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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In a unique Valentine's Day initiative, Tencent has created 15.5 x 15.5 feet QR code cake at Ambience Mall, Gurgaon on Valentine’s Day to promote  WeChat .  Chef M. Mustafa of Bon-Bon bakery took 14 hours to prepare this QR code cake. It occupied an area of 240.5 square feet on the ground floor, and was getting scanned by smartphones. On scanning the cake, visitors were able to download the WeChat app on their smartphones, and two lucky couples got a chance to cut the huge cake. Other visitors also enjoyed a piece of the cake with their spouse and close friends on Valentine’s Day. Rahul Razdan of WeChat India, said, “With this initiative, we are happy that WeChat created the country’s biggest QR code pattern, which visitors in the mall could scan and download WeChat on their smartphones. We believe QR codes are a significant tool for mobile Internet users to connect. This is one of the several out-of-the-box i...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Honeywell has opened a new technology centre in India, further expanding its technology development capabilities in the key areas, including refining, petrochemical, low-global-warming and nylon technologies and applications. The ceremony was attended by Shri Jaipal Reddy, India's Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, and other dignitaries. In this facility in Gurgaon, India is said to feature pilot plants for developing and demonstrating refining and petrochemical process technology by UOP, part of Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies (PMT) strategic business group. The centre will also perform other product and application development for PMT, including fluorine and nylon technologies. Honeywell invested $34 million in the 8,830-square-metre (95,000-square-foot) centre. Rajeev Gautam, President & CEO, Honeywell, said, "This new facility will allow Honeywell to put its vast resources to work in collaborati...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Research In Motion (RIM) has announced that it is organizing a two-day BBM Hackathon Event in Gurgaon. The BBM Hackathon is expected to be attended by more than 45 developers who will create BBM connected applications with support from the BlackBerry developer relations team. The BBM Hackathon provides an opportunity for developers to create intuitive and networked applications on BBM. Developers will also get a chance to interact with BlackBerry platform experts and network with other developers while absorbing new ideas for integrating social elements into their apps. It will give participants direct access to members of the BBM development and product teams who can help attendees understand how to integrate the BBM Social Platform into their application. Attendees will also be able to learn different techniques to integrate viral/social aspects into their application and get answers for their questions from experts. Each of the participa...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Canon India Pvt. Limited has moved into a new corporate headquarters. The new office premise was inaugurated by Kensaku Konishi, President & CEO, Canon India. The premise is estimated to be a 100,000 square feet office housed in Cyber Terraces in Gurgaon. The office is designed around the core principles of Kyosei. Canon's new headquarters is a model workplace for employee collaboration, environmental sustainability and a growing, dynamic company in the 21st century. Alok Bharadwaj, Sr. VP, Canon India said, "The new office of Canon is a symbol of our continued growth and expansion. We are celebrating our 15th year Birthday in India in 2012. Our new headquarters is a perfect symbol of Canon, a global market-leader that all of our employees have collectively envisioned. Leveraging the latest advancements in employee collaboration and design, this new building reinforces many of the core values of our company - innovation, collabo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE ASUS Technology has expanded its presence with opening of its retail outlet in Gurgaon, Haryana. The retail outlet GITS INTERNATIONAL is located at J-13, Qutub Plaza Market, DLF-1 Gurgaon-122002. Unaez Quraishi - Sales & Distribution Director - System Business Group, Asus (India) said, "Our retail expansion venture has been victorious in assisting us for an unyielding commitment in offering an inspiring innovation and quality to our customers. Endeavoring in this region, we intend to maintain our fostering for our customers in order to provide access and to help them keep up with all the noteworthy upcoming technology." The new outlet is believed to feature the company's entire range of Notebooks/Netbooks that have been launched in India till date and intends to cease customer's search for the best available option. The store will have the company's entire range of Entertainment, Classic, Versatile and Elite series ...