Google slashes minimum app pricing on Play Store in India to Rs. 10

Google has reduced the minimum purchase price of the app from Google Play Store in India to Rs 10. The move comes from the company to make affordable apps available to the ever increasing Android users in the country.

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Facebook clocks $4.04B revenue, hits 1.49B MAU in Q2, 2015

Facebook has revealed financial results for Q2, 2015. The social network has recorded $4.04 billion revenues beating analyst expectations of $3.99 billion revenues.

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Sony to announce new phone with ‘split second photo’ technology on August 3

It looks like Sony is gearing up to launch a new smartphone next month. The company has posted a teaser on its official Twitter account hinting at a new device.

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Worldwide tablet market falls 4%, shipment hits 44.7 million units for Q2, 2015: Report

Global tablet market declined 4% in Q2, 2015, compared to the previous quarter with shipments totaling 44.7 million units, as per a latest from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker.

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Yahoo Livetext video message app officially launched for Android and iOS

Yahoo has officially launched the live one-to-one video messaging app called as Livetext. Available for Android and iOS the app was quietly released by Yahoo for iOS earlier this month.

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Karbonn teams up with Water World Co. to set up manufacturing plant in Noida

Karbonn Mobiles has collaborated  with  Water World Co. to set up a manufacturing plant in Noida. Dubbed as Million Club Manufacturing (MCM), the joint venture has the capability to produce 1.5 million phones per month.

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Intel and Micron introduces faster 3D XPoint memory technology

Intel and Micron have debuted a new memory chip that can be used as non volatile memory as well as system memory. Dubbed as 3D XPoint, the technology is 1,000 times faster than the current-generation NAND flash chips upon which modern solid-state drives are built.

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Ola plea dismissed by Delhi HC, receives warning to shut down service

Ola’s plea for interim relief was dismissed by the Delhi HC on the grounds that the online taxi aggregator is not abiding by the court order to stop operations in the capital.

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Baidu releases DU Privacy Vault app for Android

Baidu has released a new security focused privacy app dubbed as DU Privacy Vault. Available for Android, the app provides a simple and organized way to help Android users lock applications for their personal use.

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Viber acquires mobile game developer Nextpeer for $9M

With an aim to boost social gaming on its platform, Viber has scooped up mobile game developer Nextpeer for $9 million. The latest acquisition, comes soon after Viber launched Viber Gaming in December last year.

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Samsung Gear A smartwatch with Samsung Pay support tipped to be unveiled on August 13

Samsung has already sent out invites for an Unpacked event on August 13th where it will announce the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. Now, the Wall Street Journal says that the company may also unveil the Gear A smartwatch along the two phones at the same event.

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Twitter records $502 million revenue in Q2, 2015, hits 316M MAU

Twitter has announced that it recorded $502 million in revenue for Q2, 2015 up more than 60 percent over this same time last year. Analysts had expected lower revenue of $487.4 million for the company this quarter.

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