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Google to kill its 4-year-old social network
Google has spent the last several months chopping up Google Plus's most useful pieces and making them separate services as it moves away from making Google Plus the central hub for all Google-related activity.
OnePlus 2: All that's new in the latest flagship smartphone
The dual-SIM smartphone comes packed with a 4GB RAM as opposed to the 3GB RAM present in the earlier model
OnePlus 2: Specs, price, availability of the new flagship phone
OnePlus has included a new Alert Slider in the OnePlus 2 which is a dedicated hardware switch at the sides of the device to control notification settings.
Micromax to launch new affordable smartphone today
While the media invite sent by the company doesn't state as to what the company has up its sleeves for the event, but a spokesperson from the company has confirmed that "the company will unveil a new affordable smartphone."
This is what Google Maps will reply if you continuously ask 'are we there yet?'
The latest version of Google Maps has a funny response if you ask it four times in a row ‘are we there yet?'.
Spotify's new interactive online music map lets you listen to popular music from around the world
Those are the results music streaming service Spotify has highlighted on a new online map of the world it has produced, showing the musical tastes of nearly 1,000 cities in 60 countries.
All-new enterprise edition of Google Glass to be foldable, water resistant, sturdier
The new edition has been fitted with a strong hinge mechanism on the right that allows the computer and battery modules to be folded like a regular pair of glasses.
Twitter removes wallpapers from all profile pages, timelines
While it is possible to change the background, it disappears once you move out of the site and log in again.
Major Windows vulnerability could let hackers take complete control of PCs; Microsoft issues fix
Hackers could easily plant new malicious programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts on the computer will full user rights.
Finnish town of Salo plunges further into recession after Microsoft kills Nokia unit
Microsoft announced it would close Nokia's former product development unit in the town, putting all 1,100 jobs at risk. Towns like Salo, home to one of Nokia's first factories set up in the 1970s, have been particularly hard hit.
Facebook's Oculus acquires Israeli gesture recognition firm Pebbles Interfaces
Pebbles' technology detects and tracks hand movement and is aimed primarily at gamers but also has applications for TV, computers, or smartphone operation while driving.
Xiaomi Mi TV 2S: Xiaomi launches new television set which is almost as thin as the Mi 4 smartphone
The Mi TV 2S comes with a special power plug that is smaller than a match box and has been developed in partnership with Volex, the world’s largest power chord supplier.
Employees reveal 10 awful things about working at Facebook
From wasting time browsing the site to sifting manager’s dirty laundry, Facebook employees reveal awful things about working at the company.
Twitter calls $31 billion acquisition report a hoax
Twitter shares jumped on the report, which was distributed on the Internet and closely resembled Bloomberg's news website.
Delhi among 13 global cities to host Microsoft's celebratory Windows 10 launch event on July 29
Microsoft will launch Windows 10, a successor to the current Windows 8.1 operating system, across 190 countries on July 29 as a free upgrade or with new PCs and tablets.