Google is working on a virtual reality headset and plans to release it by the end of this year, according to a new report from the Financial Times. The successor to the Cardboard VR viewer is said to be a competitor to Samsung’s Gear VR.
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Google had announced in October last year that it will soon bring Podcast to Play Music. Now, the new Podcast interface is going live for some users. Podcasters had already started uploading their content on Play Music since past few months.
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Facebook just turned 12! Yes, that is right, the big blue social network is celebrating its 12 year anniversary by rolling out personalized videos for its over 1.5 billion users. Dubbed as ‘Friends Day’, the new feature clubs together special moments with your friends in a short film that can be edited and shared.
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Microsoft Band 2 has received a new update which brings some additional functionality to the activity tracker. The second generation Microsoft Band 2 is getting GPS power saver mode, weight tracking and more
Google has unveiled Editions at Play, its new experiment between their Creative Lab and Visual Editions that focuses on interactive digital books. The digital book merges traditional reading experience with the smartphone technology.
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The number of mobile Internet users in India is expected to grow 21% to reach 371 million by June 2016 from 306 million in December 2015, according to a latest report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and market research firm IMRB International.
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Google’s senior vice president for Search, Amit Singhal is bidding adieu to the company after a 15 year long stint. Singhal, who joined Google in 2000 will be replaced by John Giannandrea, currently vice president of engineering and head of artificial intelligence.
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Samsung had announced the Galaxy A5, A7 and A3 2016 edition smartphones in December last year. Today, the company has officially launched Galaxy A5 (2016) and A7 (2016) smartphones in India. The second generation of Galaxy A series smartphones come with premium design and enhanced camera features.
Zagg, the popular smartphone accessory maker has acquired battery case maker Mophie for $100 million. Mophie is the company behind phone battery cases for the iPhone and select Android devices.
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Uber has announced that it is getting a makeover. The popular ride hailing service is adorning a new logo and branding. Uber started as a way to hail private black cars and had a red magnet as a logo at the time. However, with its new logo, Uber says it wants to better represent the company it is now.
Lenovo has announced results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2015. The company recorded quarterly revenue of $12.9 billion, an 8 percent year-over-year decrease. The company said net profit reached $300 million, up 19% from $253 million in the same period.
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Worldwide wearable devices sales to hit 274.6 million in 2016, up 18.4 percent from 232.0 million units in 2015, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. The market is further expected to grow to 322.69 million wearable electronic devices in 2017 from 232.01 million units in 2015.
Twitter is bringing some new improvements to its desktop client and mobile website. The micro blogging site is rolling out home timeline across 23 countries including India that will allow users to access trending tweets and Moments without logging in.
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Google is out with its Android distribution data for the month of February. Marshmallow is now finally present on 1.2% of devices, up from 0.7% since last month. The latest version of Android had debuted the distribution chart in November last year with 0.3%.
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