Be safe 24x7 using Smart24x7 mobile App

Smart24x7 is a safety application that empowers its users against incidents of violence, crime, stress, anxiety taking place in our daily life. It does so by sending stress signals and calling aid in case of an emergency. The app was initially launched in 2013 but after seeing the recent developments in the country, the app has been upgraded and revamped.

Smart24x7 is available across all leading platforms. The app is available for free download for Android, iPhone, Windows and Blackberry mobiles and devices

The app has been widely accepted by the public. It has got over more than 70,000 downloads since the day of its launch. The app has had a successful launch in Jammu, Gurgaon and Jalandhar and is being used by their police to nab the criminals and help the users.  The app will soon be launched in Noida, Mehrauli, Kashmir, Bangalore and Lucknow too while discussions are still in the initial stage with Rajasthan, Goa, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Nowadays, newspapers are filled with stories of crime and violence. Security and safety of their own and loved ones top the priority of most individuals. Smart24x7 Response services Pvt. Ltd understand this concern and hence it has designed this phenomenal personal safety app.

Smart24x7 comes packed with great features. It instantly sends panic alerts to your loved ones if the user presses PANIC button. In addition, if the GPRS of the phone is not working, it will send alerts through SMS. It makes the user instantly available with help from Police, Hospitals located nearby to the location of the user. The app even lets the user to feed his or her medical history which could be used in case of a medical emergency. Smart24x7 also does voice recording and clicks pictures during the emergency which are then directly transferred to the police. It has also introduced a new ‘On the way to Office/home’ features which keeps the loved ones informed about the users current status.

It allows a user to save five primary contacts to which the user wants to send an alert in time of an emergency. The app doesn’t require internet connectivity. Whenever the PANIC button is pressed, it results in the deduction of 30 rupees from the phone balance.

Smart24x7 is a much needed app in today’s time. It gives you a sense of security and safety even when you are away from home.

Be safe 24x7 using Smart24x7 mobile App

Smart24x7 is a safety application that empowers its users against incidents of violence, crime, stress, anxiety taking place in our daily life. It does so by sending stress signals and calling aid in case of an emergency. The app was initially launched in 2013 but after seeing the recent developments in the country, the app has been upgraded and revamped.

Smart24x7 is available across all leading platforms. The app is available for free download for Android, iPhone, Windows and Blackberry mobiles and devices

The app has been widely accepted by the public. It has got over more than 70,000 downloads since the day of its launch. The app has had a successful launch in Jammu, Gurgaon and Jalandhar and is being used by their police to nab the criminals and help the users.  The app will soon be launched in Noida, Mehrauli, Kashmir, Bangalore and Lucknow too while discussions are still in the initial stage with Rajasthan, Goa, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Nowadays, newspapers are filled with stories of crime and violence. Security and safety of their own and loved ones top the priority of most individuals. Smart24x7 Response services Pvt. Ltd understand this concern and hence it has designed this phenomenal personal safety app.

Smart24x7 comes packed with great features. It instantly sends panic alerts to your loved ones if the user presses PANIC button. In addition, if the GPRS of the phone is not working, it will send alerts through SMS. It makes the user instantly available with help from Police, Hospitals located nearby to the location of the user. The app even lets the user to feed his or her medical history which could be used in case of a medical emergency. Smart24x7 also does voice recording and clicks pictures during the emergency which are then directly transferred to the police. It has also introduced a new ‘On the way to Office/home’ features which keeps the loved ones informed about the users current status.

It allows a user to save five primary contacts to which the user wants to send an alert in time of an emergency. The app doesn’t require internet connectivity. Whenever the PANIC button is pressed, it results in the deduction of 30 rupees from the phone balance.

Smart24x7 is a much needed app in today’s time. It gives you a sense of security and safety even when you are away from home.

Make your videos viral using Vidooly

Vidooly is a self-serve YouTube videos marketing advertising and analytics platform to promote videos across various networks.  Videos are being considered as the next big content marketing weapon. According to Salesforce.com, 2014 is the year of video in the B2B Marketing.

Vidooly helps people from all walks of life to earn more money by promoting their existing content on YouTube. It helps artists promote their song videos, brands promote their television campaigns and moviemakers promote their movie trailers. The video contents are distributed through the help of a series of publishers who are mobile app owners, website owners, bloggers and social media users etc.

Founded on May 20, 2013 by Ajay Mishra and Subrat Kar, Vidooly has its headquarters in Gurgaon. Vidooly was previously known as Vidoofy. But due the existence of a mobile app named Videofy.me, they preferred to change their brand name to avoid any conflict in future.

An established digital marketing agency takes around 15-20 days to initiate a campaign as they are not self served as Vidooly. These established companies also prefer working with big brands who can give them a minimum amount of money spending commitment on advertising during the course of the campaign. So, it becomes difficult for smaller establishments and startups to work with them. Here is when Vidooly comes in picture. Vidooly doesn’t require a minimum budget commitment. Anyone can start a campaign at Vidooly with any budget. This feature makes Vidooly different from other advertising networks working in the market.

The procedure involved is very simple. Advertisers can start their campaigns by logging on to Vidooly. They will next be asked to put their YouTube video URL. The next step involves selecting the target audience and platforms which are relevant for their business. Then an auto CPM/CPV rate is suggested by the system. Once that is paid, the ad is launched live in 24 hours. The advertisers are even provided with the feature of tracking and analyzing the campaign using Vidooly analytics.

The grass is not all green for Vidooly; they still have to face a lot of challenges in their working. They are still a very small company with an even smaller team. They want to further expand their wings. Secondly, Vidooly hasn’t been able to get even a single external funding for their firm. To evolve into a bigger firm, they require funding.

Make your videos viral using Vidooly

Vidooly is a self-serve YouTube videos marketing advertising and analytics platform to promote videos across various networks.  Videos are being considered as the next big content marketing weapon. According to Salesforce.com, 2014 is the year of video in the B2B Marketing.

Vidooly helps people from all walks of life to earn more money by promoting their existing content on YouTube. It helps artists promote their song videos, brands promote their television campaigns and moviemakers promote their movie trailers. The video contents are distributed through the help of a series of publishers who are mobile app owners, website owners, bloggers and social media users etc.

Founded on May 20, 2013 by Ajay Mishra and Subrat Kar, Vidooly has its headquarters in Gurgaon. Vidooly was previously known as Vidoofy. But due the existence of a mobile app named Videofy.me, they preferred to change their brand name to avoid any conflict in future.

An established digital marketing agency takes around 15-20 days to initiate a campaign as they are not self served as Vidooly. These established companies also prefer working with big brands who can give them a minimum amount of money spending commitment on advertising during the course of the campaign. So, it becomes difficult for smaller establishments and startups to work with them. Here is when Vidooly comes in picture. Vidooly doesn’t require a minimum budget commitment. Anyone can start a campaign at Vidooly with any budget. This feature makes Vidooly different from other advertising networks working in the market.

The procedure involved is very simple. Advertisers can start their campaigns by logging on to Vidooly. They will next be asked to put their YouTube video URL. The next step involves selecting the target audience and platforms which are relevant for their business. Then an auto CPM/CPV rate is suggested by the system. Once that is paid, the ad is launched live in 24 hours. The advertisers are even provided with the feature of tracking and analyzing the campaign using Vidooly analytics.

The grass is not all green for Vidooly; they still have to face a lot of challenges in their working. They are still a very small company with an even smaller team. They want to further expand their wings. Secondly, Vidooly hasn’t been able to get even a single external funding for their firm. To evolve into a bigger firm, they require funding.

Sequoia Capital to invest whooping $530 million exclusively in India

One of the oldest VC firm in the world Sequoia Capital has raised $530 million for its fourth India-focused fund, taking its total investments in the country to nearly $2 billion reports Venturebeat

Established in 1972 Sequoia Capital is one of the silicon valley's oldest VC firm and known for investing in seed stage, start-up stage, early stage, and growth stage companies and has even backed big names like Google, Apple, YouTube, Yahoo and WhatsApp in their early times.

The newly raised funds by Sequoia will primarily be focused mainly on technology, healthcare, and consumer-oriented business for companies from seed to growth levels.Sequoia Capital has invested in over 75 companies of India and these include Capillary Technologies, Druva, Just Dial, Micromax, Mu Sigma, Pine Labs, Prataap Snacks, Quickheal, SCIO Analytics, Star Health, Stovekraft, Truecaller, UnitedLex, Vasan, Vini Cosmetics, Via and Zomato.

Sequoia estimates that 19% of the NASDAQ’s value is made up of firms that they have invested in. The VC firm invests between $100,000 and $1 million in seed stage, between $1 million and $10 million in early stage, and between $10 million and $100 million in growth stage.

A Sequoia press release stated:

Sequoia Capital has now been investing in India for 8 years and has invested in over 75 companies. Many of these companies are category leaders. These include Capillary Technologies, Druva, Just Dial, Micromax, Mu Sigma, Pine Labs, Prataap Snacks, Quickheal, SCIO Analytics, Star Health, Stovekraft, Truecaller, UnitedLex, Vasan, Vini Cosmetics, Via and Zomato.

Sequoia has been quoted by Wall-Street, as one of Silicon Valley's most influential venture-capital firms has invested almost all big brands in India such as - Micromax, Justdial, Zomato or Druva.

The amount of funding pouring in India has ramping up gradually, with this year the investments made by foreign based funders and VC firms are almost double of previous year. Almost every week every a startup is being funded especially in web and e-commerce section.

Amazon rolled out Cloud-based Reading Service for India

Amazon has launched its cloud-based reading service in the Indian market called as - Cloud Reader. The cloud reader is available for free and allows users to read all the books in Amazon's collection instantly on their web browser, without any downloads or installations.

The cloud reader is actually a web-based version of their Kindle eBook reader app, with access to over 500,000 titles that are exclusive to the Kindle Store.

Kindle Cloud Reader lets you read ebooks instantly in your web browser - no Kindle device is required for same. The service is available in India starting yesterday is an HTML5 based webapp supporting the Chrome, Firefox and Safari browsers and also available for iPad

"Kindle Cloud Reader is another big step in our 'Buy Once, Read Everywhere' mission," said Amit Agarwal, VP and country manager, Amazon India. "With Kindle Cloud Reader, you can truly start reading instantly — no download or installation. We think customers in India are going to love this new Kindle app."

The Cloud Reader service automatically synchronizes users' Kindle library, as well as the last read pages, bookmarks and notes, and highlights for all of their Kindle books.

The Kindle Cloud Reader offers some interesting features such as - with cloud reader you can start reading over 2 million of Kindle books instantly within your browser, receive automatic feature and software updates without the need to download new software, customize the page layout to your desired font size, text color, background color, and more.

As of now Amazon has expressed no interest in releasing a separate application for the GNU/Linux operating system, however the Cloud Reader can be used in Linux using the browser.

RenewIT making computers available to everyone at affordable prices

RenewIT is a Bangalore based company with a mission of making computers affordable to everyone in India. It was founded in 2009 by Mukund BS who is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.  Newport Computers based in US provided the initial support and hand holding to the company for a period of two years.

The company has a goal of increasing low cost, high quality computers and related accessories and parts so that they can be made accessible to NGOs, students, small businesses and other users. They remarket and refurbish the computers which they source from big MNCs. By doing this, they are trying to lessen the prevailing digital divide in our country. Till now, they have helped 18186 people buy affordable computers. Most of the buyers are first time computer users.

According to the data collected by Census 2011, India has an IT penetration of just 9.5% at a household level. This percentage means that less than 1 in every 10 households in India enjoys the luxury of owning a computer. This figure is very less when compared to other countries. China has an IT penetration of more than 30%.

For a country’s progress and development- it is important that everyone has access to computers. Today, mobile phones are accessible to everyone and we all can see how that has had a positive effect in the development of the country and its citizens. This effect can be doubled with computers.

The computers sourced from MNCs go through a rigorous and long process of checking and evaluation. After the evaluation, all the damaged parts are replaced or repaired to make the computer at par with the standards of quality of the company who originally manufactured it. These refurbished are then sold at a very low cost so that people from every walk of life can afford it.

RenewIT is a Microsoft Registered Refurbisher. It also has the authority to provide original Microsoft licenses with its refurbished computers at an affordable price. These licenses have been made available to the company by Microsoft at roughly one tenth the cost of commercial licenses.

RenewIT making computers available to everyone at affordable prices

RenewIT is a Bangalore based company with a mission of making computers affordable to everyone in India. It was founded in 2009 by Mukund BS who is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.  Newport Computers based in US provided the initial support and hand holding to the company for a period of two years.

The company has a goal of increasing low cost, high quality computers and related accessories and parts so that they can be made accessible to NGOs, students, small businesses and other users. They remarket and refurbish the computers which they source from big MNCs. By doing this, they are trying to lessen the prevailing digital divide in our country. Till now, they have helped 18186 people buy affordable computers. Most of the buyers are first time computer users.

According to the data collected by Census 2011, India has an IT penetration of just 9.5% at a household level. This percentage means that less than 1 in every 10 households in India enjoys the luxury of owning a computer. This figure is very less when compared to other countries. China has an IT penetration of more than 30%.

For a country’s progress and development- it is important that everyone has access to computers. Today, mobile phones are accessible to everyone and we all can see how that has had a positive effect in the development of the country and its citizens. This effect can be doubled with computers.

The computers sourced from MNCs go through a rigorous and long process of checking and evaluation. After the evaluation, all the damaged parts are replaced or repaired to make the computer at par with the standards of quality of the company who originally manufactured it. These refurbished are then sold at a very low cost so that people from every walk of life can afford it.

RenewIT is a Microsoft Registered Refurbisher. It also has the authority to provide original Microsoft licenses with its refurbished computers at an affordable price. These licenses have been made available to the company by Microsoft at roughly one tenth the cost of commercial licenses.

Be a CEO for 15 days at DesiDime.com

For all the young guns out there who have always nurtured a dream to become a big successful entrepreneur but didn't knew how and where to start from, Startup DesiDime.com has come to your rescue. DesiDime.com is providing a great platform for people aged between 18- 21 years of age to work as Chief executive officer (CEO) for a period of 15 days.

DesiDime.com is known to be India’s biggest shopping community which provides a common platform for shoppers to interact with each other. It is a free and user driven community which also provides its users with various deals and discount coupons. They have a monthly traffic of around 15 lakh visitors. They have an aim of changing the way people shop.

They are currently in hunt for a young talented individual with strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills. The candidate should also have a creative bend of mind and be flexible by nature. The whole internship would last for 30 days. Out of which, the person would be working with the CEO of DesiDime.com making all day to day decisions for a period of 15 days. The rest 15 days the person would work as a management trainee in the marketing department.

This opportunity would prove to be a great learning experience. During the internship, the individual will be taught to think and work like a CEO. He or she would also learn the parameters to be taken into consideration before taking any strategic decision. He would also inculcate the fundamentals of managing people, problem solving skills and fundamentals of operation processes.  The individual will also be taught the method to devise a great marketing plan. In addition to all this, they would also be taught about data analysis and its various applications.

With this next CEO hunt, DesiDime.com aims at encouraging the young generation that there is world beyond the 9 to 5 job by making them interested in entrepreneurship. The candidate would also be provided with a stipend of Rs.7000 and DesiDime.com would take care of the travelling costs of the selected candidate if he or she is out of Mumbai. The candidate would be reimbursed for AC 3 tier train ticket.

The candidate after successful completion of the internship would be provided with a work experience certificate and a letter of recommendation. So, what are you waiting for? Apply NOW!

Be a CEO for 15 days at DesiDime.com

For all the young guns out there who have always nurtured a dream to become a big successful entrepreneur but didn't knew how and where to start from, Startup DesiDime.com has come to your rescue. DesiDime.com is providing a great platform for people aged between 18- 21 years of age to work as Chief executive officer (CEO) for a period of 15 days.

DesiDime.com is known to be India’s biggest shopping community which provides a common platform for shoppers to interact with each other. It is a free and user driven community which also provides its users with various deals and discount coupons. They have a monthly traffic of around 15 lakh visitors. They have an aim of changing the way people shop.

They are currently in hunt for a young talented individual with strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills. The candidate should also have a creative bend of mind and be flexible by nature. The whole internship would last for 30 days. Out of which, the person would be working with the CEO of DesiDime.com making all day to day decisions for a period of 15 days. The rest 15 days the person would work as a management trainee in the marketing department.

This opportunity would prove to be a great learning experience. During the internship, the individual will be taught to think and work like a CEO. He or she would also learn the parameters to be taken into consideration before taking any strategic decision. He would also inculcate the fundamentals of managing people, problem solving skills and fundamentals of operation processes.  The individual will also be taught the method to devise a great marketing plan. In addition to all this, they would also be taught about data analysis and its various applications.

With this next CEO hunt, DesiDime.com aims at encouraging the young generation that there is world beyond the 9 to 5 job by making them interested in entrepreneurship. The candidate would also be provided with a stipend of Rs.7000 and DesiDime.com would take care of the travelling costs of the selected candidate if he or she is out of Mumbai. The candidate would be reimbursed for AC 3 tier train ticket.

The candidate after successful completion of the internship would be provided with a work experience certificate and a letter of recommendation. So, what are you waiting for? Apply NOW!

Aamir Khan joins Instagram

Aamir Khan, an ace Bollywood actor has joined the celebrity list who have joined Instagram lately (Aamir Khan Instagram profile), Aamir known in film industry as perfectionist has joined the photo sharing app that will provide its fan peek into actor's personal life. Aamir already have Twitter and facebook official accounts.

He started posting pictures on Instagram on Wednesday, his very first photo shared was an image of his with his wife saying, 'My wife, my life, my everything.'

Thereafter he tweeted - 'No time for tweeting, just time for posting my pictures in small boxes represent my daily days. Good morning!'

He lastly dedicated an image to celebrated author Maya Angelou calling her 'a true inspirational woman'.

Aamir seems to be off Twitter from posting his photos and rather finding Instagram as new medium to post photos from his daily life. Currently he is following just 2 people on Instagram that are ofcourse two Bollywood faces - actor Abhishek Bachchan and singer Yo Yo Honey Singh.

Along with Aamir there are quite a few people from bollywood who regularly post their photos on Instagram namely - Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Sonakshi Sinha and Deepika Padukone.

Aamir is all set to release his upcoming film ‘PK’ in December.

Times Internet buys majority stake in CouponDunia.com, TimesDeal to merge with CouponDunia

Times Internet, the digital product wing of The Times of India Group, has acquired a majority stake in Mumbai-based CouponDunia.com - a popular coupon codes provider of different online retail merchant and brands. Times Internet's existing deals site TimesDeal.com will merge with CouponDunia.

CouponDunia will retain its distinct brand identity and will continue to operate under the leadership of CEO Sameer Parwani, who will work closely with Times Internet and other Times of India Group companies. CouponDunia.com claims to be India's largest discount coupons and offers listing of coupons, coupon codes, promo codes and deals for Indian e-commerce sites, it has over 1000 merchants listed.

With this partnership, CouponDunia is poised to emerge as the leading destination for online and offline deals across India. The combined service’s websites, mobile applications, e-mail newsletters and alerts and social media presence will enable consumers to search for, discover, and source the best offers from leading retailers and brands.

Apart from India CouponDunia website also operates in three other countries - Brazil, Indonesia and Poland.

Satyan Gajwani, CEO of Times Internet said: "This investment continues The Times Group's strategy of strengthening its position in digital media. Sameer has built a great business from scratch. We are as passionate as he is about offering the best value choices to consumers. We are excited at the prospect of leveraging Times’ resources, including TimesDeal's existing local deals presence, to build an even more compelling value proposition for consumers with CouponDunia."

Sameer Parwani, Founder and CEO, CouponDunia India Private Limited said, "In a short span of under four years, CouponDunia has emerged as the leading Indian destination for digital coupons. We receive over 2 million visits a month and are driving Rs 500 Cr of purchases annually from over 1500 online retailers and brands. We're thrilled to join Times group. With their support, CouponDunia will be better placed to offer even greater value to the consumer."

Webkul earned US$1 million in revenue without any funding

Webkul is an Indian based startup which was launched in 2010. It was founded by Vinay Yadav and Vipin Sahu, two young focused enthusiasts who shared a great passion for development of apps. When they started in 2010, they just had an idea and very little budget but they didn’t let that come in their way. Today, despite the initial budget crunch, Webkul has been able to generate over US$1 million in revenue and successfully caters to about 25,000 customers all around the world.

Webkul allows the various ecommerce sites to quickly scale the ladder and include various new features. It offers development services and website design from internet application to simple web pages. They also provide software solutions. Based in Noida, Webkul software private limited is a NASSCOM and ISO certified development firm. They credit themselves for enriching e-commerce every day. They have a goal of delivering cutting edge quality at significantly lower cost.

In 2010, when the company was formally started, they just had a budget of US$ 650. Regulating their finances was one of the initial challenges which the firm faced. But with their spirits high, they started with limited resources and took no financial help from anybody whatsoever. Fresh out of college, the capability based startup founders decided that it was a terrific time to venture into entrepreneurship. According to them, they had everything to gain and nothing to lose. Webkul has been able to provide them a platform to enhance and polish their development skills. It also provides them with a fun and free environment while they are experimenting on the products.

At Webkul, the belief is that while running a business, profit is like oxygen. Like if there is no oxygen, a person would die. Similarly, a firm would also die soon and perish if it doesn’t earn profits. The company has never depended on investors. It has been able to swiftly generate profits from the sales of its products and the customization of its modules.

2013 proved to be a golden year for the company. The firm tripled its products and revenue. It made a big jump from US$220,000 in 2012 to a mammoth US$1 million in 2013. The company dedicates its success to its value for customer and continuous urge to learn.

Webkul earned US$1 million in revenue without any funding

Webkul is an Indian based startup which was launched in 2010. It was founded by Vinay Yadav and Vipin Sahu, two young focused enthusiasts who shared a great passion for development of apps. When they started in 2010, they just had an idea and very little budget but they didn’t let that come in their way. Today, despite the initial budget crunch, Webkul has been able to generate over US$1 million in revenue and successfully caters to about 25,000 customers all around the world.

Webkul allows the various ecommerce sites to quickly scale the ladder and include various new features. It offers development services and website design from internet application to simple web pages. They also provide software solutions. Based in Noida, Webkul software private limited is a NASSCOM and ISO certified development firm. They credit themselves for enriching e-commerce every day. They have a goal of delivering cutting edge quality at significantly lower cost.

In 2010, when the company was formally started, they just had a budget of US$ 650. Regulating their finances was one of the initial challenges which the firm faced. But with their spirits high, they started with limited resources and took no financial help from anybody whatsoever. Fresh out of college, the capability based startup founders decided that it was a terrific time to venture into entrepreneurship. According to them, they had everything to gain and nothing to lose. Webkul has been able to provide them a platform to enhance and polish their development skills. It also provides them with a fun and free environment while they are experimenting on the products.

At Webkul, the belief is that while running a business, profit is like oxygen. Like if there is no oxygen, a person would die. Similarly, a firm would also die soon and perish if it doesn’t earn profits. The company has never depended on investors. It has been able to swiftly generate profits from the sales of its products and the customization of its modules.

2013 proved to be a golden year for the company. The firm tripled its products and revenue. It made a big jump from US$220,000 in 2012 to a mammoth US$1 million in 2013. The company dedicates its success to its value for customer and continuous urge to learn.

Startup Dosti: Indo-Pak Business Plan Competition 2014 all set to begin

Startup Dosti: Indo-Pak Business Plan Competition is a contest like business plan competition aimed at involving startups in India and Pakistan which are currently in their initial stages. The competition has been initiated by the Dosti partnership, which is a result of cross border partnership between SEED ventures and the Atlantic Council. The partnership aims at encouraging trust and greater collaborations between the business communities of the two nations.

The Dosti partnership recently concluded the business plan competition, which is one of its most important events on 30th April in Chiang Mai, Thailand by selecting its three winners. The entire competition was shot in the form of a reality show. It had 12 contestants and five judges from both India and Pakistan. The judges even played the role of investors. The reality show has been named “The Rising Entrepreneur” and is expected to hit the television screens of both the nations most probably before August 2014.

The competition has proved to be a great learning experience for its participants as they received specially and individually designed mentorship from experienced and well established entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors from both the countries. They also got a once in a lifetime opportunity to earn seed funding and free incubation in both the nations for three to six months. They were even made available with a network of entrepreneurs who helped them in accomplishing their business plans and ideas.

The contest was open to all early-stage startups based in Pakistan and India. The deadline for applications was 20th December, 2013. Even concept stage startups that were planning to launch themselves within 3 months of applying were also allowed to apply and contest in the competition. The competition was only open to people under 35 years of age. While startups having an element of cross border were preferred, it was not a necessity for applying.

The last and final round of the competition will see the contestants pitching business plans to an experienced panel of investors from both the nations and the diaspora. The whole reality show has been produced in partnership with GEO TV in Pakistan and CNBC in India.

Indian Finalists

Zuarinagar, Goa based Changemaker.be - a platform aimed at empowering NGOs on multiple fronts such as funding and access to human resources to carry out their projects. The startup is founded by value-driven youngsters all in their early 20s namely - Chaitali Pandit,  Abhijith Asok, Rishabh Makharia, and Kunal Bajpai.

Bangalore based Green Nerds Solutions works in area of clean technology space and provide innovated solutions for waste management, specifically segregation and processing such as waste to energy or waste to fertilizer. Its primary innovation is the ‘Automatic Garbage Mould’ that range from five to 12 ton capacity to enable segregation and conversion of waste into reusable substances and help you reduce the waste quantity up to 75%, and ensure minimal rejects to landfill thus reducing the space utilized for garbage dump yards which can be converted to gardens/green space. The company was founded in 2011 by 40-year-old Nidhish Shetty.

New Delhi based Mobile Harvest Solutions is a social startup in education and healthcare sector that uses mobile applications in the rural areas. The startup developed tools that are used by various organizations and are targeted on large scale of users for information dissemination, training, feedback and communication in the areas of governance, healthcare and education. This startup is also founded by young entrepreneurs Sachin Gaur (30), Jayvardhan Jaju (30), and Prashanth Pattabiraman (27).

Mumbai based Vishwas is a social enterprise startup in the space of healthcare delivery targeted to both patients and doctors. The company has created an IT platform that allow content sharing, real-time epidemiological monitoring, and crowdsourcing ideas for community development of physicians. Vishwas has also developed an android application that runs on a tablet, exclusively catering to the needs of family doctors in low-resource, high-volume settings. The startup is also on verge of developing first-of-its-kind community portal for doctors and patients that will display real-time trends of diseases in the population, and allow for crowdsourcing content and social networking for doctors community.

Jodhpur based Zostel Hospitality is a startup that work for tourism & accommodation sector , it have a chain of hostels that offer hygienic, secure, centrally located and affordable accommodation to budget travelers targeted to young travelers and backpackers who are looking star hotel alternatives.

Pakistan Finalists

Lahore based bio-tech startup Bu Technologies designed a low-cost human brain controlled prosthetic hand for upper limb disabled persons which functions like a hand of any normal human being. This prosthetic hand uses muscle pressure technology with microprocessors that can sense, feel, and even automatically tighten when necessary.

Another Lahore based startup Plant4Plants provides investment, consultancy, rehabilitation and market relationship services to owners of waterlogged areas, they offer Rs. 40,000 per hectare to the owners to grow eucalyptus which sucks water and cures such land and in turn its pulp is used as a raw material in the paper and pulp industry.So far, over 1,236 acres of land has been recovered for agricultural use.

Karachi based KG Hub is a startup in the publishing industry which makes comics books and provides content for marketing purposes to various FMCG and agencies.
The History Project, curates books on significant events and shared conflict on both sides of the border - India and Pakistan. The startup collects and collates facts from textbooks, juxtaposes them, and introduces them to students through interactive presentations, highlighting embedded stereotypes. The project is founded by  Qasim Aslam and Ayyaz Ahmad.



 

Startup Dosti: Indo-Pak Business Plan Competition 2014 all set to begin

Startup Dosti: Indo-Pak Business Plan Competition is a contest like business plan competition aimed at involving startups in India and Pakistan which are currently in their initial stages. The competition has been initiated by the Dosti partnership, which is a result of cross border partnership between SEED ventures and the Atlantic Council. The partnership aims at encouraging trust and greater collaborations between the business communities of the two nations.

The Dosti partnership recently concluded the business plan competition, which is one of its most important events on 30th April in Chiang Mai, Thailand by selecting its three winners. The entire competition was shot in the form of a reality show. It had 12 contestants and five judges from both India and Pakistan. The judges even played the role of investors. The reality show has been named “The Rising Entrepreneur” and is expected to hit the television screens of both the nations most probably before August 2014.

The competition has proved to be a great learning experience for its participants as they received specially and individually designed mentorship from experienced and well established entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors from both the countries. They also got a once in a lifetime opportunity to earn seed funding and free incubation in both the nations for three to six months. They were even made available with a network of entrepreneurs who helped them in accomplishing their business plans and ideas.

The contest was open to all early-stage startups based in Pakistan and India. The deadline for applications was 20th December, 2013. Even concept stage startups that were planning to launch themselves within 3 months of applying were also allowed to apply and contest in the competition. The competition was only open to people under 35 years of age. While startups having an element of cross border were preferred, it was not a necessity for applying.

The last and final round of the competition will see the contestants pitching business plans to an experienced panel of investors from both the nations and the diaspora. The whole reality show has been produced in partnership with GEO TV in Pakistan and CNBC in India.

Indian Finalists

Zuarinagar, Goa based Changemaker.be - a platform aimed at empowering NGOs on multiple fronts such as funding and access to human resources to carry out their projects. The startup is founded by value-driven youngsters all in their early 20s namely - Chaitali Pandit,  Abhijith Asok, Rishabh Makharia, and Kunal Bajpai.

Bangalore based Green Nerds Solutions works in area of clean technology space and provide innovated solutions for waste management, specifically segregation and processing such as waste to energy or waste to fertilizer. Its primary innovation is the ‘Automatic Garbage Mould’ that range from five to 12 ton capacity to enable segregation and conversion of waste into reusable substances and help you reduce the waste quantity up to 75%, and ensure minimal rejects to landfill thus reducing the space utilized for garbage dump yards which can be converted to gardens/green space. The company was founded in 2011 by 40-year-old Nidhish Shetty.

New Delhi based Mobile Harvest Solutions is a social startup in education and healthcare sector that uses mobile applications in the rural areas. The startup developed tools that are used by various organizations and are targeted on large scale of users for information dissemination, training, feedback and communication in the areas of governance, healthcare and education. This startup is also founded by young entrepreneurs Sachin Gaur (30), Jayvardhan Jaju (30), and Prashanth Pattabiraman (27).

Mumbai based Vishwas is a social enterprise startup in the space of healthcare delivery targeted to both patients and doctors. The company has created an IT platform that allow content sharing, real-time epidemiological monitoring, and crowdsourcing ideas for community development of physicians. Vishwas has also developed an android application that runs on a tablet, exclusively catering to the needs of family doctors in low-resource, high-volume settings. The startup is also on verge of developing first-of-its-kind community portal for doctors and patients that will display real-time trends of diseases in the population, and allow for crowdsourcing content and social networking for doctors community.

Jodhpur based Zostel Hospitality is a startup that work for tourism & accommodation sector , it have a chain of hostels that offer hygienic, secure, centrally located and affordable accommodation to budget travelers targeted to young travelers and backpackers who are looking star hotel alternatives.

Pakistan Finalists

Lahore based bio-tech startup Bu Technologies designed a low-cost human brain controlled prosthetic hand for upper limb disabled persons which functions like a hand of any normal human being. This prosthetic hand uses muscle pressure technology with microprocessors that can sense, feel, and even automatically tighten when necessary.

Another Lahore based startup Plant4Plants provides investment, consultancy, rehabilitation and market relationship services to owners of waterlogged areas, they offer Rs. 40,000 per hectare to the owners to grow eucalyptus which sucks water and cures such land and in turn its pulp is used as a raw material in the paper and pulp industry.So far, over 1,236 acres of land has been recovered for agricultural use.

Karachi based KG Hub is a startup in the publishing industry which makes comics books and provides content for marketing purposes to various FMCG and agencies.
The History Project, curates books on significant events and shared conflict on both sides of the border - India and Pakistan. The startup collects and collates facts from textbooks, juxtaposes them, and introduces them to students through interactive presentations, highlighting embedded stereotypes. The project is founded by  Qasim Aslam and Ayyaz Ahmad.



 

Taking 'Photography Against White Background?, You Owe Amazon money

In a very strange decision by US patent office, an official patent has been granted to e-commerce giant Amazon for 'photos against a white background' which ironically means that if are taking a photo against a white background than you may owe Amazon money, bizarre! right ?

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is known for making generally bizarre and odd patenting decisions, has officially granted this patent to Amazon and the patent is called as - Studio arrangement its is described in patent -

"a background comprising a white cyclorama; a front light source positioned in a longitudinal axis intersecting the background, the longitudinal axis further being substantially perpendicular to a surface of the white cyclorama; an image capture position located between the background and the front light source in the longitudinal axis, the image capture position comprising at least one image capture device equipped with an eighty-five millimeter lens, the at least one image capture device further configured with an ISO setting of about three hundred twenty and an f-stop value of about 5.6;"

The claims in patent described as - A studio arrangement, comprising: a background comprising a white cyclorama;a front light source positioned in a longitudinal axis intersecting the background and number of conditions, so practically it is difficult to enforce the patent with such extensive and specific conditions.

These specific conditions make patent to ever get violated or to know that if the patent is violated or not in first place. However there the patent are being criticized and offending the photography world as much as that a online petition against Amazon patent has been filed to call on the USPT Office to declare the reasoning for the patent invalid.

The petition says - "Take back Amazon's patent right to photography against a white backdrop, and stop handing out patents to corporate trolls!"

But the question still remain that why Amazon filed such awful patent where it has no enough power to enforce such patent. The patent number is 8,676,045B1 and you can read the complex patent details on USPTO or Google patents, or just about any basic studio photography book.

Google all set to guard your home by introducing $150 Surveillance Camera

Google is all set to replace the security guards at your home with their range of home surveillance cameras. According to reports, Google is seriously contemplating buying Dropcam which is a home security camera Company. Currently, the firm sells one security camera at $150 which is connected by internet and controlled with the help of an application.

It is assumed that by buying Dropcam, the technology giant is planning to increase its home automation products after it recently acquired Nest which is a thermostat firm. In 2013, Dropcam was successful in raising around $30 million in funds for its hi-tech security cams.

According to the company, the camera makes use of bank-level security to code all the videos. It also sends Smartphone and email alerts to its users.  The camera also has an HD resolution which supports full 720 pixel live streaming. It also comes power packed with digital zoom, night vision and two-way talk back feature. In addition, the camera is also equipped to provide its users with the stored footage of last seven or thirty days with the help of optional cloud recording feature.

Using Dropcam along with Android or Apple store app you can receive alerts for motion and sound on your smartphone or other device or drop in live and talk directly with people and pets.

Founded by Aamir Virani and Greg Duffy in 2009, Dropcam is a San Francisco based firm. It also offers its customers a larger and better field of view and image quality in Dropcam Pro which comes in at $199. This move taken by Google is seen as an answer to Apple which is soon planning to add a universal home remote feature to its iPAD through which the users will be able to control everything from their washing machines to television sets.

This project may be launched in its Worldwide Developer Conference which is all set to take place in June alongside Apple’s new version of iPad and iPhone software. Home automation gadgets are currently sold in many Apple stores all around the world. These include Philips Hue lightbulbs, Google’s Nest thermostats, Belkin WeMo switches and Dropcam wireless cameras. This event is also expected to see a big improvement in its Mac and iPhone software. One major improvement which the users might be able to see in iPad will be its new split screen which will be capable of running two apps simultaneously.

Google all set to guard your home by introducing $150 Surveillance Camera

Google is all set to replace the security guards at your home with their range of home surveillance cameras. According to reports, Google is seriously contemplating buying Dropcam which is a home security camera Company. Currently, the firm sells one security camera at $150 which is connected by internet and controlled with the help of an application.

It is assumed that by buying Dropcam, the technology giant is planning to increase its home automation products after it recently acquired Nest which is a thermostat firm. In 2013, Dropcam was successful in raising around $30 million in funds for its hi-tech security cams.

According to the company, the camera makes use of bank-level security to code all the videos. It also sends Smartphone and email alerts to its users.  The camera also has an HD resolution which supports full 720 pixel live streaming. It also comes power packed with digital zoom, night vision and two-way talk back feature. In addition, the camera is also equipped to provide its users with the stored footage of last seven or thirty days with the help of optional cloud recording feature.

Using Dropcam along with Android or Apple store app you can receive alerts for motion and sound on your smartphone or other device or drop in live and talk directly with people and pets.

Founded by Aamir Virani and Greg Duffy in 2009, Dropcam is a San Francisco based firm. It also offers its customers a larger and better field of view and image quality in Dropcam Pro which comes in at $199. This move taken by Google is seen as an answer to Apple which is soon planning to add a universal home remote feature to its iPAD through which the users will be able to control everything from their washing machines to television sets.

This project may be launched in its Worldwide Developer Conference which is all set to take place in June alongside Apple’s new version of iPad and iPhone software. Home automation gadgets are currently sold in many Apple stores all around the world. These include Philips Hue lightbulbs, Google’s Nest thermostats, Belkin WeMo switches and Dropcam wireless cameras. This event is also expected to see a big improvement in its Mac and iPhone software. One major improvement which the users might be able to see in iPad will be its new split screen which will be capable of running two apps simultaneously.

Huffington Post & BuzzFeed to launch India specific news websites

As a favourable demographic location, India is set to be the most promising country for world's prominent news/aggregator websites. Currently, the Huffington Post and BuzzFeed both are planning to launch India-focussed website and both are planning to open offices in India later this year.

As per speculations Huffington Post is expected to launch its Indian edition next month (June 2014) and currently in negotiation with two media companies for same stated NYTimes

The Huffington Post aka Huff Post is a liberal American online news aggregator portal and offers news, blogs, and original content and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media and much more. The Huff post is already have its edition in countries such as US, UK, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, Germany, Portugal and Korea. India will 11th country for the website.

Buzzfeed is a popular social news and entertainment website and is all set to launch Indian edition portal and also have plans to open an office in Mumbai. BuzzFeed produces an average of 378 posts a day featuring the work of staff reporters, contributors, syndicated cartoon artists, and community.

Rather than foreign correspondents both the websites will hire local correspondent from India itself or partner with local media agencies as its is hard to find local journalist and expertise in India. Last year in september Business Insider, launched India-focussed website partnered with the Times of India.

As per Comscore, in year 2013 online news readership in India grows to 9.4 million daily visitors mostly on their mobile phones. Among the Indian news websites, The Times of India continues to be the clear leader with 12.7 million unique visitors in August, 2013.

This Indian Ad of Google Glass will make you feel to have one

The video above you see was shot entirely on Google Glass and was created by alumni and students from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts as part of the Glass Creative Collective. The video is called as -"Seeds" which is Google says its way of saying "Thank you, Mom."

In video above you see how a man travel his journey all the way from US to India, which is his home apparently and all his way to India capture all the moments through his Google glass that he is wearing.

Notably, Google Glass has the ability to take photos and record 720p HD video and while video is recording, the screen stays on while it is doing so.

Currently, to own a Google Glass you would need to be US residents and purchase Glass with a US based credit card. for rest of countries, you can sign up at http://www.google.com/glass/start/how-to-get-one to stay informed. Global release of Google glass is estimated later this year.

However there is a gadget that can somehow satisfy people in India, their wish to own something like Google glass wearable on your eyes you might take a look at this Bluetooth sunglasses gadget available in India as ver cheaper alternative for quite a while until Google glass comes to India.

Related - How Google Glass Actually Works

Pepperfry.com raises $15mn funding from Bertelsmann India & NVP

Mumbai based online furniture and home products marketplace Pepperfry.com has raised $15 million of funding led by Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) and its existing investor Norwest Venture Partners (NVP).

Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), the strategic investment arm of the international media company Bertelsmann in India, BII concentrates on early stage investments into growing companies in the digital media landscape. NVP on other hand is Silicon Valley-based investment firm and the very first series-A funding of Pepperfry in 2011 was $5 million from Norwest Venture Partners only.

Pepperfry.com was founded in July 2011 by twi ex-eBay employees Ambareesh Murty and Ashish Shah. Pepperfry had earlier raised $13 million from NVP in previous rounds of funding.

Ambareesh Murty, co-founder & CEO of Pepperfry.com said, "Our vision is to be India’s one stop shop for Furniture and Home products and we have focused on leveraging our in-depth category expertise to establish the merchandising and supply chain infrastructure required to fulfill this vision."

Pepperfry started its business operations in January 2012 to sell furniture and home merchandize online and today the company offer more than 45,000 products to across various categories such as - Furniture, Home Décor, Furnishings, Kitchen and Pet Supplies.

Pepperfry was the recipient of the '2012 Red Herring Asia Top 100' award which honours the most promising private technology ventures from Asia.

The Pepperfry investment came just a day after when Flipkart raised $210 million of funding from DST global. Funding for the e-commerce companies in India are pouring in from across the globe however vertical e-commerce portals like Pepperfry.com also catching up the funding pace with mainstream players.

Philips all set to re-launch itself in the Indian Mobile Market

The Dutch electronics maker is all set to re-enter the Indian Smartphone market after a hiatus of seven years. The company will re-enter the fastest growing Smartphone market in the world by launching a series of feature and Smartphones. The phones are expected to be unveiled on 28th May by Sang Fei Consumer Communications Co. in New Delhi.

Sang Fei which is a joint venture between Shenzhen SED Industry Co. and Philips electronics has developed this new range of phones which will be sold all over the world. SS Bassi currently Sang Fei’s head of SAARC operations and who has earlier worked with Reliance communications and Lenovo has been bestowed upon the duty to look after the Indian Business.

 

Philips mobile phone business all over the globe was taken over by China Electronics Corporation which is the parent company of Sang Fei in 2007. Philips initially used to sell mobile phones in India but it stopped do so after the acquisition. The price range in which the phones will be offered hasn’t been revealed by the company yet. The company should surely take some lessons from Motorola which was successfully able to re-launch itself in the Indian market by creating phones heavy on features and low on prices.

The company’s re-entry into the Indian business won’t be a cake walk. As it will not only have to face stiff competition from the likes of Nokia, Samsung, Apple and Sony etc. but it will also have to face the heat from in-house manufactures like Motorola, Micromax and Karbonn. Further, Apple’s former CEO John Sculley’s Obi brand of phones and China’s famous device manufacturer Xiaomi’s phones can also be expected to hit the markets any time soon. They can prove to be tough competitors for Philips.

The Smartphone market has tripled its share in 2013 when compared to 2012.  In 2013, about 44 millions devices were shipped which was three times more than 16.2 million devices shipped in 2012. The Smartphone market in India is expected to rise even further in 2014 with Smartphones expected to available at an entry price of Rs.2, 500. This price will make more and more people to make the switch from feature to Smartphones.

 

 

Philips all set to re-launch itself in the Indian Mobile Market

The Dutch electronics maker is all set to re-enter the Indian Smartphone market after a hiatus of seven years. The company will re-enter the fastest growing Smartphone market in the world by launching a series of feature and Smartphones. The phones are expected to be unveiled on 28th May by Sang Fei Consumer Communications Co. in New Delhi.

Sang Fei which is a joint venture between Shenzhen SED Industry Co. and Philips electronics has developed this new range of phones which will be sold all over the world. SS Bassi currently Sang Fei’s head of SAARC operations and who has earlier worked with Reliance communications and Lenovo has been bestowed upon the duty to look after the Indian Business.

 

Philips mobile phone business all over the globe was taken over by China Electronics Corporation which is the parent company of Sang Fei in 2007. Philips initially used to sell mobile phones in India but it stopped do so after the acquisition. The price range in which the phones will be offered hasn’t been revealed by the company yet. The company should surely take some lessons from Motorola which was successfully able to re-launch itself in the Indian market by creating phones heavy on features and low on prices.

The company’s re-entry into the Indian business won’t be a cake walk. As it will not only have to face stiff competition from the likes of Nokia, Samsung, Apple and Sony etc. but it will also have to face the heat from in-house manufactures like Motorola, Micromax and Karbonn. Further, Apple’s former CEO John Sculley’s Obi brand of phones and China’s famous device manufacturer Xiaomi’s phones can also be expected to hit the markets any time soon. They can prove to be tough competitors for Philips.

The Smartphone market has tripled its share in 2013 when compared to 2012.  In 2013, about 44 millions devices were shipped which was three times more than 16.2 million devices shipped in 2012. The Smartphone market in India is expected to rise even further in 2014 with Smartphones expected to available at an entry price of Rs.2, 500. This price will make more and more people to make the switch from feature to Smartphones.

 

 

World Lens - A Visual Translation App is now available free of cost

World Lens is a superb mobile application that uses your Smartphone’s camera to translate text in real-time, if you are a traveler than this app is perfect for you to carry in your smartphone. Google, the tech giant has recently acquired this awesome app and its hardworking development team at Quest Visual.

Quest Visual set its foot in the market in 2010 with this impressive application. Back then, it seemed highly impossible but World Lens proved everyone wrong as it was very efficiently able to translate many different languages in real time by just using the user’s Smartphone camera. The app comes in handy when you are travelling abroad as the user can easily translate anything and everything into his or her native language just by holding the phone to that particular sign which you want to translate and the phone’s camera would instantly translate the sign. It makes the life of a traveler easier and safe.

The immediate impact of Google's acquisition of the application has been that now the app is available free of cost across platforms. In addition to this, the language packs that were earlier attainable only through in-app purchase have also been made free now.

This free feature of the app is only available for a limited period of time. The company hasn't said anything about how long the app would remain free but all you travelers out there, it is highly recommended that you download it right away as it acts as your friend in a deserted foreign land.

Currently, the app can translate between Spanish, German, Italian, Russian and French, and English and Portuguese. This superb technology has now found its way into Google Translate. The app doesn't require an internet connection to function which is a very big plus point for its users.

But the magnificent app does have its problems too. Sometimes the translations can have grammatical mistakes and a particular style of handwriting or text can also act as a hindrance in its working.

The acquisition news was shared on Quest Visual’s official website but no information was divulged about any financial terms. The only communication which came was that the app has been made free on Google Play store and Apple App store.

 

Flipkart raises $210 million to utilize in Myntra acquisition

Just after the Myntra acquisition Flipkart raised $210 million in a fresh round of funding from a group of four investors led by internet-focused investment group DST Global besides existing investors, Tiger Global, Naspers and Iconiq Capital.

Flipkart will use the funds to increase its capabilities and strength of its technology and acquiring firms across areas like e-commerce, technology and supply chain.

DST Global is a technology-focused investment firm founded by Russian Internet tycoon Yuri Milner better known for its investment in Facebook.

Just last week, Flipkart, acquired the country's biggest online apparel store Myntra.com for around $300 million estimated Rs 2,000 crore. This was Flipkart fifth acquisition since 2010, earlier Flipkart has bought Weread.com,Mime360, ChakPak.com and Letsbuy.com.

With this round of funding, the total amount of fund raised by Flipkart is estimated at around $750 million (Rs 9,000 crore) since its inception in 2007. It had also announced that the company will invest $100 million (around Rs 600 crore) in its fashion business in the next 12-18 months.

The company will also continue to invest in warehouses and logistics to facilitate the 3,000 sellers on its platforms to do more business. Flipkart offers over 15 million products across 70 categories to its 18 million registered users and 3.5 million daily visitors. Its technology enables 5 million shipments/month.

According to Alexa Internet, Flipkart's website is one of the top 10 Indian websites.

AdalBdal.com- An online Exchange Portal

AdalBdal.com is an online venture based on the lines of the old Barter System. Launched by BK Birla, AdalBdal is an online platform which lets its users exchanges their used products all around the world. Something which is useless and trash for one person can be valuable and useful for another. This platform works on this very principle.

The procedure is very simple. People who don’t want a certain product anymore can simply click its picture and upload it on the site and then search for the product that they need, meet up  with the seller and then simply exchange. It is really that simple.

“The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed”. This beautiful line by Mahatma Gandhi which pops up on the front page of the website as soon as you open it helps to reflect the company’s vision.

 

Currently, we are living in a fast paced society which wants more and more from life. We produce more, consume more and in this process we end up depleting the resources which have been made available to us by mother Earth. There are many such products in everyone’s house which are of no use to them anymore but we don’t care about them and find a corner for them in the house. AdalBdal has a mission of stopping this wastage. What maybe trash to you can be a valuable possession for someone else.

 

You can exchange anything on this platform. It could be clothes, electronics, stamps, books etc. AdalBdal holds great similarities to Second to None, which is a Facebook group where people see their second hand items. The only difference between the two is that while on one hand the group works on monetary exchange and AdalBdal works on goods exchange.

AdalBdal.com has an enthusiatic team of five main members which consists of BK Birla, Tom, Jerry, Devi Anupoorna Singh and Sai Gayathri.

The online platform works all around the world and is location aware. As a safety measure, it also has a built in spam protection which makes sure that a person interested in a user’s product will not be able interact unless the user decides to connect with them. AdalBdal is also engaging in social work by sourcing old clothes from the user’s house to NGO’S.

 

AdalBdal.com- An online Exchange Portal

AdalBdal.com is an online venture based on the lines of the old Barter System. Launched by BK Birla, AdalBdal is an online platform which lets its users exchanges their used products all around the world. Something which is useless and trash for one person can be valuable and useful for another. This platform works on this very principle.

The procedure is very simple. People who don’t want a certain product anymore can simply click its picture and upload it on the site and then search for the product that they need, meet up  with the seller and then simply exchange. It is really that simple.

“The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed”. This beautiful line by Mahatma Gandhi which pops up on the front page of the website as soon as you open it helps to reflect the company’s vision.

 

Currently, we are living in a fast paced society which wants more and more from life. We produce more, consume more and in this process we end up depleting the resources which have been made available to us by mother Earth. There are many such products in everyone’s house which are of no use to them anymore but we don’t care about them and find a corner for them in the house. AdalBdal has a mission of stopping this wastage. What maybe trash to you can be a valuable possession for someone else.

 

You can exchange anything on this platform. It could be clothes, electronics, stamps, books etc. AdalBdal holds great similarities to Second to None, which is a Facebook group where people see their second hand items. The only difference between the two is that while on one hand the group works on monetary exchange and AdalBdal works on goods exchange.

AdalBdal.com has an enthusiatic team of five main members which consists of BK Birla, Tom, Jerry, Devi Anupoorna Singh and Sai Gayathri.

The online platform works all around the world and is location aware. As a safety measure, it also has a built in spam protection which makes sure that a person interested in a user’s product will not be able interact unless the user decides to connect with them. AdalBdal is also engaging in social work by sourcing old clothes from the user’s house to NGO’S.

 

Google all set to launch 7inch tablet with 3D mapping technology

Google, the technology titan is all prepared to launch a 7-inch tablet which will come power packed with advanced vision capabilities. The tablet has been designed under Google’s much talked about project, Project Tango. According to people who are closely associated with the project, some 4,000 prototypes of the tablet can be expected to hit the markets next month.

The tablet will not be a repetition of Google’s Nexus slate and will definitely be better in performance. The 7-inch tablet can be expected to have advanced software, two cameras in the rear and infrared sensors which will equip it to capture exceptionally beautiful three-dimensional images. The tablet may be launched before Google’s annual developer conference which takes place in June.

The only problem that the new tablet might offer is that the technology used by the tablet to function can prove to be too forward for many programmers. Currently, most programmers are used to and comfortable in manufacturing apps for less mechanical slates and Smartphones. Only recently have some people started trying wearables and only a few have managed to enter the domain of 3-D imaging.

The technology giant launched its Project Tango in February this year. The project aims at giving a human scale understanding of space and motion to mobile devices via robotics and computer vision. The project had even unveiled a Smartphone in February which was designed on similar lines as the tablet with sensors that was equipped to create a 3-D map of the user’s surroundings.

The Smartphone prototype comes loaded with 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM, Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, 64 GB of internal storage and a microSD slot.  It also comes with a depth sensing array, a 4 megapixel rear camera and an infrared projector. How many of these features will be able to find a place in the new tablet is yet to be seen.



Google will initially launch a small quantity of the tablets for the developers. It wants the developers to lay their hands on the device first because they think that the Apps created by them would make the device more attractive and desirable to the masses.

Google all set to launch 7inch tablet with 3D mapping technology

Google, the technology titan is all prepared to launch a 7-inch tablet which will come power packed with advanced vision capabilities. The tablet has been designed under Google’s much talked about project, Project Tango. According to people who are closely associated with the project, some 4,000 prototypes of the tablet can be expected to hit the markets next month.

The tablet will not be a repetition of Google’s Nexus slate and will definitely be better in performance. The 7-inch tablet can be expected to have advanced software, two cameras in the rear and infrared sensors which will equip it to capture exceptionally beautiful three-dimensional images. The tablet may be launched before Google’s annual developer conference which takes place in June.

The only problem that the new tablet might offer is that the technology used by the tablet to function can prove to be too forward for many programmers. Currently, most programmers are used to and comfortable in manufacturing apps for less mechanical slates and Smartphones. Only recently have some people started trying wearables and only a few have managed to enter the domain of 3-D imaging.

The technology giant launched its Project Tango in February this year. The project aims at giving a human scale understanding of space and motion to mobile devices via robotics and computer vision. The project had even unveiled a Smartphone in February which was designed on similar lines as the tablet with sensors that was equipped to create a 3-D map of the user’s surroundings.

The Smartphone prototype comes loaded with 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM, Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, 64 GB of internal storage and a microSD slot.  It also comes with a depth sensing array, a 4 megapixel rear camera and an infrared projector. How many of these features will be able to find a place in the new tablet is yet to be seen.



Google will initially launch a small quantity of the tablets for the developers. It wants the developers to lay their hands on the device first because they think that the Apps created by them would make the device more attractive and desirable to the masses.

Lucknow teenager becomes PM of India for half an hour

Qasari Ali, a 19 year old teenager from Lucknow recently found himself embroiled in a controversy when he acquired the @PMOIndia twitter handle for himself. @PMOIndia is the official twitter handle for Prime Minister of India.

As a result of the 16^th May Lok Sabha elections the UPA government had to make way for the NDA government at centre. But the outgoing government which handled and started the twitter handle refused to pass on the same to the new government. This action taken by the UPA government has led to a political battle between the two parties with the BJP accusing UPA of misusing the national digital asset.  According to BJP, @PMOIndia is a national asset which should have seamlessly passed on to the incoming government.

Instead of passing on the twitter handle, Congress went ahead and archived the tweets under a new handle @PMOIndiaArchive making the @PMOIndia handle available.

Amid all this, Ali thought of changing his twitter username as his existing one was very long. He checked out if @PMOIndia was available and seeing its availability, he immediately saved it for himself and started using it. But his new twitter username existed only for 30 minutes. Ali’s account went back to its previous username within half an hour without any explanations from twitter.

This handlegate has left a big impression on Ali’s life. When his parents found about his doings, they scolded him left and right and asked him to apologize to the entire nation. Following their instructions, he immediately put up a tweet through his twitter handle @IAmQaiserAli apologizing to the entire nation. His tweet said “Apology for taking the name of @PMOIndia. I did it because it was vacant. Apologies.” Even after apologizing to the people of the country, he still fears that the police would knock at his doors any minute and arrest him.

Qaiser has no intentions of pursuing a political career whatsoever and instead he wants to be an entrepreneur. He has even started his journey towards his dream by launching a social networking site Picxter.

Meanwhile, Omar Abdullah, chief minister Jammu and Kashmir came out in support of the Lucknow teenager. He tweeted “Poor chap probably never imagined this publicity”.

Lucknow teenager becomes PM of India for half an hour

Qasari Ali, a 19 year old teenager from Lucknow recently found himself embroiled in a controversy when he acquired the @PMOIndia twitter handle for himself. @PMOIndia is the official twitter handle for Prime Minister of India.

As a result of the 16^th May Lok Sabha elections the UPA government had to make way for the NDA government at centre. But the outgoing government which handled and started the twitter handle refused to pass on the same to the new government. This action taken by the UPA government has led to a political battle between the two parties with the BJP accusing UPA of misusing the national digital asset.  According to BJP, @PMOIndia is a national asset which should have seamlessly passed on to the incoming government.

Instead of passing on the twitter handle, Congress went ahead and archived the tweets under a new handle @PMOIndiaArchive making the @PMOIndia handle available.

Amid all this, Ali thought of changing his twitter username as his existing one was very long. He checked out if @PMOIndia was available and seeing its availability, he immediately saved it for himself and started using it. But his new twitter username existed only for 30 minutes. Ali’s account went back to its previous username within half an hour without any explanations from twitter.

This handlegate has left a big impression on Ali’s life. When his parents found about his doings, they scolded him left and right and asked him to apologize to the entire nation. Following their instructions, he immediately put up a tweet through his twitter handle @IAmQaiserAli apologizing to the entire nation. His tweet said “Apology for taking the name of @PMOIndia. I did it because it was vacant. Apologies.” Even after apologizing to the people of the country, he still fears that the police would knock at his doors any minute and arrest him.

Qaiser has no intentions of pursuing a political career whatsoever and instead he wants to be an entrepreneur. He has even started his journey towards his dream by launching a social networking site Picxter.

Meanwhile, Omar Abdullah, chief minister Jammu and Kashmir came out in support of the Lucknow teenager. He tweeted “Poor chap probably never imagined this publicity”.

Samsung to launch smart watch with its own SIM slot, no phone required

Samsung, the tech giant has come up with a smartwatch that will let its users receive data and make calls without pairing it to a Smartphone which means it will have its own SIM card slot. This is indeed a ‘smart’ watch. The South Korean company is reported to unveil its latest innovation sometime in mid summer in June or July. The company is currently the top seller of Smartwatches in the world.

The wrist watch will be made on similar lines as the ones that are currently available in the market except it won’t require the support of your phone to function. The currently available wristwatches work as a Bluetooth handset when they are used for voice calls and require the support of a paired Smartphone for making actual calls.

The smartwatch will also be able to send mails and take photographs. It will also reportedly come power packed with a heart monitor, Bluetooth and GPS. The Smartphone bestseller is touted to be currently in talks with some top telecom carriers in Europe, South Korea and the United States about the smart device.

The watch will most probably work on Tizen which is the company’s homegrown Operating system which it co-developed with Intel Corporation. Till now there is no confirmed news about what would be the smartwatch named and whether people will be able to call by holding the wrist watch up to their mouth.

The smartwatch will have its own SIM card and will be the only such device created by a major company available in the market. The watch aims at making your life simpler and lighter by replacing your mobile phones.

Smartwatches don’t enjoy much status quo in the market right now but with this invention, thing are expected to change for better. Though some experts do believe that even the existing smart watches from the company don’t offer a great experience to its users, thus paying for that bad experience when a great experience is available on your current phones is highly doubted. For them, Things can only change if Samsung is able to pull off a device which is able to provide an experience at par with a Smartphone.

Samsung to launch smart watch with its own SIM slot, no phone required

Samsung, the tech giant has come up with a smartwatch that will let its users receive data and make calls without pairing it to a Smartphone which means it will have its own SIM card slot. This is indeed a ‘smart’ watch. The South Korean company is reported to unveil its latest innovation sometime in mid summer in June or July. The company is currently the top seller of Smartwatches in the world.

The wrist watch will be made on similar lines as the ones that are currently available in the market except it won’t require the support of your phone to function. The currently available wristwatches work as a Bluetooth handset when they are used for voice calls and require the support of a paired Smartphone for making actual calls.

The smartwatch will also be able to send mails and take photographs. It will also reportedly come power packed with a heart monitor, Bluetooth and GPS. The Smartphone bestseller is touted to be currently in talks with some top telecom carriers in Europe, South Korea and the United States about the smart device.

The watch will most probably work on Tizen which is the company’s homegrown Operating system which it co-developed with Intel Corporation. Till now there is no confirmed news about what would be the smartwatch named and whether people will be able to call by holding the wrist watch up to their mouth.

The smartwatch will have its own SIM card and will be the only such device created by a major company available in the market. The watch aims at making your life simpler and lighter by replacing your mobile phones.

Smartwatches don’t enjoy much status quo in the market right now but with this invention, thing are expected to change for better. Though some experts do believe that even the existing smart watches from the company don’t offer a great experience to its users, thus paying for that bad experience when a great experience is available on your current phones is highly doubted. For them, Things can only change if Samsung is able to pull off a device which is able to provide an experience at par with a Smartphone.

Facebook left Behind by Google in the Top 25 Employers battle

According to a recently released list by Glassdoor of the top 25 Companies on the basis of how its employees evaluated their pay and benefits, Facebook surprised everyone by acquiring the third position behind Google and Costco. Google and Facebook, the two giant companies are always engaged in a close battle with each other not only for advertisements impressions and users but also in keeping their employees happy.

12 technology based companies made it to the list which is exceptional as it is more than any other industry. Adobe and Salesforce, which are the parent companies of Facebook’s two most favored Strategic marketing developers also made it on the list by acquiring 4th and 9th position respectively. Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical companies accounted for the second largest industry on the Glassdoor list with Pfizer, Genentech and Amgen representing the industry.

Facebook has been ranked the No.2 tech company and No.3 overall in the list released by Glassdoor. According to Allyson Willoughby, Senior Vice President of People, Glassdoor, what makes Facebook different from its contemporaries is that the people working in it are exceptionally satisfied and happy with the benefit packages and compensations they are receiving from the company. Further they are also receiving a lot of exciting perks like free messages, free food, on-site chiropractic care, vending machines, a mesmerizing Menlo Park campus along with a great salary and good healthcare facilities. All these things make an excellent environment for employees to work in.

The difference between Facebook and Google if we go by ratings is very minuscule. Google, which showers its employees with fabulous perks, has been given the first rank by Glassdoor with an average rating of 4.4 out of 5.  On the other hand Facebook has come in a close third with 4.3 out of 5 on the list.

Costco, which graced the number 2 position on the list, is the one and only retailer to fetch a position on the list. One company each from energy, insurance, travel industry and transportation also managed to book a place in the list.  No fast food company got featured on the Glassdoor list.

Facebook left Behind by Google in the Top 25 Employers battle

According to a recently released list by Glassdoor of the top 25 Companies on the basis of how its employees evaluated their pay and benefits, Facebook surprised everyone by acquiring the third position behind Google and Costco. Google and Facebook, the two giant companies are always engaged in a close battle with each other not only for advertisements impressions and users but also in keeping their employees happy.

12 technology based companies made it to the list which is exceptional as it is more than any other industry. Adobe and Salesforce, which are the parent companies of Facebook’s two most favored Strategic marketing developers also made it on the list by acquiring 4th and 9th position respectively. Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical companies accounted for the second largest industry on the Glassdoor list with Pfizer, Genentech and Amgen representing the industry.

Facebook has been ranked the No.2 tech company and No.3 overall in the list released by Glassdoor. According to Allyson Willoughby, Senior Vice President of People, Glassdoor, what makes Facebook different from its contemporaries is that the people working in it are exceptionally satisfied and happy with the benefit packages and compensations they are receiving from the company. Further they are also receiving a lot of exciting perks like free messages, free food, on-site chiropractic care, vending machines, a mesmerizing Menlo Park campus along with a great salary and good healthcare facilities. All these things make an excellent environment for employees to work in.

The difference between Facebook and Google if we go by ratings is very minuscule. Google, which showers its employees with fabulous perks, has been given the first rank by Glassdoor with an average rating of 4.4 out of 5.  On the other hand Facebook has come in a close third with 4.3 out of 5 on the list.

Costco, which graced the number 2 position on the list, is the one and only retailer to fetch a position on the list. One company each from energy, insurance, travel industry and transportation also managed to book a place in the list.  No fast food company got featured on the Glassdoor list.