All stories by Romita Majumdar
Airtel, Vodafone to lose 50 mn users
Rediff.com30 Dec 2018These customers will be unable to meet the lowest recharge requirements for Jio, meaning they will either exit the market or migrate to BSNL/MTNL.
Hackathon major plans to set up US ops in 2019
Rediff.com8 Dec 2018While HackerEarth has clients and developers globally, the US consists more than a third of the revenue stream, and plans to ramp it up to 60 per cent of the total share.
Anil Ambani all set to sell RCom's spectrum to Jio
Rediff.com4 Dec 2018Supreme Court had asked the government to issue RCom a NoC for spectrum sale to Reliance Jio Infocomm by December 9 if it furnishes a corporate guarantee of Rs 1,400 crore
Emotix, a Mumbai-based startup launches personal robot for kids
Rediff.com29 Nov 2018The robot can hold long conversations, track the child's mood and is controlled from an app on the parents' smartphone
How Voda Idea readies to fight rivals
Rediff.com23 Nov 2018The management plans to invest Rs 27,000 crore in 2019-20, supported by savings of around Rs 14,000 crore that it expects to come from synergising operations of merged entities.
TCS buys digital design firm W12 Studios, its 1st acquisition in 5 years
Rediff.com2 Nov 2018W12 Studios will be part of TCS Interactive, further strengthening the already impressive array of creative and experience services it offers
Anil Kumble gives AI spin to cricket
Rediff.com15 Oct 2018The Power Bat is a visiting-card sized sticker on the shoulder of the bat that captures the speed of impact, quality of the shot and other parameters when the batsman hits the ball.
Brooklyn-based Etsy eyes next stage of India story
Rediff.com13 Oct 2018While e-commerce sites rush to meet mass demand, Etsy is positioning itself more as a community of artisans where buyers can seek uncommon and unique products rather than mass-produced discounted products.
Accenture to continue to look at India for hires
Rediff.com8 Oct 2018Accenture -- considered as one of the top-most employers in India among the global technology services companies -- is believed to have over 150,000 workers in India, next to IBM.
Why Voda-Idea won't lead to a drop in call, data charges
Rediff.com30 Aug 2018With their net debt estimated at Rs 1.15 trillion, the merged entity will not be in much of a position to dole out freebies, says Romita Majumdar.
What's holding back Digital India
Rediff.com28 Aug 2018Compared to a 64 per cent penetration in Brazil (130 million users total) and 53 per cent in China (total 733 million users), India has barely 28 per cent penetration. Of the digital reach, almost 80 per cent are from affluent segments in urban areas. How can this change?
How TCS is tweaking its business
Rediff.com16 Aug 2018TCS plans to build ignio as a standalone company.
With revenue of $31 mn, ignio is another feather in TCS cap
Rediff.com14 Aug 2018ignio has more than 75 patents filed in the artificial intelligence, machine-learning and intelligent-automation space
Digital lending set to become a $1 trillion business in India
Rediff.com8 Aug 2018India's huge digital prowess and potential will play a huge role in enabling digital lending, says Romita Majumdar.
Good news for techies, IT cos to step up hiring this fisc
Rediff.com1 Aug 2018While there has been an improvement in the overall demand environment, the other reason expected to trigger this growth is the absence of a bench strength in most companies
How much did top honchos of tech firms earn?
Rediff.com10 Jul 2018While Tech Mahindra's Gurnani earned Rs 146 crore in 2017-18, his actual gross salary component was Rs 2.77 crore. Wipro's Neemuchwala, on the other hand, took home Rs 18.23 crore
Why it's time for a social media primer for brands
Rediff.com5 Jul 2018Online bullies, haters, trolls - call them what you will - are the blight of social media, for not just individual users but also brands and companies.
Why global captive centres are hiring more Indians
Rediff.com2 Jul 2018Last year, there was almost 16 per cent increase in hiring by the Global Capability Centres in India.
Kirana stores and the power of big data
Rediff.com11 Jun 2018Big retailers are openly talking of plans to harness the power of big data, even reporting those in annual reports as part of a long-term strategy.
Why Indian IT is staring at an uncertain future
Rediff.com8 Jun 2018NITI Aayog recommendations cite the need for greater industry-academia collaboration to meet skill demand