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24 Mar 2015
Google Play age-based ratings launched; new approval process detailed
Google Play age-based ratings launched; new approval process detailed Google is tightening supervision of its freewheeling Play store, forming a special team to screen new apps for malware and sexually explicit material, and strengthening its age-based rating system. The change brings Google Play, a bazaar for digital games, social media apps and entertainment software, closer
24 Mar 2015
Ford, IBM to face renewed US lawsuit over apartheid-era abuses
Ford, IBM to face renewed US lawsuit over apartheid-era abuses Ford Motor and IBM will again have to face a US lawsuit claiming they encouraged race-based human rights abuses in apartheid-era South Africa, despite a series of recent court decisions limiting the right to pursue such cases. Reviving a 12-year-old lawsuit, US District Judge Shira
24 Mar 2015
Ford turns back to Microsoft to build connected car services
Ford turns back to Microsoft to build connected car services Ford is turning to one of its early technology partners, Microsoft Corp, to help expand the automaker’s connected car services. Among the features that Ford plans to offer later this year through its new Service Delivery Network is the ability to automatically update its
24 Mar 2015
Facebook buys shopping search engine TheFind to boost advertising business
Facebook buys shopping search engine TheFind to boost advertising business Facebook says it bought shopping search engine TheFind to help boost its advertising business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close in the next few weeks. TheFind, which was founded in 2006, will shut down and some of its
23 Mar 2015
New Facebook feature aims at connecting advertisers to expats
New Facebook feature aims at connecting advertisers to expats To help businesses reach people living abroad, Facebook has launched a new targeting feature that enables advertisers to reach the 92 million-odd expats on the social networking site, a company statement said. “People living abroad use Facebook to connect with friends and family back home,
23 Mar 2015
Former Facebook employee sues the company for sexual and racial discrimination
Former Facebook employee sues the company for sexual and racial discrimination Chiang Hong, a former Facebook employee has sued the company for several claims including sexual and racial discrimination. Hong, who worked for Facebook from June 2010 to October 2013, claims she faced discrimination, harassment and retaliation and was eventually fired, according to The New York
23 Mar 2015
Twitter turns nine: Has grown to more than 284 million users worldwide
Twitter turns nine: Has grown to more than 284 million users worldwide It’s the ninth birthday of the tweeting birdie. The very first tweet came from co-founder Jack Dorsey on March 21, 2006. Since then, Twitter has now grown to more than 284 million users worldwide and expanding. Dorsey, then an undergraduate student at the
23 Mar 2015
IBrailler Notes, an app to help visually impaired type quickly on iPad
IBrailler Notes, an app to help visually impaired type quickly on iPad This new app can help blind people type quickly and efficiently on an iPad. Created by Stanford engineer Sohan Dharmaraja, the app — named IBrailler Notes — uses eight keys. What’s different about it is that the keys form around the fingertips when
23 Mar 2015
Revamped Apple TV will be unveiled at WWDC 2015
Revamped Apple TV will be unveiled at WWDC 2015 While Apple Watch is yet to hit store shelves, reports about a new Apple TV to be launched in June have started circulating on the web. According to Buzzfeed, the Cupertino Company will showcase its revamped Apple TV at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC)
23 Mar 2015
Facebook to bring third-party app support for its Messenger
Facebook to bring third-party app support for its Messenger At the F8 developer conference, Facebook plans to announce some big changes for its Messenger app. According to The Next Digit, the social network giant plans to bring about 20 changes to the Messenger in a bid to compete with the successful messaging apps like WeChat and