We saw them at Disrupt Asia 2017 as part of the disruptive startups. We saw them later on at representing Sri Lanka at Slush 2017. They also made their way to Infotel 2017 as part of the Startup Pavilion and also was part of a panel discussion at Disrupt Asia 2018. Who are they? They are oDoc. What is ...
Failure is the pillar of success. At least, that’s how the saying goes. But in reality, failures are not fun. Having something you worked on fail at any phase can have a serious negative effect on one’s attitude. So how does one deal with failure? Well, that’s what the latest edition of Talk The Walks, hosted by Anura De ...
Remember when having phones like the Nokia N95 and Sony Ericsson K850i made you the coolest person on the block? Well, added to that was the Motorola RAZR. Pronounced as Razor, the Motorola RAZR was introduced in July 2004. With a catchy number of advertisements, Motorola made no qualms that they had big plans for the Motorola RAZR. The ...
Since its inception in 2016, the John Keells X (JKX) Open Innovation Challenge has been one such popular accelerator. In case you’re lost, the JKX Open Innovation Challenge is a program where teams of entrepreneurs and innovators will compete for the chance to gain entrance into the company’s startup accelerator. At the demo stage, startups will have the chance ...
Recently, many Dialog customers woke up to an unpleasant surprise on their bills. They discovered that they were being charged for services they didn’t use. The culprits? Valued Added Services or VAS. These seemingly innocent services had added an extra Rs. 1000 to the bills of some customers. How did this happen and what can you do about it? ...
When we think of multiplayer mobile games, titles such as PUBG and Fortnite immediately pop into our mind. The only catch is that most online multiplayer games are somewhat time-consuming and require you to be at your phone for quite a while. But what if you’re looking for a game that is not so time-consuming and easy to set ...
When we think of multiplayer mobile games, titles such as PUBG and Fortnite immediately pop into our mind. The only catch is that most online multiplayer games are somewhat time-consuming and require you to be at your phone for quite a while. But what if you’re looking for a game that is not so time-consuming and easy to set ...
It’s been almost a month since the Sri Lankan police launched a website to help you find a lost phone. That website is www.ineed.police.lk and when it launched it was a terrible mess. Assuming you could even sign up you’d be greeted with a series of “Connection Reset” errors. But when we originally spoke with the police department, they ...
In recent times, the popularity of hyper-casual games has exploded. We’ve all played the dime side scrollers like Alto’s Adventure or Subway Surfers. Seeing this trend, Dialog too decided to ride the wave with Dialog Mega Run. A hyper-causal game with an interesting twist; players are rewarded with data! Our quick experience with Dialog Mega Run As soon as ...
Its smartphones may not excite anyone anymore. However, when it comes to virtual reality HTC’s Vive headset is one of the famous offerings in the market. Alongside Valve, the company has been working towards creating VR experiences on desktops. At CES, it’s now announced a new VR headset and that it’s formed a partnership with Mozilla. This would make ...
Once known as the Consumer Electronics Show, CES is the by far the largest event that showcases the latest in products and technologies in the consumer electronics industry. We’ve seen a number of gadgets and products over the years and expect no less for CES 2019. Having said that CES 2019 is off to an interesting start. Here are ...
You could be moving houses or you could be simply delivering your products to your customer. In both cases, the universal truth is that moving goods is hard. While we’ve simplified the process of moving ourselves from Point A to Point B, the same cannot be said for cargo. One company that wants to change this in Sri Lanka ...
When Rocket Internet first came to Sri Lanka, it was almost unheard of. But once it arrived, the German giant aggressively marketed its platforms to capture the market. Almost four years later, much has changed. Many of its platforms have either been shut down or sold off. The latest one being Lamudi.lk, which was acquired by LankaPropertyWeb. Why LankaPropertyWeb ...
5G is set to take the world by storm. Promising faster speeds when compared to 4G and 4.5G networks, 5G has the potential to boost a number of technologies. These include VR and AR, robotics, autonomous driving, AI and machine learning applications. But how far away is 5G from being commercially available? Well, Dialog Axiata might have an answer ...
So you have a collection of music that you listen to while you travel. That’s completely fine. But what if you wanted to play a game while listening to music? Well, then you would have to mute the in-game audio to listen to your songs. But what if there was a way to play a game based on the ...
It’s the dawn of a new day and a new year as well. It also means it’s a dawn of new cyber threats as well. Did you know that McAfee Labs saw an average of around 480 new threats emerging per minute during Q3 of 2018? If that doesn’t worry the inner cybersecurity person in you, then how about ...
Play Expo 2018, a combination of the Colombo Comic Expo and the Sri Lanka Cyber Games (SLCG) took place a while ago. Here, both gamers and geeks can come together and take part in a celebration of what they love, cheer their favorite teams and snap a pic with their favorite characters brought to life by a group of ...
From launching Credit cards with inbuilt keypads to attempting to set up biometric authentication via their mobile app to simplifying e-commerce, Mastercard has been the popular alternative to Visa as a payment method. The payment platform recently also announced two strategic partnerships. One is with Dialog. The other is with SLT. As per the partnership, all involved parties will ...
A combination of excitement for mobile marketing communications and a background in marketing encouraged to Jayomi Lokuliyana to leave her job and kick-start her own venture. This was back in 2003. Today we’ve all come to know it as zMessenger. Tony Weeresinghe on the other hand always wanted to be an Engineer. As a management trainee at a Sony Service ...
It’s been three years since Uber first came to Sri Lanka. In that time, the ride-hailing giant has been updating and localizing its offerings. Earlier this year, the company launched tuks and introduced its food delivery service to Colombo. Now as the year ends, the company is introducing its Global Safety Toolkit and an insurance program for both drivers ...
