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Note 7 backlash may affect Samsung festive sales in India

Note 7 backlash may affect Samsung festive sales in India

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

All but 500 who booked Note 7 phones have bought older devices instead of cancelling their orders but Samsung may still lose market share this festive season.

Flipkart grows user base to 100 million

Flipkart grows user base to 100 million

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

Flipkart has seen 33 per cent growth in past 6 months despite slowing e-commerce business and stiff competition from Amazon.

LinkedIn Lite: 'Made in India, for India'

LinkedIn Lite: 'Made in India, for India'

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

LinkedIn hopes to bring more first-time job seekers there, apart from technology talent from the smaller cities.

Ola founders backed Tork to launch India's first electric motorcycle by next year

Ola founders backed Tork to launch India's first electric motorcycle by next year

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

Looks at 100 km ride on single charge, ideal for big cities

Carmakers see gains in Uber, Ola sales

Carmakers see gains in Uber, Ola sales

Rediff.com10 Sep 2016

Automobile makers in India are embracing taxi-hailing apps such as Uber and Ola, hoping to ride on their expansion to sell more cars, a contrarian view to companies in Western markets that fear a drop in car sales due to them

The real story behind the demise of TaxiForSure

The real story behind the demise of TaxiForSure

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

Ola's cash reserves are starting to run dry. The company was in talks to raise $1 billion in funding by the end of July, but no announcement has been made as yet

Why the Gorkha community is furious with Flipkart

Why the Gorkha community is furious with Flipkart

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

The community has taken offence to being wrongly stereotyped as watchmen in the ad which also plays on an exaggerated Hindi accent to seem funny

Second life for dead start-ups as corporates hunt for cheap talent, tech

Second life for dead start-ups as corporates hunt for cheap talent, tech

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

While the redeployment of talent from companies that have shut down into other start-ups is a great move, some say the gesture is gaining more visibility than the actual companies

Start-ups get a big boost from big companies

Start-ups get a big boost from big companies

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

The idea that technology and startups with newer business models will not disrupt traditional businesses has been thrown out the window.

Why Amazon's victory may be short-lived

Why Amazon's victory may be short-lived

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

Its growth has been driven by discounts rather than enticing new customers to its platform

Slow e-commerce growth worries Flipkart

Slow e-commerce growth worries Flipkart

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

In the past eight months, Flipkart has seen the exits of Mukesh Bansal, considered the right hand man of Sachin and Binny Bansal; Ankit Nagori, chief business officer; Punit Soni, Flipkart's million-dollar hire from Silicon Valley who headed product and strategy; and Manish Maheshwari, head of the seller business

Accessing pirated content might lead to prison term & Rs 3-lakh fine

Accessing pirated content might lead to prison term & Rs 3-lakh fine

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

The recent blocking of websites by Internet service providers was prompted by court orders to prevent piracy of Dishoom, the Bollywood movie

Uber takes its ride beyond app

Uber takes its ride beyond app

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

The new feature is up and running in Nagpur, Guwahati and Jodhpur

Enfield taps techies for Himalayan journey

Enfield taps techies for Himalayan journey

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

The Himalayan is the company's second motorcycle after the Continental GT to move away from its age-old cruiser design

Apple finds it tough to crack India market

Apple finds it tough to crack India market

Rediff.com7 Aug 2016

iPhone sales in June quarter dropped 35% even as smartphone market grew 19%

Wounded Uber targets India after China loss

Wounded Uber targets India after China loss

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

In India, it is fighting a pitched battle against Ola.

Ananth Narayanan: The turnaround man

Ananth Narayanan: The turnaround man

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

Narayanan's strategy of building exclusive brands for Myntra has been a success as well, and more such brands will be added to the portal's offering in the future

Flipkart goes for Alibaba model to retain sellers

Flipkart goes for Alibaba model to retain sellers

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

Flipkart claims to have more than 90,000 sellers on its platform.

Cabs on apps to race to $1.7-bn mark this year

Cabs on apps to race to $1.7-bn mark this year

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

With Uber & Ola fighting it out, the taxi aggregator space is set for massive growth.

HealthifyMe: A start-up that helps people live healthy

HealthifyMe: A start-up that helps people live healthy

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

HealthifyMe is an app that connects users to fitness trainers virtually, motivate them on goals.

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