Snapchat has successfully gained popularity amongst millennials. The company is finally set to debut IPO as early as March 17, valuing the firm at between USD20-25b. Lately, we are observing an interesting trend. Facebook appears to be testing Snapchat–like features on several of its properties to compete with Snapchat. OfContinue Reading

Tata Communication continues to make strides in enterprise solution which would enable the company to increase its market share in the global enterprise segment. This is driven by the company’s strengths in infrastructure and its innovative and differentiated service offerings. In the last 18 months, the company launched various productsContinue Reading

Apple has announced its much anticipated mobile payment offering, Apple Pay. The new offering employs NFC (near field communications) and fingerprint identification technology, which allows users to make a payment by simply swiping their iPhone. With regards to security, Apple claimed that consumers’ accounts and transaction data will be keptContinue Reading

Apple’s WWDC 2014 was solely focused on software-based enhancements. These include tight coupling of iOS and Mac OS integration, significant iCloud enhancements, additional Siri features, enterprise enhancements, and sub-platforms for health and home. iOS continues to evolve; ties deepen with Mac OS – Apple stressed the importance of uniformity acrossContinue Reading

Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram nearly two years ago was its first large deal, the announced acquisition of WhatsApp last month for $19bn in cash and stock is clearly its biggest bet to date which everybody is watching keenly. Given the size of the transaction and the perceived low switching costsContinue Reading