WhatsApp updated for iPhone, brings new iOS 7-style UI and more

WhatsApp updated for iPhone, brings new iOS 7-style UI and more WhatsApp, the popular mobile instant messaging service, has updated its iOS app bringing the redesigned iOS 7 user interface. The new update (2.11.5) also brings improved location sharing using the 3D maps. Some of the new features introduced in the new version of WhatsApp for iPhone include a new broadcast list, allows users to send a message to a group...

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Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif among the most searched personalities of 2013: Bing

Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif among the most searched personalities of 2013: Bing As the year draws to a close, Microsoft's search engine, Bing, has revealed the year's top search trends in India and other countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom. According to Bing, the most searched personality in 2013 was Hindi film actor Salman Khan, followed by actors Shahrukh...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite, Galaxy Grand Lite to debut at MWC 2014: Report

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite, Galaxy Grand Lite to debut at MWC 2014: Report Samsung is rumoured to unveil two new smartphones dubbed Galaxy Note 3 Lite and Galaxy Grand Lite, believed to be the affordable variants of Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Grand respectively, at MWC 2014. Sammobile has revealed in a report that the South Korean manufacturer will announce both the Galaxy Note 3 Lite and Galaxy Grand Lite smartphones...

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BlackBerry says adoption of its mobile device management services is rising

BlackBerry says adoption of its mobile device management services is rising The number of large business and government clients that have installed or are testing BlackBerry Ltd's mobile device management service has risen roughly 20 percent over the past six months, the embattled smartphone maker said on Tuesday. BlackBerry, which recently halted plans to sell itself and shook up its management team, said large customers such...

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Facebook updates News Feed to display more news

Facebook updates News Feed to display more news Facebook is boosting its efforts to put more news in its News Feed. That is, real news from the news media, rather than status updates from friends. The world's biggest social network, cognizant of its growing importance for discovering news, said in a blog post on Monday that it is revising the way it delivers information to its billion-plus users. "People use Facebook to share...

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Apple testing 12.9-inch iPads, may launch a 4K display model next year: Report

Apple testing 12.9-inch iPads, may launch a 4K display model next year: Report In a follow-up to previous rumours, a new report claims that Apple is testing different prototypes of 12.9-inch iPad models, made for the company by its Chinese assembler partner Foxconn. According to a report by Chinese publication PadNews (via Apple Insider), Apple is currently testing five different 12.9-inch iPad prototypes made by Foxconn....

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Nokia-Microsoft deal cleared by European Commission

Nokia-Microsoft deal cleared by European Commission The European Commission approved on Wednesday Microsoft's nearly 5.5-billion-euro takeover of the mobile phone business of Finland's Nokia which once dominated the global industry. The acquisition does "not raise any competition concerns, in particular because there are only modest overlaps between" the two companies, the Commission said in a statement. (Also see: Microsoft to acquire...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 to reportedly feature aluminium unibody metal chassis

Samsung Galaxy S5 to reportedly feature aluminium unibody metal chassis Samsung's next flagship device, rumoured to be dubbed Galaxy S5, might be the first smartphone from the South Korean giant to sport a metal chassis. As per a report published by Japanese site, EMS One the alleged Galaxy S5 would sport an aluminium unibody chassis and that it would be manufactured by Taiwanese based company, Catcher. The report claims that...

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Amazon.in introduces one-day guaranteed shipping in select cities for Rs. 99

Amazon.in introduces one-day guaranteed shipping in select cities for Rs. 99 Amazon.in, Amazon's Indian online store, has launched a 'guaranteed one-day delivery' offer in select Indian cities, for an extra charge. Shoppers will get an option for one-day delivery by paying an additional Rs. 99, if their address falls in the zones eligible for the service. Amazon is also offering guaranteed two-day delivery for a discounted price of...

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Karbonn Titanium X with 5-inch full-HD display launched at Rs. 18,490

Karbonn Titanium X with 5-inch full-HD display launched at Rs. 18,490 Karbonn has unveiled its latest smartphone in India, the Titanium X priced at Rs. 18,490. Previously, in early November, the domestic handset maker had posted a teaser image of the Titanium X on its official website without pricing. The Karbonn Titanium X runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box. Notably, the smartphone is a single SIM device with...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 to come with 2K display, alleged benchmark listing reveals

Samsung Galaxy S5 to come with 2K display, alleged benchmark listing reveals A GFX Bench listing spotted by GSMArena has revealed a device codenamed Samsung SM-G900S sporting a screen resolution of 1440x2560 pixels (2K). The report notes that this device could be the Samsung Galaxy S5, which is expected to come with a 5.0- or 5.2-inch display, making the pixel density an incredible 560ppi at the said resolution. The listing also...

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Twitter to soon be accessible on mobiles without Internet in emerging markets

Twitter to soon be accessible on mobiles without Internet in emerging markets Twitter Inc is tying up with a Singapore-based startup to make its 140-character messaging service available to users in emerging markets who have entry-level mobile phones which cannot access the Internet. U2opia Mobile, which has a similar tie-up with Facebook Inc, will launch its Twitter service in the first quarter of next year, Chief...

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Obama says NSA isn't interested in reading people's emails and text messages

Obama says NSA isn't interested in reading people's emails and text messages President Barack Obama is defending the National Security Agency, saying it does a very good job of not engaging in domestic surveillance. He was responding to a Washington Post report Thursday that the agency tracks locations of nearly 5 billion cellphones every day overseas, including those of Americans. (Also see: NSA gathers nearly five billion...

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Wipro to hire 500 people in Kolkata

Wipro to hire 500 people in Kolkata IT-major Wipro has plans to hire 500 IT professionals in the next 2-3 years as part of expansion in the company’s existing facility in the city. “We are carrying out the expansion on our existing project and planning to hire 500 people in 2-3 years,” Wipro VP and corporate affairs head, Partha Sarathi Guha Patra said. Wipro’s existing project, an SEZ, in...

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New startups storm IITs with better pay package

New startups storm IITs with better pay package Startups are storming IITs this placement season, getting the better of established companies in the war for talent. Many little known startups have already hired quite a few in the first four days of the placement season. ET profiles about half a dozen such new firms. ...

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‘We look for analytical, reasoning, out-of-the-box thinking ability’

Interview of the Day: ‘We look for analytical, reasoning, out-of-the-box thinking ability’ Dhivik Reddy, Founder and CEO, Go GreenBOV Go GreenBOV, a Bengaluru based company, aims to reduce India’s carbon footprint. In conversation with TimesJobs.com, Dhivik Reddy, Founder and CEO, shares the talent agenda and future goals… How did Go GreenBOV happen? It all started with my father,...

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