jay Robotix, with support from the school management and the alumni of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya School, Chalakruthy Camp, Nalgonda will help the school students to further strengthen their academic knowledge by enhancing their soft skills through hands-on practical learning experience. With this initiative the company aims to encourage practical learning in government schools across Andhra Pradesh through robotic labs and make modern education accessible to all and not restricting Robotics to the students of only private schools.

Under this initiative Jay Robotix will provide 10 units of Docile-X robots and upgrade the schools’ computer laboratories with 10 units of licensed RoboGuru trademarked software, developed indigenously by Jay Robotix. The robotics labs will enable around 470 students of the school, to learn the concepts of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) practically by applying the concepts on a Robot. The company has not only set up this Robolab at a highly subsidised cost but will bear the cost of the maintenance of the robots for one full year. It will also provide training to the school faculty on robotics concepts.

RoboLab is an Activity Based Learning (ABL) laboratory consisting of advanced robots which can be used in experiments by the students in a comfortable school environment. Most of the advanced robots have been developed in-house at Jay Robotix by its efficient technical team. Each robot device is accompanied with RoboGuru set along with a detailed curriculum which enlists a description of a comprehensive set of STEM concepts for the students.

JAY Robotix has already set up four Robolabs and is also in the process of setting up Robolabs in other schools.

Commenting on the initiative Mr.Brahmaputra Reddy, Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya school in Nalagonda, said, "We are thankful to JAY ROBOTIX and to our alumni for providing us this wonderful opportunity to our students. The opportunity has come at a very right time for our students as we were keen to further strengthen our technology infrastructure for the students. The lab will provide a great foundation for our students to not only learn Robotics but also excel in other academic areas and gain hands-on practical experience."

On introducing Robotics education in India, Mr. Sudhir Reddy, Managing Director, Jay Robotix said, "It is our vision to enable technology aided processes to enhance our education system. With this initiative we are now extending our support to the government schools; to make robotics accessible for all. We see a huge need in the education sector where practical learning can be instilled in an easy and fun way through Robotics. We are planning to set up Robolabs in more schools and colleges across the country."

India Tops Worldwide Social Networking Growth, will have largest Facebook population by 2016

As per study conducted by eMarketer, 1.61 billion people will log in to social networking sites per month from any electronic device which has growth of 14.2% from 2012 and among this India has seen highest growth this year with increase user numbers by 37.4%, followed by Indonesia’s with 28.7% growth and Mexico with 21.1% growth in social networking users.

India, Indonesia and Mexico are also high-growth areas for Facebook, the world’s largest social network, which eMarketer estimates will reach a worldwide monthly user base of 1.026 billion this year.

Currently US is on top with most number of  Facebook users, at 146.8 million this year, and India comes in a distant second.

As per the study by eMarketer, India’s large population and high expected growth rate will help it to develop the largest Facebook population of any country in the world by 2016. (Since Facebook is banned in China, eMarketer assumes there are no users of the social network in the country.)

Currently, the highest penetration of social network users as a share (percentage) of total population occurs in the Netherlands with 63.5% of all residents are social network users followed by Norway with very fractional difference from Netherlands i.e. 63.3%. India stands at 22^nd place with just 7.7% of population using social networking sites.



By the end of 2017, 2.33 billion people will use social networks worldwide with India having the largest share, notably as per another report (I-Cube 2013 report) by June 2014, India will have 243 million Internet users which surpassing US internet users and it will make India as the second largest Internet base in the world after China.

Google launched services to help Indian Women get Online

Google has launched campaign & services for women in India to help them get online and use internet. Google has launched 'Helping Women Get Online' website  - hwgo.com along with an internet toll free helpline number, 1800 41 999 77 to guide women if they get stuck on the internet.

With only 30% of the active Internet users as women, Google aims to help bring 50 million women to get online by end of 2014.

The campaign is being carried out by Google in collaboration with Intel, HUL, Future Group & Axis Bank along with other partners which will provide content and useful information from their end to this campaign are - Johnson & Johnson, Indiatimes, Healthkart, Babyoye. IMRB will be the campaign's research partner.

As the campaign is targeted to Indian women that's why the hwgo.com website is also available totally in Hindi, the website helps women to get basics of computers, learn internet skills, chat & email and how to search on Google with some advance level search techniques.

The website also let women to get knowledge and information interests that are generally common among all women such as - childcare tips, cooking tips and recipes, health tips, household tips, maternity tips, relationship tips, style & beauty tips etc.

By the end of 2014 India will be 2nd largest Internet user-base in the world after China and leaving behind US. By the end of 2014 India will have 243 million Internet users and Women users among this is only 305 as per I-cube data, June 2013.

As per I-Cube 2013 report, the number of Internet users in India is expected to rise 18.53 per cent in the coming eight months to reach 24.3 crore that is - 243 million by June 2014. Google initiative if accomplished will add up more to it.

Online Pharmacy HealthKartPlus Expands to Bangalore

HealthKartPlus, an online pharmacy network and medicine solution, has announced the expansion of its service to Bangalore. It was earlier operating in Delhi/NCR and based on the positive feedback received the company has taken a new step by expanding its service to Bangalore.

The company also said in a press release that it would soon expand to other metro cities in the country in a phased manner.

HealthKart founder Prashant Tandon says, "HealthKartPlus has received good reviews in Delhi/NCR for its service and utility as a pocket chemist app. This is a one of a kind service in India and Bangalore, being the technology hub of the country, is the obvious choice for our second location."

 

HealthKartPlus was founded in 2011 that provides ecommerce service for end-users to find and buy the cheapest medicines.  HealthKartPlus connects local pharmacies directly to consumers and also provides them with value added information about their medicines.

HealthKart raised Rs. 27 crore from Sequoia Capital and Omidyar. Prior to that, HealthKart raised $1 million from KAE Capital and Sequoia in seed funding. In June this year, HealthKartPlus raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Intel Capital. The company also offers a free app on Android, iOS and Windows 8 platforms.

A similar such service was launched by Videocon Telecom as we had reported about it earlier, which is an Ayurvedic mobile health service for its subscribers in partnership with Think Health Services.

Online Fashion Brand FabAlley.com Raises Funding From Indian Angel Network

FabAlley.com, an online-only fashion brand exclusively for women, has raised an undisclosed amount of investment in Seed Funding from India’s first and Asia’s largest angel network, Indian Angel Network (IAN). IAN investor members Mohit Goyal and Tushar Singh led this round of investment.

Launched in June 2012 by Shivani Poddar and Tanvi Malik, FabAlley offers design-differentiated and fashion forward clothing and accessories for the trendy woman on-the-go. The USP of the brand is identifying and interpreting global fashion trends for the modern Indian woman into highly affordable apparel, jewellery, accessories, shoes and bags. The portal also offers unique features which simplify and energise the consumer's shopping experience - such as shop by trends, by budget and by occasion. The latest innovation from the FabAlley stables is a customised, subscription based Jewelbox, the first of its kind in India.

Since FabAlley is a comprehensive fashion destination, its strength vests in its fashion blog which aims at increasing style awareness by providing fashion bytes, trend reports, style tips and street style beats. An interactive fashion quiz which allows consumers to determine their unique style personality and browse the site accordingly, also forms a significant section of the portal.

FabAlley plans to use the investment raised to increase its manufacturing & merchandising strength by adding new categories in both apparel & accessories and increasing depth in existing categories. It also plans to use the investment to improve its technology, supply chain capabilities, warehousing and marketing. Apart from that, FabAlley will rebrand and re-launch its fashion blog in a big way with more interactive features and in-depth fashion coverage.

Tushar Singh, an IAN investor member who will be joining the FabAlley board said, "Change in consumer lifestyle, supported by altered consumer mindset has given a boost to the e-commerce business. Indian consumers have matured over the years and their increased acceptance for making online transactions has thus widened the potential e-commerce owing to acceptance of online shopping as a safe shopping medium. Tanvi and Shivani make an excellent team and we would be delighted to help them scale up FabAlley."

"It’s a rare team to have the kind of depth of design, manufacturing, merchandising and customer acquisition that we saw in the Faballey team. And leveraging e-commerce will help them scale up even faster", said Mohit Goyal, an investor member.

A Chrome extension that helps you find the Best Price for Online Shopping India

BuyHatke.com a product and price comparison portal in India has launched a Chrome browser extension to compare price across major e-commerce portal in India and get price drop alert as well.

This chrome extension helps you find the best price always for the product you are looking for and helps you set price drop alerts on your favorite sites. The results for this are powered by BuyHatke which searches across 45+ portals for any product that is sold online in India. The extension has been pretty well received and has now over a 1000 users and an average rating of 4.9.

Using this extension is simple, as after installing the extension one can go to any of the online portals like Flipkart, Myntra, Snapdeal, eBay etc. and go to any product page, you are looking for such as book, movie, mobile or anything. You will get a Compare Button on all e-commerce portals. This will help you explore the prices of any product at Buyhatke. Wait for sometime on the product page till our extension finds out the best price for the product in India from over 50 online portals.

Once, the results are ready, you get a Buy Now button at the top. That will take you to the lowest deal of the product. You also get a compare prices options when you can go through all the options available to you.

The extension also has price alert feature too. Just go to the product page of any of Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon, Shopclues. You would see a watch price button as shown below. New websites will be added daily where you could set price alert. Click on the watch price button. Enter your email id so you don't lose out on the lowest price. If you decide not to give email id , you will be notified on desktop when you come online(chances of missing the best price).

The portal behind this extension - BuyHatke.com is the winner at the TATA first dot powered by NEN awards where 5 startups from over 2000 were selected and would be supported by the National Entrepreneurship network. BuyHatke is also the finalist at the Asia-Pacific finals organized by The Indus Entrepreneurs which culminates to the Rice Business Plan competition at Houston.

HostelDunia - A new portal that provides Hostel Information

HostelDunia.com is a new Hyderabad based portal, that provides users with with information regarding hostel facilities available across various areas. The information provided include facilities, food menu, address, pictures, reviews, and ratings. This makes it easier to compare available hostel facilities. Currently listing are available for Hyderabad only.

The search function on the portal is very helpful as you can narrow down your search result by using the various search filters like pricing, room type and facilities. All listing also come with a location display on a Google map, making it easier to figure out the exact location of the facility.

As of now the portal has more than 1000 hostel registered to hostels and also provide premium service of dedicated web domains to registered hostels.

Hostel owners can register with the site and list their hostel with details regarding facilities and pricing along with images. The portal also has a page called Hostel Life, where users can submit a story about their experience and every month the best story will be published on the site.

The portal is self-funded and currently is in beta mode and apparently Google ads can be seen as one of their revenue generation system, which I personally believe is not good for newly launched portal both as SEO perspective and user engagement as it divert the users' perspective toward the portal.

Although as far as I can see it is first of kind of portal in India which caters hostel looking people and to search, rate and share their experiences and it will interesting to see if it is available for more cities in India that will be more of accomplishment for the portal.

Lenovo Launches Yoga Tablet in India Starting at Rs 22,999

Lenovo's Android Yoga tablet has hit the Indian tablet market and is available in two variants with the starting price tag of Rs. 22,999 and Rs. 28, 999 for the 8-inch model and 10-inch model respectively.

The Lenovo Yoga table is powered by Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with 1 GB RAM, a 1.2 Ghz quad-core MediaTek processor, with a 1,280 x 800 IPS display, 5 megapixel rear camera along with front facing VGA camera for video chat, and 16 GB internal storage (expandable upto 64 GB)

"True to its name, this machine redefines what a Tablet stands for. Based on research which suggests that the usage of gadgets over an extended time period has an impact on our physical well-being, the Yoga Tablet has been ergonomically designed to aid a longer and comfortable Tablet viewing experience," said Amar Babu, MD, Lenovo India Pvt Ltd.

The battery is placed with the cylindrical edge, which not makes the tablet stand out, but also provides a grip for the user to hold it. The shape and placement of the battery cylinder makes this lightweight tablet easier to grip and better for one-hand use. Its ergonomic design shifts the center of gravity to make it more comfortable for your wrist.

The 20.3 cm model offers 3G and voice calling while the 25.4 cm model features Wi-Fi + 3G. Users can also opt for a WD100 dongle to stream video content from the Tablet wirelessly to a TV.

Lenovo said, as an introductory offer, the company is providing accessory bundle, a sleeve cover, a protective film, and an earphone, worth Rs. 4000 for 8-inch and Rs. 5000 for 10-inch for those who buy before November 24, 2013.

Vserv.mobi launches AppWrapper for Android Developers

Mobile advertising network Vserv.mobi has launched AppWrapper, a promising platform for Android app developers that easily helps in automatic integration of multiple software development kits (SDKs).

AppWrapper for Android enables developers to integrate SDKs popular services with one click. The developer only needs to select the services he wants to implement in the app and AppWrapper will do the rest of the things with correct settings into the app.

"The new AppWrapper.org platform is based on the business insight that developers are integrating multiple SDKs into their apps, which often takes valuable time and effort that could have been spent improving the core functionality of the app instead," said Binay Tiwari, director, Global Marketing and Product, Vserv.mobi.

The solution comes with multiple services like view of in-app purchases, premium full screen ads at the launch of the app, analytics, bug tracking, user engagement, and many more.

According to the team, AppWrapper has powered app monetization for over 20,000 apps and has won many awards, including MMA Smarties, mBillionth, Red Herring Top 100 Asia, Mobby’s and others for its technology innovation.

AppWrapper Services

AppWrapper enables the following services for global developers -

• Monetization: Enables mobile app developers to start earning from their app users through business models such as premium advertising and in-app purchases Example: Premium RTB ads, Google Play Store in-app purchases


• Analytics: Allows developers to understand and measure audience reach, engagement, retention, conversions, revenue and more Example: Google Analytics, Flurry Analytics, ApSalar


• Bug Tracking: Allows developers to collect live crash reports, get feedback from app users, distribute beta versions and provide test coverage analysis Example: BugSense, HockeyApp, Crittercism


• User Engagement: Enables developers to engage with app users to increase usage through timely notifications, App Rating reminders and more Example: AppRater, Cloud2Device Messaging

Car rental aggregator Olacabs raised funding from Matrix and Tiger Global

Olacabs, a car rentals aggregator and point-to-point cab services today announced that it has raised Series B funding from Matrix Partners India and existing investor, Tiger Global Management.

Olacabs is based out Mumbai provide car rental services online via web and mobile apps and currently has services in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune. The amount of funding received has not been disclosed however as per Business Standard it is estimated to be around $20 million.

Olacabs will use the funds invested to expand their operations to newer markets and to deepen its technology and analytics expertise, said the company. Olacabs had earlier raised Rs.2 crore angel round in 2011 and the subsequent 40 crore Series A funding from Tiger Global Management in April 2012.

Reportedly Olacabs is the first cab service in India to launch a mobile app to book and monitor cabs.

Olacabs mobile apps for Android and iPhone it offers city taxi rides on a point to point basis from the cities of Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore. Olacabs is changing the way you move around in your city with personal transportation options like taxis and cab rentals in India.

Olacabs was founded in January 2011 by two IIT Bombay alumni Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati. Through its Olacabs mobile apps for Android and iPhone the customers can book available cabs and track their progress until they reach the pickup location. Blackberry versions for olacabs will be launched soon.

Olacabs attend to over 10,000 customer calls per day and have more than 5000 cabs on its platform and around 1500 operators have tied up with the company across 4 major cities which are - Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune.

Doodle 4 Google India 2013 ends with Winner from Pune School

Today the Google doodle displayed on the Google India homepage is an art piece national winning entry of  Doodle 4 Google India 2013 contest, the doodle titled as - 'Sky's The Limit For Indian Women' is made by Gayatri Ketharaman who is student of The Bishop's Co-Ed School, Pune.

Doodle 4 Google is a thing called a logo which you see each time you visit google homepage. The  'Doodle 4 Google contest was started in last month and winner are announced today on day of Children's Day celebrated in India, the contest started off with slogan of - Celebrating Indian Women and was open to all students attending a school in India.

There are also 3 more winners in 3 groups ranging from class 1-10. In year 2012, the Doodle4Google winner was Arun Kumar Yadav, a class 9 Kendriya Vidyalaya student from Chandigarh. The 2012 Doodle 4 Google winning entry that featured on the Google India homepage on November 14 last year and was titled 'India - A Prism of Multiplicity'.

The contest national winner Doodle is displayed on the Google India homepage (www.google.co.in) as the official Google logo on Children’s Day - November 14th of each year.

The winners were decided based on the doodle that gets the most public votes in each group. Regional winners were also announced in every category, whose doodle was put up on the site for online voting. After the online vote, three winners was announced in each of the three groups at the final award ceremony held in Delhi on 12th November 2013.

The prizes for given for winners is Certificate along with Google Goodie Bag. Other 3 winners' doodle logo of this contest in three groups are:

India will be 2nd Largest Internet User base in the World in 2014

By June 2014, India will have 243 million Internet users which will be more than US internet users and it will make India as the second largest Internet base in the world after China.

Currently, India has third largest internet user base in the world with  around 190 million internet users and China  has largest user base with more than 300 million Internet users while the US has an estimated 207 million Internet users. In october it was claimed that India has surpasses the 200 million mark already.

As per I-Cube 2013 report, the number of Internet users in India is expected to rise 18.53 per cent in the coming eight months to reach 24.3 crore i.e. 243 million by June 2014.

According to the report, the number of internet users in urban India was 137 Million in October 2013 and is estimated to touch 141 Million by December 2013. Notably, rural India has saw a year-on-year growth of 58 per cent of active Internet users since June 2012 as it reached 68 Million rural internet users in October and is estimated to reach 72 million by December 2013.

Mobile internet is also growing at steady rate in India with 0.4 per cent mobile internet users in 2012, the penetration has grown to 2.4 per cent in 2013.

Interestingly, as per reports 50 per cent of the urban internet users access Internet daily and in rural India 70 per cent of the active internet users also access internet using mobile phones, while 32 per cent use internet only through mobile.

The smart phone user base in India is growing very rapidly and this is the one of a primary reason as why Internet users are growing with such as pace outnumbering US and probably China in couple of years, thanks to affordable smartphones from local mobile handset manufacturers such as Micromax, Karbonn and Spice than even who doesn't have PC or laptops with them are now accessing Internet on the move.

ZeroCrime let you view & map crimes around you

A new web app ZeroCrime has been launched recently with an urge to fight crime using technology and crowdsourcing. It is an online application that allows citizens to report and view criminal activity near them.

It is actually a map based app where users can file unofficial crime reports and can also view criminal activity filed by other users. Through this app users can view high risk zones highlighted around any locality of any city of India only. Also one can get location-based safety alerts on your smartphones.

The filed report is put on a map for Zerocrime users to read. In the future, Zerocrime readers will be able to see a heat map of high-risk zones and location-based safety alerts will be pushed on to the user's smartphones through the Zerocrime mobile application.

The aim of Zerocrime is to empower users with the knowledge of criminal activity around them. This initiative will help citizens and travelers get aware of high-risk zones near them. The company behind the app also plan to partner with NGOs and law enforcement agencies to share key crime-related insights with them. The app claims this initiative will help decrease crime and help the user indirectly.

Zerocrime is Delhi based startup and was started by three young professionals who were tired of the increasing criminal activity around them. It is a simple initiative that makes us and fellow-citizens aware of our surroundings.

Paypal to start Startup Incubation centre in Chennai, India

PayPal is all set to set up Incubation centre in Chennai, India for tech-startups in India, as per reports by The Hindu, the incubation centre once set up in place it will promote a culture of entrepreneurship and help boost the growing technology startup ecosystem in the country.

PayPal has partnered with The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Chennai to provide office space, mentoring, technical training, and networking opportunities to tech start-ups in India.

The first batch of start-ups will consist of 8-10 companies, with a couple of companies already settling into the incubation centre, while the average incubation period will be 12 months.

Although the PayPal has incubators in its Boston and New York offices as well however this is the first time that the company has tied up with an external agency to set up the same in India.

Apart from startup incubation PayPal also wants to make India an incubation center for the company's employee engagement policies. In 2012, PayPal hired 120 people for its offices in Chennai and Bangalore. PayPal plans to recruit 1000 candidates for its Bangalore Development center.

India is fast picking up in terms of startup incubation centres in India and especially in southern part of India like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi and now Chennai is also coming up as hub of startup incubation.

 

redBus Updates Windows Phone App; Native App Launched for iOS

After having launched its app on Windows Phone store and Google Play Store, redBus.in, India's largest online bus ticket booking company, has finally launched a native app for Apple iOS devices, which enables iOS users to search 10,000 bus routes from 800+ operators directly from the app and complete their bus booking.

The app also comes with multiple payment modes including Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking, and Cash-on-Deliver.

The company also has updated the Windows Phone app with a completely fresh design and UI, which strictly follows the frameworks suggested for Windows Phone 8.

The updated Windows Phone app comes with newly added features like virtual boarding point and live tracking.  However, these features are still not available on the iOS app and will be released in the near future.

There are other features like the new busBuddy, which helps you manage your bookings seamlessly. Also, using the app you can now find the exact location and navigate to your boarding point on a map. If in case the user is facing any problems either locating the boarding point or has any travel related queries, an option to call for support is readily available. Additionally, users can cancel their bookings right from the app.

Truly it feels like Mobile is the future with availability of such option right under your fingertips.

New features in redBus.in 2.0 for Windows Phone

• Try out a completely fresh look of redBus.in on windows phone 8.


• Download all your bookings from redBus.in to your device.


• The new busBuddy feature:


• busBuddy helps you manage your bookings easily from one place.


• You can find the exact location and navigate to your boarding point on a map.


• Call support for your travel related queries straight from the app.


• Cancel your bookings straight from the app.

Windows Phone users can download the app here and Apple users can click here to download the newly added native iOS app.

Videocon Telecom Launches 'M-Health' Ayurvedic Service

In partnership with Think Health Services, India's telecom operator Videocon Telecom has announced a specialized Ayurvedic mobile health service for its subscribers, which offers round the clock Ayurvedic consultation.

The IVR-based Value Added Service (VAS) is offered in collaboration with JIVA Ayurveda Group and the company claims to give access to 150 Ayurvedic doctors with which users can interact and discuss about their health issues and seek treatment advice accordingly.

The service can be exclusively availed by Videocon subscribers by calling the service number 535133, which comes with a premium price tag of Rs. 6 per minute.

Arvind Bali, director and chief executive officer, Videocon Telecom said, "We are pleased to roll out the M Health service for our subscribers. Ayurveda is not just a treatment but a way of life which helps maintain one's health from the outset. With the launch of this service, we seek to bring convenience and affordable healthcare services to our consumers. This new service shall enable our subscribers to get in touch directly with certified Ayurvedic doctors round the clock and discuss their health issues and seek treatment advice. Now with this service one can access health related help and consultation anywhere and anytime, and also can order medicines which are directly delivered onto their doorsteps."

Additionally, once the user has sought health advice, the medicines recommended by the doctor can also be ordered directly on the phone, which will be delivered to the user’s door step. The delivery service is spanned across 1300 cities in India on the basis of Cash-on-Deliver (COD) mode. However, we are not aware of how the company plans to make this service function.

It would’ve rather been great if Videocon had enabled face-to-face interaction over its network considering the company’s plans to launch 4G-LTE services over 1800MHz band which it secured in the November auction.

Videocon Telecom had over 22 lakh customers at the end of May this year out of which 57% were active.

The Evolution of the Cell Phone - Infographics

Did you know that first mobile phone was invented by Motorola which was acquired by Google in August 2011. Motorola built World's first mobile phone DynaTAC 8000x in year 1983 for the whooping price of $3,995 and size of the phone was almost of a brick. In year 1992 it was Nokia who then built Nokia 101 cellphone which one can easily carry and much smaller in size.

Since 1983 to year 2013 the evolution of cellphones has been very dramatic, where 30 years back it just two players - Motorola and Nokia who were manufacturing cellphones now there are thousands of manufacturer with major players such as - Apple, Samsung, LG, BlackBerry, HTC  and other country based local manufacturers as well.

For years, Nokia and Motorola ruled the cell phone industry. But that all changed with the development of the mobile phone from just a cellphones to now smartphones & PDAs. With all of the mobile phone manufacturers still producing today, which are the most successful? Let's take a look at cell phone trends and sales throughout the years, from the very first Motorola in 1983 to the Apple iPhone 5S of 2013.

The infographic below is prepared by ComputerScienceDegreeHub.

Zomato Raises $37 million from Sequoia & InfoEdge; Expands Service in 3 New Countries

India’s rapidly growing restaurant service start-up Zomato has announced a new round of funding of USD 37 million from Sequoia Capital and its existing investor Info Edge. With this fresh round of funding, the company has now raised a total of USD 53 million from its investors.

InfoEdge, which own the online job portal Naukri.com, continues to remain the largest shareholder in Zomato with over 50% stake. With the fresh round of funding, the company’s founders shareholding has reduced and own a very little stake in it as a part of it is now in favor of Sequoia Capital.

Zomato founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said: "This is an exciting phase for us. We believe that we can improve restaurant search with our rich content-driven model. This financing will help us develop a product that will change the way people look for restaurant recommendations around them."

The company intends to use its funds for expanding its service internationally to new countries. Currently, the company announced that its services has been added to three new countries – Brazil (Sao Paulo), Turkey (Istanbul, Ankara), and Indonesia (Jakarta). The site will be made available in local languages - Portuguese, Turkish, and Bahasa Indonesia, respectively. Additionally, the company has also rolled out its service in the U.K.’s Glasgow and Edinburgh, bringing to a total of five supported cities in the U.K

Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder of Info Edge said: "Zomato is one of the finest consumer Internet businesses to come out of India."

Zomato features over 160,000 restaurants in 35 cities spanning 11 countries. It plans to expand to 22 more countries across Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia and the Americas in the next two years. It will be interesting to see how Zomato plans to target new countries and expand its service.