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Twitter tests 'News' tab to show breaking news on mobile apps

Trnding stories, top related news and tweets now a single tap away for iOs, Android users

India second in Apsalar's click fraud index

Is also among top 10 countries with highest rate of in-app purchase thefts

InMobi expects d-commerce to drive business in India

Its Miip platform is expected to help firms such as Amazon to reach out to more than 120 mn users and create over five billion discovery sessions every month

WhatsApp now allows to backup video chats, share locations

According to The Next Web, the app now allows the users to include video in their chat backups

Xiaomi, Huawei tops Chinese mobile market, Apple third

A late entrant, Xiaomi, achieved new records for sales volume during the second quarter and retained top spot with a 18% market share

Facebook's live video streaming only for celebrities

The new app, called Live, allows celebrities to host their own interactive shows to interact with fans

Snapdeal appoints Amitava Ghosh as VP Engineering

Ghosh will lead the development of intuitive technology solutions for ease of accessibility and enhanced user experience on the marketplace

YouTube gets rid of '301+' views count of videos

Earlier, YouTube froze the counter at the 301+ count and it was used as a placeholder for popular new videos

India among the top-10 countries hit by ransomware cybercrime

Cyber threats such as crypto ransomware and locker ransomware have 3% each detection in the country

Opera Software acquires subscription-based mobile-app-discovery service Bemobi Bemobi

Its proprietary app-wrapping technology allows smartphone owners access to unlimited use of premium mobile apps for a small weekly fee

Jalpah: A messaging app that focuses on privacy than building social network

Jalpah looks at privacy and building social conversations on mutually agreed access

Google Glass to help patients in remote areas

Through the glass, the physicians can stream video of an exam, take and enlarge photos and consult with remote specialists

Most Twitter users not globally aware

Study suggests Twitter users much more likely to connect to nearby places

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OnePlus 2 is here to score big

It is a worthy successor to the company's last flagship

Mobile banking users to double globally to 1.8 bn in next 4 years

Indian mobile banking users 50% of its population at present

Ozonetel launches speech recognition technology

By using the technology, businesses can market their services to rural population without having to worry about the education level of such target audiences

Phicomm Passion 660: Slim and light, but has drawbacks

The high-definition display is good and is easy to use in direct sunlight

E-commerce and push from China-based manufacturers increases smartphone sales in India

Overall mobile phone market continue to shrink though, says International Data Corporation