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Photos: Microsoft's new mid-range Lumia 650 smartphone
The Lumia 650 adds to the firm's latest smartphone range with a mid-range model and will come in single and dual-SIM variants.
Idea Cellular to launch 4G services in Maharashtra, Goa, North East by March
The company's plan was to cover 750 towns across 10 telecom circles by June 2016
Wikipedia starts working on Google-like search engine project worth $2.5 million
With the funding, the Wikimedia Foundation has started six months of deep research, testing, and prototyping on user search habits and practices on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
Outgoing India MD Kirthiga Reddy was not involved in Free Basics project: Facebook
Reddy, who joined Facebook in 2010 as its first employee in India, said in a Facebook post she would be relocating in the next 6-12 months.
Facebook shuts down Free Basics service in India
A Facebook spokesperson has said that "Free Basics is no longer available to people in India."
Yahoo announces 107 job cuts in first round of layoffs
The layoffs take effect April 11 and affected employees received 60-day advance notice of the move.
Twitter forms new council to fight online abuse, ensure user safety
The Twitter Trust & Safety Council will attempt to be as diverse and wide reaching as Twitter's current audience, with groups including Anti-Bullying Pro, GLAAD, EU Kids Online and the Anti-Defamation League among the initial 40 member organisations.
How ancient and modern technology can help buildings survive quakes
Japan has been dealing with earthquakes for centuries and technological principles from ages past are still valid -- with one used in the construction of the Tokyo Skytree.
Twitter to soon introduce Facebook-like timeline
The timeline will reorder tweets based on what Twitter's algorithm thinks people most want to see.
Apple will now accept banged-up iPhones for trade-ins
Until now, Apple offered credit to iPhone owners only if the device had an intact screen and working buttons.
OnePlus X goes invite free on Amazon India
The three variants of the One Plus X - Onyx Black, Champagne Gold and the limited edition Ceramic - are available on Amazon India for purchase without any invites.
Microsoft buys SwiftKey for a reported $250 million
SwiftKey makes keyboard apps which are used on some 300 million Android and Apple devices, replacing the default interfaces with a more efficient one.
WhatsApp groups can now have up to 256 members
The 50-member limit was upped to 100 in November 2014 and now WhatsApp has more than doubled the limit to 256.
Lenovo to locally manufacture over 50% of its devices in 2016
Lenovo is looking at strengthening its position among the top 3 and is enhancing its retail presence as well.
Snapdeal joins hands with EESL to sell LED bulbs at Rs 99
State-run EESL is implementing the Centre's Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme
Panasonic launches new high-resolution headphones at Rs 6,490 onwards in India
The power-packed headphones are a combination of uncompromising sound quality and portability with a healthy dose of bass, aesthetic design and an urban appeal to high-end audiophiles and fitness-focused consumers.