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July 27, 2016 Google Keep Now Arranges Your Notes by Categories
HIGHLIGHTS Keep can now organise notes into categories like books, movies etc. The feature will be available for Android, iOS, and Web The free app has several benefits compared to paid counterparts Google Keep, the company’s note-taking mobile app, is receiving an update with a new organisational feature that would allow it to automatically categorise […]
NEWS July 27, 2016 Cisco Unveils LaunchPad Accelerator Under Startup India Initiative
In a fillip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Startup India’ campaign, US-based global technology company Cisco on Wednesday unveiled ‘LaunchPad’, an open innovation initiative to accelerate startups and support growth among India’s young developer community. ‘LaunchPad’ will help startups, their authorised channel partners and developers scale their solutions, address new markets and build digital businesses […]
ALL DEALS July 27, 2016 Google India Now Lets You Flip Search Results Between English and Hindi
HIGHLIGHTS The new Hindi search results tab will appear in select states Google targets significant Hindi-speaking populations with new feature Users in Delhi, Bihar and Haryana among others to get new Google feature Google on Wednesday to cater users in India has started rolling out a new tab on search for mobile which will show […]
NEWS July 27, 2016 Flipkart Seeks Better Infrastructure for Karnataka Investment: Official
India’s leading e-tailer Flipkart has sought better infrastructure and ease of doing business to invest more in Karnataka for expanding its operations, Industries Minister R.V. Deshpande said on Wednesday. “They (Flipkart) did talk about fresh investments in the state and are looking for our support, especially better infrastructure and favourable regulatory framework for e-commerce segment,” […]
NEWS July 27, 2016 Taxi Service Meru Raises Rs. 150 Crores in Funding
Taxi service Meru Cabs Wednesday said it has raised a new round of funding of Rs. 150 crores ($25 million) from Brand Capital, the investment arm of Bennett, Coleman and Co (BCCL). Meru will use the funds to further strengthen foothold in the Indian market with a focus on providing quality service based on a […]
NEWS July 27, 2016 Google Maps for Android Now Supports Navigation to Multiple Destinations
HIGHLIGHTS Users will have to install the latest 9.31 version of Maps app The feature also requires server-side switch from Google The new features helps users add multiple stops while navigating Google Maps for Android was expected to bring the navigation to multiple destinations option back in April. The feature has however started rolling out […]
ALL DEALS July 27, 2016 Facebook Wins Privacy Case Against Belgian Data Protection Authority
The Belgian data protection authority on Wednesday lost a legal battle with Facebook in which it sought to stop the social network from tracking the online activities of non-Facebook users in Belgium who visit the social network’s pages. The Belgian Privacy Commission said the Brussels Appeals Court had dismissed its case on the grounds that […]
NEWS July 27, 2016 Pinterest’s Shopping Bag Creates a Single Checkout for Shopping Across Sites
HIGHLIGHTS The feature will let users shop from multiple sites with one checkout Update will roll out first to Android and Web, and then iOS Retailers have to support the new ‘buy’ pins to enable the feature Sharing site Pinterest will now allow you to shop from various websites and checkout with a single transaction […]
NEWS July 27, 2016 Amazon Unveils ‘Page Flip’ to Help Users Jump Between Pages
HIGHLIGHTS It is available for Kindle E-readers, Fire tablets, and the Kindle app Users can zoom out to find what they’re looking for The page they are reading is pinned for easy retrieval Amazon on Tuesday introduced Page Flip, a feature that’s designed to tackle a long-standing issue with reading e-books, that is, flipping pages […]
ALL DEALS July 27, 2016 Uber Software Tracks Drivers for High Speed, Sudden Stops
Using smartphone sensors to peek over its drivers’ shoulders, Uber is promising to keep a closer eye on their behavior – while discouraging speeding or slamming on the brakes. The global ride-hailing company on Wednesday announced an extensive test of new software that aims to increase safety by analyzing data from individual drivers and sending […]
ALL DEALS July 27, 2016 Facebook Activates Safety Check After Istanbul Ataturk Airport Attack
Social networking giant Facebook activated its safety checkfeature for users after the a suicide attack killed 36 people at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Tuesday night, a media report said. The bombing dominated social media on Tuesday, with #Istanbul trending worldwide on Twitter, along with #terorelanetolsun (a cursing condemnation of terrorism in Turkish) and Ataturk Havalimani’nda […]
ALL DEALS July 27, 2016 Microsoft Kills ‘Messaging Everywhere’ Feature Ahead of Windows 10 Anniversary Update
HIGHLIGHTS New preview build 14376 to roll out soon for Insider members It will pull back support for ‘Messaging Everywhere’ feature The new build will reintroduce Skype app integration Microsoft is expected to roll out the Windows 10 Anniversary update on August 2. However, it has been releasing preview versions regularly, hinting at all the […]
