Author Archives: Loknath Das

Bank and tech shares lead stock market higher a 4th straight day

US stocks climbed for the fourth straight day Tuesday as strong earnings continued to pull the market closer to the record high it set in late January. Industrial companies rose and banks moved higher as interest rates increased. Gains for Microsoft and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, helped technology companies. Companies including Hertz, Etsy, and Mosaic climbed after their results surpassed ... Read More »

US Tech Market Poised For A Strong 2018, But With Doubts About 2019

At the midpoint in 2018, the US tech market is on track to grow by 6.7% in 2018, the fastest growth since 2012. However, 2019 is looking more uncertain, and we forecast that growth in US business and government spending on tech goods, software, services, and staff will slow to 5.5%. ForresterFORRESTER Three factors are driving this strong performance for the ... Read More »

Are tech titans teetering atop the market in a dangerous way?

SILICON Valley giants have become a gargantuan force on Wall Street, as demonstrated by Apple recently topping US$1 trillion in stock-market valuation. But should we fear that a new tech bubble is ready to burst? Here are some questions and answers about the sector: WHAT DOES THE TECH SECTOR REPRESENT ON WALL STREET? Apple ended the formal trading week worth ... Read More »

Honor Note 10 vs Mi Max 3: Price, Specifications, Features Compared

Honor Note 10 price and specifications compared with its rival Xiaomi Mi Max 3 HIGHLIGHTS Honor Note 10 is a mid-range phone with 5000mAh Battery Honor Note 10 price starts at CNY 2,799 (roughly Rs. 28,100) Both Honor Note 10 and Xiaomi Mi Max 3 have been launched in China Honor Note 10 was officially launched in China earlier this week. The latest ... Read More »

Samsung Galaxy J8 Review

Samsung Galaxy J8 price in India is Rs. 18,990 HIGHLIGHTS The Galaxy J8 sports a 6-inch AMOLED with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio It has a non-removable 3500mAh battery Samsung Galaxy J8 price in India is Rs. 18,990 Samsung has been in the smartphone race longer than most of its competitors. Naturally, the brand has a lot of recognition in India, such ... Read More »

Huawei Nova 3i, Nova 3 First Impressions

Huawei Nova 3 (front) HIGHLIGHTS The Nova 3i price in India is Rs. 20,990 The Huawei Nova 3 has a price tag of Rs. 34,999 Both will be available in India exclusively via Amazon.in The Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i are the Chinese phonemaker’s latest offerings in the mid-range smartphone segment in India. These new Nova 3 series phones have been launched within months of ... Read More »

Paytm’s Tech to Power SoftBank’s Mobile Payments Service in Japan

HIGHLIGHTS New smartphone-based payment service will be named PayPay It will be a joint venture between SoftBank and Yahoo Japan PayPay is planned to launch in fall 2018 SoftBank has announced that it will leverage the technology of India-based digital payments company Paytm in a new mobile payments service it is launching. The new smartphone-based payment service, named PayPay, will be a joint ... Read More »

Google Cloud Partners With GitHub on Software Development

Google has announced a partnership with Microsoft-owned GitHub to make a crucial element of modern software development, Continuous Integration, fast and easy. As part of the new collaboration, GitHub, a major software development platform, is getting connected to Google’s Cloud Build, the company’s new CI/Continuous Delivery (CD) platform “Together, we will provide fast, frictionless, and convenient Continuous Integration (CI) for any repository on GitHub, ... Read More »

Amazon, Microsoft Jostle as Pentagon Calls for Cloud Contract Bids

US defence officials unveiled Thursday a much-anticipated final request for tech firms to bid on a massive contract to provide the Pentagon with a comprehensive cloud computing service. Tech titans including Amazon and Microsoft have already spent months jockeying for a winning offer on the prestigious contract, which could be worth as much as $10 billion (roughly Rs. 68,500 crores) over a decade. The ... Read More »

At 1.08 pm, the rupee was trading at 68.80 a dollar, up 0.13% from its previous close of 68.95

So far this year, the rupee has weakened 7.36% against the US dollar. Mumbai: The Indian rupee on Wednesday strengthened marginally against US dollar after local equity markets gained for the fourth session. At 1.08 pm, the rupee was trading at 68.80 a dollar, up 0.13% from its previous close of 68.95. The currency opened at 68.97 a dollar and touched ... Read More »