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Microsoft Takes on Oracle, Opening Up Database Software to Linux
Microsoft Corp planned on Monday to announce its move into a new business, unveiling a database software that works with a rival to its Windows operating system, a move that…
Reliance JioNet to offer free high-speed WiFi at six stadiums for T20 World Cup
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited’s Jionet will provide cricket fans with free high-speed WiFi during the upcoming T20 World Cup, followed by the IPL (Indian Premier League). The company has set…
Microsoft to debut Universal apps for Xbox on 30 March: Report
If the buzz online is to be believed then Microsoft is all set to unveil its Universal apps for Xbox later this month. The company is believed to detail a…
How to Swap Facebook Reactions Emoji With Pokemon, Donald Trump, and More
Facebook recently expanded its 'Like' icon to a full six-pack of 'Reaction' emoji characters showing Like, Love, Laughing, Wow, Sad, and Angry emotions for comments and statuses. This eliminated odd…
Yahoo set to launch eSports news and video site
Yahoo is launching an eSports news and video site reports Variety. The new Yahoo Esports will focus on covering online gaming, an industry that last year had a global audience…
New Panasonic UHD TVs to be powered by Firefox OS
Panasonic has announced that Firefox OS will power its new DX-series UHD Televisions. Panasonic TVs powered by Firefox OS are already available worldwide. These televisions have customisable screens that have…
3 ways Apple’s feud with the FBI could play out
Apple's ongoing feud with the US government revolves around one fundamental problem: How to unlock an iPhone 5C used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists. The FBI is demanding…
Facebook fined in Germany over terms of service
BERLIN: A German court has fined Facebook 100,000 euros ($109,000) for refusing to follow an order to adequately inform users about how it was using their intellectual property, a consumer…
Google self-driving car hits public bus in California
A self-driving car being tested by Google struck a public bus on a Silicon Valley street, a minor accident that appears to be the first time one of the tech…
WhatsApp to Drop Support for BlackBerry, Nokia, More Devices by 2016-End
WhatsApp Messenger, the widely used Facebook-owned instant messaging application, will drop support for several mobile operating systems from 2017, including some outdated offerings. The biggest of these is BlackBerry 10…
Apple asks to block court order to help decrypt iPhone
Apple fired back at the US government Thursday in the encryption standoff, asking a federal court to dismiss an order that would force the company to help unlock an iPhone.…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets with EU anti-trust chief
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai met with the European Union's top anti-trust official Margrethe Vestager in an effort to narrow differences ahead of a landmark competition decision on the company.…