VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

The launch of Gaana Social can help users to share their music with anyone, anywhere, anytime - spreading the joy that only music can bring.  Users can share their favorite playlists, see what their friends are listening to, follow favorite artists and top trends – creating deep social connections.  Prashan Agarwal, COO, Gaana.com said, “We spent a lot of time in understanding how our users listen to music and found that they had a deep emotional desire to share their music with their friends and family in a seamless experience. Gaana Social does just that for its users, developing deeper social connections and creating content vitality.” Read More

OneAssist Consumer Solutions, a company that provides assistance and protection services to customers in areas of wallets & cards, mobile phones and gadgets, today announced it has closed an $18 million Series C funding.  The investment round was led by existing investor Sequoia Capital with participation from its other existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Assurant along with a new investor Moonstone Investments. The investment positions OneAssist to grow the significant market opportunities in the categories it operates in as well as develop new product segments.  With increasing penetration of smartphones, payment cards and payment mechanisms as well as new opportunities covering home appliances and gadgets, the company aims to create and strategically build on the assistance and protection category in India.... Read More

Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, has collaborated with HP to offer Intel Core i3 Windows 10 laptop at Rs. 36,000, for as low as Rs. 999 per month.  By availing a 36-month EMI option, an industry first; on Flipkart, consumers will be able to buy a full-fledged laptop from HP, powered by a 6th Generation Intel Core i3 Processor, and Windows 10 OS. This collaboration is the companies’ effort to tap college students and first-time PC buyers. Flipkart has also partnered with ICICI Bank and CitiBank to provide hassle-free financing options to consumers.  Speaking on the collaboration, Amitesh Jha, VP - Electronic Devices, Flipkart said, “We are delighted to collaborate with HP, Intel and Microsoft to make this unique proposition a reality. With Flipkart’s wide market reach combined with an industry-first affordable 36-month EMI option, we are certain that this offering is a winning combination and will strike a chord with our customers reinforcing our un...

Sterlite Tech, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Smart Cities Mission, has announced the company’s selection for the implementation of Smart City solutions in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India.  Kakinada Smart City Corporation selected Sterlite Tech as its implementation partner to deliver various Smart City related ICT solutions. These include Command Control Centre, CCTV surveillance, Wi-Fi, automatic number-plate recognition, face detection, waste and disaster management, among other platforms, bringing many technology firsts to India in terms of horizontal IoT platform, LoRa-based city-wide wireless sensor network and disaster management systems. The project aims to bring transformational changes in the everyday living experiences of over 3.25 lakh citizens of Kakinada, through real-time governance and efficient delivery of citizen services. As part of the project, Sterlite Tech will design, build and manage the Kakinada Smart City for the next six years....

GST portal, gst new registration portal, GST Common Portal, GSTN, GST practitioners, Navin Kumar Chairman Goods & Services Tax Network, navin kumar chairman gstn, gst fresh registrations, The GST Common Portal has opened inviting fresh registrations of first-time taxpayers, including those to be registered as TDS/TCS and enrollment of GST practitioners. It is also open for existing taxpayers to complete their enrollment process.  The GSTN has set up a robust portal already equipped to handle as many as 2.6 billion transactions every month. The GST portal has already opened two windows for enrollments – first between November 8 and April 30 and then from 1st to 15th June. This is the third window to allow all taxpayers enough time to migrate to the new regime.  “To help the people register themselves to the new GST portal smoothly, we have released three videos just after the opening of the portal today. The videos are an official guide for registration whic...

Tally Solutions has launched Tally.ERP 9 Release 6 software which has been designed, developed and delivered as a simplistic means for businesses to comply with GST. The company will now work towards making adoption of its GST ready software simple and easy. They will organize “Upgrade your Tally” camps across the country, facilitate remote upgrade through their extensive 20,000+ partner network, and will also publish simple DIY documents to promote self-service on their site www.tallysolutions.com/gst.  The company will also be working with Reliance Jio and HDFC bank to increase outreach and help businesses implement the new version of the product. Tally is already working on a fully connected GST solution in conjunction with GSTN, which will further simplify the lives of business people.  Bharat Goenka, Managing Director, Tally Solutions, said “There are around 4-5 million GST registered companies who maintain their books of accounts on Tally. We understand that ...

Huawei has unveiled Honor 8 Pro smartphone on Friday in India. The Honor 8 Pro features a dual camera setup, massive 4000mAh battery and an impressive 6GB of RAM.  The Honor 8 Pro price in India has not yet been revealed.  The connectivity options on the Honor 8 Pro include 4G LTE connectivity, Wi-Fi, USB Type-C, Bluetooth 4.2, and NFC. The smartphone comes with a fingerprint sensor at the back. The Honor 8 Pro sports two 12-megapixel sensors with f/2.2 aperture, laser autofocus, LED flash, and 4K video recording. One sensor takes the images in RGB while the other takes them in monochrome. At front, there is an 8-megapixel sensor for taking selfies as well.... Read More  

Data in every format is very important, whereas as Big Data from orbit will promised be a good business sense. Data gathered in space will be yet another tool in a company's arsenal, meaning that the age has come when inexpensive, small satellites play active roles.  CE-SAT-I was assembled by Canon Electronics, a Canon subsidiary making parts for digital cameras and other electronic products, under the initiative of Hisashi Sakamaki, President, who is keen to get into the space business. Canon who is the leader in imaging solution company ,it’s product is launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, that will put microsatellites made by companies around the world into space, including its CE-SAT-I.  The CE-SAT-I will be put into orbit 500km from the ground, where it will conduct tests for two years to verify technologies that will be the foundation of the company's planned space business. Soon the earth will be orbited by constellations of mi...