Samsung buys startup LoopPay, moves toward mobile payments

Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 09:00

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has bought U.S. mobile wallet startup LoopPay, signalling its intention to launch a smartphone payments service to compete with a recent offering from rival Apple Inc.

New method predicts which tech startups will thrive

Last Updated: Sunday, February 8, 2015, 13:22

MIT researchers have developed a method that can project the growth potential of new high-tech firms.

OLA Cabs, Flipkart major recruiters in IIT-M placement

Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 23:45

Setting a new trend, startup companies offering competitive salaries took part in good numbers in this year's annual placement season at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, a senior official said on Friday.

Microsoft may have 'inadvertently' announced its acquisition of email app

Last Updated: Saturday, November 29, 2014, 10:33

A post published on Microsoft's official blog by corporate vice president Rajesh Jha may have inadvertently revealed that the company is acquiring email startup Accompli, a report said.

Dropbox snags $250 million funding at $10 billion valuation: Report

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 10:37

Dropbox, the 6-year-old Silicon Valley startup many expect to go public sometime this year, is taking advantage of flush investors.

Apple acquires 3-D sensor startup PrimeSense for $360 mn

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 13:01

Apple has reportedly completed its acquisition of 3-D sensor start-up PrimeSense for a price of around 360 million dollars.

Indian start-up NowFloats to compete in Start Tel Aviv event

Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2013, 15:12

Indian technology start-up NowFloats will be the country's entry to the 'Start Tel Aviv Competition' in Israel in October this year.

SEBI approves Startup Village Angel Fund

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 15:37

The focus area of the fund will be Telecom/Internet, and it would start investing once the initial close of USD 2 million is achieved.

"Startup Corridor" to US for Indian entrepreneurs

Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 14:16

India's top young entrepreneurs can now hope to visit and connect with like-minded counterparts, mentors and seed investors in the Silicon Valley, California, with the creation of a 'Startup Corridor' between India and US.

High skilled immigration bill introduced in US Congress

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 13:39

Targeting highly skilled talents from India and China, a bi-partisan group of US lawmakers have introduced a new bill in the Congress to create more than 125,000 new visas to attract global talents to America.

Yahoo buys video chat startup OnTheAir

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 11:54

The service enables users to hold online video chats in a talk-show format.

Virtual classroom solution, location-based mobile service get Microsoft awards

Last Updated: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 21:10

A virtual classroom solution and a location-based mobile service that cuts out clutter and spam have been named the top winners of the Microsoft BizSpark India Startup Challenge.