TECHNOLOGY

UPI-powered Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) was among the first tide of apps launched to complete digital payments using Universal Payments Interface (UPI). BHIM’s greatest contribution has been less in enabling digital payments and more in creating an ecosystem that has helped India advance in digital payments. The growth in one year from BHIM’s launch has been […]

For the very first time, Samsung gets down from the top 2 position with Apple at the top rank and OnePlus at the second in the July-September segment. The brands like Google, Xiaomi and Nokia with their new models in the high-end segment of Rs 30,000 and above are going to give far tough competition

Google AdWords is a platform where people can advertise ads in the sponsored links section next to search results to boost website traffic and sales. Aiming to help advertisers reach customers in a better way, Google India launched new AdWords features that will load pages 20% faster to provide instant information. With the new AdWords, there is less

Apple is making a move for adopting new technology for its phones. Despite initially believing Apple might re-adopt the fingerprint technology it is now likely that all 2018 iPhones will move to Face ID. 3D sensing will be a key selling point of all new 2018 iPhone models. Apple currently faces manufacturing difficulties with 3D sensing

The world’s largest messaging app WhatsApp launched a new service in a move that brings it closer to monetizing its free platform. WhatsApp will now provide green badges to select business accounts after a thorough scrutiny of its information. This new feature is still in its pilot phase. Through this feature, users will come to

Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based chatbot ‘Eva’ built for HDFC bank by Bengaluru-based Senseforth AI Research has successfully addressed over 2.7 million customer queries in six months to become the country’s largest banking chatbot. ‘Eva’ is India’s first AI-based banking chatbot, built using the latest Natural Language Processing (NLP) and AI technologies. ‘Eva’ handles a lot of

Indian IT companies have so far always sold their AI platforms as part of services and TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) is among the first to sell it as a standalone product with a separate website that has minimal TCS branding. TCS has taken a different approach to automation and cognitive computing than its competitors in

Instead of reaching out to companies directly, MakeMyTrip will tap existing users to propagate MyBusiness in their firms. MyBusiness will work on the lines of Uber for business and will work as a self-booking tool that employees can use from the same MakeMyTrip app for their business travel needs. He said instead of reaching out

Ola has partnered with Google for its “outstation” category to enable commuters to find & book inter-city rides facilitated by Google maps. Ola Outstation is a smart mobility solution for inter – city travel by Ola Cabs. Commuters travelling between cities will now be able to discover Ola Outstation on Google maps for mobile. This

A new smartphone brand Kult is set to foray into India. The brand is known for manufacturing & distributing BlackBerry products in India. Kult has now launched its own smartphone – Kult Beyond. With a price tag of Rs 6,999, the company is trying to tap the market segment which is already massed by numerous brands. The