Truecaller joins hands with Twitter to lure users

Phone directory applicationTruecaller has announced it will partner with social networking site Twitter to increase its user base.

Under the partnership, Truecaller users in Indiawill be able to see if a number is connected with a Twitter account, and will be able to tweet or follow a person directly through the Truecaller app.

"With this new integration, a Truecaller user can instantly tweet back to a missed call that has a Twitter account connected to the phone number. This is especially valuable for users in India who are looking for a fast, free and reliable way to communicate," TrueCaller CEO and co-founder Alan Mamedi said in a statement.

97 percent of under age group are indulged in mobile movie viewing

As more and more young consumers look at mobile viewing to be an easy option, companies are also coming up with improved solutions to make this experience better. Due to this growing trend, young population need to also look at building skills which will be useful to organisations offering mobile viewing solutions. In conversation with Techgig.com, Arun Prakash, COO, Vuclip, shares his views on the various advantages of mobile viewing and much more…

Collaboration improves team productivity

Over the years, one has witnessed a sea change in the kind of competition that companies face – which undoubtedly has also brought tremendous amount of competition among the workforce. As a result, keeping a cautious eye towards the company’s/employees’ productivity has also become very crucial. Team collaboration, therefore, has become extremely important, according to industry experts.

Printer copier and multifunctional product shipments increased by 13.2 percent

The combined serial inkjet and page printer, copier and multifunction product (MFP) market in India totaled 861,212 units in the third quarter of 2013, a 13.2 per cent increase from the third quarter of 2012. 

According to Zalak Shah, research analyst, Gartner, “Indian organisations are still largely paper driven, but there is increasing importance of digitisation and the need to access information anytime, anywhere. This represents an opportunity for print providers to expand their services into optimising the document workflow that support business processes.”

Instagram unveils private photo sharing, messaging feature

Photo-sharing service   Instagram unveiled a new feature on Thursday to let people send images and messages privately, as the Facebook-owned company seeks to bolster its appeal among younger consumers who are increasingly using mobile messaging applications. 

The new Instagram Direct feature allows users to send a photo or video to a single person or up to 15 people, and have a real-time text conversations.