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Grab may be categorized as e-charter transport operator

Mei Ling Tan May 23, 2019

The Ministry of Transport organized the meeting with other ministries, transport operators and associations to collect feedback for the eighth version of the draft decree before presenting it to the…

Hyundai Venue Bags Over 2000 Bookings In Just One Day

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

The soon-to-be-launched Hyundai Venue SUV has garnered over 2000 bookings in India in just one day. It was just yesterday, on May 2, that the company announced opening pre-bookings for the…

Asia In Charge Of Electric Car Battery Production

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

Global production of batteries for electric cars is concentrated in Asia, with Chinese, Japanese and South Korean firms dominating the sector and building factories in Europe to conserve their supremacy.…

Australia’s ACCC proposes to continue regulating MTAS

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

Australian telecommunications regulator ACCC has proposed to continue regulating Australia’s domestic mobile terminating access service (MTAS) for voice services, including setting default mobile termination rates (MTRs). But the regulator has…

Airtel, Vodafone may sell stakes in merged tower company

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

India’s Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Group are reportedly in talks to sell more than half of their respective stakes in the tower company that will be created through the merger…

Tata Harrier Updated With Apple CarPlay Compatibility

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

It is likely that the first batch of Tata Harriers already sold will be able to get the connectivity system with a software update. There are no changes to the…

Tata Motors Sales Drop By 20%

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

These are trying time for the Indian auto industry that has been consistently witnessing drop in sales figures over the past months. April 2019 has seen a significant drop for…

Apple shares Down Since Long

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

Apple reported that it barely topped Wall Street estimates for iPhone and Services revenue during its fiscal second quarter, which ran from January through March. The company took in $31.05 billion…

Facebook is making changes to the App

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

Besides unveiling a new quicker and lighter Messenger app with end-to-end encryption, and new features for Instagram and WhatsApp, Facebook announced today some changes that are being made to its flagship app. The new focus of…

Hansen Technologies acquires Sigma Systems for $117m

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

Australia’s Hansen Technologies has agreed to acquire catalog-driven software vendor Sigma Systems for C$157 million ($116.8 million). Found in 1996, Sigma provides enterprise catalog-driven software products to the communications, media…

KT taps Samsung to expand PS-LTE coverage in South Korea

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

Samsung has signed an agreement with KT to help expand the telco’s public safety LTE (PS-LTE) network in South Korea, the vendor announced. The expansion deal will see Samsung provide KT…

Hyundai Venue Pre-Launch Bookings Open

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

The all-new Hyundai Venue will be launched in India on May 21 and the Korean carmaker has finally started accepting bookings. Pre-launch bookings for the Venue start today for an amount of…

Global smartphone sales still in freefall

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

The global smartphone market remains in “freefall”, having experienced its sixth consecutive quarter of declining shipments during the first quarter, according to Canalys. Total unit shipments fell 6.8% year-on-year to…

Ford India Will Continue To Sell Diesel Cars

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

Maruti Suzuki’s move to phase-out all diesel models within a year has certainly raised eyebrows. Tata Motors also in the past has said that it will only convert its 1.5-litre and above…

JK Tyre Launches Blaze Rydr For Premium Indian Motorcycles

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2019

JK Tyre has announced the launch of the new ‘Blaze Rydr BR43′ tyre for premium motorcycles in India. These are new radial tubeless tyre and the company will be offering…

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