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Sovan Mandal
Page 26. A keen tech enthusiast who loves to keep a tab on the tech scene, with special emphasis on things like smartphones, tablets, laptops, convertibles and such. Cars happen to be his other passion, not to mention the recent trend here comprising of electric cars and autonomous cars. Off late, he has also started tinkering a bit with stuff like electronic circuits, electric motors a bit though he's just a novice there.
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- Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft support new EU hate speech rulesTech titans such as Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and YouTube have agreed to comply with new EU regulations that require them to review online hate…
- UK carrier Three announces day long ad-blocking trial in JuneThe UK-based wireless carrier, Three has stated that it would be blocking ads on its network for an entire day as part of a…
- Tesla to unveil its Gigafactory on July 29Tesla’s sprawling battery manufacturing facility in Nevada, Gigafactory is slated for a grand opening on July 29th. The factory is operational for quite some…
- Facebook to track and force feed people ads even if they are not FB usersFacebook announced a new advertising model that aims at targeting Internet users despite them being members of its platform. What it means is all…
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- Facebook’s new Continuous Live Video to get rid of 90-minute limitLive video streaming has taken on a whole new meaning with the launch of Facebook’s new Continuous Live Video feature. It lets users stream…
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- Apple announces offices in Hyderabad and BangaloreApple is granting renewed focus on its Indian operations which gets a fresh new boost with the opening of a new office in the…
- Telegram now allows users to edit sent messagesTelegram has introduced a new feature that allows users to edit their messages even after having sent them. The cool new feature can be…
- Facebook Oculus powered Samsung Gear VR registers million plus sales in April 2016Virtual reality is here big time and if anyone needs more proof of that, here it is: The Samsung Gear VR headset based on…
- Facebook unveils new Instagram logo, interiors stripped of all colorsWinds of change have hit Instagram so that the popular image and video sharing social app now has a whole new look and feel…
- Viv impresses on debut, shows why it can be Siri’s bossViv might be the creation of those that had also put together Siri though there already is a huge generation gap between the two…
- Facebook Messenger Bot to help in property searches in AustraliaThere is a new Messenger Bot that aims to help property buyers in Australia to get the homes of their dreams in the most…