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Has Facebook hit bulls-eye with WhatsApp Web?
The new service allows users to access the chat service on their desktop after syncing their phone-based WhatsApp account
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Sterlite Technologies Q3 net at Rs 23 crore
Reports revenue growth of 32% at Rs 895 cr; current order book updated to Rs 4,700 cr
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Microsoft shows off Windows 10 and 'HoloLens'
Microsoft is making a big bet that Windows 10 will help it regain ground the company has lost to the mobile computing boom
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WhatsApp adds messaging from Web
The company said its web service will be a "mirror" and would require an Internet- connected phone to work
Now, an Indian mobile wallet that doesn't need pre-loaded cash
MOWA, developed by iKaaz, does away with the need to pre-load money into the mobile wallet
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Asus to expand netbook range in India
Company aims to sell over 50,000 units this year
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Twitter makes first India acquisition with ZipDial
Deal value not disclosed; reports suggest $30-mn payout for the cloud-based mobile marketing platform
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Micromax's 'Yureka' moment
Recently, Micromax launched a subsidiary company, Yu Televentures
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Zensar Technologies Q3 net up 37% annually
Revenue for the quarter grew 21.2% at Rs 717.67 crore
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Mindtree to acquire US based Discoverture
Acquisition to strengthen presence in property & casualty services industry
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Sony launches latest range of smart wearables in India
Sony today said it has launched its latest range of smart wearables -- SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk -- in India
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Public cloud services to touch $838 mn by end of 2015
Services revenue will be driven by high rates of growth in key market segments
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Samsung Z1 tests Tizen in India
Tizen is an open source operating system built by the eponymous organisation that includes Samsung as a member
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First impression: BlackBerry goes old school
The new thing about the BlackBerry Classic: The return of the old features. Regular BlackBerry users will realise the Classic has a design that is close to the Bold 9900
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Google to halt sale of Google Glass
Google has announced that it will no longer sell its experimental first version of Glass which went on sale in the UK last year priced at 1,000 pounds
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Nasscom sees no significant change in growth projections
Had earlier made a forecast of 13-15% increase in Indian software exports during 2014-15
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Sufficient 3G spectrum should be available: TRAI
It however stressed that enough airwaves should be available for auctioing in the 2100 MHz band
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Samsung tries to reduce reliance on Google
Smartphone giant launches $92 phone in India
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Amazon.in to hold flash sale of 10,000 Yu's Yureka mobile phones
Sale will be conducted from 2 pm onwards on Tuesday, January 13
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