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WhatsApp Messenger Now Optimized for Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

An update was just released for WhatsApp Messenger that optimizes the messaging application for the oversized iPhone 6/Plus so it no longer looks “stretched” or grossly large. WhatsApp released the version 2.11.14 for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus which


Companies Face End of Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2003

A large number of businesses still run Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and it’s unlikely they all will upgrade before Microsoft Corp. ends support on July 14, 2015, say analysts. Companies that don’t upgrade increase their cybersecurity risks because the company


Five-year-old British boy becomes youngest ever qualified computer specialist

A schoolboy has become the world’s youngest qualified computer specialist after passing a Microsoft Windows exam at the age of just five. Ayan Qureshi has only just started primary school, but passed the test at Birmingham City University to become


Facebook in talks to provide free internet access across Africa

Social media giant Facebook wants to sign a deal with satellite company Avanti, which would supposedly bring free access to the internet over large regions in Africa. This is not the first time that the social network has pushed to


Facebook to launch work-based social network called ‘Facebook at Work’

Facebook is secretly working on a new website called “Facebook at Work” to get a foothold in the office that will see the social network of more than 1 billion people compete directly with Google, Microsoft and LinkedIn. The website,


Latest WhatsApp now lets you disable read receipts

WhatsApp introduced a new feature recently that showed two blue checkmarks next to messages when a message was read by recipients. Now the newest version of WhatsApp for Android (version 2.11.44) allows you to disable the new receipts under the


Russia Is Launching Its Own Version Of Wikipedia

Russia plans to create its own “Wikipedia” to ensure its citizens have access to more “detailed and reliable” information about their country, the presidential library said on Friday. An article on the country’s Presidential Library website says Wikipedia has demonstrated


Google Play Music subscribers get access to YouTube Music Key

When YouTube Music Key was announced a couple of days ago, we came to understand that subscribers would also get access to Google Play Music’s streaming service. Well, it looks like as if it’ll work the other way, too: Google


E-commerce giant Amazon Offers 17 Paid Android Apps Worth Over $80 for Free

Amazon has yet again made several paid apps free. On October 30, the website had offered 35 paid apps worth over $115 (Rs. 7,100) for free. This time, the company has made 17 paid apps worth over $80 (Rs. 5,000)


DoT may offer Rs 11,000 crore loan to address BSNL’s concerns

The telecom department is considering offering a soft loan of as much as Rs 11,000 crore to a potential combination of loss-making state-run telecom operators Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) to address BSNL’s concerns about taking