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iPhone 7 Rumors And Updates: Leak Teases Pro Edition, Reveals Apple Will Do Away With Headphone Jack

By Peter R - May 01, 2016 10:47 PM EDT

Several reports have claimed Apple will remove the headphone jack to make the iPhone 7 thinner. New reports suggest this year's device will not differ from last year's phone.

Facebook Gives More Data Requests to US Government Without Telling Its Users

By Jenn Loro - May 01, 2016 10:48 PM EDT

In a bid to increase transparency with its users, Facebook has just released its biannual Government Requests Report for the second half of 2015 revealing. The report revealed a 13% rise of mainly law enforcement requests from the first half of that same year containing gag orders which prohibit the company from informing Facebook users regarding their requests.

Snapchat User Sued Company for Experiencing Car Crash While Using 'Speed Filter'

By Jenn Loro - May 01, 2016 10:47 PM EDT

Snapchat is currently facing a lawsuit after a teenage user of its ‘speed filter’ crashed and injured another person. The 18-year-old teenager was allegedly trying to record the speed of the car she’s driving at more than 100mph using the app and share it on Snapchat.

Google Hires Ex-Motorola President Rick Osterloh to Manage Its Hardware Unit

By Jenn Loro - May 01, 2016 10:48 PM EDT

Google is now consolidating all its hardware projects and initiatives under a single division run by former Motorola chief Rick Osterloh. The shake-up comes at a critical period when a number of software companies are already starting to establish a strong footing in the hardware sector.

Microsoft Only Allows Bing And Nothing Else In Cortana Searches

By Jenn Loro - May 01, 2016 10:47 PM EDT

icrosoft finally locked internet users into using Bing search engine and Edge browser for all digital searches done through its digital assistant Cortana. Microsoft has been struggling to get a much larger share of the digital search pie long dominated by Google’s seemingly ubiquitous digital search presence.

Xiaomi to Launch Mi 5 Gold Edition

By Ajay Kadkol - May 01, 2016 10:49 PM EDT

Xiaomi have now announced that their new Gold Edition for the Mi 5 is due somewhere this week. It’s all set to launch the 29th of the month in standard and high-variant versions. This new color will not be made available for their “pro” variant. Xiaomi also pointed out that the rear for this new color would be made out of 3D glass and not ceramic.

Microsoft Purchases Synthetic DNA to Store Data

By Ajay Kadkol - May 01, 2016 10:49 PM EDT

Seems like Redmond giants Microsoft have begun experimenting new ways for storing electronic data. Microsoft are now looking to make their way to tap into the human-based DNA model to implement the same to their data-storage as the amount of digital data has been outpacing the amount of stored data made available.

Motorola Faces a 5M$ Law-suit over Warranty Support

By Ajay Kadkol - May 01, 2016 10:49 PM EDT

After Lenovo buying the ex-Google firm Motorola, the sales have remained unchanged but however the only thing that’s changed is the fact that it’s now under the target of a 5M$ law-suit. This clearly indicates the way Motorola have been treating its customers treading a way to face different challenges. It's currently facing a multi-million-dollar lawsuit for poor customer service.

Lava Launches New Entry Level Phones: Specifications

By Ajay Kadkol - May 01, 2016 10:56 PM EDT

Indian smart phone manufacturer Lava mobiles have now launched two entry level smart phones for the regional market aiming to provide faster mobile experience in terms of browsing. The Noida headquartered Indian firm stressed that all the smart phones would be equipped with 4G facilities for faster speeds in internet browsing.

WhatsApp to Get New Features in the Next Update

By Ajay Kadkol - May 01, 2016 10:53 PM EDT

Where did it all go right for the social messaging application WhatsApp? We firmly believe the fact that when Mark Zuckerberg owned Facebook made it free of all users to make use of their social messaging application completely costing nothing.

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