Came across this very interesting Info-graphic on LinkedIn uploaded by Hannon Digital. Sharing it on my blog [Pictures do speak louder than words 🙂 as seen from the Info-graphic]
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Taking forward NASSCOM Gaming Forum’s drive to showcase the Indian talent in video game content, NASSCOM will be sending a delegation of India’s premier independent studios to Casual Connect USA 2015 that will be taking place in San Francisco from August 11th – 13th.
Rajesh Rao, Chairman of NASSCOM Gaming Forum stated
We are incredibly excited to be sending some of the best games development talent from India to Casual Connect USA 2015 in San Francisco. Both the IDEA showcase and the indie delegation, will offer our developers the opportunity to network and make new relationships, as they present their properties at the conference.
The delegation will consist of two sets
The first delegation will feature five Premium IDEA Showcases from studios including mobile & IP development leader [x]cube GAMES, mobile studio June Software, indie start-up All in a Day’s Play that is specializing in Trivia, Arcade & Simulation genres and mobile start-up’s Roosh and Playblazer.
The second set will feature Indian indie developers including VR Playing Games, Dastan Games, Underdog Studios, Ether Games & Seven Summits Studio, who were shortlisted by the Casual Connect Indie Prize Jury. Other Indies who are part of the delegation showcasing their games at the conference include Apar Games, Boink Games, Ogre Head Studios, Xigma Games and Zabuza Labs.
About NASSCOM
NASSCOM is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT-BPM industry in India. NASSCOM is a global trade body with more than 1800 members, which includes both Indian and multinational companies that have a presence in India. NASSCOM’s member and associate member companies are broadly in the business of software development, software services, software products, consulting services, BPM, e-commerce and web services, engineering services and animation and gaming. NASSCOM’s membership base constitutes over 95% of the industry revenues in India and employs about 3.5 million professionals.
Mobile penetration is increased by a huge margin in India and one of the factors that is driving this change is the “competitive data rates”. In fact, gone are the days when consumers used to send SMS’es; the entire SMS platform has been more or less replaced by OTT services like WhatsApp, Skype, Viber etc. With the PC market shrinking, consumers are preferring tablets over PC’s due to the portability factor 🙂
Portable computer tablets are beneficial for both business people and gadget fans alike because they offer both easy access to emails and word processing programmes, plus they are equipped for gaming and listening to music on. Busy work people can reply to emails, edit word documents or even host online calls, which makes dealing with work issues convenient and accessible at any time.
With the growing penetration of internet in India, many consumers are using the tablet not only for consuming internet content but also using the Calling Tablets which is definitely an add-on while using the tablet. Users craving for faster network can now breath a sigh of relief with the launch of Airtel’s 4G services.
Airtel,as a network provider has tried to maintain it’s upper hand by combing it’s network services with Wynk Music etc.
In order to check if your device is 4G compatible, please visit the following link. Airtel has announced that Samsung stores would educate it’s customers about the 4G & SIM Swaps. With every SIM swap, Airtel customers can enjoy six months of unlimited music streaming & downloads on Wynk Music and five movies per month on Eros Now channel on Wynk Movies.
Sit back, enjoy the latest Airtel 4G advertisement
If your phone is 4G compatible, than time is now… to switch to Airtel, the Smartphone Network !!!
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Wegilant, a pioneer in the mobile app security space has raised USD 500,000 from existing investors in a pre-series A round. The investors include Ravi Gururaj – Chair NASSCOM Product Council, Gaurav Sharma – Director Yahoo Inc., Viswanath Ramachandran – Ex-Gupshup CTO, SINE-IIT Bombay Business Incubator, RippleWave & a strategic investor [a large global IT Security company].
The flagship product of Wegilant is Appvigil, which is a Mobile Reputation Protection Suite for Enterprises. Appvigil is based on global patent-pending technologies. Appvigil looks for security vulnerabilities and loopholes in mobile apps.
In layman terms, it helps identify whether a mobile app is hack-able or not. Organisations involved in the development of mobile apps such app development agencies, startups, product enterprises etc. can integrate Appvigil in the development life-cycle of the app to resolve all security issues in the development phase itself. Mobile phone users can install “Appvigil free app” to check hack-ability of the mobile apps in their phones and report to the developer in case any loopholes exist.
Appvigil can also be integrated into Software Development Life Cycle [SDLC]. It provides unattended static & dynamic analysis for security loopholes and is highly cost effective and scalable, making it capable of catering to the needs of an individual developer, mid-size & large-size development teams and companies seeking BYOD solutions.
Founded in 2011 by Toshendra Sharma while he was a first year masters student in CSE department, IIT Bombay, the company got incubated in Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay, in Aug’2014. Wegilant has also been nominated in the top 10 of Emerge 50 Award 2014- an award given by NASSCOM.
Toshendra Sharma, CEO, Wegilant said
The funds will be used towards technology expansion, research and development and customer acquisition. Previously, we were offering app security solutions in the Android environment only and now as a natural business extension, are expanding to iOS & Windows operating systems as well.
Mobile security is a global issue and our mission is to become a de-facto standard in this space. We would be carrying out the global sales operations from India itself. There is a more focused effort to constantly evolve the product in the light of new innovations in the mobile security market and black hats market. Apart from Appvigil, our flagship product, the company is developing new security products too. We intend to build a globally admired company by solving customer problems.
Ravi Gururaj, Chair NASSCOM Product Council added
Water tight security of your mobile device is no longer a luxury, it is an absolute necessity. News of security beaches are regular events which I expect will increase in frequency and severity. Every major brand has a customer facing mobile experience which they now need to ensure is secure for all their stakeholders. Wegilant addresses this critical growing market need with very innovative and robust products. The Wegilant team exhibits winning combination of domain thought leadership and entrepreneurial passion.
The company lately underwent a major re-branding exercise in effort to position itself as a thought leader in the mobile security industry. The company has also set up an office in Gurgaon [Delhi NCR] apart from Mumbai to accelerate business expansion. Wegilant also intends to set up offices across other major cities in India. The company has also doubled its team strength from 11 to 22 employees and is on a hiring spree.
About Wegilant
Wegilant is a global mobile app security company based in India. Founded in 2011 and incubated at the renowned Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay, in 2014, Wegilant today provides cloud based mobile security solutions. . Appvigil, the company’s cloud based flagship product accessible through three different platforms checks for security vulnerabilities and loopholes in android apps. Appvigil is highly cost effective and scalable, making it capable of catering to the needs of an individual developer, mid-size & large-size development teams and companies seeking BYOD solutions. Wegilant was also nominated in the top 10 of Emerge 50 Award 2014- an award given by NASSCOM.
V-Star Labs has unveiled Cityscape, a new way of exploring our neighborhood & changing the way we connect with our locals. The app enables people to report, alert & raise local awareness by following and connecting with their local area and other locals. With features to share pictures, check-ins, selfies and fun content with those around as well as share and consume local news and events from the local community, the app helps users engage with their locals.
The mission is to inform and delight users by helping them stay connected with their local area of choice and other locals to stay up-to date on current and important matters. Updates can be shared by anyone using the app and the Cityscape app automatically shows users just the ones from their local area of choice.
Commenting on the same, Vishal Shah, Founder- V-Star Labs said
Cityscape is a simple to use secure local social platform for people with a strong social attitude, to stay connected with their neighborhood, however small or big. We are extremely excited and look forward to adding more updates to the app, which is available exclusively on the Android Play Store and believe it will be well-received by everyone.
Cityscape was designed keeping ease of use and security in mind. It is one of the easiest to use amongst existing local social networks. It does not require the users email, actual address, or Facebook / Twitter account access. While a phone number is not required to use the app, it is necessary for verification to avoid spam and abuse.
Users can choose to remain anonymous with Cityscape and it does not share personal data. Cityscape also has additional features like local classifieds & discussion forums available to discuss matters that people care about, with other locals, easily and effortlessly.
The app was launched on the Android platform, it will soon be followed by iOS & Windows in the future. Currently users will be able to select one neighborhood, though in future versions, it will be expanded to 3 -for example around their home, work and another place of interest.
Cityscape is available exclusively in India, with plans to be launched globally in the near future.
About V-Star Labs
V-Star Labs is founded and bootstrapped by Vishal (V) Shah, an entrepreneur with years of experience in the Silicon Valley & education degrees from both India and the United States. The primary mission of V-Star Labs is to connect users by building innovative social technologies and platforms for our day-to-day problems that are useful, yet simple, creative and beautiful. For more details please visit Cityscape
Cityscape for Android can be downloaded from here
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Kids of the 90’s [surely many can co-relate to this :)], we used to enjoy doing lot of activities i.e. playing outdoor games like cricket, volleyball etc., playing marbles etc. One activity that used to come to the rescue when weather was bad was “Cards”. But with the advent of technology & growing use of internet, card games have also taken the “online route” 🙂 One of the card games that has made a special place in our hearts is definitely The Indian Rummy
Rummy is not only a Card game but it is a ‘Mind Game’ !! It is more about Time Management, Flexing your mind muscles, Rational Thinking and above all FUN 🙂
If you are a Rummy Player & have enjoyed playing Rummy online, than this update is the one which you might be eagerly waiting for 🙂 Your favourite game of Indian Rummy Game on Rummy Circle is now available for your Android mobile phones and tablets for a faster & smoother rummy experience. This app ensures that you can play Rummy On-The-Go & we are sure that you would have a “Delightful” experience.
We are sure that you have pulled your Android Phone to download the Rummy Circle App & you won’t have to wait any longer ….
Missed Call – Give a missed call on 08080894422 & you would receive a download link via SMS. Downloading the app is the simplest task you can have in your life 🙂
Downloading the apk – Click on this link from your mobile handsets & follow the same process above.
QR Code – Scan the QR code from your mobile phone to start the download
We are sure that you were able to download your favorite Rummy App on your Android Phone & it definitely sticks to it’s mantra – “Provide a Seamless Rummy experience On-The-Go” !!
If you are novice to the game of Rummy, you can refer Rummy Rules & a guide on Learn How To Play Rummy
Login / Sign-up
As soon as you open the app, you would be prompted to Login [in case you already have an account] or you need to sign-up with Rummy Circle. For the review, we performed the sign-up using the Android App & it was breezy.
Varied levels of game
If you new to Rummy or not a “Pro” in the game, than you have an option to opt for any of the available levels of the game i.e. Cash Games, Tournaments or Practice. For Cash Games & Tournaments, you need to deposit money in your Rummy Account. We played a Practice game & the experience was very good.
You can definitely hone your Rummy skills with the “Practice” games 🙂 Get your hands dirty with the game & than move to the Cash Games or Tournaments
Competing with players from across India
As seen in the snapshot above, at the bottom of the screen you will have the “Online Player Count” & when we tested the app, there were totally 7K+ Rummy players online. Doesn’t it sound challenging !! Unlike other apps which are mostly “Single Player Games” [& the second player is a machine], this app is “Multi-Player” in every sense.
You can choose with whom you want to compete for the game – Freedom in truest sense 🙂
Impressive UX
Rummy Circle app only works in Landscape mode & this is what makes playing Rummy on mobile screen easy [Remember, real estate on mobile screen is very less & UX plays a pivotal role in it]. The overall design & UX of the game is very good. We never encountered any issues in the game. There is a single-row card lay out for easy navigation.
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In today’s world, mobile has become a core necessity [When was the last time, you left your house without your cell phone :)]. With Rummy Circle on mobile, you will never miss an opportunity i.e. new tournaments, special offers, weekend loots etc.
Rummy Circle has ensured that it’s users have FUN playing Rummy but also make some real hard CASH 🙂
If you are on iOS or Windows or any other platform, you can still enjoy Rummy on their Rummy Circle’s mobile website. We are sure that app’s for these platforms would be out, sooner than later !!
So what are you waiting for, pull your phone out of your pocket & download Rummy Circle to have ‘FUN & Make real Cash’ 🙂
Helpchat, a chat-based personal assistant app that helps you get more things done announces the appointment of Deena Jacob as its Chief Financial Officer. A chartered accountant with 14 years of rich experience, Deena brings the relevant expertise to steer Helpchat as it enters into a new phase of growth and development.
Speaking on her appointment, Ankur Singla, Founder and CEO, Helpchat said
We are thrilled to have Deena on board. She has a lot of experience in managing finance and for start-ups, and shares our vision for Helpchat. Adding Deena to the executive leadership team as chief financial officer is sure to set the company ahead to deliver the future of messaging. Her experience at TFS, especially running a multi-city 80 people finance team, would come in handy for Helpchat.
Deena Jacob, newly appointed CFO for Helpchat said
I am excited to join the talented, ambitious and vibrant team at Helpchat, who are driven by a passion to bring in true disruption in the way things get done in India. I see immense potential in the goal of Helpchat, to help people get things done faster, in a world where an individual has a plethora of options but is constrained by time availability. I am impressed by the team’s achievements in the past, and I look forward to playing my part, as the company moves into its next stage of evolution.
In her earlier stint, Deena has led Finance at TaxiForSure and Zansaar. Her experience in designing and setting systems that are nimble and efficient at each stage, building high performing teams and handling compliance and regulatory issues of new business models are some of the key assets that she brings with herself. She also has immense knowledge gained through funding rounds which will prove to be highly valuable at Helpchat.
About Helpchat
Helpchat is a chat-based personal assistant app that helps people to get more things done. Previously known as Akosha, Helpchat goes a step further by being a true power tool in the hands of consumers. It amplifies their ability to get things done easily with its brand promise: “Do more by doing less”.
Be it anything, from recharging your phone to tech support, travel booking to holiday guidance, grocery to food ordering, shopping assistance to finding deals and coupons, web check-in to getting your laundry done, Helpchat can get all of this done over chat. In a world where one’s ability to do more things finally defines success, Helpchat can be every smart consumer’s little trump card.
GVK MIAL [Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd.] & Vistara have announced the launch of mobile phone boarding pass facility for Vistara’s customers travelling out of Mumbai’s T2 terminal to New Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Goa. The first of its kind initiative by Mumbai Airport, helps provide Vistara’s customers a truly seamless travel experience.
The mobile boarding pass facility is also a time-saver for passengers and result in reduction in usage of paper boarding passes. Overall, the mobile phone boarding pass facility will lead to another ‘Experience Simplicity’ feature while travelling through Mumbai Airport by Vistara.
Vistara’s customers making use of this facility for their travel from Mumbai T2 will only need to choose ‘Get Mobile boarding pass/ Collect by SMS’ option when checking-in online or on our mobile app. The SMS from Vistara will contain the booking details and the link to access the mobile boarding pass.
Customers are encouraged to take a screenshot of the mobile boarding pass, which is readable by the technologically advanced machines installed by Mumbai T2’s domestic departure level. Paper boarding passes are not required however customers would need to carry authorized photo ID as proof of identity.
Expressing his pleasure on yet another passenger-focused and eco-friendly endeavor of MIAL, CEO Mr. Rajeev Jain said
Mobile devices assume center stage of consumer convenience in the modern day ecosystem. Technology enabled innovation has become the trigger for differentiation and MIAL has consistently pioneered to introduce passenger-focused innovations. With the launch of mobile phone boarding pass facility, we believe the passengers travelling through Vistara out of T2 terminal will experience another hassle free feature and eventually the initiative will further enhance the overall airport ravel experience in India.
Sharing his enthusiasm on the new offering, Mr. Phee Teik Yeoh, CEO, Vistara said
We continually look for ways to enhance our customers’ travel experience by harnessing the power of technology and offering operational and service excellence. I am proud to see our promise of seamless travel experience being reaffirmed with this initiative of providing our customers with the mobile boarding pass option. We are extremely pleased to partner with MIAL and we look forward to offering these capabilities across our existing and upcoming route network.
About Mobile Boarding Pass
The mobile boarding pass is an electronic boarding pass displayed on a mobile device which displays flight and customer information required to board your flight.
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