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March 9, 2016 US Police Say Criminals Like Apple’s iPhone Because of Encryption
Some criminals have switched to new iPhones as their “device of choice” to commit wrongdoing due to strong encryption Apple Inc has placed on their products, three law enforcement groups said in a court filing. The groups told a judge overseeing Apple’s battle with the US Department of Justice on Thursday that, among other things, […]
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March 8, 2016 2016—the year of discounted valuations
The speculation is about which two will first join hands in 2016 to compete with the US leader—Amazon—that has doubled in market cap in the last year and remains the formidable force to reckon with. Photo: Bloomberg 2015 was the year of discounted products. 2016 will be the year of discounted valuations. When will be […]
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March 8, 2016 Flipkart bets on large appliances to power next stage of growth
Flipkart started selling large appliances again in early 2014, nearly a year after it was forced to withdraw these products because of customer complaints about late deliveries and poor quality of products. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Bengaluru: India’s largest e-commerce firm Flipkart Ltd is banking on sales of high-priced products such as television sets, refrigerators and […]
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March 4, 2016 Mind the gap: Boosting a climate of entrepreneurship
Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint Bengaluru can often feel like a different country. Elsewhere, university campuses might be on fire, debating the freedom of speech and meaning of freedom; water supply to entire neighbourhoods might be cut off by angry mobs; thousands might be stranded due to once-in-a-century floods. But in Bengaluru’s coffee shops and meeting rooms, […]
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NEWS 
March 4, 2016 Ratan Tata, University of California partner to fund start-ups in India
Ratan Tata has made small investments ranging from Rs.10 crore in online market place Snapdeal to Rs.10 lakh in Zivame. Photo: Mint Bengaluru: RNT Associates, the privately held investment firm of Ratan Tata, and the chief investment officer’s office of the University of California have partnered to jointly fund start-ups and enterprises in India over […]
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NEWS 
March 4, 2016 Sequoia Capital top venture capital investor of 2015
While Sequoia Capital backed 48 start-ups, New Enterprise Associates—the second most prolific venture capital firm—was involved in 44 deals, according to start-up tracker Tracxn. Bengaluru: Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates were the most prolific venture capital firms last year globally in terms of the number of deals, backing 48 and 44 start-ups, respectively. The […]
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NEWS 
March 3, 2016 Absentia Tesseract VR First Impressions: A Promising Start, but Lots of Room to Improve
The competition for virtual reality headsets is heating up, and there are some clear frontrunners emerging – the Oculus Rift, whose Kickstarter project sparked the fresh wave of interest in the category is going to launch next year, while HTC just clarified that the HTC Vive will be available from April. Sony’s PlayStation VR will […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 3, 2016 Gears of War: Ultimate Edition PC Requirements Revealed
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition – a remaster of the 2006 Xbox 360 classic released on the Xbox One last year to rave reviews. Prior to the third-person shooter hitting Microsoft’s latest black box, the company announced at E3 2015 that the game would be coming to Windows PCs. Since then though, we haven’t heard […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 3, 2016 Free Version of Xbox One Exclusive Forza 6 Confirmed for Windows 10 PCs
As we reported two weeks ago, Forza 6 is coming to Windows 10 PCs. The news comes via The Seattle Times. The publication was at Microsoft’s behind-closed-doors event last week. According to the report, Microsoft’s marquee racing franchise is coming to PC. Called Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, it’s a free version of the game. It’s […]
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March 2, 2016 The battle of Indian Internet unicorns
Photo: iStock “I believe that whatever doesn’t kill you, simply makes you…stranger,” so says the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. What he really means is not all change makes you stronger or better. Some changes leave a scar, or break us from the inside. When looked at from the perspective of Internet companies, […]
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March 2, 2016 Flipkart sees 400% increase in sale of household items over weekend
The company launched home items last January and now claims to sell “a substantial part” of all home products sold online. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Bengaluru: India’s largest e-commerce company Flipkart Ltd said it reported a 400% increase in daily unit sales of household items such as towels, bulbs and small appliances as well as furniture […]
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March 2, 2016 Share of international students at Yale will go up: Peter Salovey
Salovey is the 23rd president of Yale University. Before becoming president, he was the provost of the university. New Delhi: For Yale University president Peter Salovey, India presents opportunities for educational partnerships and joint research with Indian companies. In an interview during a recent visit, Salovey spoke about how Yale is looking to expand its […]
