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Vikas SN founded Tech Knots along with Apurva in November 2009. Being a Bangalorean, he has been extensively quoted in DNA (Daily News and Analysis), Bangalore Mirror and Deccan Chronicle. He was even adjudged one of Bangalore’s Cyber Celebrity Of The Year 2010 by Deccan Chronicle. He is also the Indian editor at The Next Web.
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- India’s Snapdeal dabbles in group car buying to differentiate itself from Groupon clones
- The Next Web · Friday, 12 August 2011
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- With Groupon’s success, websites offering daily deals are popping up like mushrooms all over the world including India, where there were at least 30 coupon sites as of July 2011. However when it comes to differentiating these coupon sites based on ...
- Indian Embassy takes to Twitter-like Sina Weibo to appeal to the Chinese youth
- The Next Web · Monday, 8 August 2011
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- The Indian Embassy has taken to Sina Weibo, the popular Twitter-like microblogging service from China, in an attempt to portray India’s modern image and promote Indian culture and tourism to Chinese youngsters. Explaining this new campaign to The ...
- Teliport.me building a crowdsourced streetview with their 360 Panorama App
- The Next Web · Friday, 5 August 2011
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- If you consider an average smartphone user, he primarily uses it for 3 main purposes: Communication such as e-mail, IM and social networking, taking photos and playing games. And if you’re like me, you’re probably taking a lot of photos daily. While ...
- Indian government to improve cyber security after 117 sites are hacked in 6 months
- The Next Web · Thursday, 4 August 2011
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- Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Sachin Pilot announced yesterday that the Indian government is taking specific measures to ensure the security of Government websites in India, after 117 websites were hacked between ...
- HP on the new generation of Web-connected printers with their own app store
- The Next Web · Tuesday, 2 August 2011
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- HP recently invited me to a talk about its Indian strategy for Image and Printing Group (IPG) and the various initiatives the company was taking to deliver seamless, secure, context-aware print experiences to both consumers and enterprise users, ...
- Flipkart may have just become the first Indian billion dollar Internet company
- The Next Web · Friday, 29 July 2011
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- While much is said about India being a service oriented, rather than product oriented country, several e-commerce startups have emerged over the last couple of years to prove that India can also nurture Internet companies which can compete with ...
- Indian entrepreneurs benefit as starting a business will soon take 1 day
- The Next Web · Thursday, 28 July 2011
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- India’s Ministry of Corporate Affairs has announced that it is simplifying the procedures involved in incorporating a company, in order to help budding entrepreneurs across the country. According to the ministry, entrepreneurs will now be able to ...
- Amazon reportedly set to enter India in Q1 2012
- The Next Web · Tuesday, 26 July 2011
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- Times Of India reports that Amazon will be entering Indian markets in the first quarter of next year, which confirms our earlier report that Amazon will be opening an Indian office in 6 months. According to the report, Amazon is currently in ...
- India may soon get unrestricted calls through Internet telephony
- The Next Web · Friday, 22 July 2011
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- India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is deliberating over opening up Internet telephony to mobile operators, thereby allowing consumers to make unrestricted calls online. Stating that it was discussed in July 13 meeting with Indian telecom ...
- Indian ISP Airtel starts blocking file sharing websites
- The Next Web · Thursday, 21 July 2011
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- It appears that Airtel, one of the popular Internet service providers in India, has started blocking several file sharing websites such as Rapidshare, Sendspace and MediaFire. First reported in the India Broadband Forum, this move seems to be driven ...
- India and US sign pact to improve collaboration on cyber security issues
- The Next Web · Tuesday, 19 July 2011
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- In light of recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, an agreement has been signed between India and United States, pointing towards better collaboration from both parties in cyber security issues. This pact, which was signed by R. Chandrashekhar, ...
- YouTube India’s BoxOffice channel boosted by a new movie deal
- The Next Web · Tuesday, 19 July 2011
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- Nirvana Digital, a Mumbai based digital video aggregator and distributor, has teamed up with YouTube India to offer a part of its Bollywood films and music video catalogue available on YouTube’s ad-supported movie channel, BoxOffice. For those who ...
- Vodafone brings its Webbox device to India, helping connect TVs to the Internet
- The Next Web · Monday, 18 July 2011
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- Vodafone is all set to roll out its innovative plug and play keyboard “Webbox” to Indian regions. The keyboard which was developed by Vodafone to help its consumers in emerging markets get a decent Internet experience, was first unveiled in South ...
- New Indian Rupee symbol gets an official place on computer keyboards
- The Next Web · Friday, 15 July 2011
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- The Indian government has announced that the new Rupee symbol has now been encoded into Unicode Standard and National Standard ISCII system and will also have a fixed location on the keyboard. Although you cannot use it right away, the new rupee ...
- Indian government seeks access to Gmail and Skype data
- The Next Web · Wednesday, 13 July 2011
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- Hot on the heels of giving an ultimatum to RIM over data access to its BlackBerry services, the Indian government has now sought access to Gmail and Skype data, citing security reasons. WSJ reports that Indian authorities cannot keep a track of ...
- Tumblr unveils new API and development center
- The Next Web · Tuesday, 12 July 2011
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- Tumblr has unveiled a new API for 3rd party app developers, along with a development center. Explaining the new features in this v2 API, Tumblr said it has focused on features which have received larger adoption, rather than providing a complete ...
- Indian users can post to Google+ using SMS
- The Next Web · Monday, 11 July 2011
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- It seems that often when a new service from Internet giants such as Google or Facebook is launched, all the cool features are primarily US-centric with the rest of the world left high and dry. Hence, it is quite surprising to see Google offering an ...
- Indian government sets August 15 ultimatum for RIM to share its interception keys
- The Next Web · Friday, 8 July 2011
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- After refusing Research In Motion’s limited data access offer earlier this year and approaching the Canadian government for a pact seeking access to BlackBerry services, the Indian government has now issued an ultimatum to the company to share its ...
- Satellite radio services to re-emerge in India
- The Next Web · Tuesday, 5 July 2011
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- Timbre Media, an India-based multi-genre radio station, has teamed up with a music label Saregama to create a satellite radio with customized channels across various languages and genres. Although the exact financial details of this agreement ...
- India’s leading online gaming portal Zapak to launch a subscription-based service
- The Next Web · Monday, 4 July 2011
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- Zapak.com, India’s leading online gaming portal and a subsidiary of Reliance BIG Entertainment, is all set to launch a new subscription based gaming service called “Zapak Plus”. Featuring full-version game titles across genres from popular ...
- Popular Indian site BigAdda closing social networking features, pivots to E-commerce
- The Next Web · Friday, 1 July 2011
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- BigAdda.com, one of the popular Indian social networking sites run by Reliance ADA group, has announced that it is revamping its website in an effort to become an e-commerce portal, thereby removing all the social networking features. In an email ...
- India seeks pact with Canada over access to BlackBerry services
- The Next Web · Thursday, 30 June 2011
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- With no solution emerging from its recent tussle with Research in Motion (RIM) over its BlackBerry services, the Indian government is now planning to approach its Canadian counterpart for a special agreement to gain full access to BlackBerry ...
- Google Street View poses “security threat”, could be banned in Bangalore
- The Next Web · Tuesday, 28 June 2011
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- It looks like Google’s problems with Street View in India is far from over. Times of India reports that the Street View project hasn’t gone down too well with the Karnataka State Government. A memo sent to State Home Minister R Ashok by Bharatiya ...
- Groupon India may have just been hacked
- The Next Web · Monday, 27 June 2011
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- This story is developing. Please refresh for updates! We are currently seeing tweets from various people suggesting that SoSasta.com, also known as Groupon India, might have been hacked. Although the hack is not yet confirmed but SoSasta has been ...
- Google India pushes Apps for Business, but Chromebooks are still a way off
- The Next Web · Monday, 27 June 2011
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- Google India recently conducted its first Enterprise Roadshow in the country, showcasing the benefits it can offer to organizations who decide to adopt Google Apps for Business. Participating in this roadshow, Doug Farber, Managing Director ...
