No more Flipkart on the Desktop; will go app-only from September

After its online fashion store Myntra, Flipkart is all set to go app-only starting this September.

Citing sources familiar with the matter, a report by Times Of India, claims that the company’s chief product officer Punit Soni addressed a town hall meeting last week and announced Flipkart will operate only as a mobile app from September.

We tried reaching out to Flipkart, and the e-commerce site neither denied nor confirmed the move. A spokesperson responded stating, “India is gradually transitioning from a mobile first to a mobile only country. At Flipkart, we have been following a mobile first approach and 70-75% of our total traffic is already coming from our mobile app. We are constantly experimenting with various aspects of our service to create the best shopping experience for our users on our app. Meanwhile, we continue to offer both desktop as well as mobile option for our customers”

It was just two months ago that Myntra hit headlines with its app-only platform. Flipkart-owned fashion store had said that 95 percent of Internet traffic comes through mobile and 70 percent sales are generated through smartphones. This was speculated to be the possible motive as to why it ventured completely into smartphones. However, it did raise many questions such as does cutting off all desktop operations and moving into an app-only format make sense? The move received mixed reactions.

The growing need for smartphones is bound to drive online shopping in the future, but how ‘far distant future’ is still unclear. For many, it seemed like an abrupt shift rather than a gradual one as Indian audiences aren’t absolutely ready to completely abandon shopping from their PCs. Restricting users to the app could have its disadvantages.

However, looks like, the strategy seems to be working and the high penetration of Internet-enabled smartphones has led to enough traction in purchases through mobile devices. This may have assured Flipkart that it’s moving in the right direction by going app-only.

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‘Ello' :opens to public, launches iPhone app

Ello, the ad-free social network which gained prominence last year with an invitation-only launch, announced Thursday it was opening to the public with an application for iPhone users.

The startup got attention with its “anti-Facebook” policy of promising to never use advertising or to sell customer data to third parties.

Last September, a surge in interest made Ello membership a hot ticket, with invitations selling on eBay at prices up to $500.

In announcing the public launch, Ello provided no details on numbers of members but said there were “millions” using the platform.

“The new app is beautiful with dozens of unique features,” said Ello co-founder and chief executive Paul Budnitz.

“With so much positivity on Ello, and with awareness of the negative effects of ads and data collection by other networks coming to the forefront of the news, the timing of our app release couldn’t be better.”

Ello has upgraded the service to include new ways to find friends, full search, real-time alerts, private messaging, private groups and “loves” instead of likes.

It received $5.5 million in funding last year as it changed its charter to back a promise to remain ad-free, becoming a “public benefit corporation.” While the services is free, Its future plans include premium features which would be paid.

Ello was launched by a group of artists and programmers led by Budnitz, whose previous experience includes designing bicycles and toys.

Download the Beta Version on your iPhone.

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Gangnam Style Live Wallpaper แท้ๆ จาก PSY ลง Play Store ให้โหลดแล้ววันนี้

จากเพลงฮิตที่เป็นกระแสกันทั่วโลกจนทำให้ประธานาธิบดีสหรัฐอย่าง Barack Obama ก็เต้นตอนที่รู้ผลเลือกตั้งว่าได้เป็นประธานาธิบดีสหรัฐในสมัยที่ 2 ตอนนี้มันได้ระบาดลงใน Android แล้วในรูปแบบของ Live Wallpaper แบบฮาๆ และ Ring Tone ที่จะทำให้คุณไม่ตกเทรน โดย Live Wallpaper นั้นจะเป็นฉากในลิฟท์ฮาๆ ที่เราเคยได้เห็นใน MV เพลง เราสามารถจิ้มที่หน้าจอเพื่อกดให้ประตูลิฟท์เปิดดังรูปด้านบน นอกจากนี้เรายังสามารถเปลี่ยน Tone หรือ Ring Tone ของเครื่องให้เป็นแบบ Gangnam Style ได้ ตามวิดีโอพรีวิวด้านล่างนี้

แต่เป็นที่น่าเสียดายที่มันไม่ฟรีสนนราคาอยู่ที่ 61 บาทถ้วน ใครสนใจก็ตามไปโหลดได้ตาม link ด้านล่างครับ

Play Store Link: PSY GANGNAM STYLE LWP and Tone

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