The key Indian equity indices on Friday traded in positive territory due to firm global cues and robust buying in banking and capital goods stocks. According to market observers, healthy earnings reported in the banking sector for the January-Marchquarter boosted investor sentiments. So far, the S&P banking index rose 44...
As Wi-Fi becomes an easily available commodity in an era of connected devices, Apple has decided to officially discontinue its "AirPort" Wi-Fi routers, the media reported. The Cupertino-based tech giant will continue to provide hardware and software support, but the devices like "AirPort Express", "AirPort Extreme" and "AirPort Time Capsule" will only b...
As businesses strive to deliver better customer experiences, Indian consumers in the country are showing a preference for automation and non-human interactions with brands, a new report said on Friday. The findings were part of software giant Adobe's "Experience Index 2018" research unveiled at the Adobe Symposium 2018 here. ...
Apple's special edition iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus in red colour will be available for purchase in India from Friday. The special edition (PRODUCT) RED iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will be available in 64GB and 256GB variants, starting at Rs 67,940, through Apple authorised resellers. iPhone 8 (64GB) will cost Rs 67,940 while 128GB variant wi...
Indian-American publishing group Parikh Worldwide Media (PWM) has acquired ITV Gold cable TV channel with plans to enter the Indian media market. Announcing the acquisition here on Thursday, PWM Chairman Sudhir Parikh, said: "We will have tie-ups with digital platforms in India to launch ITV Gold before we penetrate the cabl...
Over 3 million people are actively using WhatsApp Business app, says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He said this during the social media giant's Q1 2018 earnings call, the VentureBeat reported late on Wednesday. WhatsApp Business, a standalone app separate from the other version of WhatsApp used by 1.5 billion people, was launched in January f...
Key Indian equity indices on Thursday traded with moderate gains during the mid-afternoon session with healthy buying observed in IT, FMCG and consumer durables stocks. Index heavyweights like Tata Consultancy Services, IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors, Reliance Industries and ITC were the top gainers on the BSE. According to market observers, mixed tr...
The Philippines' Boracay island has been closed to the public for six months starting from Thursday for sanitation and development work at the famous tourist destination. Beginning midnight, authorities banned visitors entry to the island, located about 300 km south of Manila, according to the Department of Environment and Natural R...
A voluntary code of conduct for industry towards greater transparency and better corporate governance is on high priority for the new CII President Rakesh Bharti Mittal in the wake of scams afflicating the banking sector regarding corporate loans. "We will be bring out voluntary codes of corporate governance for industry co...
In a bid to give parents more control, YouTube Kids on Thursday announced three new features around the content available in the app. The new features include ‘Collections' that will allow parents to choose only the channel collection and subjects they want their kids to view. The ‘Parent Approved Content' feature empowers par...
