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Narain D Batra: Building the 'India Cloud'
The country needs to protect its data from international spying and develop a competitive advantage in data security
Indian app market likely to touch Rs 3,800 crore mark by 2016
India is on the cusp of a data revolution that will be led by mobile as has been the case with voice, says ICRIER Director
 "Indian app market likely to touch Rs 3,800 crore mark by 2016")
New spy lamp can secretly tweet conversations
Lamp dubbed Conversnitch surreptitiously listens in on nearby conversations and posts snippets of transcribed audio on-line
 "New spy lamp can secretly tweet conversations")
Will fix faulty iPhone 5 models: Apple
The process began yesterday in the US and Canada and will begin in other countries on May 2, according to Apple.
 "Will fix faulty iPhone 5 models: Apple")
Facebook launches news platform
Powered by Storyful FB Newswire aggregates newsworthy content shared publicly on Facebook by individuals and organisations for journalists
Facebook launches FB Newswire for scribes
The Facebook page will have hand-selected and journalist-verified news stories from across Facebook's platform
 "Facebook launches FB Newswire for scribes")
One Touch launches pan-India emergency call number for tourists
24x7 helpline allows users to quickly reach hospitals, ambulances, petrol pumps and police stations across 65 cities
Microsoft launches app to control PCs via mobile
The app is available for free, but only for mobiles running windows 8.1
 "Microsoft launches app to control PCs via mobile")
S5: The evolution of the Galaxy
The latest device from Samsung has the punch to be counted among the top smartphones of the year
 "S5: The evolution of the Galaxy")
HTC launches its cheapest smartphone at Rs 8,700
Desire 210 is built on Android's Jelly Bean platform, with dual GSM SIM smartphone and has 5 megapixel main camera and a VGA camera on the front
 "HTC launches its cheapest smartphone at Rs 8,700")
Tab Top: Value for money
M8 Pro 3G tablet is loaded with bold features
 "Tab Top: Value for money")
Google rolls the camera dice
The new stock camera app, Google Camera, brings in a lot of new features. But will the old stuff be missed?
 "Google rolls the camera dice")
India wants Internet to become Equinet
Proposal for a decentralised Internet is significant in view of Edward Snowden's Wikileaks revelations of mass surveillance in recent months
 "India wants Internet to become Equinet")
New Google technology can solve CAPTCHA puzzles
CAPTCHA puzzles are designed to tell humans and bots apart on the web for reasons such as minimising spam
 "New Google technology can solve CAPTCHA puzzles")
Good sound needn't hurt the eye
LG's innovative under-the-TV SoundPlate offers a ready solution to underperforming television speakers
 "Good sound needn't hurt the eye")
A texting tool for your location search
KeyPoint Technologies, a user-interface products company is loaded with a location-based word suggestion feature
 "A texting tool for your location search")
Your next smartphone may be made from sea deposits
German scientists have developed a new method to efficiently extract rare earth metals such as Yttrium, Praseodymium and Dysprosium from deep-sea rocks
 "Your next smartphone may be made from sea deposits")
Samsung Galaxy S5's fingerprint security can be easily hacked: Reports
The S5 fingerprint scanner can be easily broken in a few incorrect attempts without requiring a password
 "Samsung Galaxy S5's fingerprint security can be easily hacked: Reports")
Skype calls not a threat to voice telephony: CARE
Skype-to-skype calls are cheaper by 35%, but the discount comes with many conditions
 "Skype calls not a threat to voice telephony: CARE")
Google to buy drone-maker Titan Aerospace
Announcement comes weeks after Facebook announced plans to build solar-powered drones
 "Google to buy drone-maker Titan Aerospace")
