SoftBank Internet and Media Inc., one of the leading providers of comprehensive range of mobile communications, fixed-line communications, and Internet services around the world, is set to invest US$ 627 million in Snapdeal, one of the ...
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Despite the hype, wearables are poised to make good on their promise to have substantial influence on society and business, according to a new report from PwC. Consumers seem to be excited by the potential of wearables, regardless of the ...
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Smart clothing could help transition wearables from being a separate device to being one that users naturally wear. The technology, which is already getting the attention of athletes, features sensors that disappear into clothing. ...
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Apparels are the fastest growing category amongst online sales of all ecommerce products in India, notes a research paper released by the trade body – ASSOCHAM. Apparel, health, home furnishings and fragrances/ cosmetics are the few ...
The great Indian e-Commerce success story has truly arrived. An internet user base of 50 million fuelled by increasing incomes, greater demand and better connectivity, has set the stage for India to soon become the 3rd largest e-commerce ...
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Fluke has introduced the new Fluke VT04A Visual Infrared Thermometer - a lower-priced version of the Fluke VT04 with a manufacturer's recommended price of £495. While including all the features of the high-end VT04, it is powered by ...
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Afrezza hopes that its inhalable insulin product will be a gamechanger for diabetics. (Image courtesy Afrezza). Insulin injections may soon be a thing of the past if Mannkind Corp.'s inhalable insulin product, Afrezza, is approved by ...
TiVo said Wednesday that it will acquire Cloud-based content discovery and recommendation service Digitalsmiths. Digitalsmiths offers personalized video search, recommendations and browsing, social trending and mood-based discovery. This ...
Life360, a location and communication app for families, has shared findings from a recent omnibus survey that show a growing acceptance and use of location sharing apps. The survey, conducted by VeraQuest among a group of more of 1,169 ...
Smartphone penetration grew to 60 percent of the cellphone user base at the end of 2013, up from 2012's 52 percent, and Apple and Samsung increased their share of the installed smartphone base to a combined 68 percent from the year-ago 57 ...
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BSD Medical, a provider of medical systems, has signed an agreement with Active Medical for the sales and distribution of the MicroThermX Microwave Ablation line of products. Pursuant to the agreement, BSD recently commenced shipment of ...
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Hellman & Friedman, a private equity investment firm has reached an agreement to acquire insurance software provider Applied Systems, from Bain Capital, in a transaction valued at nearly $1.8bn. Other parties who will also invest the ...
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Twitter's stock took to its wings in its public debut, closing up more than 70 percent. The day flew by with nary a hitch and gave birth to a new batch of Silicon Valley millionaires - even a few billionaires. Now comes the hard part. ...
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor is set to start verification tests in preparation of the deployment of chargers for plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) in Aichi Prefecture, Japan from 15 November 2013 to 15 March ...
Xiaomi paraded its new international figurehead on stage at a press conference late last week in Beijing, signaling to the world that the company is preparing to go global. Hugo Barra, the former Google executive Xiaomi poached last ...
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