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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 release date and features

Posted on October 6, 2014 by sherly

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will hit the Indian market on October 10. Though there is no word about the price of the phablet, it is expected to cost more than Rs 50,000. Its predecessor, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, was launched

Google to make search better for slow telecom networks in India

Posted on October 6, 2014 by sherly

Google will enable faster online search capability for mobile phones with slower network connections in India. The strategy is to enhance its revenue from online advertisements. The decision to improve search capability also signals that competition between social network Facebook

Google Is Following WhatsApp competitor for India

Posted on October 4, 2014 by sherly

Google introduced its Android One program earlier this year, which focuses on building budget-friendly, solid quality smartphones for the developing world. Back then, the search giant made it pretty clear that, with help from manufacturers, it wanted to create a

Office 365 introduces new plans for small businesses

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Microsoft announced three new Office 365 plans for small and Midsized Businesses. In typical Redmond naming fashion they are called Office 365 Business, Office 365 Business Essentials, and Office 365 Business Premium. The new Small and Midsized Business (SMB) plans

Yahoo reportedly investing in Snapchat

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

After snatching up Tumblr, Yahoo is reportedly chasing another teen-focused phenomenon for investment: Snapchat, according to The Wall Street Journal. Yahoo just came into some money with Alibaba’s IPO. Sources told the Journal that Yahoo is in talks to lead

ARM announces the Internet of Things with a new platform and free OS

Posted on October 3, 2014 by sherly

Chip design company ARM Holdings announced Wednesday it has created a free operating system called Mbed, which it is launching with about two dozen partners including Freescale, IBM, Salesforce, Marvell and NXP. ARM, which designs the chips found in most

Google Begins Rolling Out In-App Purchase Price Range Policy In The Play Store

Posted on October 1, 2014 by sherly

Google’s Play Store has seen some major changes recently and especially in terms of their rules towards how apps are now to be listed. Back on September 18th it was reported Google was implementing an ‘address required’ by developers who

eBay and PayPal to split into two separately traded companies

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

eBay and PayPal to split into two separately traded companies eBay has announced that it’s to spin out PayPal as a separate publicly traded company in 2015. The e-commerce giant acquired online payment provider PayPal for $1.5 billion back in

BlackBerry launched smartphone Passport at Rs 49,990 from Oct 10

Posted on September 30, 2014 by sherly

Handset maker BlackBerry Monday launched its flagship smartphone BlackBerry Passport in India for Rs.49,990. “Passport symbolises mobility. The size of this mobile is portable enough to easily tuck into pockets and handbags. The phone has a large square touch screen

Facebook to start testing internet beaming drones in 2015

Posted on September 30, 2014 by sherly

Google has its Project Loon Internet beaming balloons and now Facebook is planning to test drones which will be able to do the same. The company will carry out tests to check the feasibility of hosting Wi-Fi hotspots in the

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