Author: Toi Williams
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Xiaomi reveals 60-inch 4K TV for US$800
BEIJING, CHINA- Xiaomi Inc. The Chinese tech giant has launched its own 60-inch TV with 4K resolution whose display is made by LG, priced at US$800. Xiaomi has a strict pricing policy that follows up to the letter and luckily for the company it seems to be working out pretty well so far. The Chinese tech…
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iPhone 6S pre-order strategy goes bad for Apple in India
INDIA- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The Cupertino giant’s iPhone 6S poorly organized pre-order strategy in India has backfired, as sales figures have indicated. Apple had planned a seemingly complete pre-order strategy for the iPhone 6S in India, but apparently it has backfired due to the exorbitant price that went along. The company launched its product…
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Lenovo Tab 2 A7-20 budget Android tablet released in India for Rs. 5,499
INDIA- Lenovo Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: LNVGY) The Chinese tech giant has just announced its affordable Tab 2 A7-20 Android tablet for India priced at Rs. 5,499. Lenovo shows for yet another time its interest in the emerging consumer electronics market of India, by unveiling the Tab 2 A7-20 tablet. The Tab 2 is a rather affordable device…
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Meet Notify, Facebook’s real time news app
PALO ALTO, CA- Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) The social networking giant is reportedly working on a real time news application. Facebook seeks to expand its functionalities to something much more than just a social network – the most popular one in the world if it makes any difference. The company has reportedly been working on…
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Apple loses processor patent lawsuit to University of Wisconsin and faces $862M in damages
CUPERTINO,CA- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The tech giant has been accused of non-authorized use of processor technology that belongs to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, resulting to a US$892 million fine. Apple could be in serious trouble, after a US jury on Tuesday discovered that the company had been using technology owned by the University of…
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Starbucks, KFC and Chili’s to work with Apple Pay
CUPERTINO, CA- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The Apple Pay system is expanding its branches to KFC, Starbucks and Chili. Apple Pay, the popular service that allows users to make any kind of payment using only their smartphones, strives to expand its network and is now seeking collaboration with Starbucks, KFC and Chili’s. Particularly for Starbucks,…
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Facebook to offer free Internet to Africa with satellites
PALO ALTO, CA- Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) The social networking giant is set to beam free internet to Africa using satellites orbiting around Earth. Facebook keeps its focus straight and is now closer than ever to its goal, which is connecting people by providing internet to underdeveloped countries and distant parts of the world. Yesterday,…
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Jailbreak community struggles to Jailbreak iOS 9.0.2
CUPERTINO, CA- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The jailbreak community is struggling to develop a jailbreak method for the new iOS 9. Apple seems to be picking up the pace by releasing one update after the other. The latest update of the iOS 9, the 9.0.2, has arrived and Apple has brought along with it a…
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MIT creates super-fast camera that can track light as it travels
Cambridge, MA – Massachusetts Institute of Technology creates a super-fast camera that turns a nanosacond into 20-second footage. During the early 1960’s at MIT, professor Harold Edgerton managed to capture images that could be hard to draw up to this very day, by recording them on a motion picture camera converted to shoot at previously impossible…
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Samsung Galaxy S7 will feature a Magnesium Alloy Unibody
SUWON, SOUTH KOREA- Samsung (NASDAQ:SMSGF) Consumer electronics giant will be allegedly announcing the Galaxy S7 smartphone in February 2016. Samsung, the Korean colossal company, is already planning to release the Samsung Galaxy S7 in late February, 2016. According to the latest reports and leaked information, the company is believed to have opted for a unibody design.…