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Google looking at local artists for Doodle projects
Vaidehi Reddy's Doodle on Assam for this year's theme of 'a place in India I wish to visit' was chosen the national winne
BlackBerry rules out release of new devices in 2015
BlacBerry chief Chen maintained that Blackberry was in a 'reasonably comfortable' position
Microsoft drops Nokia brand from Lumia phone
Post Nokia's acquisition, Microsoft had released a few Lumia phones but those models still carried the Nokia brand.
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World's largest tech fair begins at Bengaluru today
Fairground spread across 11,000 sq ft to see participation of over 600 brands, more than 300 exhibitors
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Obama rules protect start-ups connecting gadgets to web
Obama proposed an explicit ban on Internet-service providers being able to demand extra payments for speedy delivery of content and data
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Google India to launch mobile app for SMBs
It would create an ecosystem to support the SMBs to leverage online advertisement platform, says the company
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Facebook Messenger app gathers 500 mln users in 6 months
Cutting off access to in-app chat, the social media network forced its users to install the Messenger app
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Pune start-ups gear up to take global platform
According to a study more than one-fifth of India's product start-ups are from the city
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One in three Indian youths have been cyber-bullied: McAfee report
The report titled 'Tweens, Teens & Technology Report 2014' was conducted through a survey across Indian online youngsters aged 8-17 years
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IoT market to reach $3 trillion, 30 bn connected devices by 2020: IDC
The market, estimated to be $1.3 trillion in 2013, expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13%
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Manual hijack of accounts leads to severe financial loss: Google
Google said these 'needle-in-a-haystack' attacks very challenging and represent an ongoing threat to Internet users
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Blue ticks now indicate when your Whatsapp message is read
Now, the two ticks will turn blue once the message has been read
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Urban Ladder engages with tech startups to win e-commerce battle
Working with startups on in-warehouse drones, robots for inventory management, sensor furniture
iPhone 6: Bigger & better
A mix of all the right features makes this brilliant smartphone from Apple a coveted device
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Google offers Hindi voice search; to add regional languages
India is adding 5 million new internet users every month
Five, Six, Android heaven
Why Android 5.0 and Nexus 6 could redefine Google's famous OS
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China says Facebook may enter if it abides by regulations
Other popular websites like Twitter, NYT and BBC websites are also blocked in the country
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Aadhaar application development new craze among software product start-ups
Khosla Labs, AngelPrime to hold hack-a-thons for Aadhaar application development
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Making money on smartphones in emerging mkts a challenge: IDC
In these markets, smartphone price points are making mobile computing possible where it was once expected feature phones to remain dominant
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