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March 9, 2016 Apple’s New San Francisco Office Could Be a Tool in Tech Talent Wars
From Apple’s earliest days, executives insisted that employees work from its headquarters in sleepy suburban Cupertino. The thinking, championed by Steve Jobs, was that a centralized campus would put the CEO “within walking distance of everyone,” said Steve Wozniak, who founded the company with Jobs. That stance may finally be softening as Apple prepares to […]
NEWS March 9, 2016 Apple Overtakes Xiaomi in India Smartphone Shipments: IDC
New data released by International Data Corporation (IDC) for Q4 2015 finds that Apple overtook Xiaomi in the Indian smartphone market in terms of units shipped. Samsung, on the other hand, continued to be the top smartphone vendor in India followed by Micromax, Lenovo (and Motorola), Intex, and Lava. According to IDC’s monthly city level […]
NEWS March 9, 2016 Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 With Snapdragon 650 SoC Launched in India
Xiaomi has launched Redmi Note 3 smartphone in India, introducing a Qualcomm-based variant of the handset in the country. This marks the first international launch of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, which waslaunched in China in November last year sporting a MediaTek Soc. The new variant of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 runs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon […]
NEWS March 9, 2016 Lava Planning to Set Up R&D Facility in Hyderabad
Domestic mobile handset manufacturer Lava plans to set up a research and development (R&D) facility in Hyderabad. A company official on Thursday said this would be their second facility and would be bigger than the existing one in Bengaluru, which employs 400 people. Sandeep Dongre, senior vice president and hub head, east, Telangana and Andhra […]
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March 9, 2016 Xiaomi Mi 5 India Launch ‘in a Month’, Says Hugo Barra
Xiaomi at the Redmi Note 3 India launch on Thursday confirmed that the Mi 5 flagship smartphone will be “coming to India in a month.” Xiaomi’s Global VP, Hugo Barra, during the event stressed that the team in India is trying to get the handset here “in a month” without specifying an exact date. The […]
ALL DEALS 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 […]
ALL DEALS March 9, 2016 In Apple vs FBI Case, Compromise Appears Elusive
As Apple’s legal battle with the FBI over encryption heads toward a showdown, there appears little hope for a compromise that would placate both sides and avert a divisive court decision. The FBI is pressing Apple to develop a system that would allow the law enforcement agency to break into a locked iPhone used by […]
ALL DEALS March 9, 2016 US Appeals Ruling on Accessing Data in New York iPhone Case
Calling a New York judge’s ruling “an unprecedented limitation” on judicial authority, the Justice Department asked a Brooklyn federal court on Monday to reverse a decision that said Apple Inc. wasn’t required to pry open a locked iPhone. The government’s 45-page brief comes a week after US Magistrate Judge James Orenstein issued his decision in […]
NEWS March 9, 2016 ‘HTC 10’ Leaked in New Images Showing Colour Variants
HTC may be busy creating hype around its next flagship smartphone launch but there have been several recent leaks that claim to show the handset in purported renders. A new set of four images purportedly showing the yet-to-be-announced ‘HTC 10’ in four colours have appeared on the Internet. Posted by a Bulgarian site, the ‘HTC […]
ALL DEALS March 9, 2016 Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge Launched in India: Price, Specifications, and More
Samsung has officially announced the launch of its flagship smartphones the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge in India. Pre-bookings for the two smartphones that were unveiled at MWC 2016 last month open on Wednesday, with the smartphones available from March 18. Those who pre-book the smartphones by March 17 will receive the Samsung Gear […]
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March 9, 2016 Instagram Finally Comes to Windows 10 Mobile, in Beta Form
You no longer have to resort to unofficial apps to access Instagram on your Windows 10 Mobilesmartphone. The popular image and video sharing platform has finally released its app on Microsoft’s mobile platform. While still in the beta phase, Instagram for Windows 10 Mobile offers several interesting features including one that mimics Apple’s Peek and […]
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March 8, 2016 Nightingales plans to raise $20 million in second round funding
The promoters of Medwell Ventures have invested around $3.5 million in Nightingales. Hyderabad: Nightingales Home Health Services, part of Medwell Ventures Pvt. Ltd, on Tuesday said it plans to raise around $20 million to fund expansion by the end of this year. Medwell Ventures acquired Benguluru-based Nightingales in April 2014, for undisclosed amount. Medwell Ventures, […]
