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05 Dec 2015
Google’s new Cloud Vision API helps teach machines to better understand images
Google’s new Cloud Vision API helps teach machines to better understand images Google announced today that it’s offering up its powerful image recognition through the release of Google Cloud Vision API. The robust REST API uses Google’s image recognition tools that help give context to photos so that machines may understand then in the same way
05 Dec 2015
Google doubles down on Chromecast gaming with Unity support
Google doubles down on Chromecast gaming with Unity support The Chromecast is great for a lot of things, but traditionally gaming has not been one of them. That might change very soon, as a blog post from Google announced support for the popular game engine Unity on the streaming device. If a developer wants to
05 Dec 2015
Zuckerberg says he isn’t trying to avoid taxes in giving away his $45 billion fortune
Zuckerberg says he isn’t trying to avoid taxes in giving away his $45 billion fortune Shortly after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that he and his wife Priscilla Chanpledged to give away 99 percent of their shares in the company to support charitable causes, he was accused of attempting to dodge billions in taxes. That’s
05 Dec 2015
Samsung agrees to pay Apple $548 million for copying its iPhone designs
Samsung agrees to pay Apple $548 million for copying its iPhone designs The smartphone industry is fiercely competitive, and Apple and Samsung are leaders in grappling to be the world’s number one. The two companies have been embroiled in a court case since 2011 when Apple accused Samsung of copying its design of the iPhone.
05 Dec 2015
PTCL Announces Biometric Verification of EVO, Nitro Devices Before 31st Dec
PTCL Announces Biometric Verification of EVO, Nitro Devices Before 31st Dec During the second phase of biometric verification of SIMs, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has asked all data SIM providers to verify their customers through biometric verification system before December 31st, 2015. While cellular operators were already verifying their customers through BVS, PTCL has now asked its customers to
05 Dec 2015
Mobilink Partners with Twitter to Introduce Self Care Services through Tweets
Mobilink Partners with Twitter to Introduce Self Care Services through Tweets Mobilink and its parent company, VimpelCom, have partnered with Twitter, a microblogging service with over 320 million monthly active users, to introduce for the first time in Pakistan an innovative self-care customer service called #Mobilinkcare. This initiative, for now only being launched by
04 Dec 2015
Facebook begins selling concert tickets directly on events pages
Facebook begins selling concert tickets directly on events pages Bringing livestreaming to everyone wasn’t all the news Facebook had in store today; a BuzzFeed report indicates the company has begun selling concert tickets directly through events pages. The option appears via simple a ‘Buy Tickets’ button, which will take you to a shopping interface right within
04 Dec 2015
Amazon Underground brings paid apps to Android users across Europe for free
Amazon Underground brings paid apps to Android users across Europe for free Amazon’s releasing its new Underground app for Android in 16 new European regions today, including Ireland, Italy, Spain, Belgium and Switzerland. Users in these countries will now be able to enjoy free access to games and apps that would otherwise cost money in Amazon’s
04 Dec 2015
Facebook now lets you chat with businesses via Messenger on their website
Facebook now lets you chat with businesses via Messenger on their website Managing a Facebook Page is a crucial social strategy for many business owners today, and now Facebook wants to make it easier to interact with customers right from their own websites. An update to the Page Plug-in lets businesses add a message box and
04 Dec 2015
Mobilink Becomes Top 3G Operator with 6 Million 3G Users
Mobilink Becomes Top 3G Operator with 6 Million 3G Users Mobilink has overtaken its competitors to become the No.1 3G player in Pakistan after official figures were released by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). Mobilink crossed the 6 million 3G subscriber mark during the 4th quarter of 2015. “We are delivering consistent underlying performance in a