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Where Are Shuffle and Repeat Options in iPhone’s Music App?

Where Are Shuffle and Repeat Options in iPhone’s Music App? HIGHLIGHTS The shuffle and repeat buttons are hidden in iOS 10’s Music app This won’t bother anyone using older iOS versions Once you find the button, it’s easy to toggle the option If you’re on iOS 10, you’ve probably been using the new Music app. The app got a revamp ... Read More »

Samsung Brand Mystique at Risk After Death of Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

Samsung Brand Mystique at Risk After Death of Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone Samsung is corporate royalty in South Korea. It’s also a company recognised for its marketing smarts and engineering savvy worldwide, so much so that consulting firm Interbrand ranked it as the world’s seventh most valuable in its 2016 survey, ahead of Amazon and Mercedes-Benz. So how is it ... Read More »

Honor 8 India Launch, Snapdeal Sale Controversy, Galaxy Note 7 Post Mortem, and More: Your 360 Daily

HIGHLIGHTS Honor 8 comes with dual rear cameras Samsung has still not figured out why Galaxy Note 7 units are exploding The ‘missing’ iPhone 7 deal on Snapdeal created a bit of a controversy From Honor launching the Honor 8 with dual rear cameras, Samsung still being unsure of what causes the Galaxy Note 7 to explode, and Snapdeal’s sale ... Read More »

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Woes Highlight Explosive Limits of Lithium Batteries

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Woes Highlight Explosive Limits of Lithium Batteries Lithium-based batteries have been powering our portable devices for 25 years. But consumer demand for smaller, longer lasting devices is forcing manufacturers to push the technology, battery experts say, testing the limits of how much energy they can safely pack into smaller spaces. “A battery is really a bomb ... Read More »

Honor 8: Top 5 Features

Honor 8: Top 5 Features HIGHLIGHTS The Honor 8 is capable of handling multi-tasking with ease It is a bit slippery in the hand due to the glass back The smartphone does not support FM radio Huawei Terminal’s Honor brand at its New Delhi event on Wednesday launched the Honor 8(Review) smartphone in India at Rs. 29,999. The device is ... Read More »

GoPro Halts Sale of Hero5 Camera on Amazon

GoPro Halts Sale of Hero5 Camera on Amazon Wearable camera maker GoPro Inc said on Thursday it temporarily stopped selling its latest Hero5 camera model on Amazon.com Inc in the United States as the company negotiates pricing with the online retailer. GoPro’s shares fell as much as 3.8 percent, on track for its worst six-day drop since May. The company ... Read More »

AMD Reaches Deal With Alibaba to Use Chips in Cloud Service

‘ AMD Reaches Deal With Alibaba to Use Chips in Cloud Service Advanced Micro Devices Inc., struggling to re-establish its data centre chip business, said Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to provide cloud-computing services based on its graphics semiconductors. China’s largest e-commerce company is working on expanding the range of services it offers over the internet and will work with ... Read More »

Google to Build a ‘Primary’ Mobile Index for Search Results in the Next Few Months

Google to Build a ‘Primary’ Mobile Index for Search Results in the Next Few Months HIGHLIGHTS Garry Illyes said that the mobile index should arrive in a few months The new mobile index will be updated more often than desktop It will be considered as the primary index by Google Google is going to create a new mobile index for ... Read More »

Facebook Bug Bounty Program Awards Indians the Most for Finding Flaws

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook distributed a total of $611,471 to 149 researchers in H1 2016 Indians received the biggest share of the bounty in the period Facebook received 9,000 security reports in first six months of 2016 Indians remain the biggest beneficiaries in Facebook’s Bug Bounty program, the company’s initiative to allow security researchers to find flaws on its platform. Joey Tyson, ... Read More »

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Becomes Chairman as Co-Founder Steps Down

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Becomes Chairman as Co-Founder Steps Down Spotify co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek is consolidating power over the world’s largest music streaming service, taking on the role of chairman ahead of a planned initial public offering as soon as next year. Martin Lorentzon, a co-founder of Spotify, is stepping down from his role as chairman ... Read More »