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Users lash out against Turkish government's block on Twitter Update: Turkish President Abdullah Gul has tweeted to denounce the government’s ban on Twitter, joining thousands of other Turkish citizens in protest, which have now well and truly taken over Twitter. Ever since allegations of corruption in the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan-led Turkey government creeped up on Twitter, the

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Google turns on HTTPS for all Gmail messages After Edward Snowden revealed the massive scaled of the NSA secret surveillance programmes, many tech companies were said to have helped the security agency with their spying. However, soon there were to be denials and outrage. Remember Google employees and bigwigs lashing out against the NSA and its allies after it was revealed that they can

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New Update is here Motorola has tried to offer as pure Google Android experience as possible, ever since it was acquired by Google. However, it does have a bunch of software add-ons that hope to improve the stock experience, such as in terms of Voiceless Control or quick camera access. Motorola has rolled out a new update to the Motorola Camera app that allows users to click photos using

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Fewer headaches now It was the first iPhone to bring the now-familiar industrial design to the fore, so there’s a bit of ‘technoholic’ nostalgia for the iPhone 4 in our minds. But with iOS 7, that was replaced with mockery and complaints as the phone refused to function as an Apple device is expected to. So we were really eager to see how Apple would fix the major bugs with the iOS 7.1

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Representational Image Unidentified hackers brought down several public Nato websites with cyber attacks on Saturday, the alliance said, in what appeared the latest escalation in cyberspace over growing tensions over Crimea.A group calling itself “cyber berkut” said the attack had been carried out by patriotic Ukrainians angry over what they saw as Nato interference in their country.The

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Facebook logo is seen in this file photo. Facebook Inc will allow more marketers to run video advertisements on its website, provided the world’s No 1 social network deem them to be of high-enough quality. Facebook and social media rivals like Twitter are increasingly trying to grab a slice of lucrative TV-marketing budgets as they try to sustain rapid growth. That market is considered

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Nokia ordered to give guarantee for around $572 million Supreme Court today dismissed Nokia’s appeal challenging a lower court order over transferring ownership of its local mobile phone plant, which is the subject of a tax dispute, to Microsoft. The Supreme Court upheld a verdict by the Delhi High Court and ordered Nokia to give a guarantee for Rs 35 billion. Nokia, which is selling its

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Loophole discovered Thought your WhatsApp messages cannot be accessed remotely? Think again as one security expert has discovered a way to read WhatsApp messages off Android devices. Security consultant Bas Bosschert said that it was possible for others to access users’ private WhatsApp chats through downloaded Android apps. Bosschert insists his method works even on the latest WhatsApp

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iPhone 6 coming this year? Mobile component maker Foxconn today said it expects to manufacture 90 million units of the sixth version of Apple’s iconic iPhone this year. The California-headquartered firm is yet to announce the launch of iPhone 6. However, analysts suggest the smartphone could be launched in fall (Autumn) this year, which is usually the time when Apple unveils its handset

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Moto X is the next Flipkart exclusive, but no Moto Maker for India Indian retailer Flipkart has snagged yet another exclusive deal with Motorola. The retailer tweeted saying the Moto X is coming soon, along with a map that shows India with a very obvious X in the middle. Flipkart will have exclusive rights to sell the Moto X in India, just like the Moto G. X marks the spot While Flipkart

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Facebook Pages for Desktop has been redesigned. Facebook will begin rolling out a new feature for Pages on desktop to make it easier for people to get the information they want. The new design with a single tile will display on the timeline posts of the Page on the right-side column. The new design goes for a clutter-free look for Pages. According to Facebook, “this one-column display means

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Massive update for WhatsApp on Android Remember the experimental version of WhatsApp for Android that allowed users to change their privacy settings? Well it’s gone live today and that’s not the only surprise awaiting you, when you open the new WhatsApp for Android. WhatsApp’s Android users can now turn off the ‘Last seen at’ feature, change who sees their profile picture and status updates

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How Facebook plans to use WhatsApp's data Privacy advocates have asked US regulators to halt Facebook Inc’s $19 billion acquisition of messaging service WhatsApp until there is a clearer understanding of how the company intends to use the personal data of WhatsApp’s 450 million users. WhatsApp, a service that allows mobile phone users to send each other messages, has had a longstanding

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Samsung's music streaming service is here Samsung has unveiled a new free music service for its phones that it touts as a significant improvement from the apps already on the market. The South Korean gadget maker’s Milk Music service, which launched in the US on Friday, includes over 200 stations and 13 million songs. It’s designed to be extremely fast, easy to use and highly customizable.

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Google working on fix for Nexus 5 battery drain Google has acknowledged the battery drain issue in the Nexus 5 and is about to release a fix for it soon. The company claims the drain is due to high CPU usage of the ‘mm-qcamera-daemon’ process, which allows other apps to access the camera of the phone. Once started, the process remains in the background, even if the app has been closed, thus

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Azoi, a US-based company, has launched a health monitoring device embedded within a phone case dubbed Wello for the Indian market. It helps users to measure and record their vitals by conveniently sliding onto a smartphone disguised as an iPhone case. Priced at Rs 12,350, Wello is now available for pre-order online on Azoi’s website. The company will start shipping the device in summer 2014. As

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The P31 is the first to have Panasonic's Play Life UI Panasonic has launched a mid-range smartphone that hopes to capitalise on a bunch of software features to carve out some success in the Indian market. The Panasonic P31 will be available for a market operating price of for Rs 11,990 from the second week of March. The company had been heavily teasing the P31 in the run-up to the launch,

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Apple's patents aren't really special A US judge on denied Apple’s request to permanently ban Samsung from selling 23 older-model smartphones and tablets that a jury found infringed on patents held by the maker of iPhones and iPads. Judge Lucy Koh said Apple Inc. failed to prove that the South Korean company’s patent infringement caused irreparable harm to Apple sales.The ruling puts an end

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The whopping $19 billion that Facebook is paying for the service is also unusual Marking one of the biggest acquisitions so far, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for a whopping $19 billion last month. While we’ve been hearing the rags to riches tales around its creators Jan Koum and Brian Acton, here’s yet another feather in their cap. The duo has now secured a place in Forbes’ list of imminent

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Canvas Knight look sleek, but too much like the iPhone Micromax has launched its first octa-core smartphone, the Canvas Knight A350. The new flagship will be available from today at a price of Rs 19,999 and in three colours – black, white and gold, and black and gold. It’s said to sport a full aluminium body, and rather looks like a bigger iPhone. At the moment, only the full black version is

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Google has finally launched indoor maps for India. So now users can virtually browse through and locate specific locations inside venues like malls and museums. The service, available as part of Google Maps, is already available in countries like the US, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. “Using indoor maps, users will find it easy to locate stores, especially in an unfamiliar

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Micromax Canvas Blaze HD now available Micromax, in association with telecom provider MTS, has released yet another budget Android in the Indian market dubbed Canvas Blaze HD EG116. Priced at 15,999, the smartphone is now listed on the company’s official website. However, the official store says, it is out of stock. On the other hand, Flipkart has listed the device and promises to deliver

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Tata Sky's Everywhere TV service now available for the most popular mobile OS Tata Sky has launched its Everywhere TV service for the Android platform. With this new feature, Tata Sky Mobile app subscribers can watch their favourite TV programs on their smartphones, on the go. The service was launched for iOS users late last year. The app is now available only for Android smartphones, but

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Earclip-type Wearable PC being shown by Hiroshima University lecturer Kazuhiro Taniguchi (Image Courtesy: AFP) Looks like we are going to see a lot of wearable devices in the near future. After Google Glass in the past and the onslaught of smartwatches and fitness trackers at the just-concluded Mobile World Congress, it is the turn of a wearable PC that looks like a clap-on earphone.

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Apple logo is seen in this file photo. AP Apple Inc sold more than $1 billion of Apple TV set-top boxes in 2013 and is investing heavily in the next generation of products, Chief Executive Tim Cook said at the company’s annual meeting on Friday. Apple’s ability to again transform the fast-moving technology arena is the central question in investors’ and Silicon Valley executives’ minds as the

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