Daily Archives: July 27, 2016
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July 27, 2016 Is Google Play Music Finally Coming to India?
HIGHLIGHTS Individual songs listed at Rs. 15 each; entire album listed for Rs. 95 App will compete against iTunes and local competitors like Saavn and Hungama YouTube Red might be making its way to India as well It seems likely that Google might finally be bringing Play Music to India as several Reddit users have […]
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July 27, 2016 Trai to Launch App to Keep a Check on Your Mobile Internet Speed
HIGHLIGHTS The ‘MySpeed App’ could be downloaded from ‘msewa’ app store It is likely to be launched on 5th of July Trai also defined minimum Internet speed being delivered to consumers Telecom regulator Trai on Friday said it will launch a mobile application which will help a consumer to measure Internet speed on his smartphone […]
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July 27, 2016 Uber, Lyft Settlement Did Not Require Either Side to Pay
A pitched legal battle between ride-hailing rivals Uber and Lyft, involving accusations of hacking and corporate spying, ended with a settlement this week that did not require either company to pay money, according to sources familiar with the agreement. The settlement coincided with news that Lyft was working with investment bank Qatalyst Partners to pursue […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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,” […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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