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iPhone designer Jony Ive to quit Apple
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Sir Jony Ive, the Briton who over two decades helped turn Apple into the world's most valuable company, is set to quit to begin his own venture.
Sir Jonathan, designer of the iMac, iPod and iPhone, leaves later this…
Microsoft missed mobile dominance by ‘tiny’ margin: Gates
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Microsoft missed its chance to be the dominant firm in mobile technology because it was "distracted" during a lengthy antitrust battle with US authorities, company co-founder Bill Gates said Monday.
Gates, speaking at…
Virtual Facebook currency faces real-world resistance
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If Facebook’s new cryptocurrency should resonate anywhere it should be India, where the social media giant has more than 300 million followers.
Many Indians are shut out of banking and face punitive fees for simple…
Don’t regulate us just for the sake of it: Google CEO
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Facing an antitrust probe from the US government, Google CEO Sundar Pichai has cautioned against those who may want to regulate the tech giants "for the sake of regulating".
In an interview with CNN Business, Pichai said his…
Amazon’s next big thing may redefine big
"I see Amazon as a technology company that just happened to do retail," begins Werner Vogels, Amazon's chief technology officer.
"When Jeff started Amazon, he wasn't thinking about starting a bookshop. He was really fascinated by the…
Facebook stops Huawei from pre-installing apps on phones
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Facebook said Friday it has stopped letting its apps come pre-installed on smartphones sold by Huawei in order to comply with US restrictions, a move that deals a fresh blow to the Chinese tech giant.
The social network…
Facebook blames server problem for massive outage
Facebook blamed a "server configuration change" Thursday for a massive outage affecting its applications around the world and brought fresh attention to the embattled social networking leader.
The outage affected users for at least 12…
Facebook, hit by global outage, criminal probe
Facebook grappled with challenges on two fronts Wednesday, an hours-long outage and intensified scrutiny from investigators reportedly probing data deals struck by the world's largest social network.
As the outage continued, gripes…
Unsung women change makers awarded
Seven women have been awarded for playing significant roles in education, health, agriculture, self-development, courageous act and entrepreneurship in the country, reports UNB.
The women were presented with awards along with the…
Facebook sues over sales of fake accounts, likes and followers
Facebook Inc said on Friday that it filed a lawsuit along with Instagram in U.S. federal court against four companies and three people based in the People’s Republic of China for promoting the sale of fake accounts, likes and followers.
In…