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Posted on March 16, 2017 by rbsupadminnextjssite

To take the transportation sector to real-time digital mode the Thane Municipal Transport and the Government of West Bengal has introduced navigational mobile apps for commuter convenience.

To provide real-time location the Thane Municipality has launched ‘whereismytmtbus’ a live tracking system for all TMT buses. The app will provide the expected arrival time, nearest destination, specific route fares, seating availability in bus etc.

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ISRO Develops a New App to Assist Indian Fishermen in Checking International Borders

Commuters can also book tickets and renew passes through the ‘whereismytmtbus’ app.

The West Bengal government has also introduced an app called ‘Pathadisha’ App and fare smart card in state-running buses. The app launched by the West Bengal Transport Minister Subhendu Adhikary was an initiative of the Vision 2016 of the WB transport department. This app will help in the smart, simple and transparent way of commuting.

The ‘Pathadisha’ app aims at giving 24*7 service to the common people. The app will also provide smart cards up to Rs 1000 for boarding the government buses.

The initiative of launching such navigational apps will stop theft in expenses of the state transport, save bus employees and passengers from the crisis and bring clarity in the system. This is a part of the process to take the transport sectors to real-time digital mode.

Posted on March 14, 2017 by rbsupadminnextjssite

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) along with the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (NAVIC) has developed a new mobile app which will enable the Indian fishermen to check international water borders.

According to Rakesh Sasibhushan, Chairman and Managing Director of Antrix Corporation Ltd, a commercial arm of ISRO, the NAVIC based mobile app would ensure safety and prevent the fisherman from accidentally wading into international waters.

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CNN Officially Launches CNNVR–A New Immersive Journalism Unit and Virtual Reality Platform

The NAVIC which has seven satellites in orbit is the Indian equivalent of GPS, which provides opportunities for Indian entrepreneurs to develop Indian specific-apps.

ISRO is also coming with a specific proposal that aims at the Indian Industry. This mobile app is also planned to be launched in regional languages to help fishermen to navigate to Potential Fishing Zone(PFZ).

Posted on March 9, 2017 by rbsupadminnextjssite

CNN has officially launched the news network CNNVR with Journalism unit and Virtual reality platform. CNN has made this big push by adding 360 videos to its Android, iOS apps and website.

Over the past few months, CNN has been experimenting with 360 videos by primarily publishing video as on Facebook 360. According to Farkas, the CNN’s 360 videos have reached more than one million views.

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Nigerian App ‘Sliide Airtime’ Named as the World’s Most Creative Mobile App

The CNN network has been training correspondents from different countries like New York, Atlanta, London, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Dubai, Johannesburg, Tokyo, and Beijing to produce its reports.

CNN has published a new 360 video story about the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain on Tuesday. In the upcoming days, the network is going to take its viewers into an operating room to see the separation of conjoined twins, as well as onto a glacier.

“We are trying to give you access to places that are incredibly rare,”Farkas said.

CNN recently also launched a VR app on Google’s Daydream headset. The CNNVR unit also has plans to experiment with augmented reality and also to increase stream events live in 360.

Posted on March 7, 2017 by rbsupadminnextjssite

The Nigerian app ‘Sliide Airtime‘ has been titled as the World’s Most Creative Mobile App at the Global Mobile World Congress awards.

The application which is a unique airtime service for developing countries won the award leaving behind big budget apps from all over the world.

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New Mobile App Developed to Help Dementia Patients and their Families

It was launched in March 2016, to provide its customers an easy way to earn free airtime. It provides personalized stories, news, sponsored contents and adverts from both national and international publishers based on the users interest.

Almost 65% of the apps advertising revenue is used to buy mobile data from telco. This is then given to the users, who can earn airtime by completing tasks. The app is designed to solve problems for the millions of people living in Africa and other emerging markets.

Sliide has won Best African App at 2016, Most Effective Consumer Smart phone App at the Effective Mobile Marketing Awards in London, and won the Game-Changing Innovation category at the West Africa Com Awards.

The app which is available on the Google Play Store is now ready to launch at its second and third markets of South Africa and Pakistan.

Posted on March 2, 2017 by rbsupadminnextjssite

The researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago has developed a new mobile app called the “Dementia Guide Expert” for patients suffering from dementia, their families and caregivers.

The app is considered to improve the quality of life, disease awareness and well-being of nearly 48 million people globally.

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Paytm Introduces A New E-commerce Platform the ‘Paytm Mall’

The app which is now available on Android Google Play and iTunes was developed by Valerie Gruss, Memoona Hasnain and Mike Koronkowski. The app not only provides knowledge about dementia but also helps to find appropriate providers, community support and resources.

Dementia, is the progressive loss of memory, thinking and reasoning which can interfere the daily life and result in behavioural changes. Even though there is no complete cure for this disease, early diagnosis can provide improved outcomes.

The new app provides expert tips and information about the disease, types, factors, risks, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, communication techniques and links to practical resources and support services.

The app which is already downloaded in five countries is now available in English and will be soon translated into other languages.

Posted on February 28, 2017 by rbsupadminnextjssite

Paytm has launched ‘Paytm Mall‘ a separate standalone e-commerce platform, a destination for online shopping.

Paytm Mall is your all new Premier Online Shopping Destination. Download the Android App here:

— Paytm Mall (@PaytmMall) February 27, 2017

For a significant time, the company has been running the wallet and the e-commerce division under the same app but the announcement of Paytm Mall has brought a split, where wallets become a part of Payments bank.

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The Paytm Mall app was launched on Monday and includes a wide range of products such as electronics, furnishings, fashion etc. The new app includes cash-back offers which are filled into the Paytm wallet of the user.

The new app seems to simplify the shopping experience for its customers, with shopping and wallet maintained separately while other features remain the same. Paytm was also updated recently which promises faster responses and add on features such as paying loan installments, and simplifying utility bill payments.

The Paytm Mall is now available on Android and the web. It contains over 68 million products spread over 1000 cities and towns across the country.

Posted on February 16, 2017 by rbsupadminnextjssite

In step with government’s Digital India campaign, the government is planning to introduce an app for applying Permanent Account Number(PAN) and pay taxes using smart phones.

The department is also working on another project on issuing PAN card within minutes by e-KYC authentication using Aadhaar. The new initiative will help bring more people under the tax net by easily getting PAN cards.

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‘Suwadu’ helps Forest Dept. Maintain Vigil Inside Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

New App to be Introduced to Pay Income Tax and Apply for PAN

By using the Aadhaar-based e-KYC facility individuals in need of applying for PAN can verify details such as date of birth or address by bio-metric identification using thumb impressions.

Till date, almost 111 crore Aadhaar numbers has been issued which can be used as an Id for opening bank accounts, getting a new sim, transfer of subsidies and for bio-metric based digital payments under Aadhaar Enabled Payment System.

PAN has been made mandatory now for withdrawing cash and cash of above Rs. 2 lakh. The tax department has newly designed PAN cards with added security features to make them tamper-proof, which is written in both Hindi and English.

Posted on February 14, 2017 by rbsupadminnextjssite

‘Suwadu’, a mobile application used by the Forest Department to monitor the daily movements and patterns of Anti-Poaching Watchers and illegal tourism inside the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR).

Earlier the use of Global Positioning System helped the department assess patrolling patterns of their forest staff. But Suwadu, a cost-effective app helps them to keep track of APWs and ensure that the entire park is under constant surveillance.

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With a simple push of a button, data’s are transmitted and logged into a server every three seconds, where the entire movement of APWs, time taken for patrol operations is examined by officials for review.

It also has a drop-down menu, where the geo-tagged photos of direct and indirect animal sightings, watering holes etc. can be clicked and will be downloaded to a cloud server.

The department has identified 150km of Lantana that needs to be removed immediately. The cleared areas will serve as pathways which will help the Forest Department in monitoring the area and also will serve as a quick escape route in case of a forest fire for animals.

Posted on February 7, 2017 by rbsupadminnextjssite

The “Tuanyuan”, or “Reunion” app developed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd helps Chinese authorities recover hundreds of missing children last year.

The Ministry of Public Security said that 611 missing children were found in 2016 with the help from the reunion app. The app allows the police officers to share information and work together.

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Apple Set to Begin iPhones Manufacture in India by April 2017

According to the reports of Xinhua News Agency, the app sends push notifications, including photos, to users near the location where a child has disappeared. If the child is still not found, then notifications are sent to users farther from the location of the disappearance.

The updated version of the app in November 2016 helped it to expand its reach through association with other popular apps, such as Taobao, search engine Baidu, Tencent Holdings Ltd’s instant messaging software QQ and mobile ride-sharing platform Didi Chuxing.

China has a rampant child trafficking problem for which the government is taking measures to solve.

Posted on February 3, 2017 by rbsupadminnextjssite

Apple’s manufacturing partner Wistron is setting up a plant in the tech capital of Bengaluru to assemble iPhone in India by the end of April.

The news just comes after the speculation the Apple’s plan for the market, which is led by the rival Samsung Electronics Co.

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A California-based company Cupertino is said to put forward a long list of demands, including 15-year tax holiday to import equipment- in negotiations with the central government.

Apple has shipped 2.5 million iPhone’s in the country in 2016 which is considered to be the best year ever in terms of sales and revenue. Local manufacturing will make Apple products cheaper and this would make its products more competitive in the Indian market.

According to the company, it accounts for less than 2 percent of shipments in India, where approximately 750 million smart phones will be sold by 2020.