HIGHLIGHTS 10.5-inch iPad Pro to reportedly be released next year MacBook Pro to sport new Oled function panels Apple to launch next iPhone models on September 7 It’s official. Apple is launching the next iPhone…
Monthly Archives For August 2016
US Slams EU, but Apple Tax Demand First Issued in Washington
HIGHLIGHTS The US Treasury said Commission ruling endangers EU-US economic relations Amazon and McDonald’s are still being investigated A series of EU accusations that Google has abused its market power The United States is furious…
Google to Take On Uber, Lyft With Waze Ride-Sharing Service
HIGHLIGHTS Waze app to offer a ride to a limited pool of people commuting Google’s new service will compete with Uber and Lyft You can only request maximum two trips per day at anytime Google…
Apple Launches 2TB iCloud Storage Plan Ahead of iPhone 7 Event
HIGHLIGHTS It costs $19.99 in the US 50GB, 200GB, 1TB iCloud storage options still available The iPhone 7 is set to launch on September 7 Apple has introduced a new tier in its iCloud storage…
Indian Entrepreneur’s Ad Tech Startup Acquired by Chinese Investors for $900 Million
HIGHLIGHTS Deal represents third largest in ad-tech industry Turakhia’s Media.net is a Yahoo ad partner Media.net ad tech adapts to show relevant ads to users Advertising technology startup Media.net, founded by tech entrepreneur Divyank Turakhia,…
Indian Railways Said to Partner With Google to Showcase Its Heritage
Indian Railways will collaborate with Google for digitising and showcasing its heritage on digital platforms. Google has agreed to partner with the Indian Railways to digitise its heritage assets and help create a digital repository…
Flipkart’s Sachin Bansal Says ‘Performance’ Led to His Removal Too
HIGHLIGHTS Flipkart last month confirmed lay-offs of under-performers Co-founder Sachin Bansal removed as CEO in January Performance affected me too, he tells employees at townhall To reassure Flipkart employees that everyone is judged by the…
Chrome Apps to Be Discontinued on Windows, Linux, and Mac; Quick Unlock Unveiled for Chrome OS
HIGHLIGHTS Only 1 percent Mac, Windows, and Linux users use Chrome apps Will end support completely by 2018 These apps will be supported on Chrome OS Google has announced that it is killing its browser-based…
No, You Won’t Go To Jail for Just Visiting a Blocked Website
HIGHLIGHTS No, you won’t go to jail for just visiting a blocked website The warning is related to a case for blocking piracy of the film Dishoom Downloading or streaming movies through piracy is still…
Artificial Intelligence Can Find and Map Poverty, Researchers Say
HIGHLIGHTS A team of scientists and satellite experts created a self-updating world map to locate poverty Uses a computer algorithm that recognises signs of poverty Team plans to create a world-wide poverty map that would…