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Say Hello to Yahoo’s New Logo
We mentioned Yahoo! will be changing its logo on September 4th. Yahoo were teasing the public with its concept designs till yesterday when they finally unveiled its new logo. Yahoo put together a video (above) to show off the construction of the new logo, and the people at TheVerge made a nice GIF of…
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Android 4.4 KitKat And The Strange Google-Nestle Deal
Android 4.4 KitKat & The Strange Google-Nestle Deal
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Chennai Gets Its Own Facebook User Group Community
Chennaities are no strangers to Facebook, many developers from chennai are actively involved in the use of facebook technologies and also other open source projects available on developer.facebook.com One thing that the city lacked was a community to bring together all the like minded individuals, It would be real cool to actually have a functional group…
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The cat and mouse game continues with Piratebay releasing their own browser for their 10th anniversary
Piratebay which has been under the canner for piracy always, has successfully completed 10 years existence. It is the site which has been taken down by almost all the governments. Piratebay has come a long way since then and fought a long battle. Though the founders have been jailed, the governments have been unsuccessful in…
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Is Ubuntu Edge Crowdfunding Campaign A Failure?
One of the biggest news in the world of open source last month was the revelation of Ubuntu Edge crowd-funding project to build the next generation of personal computing – smartphone and desktop PC in one state-of-the-art device. The initial response when Ubuntu Edge was announced was phenomenal and about 10% goal was achieved in the…
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Sol – Solar Powered Laptop With Ubuntu
Sol – a new solar-laptop designed for use in military, education and developing nations where access to reliable sources of electricity isn’t available. This killer laptop which comes with solar panel attached gives about 10 hours of battery with just two hours of charging under the sun. The Sol comes in two variants namely the…
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Flipkart releasing a new app for eBooks?
At 1:00 AM today, Flipkart tweeted about a new Digital product which they intend to release in a couple of days. Below is the screen shot of the tweet: Here is the photo which came along with the tweet: This seems to be a tablet app in which they can sell their eBooks which they…
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Indian Air Force Is Looking For Game Developers
The Indian Air force is looking out for smartphone game developers, for both iOS & Android.The IAF has issued a request through the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) to interested gaming companies. In a bid to encourage more people to join the Air Force, concerned officials have decided to get attention by releasing…
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EHack : The Untold Story
We have been covering EHack soon after it was announced. Our team was present at the location and live blogged right from there.We told you what was happening, we posted pictures , we helped you stay updated with all the happenings inside the hall.We missed out on one thing though, what happened outside.Interestingly, one of…
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Explodes And Burns Down A House In Hong Kong
According to The Sun from Hong Kong, there was a Samsung Galaxy S4 which caught fire and exploded when the owner was using the device.Due to the sudden incident, the guy threw away the device and ran out of the house. The fire from the Samsung Galaxy S4 burnt the sofa and curtains before spreading to…
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This Smart Phone App Could Possibly Detect Cancer
Doctor Mole is a cross platform app available for iOS as well as Android phones. This app, unlike any other medical app relies on “Augmented Reality” , technology that could change the future! It uses Augmented reality technology to scan your moles in real time and gives you instant risk feedback on Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter and…
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Canonical Goes Crowdfunding For Ubuntu Edge Smartphone
Canonical is asking for $32 million through crowdfunding site Indiegogo to help build its prototype smartphone. Interestingly , the cost was 600$ on day one and now it is priced at 800$ with free delivery across UK & US. It seems to be a very brave move from canonical since they claim no manufacturer is ready…
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Moto X All Set To Launch On August 1st
Motorola has announced that Moto X will be launched and showcased on August 1st in New York. After several leaks including an advertisement leak in the past week has caused some trouble for the company.Moto X being the most awaited phone of the year has shown to have faster camera, quick accessibility and better google…
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Acoustics Pioneer, Amar Bose dies at 83
Bose Corporation makes some of the world’s best high end speakers which are widely used everywhere and loved. it was founded by Amar Bose in the year 1964 in the Suburbs of Boston. Amal Gopal Bose was born on Nov. 2, 1929. His father Nani Gopal Bose was an Indian Freedom Fighter in Bengal where…
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Micromax, Karbonn Mobile And GPL Violations
We all know Micromax has managed to get a fair share in the Indian mobile market. As mentioned earlier in the previous post about how companies like Micromax & Karbonn rip off and rebrand Chinese mobile phones & release them in India.It comes as no surprise that they both are in complete violation of the GPL…