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These days, it looks like just about every other social networking site under the sun owns a livestreamingplatform. Google has YouTube Live, Amazon has Twitch, Facebook has Facebook Live, while Twitter hasPeriscope, but even with all that competition the social networking and microblogging website Tumblr recently joined the livestreaming arms race, teaming up with existing platforms like Kanvas, Upclose, YouNow, ... Read More »

Like a lot of marketers, I find LinkedIn Ads frustrating. The thing is, by making just a few needed improvements, both LinkedIn itself and advertisers could greatly benefit. For LinkedIn, advertising could be bringing in much more than a meager $181 million in revenues, as it did during the second quarter of 2016. Compare that to the advertising revenues of ... Read More »

In Bihar Topper Ruby Rai’s Answer Sheet: Movie Names, Poetry, Tulsidas Bihar’s exam scam came to light after Ruby Rai tripped on a TV interview. (File Photo) PATNA: HIGHLIGHTS Forensic tests have confirmed Ruby Rai’s answer sheets were replaced Police looking for ‘experts’ who wrote on duplicate answer sheets Over 40 have been arrested in Bihar’s education scam Bihar school ... Read More »

‘ China Targets Parents In New Religion Rules For Xinjiang China has locked up Uighurs who have campaigned for better treatment of their people BEIJING: Parents and guardians in China’s Muslim majority region of Xinjiang who encourage or force their children into religious activities will be reported to the police, the government said on Wednesday while unveiling new education rules. ... Read More »

Karnataka is considering an increase in the reservation ceiling for the SC and ST BENGALURU:  Karnataka government is considering an increase in the reservation ceiling for the Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes in education and employment beyond 50 per cent, based on the population, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Bengaluru today. Government will come out with a decision in this regard ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Cook’s accomplishments are on a long-term scale In Cook’s mind, the addressable market for the iPhone is 7 billion Smartphone market is slowing down and growing “saturated” All tech companies face a constant demand to innovate while also producing huge profits and sales growth. That means that Apple, the world’s largest company, is also one of the few that ... Read More »

US Slams EU, but Apple Tax Demand First Issued in Washington HIGHLIGHTS The US Treasury said Commission ruling endangers EU-US economic relations Amazon and McDonald’s are still being investigated A series of EU accusations that Google has abused its market power The United States is furious at the European Union for handing Apple a $14.5 billion tax demand on Tuesday ... Read More »

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Crisis Is an Opportunity for Apple, Google Samsung Electronics Co.’s mounting crisis with its flagship Galaxy Note 7 has left millions of premium smartphone buyers looking for an alternative. The obvious candidate is Apple’s iPhone 7, but Google’s slick new Pixel device could get a lift, too. Samsung recalled and pledged to replace millions of Galaxy ... Read More »

Samsung Scrambles for Answers After Halting Galaxy Note 7 Phone Sales HIGHLIGHTS Customers reported that replacement phones were also catching fire Samsung scrambling to figure out the cause of the battery fires Company has not said how many new or replacement phones will be affected Samsung halted sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones and asked consumers to stop using ... Read More »

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 »