YouTube Launches Pakistani Version, Paving Way for Ban to Be Lifted

The Supreme Court's ban in place since September 2012 applied to YouTube's global and localised sites. The new site, youtube.com.pk, is currently live but inaccessible inside Pakistan, and the government…

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Microsoft Office for Android Makes It Easier for New Users to Come Aboard

The Microsoft Office productivity suite for Android has received an update that brings interesting new features to the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint productivity apps. Among other additions, the company is…

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VLC Media Player for Apple TV Launched, Brings Remote Playback and More

The widely-used VLC Media Player is now also available for the Apple TV, which runs a customised version of iOS called tvOS. Much like its client on the other platforms,…

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India Funding Roundup: Wishup, Shopclues, Hike, CarTrade, Rentomo

Our latest funding roundup sees some startups secure large investments in e-commerce, concierge services, apart from personal investments made by angels and veterans in mobile chat messengers, and rental marketplaces.…

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ShopClues Valued at $1.1 Billion After Latest Funding Round

Online managed marketplace ShopClues Tuesday said it has raised a fresh round of funding led by sovereign wealth fund GIC, becoming the latest entrant in the billion-dollar club. Others in…

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Trai Disputes Facebook’s Claimed Number of Responses to Consultation Paper

In yet another face-off, Facebook and Trai are sparring over responses to a consultation paper on differential pricing for data services submitted via the social networking giant's campaign with the…

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India Outstrips Canada to Join Top 3 Porn-Watching Nations: Survey

The verdict is out. Ban or no ban, India is watching more porn than ever. In 2015, India knocked out Canada to grab the third position - after the US…

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Trend Micro Antivirus Vulnerability Left Users Open to Attack: Report

Security firm Trend Micro has released an update for its antivirus suite that among other things fixes a vulnerability that allowed an attacker to execute malicious code on an affected…

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Britain’s Draft Internet Spying Law Threatens Key Rights: UN Experts

Britain's proposed new Internet spying laws could threaten key rights if passed unchanged, UN rights experts said Monday, calling for a "comprehensive review" of the draft legislation. The proposed measures,…

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SAP’s 2015 Operating Profit Hits Record on Licence Renewals

SAP, Europe's largest software company, on Tuesday reported record annual operating profits, driven both by year-end software licence renewals and customers' converting to newer cloud-based software. Fourth-quarter operating profit, excluding…

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