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I Have Five Digital ‘Personal Assistants’ and Still Can’t Get Anything Done

April 16, 2016 Srijita'Personal, and, Anything, Assistants', Can't, Digital, Done, Five, Get, Have, I, Still

There comes a point in every adult’s life when one stops and thinks: I could really use a personal assistant. I know I could. The Washington Post’s budget, however, doesn’t stretch to provide each reporter with a personal aide. But thanks to the magic of technology, I have regular access to five digital assistants: Siri, Cortana, Alexa, Google Now and an email-based scheduling assistant called Amy. It should be a breeze for anyone trying to get themselves organized as part of a New Year’s resolution. It should be fantastic. But,…

India Funding Roundup: An Online Legal Services Provider, Loan Marketplace, and More

April 16, 2016 Srijitaan, and, Funding, India, Legal, Loan, Marketplace, More, Online, Provider, Roundup:, Services

Our latest funding roundup compiles seed stage investments in Indian subscription based grocery delivery startups, legal services providers, loan application portals, and proximity marketing firms. Deal4Loans Noida-based Deal4Loans, a loan information and application portal that provides information on personal, home, car and business loans, and credit cards from different banks has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from international investors, including Ram Shriram, Neeraj Arora, Samir Sood, and Puru Vashishtha. Founded in 2009, the company has reportedly booked over Rs. 10,000 crores in loans through seven million customers. LegalRaasta Online…

Telegram Apps Get Improved Media Sharing, Revamped UI, and Bots 2.0

April 14, 2016 Srijita'Bots, 2.0, and, Apps, Get, Improved, Media, Revamped, Sharing, Telegram, UI

Folks at Telegram have been working hard behind the curtains and have introduced more updates to their app. This time the company has updated its Bots platform, calling it Bots 2.0, and has brought a new UI that lets you share and preview content easily than before. Telegram, as a part of the update (v3.8) now lets iOS users easily share photos and videos to other chat windows along with a comment or to other apps such as Firefox, YouTube, Chrome and more. iOS users can also use the ‘Tap…

Telegram Apps Get Improved Media Sharing, Revamped UI, and Bots 2.0

April 13, 2016 Srijita'Bots, 2.0, and, Apps, Get, Improved, Media, Revamped, Sharing, Telegram, UI

Yahoo Messenger Update Brings Support for Hindi and More

April 13, 2016 Srijitaand, Brings, for, Hindi, Messenger, More, Support, Update, Yahoo

Yahoo India on Tuesday announced updates to Yahoo Messenger for Android and iOS users. The Android update focuses on reaching more users in the country as it gets support for Hindi language. The iOS update on the other hand brings support for third-party keyboards. To be specific, Yahoo Messenger v1.1.0 for iOS and v2.1.0 for Android for the first time supports non-English languages such as Hindi (for Android only), Chinese, French, German, Indonesian and Spanish. The app also syncs and matches users mobile contacts to easily search for friends and…

Facebook Messenger’s Latest Update Shows ‘Bots and Businesses’

April 13, 2016 Srijita'Bots, and, Businesses, Facebook, Latest, Messenger's, Shows, Update

Facebook’s standalone instant messaging app has been rumoured to receive a new chat bot feature which allows users to have conversations with company’s automated representatives. A new update to the Messenger shows a new heading added in the app – “Bots and Businesses” – seen when searching or as contacts when creating a new message. Engadget spotted the feature first and adds that Facebook can announce the arrival of chatbots in the Messenger app at the company’s annual developer conference, F8. It adds that prior to the update, the Messenger…