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March 12, 2016 ‘Facebook to become world’s biggest virtual graveyard by 2098’ : Researchers
If you are bogged down by notifications sent by the known but deceased people in your timeline on Facebook, do not get surprised by this news. According to researchers, the social networking giant will become the world’s biggest virtual graveyard by the end of this century as there will be more profiles of dead people […]
NEWS March 12, 2016 Reliance Jio to offer free Wi-Fi at 6 stadiums for T20 World Cup
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio will offer free Wi-Fi services during the T20 World Cup across six stadiums in the country. The services, under the name JioNet, would be available to the spectators of the cricket matches in Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, IS […]
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March 12, 2016 First impression: Samsung Galaxy S7
Samsung’s annual refresh, the Galaxy S7, looks sexier than its predecessor, the S6. And that says a lot about the shift in Samsung’s design philosophy. The silver version, though, seemed a fingerprint magnet. In the limited time I spent with the S7, two things come to mind, the first being the camera. The rear 12-megapixel […]
NEWS March 12, 2016 Samsung S7, S7 Edge launch could trigger price war
The fight for dominance in the smartphones market between the two global giants — Samsung and Apple — is not new. In the past two years, the battle has spread to new territories such as India. And, with Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, offered at aggressive prices, Samsung on Tuesday opened another front. According to […]
NEWS March 12, 2016 Microsoft bets big on huge SMB base in India
Global technology giant Microsoft is betting big on India’s 40 million strong small and medium business (SMB) base for the next level of growth in the country, with its ‘mobile first’ solutions. With the country moving ahead with 3G and 4G technology and most small businesses taking asmartphone first approach, Microsoft believes that it is […]
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March 12, 2016 Panasonic launches T50 smartphone at Rs 4,990
Panasonic on Thursday, introduced the T50 based on the company’s SAIL interface. It will be available at a price of Rs 4,900 in Midnight Blue, Rose Gold, Champagne Gold colour variants, the company said in a statement. The device features a 4.5-inch FWVGA display with 480 x 854 pixels resolution. Under the hood, it houses […]
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March 12, 2016 Bill Gates Says ‘Will Look Into’ Age of Empires Sequel
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and one half of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, recently took to user-curated social news website Reddit to answer any questions people had in what he said was his fourth Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything). Gates dealt in a lot of topics, from bio-terrorism to his life at Harvard […]
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March 12, 2016 The Division Breaks Ubisoft’s Day 1 Sales Records
Tom Clancy’s The Division – Ubisoft’s latest open world role-playing shooter – might have taken its time getting to consumers, but it’s selling like hotcakes, the company claims. (Also see: Hitman, The Division, and Other Games Releasing This March) The game sold more copies in the first 24 hours than any other Ubisoft title in […]
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March 12, 2016 Clash of Clans Maker Supercell Claims 100 Million Daily Active Users
The maker of the Clash of Clans mobile game, Supercell, says its pre-tax profit last year grew more than 60 percent to EUR 838 million ($964 million or roughly Rs. 6,453 crores) while revenue surged a third to 2.1 billion euros. CEO Ilkka Paananen said Wednesday they were proud of the success but acknowledged that […]
NEWS March 12, 2016 Pokemon Invade Stardew Valley With This Mod
Stardew Valley, an indie farming simulation role-playing game released last month, seems to have taken a liking with the modding community, especially fans of Pokemon. Pokédew Valley – Pokemon meets Stardew Valley, you guessed it – is an umbrella thread for all of the community’s efforts grouped into a single page, and helps you convert […]
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March 12, 2016 Nintendo’s Miitomo Hits Japan on March 17
Miitomo, Nintendo’s first mobile app, will launch in Japan on Thursday next week, the companyannounced via Twitter on Friday morning. (Also see: Nintendo Ignores India, Most of the World for Miitomo App Registration) The “free-to-start” app – which translates to inclusion of in-app purchases – will let you create an avatar through which you can […]
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March 11, 2016 Tracxn secures funding from Ratan Tata
Tracxn provides information on start-ups to over 6,000 clients across India, the US, the Middle East, South-East Asia and Europe, and claims to sign up at least one new client every day. Tracxn Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a data analytics company that tracks start-ups, has secured funding from Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ltd, […]
