[News] Facebook Bug Declares Millions of Users Dead, Including Zuckerberg!

Last night, Facebook declared everyone dead, including the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in a massive memorial 'remembering' profile glitch. Well, that's awkward. Despite being very much alive, Facebook users, when logged on to their accounts on Friday afternoon, found their accounts turned to a "memorialized account," strongly suggesting that they are dead to everyone who visits their profile. A statement on Mark Zuckerberg's profile read: "We hope people who love Mark will find comfort...

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All You Need To Know About Google's Instant Messaging App Allo

What is Google Allo? Google actually described Allo as a messaging app for Android and iPhone users. But it does a lot more than just allow you to send messages to other people. It's a smart messaging app in that it has the power of Google built-in and can apparently learn over time. It provides some more features that makes it unique Instant Messenger like subscriptions(daily news, daily poem etc.), different types of games, puzzles, riddles, action (setting timer, alarm etc.), answers...

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Google Introduced "My Activity" Page That Shows All The Things You Do Online

As we know Google always comes with something new. This time Google has introduced a page called My Activity that shows the activity you do online. Actually, it shows the activities that are collected when your browse through Google or its services. Google’s new My Activity page also shows all the search performed using various devices since it is linked to your Google account. Google had also shared what type of information it saves which includes searches and other things you do on...

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Truecaller Launches SMS App In India, Aims 150 mn Users Base

Aiming to double its user base in India, Scandinavian IT firm Truecaller today launched a mobile application, Truemessenger, that will help the users in identifying the sender of an SMS. "India is our biggest market. It is just a thanks giving gesture for India that we are launching Truemessenger first here on Android platform. After a week, we will expand it to other geographies." Truecaller co-founder and CEO Alan Mamedi told reporters at the launch event. Globally, Truecaller has about...

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[News] LG Rumored To Be Making The Next Google Phone – Nexus 5 (2015)

Google has just announced a price drop on its Nexus 6 handsets and rumours are flying around that Huawei will be making the next Nexus flagship device. These points hint at an apparent new Nexus device launch. But according to AndroidPIT, LG may be making the next Nexus phone, tentatively called Nexus 5 (2015). According to the report, the LG Nexus 5 (2015) design will not be based on the LG G4. In fact, LG will work from scratch for the new Nexus design. There were reports that...

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[News] BlueStacks Is Now Available For Mac Users

BlueStacks Systems Inc., makers of the free desktop Android emulator that allows users to enjoy mobile games and apps on their Windows desktop or laptop, announced earlier this week that its BlueStacks App Player now supports OS X. Mac users can now join the 85 million users the company says already uses BlueStacks on Windows. A report from 9to5Mac pointed out that the company tested an OS X version of its software in 2012 already, but has only now officially released a publicly available version...

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Flipkart App Will Offer Image Search Option To Find Similar Fashion Products

The competition in the Indian e-commerce space continues to intensify, and on Wednesday Flipkart announced a new feature on its mobile app that may give it an edge over its rivals. Called Image Search, it lets Flipkart app users upload an image of the apparel they are looking for and find visually similar products on the online marketplace. The new Image Search feature is still in beta, and will be rolled out to users via an app upgrade. The company in an emailed statement on Wednesday said...

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[How To] Unsend A Sent Email From Your Gmail Account

Oops, you've just sent off an angry email to your boss from your Gmail account. Should you start looking for a new job? Not if you've enabled Gmail's Undo Send feature. We've all sent emails on the spur of the moment that we've regretted. Certain email programs offer an option to recall or retract an email, but that doesn't necessarily mean the recipient won't still receive it. Gmail's Undo Send feature works differently in that it actually waits to send your email, giving you a certain amount...

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रिलायंस पेश करेगी 4000 रूपए से कम कीमत के 4G स्मार्टफोन

कंपनी की 41वीं एनुअल जनरल मीटिंग में रिलायंस इंडस्ट्रीज लिमिटेड (आरआईएल) के चेयरमैन मुकेश अंबानी ने खुलासा किया कि इस साल के अंत तक कंपनी 4000 रूपए से कम कीमत वाले 4जी फोन लॉन्च करेगी। इसके अलवा अंबानी ने यह भी बताया कि रिलायंस जियो इंफोकॉम अगले कुछ महीनों में टेस्टिंग फेज में जाएगी और इसे दिसंबर में लॉन्च किया जाएगा। कंपनी ने इंटरनेट सर्विस के लिए अब तक 250000 किलोमीटर तक फाइबर ऑप्टिक केबल बिछा ली है और एक साल में कंपनी का नेटवर्क दोगुना फैल जाएगा। यह रहे एजीएम के अन्य मुख्य बिंदु:  अगले...

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Best Features Of Android M

At the Google I/O 2015 conference, Google senior VP of Products Sundar Pichai said the company had “gone back to basics” with this new version of Android. While Android Lollipop introduced a new visual aesthetic, Android M brings some much-needed stability and usability improvements which might not be as eye-catching, but may prove to be significant additions for a while to come. Doze mode Android M Doze Mode We all want better battery life and any improvement is good. Indeed,...

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Samsung Galaxy S6 Will Be Launched On March 1

The Samsung Galaxy S6's launch date has finally been confirmed. Samsung has sent out invites for the next Samsung Unpacked event, to be held on March 1, two days before the Mobile World Congress 2015 begins. The Samsung Unpacked event held before the MWC is usually where the company launches its flagship smartphone for the year. The Galaxy S6 is expected to come out alongside an Edge variant. Unlike the Galaxy Note Edge though, the S6 Edge is rumoured to have two edge screens. The devices...

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Hackers Rob $1 Billion From 100 Banks In Massive Online Theft

In one of the largest reported hacking crimes ever, cybercriminals from Russia, China and Europe have stolen approximately $1 billion from 100 banks and financial companies across 30 countries. According to a report by Kaspersky, the hackers started their heist in 2013 with the help of malware, and it’s still in process. Kaspersky has released an early copy of the report to the New York Times and is expected to issue it to the general public at its security summit which will begin tonight. Carbanak,...

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Samsung Plans To Manufacture Tizen-Based Z1 Smartphone In Noida Plant

Samsung, the South Korean tech major, plans to manufacture its Tizen OS-based 'Z1' at its Noida facility soon, buoyed by the market response to its smartphone in the domestic market. Samsung, which is the world's largest smartphone player, had launched the device in India earlier in January. Samsung Z1 (Source: GSMArena) "The compelling proposition of an easy to use and clutter free interface (of Z1), along with premium design has met wide consumer acceptance... The Z1 will be manufactured...

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7 Major Features You Need To Know About Microsoft’s Windows 10

Microsoft showed us the final version of Windows 10 in an event yesterday, and the roll-out will begin later this year. But what’s new in Microsoft’s latest OS? We take a quick look at the biggest and most important features of Windows 10. 1. Free, free, free: For the first time ever, Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 users. Microsoft has taken a cue out of Apple’s book which has been given OS X and iOS upgrades away for free, to ensure that users...

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Windows 10 Leak Reveals Cortana Search Bar, Updated Apps

Microsoft has already shown the groundwork for Windows 10 on the Developer Preview, the new start menu, build in metro-apps on desktop and various interfaces for power users show a gradual move to one OS design for all types of users. The second event for Windows 10 is scheduled for January 21, but the big announcements may have already been leaked online, in a new ‘Build 9901’, cited as the Windows 10 consumer edition preview. Released a few days ago, the main features on the new preview include...

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Google Play Store 5.0 Update is Now Live for Download With New Android L Material Design Features

Google is currently rolling out the latest Play Store 5.0.31 Update version with numerous new Material Design UI design features from the future Android L OS upgrade. The roll out has started today and it should hit all the Android devices by the end of next week, so you should keep an eye on your Play Store app for any new updates. Recommended Post: AIRTEL Free 500 MB With 1 Week Validity Google Play Store 5.0.31 update comes with a polished and modern app icon, numerous new Material Design...

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Samsung Galaxy Alpha Comes to India at Rs 39990

With the festival season just kicking off in the country, Samsung on Saturday launched its new Alpha smartphone in India. The phone will be priced Rs 39,990 and will be available in the first week of October. The stylish phone is different from the trademark Galaxy design of the Korean tech giant and will try and woo those looking for a top end phone. Samsung Galaxy Alpha Powered by an octa-core processor (1.8GHz +1.3GHz) with 2GB RAM and Android Kitkat, Alpha will have a 4.7-inch HD...

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MediaTek-based Android phones vulnerable to weird SMS hack

A new discovery by blogger Korben suggests that many MediaTek-based Android phones are susceptible to the strangest of hacks. All it takes to remotely reboot some unlucky user's phone is to text them the symbol '='. In MediaTek chipset language, this symbol apparently equals "shutdown and reboot". If you are unfortunate enough to get spammed with exploitative messages, you could have your phone rendered unusable. Some popular Alcatel handsets, such as the One Touch Idol X, Idol Ultra, 997D,...

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Samsung, Google Announce Global Patent Agreement For The Next 10 Years

San Francisco: Google Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which are frequently involved in patent infringement lawsuits but not against each other, announced on Sunday that they have reached a global patent cross-licensing agreement. The deal covers patents currently owned by the companies, as well as any filed in the next 10 years, the companies said in a release. Financial terms were not disclosed. The companies said the deal "would lead to deeper collaboration on research and development...

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Google Announces $2.7mn Bounty For Hacking Chrome OS

Google has reportedly announced a whopping $2.7 million bounty if security experts are able to hack its Chrome browser-based OS at the Pwnium 4 hacking contest. This year at the Pwnium 4, researchers would be allowed to choose between Intel- or ARM-powered laptops, while last year, they had to try to crack a Chromebook with an Intel processor. According to PC World, hackers would be paid prizes of $110,000 and $150,000 for exploiting the Chrome OS, and the highest bounty would be rewarded to...

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