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Learning About Diversity and Inclusiveness at Startup School Colombo

October 18, 2018

We’ve been covering Startup School Colombo since they initially kicked off a few weeks ago. Their most recent session took place on the 16th of October 2018 at StartupX Foundry. The session took the form of a panel discussion revolving around the theme of diversity and inclusion. Building the perfect dream team Up first was […]

Mahesh De Andrado

Microsoft wants to take Sri Lankan startups global with Microsoft ScaleUp

October 18, 2018

“In my experience, startups today are not after more free credits – instead, they need our help to take their products to international markets. With the ScaleUp program, we intend to do just that and more,” said Hasitha Abeywardena – Country Manager for Microsoft Sri Lanka and the Maldives. He said this announcing that Microsoft […]

Mazin Hussain

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a really smart phone

October 17, 2018

There’s still 3 months for 2018 to come to an end. So what better way to spice things up with a new flagship phone? A phone that was rumored for quite a while and supposedly packing an arsenal of features that would make current 2018 flagships cry. This is the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. First […]

Mahesh De Andrado

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Is there a point to hackathons anymore? Does Sri Lanka need them?

October 16, 2018

All of us are walking toward the stage. Everyone’s nervous. Who isn’t at these hackathons? Nobody likes presentations and immediately things go wrong. The projector isn’t working for some reason. After a minute of shoving the cable in and out, it wakes up and decides to do its job. Finally, Roshan can begin his presentation […]

Mazin Hussain

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Are The Samsung Galaxy J6+ and Galaxy J4+ Really Worth it?

October 15, 2018

Samsung recently launched two new smartphones (no surprises there). These were the Samsung Galaxy J6+ and Galaxy J4+. They are the latest in the ever-expanding universe of Samsung’s J series that apparently combine exciting design and cool features created especially for young millennials. Do they really? Taking a closer look at the Galaxy J6+ and […]

Mahesh De Andrado

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The basics of React Native: Lessons from an Open Brackets Meetup

October 12, 2018

They wanted to help students. The topics at most tech meetups were too advanced. This was the purpose of the Open Brackets meetups said Devon Wijesinghe – President of the Mozilla Campus Club of IIT. The first such meetup touched on the topic of serverless technology. The second meetup, which took place recently touched on […]

Mazin Hussain

SLSC Partners Up With Arimac to Commemorate 75 Years

October 12, 2018

The Sri Lanka Signals Corps. Sound familiar? Well if they’re not, then you would be interested to know that the Sri Lanka Signals Corps or SLSC for short, is one of the oldest regiments of the Sri Lanka Army. They’ve also contributed and continue to contribute essential ICT requirements of the Sri Lanka Army. Commemorating […]

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TEDxColombo 2018: You really should grab your tickets now

October 11, 2018

Its tickets sell like hot cakes. Soon enough, they’ll be all sold out. Afterward, the unlucky few would send messages to everyone they know, desperately hoping to get a ticket. Needless to say, this one of the most popular events on our calendar. It reaches over 2000 people in the flesh and many more through […]

Mazin Hussain

CIMA Launch Pad 2018 | Marketing and Design Thinking workshop

Fundamentals Of Marketing And Design Thinking

October 10, 2018

At the Preliminary Rounds of CIMA Launch Pad 2018, we witnessed 17 teams pitch their startups to a panel of judges. Out of these, 10 teams made it on to the next stage, the incubation phase. So who’s on the top 10 list? Teams ITO Automations, Viduhala.lk, Direct Pay, Ananke, Kitgro, Park and Pay, Rational X, Hotseats.lk, […]

Lahiru Perera

Changing Everything Even More With IT At NITC 2018

October 10, 2018

Following the interesting sessions, both common and parallel that we saw at Day 01 of NITC 2018, Day 02 of NITC 2018 started off with an equal or more hype as well. Providing Mobile Learning for the Digital Economy This was the opening topic for Day 02 of NITC 2018. It was carried out by […]

Mahesh De Andrado

News

The Dialog you know is now a bank as well

October 9, 2018

Last September, Dialog made a fin-tech acquisition. It acquired an 80.34% stake in Colombo Trust Finance PLC for Rs. 1.072 billion. At the time, Dialog had stated that it was planning on offering financial services in Sri Lanka. Now one year later, we’re seeing that take form with Dialog Finance. What is Dialog Finance? Colombo […]

Mazin Hussain

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Changing Everything With IT at NITC 2018

October 9, 2018

IT Changes everything. But how does it change it? Well, that’s what we were going to find out at the National Information Technology Conference 2018. Organized by the CSSL, the NITC 2018 took place on the 3rd and 4th of October 2018 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. The two-day conference was broken down into common […]

Mahesh De Andrado

CIMA Launch Pad 2018: The Preliminary Rounds

October 8, 2018

Happening for the 5th consecutive year, the CIMA Launch Pad 2018, which is organized by the CIMA Students Society, aims to be a platform that nurtures upcoming entrepreneurs. In the past, we’ve seen startups like Bear Appeal, Omentra, and Greasemonkey come out of it. So what can we expect this year? That’s what we went […]

Mazin Hussain

Empowering Village Communities With Gamata Technology

October 5, 2018

Empowering communities to use technology is a key step if we want Sri Lanka to be a digitally empowered country. But what if a community cannot access technology? Well, that’s what Gamata Technology aims to overcome. But what is Gamata Technology? Simply put, Gamata Technology is an accelerator aimed at empowering communities across Sri Lanka […]

Mahesh De Andrado

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A leader’s guide to influencing employee performance from Talk the Walks

October 4, 2018

Whether it’s a startup or the largest corporate, businesses strive to create strong teams. But how exactly can companies and their leaders build such teams and encourage employees to go above and beyond? To find the answer to that question is why we attended the seventh Talk the Walks session. Hosted by Anura De Alwis […]

Mazin Hussain

Building a world-class digital team in Colombo: The Sagittarius way

October 3, 2018

Sagittarius wanted to build a company that offers world-class digital solutions and evaluated several locations across the region. They needed a place with a culture that resonated well with the UK and their global clients but also contained the skills required to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Ultimately, Sagittarius made the decision to invest in Sri […]

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Understanding The Market: Lessons from an IEEE Workshop

October 2, 2018

So you have an idea for a startup. You’ve probably already developed an MVP or minimal viable product and you’re looking to raise awareness about it. This is where your go-to-market strategy comes into play. But how exactly do you enter the market with your product? Well, that’s what we were about to learn. Organized […]

Mahesh De Andrado

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Startups! Are you ready for Seedstars Colombo 2018?

October 1, 2018

We first saw of Seedstars back in 2015 when they were all set to launch in Colombo. In case you’re lost, Seedstars is by far the largest startup competition for emerging markets. Based in Switzerland, Seedstars promotes, connects and invests up to $ 1 Million in startups in emerging markets. Held successfully for 3 years, […]

Mahesh De Andrado

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The Huawei Nova 3i: Smart Photography On A Budget

September 28, 2018

With the launch of the Huawei P20 Pro, smartphone users got a taste of what the future of mobile photography could be. In case you are lost, the Huawei P20 Pro was the latest flagship smartphone by Huawei that packed the company’s flagship Kirin 970 Processor. Apart from that, it also had a dedicated NPU […]

Mahesh De Andrado

Hackathons

A glimpse inside an inter-university hackathon: HackX 2K18

September 27, 2018

HackX 2K18 was a hackathon open to undergraduates from universities across the island. From the many applicants, 15 teams were selected as the finalists. These finalists then sat inside the Dialog Auditorium and spent 12 hours building their prototypes. And then as always, they pitched their ideas to the judges. These are some of the […]

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