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Apple says it got 5000 data requests in six months from US govt
Apple received over the last six months between 4,000 and 5,000 requests for customer data from US law enforcement authorities relating to criminal investigations and national security matters, the company said on Monday. Microsoft and Facebook Inc published similar data last week after reaching a deal about disclosures with US national #Apple #Apple Inc. #Apple privacy #Facebook Inc #InsecureNet #Internet #Microsoft Corporation #PRISM #United States #US
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Apple iPhone 5S rumours: Bigger screens, $99 price and new accessories
Apple iPhone 5S could come with two new accessories. According to BGR, mobile accessory and component retailer TVC-Mall posted images and details of these two new parts. BGR says these parts include: the Dock Connector Charging Port Flex Cable, which also includes the handset’s headphone jack, and the second is #Apple #Apple Inc. #Apple iPhone 5 #Apple iPhone 5S #iPhone 5S #MobileMonitor #Mobiles #Technology
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Amazon, eBay, Flipkart: How they stack up against each other
Flipkart and eBay are two very popular websites when it comes to online shopping for Indians. And, now with Amazon's entry, the competition is heating up. Of course, unlike the former two sites, Amazon has limited offering of books and DVDs. The Business Standard has done an interesting experiment with the trinity #Amazon #E-Commerce #EBay #Flipkart #GoodReads
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Google’s Moto X to come with Android 4.2.2, 10 mp camera
Google's Motorola Mobility unit's new smartphone, the Moto X device could come with a dual-core processor, 2GB RAM and a 10 megapixel rear camera, according to popular tech leaks Twitter account @evleaks. You can check out the tweet below: Motorola moto x: 1.7GHz dual-core MSM8960 Pro, 720p, 2GB/16GB, 10MP/2MP, Android 4.2.2 — #evleaks #Google Inc. #Google's Motorola Mobility #MobileMonitor #Mobiles #Moto X #MOTOROLA MOBILITY HOLDINGS INC. #smartphones #Technology
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Star Wars-style planets with two suns may host life
Planets with two suns – like Tatooine in the Star Wars movie series - may be more capable of supporting life than other planets, a new research has claimed. Tatooine's dual suns might actually help prevent damaging solar winds from bombarding planets in their system, allowing for a wider "Goldilocks zone" #Goldilocks Zone #Nasa #Space #SpaceBuzz #Star Wars #Two Suns
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Exclusive: ‘Location tracking’ of every Indian mobile user by 2014
New Delhi: The government has directed all telecom service providers to make location details, a mandatory part of call data records (CDR) of all mobile users in the country, starting mid- 2014, according to a Department of Telecommunications (DoT) directive obtained by Firstpost. Effectively what this means, is that in addition #Department of Telecom #HowThisWorks #Location Tracking #Mobile Services
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Jay-Z teams up with Samsung for new album
New York: Jay-Z is teaming up with Samsung to release his new album, unveiling a three-minute commercial during the NBA Finals and announcing a deal that will give the music to 1 million users of Galaxy mobile phones. The new album, called "Magna Carta Holy Grail," will be free for the #Galaxy #Jay-Z #NBA #New Album #Samsung
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Micromax teases trailer for Canvas 4: All you need to know
Micromax has started rolling out trailers for its next flagship device, the Canvas 4, on YouTube and Facebook. The company says pre-bookings for the smartphone will open on 28 June. Previously it had launched the Canvas HD A116 on 14 February but shipments for the smartphone were delayed. Micromax blamed #Canvas 4 #Micromax #Micromax Canvas 4 #Micromax Mobiles #MobileMonitor #Mobiles #smartphones #Technology
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Saudi Arabia to block WhatsApp within weeks: report
Saudi Arabia plans to block Internet-based communication tool WhatsApp within weeks if the US-based firm fails to comply with requirements set by the kingdom's telecom regulator, local newspapers reported this week. This month the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) banned Viber, another such tool, which like WhatsApp is hard for #Messaging apps #Mobiles #Saudi Arabia #SocialMedia #Technology #WhatsApp
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Facebook, Microsoft reveal figures on user data requests by US govt
Facebook and Microsoft have struck agreements with the US government to release limited information about the number of surveillance requests they receive, a modest victory for the companies as they struggle with the fallout from disclosures about a secret government data-collection programme. Facebook on Friday became the first to release aggregate #facebook #Facebook Inc #Microsoft #NSA #Numbers #PRISM #SocialMedia #Technology #US Surveillance program
