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NEWS 
March 9, 2016 Google, Microsoft, Other Rivals Back Apple Ahead of iPhone Ruling
Tech industry leaders including Alphabet Inc’s Google, Facebook Inc, Microsoft Corp, AT&T and more than two dozen other Internet and technology companies were filing legal briefs on Thursday asking a judge to support Apple Inc in its encryption battle with the US government, court documents and sources familiar with the companies’ plans said. The rare […]
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March 9, 2016 Lava Iris Fuel F2 With 3000mAh Battery Available Online
Lava appears set to launch a variant of the Iris Fuel F1 smartphone, the Iris Fuel F2, priced at Rs. 4,444. Although the handset is available to buy via an e-commerce website, the company is yet to officially launch the smartphone in India. It is worth mentioning that the Lava Iris Fuel F1 was launched […]
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NEWS 
March 9, 2016 Apple Supplier Broadcom to Slash 1,900 Jobs Globally
Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd, the company created following the merger of Avago and Broadcom, said it would cut about 1,900 jobs globally across its businesses. Shares of Broadcom, which also supplies to Apple Inc, were up 8 percent at $148.20 in extended trading on Thursday. The company said it expects to take charges of about $650 […]
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NEWS 
March 9, 2016 Xiaomi Mi 5’s First Flash Sale Sees 4 Million Units Sold: Reports
Xiaomi’s Mi 5 is already a hit among users, it appears. The first flash sale of the flagship smartphone in China on Wednesday saw nearly 17 million users showing interest in the device, and reportedly 4 million units were sold. The response was so overwhelming that Xiaomi has reportedly asked Foxconnto ramp up the production […]
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NEWS 
March 9, 2016 Android N Mock-Ups Give Fresh Glimpse at New Interface
The upcoming tweaks and new features in Google’s next Android OS version, believed to be showcased at I/O 2016 as Android N, have started making the rounds on the Internet. We have seen a purported screenshot of Android N’s new hamburger design in system settings. Now, a new leak again shows the redesigned system settings […]
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NEWS 
March 9, 2016 HTC’s Rumoured 2016 Nexus Phones Tipped to Sport ‘3D Touch’ Technology
Google last year introduced a native fingerprint API for Android 6.0 Marshmallow letting a range of OEMs add the standardised technology to their own smartphones. In Android, we have already seenHuawei Mate S smartphone featuring pressure-sensitive display technology. However, that is still limited to as far as the software implementation goes. This time, with Android […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 9, 2016 Intel to Make ‘Significant Portion’ of the iPhone 7’s LTE Modems: Report
Apple’s next flagship smartphone, expected to be named the iPhone 7, will reportedly have some of its innards made by Intel. According to an analyst at CLSA Securities, Intel has secured orders for a “significant portion” of the cellular modems on Apple’s next-generation iPhone. The analyst adds that Apple isn’t looking to completely cut its […]
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March 9, 2016 Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge Available With Upgrade Programme
Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones are all set to go on sale in 60 countries on March 11. The South Korean company ahead of the availability of the handsets is running a Samsung Upgrade Programme in the UK which provides consumers the option to exchange their existing handset and upgrade to […]
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March 9, 2016 Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge Pack a Moisture Sensor in USB Port
Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge premium smartphones also feature a moisture sensor in the USB port that alerts the user when they are plugging in their charger. The company clearly points that users need to dry the USB port before plugging the charger in the user manual of the Samsung Galaxy S7 […]
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March 9, 2016 UN Human Rights Chief Warns of Implications of Apple-FBI Row
An FBI demand that Apple unlock an iPhone risks setting a dangerous precedent that could have a chilling effect on human rights, the United Nations rights chief warned Friday. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein’s intervention came after Apple’s largest rivals backed the tech giant’s bid to resist the US government demand seeking to access the iPhone […]
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March 9, 2016 Oppo R9, R9 Plus Hit Certification Site; Design and Specifications Tipped
Earlier this week we saw a couple of teasers indicating Oppo might launch its R9 smartphone at an event on March 17. Now the smartphone, alongside with a ‘Plus’ variant, appear to have passed Tenaa, the Chinese telecommunications certification authority. The listing reveals some high-end specifications and images – while both the Oppo R9 and […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 9, 2016 Does an Extremist’s iPhone Contain a ‘Cyber Pathogen’?
A local prosecutor has offered an unusual justification for forcing Apple to help hack an iPhone used by a San Bernardino mass killer: The phone might have been “used as a weapon” to introduce malicious software to county computer systems. San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos acknowledged to The Associated Press that there’s no […]
